JLMoran Posted May 16, 2017 Report Share Posted May 16, 2017 Welcome aboard, Katie and mom! And thanks to your Mom for taking on the challenge of being a teacher for all those years! shady 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shady Posted May 18, 2017 Report Share Posted May 18, 2017 On 5/16/2017 at 7:52 PM, JLMoran said: Welcome aboard, Katie and mom! And thanks to your Mom for taking on the challenge of being a teacher for all those years! Thanks, @JLMoran, for the warm welcome and kind words about my mom's teaching career! I will be sure to pass them along. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wanderer Posted August 2, 2017 Report Share Posted August 2, 2017 Hi everyone! I live in Finland. I have not been on RCL cruise so far. I do have my first one booked though. It will be my 40 years birthday gift from my loving wife! We are going to Harmony of the Seas Oct 13, 2018. There will be my wife our two teenage daughters, my sister in law and my father going. I have read these wonderful blog for year so far almost daily. I would like to thank you all and especially Matt for your efforts to educate new people to world of cruising! Wanderer Ps. I apologise my bad English. It is not my native language and although I do understand written and spoken English quite well, my own grammar to write is far weaker. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WAAAYTOOO Posted August 2, 2017 Report Share Posted August 2, 2017 Welcome, Wanderer. Your English is better than most native-speakers. I'm quite impressed. So glad to have you as a new contributor and excited for you for your first cruise on Royal Caribbean !! Wanderer 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tiny260 Posted August 2, 2017 Report Share Posted August 2, 2017 Welcome, glad you joined, English is my first language and my grammar is not very good either. Wanderer 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Posted August 2, 2017 Author Report Share Posted August 2, 2017 Welcome Wanderer! Wanderer 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coneyraven Posted August 2, 2017 Report Share Posted August 2, 2017 Welcome Wanderer..... I agree, this site that Matt started, and many others have contributed to is an incredible source for the first time cruiser AND the repeat cruiser. And, as others have said, your English is quite good. Mark Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JLMoran Posted August 2, 2017 Report Share Posted August 2, 2017 Welcome aboard, Wanderer! It's always nice to have another member join us from "across the pond", so we get some different perspectives and points of view! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sara O Posted August 4, 2017 Report Share Posted August 4, 2017 Hi All, I'm Sara from the Chicago suburbs. My husband, son (Danny, who will be 2 at the time of sailing), and I are booked on the Allure in May (5/6 Western Caribbean). It's my son's first cruise, and my husband's first on RCCL. I sailed on Enchantment of the Seas back in 2007, and it was a great experience. Our last couple of cruises (pre-baby) were on Celebrity (Reflection and Silhouette, respectively), which we absolutely loved, and we're happy to stay loyal to the brand overall! I'm looking forward to delving into the blog and message boards over the next 9 months! Sara Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coneyraven Posted August 4, 2017 Report Share Posted August 4, 2017 24 minutes ago, Sara O said: Hi All, I'm Sara from the Chicago suburbs. My husband, son (Danny, who will be 2 at the time of sailing), and I are booked on the Allure in May (5/6 Western Caribbean). It's my son's first cruise, and my husband's first on RCCL. I sailed on Enchantment of the Seas back in 2007, and it was a great experience. Our last couple of cruises (pre-baby) were on Celebrity (Reflection and Silhouette, respectively), which we absolutely loved, and we're happy to stay loyal to the brand overall! I'm looking forward to delving into the blog and message boards over the next 9 months! Sara Welcome aboard Sara ..... I know all three of you will have an amazing time ...... You will also find that this blog is an amazing source of information, ideas, and feedback. Mark Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WAAAYTOOO Posted August 4, 2017 Report Share Posted August 4, 2017 Welcome, Sara, hubby and Danny !! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NS8VN Posted August 11, 2017 Report Share Posted August 11, 2017 Hi! Introductions... Not my strong suit. Well I have been reading and listening to RCBlog content for the past few months, ever since we decided to start looking for our first Royal Caribbean cruise. So I decided to finally sign up and officially join the group. We will finally board our first RCL ship in November 2018, and while we intend to try other lines in the future (so far we have only been on one other line, DCL) we are hopeful to become regulars "of the seas". (Too corny? It's ok, you can tell me) Looking forward to being a part of what seems like a great community. BrianAlt 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Posted August 11, 2017 Author Report Share Posted August 11, 2017 Welcome to the boards @NS8VN! So glad you decided to say hello NS8VN 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WAAAYTOOO Posted August 11, 2017 Report Share Posted August 11, 2017 Welcome to our little family. So glad to have a "new addition". NS8VN 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LauraW77 Posted August 12, 2017 Report Share Posted August 12, 2017 Hi Guys, Laura from Alice Springs, Australia. Hubby and I have our first RCl cruise booked for October 5th on the Explorer. It's a 21 night cruise and our first cruise without the children. They are finally old enough to look after themselves whilst mum and dad have a holiday! Yay! Also our first time to the US. So many firsts!!!!! We have been on P&O once as well in 2010 and the kids found it hard to keep occupied for 12 days. We also had some not so good things occur, meaning we have left cruising again till now, having learnt some lessons. Super duper excited, I am sure you will be sick of my questions in no time! Laura :) coneyraven 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WAAAYTOOO Posted August 12, 2017 Report Share Posted August 12, 2017 Welcome, Laura ! 21 nights ! Very nice ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bhageerah Posted September 7, 2017 Report Share Posted September 7, 2017 Hello everyone! My name is Michael and am glad to be here! I have been hooked on cruising since my first one on Oasis of the Seas in 2013, and wish that I would have decided to try it out about 10 years ago! I have only sailed with RCCL but she has sailed on Carnival and swears that she will never do it again, which is why I am here. Not going to get into details but she sailed them three times and three times she had issues that managed to escalate every time she cruised, with the worst case being her third and final cruise. She is EXTREMELY vocal about not sailing Carnival so that is why our first cruise together was on Oasis. I am glad to be here and thank all of the more experienced members for sharing all of their wisdom! I have been on this site for awhile but finally decided to make it official and become a member. Thank you and have a great day! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JLMoran Posted September 7, 2017 Report Share Posted September 7, 2017 Welcome to the group, Michael! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
accio7 Posted September 7, 2017 Report Share Posted September 7, 2017 Hi, I'm Christine from Toronto! So, my first RCI cruise was on the Sovereign of the Seas in February 2008, but, due to work commitments, wasn't able to book another cruise for a while. Flash forward to a number of years later, and my mom has completed three cruises with Carnival and fell in love with crusing. Instead of taking a WDW vacation which my nephew and niece would be too young to enjoy, my sister recommends a Disney Caribbean cruise on the Wonder in 2015...and then another Caribbean one on the Magic which we completed this past March LOL. Anyway last month, while out on my lunch break at work, I happened to pass by a travel agency, picked up cruise literature on a whim, and decided quite impulsively to book a solo RCI cruise for December 2018 on Adventure of the Seas :D I really want to take another solo cruise next winter to escape the cold Canadian winter, but I'm not sure what itinerary I would take. Wherever I decide to travel, I try to make a conscious decision to visit new ports, new cities. We'll see, I'm in no rush :) (Matt, if you're reading this, just wanted to thank you and your team for all of your hard work with RCB.com! This site and the podcast are a great source of information, enjoyed your recent episode on embarkation day :D) Happy cruising everyone! ellcee 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrianAlt Posted September 7, 2017 Report Share Posted September 7, 2017 Not really new, but I realized I never introduced myself properly... My name is Brian and I'm a cruise addict... Okay, got that out of the way. So a bit about me... I love cruising (duh!), craft beer (I've tried over 4000 unique beers since February, 2011), I enjoy reality TV, especially Survivor. I listen to podcasts every day during my commute in and out of NYC and the podcasts I listen to are related to all of my interests. I live in Northern New Jersey. I'm a fan of the NY Giants, the NY Mets and the Syracuse Orange. My avatar is Otto, the Syracuse University mascot. I have been on 22 cruises as follows: Song of Norway-Nov 1991 * Majesty of the Seas-Sept 1994 * Diamond Princess-April 2004 * Mariner of the Seas-April 2006 * Carnival Valor-March 2007 * Explorer of the Seas-April 2008 * Explorer of the Seas-July 2009 * Oasis of the Seas-July 2010 * Carnival Glory-July 2011 * Enchantment of the Seas-Oct 2011 * Enchantment of the Seas-Oct 2011 * Allure of the Seas-April 2012 * Brilliance of the Seas-Nov 2012 * Celebrity Equinox-July 2013 * Celebrity Summit-July 2014 * Quantum of the Seas-Nov 2014 * Quantum of the Seas-Dec 2014 * Liberty of the Seas-July 2015 * Celebrity Summit-Oct 2015 * Anthem of the Seas-Mar 2016 * Harmony of the Seas-Oct 2016 * Independence of the Seas-July 2017 That's 16 on Royal Caribbean, 3 on Celebrity, 2 on Carnival and 1 on Princess. I have the following cruises currently booked: Harmony of the Seas-Sept 2017 * Celebrity Millennium-June 2018 * Symphony of the Seas-Oct 2018 * Symphony of the Seas-Feb 2019 * Celebrity Edge-March 2019 After the Harmony group cruise, I'll be 3 7-night cruises from Diamond Plus. I'm glad to be here and hope to help as much as I can! Brian Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JLMoran Posted September 7, 2017 Report Share Posted September 7, 2017 Welcome to the "family", Christine! Any questions about your upcoming cruise or another one you want to plan, ask away; guaranteed there will be plenty of folks here who can answer. Brian, we've talked plenty on the other boards so you get no special welcome from me. BrianAlt 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
knavy Posted September 7, 2017 Report Share Posted September 7, 2017 Hi Everyone! I'm Kerri and I'm currently living in Cincinnati, OH. I say currently because I've moved every 2-3 years for the last 11 years. I have 2 dog children, a frenchie and a great dane. We are sailing on the Harmony November 4th. I went on a carnival cruise when I was 17 on a school trip but I haven't been on one since. I talked my boyfriend into going this year and we are really excited, he has never been on a vacation cruise (we were both in the Navy but obviously that is much different). I've been stalking these boards for awhile since I am an over planner and I feel like I need all the information for all the things! LOL I look forward to getting to know some of the people on this board. I plan on taking quite a few more cruises in the future. ellcee, BrianAlt and coneyraven 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WAAAYTOOO Posted September 7, 2017 Report Share Posted September 7, 2017 Welcome Kerri !!! Glad you decided to come out of the shadows ! knavy 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kimberly7293 Posted September 7, 2017 Report Share Posted September 7, 2017 Hello! I'm Kim and my husband and I live in Orange County, CA. My first cruise was a LONG time ago on the Viking Serenade, with my dad. I introduced my husband to cruising on the same ship, and we've done a few trips on a few different ships. It's been a while, but we are booked on Explorer with his family and our adult daughter next June (Yup, it just happened to be the group cruise, found that out after the fact!), 11 of us in total! Looking forward to cruising again, and I've never been to Alaska! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WAAAYTOOO Posted September 7, 2017 Report Share Posted September 7, 2017 Hi Kim. So glad you'll be on the Alaska group cruise with us !! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tiny260 Posted September 7, 2017 Report Share Posted September 7, 2017 1 hour ago, knavy said: Hi Everyone! I'm Kerri Hi, Kerri, welcome 21 minutes ago, Kimberly7293 said: Hello! I'm Kim and my husband Hi, Kim and Hubby, welcome Been busy with work, haven't been able to hang out as much as I used to, so a hi to all of the other new members. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tiny260 Posted September 7, 2017 Report Share Posted September 7, 2017 2 hours ago, knavy said: Hi Everyone! I'm Kerri and I'm currently living in Cincinnati, OH. I say currently because I've moved every 2-3 years for the last 11 years. I have 2 dog children, a frenchie and a great dane. We are sailing on the Harmony November 4th. I went on a carnival cruise when I was 17 on a school trip but I haven't been on one since. I talked my boyfriend into going this year and we are really excited, he has never been on a vacation cruise (we were both in the Navy but obviously that is much different). I've been stalking these boards for awhile since I am an over planner and I feel like I need all the information for all the things! LOL I look forward to getting to know some of the people on this board. I plan on taking quite a few more cruises in the future. I for one would be interested in your take on sailing on a cruise ship, especially the Harmony, after having been in the Navy. Obviously they are completely different, but to me it would still be interesting comparison, especially the size of Harmony. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arebee Posted September 7, 2017 Report Share Posted September 7, 2017 2 hours ago, knavy said: Hi Everyone! I'm Kerri and I'm currently living in Cincinnati, OH. I say currently because I've moved every 2-3 years for the last 11 years. I have 2 dog children, a frenchie and a great dane. We are sailing on the Harmony November 4th. I went on a carnival cruise when I was 17 on a school trip but I haven't been on one since. I talked my boyfriend into going this year and we are really excited, he has never been on a vacation cruise (we were both in the Navy but obviously that is much different). I've been stalking these boards for awhile since I am an over planner and I feel like I need all the information for all the things! LOL I look forward to getting to know some of the people on this board. I plan on taking quite a few more cruises in the future. Welcome, best part of these cruises is you don't have to work 6 1/2 days a week, stand watches, listen for reveille or pull lines... Oh, and the chow line is shorter and you only muster once. knavy 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
knavy Posted September 8, 2017 Report Share Posted September 8, 2017 5 hours ago, arebee said: Welcome, best part of these cruises is you don't have to work 6 1/2 days a week, stand watches, listen for reveille or pull lines... Oh, and the chow line is shorter and you only muster once. Pretty much this. I was on an aircraft carrier so it was prettt stable except for very rough seas. I'm curious how the harmony will be. I don't remember what ship I was on with carnival but I remember the ride being pretty similar to the carrier. My boyfriend on the other hand was on a destroyer so that thing gets tossed around a lot more in the waves. The bed is a lot different, that's for sure. The cruise ships get to fill their ships with fun stuff where as the rest of my ship was full of jets and work spaces. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arebee Posted September 8, 2017 Report Share Posted September 8, 2017 8 hours ago, knavy said: Pretty much this. I was on an aircraft carrier so it was prettt stable except for very rough seas. I'm curious how the harmony will be. I don't remember what ship I was on with carnival but I remember the ride being pretty similar to the carrier. My boyfriend on the other hand was on a destroyer so that thing gets tossed around a lot more in the waves. The bed is a lot different, that's for sure. The cruise ships get to fill their ships with fun stuff where as the rest of my ship was full of jets and work spaces. I know what you mean, I was on a destroyer tender from the 40's, filled with machines and various shops to work. Also top heavy with two cranes and boats, if we took a 20 degree roll we would have kept going. Unless you hit some bad water, harmony will be fine. Might get some old feeling in your sea legs. knavy 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tiny260 Posted September 8, 2017 Report Share Posted September 8, 2017 @arebee , @knavy , if no one has told you lately, thank you for your service to our country, I know from myself and my family it is greatly appreciated. Matt, sorry we hijacked this thread. On with the show. arebee and knavy 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twangster Posted September 17, 2017 Report Share Posted September 17, 2017 Hey everyone, twangster here. I've lived in many different states, coastal to the western mountains where I currently reside. I have a Bernese Mountain Dog who gives me the stink eye when he hears me on the phone booking my next cruise. Seriously, somehow he knows. My upcoming Harmony cruise will complete the Oasis class trilogy and will be number 21 for me, but whose's counting? Switched to RCI last year, very glad I did, but should have switched a long time ago. Finally made Platinum and after Harmony I'll be Emerald. Diamond here I come. Lesser cruise lines I've sailed include Radisson, NCL, Disney, Carnival and Celebrity. Often cruise solo or with family when they can keep up with me. I've been watching the scopes on the Harmony GC. Awesome! Keep them coming. Looking into the next GC but just did Alaska in June. Might go on the GC anyways. Love Alaska! Cheers! ellcee 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tiny260 Posted September 17, 2017 Report Share Posted September 17, 2017 Welcome @twangster , glad to have you around, I to had a dog that knew, female German Shepherd, about two months before the cruise she would start moping around, a month out and she just flat out ignored you, when the suite cases come out she just doesn't like you. Had to recently put her down, 16 years, still miss that moody dog... Just read your post on the upset lady with an itinerary change, great input. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daKrupa Posted September 19, 2017 Report Share Posted September 19, 2017 Hi Everyone! My name is Rhonda. My husband Mark and I are brand spanking new to cruising. We are from western PA, have a sassy cat, love traveling, napping, and restoring/pinteresting furniture in our free time. The message boards here are wonderful & I've been reading them daily so we don't appear as newbies once on board! Although I'm sure one look at the perma-smile once there will give it away! We are looking forward to (read: talking non stop the past month) sailing on the Oasis of the Seas, Eastern Caribbean, December 2018 in an Aquatheater suite with my sister and newly retired parents. Keeping my fingers crossed at maybe talking the hubby into a short 3 day bahamas trip much sooner, and per everyone's advice on here have already mentally planned out a multitude of options for 2019 & 20! Looking forward to getting to know everyone better! ellcee 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tiny260 Posted September 19, 2017 Report Share Posted September 19, 2017 Welcome, @daKrupa, glad to have you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WAAAYTOOO Posted September 20, 2017 Report Share Posted September 20, 2017 Welcome, a Rhonda and Mark. You're going to love the ATS. They are awesome. Nothing like starting out at the top ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mary Jes Posted September 21, 2017 Report Share Posted September 21, 2017 Hello my name is Mary. Im from Argentina My family and I are going to a cruise next december . It will be our second. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul&Karen Posted September 22, 2017 Report Share Posted September 22, 2017 Hi fellow cruisers. Paul from Melbourne Australia My wife Karen and I come over to the US as much as we can, average once a year since 2008. Love the place, around Florida is our favourite. We are soon to be on our fourth cruise, 1st was the Oasis Eastern 7 days Caribbean 2012, next was the Allure to the Western part 7 days in 2014 then the last was on the Liberty up the Eastern side of Canada 9days 2015. Our next is 2 Dec 17 12 days back to the Caribbean on the Athem. All our trips have been all around two weeks due to our busy work tempo (I'm Army, wife is IT Lead Consultant) so we slip a cruise in as much as we can. This year we have extended or time frame to 5wks. I must admit I never really wanted to go on a cruise, however this thought was one of my biggest mistakes, we now can't get enough. It's really the $$$ that's stops us to a certain degree, by the time you add flights etc over. My wife and I love the stop start life of cruiseing one minute you can be relaxed with a drink near the pool next your at a show, then your off looking around parts of the world then your back on the ship with an ice cream sitting watching the sun go down. WOW.!!!!!!! We fill our normal days here in Aust when we can, 4wding, fishing off the beach and Kart Racing. Take care everyone, hopefully we can play apart in this cruising family. Regards Paul and Karen. Pics of my oasis (& fishing) Fraser Is QLD JLMoran 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JLMoran Posted September 22, 2017 Report Share Posted September 22, 2017 Welcome aboard @Mary Jes and @Paul&Karen! Let us know if you have any questions about your upcoming cruises or anything else! It's a great community here, whether your a 25-year cruising vet or a total newcomer like me. I've definitely learned a ton since joining here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tiny260 Posted September 22, 2017 Report Share Posted September 22, 2017 @Paul&Karen @Mary Jes , welcome, glad you are able to make it to cruises, we value your input, as @JLMoran said ask your questions, we will do our best to answer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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