nanwel Posted September 30, 2013 #876 Share Posted September 30, 2013 Thank you for a wonderful review of your trip. I am doing Sydney toSydney around NZ Feb 13th. Guess I had better pack some warm clothing. Looks like low lying clouds and mist some days???:o Thought it would be summer, and had planned more summery stuff, but, will now update by packing list.:D still time to buy some new stuff if needed!! Looking forward to it!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sydney32203 Posted October 7, 2013 #877 Share Posted October 7, 2013 Hi Iluvcruising2, can you remember how many formal nights there are on this cruise and what days they were held? Also, you were on traditional dining at 6pm right? Did any of your excursion clash with your 6pm dining (ie; came back late)? I don't want to have dinner in the Windjammer because I like table service. My travel agent stuffed up my dining option. I was booked on MTD for months ahead and then 2 weeks ago she accidentally changed it to traditional dining for 6pm and now I'm on a waiting list to get back on MTD. My cruise is in 6.5 weeks time and I don't think my chances are good trying to get back on MTD. I have a group of 8 people which will probably make it more difficult. I'm totally pissed with my travel agent but she told me there's nothing she can do and only apologize for her mistake.:mad: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LegalEagle2012 Posted October 9, 2013 #878 Share Posted October 9, 2013 (edited) Posted in wrong place - please delete Edited October 9, 2013 by OsmondFan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iluvcruising2 Posted December 15, 2013 Author #879 Share Posted December 15, 2013 Hi Iluvcruising2, can you remember how many formal nights there are on this cruise and what days they were held? Also, you were on traditional dining at 6pm right? Did any of your excursion clash with your 6pm dining (ie; came back late)? I don't want to have dinner in the Windjammer because I like table service. My travel agent stuffed up my dining option. I was booked on MTD for months ahead and then 2 weeks ago she accidentally changed it to traditional dining for 6pm and now I'm on a waiting list to get back on MTD. My cruise is in 6.5 weeks time and I don't think my chances are good trying to get back on MTD. I have a group of 8 people which will probably make it more difficult. I'm totally pissed with my travel agent but she told me there's nothing she can do and only apologize for her mistake.:mad: Sorry, I didn't see your post till now. How did your cruise go? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iluvcruising2 Posted January 5, 2014 Author #880 Share Posted January 5, 2014 Looking at my pictures is bringing back so much memories. I have now updated my personal blog with more pictures from Day 3 of this cruise - Hobart, Tasmania. Here you go - http://guitar123foodandtravel.blogspot.sg/2014/01/hobart-tasmania-voyager-of-seas-cruise.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mtn_couple Posted January 5, 2014 #881 Share Posted January 5, 2014 Thanks for the update. We are on VOS next month, can't wait! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TeamH Posted January 10, 2014 #882 Share Posted January 10, 2014 Looking at my pictures is bringing back so much memories. I have now updated my personal blog with more pictures from Day 3 of this cruise - Hobart, Tasmania. Here you go - http://guitar123foodandtravel.blogspot.sg/2014/01/hobart-tasmania-voyager-of-seas-cruise.html I'm enjoying going back to this review. I'm particularly getting a giggle from some of the photos that seem to have replaced yours in many of the pages. There's a very interesting one of the "duck" on page 5 ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnboi Posted March 8, 2014 #883 Share Posted March 8, 2014 Does anybody know when the Voyager is scheduled for dry dock? We went to a travel expo recently and as already confirmed, we were told by an RCI rep that it goes into dry dock May/June this year. He confirmed that there will be a movie screen installed on the pool deck, but was very coy about other changes. Iluvcruising2, just wanted to thank you for your extensive review and super pics as we will be travelling to NZ onboard the Voyager February/March next year. This has just made me even more excited. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iluvcruising2 Posted May 22, 2014 Author #884 Share Posted May 22, 2014 We went to a travel expo recently and as already confirmed, we were told by an RCI rep that it goes into dry dock May/June this year. He confirmed that there will be a movie screen installed on the pool deck, but was very coy about other changes. Iluvcruising2, just wanted to thank you for your extensive review and super pics as we will be travelling to NZ onboard the Voyager February/March next year. This has just made me even more excited. Please let us know how the Voyager is faring when you cruise with her post revitalization. I am expecting RCI to give the Voyager a royal makeover. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iluvcruising2 Posted August 17, 2014 Author #885 Share Posted August 17, 2014 Recently uploaded more videos from my collection. We were sailing in the New Zealand Sounds and another ship passed us, in the opposite direction. Cool stuff. This was the Welcome back party, held at the Studio B. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iluvcruising2 Posted August 17, 2014 Author #886 Share Posted August 17, 2014 Another video - this time on 12-12-12. Cool date. The world didn't end, neither did it end on 21-12-12 Captain and Cruise Director talking about navigation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iluvcruising2 Posted December 26, 2014 Author #887 Share Posted December 26, 2014 (edited) I just learnt how to embed videos. Here was the 12-12-12 video. I remember this cruise fondly. Our first 14 Nighter. The Captain and cruise Director were great too! Daily video show. Cruise Director and Captain Charles. [YOUTUBE]MEpa7PvOp8c[/YOUTUBE] This was the Crown and Anchor welcome back Party. Captain announced the top 10 cruisers by cruise points. [YOUTUBE]ivGLVe6oAbU[/YOUTUBE] Voyager of the Seas in the New Zealand Sounds. Another ship was passing by. Really cool. [YOUTUBE]tn7K-wvhqtY[/YOUTUBE] View of Milford Sound from our aft balcony, as we sail out. [YOUTUBE]hfnzUcMudfg[/YOUTUBE] Royal Caribbean Singers performing on the Royal Promenade. Listen to the music! [YOUTUBE]VR197it2Pyc[/YOUTUBE] Enjoy! Edited December 26, 2014 by Iluvcruising2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lucymorgan Posted December 27, 2014 #888 Share Posted December 27, 2014 (edited) We are still in Sydney. Ship was only sailing off at 11pm. The question was raised during Captain's corner - why the late departure? Apparently, there was some harbour restriction that the ship cannot sail out before 6:30pm, but this didn't explain why the ship set sail so late, at 11pm. Capt Charles gave a straight and honest reply. He commented that the OPT at Sydney wasn't exactly the largest passenger terminal that they had used. Also, this was the first season that Royal Caribbean Voyager class was sailing out of Sydney OPT. Therefore, they were being conservative. They wanted to make absolutely sure that they could turn around the ship and sail out. Hopefully, as Royal gains more experience with Sydney OPT, they can sail out a couple of hours earlier. Due to the large distances to sail, we only reached Hobart at 10am on Day 3. An 8am arrival would have been much better. Thanks for the great pictures and review - we are looking forward to being back on voyager at the end of january. We were on it last January as well. Looking forward to reading the rest of your review. :) Edited December 27, 2014 by jenibor Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iluvcruising2 Posted December 27, 2014 Author #889 Share Posted December 27, 2014 (edited) Thanks for the great pictures and review - we are looking forward to being back on voyager at the end of january. We were on it last January as well. Looking forward to reading the rest of your review. :) Oh, this review was completed some time ago. I was just posting in some embedded video links. Our sailing was December 2012, out of Sydney OPT. :) Edited December 27, 2014 by Iluvcruising2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lucymorgan Posted December 27, 2014 #890 Share Posted December 27, 2014 Oh, this review was completed some time ago. I was just posting in some embedded video links. Our sailing was December 2012, out of Sydney OPT. :) Sorry - I just realised that! :) :) :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Discodaisy Posted January 4, 2015 #891 Share Posted January 4, 2015 Thank you so much for your detailed review. We will be sailing from Sydney to NZ December 2015 and I have learnt a lot from your photos and comments. Happy new year to you and your family Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iluvcruising2 Posted January 16, 2015 Author #892 Share Posted January 16, 2015 A video that I did not share previously. This was from Dunedin, New Zealand. We took the Taieri Gorge railway. Beautiful ride. We went all the way to Middlemarch. [YOUTUBE]HRb6HfMjmr8[/YOUTUBE] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iluvcruising2 Posted January 16, 2015 Author #893 Share Posted January 16, 2015 Some more videos from this trip which I haven't published before. This was in Auckland, New Zealand. We visited Kelly Tarlton's Sea Life Aquarium. The highlight for me was the King Penguins! [YOUTUBE]fV5nGzNSMu4[/YOUTUBE] In this video, the Voyager of the Seas was docked in Auckland, New Zealand. We would be sailing away. [YOUTUBE]VMUk7jZ3xjY[/YOUTUBE] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nekzaadvakil Posted January 17, 2015 #894 Share Posted January 17, 2015 That was a fabulous review. Cruising to Australia & NZ was not on my radar in the near future, but now certainly is. I think RCCL/ Celebrity needs to thank you for the business they will get from this review. We usually cruise in inside staterooms, but I think we'd probably spend more and take a balcony stateroom for this cruise. Would you choose one of the starboard/ port side for this cruise? I'd love to be docked with a view of the Sydney opera house outside my balcony. Thanks again for a thoroughly enjoyable review. P.S. We love Singapore! Can't get enough of that amazing country. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iluvcruising2 Posted January 17, 2015 Author #895 Share Posted January 17, 2015 That was a fabulous review. Cruising to Australia & NZ was not on my radar in the near future, but now certainly is. I think RCCL/ Celebrity needs to thank you for the business they will get from this review. We usually cruise in inside staterooms, but I think we'd probably spend more and take a balcony stateroom for this cruise. Would you choose one of the starboard/ port side for this cruise? I'd love to be docked with a view of the Sydney opera house outside my balcony. Thanks again for a thoroughly enjoyable review. P.S. We love Singapore! Can't get enough of that amazing country. Thanks for your comment and I'm glad you like Singapore. Well, I am a fan of Royal, but I don't think we sail exclusively with them. Just last Dec, we tried NCL and loved it - http://boards.cruisecritic.com/showthread.php?t=2139442 My next cruise in 2015 would be on MSC, again trying something different. As to your question, I do not know if the ship will always dock in a certain direction. I know when we embarked, the starboard side of the ship faced the Sydney Opera House. Same situation when we disembarked. That said, I don't know if that is always the case. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kitkat36 Posted January 21, 2015 #896 Share Posted January 21, 2015 Would you mind answering a question about alcohol please? I have been told that the voyager has xxxx gold and bundaberg rum on board when sailing from Sydney - could you confirm this please? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iluvcruising2 Posted January 21, 2015 Author #897 Share Posted January 21, 2015 Would you mind answering a question about alcohol please? I have been told that the voyager has xxxx gold and bundaberg rum on board when sailing from Sydney - could you confirm this please? Sorry, I don't know the answer to your question. I don't recall seeing these but that is because I don't frequent the bars and I'm not a drinker, other than normal beers and wines. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kitkat36 Posted January 21, 2015 #898 Share Posted January 21, 2015 that's ok, thanks anyway ;-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare aussielozzie18 Posted January 21, 2015 #899 Share Posted January 21, 2015 That was a fabulous review. Cruising to Australia & NZ was not on my radar in the near future, but now certainly is. I think RCCL/ Celebrity needs to thank you for the business they will get from this review. We usually cruise in inside staterooms, but I think we'd probably spend more and take a balcony stateroom for this cruise. Would you choose one of the starboard/ port side for this cruise? I'd love to be docked with a view of the Sydney opera house outside my balcony. Just back from the Voyager. We upgraded from an inside on our last cruise to a balcony this cruise and it was so worth it! We boarded in Sydney. The starboard balcony overlooks the Opera House when you board in Sydney. (We were on the port side and overlooked the Overseas Passenger terminal) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iluvcruising2 Posted January 21, 2015 Author #900 Share Posted January 21, 2015 Just back from the Voyager. We upgraded from an inside on our last cruise to a balcony this cruise and it was so worth it! We boarded in Sydney. The starboard balcony overlooks the Opera House when you board in Sydney. (We were on the port side and overlooked the Overseas Passenger terminal) Thanks for the information! Sounds like the ship will always dock that way, with the starboard side overlooking the Opera House. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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