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Plus as it was built for us Brits a kettle:)

On our last 2 cruises Adventure Ocean seems to now open fully on 1st evenings.

Just had a quick look on Google plenty of photographs of Halloween partys on Grandeur.

Been on Allure at Halloween and it was fantastic a massive party(including the disco done as a haunted house) despite the rubbish cruise director.

Great video, thanks. We ate at Wonderland in July on the Anthem. Best meal ever. However, the desserts featured in your video were totally different than ours. Ours were great, but The melting chocolate ball looked very intriguing!!

Can't wait to try that!

The various waiters did things in different ways. Once painting the menu our waiter asked us our likes and dislikes and then he proceeded with a tasting menu of around 5 starters, the 3 mains brought out together & 3 desserts. Other tables were picking off the menu but not sure if anyone really new what they were actually going to get.

The chocolate ball was great but the apple which looks the best was probably my least favourite out of all dishes we had.

Where are you sailing from?

Prices vary at the moment as if you leave from Spain they have to add VAT at 21%

Will be cheaper when in the US

The is no dedicated comedy club it is a stage in the nightclub.

The venue is too big and does not really work.....not helped by the comedian being rubbish on our cruise and the only being 1 comedian with the 2nd being for Spanish shows.

Was a big pity it never opened on Allure and Oasis.

It was fantastic when I went on Harmony recently.

Wasn't it something to do with disabled access to the Diamond Lounge why it didn't open?

The only loss with harmony is it removed the Comedy Club which is now part of the nightclub and does not really work

Thank you for posting your video. We'll be sailing on Harmony in October and can't wait.

 

The one thing I noticed is how noisy Wonderland is. Not at all what I expected.

It must be the microphone it wasn't really that noisy but was quite crowded that evening. The really is a lot of show. The food was amazing and better than any of the other specialities I have tried on previous ships. Some of it was quite unusual and the buffalo eggs were stunning as they came out.

The Wonderland bar which is on the floor above must be the quietest spot on the ship. For 1 hour the only customers were the 2 of us.

The ship is fantastic many enhancements from the previous Oasis Class Ships. The biggest gain though is the slight increase in cabin size especially bathrooms are much better(shower is no longer a tube).

New dining room menus are a vast improvement and Wonderland should not be missed.

Sailing from Barcelona is always an experience though.

ON the Harmony last month we bought a Voom package and really wasn't Voom at all. Certainly now how the cruise director described it on the morning show each day.

We had on the Allure and it was excellent. We purchased the slightly cheaper package this time and it was a mistake go for top speed even though it costs more.

I have noticed the iffy captions caused by Youtube stabilisation effects. Stables the picture but make my captions wobble.

I am reversing it so people will wobble but captions will be stable. Its a learning game.

Are you sure? You have not read it yet :)

If anyone has any questions about the ship please let me know.

Hi All. Long term reader and very occasional poster here. On my recent trip on Harmony 12 year old daughter being impressed that the was a Youtube blogger called Marcus Butler on board. I have in perhaps in a semi-early midlife crisis decided to start my own blog after telling her "if he can do it so can I".

The blog will be launched later this week but I have completed a copy of a highlights video for the Harmony of the Seas.

Having been lucky enough to go on Allure at Christmas the Harmony is of course very similar but better. The video highlights some of the best of the new bits i.e. Bionic Bar and Wonderland.

The only bit of the ship we did not rate as much was the Boardwalk which was taken over by the Ultimate Abyss and did not seem to be as well finished as the Allure.

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Cuddy should have been a cruise director years ago. He is by far the best activities manager I have seen and better than most cruise directors

Interesting my 2 favourite cruise directors Keiron Buffrey and Jerome both had him as activities manager.

The man is absolutely hilarious and seems to be a nice guy as well.

Called Royal Caribbean they told me they are not allowing it for safety reasons as all the 3/4 cabins are booked. The ship is half empty as it was an extra cruise put on and you have to find your way back from a different port than what it starts from. They are clearly blocking out all cabins with extra beds in them.

Clearly it is an attempt to make you book2 cabins as the price is really, really good.

Just been trying to book this 29th may cruise. Loads of cabins available but will still not accept 3/4 in a cabin. Not happy :(

Thanks all useful advice.

We have decided to go for it. The frozen theme has done it for the 4 year old!

Ps 18 months ago RC Allure of the Seas Caribbean excursions were not actually that kid friendly either.

Looking forward to comparing the 2 lines

Hi all

We are looking at doing Ventura in July Norwegian Fjords with a 11 year old and 4 year old. We have done Royal Carribean many times is the past but considering having a go with p&o. 2 questions how does kid facilities compare on the 2 lines? 2nd question Norwegian fjords what will it be like with children really fancy going but excursions etc don't sound great for children.

Thanks for any advice