CanadaRob

26 minutes ago, Another_Critic said:

The original Dynamic Dining was terrible in my one exposure to it, but I was on the very first sailing that it was introduced (Quantum TA - Nov 2014).  You had to reserve dining each night (and this being Royal IT, it was a very painful experience) or go standby and you had different waitstaff each time.

I was on Quantum from Bayonne in Feb 2015 and was so delighted with DD, i was hoping it would go fleet wide but in response to the OP and as others have noted.

Royal tried it, significant pushback from its guests(in general) so done and gone, although it would great with Quantum Ultra class hey?

Sooo excited for a live/semi-live cruise report!  

I did have some remnants of what we learned, really asked some questions but it was more just to eat the product, did have lots, certainly enough

7 minutes ago, Travelling2Some said:

Agree.  I don't see the attraction.  It's cute the first time but I really prefer a bartender you can tip and get a better pour.

Agreed, this is a one and done, gimmick but yet the ships keep getting them, it really is a space that could be rethought into something cool like the martini bars on X

On 6/24/2021 at 7:33 AM, DirtyDawg said:

The countries who have not yet approved the mixed vaccines for entrance will likely change their stance once more counties go the mixed vaccine route. But when that will happen is the issue for people like yourself who are planning travel over the next few months. The realist in me suspects that if a country like Barbados or Bahamas see that one or two of their large tourist originating  countries have gone the mixed vaccine route they will be rather quick to approve mixed vaccines. 💲 talks.

 

Hope for the best, plan for the worst.

Yup, I would very happy with being on a ship as a #teamZeneca-Pfizer and with 6 months to go I also would be ok, not going to Nassau but who knows what the various countries will allow once they see the dollars flowing.

Oh yeah, love the WJ, open air seating, like Radiance class, but WJ built to the size of the ship much better than the Oasis Class

Hmm, labadee, San Juan on both st Croix , st kits vs Tortola, St Maarten.

regadless of Cococay, id take Jewel.

Both great ships, Jewel as a radiance class ship is a fave of mine for small ships.

Love the 270, no area like it on any other class.  As noted,  solariums are the nicest IMHO,  

Seven Fathoms Rum-small independent rum distillery a 5 minute cab ride from the cruise port

https://caymanspirits.com/sevenfathomsrum/

Book in advance can add it to an afternoon of almost anything.  Tour of the distillery is cool and not that long and you get to sample unlimited rums(which is really alot of rum if you wanted) Cool story about who Seven Fathoms is and the its a cool bottle to buy.  I'll go back again my next Grand Cayman stop.

Yup, have 2nd booked too, for June 21: next cruise is still 5 1/2 months away, so 99% sure I can get in and out of Canada 

To the OP, I will look at Some of the Ultra lines like Oceania based on where they go(like St Barts) and yes as a Royal loyalist have not pulled the trigger yet, COVID has given me a good excuse to wait.

1 hour ago, ericfromri said:

what is it with people on here, they ask for an opinion, than act snyde.  i do not think there is worse pizza anywhere on the high seas than at sorrento's..

I can also say that MSC pizza is ok, it just seems to be available as breakfast lunch and dinner.  It is also not enough to have me cruise MSC again.

Not actual milk so doesn’t need a fridge and as per a post in the humour thread, it’s called almond milk cuz who would buy nut juice?

use it everyday for my morning shake, do without on ships

35 minutes ago, GJustice said:

Any that sail out of Galveston 😀

 

HATE flying for a vacation trip.

I actually like leaving from Galveston too! cheaper to fly to Galveston or San Juan than Florida on most occasions

Quantum was our first cruise back after a long break from cruising and still really like the Quantum class, also Jewel for me, hope it isn't showing its age too bad these days. 

1 hour ago, deliver42 said:

Don't expect prices to come down anytime soon.

Lots of pent up demand, so no need to discount at this time.  

I'm now in the demographic which would be prime for Celebrity/Princess, but will still cruise Royal mostly even though the Flow Rider, rock climbing, etc aren't really in my wheelhouse.    Princess has a couple of itineraries that really interest me(Circle Caribbean to name one) but have a hard time seeing 'value' with their pricing.  Food and service have been always been good to excellent on Royal but did book a Mexico Riviera on Princess with last year's 3-D-sale just because at the time Royal/Celebrity didn't have that as an option.   Have tried Carnival/MSC too, but I guess Loyal to Royal 

Also a favourite, the detractors will note no Promenade compared to all the bigger classes.  

The solarium is great with the retractable roof, the location of Schooner and the couple of restaurants in the same area is ideal.  Lot of glass and crew/pass ratio used to be slightly better than the big ships too

regular pricing on the drinks with beers being $5-6 and cocktails at $9-10,  and  many wines by the glass at under $10 seems reasonable so a $300 shareable tab would go quite a ways for me and my wife.

Liked deck 8 3up and 3down for decks so could walk it.(Freedom Class), bigger than an inside and light 

Have stayed in promenade on Liberty multiple times, including the Aforementioned Ben and Jerry room,  pre COVID it allowed me to do back to back because of cost savings. Would do it again,

Freedom class is nice, had planned a SJ trip on Freedom a couple of years back, never made it happen.   I too would love some longer voyages on these 3 sisters but to get a factor of 7 to work maybe 12/9 instead of 8/6.  Never say never, the new future of cruising could be just about anything....

Vote for Odyssey, longer cruise, still good dining options lots of stuff for kids including bumper cars and the 270 is a great chill place,.

Dealbreaker?

Not being able to afford to go as the cruise lines respond with “normal’ pricing 50% capacity and millions of FCCs supporting the demand.

30 minutes ago, 4774Papa said:

Then I may have to go with Princess.

They really like to price with their all inclusive option too.