aos-just returned!

[ddean52]

i will shortly be posting my cruise review but in the mean time feel free to ask any questions!---had a great, great time!

to those who sailed aos on may 23..we are very sorry we could not make the party..our shore excursion got us back to the ship too late!

best wishes,

dean & alice

 

ALICE & DEAN

ADVENTURE 5/23/04 EXPLORER 9/27/03

time left till adventure of the seas

 

 

[Sonshiner]

Looking forward to reading your review!

 

This cruise is on our radar scope for next May. I'll especially be interested in hearing how the weather/seas were for you since it was creeping up on hurricane season.

 

<MARQUEE> Counting down the days until our Alaskan cruise on the Vision - 8/20/04! </MARQUEE>

 

 

 

"Now to him who is able to do immeasurably more than we ask or imagine..."

 

 

[dalwhitt]

I just want to know how the ship looks since this was its first voyage after drydock.

 

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Majesty of the Seas 2/02

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Adventure of the Seas 7/04

Pride of Aloha 8/04

Jewel of the Seas 2/05

Diamond Princess 11/05

 

[TheParrotHeads]

Glad to see you arrived home safely and had a wonderful time. Will be looking forward to that review, since we leave in three days to sail the AOS.

 

The PH'S (Lauren & Andrew)

 

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[ddean52]

the ship looked great, however,one day they put varnish on a rail on deck 11 then the next day they varnished the railing on our balcony, one day some new rug was put down...etc...nice to see but kinda wished they had done all of this in dry dock....but the ship looks great!!

the weather was great once we set sail..just enough clouds but mostly sunny. prior to sailing we spent 3 days in san juan where it rained very hard. we still got out a saw the old city and the rain forest which was great!

 

ALICE & DEAN

ADVENTURE 5/23/04 EXPLORER 9/27/03

time left till adventure of the seas

 

 

[suedcpa]

I'd like to know if there are new menus as well as if there are additional charges for Johnny Rockets. Also, has Ben and Jerry's replaced the Ice Cream Bar?

[bug18]

What time was the late dinner seating?

[metla]

We too have this cruise on the radar screen for next may. Anything you can provide will be appreciated.

 

Tropicale

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Ectasy

Destiny

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Paradise

Pride

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Till the Diamond Princess

[pmfan]

Are they now adding a cover charge for Johnny Rockets? Do you have a copy of the dining room menus that you could share? What time was you able to board?

[jazzyjudy]

we will be crusing on aos in oct we would also be interested in your review this will be our first cruise. also in your shore excursions. where should i look for this review thanks judy

[pml13504]

hI

I am so glad you had a great cruise!!!

 

We were at the other end of the spectrum. I posted our review. Last year on the explorer we had such great service...I am just glad to be home...

 

I know God won't give me anything I can't handle.I just wish he didn't trust me so much =  The sun in one hand - the moon in the other* Live by the sun and Love by the moon. Chocolate makes my clothes shrink!!

phyllis

>^,,^<   

 

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[pml13504]

ps

I got the entertainer's name wrong..it was James Stephens III...he was great...

 

I know God won't give me anything I can't handle.I just wish he didn't trust me so much =  The sun in one hand - the moon in the other* Live by the sun and Love by the moon. Chocolate makes my clothes shrink!!

phyllis

>^,,^<   

 

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Adventure of the Seas May 2004

 

 

Adventure of the Seas Cruise 5/23

 

 

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[MarkMichaels]

I would also like to know what changes were made to AOS on this last dry dock. We were on her in March and are going again in October and are curious as to what they could have changed. She was in pretty top shape before dry dock.

 

We had heard rumors that they might be converting the pools over to fresh water, any chance that happened?

 

Thanks, can't wait to read your trip report.

 

Mark

 

10/10/04 Adenture of the Seas

[Valerie]

I would love to hear about what excursions you did at each islands.

 

 

Valerie

 

Until Adventure of the Seas (St Lucia/Antigua.......

 

 

Grandeur of the Seas 6/00

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[pml13504]

We boarded at noon. The pools were salt water. We only paid for drinks at Johnny Rockets.

The two Shore Excursions we paid for were

St. Lucias Land And Sea..Volcano........Wonderful 7 1/2 hr trip and in Barbados we did Jolly Roger typical booze trip all rum you can drink.

St. Thomas we shopped. Morning in Barbados was Taxi 1 hr tour and shopping in duty free. Antigu was tour of island by taxi and beaches. St. Martins was taxi tour and orient beach. We Stayed in San Juan Sun. and Monday. Sunday was Old San Juan, Senor Frogs. Monday we did the caves and Aricebo and Vega Baja beach. We had a wonderful time at all the ports.

 

I know God won't give me anything I can't handle.I just wish he didn't trust me so much =  The sun in one hand - the moon in the other* Live by the sun and Love by the moon. Chocolate makes my clothes shrink!!

phyllis

>^,,^<   

 

Monarch of the Seas May 2002

Explorer of the Seas May 2003

Adventure of the Seas May 2004

 

 

Adventure of the Seas Cruise 5/23

 

 

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http://takeoff.to/fapsm

http://get-me.to/tga

 

 

[ddean52]

since the board is up again ill post my review on monday afternoon-sorry about the delay but..

dean & alice

 

ALICE & DEAN

ADVENTURE 5/23/04 EXPLORER 9/27/03

time left till adventure of the seas

 

 

[pflorio994]

looking forward to your reviews. Leaving on AOS 6/20- Can't wait.

[Valerie]

Thanks for the information on the excursions. I will anxiously await your review.

 

 

Valerie

 

Until Adventure of the Seas (St Lucia/Antigua.......

 

 

Grandeur of the Seas 6/00

Voyager of the Seas 6/02

Adventure of the Seas 7/18/2004

 

 

[suedcpa]

Hi pflorio 994, my husband and I are also sailing on June 20 on th AOS. I guess there aren't enough of us for a Meet and Mingle.

[KBess80]

ddean, I was wondering where you were for the M & M!!! There were only about 20 people there and most were with my group but I asked everyone else "Are you Dean & Alice?" so you were missed. I was so worried about the weather when we arrived in San Juan but we couldn't have asked for better the rest of the week, right?

Karen

 

 

 

[jazzyjudy]

where should i look for your review? How do I book mark a roll call? Thanks for the help!!! Judy

[ddean52]

<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><font size="-1">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by KBess80:

ddean, I was wondering where you were for the M & M!!! There were only about 20 people there and most were with my group but I asked everyone else "Are you Dean & Alice?" so you were missed. I was so worried about the weather when we arrived in San Juan but we couldn't have asked for better the rest of the week, right?

 

kb we were soooo sorry to miss it! our shore excursion kept us later than we planed!! over 90 mins over what i expected.....it was a great shore excursion but very sad about missing the party! the weather after 3 days of rain in san juan was great we got very lucky!

Karen

 

 

<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>

 

ALICE & DEAN

ADVENTURE 5/23/04 EXPLORER 9/27/03

time left till adventure of the seas

 

 

[jrm9999]

Not trying to but in for ddean52, but I took the 5/30 AOS sailing so can shed some light on a few questions:

 

Sonshiner - Hurricane season should not be an issue unless a storm is active, and even then it would have to be getting close. The seas in general depend a lot on the wind and direction you are traveling. On the 5/30 sailing you could feel the boat move but it was not bad. The captain told me they never even used the stabilizers. I would not worry about it. We cruise in the peak hurricane season all the time in Sept and never have a problem. Even if there is a storm, the ship moves faster and can out run them or move out of the way.

 

dalwhitt - ship is in excellent condition. They are continuing to do work. I saw carpets getting replaced and lots of touch up paiting going on, but they did this at times when it did not bother anyone. We also saw all the railings on deck 4 get re-varnished and the mini golf carpet get replaced.

 

suedcpa - There are new menus that had a date of 2/2004 printed on them. Many of the items are the same but there were a few new ones. As of our sailing, there was no charge for food in JR, only drinks. They did add Ben and Jerrys, but it was not open yet. It looked ready but had no ice cream. They still have the free yogurt machine right next to this and it should stay after Ben and Jerrys opens.

 

bug18 - Late dinner is at 9:00 the first night and 8:30 the rest of the week.

 

pmfan - No charge for JR as of yet. I did not save menus. We showed up at the dock around 11:30. They were still debarking the last cruise until about 1:00. It was close to 1:30 before they started letting us on. That said, the line to get on at 1:30 was very very long, so getting there early at least gets you a decent spot in line.

 

MarkMichaels - The main changes I know of was the addition of Ben and Jerrys at the drydock. Other than that lots of carpets have and still are being replaced, lots of touch up painting going on and refinishing of wood railings. As for the pools - still salt water. They were however doing a lot of work on the ships plumbing so maybe that is in the works??? not sure as I had not heard of the dresh water pool rumor before.

 

- Jeff

[bug18]

Thank you.

[Corkle]

We're sailing on June 20 as well and are really getting excited!

 

Happy Sailing!!

Corkle

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