Ampurp85 Posted February 2 Author Report Share Posted February 2 Last night/disembarkation. My cabin steward asked what time she could come clean and I said after 5, she asked if 5:15 to 5:45 was okay. I said yes. On night 2 she came at 5 and I was just leaving. On night 3 she didn't come until 6:30. On night 4 she came at 7:15. None of this would have mattered except the fact the bathrooms were always under maintenance. The ones that weren't had only a few working stalls and lines out the door. So I would have to go back to my room and use the bathroom, an inconvenience made even more so by the inconsistent cleaning times. I would prefer to be told " I will come anytime between y and z" than estimated time frames. The last night I was given nothing also. I know I earned a money off certificate but nothing, also no envelope for gratuity. I don't know if she was overwhelmed or just assumed I wasn't going to tip. Then she came at 7:35am asking if I was out. I was packing the last of my toiletries. I found the whole thing off-putting . The elevators were a mess so I dragged my carry-on from deck 14 to deck 5. It was congested but I managed to get to the GoPort shuttle around 8:15. Traffic was bad because of road construction, so it took about an hour and fifteen to get to MCO. All of 3min through precheck and now I'm waiting on breakfast menus to be done so I can eat. Couple of stray observations The dog house was open until 11pm. But ELF and park Cafe closed around 5pm. I saw pregnant women. On every cruise I've been on I have yet to see visibly pregnant women. There were at least 5 and I overheard two were going for their 7mth check up when they returned . I thought GoPort picked up at several terminals but this one just filled upon Allure pax. Deck 14 gets a lot of bleed from the sports deck/15. I can hear children, chairs and all sort of noise. We ended up doing 19 knots and everything was shaking like bacon. I was rocked right out of bed. None of the shows were ever full and they opened standby at 20-30 minutes before show times. I have a few more and of course final thoughts but I will eat. asquared17, SweetPea, JohnK6404 and 7 others 7 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
asquared17 Posted February 2 Report Share Posted February 2 what the heck were you doing 19 knots for?? that's haul ass back to jamaica for a medical emergency speed! Cactus527, WAAAYTOOO, Ampurp85 and 2 others 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ampurp85 Posted February 2 Author Report Share Posted February 2 39 minutes ago, asquared17 said: what the heck were you doing 19 knots for?? that's haul ass back to jamaica for a medical emergency speed! I felt like we did have a medical emergency. Because we got to Canaveral before 6am and I believe I heard the captain say something about not disembarking until scheduled time because they were early for an emergency. asquared17, WAAAYTOOO, She Sails Away and 2 others 1 2 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
asquared17 Posted February 2 Report Share Posted February 2 ….i see that i spoke too soon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ampurp85 Posted February 2 Author Report Share Posted February 2 3 minutes ago, asquared17 said: ….i see that i spoke too soon. I really thought I would go a whole sailing without any emergencies buy it wasn't meant to be asquared17, Cactus527 and WAAAYTOOO 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carlyn3 Posted February 2 Report Share Posted February 2 Loved following along with you during your journey! Did you cancel the Disney Springs excursion? I was looking forward to your review because were considering it for March. Ampurp85 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ampurp85 Posted February 2 Author Report Share Posted February 2 1 hour ago, Carlyn3 said: Loved following along with you during your journey! Did you cancel the Disney Springs excursion? I was looking forward to your review because were considering it for March. Oh. Forgot to mention I came onboard to a credit. I had used part of my OBC to pay for it. They canceled the Disney Springs excursion . I asked why and they said they needed at least 30pax for it to go and only 8 had booked. I ended up using GoPort. Cactus527, Neesa, WAAAYTOOO and 3 others 1 3 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ampurp85 Posted February 2 Author Report Share Posted February 2 So update. As I stated the flights I had booked changed many times and 5:32 was the only one that was nonstop and worked. So I booked the Disney Springs excursion, which was canceled. I got to the airport and went back and forth about trying to get on something earlier. I changed to the 3:40 Disney flight which is on the huge plane with the 2 rows of two pax and one row of 3. Not even a minute later the 5:32 flight was Delayed until 7pm. I was never so happy to be on a flight filled with tiny humans. Lovetocruise2002, PPPJJ-GCVAB, Cactus527 and 10 others 6 6 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DDaley Posted February 2 Report Share Posted February 2 1 hour ago, Ampurp85 said: 3:40 Disney flight Ooh what's a Disney flight? And why would it go to Chicago? Do they have their own airline I’ve somehow missed seeing? Ampurp85 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CanHardlyWait Posted February 2 Report Share Posted February 2 Well.....Now that this is over, what the hell am I gonna read! LOL. MaryS, Neesa, OCSC Mike and 4 others 1 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
asquared17 Posted February 2 Report Share Posted February 2 i want to say she’s got some final observations heading our way once she gets settled in back at home Neesa, SweetPea and CanHardlyWait 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jbrinkm Posted February 2 Report Share Posted February 2 5 minutes ago, CanHardlyWait said: Well.....Now that this is over, what the hell am I gonna read! LOL. @asquared17 has one just about to start asquared17, CanHardlyWait, Neesa and 2 others 4 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ampurp85 Posted February 3 Author Report Share Posted February 3 I call any flight from Orlando that needs the big plane a Disney flight.......and it was full of families coming from Disney. But that's mostly what were on there. It was the 3x3 configuration, so 9 seats in each row. When I changed flights the only aisle seat was 39D......and nobody sat in E or F.it was a great flight because the tiny humans were knocked out or watching TV. Chicago is . I will post final thoughts after I get settled. SweetPea, asquared17, CanHardlyWait and 9 others 12 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CanHardlyWait Posted February 3 Report Share Posted February 3 18 minutes ago, Ampurp85 said: I call any flight from Orlando that needs the big plane a Disney flight.......and it was full of families coming from Disney. But that's mostly what were on there. It was the 3x3 configuration, so 9 seats in each row. When I changed flights the only aisle seat was 39D......and nobody sat in E or F.it was a great flight because the tiny humans were knocked out or watching TV. Chicago is . I will post final thoughts after I get settled. My favorite kind of row. Empty. LOL. Sweety, PPPJJ-GCVAB, Cactus527 and 3 others 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SweetPea Posted February 3 Report Share Posted February 3 I've had a crazy week so just catching up. I'm sorry Allure wasn't much of an Allure lol. However, I'm curious if you'd rather do a short cruise solo on Allure or share a room with your mom on Wonder? Cactus527, WAAAYTOOO and asquared17 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GregD Posted February 3 Report Share Posted February 3 15 hours ago, SweetPea said: I've had a crazy week so just catching up. I'm sorry Allure wasn't much of an Allure lol. However, I'm curious if you'd rather do a short cruise solo on Allure or share a room with your mom on Wonder? oooh, that's a good question!! I can't wait to read the answer. SweetPea 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ampurp85 Posted February 4 Author Report Share Posted February 4 On 2/2/2024 at 8:01 PM, SweetPea said: I've had a crazy week so just catching up. I'm sorry Allure wasn't much of an Allure lol. However, I'm curious if you'd rather do a short cruise solo on Allure or share a room with your mom on Wonder? Share a room with my mom on Wonder. There are more places to be away from her. But clean bathrooms and Mason Jar wins over her behavior. I love Allure but I don't think Oasis class or larger should do shorties. I got Utopia as a casino comp offer and I'm passing. 5-6k of pax trying to do everything in 3/4 days isn't fun. SweetPea, Neesa, PPPJJ-GCVAB and 3 others 4 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SweetPea Posted February 4 Report Share Posted February 4 5 minutes ago, Ampurp85 said: Share a room with my mom on Wonder. There are more places to be away from her. But clean bathrooms and Mason Jar wins over her behavior. I love Allure but I don't think Oasis class or larger should do shorties. I got Utopia as a casino comp offer and I'm passing. 5-6k of pax trying to do everything in 3/4 days isn't fun. I'm honestly not surprised by your answer. Utopia with those shorties is crazy. That's some amateur cruise hour stuff with there. Don't blame you for passing! Ampurp85 and Neesa 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ndfan89 Posted February 4 Report Share Posted February 4 Well, I have Mariner on 2/8 (Me, husband and daughter) and then jumping on Allure 2/12 with a party of ten for my sisters 60th Birthday! Majority are not seasoned cruisers so I am hopeful they find some sort of allure on the Allure, I really talked it up. It will be their first time on an Oasis class ship. Thank you for your trip report. WAAAYTOOO and Sweety 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ampurp85 Posted February 4 Author Report Share Posted February 4 1 minute ago, Ndfan89 said: Well, I have Mariner on 2/8 (Me, husband and daughter) and then jumping on Allure 2/12 with a party of ten for my sisters 60th Birthday! Majority are not seasoned cruisers so I am hopeful they find some sort of allure on the Allure, I really talked it up. It will be their first time on an Oasis class ship. Thank you for your trip report. I believe you and your family will have a Wonderful time on Allure. I know the crew will make her birthday special as well. Mariner surprised me because the food was good, the crew were great and I wasn't bored. My mother is my mother . Neesa, MaryS, asquared17 and 4 others 1 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
asquared17 Posted February 4 Report Share Posted February 4 8 hours ago, Ampurp85 said: My mother is my mother . i feel seen by this statement. Ampurp85 and Neesa 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sweety Posted February 4 Report Share Posted February 4 My granddaughter is graduating from college in 2025. Straight A's and a double major. She is going to law school. She wants to go on the Allure for her graduation present. Grandma is on this planning stages now when the schedule opens. Might by working an additional couple of years. I am very proud of her. WAAAYTOOO, Cactus527, MaryS and 6 others 4 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
asquared17 Posted February 4 Report Share Posted February 4 6 minutes ago, Sweety said: My granddaughter is graduating from college in 2025. Straight A's and a double major. She is going to law school. She wants to go on the Allure for her graduation present. Grandma is on this planning stages now when the schedule opens. Might by working an additional couple of years. I am very proud of her. i LOVE this. i would have loved to cruise with my grandmother. she was always up with the sunrise and loved beach days. your granddaughter is fortunate to have you PPPJJ-GCVAB, Neesa, Sweety and 2 others 3 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ampurp85 Posted February 4 Author Report Share Posted February 4 40 minutes ago, Sweety said: My granddaughter is graduating from college in 2025. Straight A's and a double major. She is going to law school. She wants to go on the Allure for her graduation present. Grandma is on this planning stages now when the schedule opens. Might by working an additional couple of years. I am very proud of her. That's great, I love when a person does well in school, l know lawyers get a bad reputation but I want to believe she will be a good one. I think Allure might have undergone her cosmetic procedure by the time you sail. Which may or may not be great. Sweety, asquared17 and WAAAYTOOO 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ampurp85 Posted February 4 Author Report Share Posted February 4 Also my grandmother is a hot mess express, but I would love for her to cruise. She hates water though. I have tried for 4 years unsuccessfully to get her to sail. MaryS, Sweety, WAAAYTOOO and 3 others 3 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
She Sails Away Posted February 5 Report Share Posted February 5 It's been great following along on your adventures. You've seen so much and experienced so much on the different ships and each cruise had such a different tone! Thanks for sharing, it's been great. I bet your fur baby can't wait to see you. Ampurp85, Neesa and Sweety 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neesa Posted February 5 Report Share Posted February 5 What a fun ride! I loved your trips and looked forward to your every post. I feel like we are old friends now, I loved the pictures of you and your brother. You guys have the most amazing smiles, every single time I realized I was smiling back at you. I can't wait until your next cruise! asquared17, WAAAYTOOO, Sweety and 1 other 1 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ampurp85 Posted February 5 Author Report Share Posted February 5 Okay, final thoughts, rambling, and wrap ups. Overall, this was a great time. I will sail again with my mother despite all her flaws......... I hate to say but the Publix sub and meal from San Juan, were the best of all the food I had on this experience. Going forward I may not get the UDP. I can thank Wonder for saving me the money. At $300+ per sailing the quality of food doesn't make the extra cost worth it. Plus, I am D+ and can use the BOGO and a 3night if I want to do any specialty dining. I plan to incorporate room service to supplement on nights that I don't like the MDR menus. I don't think I will use the laundry perk again. I don't wear perfume but I like my clothes to smell a certain way. The clothes were clean and smell industrial, worse once anything hit them (when I went through the casino the shirt I had on took in the smoke and I wanted to vomit from the smell). They also ruined my brother's white shirt and shorts. They are dingy as if they didn't wash them with whites. There is no ship I won't sail again: but Wonder is my favorite and I sadly spent most of Allure comparing her to Wonder, which was the cleanest of them all. Even though the crew looked less happy on Wonder, they still were amazing, and I think they truly make the cruise. However...... I can't say that any of my room attendants were spectacular. Despite tipping a little something at the beginning, I felt like it was always surface stuff done. I know that at most, the three rooms I stayed in were vacuumed once during my stay. And I(we) am the type that cleans up before someone comes to clean. There is a clear difference, sorry not sorry, in the way solo guest are treated. I felt it hard on Allure and it really turned me off......granted that could have just been the "shorty on an Oasis class" aspect. But it was difficult to enjoy. Plus, my brother is awesome, so I don't think I will cruise solo in the near future.......in my own room, YES. If you want to board all willy nilly, PC is for you. They never checked boarding times and they didn't care about beverage limits. They just want to get you on and off the ship. On both Wonder and Allure, it wasn't even 10:30am when we completed muster. The casino was horrible across all three ships. Considering how much I played, never more than I would pay for a cruise, I didn't come out ahead in any aspect, which was a first for me. I hit a couple of smaller jackpots, but machines were constantly breaking down and/or occupied. And the selection of machines wasn't that great. Cleanliness was a major issue on most ships, and I missed waving at crew members as they cleaned the rails, wiped the glass and made they ship beautiful. The weather was not great. It was rainy and windy plus cold for most of the time. It was better than my weather at home, but not nearly hot enough for my brother. Parents continue to believe that the ship is their babysitter. More than once I waited to make sure that ambling children, who were alone, found their way back to their parents. Popcorn and hot chocolate/coffee is clutch for ice shows.......switch it for any drinks when it comes to any other entertainment. I know people are like how you can bring food on a cruise?????....... but the lack of pretzels, popcorn and chips are noticeable when you are sailing for more than 7 days......or even if you aren't. I want to thank all of you for reading my blog, your kind words concerning our "good looks" and the feedback/stories in general. My and my brother's next cruise is in 98 days........... MaryS, Volunteer Cruiser, JohnK6404 and 13 others 13 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
asquared17 Posted February 5 Report Share Posted February 5 4 minutes ago, Ampurp85 said: Popcorn and hot chocolate/coffee is clutch for ice shows.......switch it for any drinks when it comes to any other entertainment. I know people are like how you can bring food on a cruise?????....... but the lack of pretzels, popcorn and chips are noticeable when you are sailing for more than 7 days......or even if you aren't. i have you to thank for our publix run for smartfood and chips!! and they came so much in handy for sailaway yesterday!!! i can’t wait to keep consuming throughout the trip. 4 minutes ago, Ampurp85 said: There is no ship I won't sail again this is why you are a better human than i am i am so delighted you were able to get away from the cold chicago weather for a spell. i know the cruise weather was not always ideal, but i was happy you got a well-deserved change of pace. looking forward to the next cruise!!!!! Ampurp85 and Neesa 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OCSC Mike Posted February 5 Report Share Posted February 5 17 minutes ago, Ampurp85 said: Wonder is my favorite 17 minutes ago, Ampurp85 said: If you want to board all willy nilly, PC is for you. They just want to get you on and off the ship. On both Wonder and Allure, it wasn't even 10:30am when we completed muster. Agreed & agreed, but you already knew that. Thanks again for all you shared! Ampurp85 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sweety Posted February 5 Report Share Posted February 5 I love traveling with my family. They are very funny. My brother eats two breakfasts per day. He has dreadlocks, tall, deep voice and the women love him. He will be on the anniversary cruise with parents. PPPJJ-GCVAB, jbrinkm, Neesa and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ampurp85 Posted February 6 Author Report Share Posted February 6 10 hours ago, Sweety said: I love traveling with my family. They are very funny. My brother eats two breakfasts per day. He has dreadlocks, tall, deep voice and the women love him. He will be on the anniversary cruise with parents. I get annoyed traveling with my mother and grandmother but I still love being with them, the memories are great. We are laughing about our mom, still. Just two breakfasts?? Or the other meals plus two breakfasts? Neesa, SweetPea, Cactus527 and 3 others 5 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CanHardlyWait Posted February 6 Report Share Posted February 6 You should consider YouTube travel videos with your brother and special guest star your Mother. I'd watch. Neesa, WAAAYTOOO, PPPJJ-GCVAB and 4 others 2 4 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sweety Posted February 6 Report Share Posted February 6 9 hours ago, Ampurp85 said: I get annoyed traveling with my mother and grandmother but I still love being with them, the memories are great. We are laughing about our mom, still. Just two breakfasts?? Or the other meals plus two breakfasts? Everything in between. He starts with the two breakfasts. He says this is the beginning of a great day! WAAAYTOOO, Neesa, Ampurp85 and 1 other 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OCSC Mike Posted February 6 Report Share Posted February 6 8 minutes ago, Sweety said: He starts with the two breakfasts. He says this is the beginning of a great day! I concur! My 1st one is usually small, a bagel or egg sandwich and maybe a pastry with my CL coffee. Then I have my actual breakfast when my wife is done walking the track. Sweety, Neesa and PPPJJ-GCVAB 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sweety Posted February 9 Report Share Posted February 9 (edited) Thanks to your review. We have booked Mason jar for brunch On Utopia on the third day. We are very excited. Edited February 9 by Sweety Added Utopia OCSC Mike, asquared17, WAAAYTOOO and 2 others 2 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OCSC Mike Posted February 9 Report Share Posted February 9 1 hour ago, Sweety said: Thanks to your review. We have booked Mason jar for brunch On Utopia on the third day. We are very excited. You should be! I have it booked for my next 3 Wonder cruises (coincidentally also day 3). Sooooo good! Sweety and Neesa 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sweety Posted February 9 Report Share Posted February 9 1 hour ago, OCSC Mike said: You should be! I have it booked for my next 3 Wonder cruises (coincidentally also day 3). Sooooo good! We are hoping Utopia have the seafood feast the first day like Icon. OCSC Mike and Neesa 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OCSC Mike Posted February 9 Report Share Posted February 9 1 minute ago, Sweety said: We are hoping Utopia have the seafood feast the first day like Icon. I like your chances. Wonder had it before Icon. Sweety and Neesa 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sweety Posted February 9 Report Share Posted February 9 Now I am on Oasis, March 21-29, 2026. Portside, here I come. This blog is a bad influence on my waistline. Ampurp85, asquared17, jbrinkm and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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