WAAAYTOOO
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We are on Liberty now. Nothing much to report since we’ve only been under way for about an hour. James McDonald is Capt, Marco Roko is the Chief Engineer, Adrian Theodore is the Hotel Director and Jeffrey Arpin is the Cruise Director. No mention of who the Activities Director is. We were slightly delayed in boarding this morning. I think we finally boarded at about 11:15. The Captain mentioned the weather disturbance in the east but said it’s unlikely to affect us. Everything’s going great so far. I’ll let you know if anything of interest develops. We had lunch in Chops (UDP) and found out that Chops on LIB no longer serves red velvet cake but as soon as he said that, I recalled that they didn’t have it last year either. The server said that they still offer it in the MDR on formal night but not at Chops anymore.
. The cheesecake was pretty darned good though !
Adriana is the Suites Concierge. I have not met her before but we’re heading to the SL now to give her a list of dinner plans for the rest of the week. She has been very attentive so far (by mail) so I think I will like her. Sabor for dinner (sans the queso fundido, unfortunately).
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We sailed out of Galveston on Liberty about 15 mins ago. While we are on a Western Caribbean ititn, our Captain (James McDonald) did mention the weather disturbance out east and said that it will likely become a hurricane at some point. It is unlikely to affect us, however. Those with eastern Caribbean itins will likely be affected.
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You can always get a table for 2. The problem is, some of the tables for 2 are so close together that you might as well be sitting with 4-6 of your closest friends. It can be done though. Just tell the maitre d’ that you want a table for 2. You will never be seated with “strangers” in specialty dining.
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8 hours ago, Jaymac Radio said:
Some Of The Things Listed Were Added In Yhe 2015 Dry Dock.
Correct. There hasn’t been a Portofinos on a Royal Caribbean ship in MANY years - unfortunately.
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Welcome aboard !
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No, the Concierge is normally not on duty during embarkation. He/she should begin working around 4:00-4:30. My recommendation is to ask for whatever reservations you want when the Concierge reaches out to you prior to the cruise - usually 5 days prior to cruise day. That is really your best opportunity to coordinate with the Concierge prior to boarding.
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1 hour ago, cobra614 said:
This is very tempting as well, thanks for the recommendation. How did you get back to MCO, and how much?
Yeah, I guess I left that part out, didn’t I ?
We just take the Royal Caribbean shuttle back to the airport. I think it’s $37.50 PP. it’s the only time we ever use the Roal shuttle.
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I know Dr. Who but I've never heard of Battle of the Planets or Star Blazers !
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That's an excellent question. There seems to be wide confusion regarding how and when Royal assigns cabanas. My guess (and that's all it is...) is that if you book the cabanas at the same time they will assign them together. I would suggest that you check immediately upon boarding to see if you can influence this decision. I feel like they will accommodate you but who knows....
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Mr. Peabody. LOL I'll bet I am the only person on this blog who is old enough to remember Mr. Peabody and Sherman.
How sad is that....
- YOLO, DublinFC and coneyraven
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I loved the Aquarium bar. I was sorry to hear that they removed the aquarium.
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1 hour ago, SuZQ329 said:
I see someone mentioned the espresso machine available all day. I am very picky when it comes to coffee. Does the suite lounge on Anthem have this available as well??
Anthem does not have a Suites lounge but there is a Concierge Lounge on Anthem. As far as I can remember they do have a coffee machine in there.
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When we cruise out of Port Canaveral and arrive a day ahead we do the following:
1. Rental a car at the airport from Hertz for a one-way rental to be turned in at Cape Canaveral. There is no one-way surcharge for a one-way car rental.
2. Stay at the Residence Inn 8959 Astronaut Blvd, CC 321-323-1100. The cost was $195 plus tax
The reason to rent with Hertz is b/c the Hertz car rental office shares a parking lot with the Residence Inn. You are able to use your rental car all day to do whatever you want to do - go sight seeing - visit Kennedy Space Center - eat lunch, dinner whatever you want. Then you can return the car after hours, leave the keys in their late night drop box and walk a few steps over to the Residence Inn for the night.
The Residence Inn has a shuttle to the port the next day.
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21 minutes ago, Oliver said:
I was in a Junior Suite on the Ovation ofthat the Seas in July and it was our first time trying Coastal Kitchen. While I agree that the service is much better and the I love smaller dining room compared to the MDR I did not find the quality of the food significantly better the the MDR. A little better yes. If I have access to it there I certainly will. But not enough to get super excited about. Of course being in a junior suite I did not have access to breakfast or lunch. But the service was indeed great.
I agree with this, completely.
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Welcome to the Blog !!
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Does anyone else remember when they used to play the same 3-week-old soccer game over and over again in the "sports bar" on the Radiance class ? It used to be just outside the casino. How far the internet at sea has come ! TV reception/schedule, and most particularly, sports, has definitely come a LONG way since those days !!
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Before we turned 65 our medical coverage would have covered incidents outside of the US but Medicare does not. We have the Allianz AllTrips Premier plan that covers both travel-related delays/cancellations and medical emergency and evacuations. We just don’t feel comfortable leaving the country without protection. It is expensive but very comprehensive so we are delighted to have it, pay for it and never need it.