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An Alluring Tale of Love … A Blessed 25 Years; A Joyful Return to the Starry Seas - Allure of the Seas 12/19/2021 – 12/23/2021


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6 hours ago, WAAAYTOOO said:

Interesting. I’ve never seen that, TBH. 

Liquor to the room? I mentioned that we like Patron and it just keeps coming lol. 

4 hours ago, Yesiamthere said:

Extra fun reading your blog as we sail on the Allure this February in a 8th floor aqua suite.  Thanks for sharing your experiences! 

Let me know if there is anything you would like me to find out for you.

1 hour ago, Ampurp85 said:

Also is it only that room that doesn't allow liquor to be stored?

As @AshleyDilloalready mentioned, even SC cabins cannot get entire bottles of liquor but they will send as much as you like by the glass.

2 hours ago, Ferramc said:

My daughter asked about this. Thanks for sharing. I’m pretty sure with 7 adults we are going to have a ton of glasses delivered next May when we get to cruise!

Ask and you shall receive lol. I just mentioned that I like Patron and it just keeps on coming! I need @Matthere to share with 😁

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Enjoying reading along! Learned so much from your prior SC posts that we have now done it 3 times with the 4th coming up in Jan on Allure, 2BR ATS. Two questions- can you share the entertainment schedule if it’s available on paper? And who are the genies on board besides Smitha? Who has the ATS? (Ok that’s 3 questions.) TIA! 

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1 hour ago, Salty Law Dog said:

Enjoying reading along! Learned so much from your prior SC posts that we have now done it 3 times with the 4th coming up in Jan on Allure, 2BR ATS. Two questions- can you share the entertainment schedule if it’s available on paper? And who are the genies on board besides Smitha? Who has the ATS? (Ok that’s 3 questions.) TIA! 

Glad to have you along this time!

I will post that schedule tomorrow morning. 
 

I will ask Smitha tomorrow who has what cabins. She has us, a family in the star loft, a family in the ATS on deck 9, and one other couple but I don’t know which cabin they are in.

Dexter is also a genie onboard and the last guy is either Nicol or Rahul. I will ask about him tomorrow. 

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Ugh... I really need to book a star class cruise - the lofted rooms are my dream cruise rooms. 

The key here will be getting my husband on the same page... we only just started booking Junior Suites 😅

It looks like you are having an incredibly relaxing time. So glad it worked out and you were able to get back to sea! 

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1 hour ago, KLA said:

 

Ugh... I really need to book a star class cruise - the lofted rooms are my dream cruise rooms. 

The key here will be getting my husband on the same page... we only just started booking Junior Suites 😅

 

My motto…YOLO Book It now, ask for forgiveness later 😉

If it were up to Hubby, we would still be sailing in inside cabins. He claims he would still be totally content. Lol

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Enjoying the posts 🙂  We loved this room without the loft...I'll explain why.  Hubby sleepwalks 😉  So while we enjoyed the OP because it was one floor we were in the Royal Loft on Odyssey a couple months ago and I was terrified that hubby was going to fall down the stairs.  I literally packed every single pillow in the room in a huge pile at the top of the stairwell each night.

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Day 3 - Coco Cay

Today is our first time back since Coco Cay turned into Perfect Day. We were last here when they were in the middle of renovations so it will be nice to see it completed now, especially seeing that the Oasis Lagoon pool was my inspiration for our backyard design last year.
 

We have nothing booked for today. Since we don’t have our girls with us on this one, we did not really see the value in booking anything. We really only have one goal today and that is to try out the famous Crispy Chicken sandwich that @Matt goes on and on about lol.

Smitha has informed us about what @Jaxhas already mentioned in her blog yesterday. Star has no priority on the trams here but Smitha has still offered to meet us and walk off with us as far as the trams. Will be meeting her shortly. 

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Smitha suggested we take the tram but we thought the walk would be good after all the food that we have eaten the last few days. Anyway, turns out after all around the island, the walk is not bad at all. Our main mission was checking out Oasis Lagoon to see it in person. What do you think? Did I get it right? 😉

Oasis Lagoon

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The @Lovetocruise2002Lagoon 🙂

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On 12/20/2021 at 12:26 PM, Lovetocruise2002 said:

We went to deck 15 for a closer look and noticed they looked real. It’s beautiful. Hubby now wants to try the Edge. Told him we will see lol. 

 

It's a very nice ship—I sailed her back in August (my first cruise since the pandemic started).  Though that "rooftop garden" area you noticed could use a little more shade.

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15 minutes ago, Matt said:

I see no chicken sandwich. Starting to suspect these are actually @twangster leftover photos and she spent the day in her suite asking Smitha to say “is there anything else I can get for you?” Over and over again

Some cruisers don't leave the ship for the whole cruise.  Sabrina isn't leaving her suite. 🤣

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27 minutes ago, WAAAYTOOO said:

Holy cow !  That food delivery does seem to be WAAAY over the top, even for SC.  Really ?  2 dozen deviled eggs for the 2 of you ?

I know right?! This is our first time just the two of us but I seems crazy. 

23 minutes ago, Matt said:

I see no chicken sandwich. Starting to suspect these are actually @twangster leftover photos and she spent the day in her suite asking Smitha to say “is there anything else I can get for you?” Over and over again

I will be honest, there was none lol. Some of the snack shack locations were way too far and the thrill park one we did not have access to. And I just really wanted back on the ship. Hubby says we need to come back with the girls so he can have someone to go around with 😂

10 minutes ago, twangster said:

Some cruisers don't leave the ship for the whole cruise.  Sabrina isn't leaving her suite. 🤣

You know me well! Lol

9 minutes ago, wannabecruiseexpert said:

I’ve wondered how the genies food deliveries were for 2. That looks like the same amount of food we had for 7 people and it was still too much! 

On this cruise, that is literally what it looks like each day so far….

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4 minutes ago, GregD said:

@Lovetocruise2002your lagoon looks amazing!! Side note, has your hard top gazebo seen a winter yet? I was wondering how it handled snow loads. Heather says we need something similar to put over our hot tub.

Nope. This will be the first one. We just put that up in March 2021. I will keep you posted. 

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15 minutes ago, Yesiamthere said:

Wow!  You did a fabulous job with all those goodies in your backyard.  On a side note:  With the even more “new” mask requirements are people in the casino having to wear a mask?  On our cruise in October we could go maskless as soon as we entered the casino.  

This was in today’s cruise compass. At the moment, it is still allowed on this sailing. 
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42 minutes ago, SpeedNoodles said:

Sharon Stockman was at Coco Cay yesterday and stated that everyone had to be masked walking around the island.  Was that your experience as well?

Not at all. No one had a mask on outside at Coco Cay today. 

37 minutes ago, CravingaCruise said:

YES !!!  Such a beautiful haven !!

Thanks! It was all cruise inspired right down the furniture. That daybed is similar to the one my daughter loved on the Star Loft balcony on HM. 

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Dinner brought us to Chops Grille tonight. While I am not a fan of their signature filet, I do love their lobster.

They have made a few changes to the Chops menu. Sadly, as @calvink669 mentioned, the mushroom soup that @WAAAYTOOO and I love is gone. Also gone is the seafood tower loved by many.  My once loved Lavender Tonic is now known as the Lavender Martini. Luckily, it appears to be just a name change. The taste remains unchanged and good. 
 

Menu

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Lavender Martini

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Butternut Squash Soup

Because they got rid of the mushroom soup, I decided to give this a try. It was surprisingly good and flavourful. Not bad for a replacement. I still wish they kept the mushroom soup though.

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House Bread

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Caeser Salad

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Broiled Maine Lobster

Normally there is an up charge for this but with SC, it is waived. Full of flavour and perfect texture! 

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Spicy Jumbo Shrimp

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Sides - Truffle fries, Creamy Spinach, Mac n Cheese, and Tater Tots

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Dessert - Key Lime Pie, Cheesecake

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Bavarian coffee 

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