CalligraphyGirl

On 9/18/2023 at 11:06 AM, Marga said:

Hi, 

Currently sailing on Anthem to the Canaries and having quite a lot of motion in the ocean with moderate to rough seas. 

Which made me wonder: does size of ship matter when it comes to swells and waves? 

So would (as an example) Oasis be more stable than Anthen and Jewel even less so? 

We sailed on Adventure (9-16 thru 9-23) and hardly knew we were on a ship. It was so smooth! Our suite was on the front (bow). We had no balcony (rats!) But anywhere we were on the ship it was smooth. Every now and then we could feel a little wave. Weather was clear, so maybe that helped. Kudos to Captain Eric and crew!

On 11/16/2019 at 5:23 PM, MinnesotaCruiser said:

This might be a long shot but what do you think there will be for chances of having a priest on board for Sunday mass (sea day for us)?  Anyone ever experience mass at sea?  I hear it does happen but have no clue where I would find this out.

Royal Caribbean told me that unless it's a major holiday (Easter, ChristMass, etc) they have no Catholic Priest on board. We just returned from a 7-day cruise on Adventure of the Seas (Sept. 16-23, 2023). There was no Catholic Priest, no Holy Mass, nothing. The "chapel" is very sadly drab and uninspiring. I understand that many faiths are allowed to use it, but it was plain ugly. I definitely noticed the emptiness because the Blessed Sacrament was not there. Perhaps the chapels on their other ships are inspiring.