Censored Posted December 5, 2022 Report Share Posted December 5, 2022 Just came off a 2 week B2B in a junior suite. Island hop all the way, different port daily. No sea days. St Lucia, Barbados, St Croix, St Maarten, Antigua, St Kitts, St Thomas, ... Great ports, Antigua, and Barbados my favourite for beach time. Dining on this ship is a nightmare every single day. Thank God I had a designated table time every night in the MDR. MyTime would have 200 people plus in cue daily. Some waiting up to 2 hours to eat! I would say that almost every second table had new staff, and errors galore daily. Windjammer ....such an appropriate name..... Jammed all day! Long line ups breakfast , lunch and dinner. 50-100ft long. Then once you get your plate, good luck finding a seat! People simply did not leave their tables. I think its more of a cultural thing with 99% of the ship were spanish speaking Puerto Ricans.....they simply camped at the buffet all day long. It got so bad just to get a burger, that the staff had to make shift a burger station out on the pool deck to accommodate the need. Gamble? good luck getting a seat. As there are no sea days to lounge around the casino and try your luck, the small casino is packed full. But there were very few serious players. Meaning most people are gambling 8cents a spin to 45 cents. Im not kidding. I am a Club Royale Signature player and could never play what I wanted as a result. So my play time was limited and could not get the play time I like to do , to keep a steady rating on my profile. Love the ports...nice to get off the ship daily. Had lunch on land most days . Would not recommend this type of cruise.... at least not right now. ChessE4 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Td6462 Posted December 6, 2022 Report Share Posted December 6, 2022 My wife and I were on the repo cruise from Boston 10/30 and stayed on B2B 11/6 for the first week out of PR. It was exactly as you described. Having sailed 4 weeks this year and never seen anything like it the other times. Every night was a gamble. Our assigned table in the MDR was given away several times. The lines for the Windjammer were out the door to the point of not even worth trying. The staff new it was an issue and tried to help us out but it was like watching a Tsunami overtake the dining staff every meal. Our cruise also had an extra "feeding station" set up on the pool deck every lunch, afternoon snack and dinner. For some reason there was a crazy run on Michelob Ultra as well. The ice cream machines couldn't freeze the mix fast enough. Here's a photo of one night at ~8:30 we had cleared our own table to get a spot. It was great as you said to island hop. I don't think I would do it again on this class out of PR. Nick560, King of Wales, Allen2 and 4 others 1 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Censored Posted December 8, 2022 Author Report Share Posted December 8, 2022 truth be told huh? Dont think that cruise experience on board gets any worse. Never again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mturk Posted December 8, 2022 Report Share Posted December 8, 2022 I really hope they get things sorted out soon. We'll be on Voyager at the end of February. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kristinem Posted December 16, 2022 Report Share Posted December 16, 2022 I really hope this gets fixed. We sail the end of April. Though I wonder since end of April is more of a less peak time it may be better? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mturk Posted February 13, 2023 Report Share Posted February 13, 2023 Just wondering if there are any updates on the situation on Voyager. We sail out in just under 2 weeks and hoping to hear of better experiences. TIA Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GatorCruiser Posted February 13, 2023 Report Share Posted February 13, 2023 Yes, please if anyone has sailed of late out of PR, how was the experience? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mazeylab Posted February 14, 2023 Report Share Posted February 14, 2023 Voyager of Seas ,Just returned. 2/5/23-2/12/23. I had seen this post weeks before I left. My last cruise was on Symphony 3 months ago. Ship is 25(?) years old but in great shape. Recently upgraded. Some older design is noticeable. But well maintained. I flew down from NY Sunday morning and was on ship by 1130. Had an interior virtual balcony. Room in great shape,Comped thru the casino. This itinerary looked great thats why I chose ship. Traveled solo, had the drink pack and unlimited dining. Crew was amazing , everyone i saw seemed know my name. Bar service always excellent. Windjammer for breakfast at opening time, everything for breakfast was fine and Alternated between sushi and Giovannis every night. Each dinner was perfect. Service/Food. Then again i dressed well and tipped well, i think the managers and waiters appreciate that. Saw many nicely dressed ladies with guys in shorts and t-shirts in restaurants. I work in construction, Its not that hard to pack some sport coats and shirts. Royal should definitely enforce dress code. Lunch was always ashore. Met a lot of nice people, crowds were typically busy but everyone was there to have a good time. Band played mostly spanish music, talking to crowds in spanish around pool but seemed fine with everyone. Didn't hear anymore spanish then on Symphony. But the ship does leave out of Puerto Rico so can't be surprised to hear spanish. Lots of large families traveling together which seems like a lot of work to me. But crowds were always fun. I didn't go to MDR, only to buffet at opening time. Casino was small, no craps table or video poker. I was definitely surprised. My one issue Itinery was perfect, St Thomas, Martin, Croix, Kitts,Lucia and Barbados. No sea days Also met dozens of travelers doing multiple weeks at a time, some were 8 weeks Would definitely book again , liked both the ship and crew. Leaving out of PR, it was nice to be in St Thomas next morning. travellingtannis and dr martini 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mazeylab Posted February 14, 2023 Report Share Posted February 14, 2023 Also elevators usually slow, I mostly took stairs. Had 2 massages, spa was terrific. Still trying to decide which cruise was better, only being home for a day, this one or Symphony out of Miami to St Thomas/Martin and perfect day. Both ships had their positive and negatives. But Im thinking I liked the Voyager trip slightly better overall. Both felt like same crowds. Even with the 4000/6000 capacities , with Voyager being much smaller than Symphony. Symphony buffet seemed more crowded, I think i read somewhere that the Oasis class has smaller windjammers? Would be nice if buffets open at 6, would reduce the crowding at the 7 opening time. dr martini 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KellsBells71 Posted February 14, 2023 Report Share Posted February 14, 2023 I too would like to know from anybody that’s just sailed. We sail out on March 5 and it’ll be our first ever cruise. WAAAYTOOO 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mazeylab Posted February 14, 2023 Report Share Posted February 14, 2023 i replied last night, was on last week, my response is "still waiting to be approved ?" long story short, was a great week would do it again Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KellsBells71 Posted February 14, 2023 Report Share Posted February 14, 2023 2 hours ago, Mazeylab said: i replied last night, was on last week, my response is "still waiting to be approved ?" long story short, was a great week would do it again Great to hear you had a good time. I too picked this cruise due the ports. Love al the islands! Can’t wait! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mazeylab Posted February 14, 2023 Report Share Posted February 14, 2023 Barbados- Carlisle beach was perfect. Make sure to get a coconut from the coconut man St croix - Did Buck island trip thru Royal. Was amazing. Coral/fish/water was clear as could be. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duaneoz Posted February 15, 2023 Report Share Posted February 15, 2023 I’m on the ship pool deck now. I recommend when dining give yourself extra time and be patient, Casino not that great old machines. So far everything else is awesome. Just have to go with the flow. King of Wales 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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