“Live” from the "Allure of the Seas": Western - Nov 17-24,2013

[MrFunInTheSun]

We have arrived in Jamaica! Ya Mon

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

We will be departing the ship here shortly. Today we are going to Hilton Rose Hill. Fun adventures to be happening there today. Tonight I have a reservation at 150 Central Park tonight and Chops on Friday night.

 

 

Till a later time "Live" from the Allure of the Seas...

 

 

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[Just The 3 Of Us]

Really enjoying your review, Dale, and your pictures are amazing!

Totally lovin' Andy in the pink boa - TOO CUTE!!!

Have a great time!!

Barb

[cctn]

Good Morning ~ Okay I missed this one when it was first posted. Found our latest Pink Boa Cruiser... he is in :) needs a pink fedora now :) thanks for this fun photo. I will be sharing :)

 

this guy is certainly cute! he needs his own followers now - and I think he's off to a good start!!! Host Corkey

[kylenyc]

Finally back to my room from our bar hopping and other shenanigans . Since my last report phone has charged enough to catch you all up on Andy and his involvement with our bar hopping. Tuesdays full update will happen here shortly since I'm back in my room as long as I'm not passed out and as long as the WiFi corporates.

 

We have had drinks similar to this...tonight a time or two or six....

 

Our friends in the rising tide bar waiting for us to return.

 

Andy wanting a drink

 

The operator of the Rising Tide Bar loves Andy.

 

Andy got mad and charged after my drink but landed wrong.

 

He hopped out and tried again and got to my drink head first.

 

On a more serious note before Andy's adventures continue I want to make sure everyone is aware Andy is a clone of Ben the Bendyman. Ben is the original and can't be replaced. Somehow these clones get out there and it is unknown how that happens. Ben is a rascal himself but not anything like Andy. The way Andy has been acting on this ship it's no wonder he mysteriously ended up in my motel room on Saturday night. If you like Andy then you'd like Ben. One of Bens cruises can be located at the link below. Whilst its not his most recent it's a fun cruise for Ben and his butler.

 

http://boards.cruisecritic.com/showthread.php?t=1834773

 

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Hahaha. Ben Bendyman tries to keep things PG-13 for all his fans. Somehow he suspects Andy is having a heck of a lot of fun away from the camera :p;);).

 

Love this blog... Ben's jealous but somewhat comforted to know he can live vicariously on your cruise. :D He certainly appreciates how much work goes into it while on vacation! Bon voyage!

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[#1TravelMom]

Have they given a reason for the 15 minute "all aboard" time. We use every minute in port.

[#1TravelMom]

Another random question - you may or may not be able to answer. There are character appearances - some labeled "professional" and others labeled "bring your camera". I'm interested in knowing if they allow photos with personal cameras at the "professional" appearances.

[Cruisegirl6]

If you can....please ask Andy to find out if they have gluten free pizza. Im sure he like to get into a pie himself lol

[wobblypops]

I'm really enjoying this. It looks like you're having such a great time.

[MrFunInTheSun]

Once we got off the ship we were greeted with some local music. Great welcome.

 

 

 

 

 

Allure looks so beautiful

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Look what I found today.

 

 

 

 

 

Andy was so happy when we got to Rose Hall he had to pose here

 

 

 

 

Andy liked what Rose Hall had to offer

 

 

 

 

 

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[MrFunInTheSun]

Views we saw around Rose Hall today. Simply beautiful.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

River pool. Lots of folks having a great day floating around.

 

 

 

 

 

Lots of games similar to this are here.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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[MrFunInTheSun]

Snack carts we had at Rose Hall today.

 

 

This was good. Know it was chicken but also possibly goat. On the bus ride over to the Hilton we learned goat was used a lot. :-)

 

 

 

 

 

Pumpkin soup was just wonderful!

 

 

 

 

Andy finding trouble again

 

 

 

 

Andy showing off one more time before we left Rose Hall

 

 

 

 

 

 

Unfortunately it came time we had to head back to the ship. I had 6pm reservations at 150 Park Central.

 

 

 

 

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[Kfoot]

Snack carts we had at Rose Hall today.

 

 

This was good. Know it was chicken but also possibly goat. On the bus ride over to the Hilton we learned goat was used a lot. :-)

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Thats jerk chicken. Goat is served curried.

[MrFunInTheSun]

My amazing meal at 150 Central Park

 

 

Six Course menu. This was one of three that was part of my Central Park Dining Package for $70.00. Was less buying before the cruise.

 

 

 

 

Yummy bread with butter and six salts to choose from. Was really good.

 

 

Florida Lobster salad. This was so good. Wish I had had more in my serving.

 

 

 

My atmosphere

 

 

 

 

Cauliflower Soup. This too was very good.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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[sauvichick]

I hope you are planning on seeing this group perform. We had seen them on our July 2012 Allure cruise and they were fantastic!

[jahannah]

Loving the review so far. Great pictures!

 

A quick question: How did they handle the drinks package with 150 CP? I was wondering how the new $12/glass policy would work in coordination with the tasting menu. My assumption is that it would not necessarily apply. Thanks and enjoy!

[MrFunInTheSun]

Jumbo Lump Crab Cake

 

 

 

 

 

 

Pasta

 

 

 

 

Ranch NY Strip

 

 

 

Bittersweet Chocolate Cheesecake. This was so good but of course very rich.

 

 

 

 

Was advised on how wonderful the Cucumber Martini was at 150 Central. But it cost $15 and not included in the drink package and you couldn't just pay the difference. So I skipped it and stuck to my two captain Morgan's and cold.

 

I later made my way to the Champaign Bar and got a cucumber martini there that was part of the drink package. It was very yummy. Thankfully Andy wasn't around and able to enjoy it myself. After I got my martini I made my way to the dining room to eat....well more socializing than eat with the gang.

 

 

 

Tonight's dining room menu. I just ordered an appetizer and enjoyed my cucumber martini.

 

 

 

 

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[dreamer976]

Money Shot!!!

 

I was just thinking the same thing, Gambee!! I know people must be really excited by the time they get to the top of the Dragons Breath Zipline and I hardly ever see pictures taken from up there.

 

Great photos, Mr F/S! Looks like you're having the best weather and a great cruise.:):)

[MrFunInTheSun]

If you can....please ask Andy to find out if they have gluten free pizza. Im sure he like to get into a pie himself lol

 

There is Gluten Pizza available. I was just advised as long as pizza place is open there is gluten free pizza. :-)

 

 

 

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[MrFunInTheSun]

Loving the review so far. Great pictures!

 

A quick question: How did they handle the drinks package with 150 CP? I was wondering how the new $12/glass policy would work in coordination with the tasting menu. My assumption is that it would not necessarily apply. Thanks and enjoy!

 

My captain Morgan and coke worked with package. Since the new package have not gone into affect on this ship I'm really not sure. Any crew member I've talked to about new packages don't seem to know about it.

 

 

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[Cruisegirl6]

Thank you so very much for checking, that be my 1am snackie time. I so happy. :)

[Ricky Chan]

My amazing meal at 150 Central Park

 

 

Six Course menu. This was one of three that was part of my Central Park Dining Package for $70.00. Was less buying before the cruise.

 

 

 

 

Yummy bread with butter and six salts to choose from. Was really good.

 

 

Florida Lobster salad. This was so good. Wish I had had more in my serving.

 

 

 

My atmosphere

 

 

 

 

Cauliflower Soup. This too was very good.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Love your review, it is great.

 

Can you tell me if one can purchase Central Park Dining Package on line before the cruise? If so, how to do it?

 

Thanks.

 

Ricky

[MrFunInTheSun]

Love your review, it is great.

 

Can you tell me if one can purchase Central Park Dining Package on line before the cruise? If so, how to do it?

 

Thanks.

 

Ricky

 

Sure can. I purchased it a couple months before the cruise. Just log into your account on RCL and access your reservation and then go under specialty restaurants. You'll see all the packages there. You save $ 10-15 than if you buy that package on board. That is also the same place to pre-purchase the prohibition party.

 

 

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[maureencruiser]

[/url] Humor wise there is no way I can live up to Maureencruiser's wonderful review with great humor, her report is located HERE, but I'll do my best to make you chuckle :-)

 

 

Thanks for the shout-out! I never had one before! :D

 

 

So this morning I got out of the shower and found this Bendyman on my bed. How'd this orphaned Bendyman get into my room?

 

Don't worry about it, I often wake up and find strange men in my bed. :eek:

[MrFunInTheSun]

It's the end of another super day here on the Allure of the Seas. Shout out to my room steward James "007" for being top notch, always friendly and if he's in the hall and sees me walking to my room he opens the door.

 

Tonight after my 2nd dinner I made my way to tonight's production show. I had 10:30 reservations and decided to actually go. Tonight Mosaic were the presenters and they did an outstanding job. Believe they just boarded the ship today in Jamaica. After the show I walked around a bit and went to the casino and got a drink before a nice walk up on the upper deck.

 

It's such a beautiful night.

 

 

The crew getting the decks ready for our sea day tomorrow.

 

 

 

Quiet around the upper decks late night.

 

 

 

A poster asked awhile back about the toiletries in my room. I'm not sure if its common for them to automatically be out with the boardwalk balconies but they were with my room. This sign though was in a cubby. So my guess is maybe no?? Maybe it depends on C&A level? Not sure.

 

 

 

 

When I returned to my cabin tonight after a fun filled day off the ship and then a fun filled evening on the ship, this is what I walked in on.

 

 

 

My TV in the room was on. It appears tonight's towel animal and Monday nights towel animal were watching some movies with Andy.

 

 

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[maureencruiser]

You stopped for a DRINK, when Andy could be passed out and about to get run over by a cabin steward's cart, or worse, stepped on by an over-sized cartoon character? Bad friend :mad::p:D

 

I completely disagree. From my experience with Andy, I have learned the first thing to do when he is missing is check EVERY bar on the ship! :D

 

Another random question - you may or may not be able to answer. There are character appearances - some labeled "professional" and others labeled "bring your camera". I'm interested in knowing if they allow photos with personal cameras at the "professional" appearances.

 

Yes, you give your camera to the person running the photo-op, they take your pic then the ships photog does.