Boston Babe Posted January 9, 2018 Report Share Posted January 9, 2018 Hi there, I found an itinerary on the Adventure of the Seas (new England) that is perfect for us as it sails during our 25th anniversary. Has anyone been on it, what is it like ( I know it's older, I know it's not Oasis) but is it still nice. the price is right too so i'm hoping to book it today or tomorrow. Thank you for any input! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lovetocruise2002 Posted January 9, 2018 Report Share Posted January 9, 2018 4 minutes ago, Boston Babe said: Hi there, I found an itinerary on the Adventure of the Seas (new England) that is perfect for us as it sails during our 25th anniversary. Has anyone been on it, what is it like ( I know it's older, I know it's not Oasis) but is it still nice. the price is right too so i'm hoping to book it today or tomorrow. Thank you for any input! That was our first and honeymoon cruise! I haven't been on it since but we loved it. Was enough to get us hooked on cruising. It's up for refurb soon. https://www.royalcaribbeanblog.com/2017/04/26/royal-caribbean-schedules-adventure-of-the-seas-refurbishment-january-2018 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tiny260 Posted January 9, 2018 Report Share Posted January 9, 2018 I sailed on her when she was in San Juan and i really like the ship. I was on her directly after the "Cut Short" dry dock in 2014 and I think she has had another update dry dock or is scheduled for one. Boston Babe 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boston Babe Posted January 9, 2018 Author Report Share Posted January 9, 2018 10 minutes ago, Sabrinaklai said: That was our first and honeymoon cruise! I haven't been on it since but we loved it. Was enough to get us hooked on cruising. It's up for refurb soon. well isn't this perfect as our anniversary is July 2019!! LOL. I think I'm going to do for it! OUr April Equinox trip was supposed to be our anniversary sailing but I got to thinking, I don't want to be in Rehoboth Beach in for our special anniversary and we've been dying to do NewEngland/Canada (it's only 6 nights and we're missing Boston, but it's perfect!) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twangster Posted January 9, 2018 Report Share Posted January 9, 2018 @KLAconQueso will be on Adventure in February after her dry dock (the ship not KLA). I'm sure she will give us the details. She goes into dry dock very soon. KLA 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lovetocruise2002 Posted January 9, 2018 Report Share Posted January 9, 2018 6 minutes ago, Boston Babe said: well isn't this perfect as our anniversary is July 2019!! LOL. Omg...I am afraid to ask when? We have way too much in common! Our anniversary is also in July! That or it's a teacher thing because that is when we have time off! But I am about 10 years behind you. We just celebrated 15 years. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest toodle68 Posted January 9, 2018 Report Share Posted January 9, 2018 AOS goes into dry dock in Feb.. early enough to have the kinks worked out before my march cruise. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boston Babe Posted January 9, 2018 Author Report Share Posted January 9, 2018 1 hour ago, twangster said: @KLAconQueso will be on Adventure in February after her dry dock (the ship not KLA). I'm sure she will give us the details. She goes into dry dock very soon. GREAT!! @KLAconQueso I'm looking forward to hearing back. and thanks so much!! @twangster KLA 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boston Babe Posted January 9, 2018 Author Report Share Posted January 9, 2018 36 minutes ago, toodle68 said: AOS goes into dry dock in Feb.. early enough to have the kinks worked out before my march cruise. So I will get great feedback! LOL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boston Babe Posted January 9, 2018 Author Report Share Posted January 9, 2018 1 hour ago, Sabrinaklai said: Our anniversary is also in July! It must be the teaching thing, we had to get married in the summer! LOL July 23rd, 1994 Lovetocruise2002 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lovetocruise2002 Posted January 9, 2018 Report Share Posted January 9, 2018 32 minutes ago, Boston Babe said: It must be the teaching thing, we had to get married in the summer! LOL July 23rd, 1994 Must be then ? July 27,2002. Very close. Boston Babe 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twangster Posted January 9, 2018 Report Share Posted January 9, 2018 @Boston Babe - This is all your fault!!!! I started looking at Adventure of the Seas and saw this incredible deal on the repositioning cruise from San Juan to Bayonne in May. YOLO! Booked it! Plus with just 5 nights it doesn't mess up my C&A strategy for Symphony. Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boston Babe Posted January 9, 2018 Author Report Share Posted January 9, 2018 4 minutes ago, twangster said: This is all your fault!!!! See! I'm good for something here @twangster I have to tell you, I am so excited, I booked the NE/Canada, we've had our eyes on it and the dates didn't work, the 9 nights didn't work but this worked! I am here to please sir!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sweety Posted January 9, 2018 Report Share Posted January 9, 2018 10 minutes ago, Boston Babe said: See! I'm good for something here @twangster I have to tell you, I am so excited, I booked the NE/Canada, we've had our eyes on it and the dates didn't work, the 9 nights didn't work but this worked! I am here to please sir!!! I booked AOS during my Jan 2 cruise. We have a 6 day cruise. Woohoo!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eaglesfaninfl Posted January 10, 2018 Report Share Posted January 10, 2018 Hope KLA gives us an update after her cruise re:drydock changes. Booked on the late July cruise to NE/Canada just before our 51st anniversary...normally cruise out of "our" FL ports during the winter. Can't wait to see beautiful, downtown Bayonne in the summer! (Lol!)... Just a couple of hours from our NJ home. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boston Babe Posted January 10, 2018 Author Report Share Posted January 10, 2018 13 hours ago, eaglesfaninfl said: Booked on the late July cruise to NE/Canada just before our 51st anniversary. You must be on the same one I'm going on in 2019! You have to update when you get back!l Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boston Babe Posted January 10, 2018 Author Report Share Posted January 10, 2018 13 hours ago, Sweety said: We have a 6 day cruise. Woohoo!! Woohoo!!! When are you going? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sweety Posted January 10, 2018 Report Share Posted January 10, 2018 10 minutes ago, Boston Babe said: Woohoo!!! When are you going? July 20-26, 2019. Booked a junior suite for two for $2200. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boston Babe Posted January 10, 2018 Author Report Share Posted January 10, 2018 20 minutes ago, Sweety said: July 20-26, 2019. Booked a junior suite for two for $2200 We're on the same cruise!!!!! It's our 25th wedding anniversary!! Booked Grand Suite as I"m a cruise snob as my friend @Sabrinaklai says and it's our anniversary. Still very reasonable considering. Well, as time gets closer we have to chat. Looking forward to meeting you!! Sweety and Lovetocruise2002 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lovetocruise2002 Posted January 10, 2018 Report Share Posted January 10, 2018 45 minutes ago, Boston Babe said: Woohoo!!! When are you going? 33 minutes ago, Sweety said: July 20-26, 2019. Booked a junior suite for two for $2200. I feel left out when teachers are gathering and I'm not there ? But I'll be on Symphony then! Have fun you two! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boston Babe Posted January 10, 2018 Author Report Share Posted January 10, 2018 22 minutes ago, Sabrinaklai said: I feel left out when teachers are gathering and I'm not there We'll wave!! LOL, hey you will be on a brand new ship!! Lovetocruise2002 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lovetocruise2002 Posted January 10, 2018 Report Share Posted January 10, 2018 1 minute ago, Boston Babe said: hey you will be on a brand new ship!! Yes, the cruise snob in me is slightly biased towards the Oasis class ships ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KathyC Posted January 10, 2018 Report Share Posted January 10, 2018 15 hours ago, twangster said: @Boston Babe - This is all your fault!!!! I started looking at Adventure of the Seas and saw this incredible deal on the repositioning cruise from San Juan to Bayonne in May. YOLO! Booked it! Plus with just 5 nights it doesn't mess up my C&A strategy for Symphony. Thanks! We'll be on Adventure right after you bring her to Bayonne, May 18th. I think there may be one or two sailings in between. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sweety Posted January 10, 2018 Report Share Posted January 10, 2018 1 hour ago, Sabrinaklai said: I feel left out when teachers are gathering and I'm not there ? But I'll be on Symphony then! Have fun you two! Please let us know about the new ship. I will be on the Harmony April 12-19, 2019. I think you have been on this ship. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lovetocruise2002 Posted January 10, 2018 Report Share Posted January 10, 2018 27 minutes ago, Sweety said: Please let us know about the new ship. I will be on the Harmony April 12-19, 2019. I think you have been on this ship. Harmony is my favourite ship so far! You will love it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beyond Vertical Posted January 10, 2018 Report Share Posted January 10, 2018 Adventure goes in to dry dock after returning to San Jose on January 13-February 13. We are booked for a family cruise out of Fort Lauderdale December 2018 in the new panoramic staterooms. So I hope to have an update on those. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twangster Posted January 10, 2018 Report Share Posted January 10, 2018 1 minute ago, Ledude said: Adventure goes in to dry dock after returning to San Jose on January 13-February 13. We are booked for a family cruise out of Fort Lauderdale December 2018 in the new panoramic staterooms. So I hope to have an update on those. I almost booked a panoramic cabin but suddenly a balcony came up cheaper with my C&A discount, 25% cheaper all in. I had to take a balcony but I was torn when they were almost the same price, those panoramic look awesome. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest toodle68 Posted January 10, 2018 Report Share Posted January 10, 2018 We are in a panoramic on aos soon. We saw the balcony price drop but we want to try them and we tend not to use the balcony as much as we thought. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KathyC Posted January 11, 2018 Report Share Posted January 11, 2018 We had two connecting panoramic booked for May 2018 and changed it to one junior suite for $100 less. We couldn't believe it; so we grabbed it and the double points that come along with it. All four of us are in the one room for pretty much only sleep, so we'll deal for the week. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JLMoran Posted January 11, 2018 Report Share Posted January 11, 2018 1 hour ago, KathyC said: We had two connecting panoramic booked for May 2018 and changed it to one junior suite for $100 less. We couldn't believe it; so we grabbed it and the double points that come along with it. All four of us are in the one room for pretty much only sleep, so we'll deal for the week. But Kathy, haven’t you heard the dire warning? That many people in your cabin on a Royal ship means YOU WON’T HAVE ANY SEX!!!! ??????? KathyC and Lovetocruise2002 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twangster Posted January 11, 2018 Report Share Posted January 11, 2018 2 hours ago, JLMoran said: But Kathy, haven’t you heard the dire warning? That many people in your cabin on a Royal ship means YOU WON’T HAVE ANY SEX!!!! ??????? If you ever make it to a Love and Marriage show on Royal you'll learn some cruise directors make reference (for the benefit of young ears that might be there) to 'Making Pancakes', such as "Where is the strangest place you have made pancakes?". Having sailed past a DCL ship recently I heard no pancake making going on. Those awesome curtains must be real. On a recent cruise with an adjoining door to the cabin next to me, there was a young couple next door making a LOT of pancakes. JLMoran 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest toodle68 Posted January 11, 2018 Report Share Posted January 11, 2018 9 hours ago, KathyC said: We had two connecting panoramic booked for May 2018 and changed it to one junior suite for $100 less. We couldn't believe it; so we grabbed it and the double points that come along with it. All four of us are in the one room for pretty much only sleep, so we'll deal for the week. This is what we were planning to do, but the prices of JS went up. We really wanted those double points to put us into Diamond, but all along, the JS for this cruise has been way to expensive. Still looking forward to experiencing panoramic room on deck 12 though! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lovetocruise2002 Posted January 11, 2018 Report Share Posted January 11, 2018 8 hours ago, twangster said: If you ever make it to a Love and Marriage show on Royal you'll learn some cruise directors make reference (for the benefit of young ears that might be there) to 'Making Pancakes', such as "Where is the strangest place you have made pancakes?". Having sailed past a DCL ship recently I heard no pancake making going on. Those awesome curtains must be real. On a recent cruise with an adjoining door to the cabin next to me, there was a young couple next door making a LOT of pancakes. Maybe they were on the same Liberty sailing the lady was on and they were making up for lost time? You will have to do some James Bond stuff and scope it out on your Liberty sailing coming up. ? Btw...these reactions are driving me nuts! I gave out one this morning and already have none left? Beyond Vertical 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
C_Pepper Posted January 22, 2018 Report Share Posted January 22, 2018 I just booked my first Royal Caribbean cruise on the Adventure of the Seas, this coming April for a S. Caribbean 7 night trip. I am having some buyers remorse, since after I booked it I found some negative reviews. It's going to be myself (single 49 year old Dad) and two teen daughters. My main goal/want is for my kids to have a great time. What do I need to know? What can ensure a great time? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boston Babe Posted January 22, 2018 Author Report Share Posted January 22, 2018 27 minutes ago, C_Pepper said: the Adventure of the Seas, this coming April for a S. Caribbean 7 night trip I believe she's going into dry dock shortly if not already there for alot of makeovers. someone here can correct me if I"m wrong. I am booked on her for July 2019 and am very excited. I think your girls will have a great time! and I hope you will too! Welcome to the Boards! Lots of great information found here! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
C_Pepper Posted January 22, 2018 Report Share Posted January 22, 2018 We've been on 2 Disney Cruises so the entire concept isn't new but there seems to be a lot of small differences. Yeah we may be one of the first few to be on after the dry docking. Is there a way to find out what's happening at the Dry docking or what's happened to the ship recently? Sorry I know I'm a newbie so if I'm asking basic questions point me to where I need to go. I did get the drink package for myself, not sure if I should get Soda or refreshment package for the girls? Any additional thoughts always welcome. We are definitely excited. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twangster Posted January 22, 2018 Report Share Posted January 22, 2018 @C_Pepper welcome to the message boards! The refurbishment of Adventure was originally scheduled for 2016 but it was postponed when Hurricane Matthew damaged the Freeport dockyard where the work was supposed to be completed. The original details can be found in this blog post: https://www.royalcaribbeanblog.com/2016/06/10/royal-caribbean-announces-61-million-revitalization-adventure-of-the-seas Since that time the work has been split up into smaller pieces, some being completed already with the final work being done this month and into next. https://www.royalcaribbeanblog.com/2017/04/26/royal-caribbean-schedules-adventure-of-the-seas-refurbishment-january-2018 Disney is a wonderful cruise line but also very expensive. It some ways it caters to younger children with many parents reporting it is less enticing for teenagers. Royal is very family friendly but also much less expensive compared to Disney. For this reason many people consider Royal to be better value for the money while still providing a great cruise experience. Several users on this site have Adventure cruises booked in the coming months. Keep an eye in the message boards under "Live Blogs" as we begin to showcase the new Adventure of the Seas post dry dock. As far as negative reviews I've learned over the years and from using many forums beyond this one that most negative reviews should be ignored for almost any ship or cruise line. Any cruise is what you make it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
C_Pepper Posted January 22, 2018 Report Share Posted January 22, 2018 Disney was great, and we sailed on the cost of Make-A-Wish, my oldest daughter is a cancer survivor, thankfully. We are really looking forward to RC. yeah it's less expensive up front but I think it equals out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boston Babe Posted January 22, 2018 Author Report Share Posted January 22, 2018 31 minutes ago, C_Pepper said: my oldest daughter is a cancer survivor, thankfully. I am so happy to see that she is a survivor! You will have a blessed time on RC! C_Pepper 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lovetocruise2002 Posted January 22, 2018 Report Share Posted January 22, 2018 3 hours ago, C_Pepper said: Disney was great, and we sailed on the cost of Make-A-Wish, my oldest daughter is a cancer survivor, thankfully. We are really looking forward to RC. yeah it's less expensive up front but I think it equals out. @C_Pepper, welcome to the boards! We've done our share of Disney in recent years with our girls (tweens) and there are some differences between the two lines. There was a recap done here not too long ago (I'll attach it) that highlights some of the differences. I personally love RC. I have not been on the Adventure since my honeymoon so that was a while ago. I am not a Disney fanatic, neither are my kids, so the lack of constant parade of characters wherever you go is a welcomed relief. And the cost difference is huge. We've done 3 Disney cruises now and each time the cost of one could have taken me on two with RC. I find the two main differences between the two are the types of theatre shows, and drinks that are included. Disney's alcohol is priced slightly lower that RC, but then again, you don't have the option of a drink package with them so makes sense. Also, with Disney, all your soft drinks are included but with RC it's not. If you purchased the refreshment package for the girls that would include the soft drinks, juices, bottled water, etc. minus the alcohol. As far as the shows go, Disney's shows are all extravagantly done, while RC is on a slightly smaller scale but still great. I am a firm believer that a vacation/cruise is as good as you make it. Read all reviews with a grain of salt. Some people just love to vent and complain and most times people who have a great time don't follow up and write about it so you are only hearing from the complainers. Every ship as it's pros/cons. Like @twangster mentioned, there probably will be a live blog in the next few weeks from Adventure. Worth it to follow along and ask questions. And you have found a great resource here in these boards. People are great here. Ask away. C_Pepper 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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