sylvanr

Milton and I have booked this cruise. We have been on the Allure of the Seas in 2013 and posted video on youtube, "Sylvan and Milton's Vacation 2013 Allure of the Seas." It was a wonderful ship and we had a Central Park balcony cabin. The downside was that we didn't see any other lgbt people on that entire cruise. On the last day, we did see a posting on the promenade for a "Friends of Dorothy" meeting but it was at the end of the cruise and I think it was too late by the time we saw the post. I felt like I was back in the small town America of my childhood and felt kind of isolated.

We took our first gay cruise with R.S.V.P. in 2014 and we loved it! (Our youtube video of that cruise is "Sylvan and Milton's First Gay Cruise.". The cruise was on an M.S.C. ship, though, which had some problems. The pillows felt like bags of laundry and the staff was not very friendly. We would not go on an M.S.C. ship again.

We took our second gay cruise with R.S.V.P. on the Princess Divina. (our youtube video, "RSVP Vacations 30th Anniversary Caribbean Cruise." Again, we had a wonderful time with R.S.V.P. but I thought the Princess ship left some to be desired. I probably wouldn't choose a Princess ship again. It was the only time I have gotten sick on a ship and I believe it was from something I ate.

The upcoming Allure of the Seas vacation is our first cruise with Atlantis. I was concerned about being older and less in shape than the models in the RSVP ads but Milton kept assuring me that there would be people our age on the ship and sure enough, there were!! I am hoping the same for Atlantis!!

Milton and I have loved all the dancing on the R.S.V.P. cruises!! They have the best d.j.'s! We love all the other entertainment, too. Royal Caribbean does a much better job of entertainment than any of the other cruise lines we have been on, (Carnival, MSC, Princess, and Norwegian). Adding the Atlantis entertainment on top of that should be great!!!

We were a bit concerned because it looks like the ship had not been selling well. It appeared that had not sold more than half of the cabins but when I called, they said they had actually already sold 80% of the cabins. If that is the case, it would still be about 4,000 passengers.

We are always taking a lot of pics and video for my youtube channel. If you see us on the cruise, come and say hi! We are both kind of reserved, quiet and shy but are friendly, too! :cool:

We have always used the scopolamine patches on every cruise we have been on and we did the same on the Allure. We have never gotten sick using the patches. The only time I have ever gotten sick on a cruise was a Princess ship and I felt that might have been caused by something I ate in the dining room rather than from ship movement. When we were on the Allure, I remember this young man asking about our patches which we wear behind our ears. He was obviously miserable. There is definitely movement on this ship. Be prepared. As a retired registered nurse, I am always prepared for anything. We wear the patches but I usually have some dramamine, too, and ginger. On one cruise with family on a different ship, I also had the "sea band" which my young nephew wore after he got sick. Once he put on the sea band, he was not sick again.