Mary&Jim

I wish. Although, I think I would feel too guilty.

Haha, we did not get kicked off the ship. Although our next port of call was Aruba and my husband asked the host if we had to leave. She assured us we could stay. I did feel bad about the other cruiser until the casino host said that lady is at a high level and gets lots of casino offers. Also, we did get to use the $600 free play. I'm sure that it was a once in a lifetime experience for us. We are Mary & Jim, but not Smith. 😊

We are just off the Adventure and I thought I'd share our experience. We have taken many cruises however we are not big gamblers. Actually, our budget is $40 per night for two people. About a month ago, I was looking at the casino website just killing time. I saw I was offered a free casino comp with $500 free play. Based on our past gambling, I thought it was a mistake, so at first I ignored it. Then I decided to call them and sure enough it was a real offer. So I made the reservation to go back on the Adventure but because there were no more balconies available, which was the offer, they offered an additional $100 free play if we agreed to an o/v cabin. Agreed! After we were on the ship, my d/h thought he would ask a casino host why I was given the offer. After speaking to several hosts because nobody could explain what happened, one of them asked to see my sea pass card. She went to a back room and after several minutes she came out and asked if we were on the Adventure in January. We were, and then she explained that another woman with the same name as mine was on the same sailing and I was offered her casino comp in error. I thought they would log all information by CAS numbers and not names, but she said nope. Who knew? Great week!

Currently on the Adventure. No diamond members allowed in the Crown Lounge during HH. Someone posted at the door checking badges.

We are booked on the Wonder for 12/1/24. I called CAS earlier today to ask about MTD. Was told the times will open for booking in early June. We'll see.

I'm enjoying your review of the Adventure. We were on her in November '23 and again last month. I agree with your observation of the public areas. Carpet and furniture need a good cleaning. Overall, a great ship, though. We will be back in March.

Enjoy your cruise. I'll be following.

Great review! We are thinking of cruising to Alaska next summer so your review answered lots of questions for me. Great pics, also.

Looking forward to your review also. My dh and I will be on the Adventure next month. I'm especially interested to hear your Crown Lounge happy hour experience. Happy anniversary! Mary

We just completed a b2b last month on this ship. Attended top tier event both weeks and the numbers were very low. Not sure why because the ship was sold out both weeks.

We are just off the Grandeur today after fourteen nights. No coffee maker the entire time. There were carafes filled with regular, decaf and hot water for tea in the Diamond lounge. However, when they were cold or empty, there was no way to get more. We just gave up and used vouchers for coffee at Latitudes and hot water for tea at the Windjammer. Lots of running around each morning.

I agree. We just completed our 41st RCL cruise. We usually cruise September thru April and then do land based trips over the summer. However, our granddaughter is planning on moving in with us in the fall for school. Because of that, we decided to take a quick cruise sometime from May thru July before she moves in and takes over the house. Ha! I know all about summer prices, but yikes. Seems like prices are out of sight this summer. Lots of sold out categories as well.

Very nice!

Will this be your first time sailing on Viking? I'm looking forward to hearing about your experience, as well.

Looking forward to reading about your experience on your B2B. My dh & I are booked on the Jewel for early April. We were on the Serenade out of Tampa for 17 nights in January and had a great time. Old menu the first leg and new menu for the second. All good to us.