Lionesss

OH MY In a few years I will have to go and get another Fake ID. Brings back memories of when I was 16 bar hopping. Gotta dig up that oldie but goodie snail mail address. Take care

You are so fortunate to be doing a CLS, we just got off the ship and was in 1746. I know you will love the deck and the perks that come with it. CK and the suite lounge are nice places to enjoy dinner and relax. Hope you have a great time and safe travels. Waiting for your updates. Take care

Now that the cruise is over, we are eagerly awaiting the phone call on pins and needles. Now there may be a surge of homeless cats, but we want a fur ball young enough to grow old with us. So we are patiently (lol) awaiting the call to adopt. We are not picky, and are trying to stay calm till she arrives. Just like an expectant mom, everything is ready for the arrival. Our daughters Maid of Honor works at a veterinary clinic and is coordinating the process. The excitement is building. Hopefully soon.

Congratulations on your marriage and glad you are able to celebrate on the cruise. Looking forward to following your adventures. Be safe, but have fun.

So happy for Owen. I am Happy for him getting to play again.

Junior told us to call him on his portable ship phone, because he would not be leaving the ship for awhile when we wanted to use his "elevator key" to leave. We knew he would be saying all his goodbyes and did not want to bug him without trying first. We were lucky to catch an elevator quick. This was the second cruise on Allure that we were not all escorted from the suite lounge with numbers to exit. I wonder if the powers that be made this change happen. Anyway it all worked out with no problems. We did get to say goodbye to Junior...... Take care

Yesterday was our first day of suffering with ” cruise withdrawal “. Why to they go at warp speed? Then when you get home you have all that nonsense stuff to do like do the wash and clean? So delaying the inevitable I decided why not go to a car cruise and with it eat out. Well it must have had to be because guess whose car was selected as one of the top four last night? Drum roll……….. ME.

SLOT POOL Yes, I was going to coordinate one. Look at the roll call for that sailing. I posted what I experienced on this sailing (earlier in the thread) and hope to model one after it, if it is ok with those sailing. Take care

Drinks The coffee was the best we ever had, from CK to Suite lounge to WJ We were never far from a mixed drink. Abundant bar servers. Drinks will not disappoint you. And although we never seemed to exceed our 10 (total) D+ drinks, we do not think they registered them all, during the day. In the casino I am signature so the drinks for me are free, and I do think that some mighty kind servers also included the spouse. Pools Crowded on Sea days. Abundant chair hogs, nothing done. Why oh why did we wait till the last day to go to the solarium. We had a GREAT TIME there. Finally LEAVE!!!!!!!!. Now I know this only applies to suites, pinnacle and Key but sharing anyway. What a potential disaster , but it worked out in the end Being on the 17th deck on the day you leave can be a pain. With the majority of cruisers eating breakfast in the WJ and taking the elevators up to go down, they are all filled when they reach the 17th deck. This was a first for us, we only had to wait a few minutes to catch an elevator down and the reason we got one was a family was getting off and we quickly jumped on. It stopped at every floor and you could see the frustration on all the cruisers waiting with their carryons to get on to get off the ship. We then met at the champagne bar and were to be lead off at 8:15am. This time, no numbers and we merged with all the exiting guests. Last time we were given numbers to wear on our shirt to take us directly to suite luggage area.One of the porters said he would take our luggage, we said no, we were fine, it was only less than 200 steps to the taxis, and he snarkly goes " first time I heard suite guest not using porters" I go theres a first for everything. It moved quickly and we went to get our bags. In May we then entered the suite line and went strait to customs. No more suite line. It changed if you have Global, you enter right all others left. We were regular and moved with the left line and got through quick. Caught a taxi and at the airport in under 5 min. Great cruise We heard that the Allure has 95% of all positions filled with returning workers. Junior our concierge started his break. His wife is due in September He is still deciding if he will come back as a concierge or move up to a Genie. His goal is to move up the corporate ladder and he will take whatever job necessary to refine his skills and make himself more marketable with RCI. Thank you for traveling with me. I tried to make it fun and entertaining. I enjoyed doing this, and this was the first cruise that we burned the midnight oil and were bright eyed and bushy tail early birds. Although a few days we were napsters. So, until we cruise in March. I wish all safe sails and good health. Take care, be safe. Lionesss Sue

Oasis March 12 2023

Shows The entertainment was excellent from Comedians to Mama Mia. Shows were all crowded but if you went early enough you got the seat you wanted. What surprised us was the show Love and Marriage, was completely full, not an empty seat to be had. All shows were a go, and My DH went to Dazzles and the band their was awesome. Excursions: Story time. Curacao: Swim with the turtles. Well, this excursion had a lot of hype from the get go. We enjoyed a nice bus ride to the dock. Got on a beautiful catamaran Got our snorkel gear And Then they tell us that the turtles come in to get the fishermans cleaned up guts and gills from cleaning their fish that they take to market. The process starts at 6 am. So by the time we get their about 10 am. The turtles have their turtle bellies full and are sleeping at the bottom of the ocean. Not one person swam with a turtle and Of the 2 I think I saw, I now know one was a rock. Now had it not been for the guides swimming with us and pointing out neat sea life, this tour would have gotten a bad rating............................But these guides were great and I cannot compliment them enough. They even took the time to give me a life preserver ring to float with , and i was very happy. But as far as swimming with the turtles..........................nada Aruba: Not a fan of this island and once again it did disappoint me and boy did it balloon to the powers that be. Ok So our excursions was to snorkel at a sunken ship. Ok so we take a nice air conditioned bus 4 min. on the same pier the Allure is docked on. We get on a nice catamaran with way too many other guest. Over packed, not enough room for everyone or their bags. There were two catamarans on this excursion A an B we were A. So we sail off, and we get our safety drill which consisted of. "........If you see us jump of, you better jump off......" That was it. laughing at his funny self. Never told us where life vests were Handed out gear snorkel and blow up vest. I asked for a noodle or boogy board or life preserver to hold onto in water. The one guide goes we do not have any. Then the other guide goes, yes we do give her one.........Why did he lie to me. I then ask I see you have 5 life preservers, can i have one to float with, he ignores me. The first stop was so wavy I could not snorkel and attempted to get back on board And Catamaran B let guest use life preservers to swim with, but I was denied. The ladder was flipping back and forth and moved with the waves. My husband had to push my back forward to climb the ladder and he assisted others. Now I am on board and attempt to go around the side of the catamaran to get inside, when a wave comes and I fall on the stairs on my back and look like a turtle stuck on my back when the guide just sits there and watches me, never offering help. It hurt, I'm crying and he just sits there. After I regain my composure, but not my pride, I crawl on my hands and knees to get inside. Now I am really pissed. Others coming on board said their not going back in. So now we get to the sunken ship, some stay on board, and others attempt to see the ship, viewing was bad because the water was rough. I was glad when we got back to shore. So when we were leaving for dinner..................Marva asked us about our day. I told her it was the worst excursion I was ever on. One thing lead to another. Now Junior found out about it (concierge) Then head of excursions found out about it. Then officer found out and called us a couple times. I re----stated. Over crowded conditions Lack of safety drill Lying about sharing equipment Not being offered assistance when I fell. Not sharing life preservers to swim with. The officer goes we filed an official report with the company and RCI, we will follow up with company to see that changes are made. and give you 25% off an excursion on Labadee. They made out we did the coaster. To be cont.

Good Morning and Sad to be Home, Because the Cruise is Over. Brief Summary I am just jotting down some random thoughts, for specific details they are shared in the live preceding posts. To begin with I could not have asked for a more enjoyable cruise on one of our favorite ships. The Allure, you are fabulous. We stayed at the Embassy and enjoyed their Managers happy hour, I consumed 3 rum and cokes and had some munchies. Then we wondered over to the Bistro, for our reservation for celebrating our anniversary dinner for some over priced Itailen food. The atmosphere was great, and they served entres that one order could have fed the both of us. We wasted too much food. In the morning we tried to call for a cab, but were told it was an hour wait, so we Uber to port. At this point in time I cannot remember the cost. There is a new way to drop off Uber, he drove right to the door past the taxis and dropped us off right where people lined up for taxis. It was so organized. The porter took our bags right to the drop off door, I think he liked our tip and kept saying thank you. We showed our Negative COVID TEST and walked right in. Check in within minutes and waiting in suite area for about 20 min. Genies took their guests and we followed right behind them. Even though we booked our shows the minute we boarded, the only one that asked to show our card was the comedy club. Everyone else once they saw the suite color just waved us through. Went to Windjammer once we boarded and waited till they opened the rope off area till 11:25am. Food was as usual, and not disappointing. Then we wondered around, kept drinking water, no alcohol, till dinner for us. We are Diamond + and I am signature in the casino, and we never exceeded our drink allotment on the D+ . We did get the refreshment package for bottle water and pop, but probably could have done without it. We were in CLS 1746 and as I was walking down the hall the first time to our cabin Marva sees me and I see her and we scream and she immediately goes where is your daughter!!!!!!!! We realize it is over 5 years since we last saw her and she remembered us. The CLS opened late about 1:15pm because they were the last to be sprayed with a new system for controlling germs?????????????????????? We had to wait for it to ventilate. Luggage was outside the door when we got their. Champagne from out TA and our D+ gifts. We unpacked. Dining Experiences: Breakfast was always good, from CK to WJ, and Room Service. No issues there. Lunch was usually WJ. Besides the crowds on sea days it was not a problem and food was the same and we rotated what we ate. Now dinner we only did one pay restaurant and that was Izumi steak whatever Upon arrival we were greeted by a very fun loving assistant. He made our dining experience fun. If you booked on line before you came, you were paid in full. If you used the dining package you owed a balance. Our Cook or chef for lack of a better word was, well lame, boring, no fun. He hardly interacted with us. Did not have the experience we had last time. The other two tables were laughing having the time of their lives.................we didnt. The food was good though. Coastal Kitchen. Our overall experience with service was outstanding. Except on the first day when I asked for bottled water, you would have thought I asked for gold. The server took his time and went to the bar and brought back one small bottle of water and poured it in my glass. It was warm. HMMMMMM others were getting cold water and it was kept in the ice buckets by the window. I looked at him and I think he could tell I was taken aback. But I was not going to let a bottle of water ruin my cruise. I was happy to be on the ship. Now this was the first time in all our experiences that I had two bad meals. The first one is the one with veal canaloni (sp) on the menu. It did not look like or taste like the veal I had before, I kinda played with it, and wasted most of it. Now heres a warning. I enjoy eating fish, and the one day they had Cod on the menu. I ordered it, and when it arrived it did not smell good from the get go. I reluctantly took one small bite and eeeeewwwwwwwweeeee...........it was bad. Now I enjoy Cod, and I hope no one got sick from this. They replaced my meal with the daily steak option. Which by this time I lost my appetite. But over all the service and meals were good. To be cont.

I guess this thread does not let the dust settle. Got home from our Allure sailing last evening and I am only on page 2715. Once I go grocery shopping and start the wash, I have a lot of catching up to do. I can only hope all are safe and well. Here's to the thread!!!!!!!! Take care

Thank God we landed. One hell of a flight Bad turbulence for 2/3 of it Safely on tarmac

Waiting at the airport for our flight to Cleveland and we are enjoying the local entertainment. The public address announcement of passengers for their flights and pronunciation of names. Now mind you traditional names are a dying breed. We are the modern generations of creative names. Take for example : ( First names only) Tessa Marissa Sara … Starry Soon …. Devine ….. Neon…. I kinda want to page people using the ones from the original “MAD MAGAZINE” Pat Mcgroin Johnny Walker Your Apain Ima Wasted Wish I can remember more. Nap time.

Good morning for the last time here on the Allure in Fort Lauderdale. Enjoying breakfast in CK. Saying goodbye at 8 am to our home for the week. Final comments and closure will be posted by Monday. Long travel day ahead. Pray for our safe journey. Sue.

SADFACE Luggage filled. Locked. Tags on. Outside cabin. Marva left us a four leaf clover for tonight. Dinner in CK was veal chop, potatoes, Caesar Salad. Well prepared. Concierge printed air line boarding tickets. We have to meet in champagne lounge by 8:15 to be lead off the ship. (Suites, Pinnacles). I will post closing thoughts once I have time to collect my thoughts.

Currently in suite lounge there is 6 children and 8 adults. One concierge. Waiting for the rush. The reason we came before Happy Hour is we needed our airline boarding tickets printed. The service was great. And all deserve the extra tips. I know it is a gray area but everyone should give what they are comfortable with. People watching now before dinner.

We received our room charges statement today. And of course there are drink charges at venues we never drank in. Of course they were zero balance because we never exceeded our total of 10 between us Diamond plus drinks. Also I. Am signature in casino. We went to guest services and they immediately fixed the problem and removed them. So always check your statement. For us it did not matter. But just wanted to share the wealth.

This was our last cruise for the year. Now planning for a Halloween baby shower theme is SOMETHING IS BREWING Probably do a land vacation to Washington DC or Niagara Falls. The next cruise I cannot wait to sail is Oasis in March!!!!!! Now got to bite the bullet and pack.

We find the dining on ALLURE in CK to meet our needs except for one of the dinner menus. on our sailing it was the one with veal Canaloni( sp). The first time it was served I ordered it and it was not what it used to be. It was all mixed together. The second time I ordered off that menu I got the cod. After one bite. I could not eat any more. Did not taste very good. Other than that day of selections other days were very enjoyable.

The saddest smallest most depressing pieces of paper. Which eventually will lead us to our house. (sniff, sniff).

More paper work.

Time spent in the casino gets you this. Did not get any big jackpots. That is pay outs by attendants. But usually enough to keep playing from good matches on machine. ($600,$750,$500……….). We only visited in evening. Only one very expensive night where we donated to the cause. (RCI) that is. To keep the boat afloat.

Trying to delay the act of packing to go home so posting bits and pieces. Finally got our Diamond + pins 3 cruises late.