AGSLC5 Posted June 17, 2019 Report Share Posted June 17, 2019 3 minutes ago, Blondie511 said: Voom is very bad this week and we bought the most expensive surf and stream version. All day long there has been a long long line to complain about it. Very upset guests all over the ship. Two hours to send a text and no emails being received at all some people. The Voom lady says expect Voom to be as fast as a dial up service. She offered no compensation, just apologies all day. I said that I was going to post about our conversation on this site and she said sorry it is so slow ... Thats what's upsetting to me about the way Royal Markets Voom.. True Voom is only found on Quantum class, Oasis class, Enchantment and Majesty.. Every other ship doesn't really have voom.. Its frustrating to me that Royal is allowed to call it voom but its the way it is.. Only expect good service on the above mentioned ships.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blondie511 Posted June 17, 2019 Author Report Share Posted June 17, 2019 The big show this week is a tribute band to Frankie Vallie and the Four Seasons. Popped in and saw the second half of the show. Definitely a show for senior citizens and the singers even joked about how old they were a bit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blondie511 Posted June 17, 2019 Author Report Share Posted June 17, 2019 Movies by the pool this week include captain marvel, the upside, and five feet apart. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blondie511 Posted June 17, 2019 Author Report Share Posted June 17, 2019 A monkey hanging down from the middle of our room Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blondie511 Posted June 18, 2019 Author Report Share Posted June 18, 2019 We have an inside room on the ninth floor room 9349. Great location and pretty quiet. Three of us in the room. Hubby and I on the regular bed and 15 year old is in a pull down bed that drops down from the ceiling. My son is literally over my head, so I have to slide out ducking down or I would hit my head. Last cruise my son was on a couch that converted into a bed at night. FoxboroCruiser 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WAAAYTOOO Posted June 18, 2019 Report Share Posted June 18, 2019 I was going to say how much I loved the 4 Seasons...and then came the “senior citizens” comment. AJK, mom2mybugs and Sweety 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AGSLC5 Posted June 18, 2019 Report Share Posted June 18, 2019 42 minutes ago, WAAAYTOOO said: I was going to say how much I loved the 4 Seasons...and then came the “senior citizens” comment. I am 32 but an old soul.. I love the 4 seasons been listening to them since I was very little.. Also Jersey Boys is one of my favorite plays.. So not just for seniors lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FManke Posted June 18, 2019 Report Share Posted June 18, 2019 12 hours ago, WAAAYTOOO said: I was going to say how much I loved the 4 Seasons...and then came the “senior citizens” comment. My first concert was Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons at the Wisconsin State Fair 1972. BJ Thomas opened for them. I was in grade school, but to most, it still makes me old! To all the youngsters out there remember this. Some day your music will be on the oldies station! Sweety, Baked Alaska and KristiZ 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcoler18 Posted June 18, 2019 Report Share Posted June 18, 2019 16 hours ago, FloridaCruiseGirl1210 said: Me too, what sailing are you on? 26th of October I think we sail, how about you? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcoler18 Posted June 18, 2019 Report Share Posted June 18, 2019 8 hours ago, Blondie511 said: We have an inside room on the ninth floor room 9349. Great location and pretty quiet. Three of us in the room. Hubby and I on the regular bed and 15 year old is in a pull down bed that drops down from the ceiling. My son is literally over my head, so I have to slide out ducking down or I would hit my head. Last cruise my son was on a couch that converted into a bed at night. Thats the exact room we are in Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sweety Posted June 18, 2019 Report Share Posted June 18, 2019 7 hours ago, WAAAYTOOO said: I was going to say how much I loved the 4 Seasons...and then came the “senior citizens” comment. My family calls me Sherry Baby. The Four Seasons brings fond memory. WAAAYTOOO 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sweety Posted June 18, 2019 Report Share Posted June 18, 2019 I am on Adventure next month. Four Seasons here I come. I will be the one screaming when they sing Sherry Baby. MelissaM 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FoxboroCruiser Posted June 18, 2019 Report Share Posted June 18, 2019 Great pictures, thanks so much for sharing! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MelissaM Posted June 20, 2019 Report Share Posted June 20, 2019 I love Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons.. I'm only 39, but maybe it's because I'm from Jersey! hahah My husband and I would def be at this show. WAAAYTOOO 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CDunninTX Posted June 20, 2019 Report Share Posted June 20, 2019 On 6/17/2019 at 6:27 AM, Blondie511 said: OMGsh ... my blood sugar just shot through the roof looking at all these carbs! I will be staying away from them ... -chants to self- you can do it ... you can do it. Sweety and Skid 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skid Posted June 20, 2019 Report Share Posted June 20, 2019 1 minute ago, CDunninTX said: OMGsh ... my blood sugar just shot through the roof looking at all these carbs! I will be staying away from them ... -chants to self- you can do it ... you can do it. Carbs don't count on vacation!! Sweety, CDunninTX, RWDW1204 and 2 others 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blondie511 Posted June 22, 2019 Author Report Share Posted June 22, 2019 Just got back today, VOOM internet prevented me from posting anything else! Slowest internet at sea. The line to complain at the internet table was long the entire week. Think twice before buying internet on Adventure of the Seas! Here are some things I hope you all find interesting about my week. Theme nights in the Windjammer, in order: American, Italian, Asian, Mediterranean, Tex Mex with Chocolate Sensation, Caribbean, Indian, and Seafood Extravaganza. If you are considering the soda package, be aware you can only find a Freestyle machine in the Royal Promenade and the Windjammer only, and they were “down” quite a few times. Movies this week are Captain Marvel, Creed 2, Five Feet Apart, and the Upside. The shower has body/hair wash dispenser in it. The water went from very very hot to scalding mid shower - we each hollered a few times and got burned a bit. No pen and paper in the room, as usual, so be sure to bring your own. be sure to decorate your door! All the rooms look the same when you are walking down that hallway! You can not make reservations on this ship, it is first come, first served. We showed up a few times 5-10 minutes before show times and were turned away since they were full. Other than Royal Caribbean TV channels and sports channels, there are about four other options for channels to watch on tv. (No ABC, NBC, CBS, Etc.). My cruise was the eight day out of Bayonne to Bermuda, CocoCay, and Nassau. If anyone wants me to post the cruise compasses, just let me know. Baked Alaska and FoxboroCruiser 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blondie511 Posted June 22, 2019 Author Report Share Posted June 22, 2019 About our ports! we started in Bermuda and chose Hat Trick Charters with Captain Keith. For $75 per person, he took us out six miles to The Blue Hole Coral Reef. It made all other snorkeling that we have done anyplace else seem lame. The trip includes rum punch, drinks, lunch, and is three hours long. It has a perfect score on TripAdvisor and we could tell why. It is a small group only, so book early! There is no great snorkeling in Bermuda off shore, when you see the reef here, you will be blown away. Took a ten minute taxi to the pier and hit Seas glass Beach on the way back to the pier. If you have any questions, check out the reviews on TripAdvisor. HIGHLY recommend this excursion. Contact them directly, this is not through Royal Caribbean. Baked Alaska and Cruzinfun 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blondie511 Posted June 22, 2019 Author Report Share Posted June 22, 2019 Next, onto Nassau. We had spent a week at the Atlantis resort two years ago, and we had stayed at the Comfort Suites Paradise Island, so we knew how to get a bargain. We booked a room at the Comfort Suites through hotels.com. Each person gets a “free” Atlantis pass if they stay at the Comfort Suites. We were off the ship at noon, at the resort minutes later via taxi, then in the water park a few minutes after that. We never even went to the room. We saved a ton of money this way, compared to all the people on the ship that booked a trip to Atlantis through the ship. There were FOUR ships in port that day, even though the website telling me which ships were in port said there would only be two. Apparently they were supposed to be in Cuba that day, so they went to Nassau instead. we left Atlantis and headed back to port around 6:00 pm to do some shopping, but our taxi driver said that all shops in and around the port close around 5:00 pm in Nassau, so we just headed back to the ship instead. if everything closes at 5:00pm, and your ship is docked until midnight, what do YOU do? I talked with another passenger who said there are two restaurants near the port that stayed open and there were about 20 ship guests there. Cruzinfun and Baked Alaska 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blondie511 Posted June 22, 2019 Author Report Share Posted June 22, 2019 Onto Coco Cay! At 8:00 am sharp we left the ship and I must say that it DOES meet ALL expectations! It is so amazing there! Flawless sand, HUGE pool, attentive bartenders, GREAT food, tons of chairs. I could start a fan club for the Snack Shack’s chicken sandwich, mozzarella sticks, and funnel cake. They actually make the funnel cake on the spot only when you order it, so it is fresh fresh fresh! We were the only ship in port that day. We snorkeled, hung out on the beach, hit the pool, and the buffet/ snacks. It was the perfect day! Every employee was eager to give directions, ask us how we were doing, they seemed pretty happy to be there. My number one piece of advice is this : check out the map and find the lockers. The lockers are FREE, despite the fact that the map says that you pay for them. The lockers are first come, first served, and there are NOT very many. They were gone by the second hour of our day! We did not feel comfortable leaving our cash and other stuff out on a chair while we swam and snorkeled, so the lockers were great! I know that kids under age 18 must have an adult with them to enter the water park...... but we only bought a ticket for the water park for my 15 year old and waited to see if they would enforce that rule. (I had asked at the Excursion desk the day before, and she told me that they will not allow a child under age 18 in without an adult. I told her that kids my son’s age can go to local water parks and even Disney world water parks without a parent, but she was pretty firm on that.). They did not enforce the rule at all, group’s of teens went in and they did not even ask where their parents were. We stood off to the side, Seapass in hand, ready to pay for my hubby to join my son, but since they didn’t care....... (please do not judge me here) I can answer any questions about Coco Cay that anyone has. On a side note, people said at the end of the day that there was a four hour wait to see the doctor on board? So either there were a ton of severely sunburned people that day, or something else???? Cruzinfun and FoxboroCruiser 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
packercruising Posted June 22, 2019 Report Share Posted June 22, 2019 Thanks for the pics! We are on her October 7. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blondie511 Posted June 22, 2019 Author Report Share Posted June 22, 2019 One last paragraph for ya’. We arrived at Port Bayonne way early, since there was not much traffic. We pulled into the parking garage across the street at 9:00 am. It is about $22 per day with tax to park there, and it made things so easy and convenient for us. I was surprised at how many people were arriving early like us! We did sail past the Statue of Liberty, which was pretty cool and even sailed under a bridge! Today we did self dis embarking. We were told that we could do this from 6:30 am-7:30am. We wanted to avoid city traffic as much as possible, so we decided to be at the Lyric Theatre at 6:30 am sharp, thinking that we would be first off the boat and avoid the lines. WRONG! At 6:30 am the line wrapped almost the entire length of the ship!!!! We were off the boat at 7:10 and in our car at 7:15am, which was pretty good. Not only did the line move fast, but we basically just stood for a quick picture and left. No bag searching, no passports even looked at, no forms to fill out, no bags even placed on a scanner. I should have put some of those cookies from the buffet in my bag to eat later. (Just kidding!) hope I helped some of you out! ChessE4, JohnK6404, WAAAYTOOO and 3 others 5 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChessE4 Posted June 23, 2019 Report Share Posted June 23, 2019 13 hours ago, Blondie511 said: One last paragraph for ya’. We arrived at Port Bayonne way early, since there was not much traffic. We pulled into the parking garage across the street at 9:00 am. It is about $22 per day with tax to park there, and it made things so easy and convenient for us. I was surprised at how many people were arriving early like us! We did sail past the Statue of Liberty, which was pretty cool and even sailed under a bridge! Today we did self dis embarking. We were told that we could do this from 6:30 am-7:30am. We wanted to avoid city traffic as much as possible, so we decided to be at the Lyric Theatre at 6:30 am sharp, thinking that we would be first off the boat and avoid the lines. WRONG! At 6:30 am the line wrapped almost the entire length of the ship!!!! We were off the boat at 7:10 and in our car at 7:15am, which was pretty good. Not only did the line move fast, but we basically just stood for a quick picture and left. No bag searching, no passports even looked at, no forms to fill out, no bags even placed on a scanner. I should have put some of those cookies from the buffet in my bag to eat later. (Just kidding!) hope I helped some of you out! We have done the early departure regularly since 2015, and can confirm you will wait 30-40 minutes no matter what you do. If you get to the line at 530 you'll miss breakfast and still wait until the ship has clearance. If you go at 630 you will be in a line, although larger ships generally have two lines. My approach now is to get breakfast before I get in line (sometimes a snack from the night before I place in the fridge/cooler). I wasn't allowed to take my coffee off the ship, so drink up while you are waiting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mom2mybugs Posted June 23, 2019 Report Share Posted June 23, 2019 On 6/17/2019 at 9:18 PM, FManke said: My first concert was Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons at the Wisconsin State Fair 1972. BJ Thomas opened for them. I was in grade school, but to most, it still makes me old! To all the youngsters out there remember this. Some day your music will be on the oldies station! I laugh because the 80s music I love is starting to show up on classic rock stations! If they would make a street 80s show on the ships my life would be complete. They had a crooner singing Frankie Valli on majesty but I'm not a fan so we skipped that show. Jane FManke 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FManke Posted June 23, 2019 Report Share Posted June 23, 2019 6 minutes ago, mom2mybugs said: I laugh because the 80s music I love is starting to show up on classic rock stations! If they would make a street 80s show on the ships my life would be complete. They had a crooner singing Frankie Valli on majesty but I'm not a fan so we skipped that show. Jane Every time I hear a song on the oldies station that I used to listen to in high school I say to myself, I can't be that old. Alas.... NJCruisers 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnK6404 Posted June 23, 2019 Report Share Posted June 23, 2019 11 minutes ago, FManke said: Every time I hear a song on the oldies station that I used to listen to in high school I say to myself, I can't be that old. Alas.... ... and every time I see a celebrity on TV we grew up watching that we haven't seen for some time, I say to my wife, "wow they got old!"... she responds, "honey, we are getting old!" FManke and Skid 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skid Posted June 23, 2019 Report Share Posted June 23, 2019 13 minutes ago, mom2mybugs said: If they would make a street 80s show on the ships my life would be complete. 80's show on Symphony JohnK6404 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnK6404 Posted June 23, 2019 Report Share Posted June 23, 2019 7 minutes ago, Skid said: 80's show on Symphony I am there (not literally)! I always say that I should be on a Name that Tune style 80's music special... I'd win that easily! Love the music game on the Amazon Echo! Skid 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skid Posted June 23, 2019 Report Share Posted June 23, 2019 1 minute ago, JohnK6404 said: I always say that I should be on a Name that Tune style 80's music special... I'd win that easily! Then hopefully you've won the fabulous and valuable prizes at Royal's trivia game! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnK6404 Posted June 23, 2019 Report Share Posted June 23, 2019 7 minutes ago, Skid said: Then hopefully you've won the fabulous and valuable prizes at Royal's trivia game! Will have to look into that! Skid 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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