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  1. 30 minutes ago, betatke1480 said:

    @WAAAYTOOO covered it very well. I would just add that if you let Shane know ahead of time what you like to eat, and what activities you want to do, he will get it all organized. On embarkation day he had a spreadsheet that covered every day, and included the group cruise activities that I emailed him about. Every night he also emails us the next day’s schedule. He has been so great with the group cruise. We communicate with him via email. My wife sends him our desired breakfast order every night for the next morning and it shows up, plus whatever she wants from Starbucks. We see him several times per day, and any changes we’ve wanted to make have been very easy to communicate and change. He booked Northstar multiple times, as well as iFly and the Escape Room, that way if we missed one we could do it later in the sailing. 

     

    Attached is an example of the schedule. 

     

     

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    THANK YOU SO MUCH!  This is so so so helpful!  I am anxious to here about Labadee and Barefoot Beach.  I asked for an above water cabana.  I hope it works out!!!!

  2. @WAAAYTOOO I can not thank you enough for this AMAZING AMAZING advice.  I am such a planner and this is hard for me not to plan. We do have friends that will be there so I love the idea of the party. I hope you don't mind if I shoot you a few questions.   Do you recommend booking another cruise while on the ship........are the savings significant?

     

  3. 12 hours ago, Lovetocruise2002 said:

    Two things...if Star Class, do CK on Nights 1&5. They have the filet on Night 1 and it is better than Chops. There is also a braised beef on Night 5 that melts in your mouth. Second thing, we just met Shane today. He is @betatke1480‘a genie right now. He is such an amazing guy!  You are in for quite the treat. Definitely a winner for a genie!

    This is our first cruise, so I would LOVE any recommendations.  And thank you so much for the tip on CK for nights 1 & 5.  @betatke1480 I am so glad to hear about Shane!  I've been messaging him a bit with questions.  Please share any good "need to know" info about Anthem if you get a second!  I have booked absolutely nothing at this point.?

  4. 7 hours ago, WAAAYTOOO said:

    Do not book anything now. The Genie will take care of everything for you including all food, entertainment and activities.

    It doesn’t hurt to start researching different restaurants and things you might want to do but you do not need to book anything ahead of time. Trust me on this.

    What ship and when are you sailing ?  Do you know who your Genie is yet ?

    Our Genie is Shane Palmer, we are on the Anthem in a few weeks.

  5. 3 minutes ago, WAAAYTOOO said:

    Sounds like you must be in Star Class.  If that is the case, I encourage you to try all of them.  Your Genie will help you if you have questions.  You will want to try the specialties for sure.

    We are.  I was trying to book my reservations online and it keeps trying to charge me for the specialty restaurants.  I am not loving the website to plan.  I think I will count on the 
    Genie.  Thank you!
     

  6. 51 minutes ago, twangster said:

    Food is so subjective this is hard to advise.  Some menu items at Coastal Kitchen can be compared to some specialty dining menu items, other items don't compare well.  

    Generally speaking for my tastes Coastal Kitchen is better than MDR and in some cases as good as specialty dining and in some cases firmly between MDR and specialty.

    For myself I don't always cruise with access to Coastal Kitchen so when I do have access I tend to stick with Coastal Kitchen.

    In many cases I don't find specialty dining worth the extra cost.  Occasionally I'll get a free dinner in a specialty restaurant from a travel agent so that tends to be the times I venture in specialty dining.  That's not to say the food isn't good in specialty venues, but considering I'm paying for a meal in my cruise fare, I don't always find the additional cost for specialty dining to be worth it. 

     

    Our specialty dining is included with our room package so I may just mix it up a bit.  Thanks!

  7. 28 minutes ago, WAAAYTOOO said:

    My opinion of the Coastal Kitchen is that it is the environment and the service, if not necessarily the food, that makes it superior to the large scale venues like the MDR and/or WJ.  This is especially true on the Oasis class ships as the CK has such a spectacular view and ambiance.  The food is good...but not great, IMO.  On the Quantum class ships CK is not quite as impressive as it is smaller, darker and much less festive than on the O class, but still very good.  I will say, however, that the filet at the CK was the best on the ship, IMO.  I have found this to be true on both the Anthem and the Oasis class ships. If you are a steak lover, be sure you eat at the CK on the night that they serve the filet.  I have never had the rib eye, but have heard it is also very good.

    The CK is much more sedate, quiet and enjoyable and that makes it so much more enjoyable.  For breakfast, you can't beat it.  The dinners are very good.  It is certainly a step up from the MDR, no doubt about that.

    Do you have thoughts on the specialty restaurants, (Jamies, Chops, etc) versus Coastal?  

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