jennifer1t

First night book steakhouse- they give you a free bottle of wine

OMG that would be amazing- although there were VERY little kids on this cruise. Li barely saw any the entire week!

Wifi worked perfectly for me last week. Room 2262 on the dream.

ShhhhhhhhOWTIIIIIIIIMMMMMEEEE

The smell was just on our floor- deck 2. Randomly.

My MIL actually dropped us off.

No prepay- but it's super easy to go to the many fun hubs in the ship and order it.

Social media plan was awesome- I was even able to call my girls each night through Facebook instant message

His name is Shane

Will try to be to the point as possible,

About us- I'm 34 husband is 33. We have 2 small kids 2 and 4 who we left with my MIL. We're from Slidell, Louisiana. NOT party animals at all, needed some alone time before the kiddos start going to "real" school and make it harder to travel.

Embarking NOLA

Showed up about 1:15 and the line moved consistently the entire way in. Took us about an hour until we were on the boat. Room was ready, no luggage yet.

Room 2262 cove balcony

Port side forward. Easy access to encore room, serenity deck, gym. Little to no noise except for last day when people were in halls a lot. Noise from water was like a sound machine, very relaxing. First and last night had choppy waters, very noisy when the boat went through waves. It didn't bother me. Tipped Jimmy our room guy $20 on the first day, saw him and interacted with him every day since. Very helpful and friendly.

Food

Pasta place- went as soon as we got situated. Very good and empty. Fast, Fresh and flavorful!

Mongolian wok- super yummy- long line even on port day. Hot food, fresh, and fast service.

BBQ- hot, good- potato salad was groooooss but rest of food was good. Pretty cool watching them cook right in front of you. Very windy (lol)

Burrito bar- flavorful, fast, yummy

Pizza pirate- OK pizza, if you're drunk. Lol

Grill- hot dog was good, potato salad was groooooossss

Chocolate extravaganza- get there early. Only because everything is still cool and fresh. We showed up about an hour and a half in and everything was lukewarm. Yuck (out fault)

Tea time- again get there early, lukewarm cucumber sandwiches and desserts aren't good- tea was Delish

We had breakfast in the dining room every day- loved it. Good service and great food

Brunch on sea days- super yummy, fast service.

Dinner in dining room was hit or miss. We got a two seater and I sometimes felt like we were forgotten. Food took forever to get some days. It's whatever, I didn't mind.

Steakhouse was ahhhhhmazing. Do it. Eat there, the first night on the boat you get a free bottle of wine of you make a reservation. Everything was amazing!

We went to the steakhouse cooking demo and got to taste some more of their food- it was Delish!

Windy BBQ

(We ate a lot- just saying)

Jamaica

4x4 jeep safari and hidden waterfall-

So fun! We really enjoyed getting to see and hear about Jamaica. I felt totally safe and am glad I got into this shore excursion. I procrastinated in booking it and it sold out. As soon as we got on the ship I went to shore excursions and got on the waiting list. Perfect beautiful day!

Grand Cayman

Kayaking in he mangroves and stingray city

Kayaked for 45 minutes around a peninsula. The tour guide only talked to the two boats in he front- could barely hear what he said. They were real nice though. Stingray City was fun tons of people but also lots of stingrays to go around! Ate at breezes by the bay and spend $40 on a burger and 6 shrimp. Save your money and eat at the ship- this island is for rich people! Lol

Cozumel

Nachi cocom- only allows 100 reservations per day $55 per person. This was my favorite day. All inclusive resort with beautiful waters and good food. Drinks were plenty as well. Very relaxing day- I didn't want to leave! We also bought all of our gifts here as they were cheap and plenty.

Entertainment.

The first and second sea days were fun as we were exploring the ship mostly. Lots of things to do and see. Watched the sun set on the secret deck (floor 9 there is a door in the front left of the ship, no one knows about this deck)

The encore shows were fantastic, don't miss the legends show. Very entertaining, sang karaoke, played the corn hole game, watched dive in movies, played bingo, all were fun, no complaints.

The hot tubs were cold- freeeeeZing the last night. I was able to utilize the spa amenities one day and am glad I didn't pay for it (I met someone who invited me to join her one night) the thalassotherapy pool was nice but at the time crowded, it was very warm. The individual rooms were cool, I didn't get what the big hype was about heated tiled seats and scented rooms. I would've rathered take a nap in my room [emoji6]

Not a lot to do the last sea day. I suppose they expect you to want to pack all day. So we slept a lot.

My "free" drink for being a gold VIP member ended up not being free. I got a chocolate martini from the piano bar and the bartender was upset about another gold VIP member taking off with the receipt and drink coupon so she had to pay for it out of pocket, she really shouldn't have dumped all that on us, she was visibly upset and made us feel like we were bothering her.

Long lines to get into the comedy club allll the time. Had to get there very early if you want a good spot. Ain't nobody got time fa dat!

Anyway- if you have any questions or want to see more photos I'll upload more. We had a great time!

Also- I do recall mentioning "man it smells like **** in here" while walking down our hallway, but we have kids and it wasn't THAT significant to where we let it mess up our vacation.

4 hours!!!!!

Ohhhhhh

We leave in less than a month! Looking forward to the rest!

Yes- thank you!

Haven't cruised in a while and I am reading about white parties and 80's parties..... Do any of y'all know where I can find a list of parties that will be on my cruise. Id like to be prepared for them beforehand.

Cruising on the dream December 13

Jenn

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Awww bummer [emoji31] hopefully our first kid free vacation goes a little better [emoji53]

When in December are you going?

December 13 I think you are too [emoji3] you're name pops up on all of the dream threads [emoji23] how awesome!

Me too! Thanks for the reply. Searching for excursions for the dream in december. Seems fun!!!!!

We'll be on the dream December 13- still undecided about this tour. Have you figure out what yall wanted to do yet? We may or may not just stay on the boat. Or do this tour since we want to sightsee

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Thanks for the quick response. I suppose one is better than none [emoji53]

How was the noise levels?

We'll be staying in 2262 on 93 days! Yall faced the ports at every stop right?

Omg you and your boyfriend are absolutely beautiful! That dress! Wowzas! I hope I have as much fun in December as yall did! I love your confidence!!

Was just coming here wondering the same thing! Thanks for the reply!

Following- hubby and I are cruising same in December!

OMG no- worst vacation ever- our room was right above the disco!