GatorCruiser

Buying Cubans in Aruba and curaçao. Experiencing odyssey, meeting Chris Wong, going on a booze cruise on a schooner in the south Caribbean, meeting random people with equal love of cruising

On odyssey right now , it’s been amazing as always.

Also out of most Japanese beers like sapporo and singha

Also, the pool bars are out of kraken. “Supply chain issues”. I will need to investigate further if it’s a ship wide issue. Had a lava flow with goslings floater which was tasty as well

Made my way down to the casino yesterday to meet the man. Thanks for taking time to chat Chris. I enjoyed it.

Also. Saw Chris Wong and took a pic. Great guy as you all know!

On odyssey now, word on the street is 2900 passengers

On odyssey now, WiFi has been fine on my iPhone . I will be Doing some computer work myself and will report back

Not bumper cars or flow rider (1st come 1st serve). Can book iFly (skydiving) and NorthStar (sky ball) on the app. When you 1st board only the 1st couple of days show up, but as more people board they release more reservations to keep it fair!

The solarium on this ship is incredible. Perhaps smaller than symphony but more fluid in layout ? I think I like it better from a feng shui standpoint.

First off, the ship is sick. Also, I can try to answer questions while aboard.

Agreed on this. It’s unfortunate that some adults may have looked down their noses at the children. If they are vaccinated (the adults) they should have nothing to be concerned about especially since the children are required to have negative Covid tests prior to boarding even with one administered in the terminal prior to embarkation. I guess some people forget what it’s like to have kids. I’ll be sailing on March for my boys spring break and they’ll be vaxxed by then so no snobbery abound

Double points and in the case of 2022 quad points are addictive

Chris I’ll be boarding December 4th , see ya soon!!! Can’t wait to get on that beauty!

I’d feel safe on a ship even without vaccine mandates and without masks as I’m vaxxed , but that’s just me. I understand the policies nevertheless.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/travel/2021/11/05/covid-cruise-cdc-positive-us/

If you don’t mind me asking , what were the makes of the two you purchased ?

Expect to have a freaking blast.

My wife and I will be on odyssey in early December and will be hitting up Aruba and curaçao as part of the itinerary. We have some excursions planned at both but will also have some time to wander as well. Any suggestions on some good local bars with flavor ?

Well at least we can agree that cruising is the bomb despite our first different team allegiances.

I absolutely love Central Park. Pound for pound the trellis bar is my favorite bar on symphony. It’s just so peaceful and usually upbeat and great for fraternizing.

I guess my post in the other thread was deleted. I will try again. I sailed symphony previously and was Blown away. I will be sailing odyssey in December and am quite excited to sail a quantum (ultra) class ship. I know matt has said His favorite ship in the fleet is harmony previously. I am curious if that is still the case after he sailed odyssey.

Matt, Now that you’ve sailed odyssey, is harmony still your favorite ship in the fleet and if so why? My wife and I did symphony which blew our minds and we have odyssey coming up in December. I’m just curious what an expert thinks. Thanks and sorry to hijack thread

My wife and I sailed symphony back in November 2019 and got the DBP for 46/day. It was some random sale. She watched it like a hawk for months and it never went lower. We felt like that was a great deal for an oasis class ship.

Absolutely awesome video matt, i watched all of it as I will be on odyssey in December. Very helpful for getting a feel for where things are. I’m going to take advantage of breakfast at cafe 270 for sure. Man I can’t wait to see odyssey!! Coco cay video was fantastic too. Keep up the good work.