JOURNEY TO THE ESCAPE or Planes, trains, Taxis & A Cruise Ship! - "LIVE/ALMOST LIVE"

[kikki21]

 

 

 

2.5 mins is your time in the Snow Room & yes it is cold in there!

 

[kikki21]

 

 

 

 

 

[kikki21]

 

We had the blackened shrimp Caesar salad with French fries - it was good! [emoji39]

 

Just waiting for a slice of Key Lime Pie - I guess a lot of us Brits will want to check out Margaritaville as we don't have any in the UK!

 

More photos to follow & I'll have to charge my phone up soon!!!

[kikki21]

Phew it's been a manic couple of hours & we've just come back to our stateroom to have a bit of chill time before the muster drill at 4.30pm ( no life jackets required - phew!) [emoji4]

 

So where have we been & what have we seen so far!

O Sheehans, Manhattan Room which I have to say is stunning! Food Republic, La Cucina, Pincho's, Bayamo.

 

We ate at Margaritaville ( the Key Lime Pie was very good btw! [emoji7])

 

The Casino is LARGE!!!!

 

Love the grotto at Spice H2O!

 

Big area for shopping [emoji39]

 

I have LOTS of photos & menus too!

 

Even my husband is suitably wowed by the ship!!! [emoji4]

[kikki21]

Lots of photos of the new menus posted to Instagram!

Looks like sailaway is going to be very loud! [emoji41]

We are on deck 15 & can feel the music vibrating already!

[kikki21]

The internet is a bit flakey as the 3G keeps disappearing.

We had so much fun in the adults play area!

Ten pin bowling, basketball, video games, pool table & what we played on was FREE! Whether it stays free I don't know as it may be a maiden perk! [emoji4]

 

We sailaway at 7pm & we are shattered after our busy 2 days so tomorrow & the rest of tonight will be all about chilling out! [emoji41]

[300dtc]

Hi kikki21! If you have a few tapas in Pinchos and pay for those with your card..are the drinks still included on the ubp? Never had the ubp before...thanks And have a great time!

[kikki21]

Hi kikki21! If you have a few tapas in Pinchos and pay for those with your card..are the drinks still included on the ubp? Never had the ubp before...thanks And have a great time!

 

 

We are only on board for the 3 night cruise & not taken up the UDP so unfortunately I can't answer that one!

We don't drink that much so more cost effective for us to drink by the drink! [emoji483]

We're definitely having a great time already!!![emoji4]

[kikki21]

Good morning all from Southampton! It's our final day & night onboard the Escape! Today we'll fill in the gaps of what we haven't seen as yet in between more relaxing at the spa! [emoji572]️[emoji568]

[kikki21]

 

Our view this morning of Anthem of The Seas!

 

I've posted a lot of Escape photos already on my Instagram account & more hi res photos will be loaded up on here when we get back home!!! [emoji4]

 

One piece of advice is if you like 80's music & film then you have to book For The Record - which is the dinner show - the food's not bad either (set menu) but the show itself is fabulous!!!

 

 

We saw it last night & it brought back lots of nostalgic moments for the 80's!

[SeaWatcher65]

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.....One piece of advice is if you like 80's music & film then you have to book For The Record - which is the dinner show - the food's not bad either (set menu) but the show itself is fabulous!!! We saw it last night & it brought back lots of nostalgic moments for the 80's!

 

Good for kids? Our 10 yr old son likes shows and music but I remember the 80s' Brat Pack movies having a lot of references to alcohol, drugs, cursing, sex. If so, we can make For the Record one of our adult nights out on the ship and let our son enjoy the other two shows. Thanks for your positive review and all your posts. Enjoy the rest of your trip!

[kikki21]

@seawatcher65 - there is adult content in the show so might not be suitable!

[SeaWatcher65]

@seawatcher65 - there is adult content in the show so might not be suitable!

 

 

Thank you! We will save that for just us! Our son will want to be in Splash Academy every evening anyway.

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Our view this morning of Anthem of The Seas!

 

I've posted a lot of Escape photos already on my Instagram account & more hi res photos will be loaded up on here when we get back home!!! [emoji4]

 

One piece of advice is if you like 80's music & film then you have to book For The Record - which is the dinner show - the food's not bad either (set menu) but the show itself is fabulous!!!

 

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We saw it last night & it brought back lots of nostalgic moments for the 80's!

 

 

Can you explain the seating options for the dinner show? Are there both Standard and Premium options? Which category are the Banquettes in? Is the room tiered? It seems to be in some of the pictures I've seen. Thanks.

[SullytheBFG]

We visited Margaritaville as well but thought it too cold to stay!!

 

Ate in Food Republic for lunch it was excellent.

 

Also loved the boat, now safely back home it was an exhausting couple of days!

[kikki21]

Can you explain the seating options for the dinner show? Are there both Standard and Premium options? Which category are the Banquettes in? Is the room tiered? It seems to be in some of the pictures I've seen. Thanks.

 

 

Hello! I believe there are different seating arrangements & there are tiered seats. We didn't have any option re: our booking for this sailing though. Our seats said floor - these are the best seats - we were right in front of the stage. It's not a massive area. There are tables for 2 & tables for larger groups too!

[kikki21]

We visited Margaritaville as well but thought it too cold to stay!!

 

Ate in Food Republic for lunch it was excellent.

 

Also loved the boat, now safely back home it was an exhausting couple of days!

 

 

I want to try Food Republic tonight but my hubby wants to eat in the Manhattan Room as he loves the look of the room! This is lobster dependant though lol! [emoji572]️[emoji568][emoji23]

[SullytheBFG]

I want to try Food Republic tonight but my hubby wants to eat in the Manhattan Room as he loves the look of the room! This is lobster dependant though lol! [emoji572]️[emoji568][emoji23]

 

I had lobster last night in the Manhattan room it was an extra $19.99 tasted lovely!

 

So envious you are still on board....

[kikki21]

I had lobster last night in the Manhattan room it was an extra $19.99 tasted lovely!

 

So envious you are still on board....

 

 

Oooh we thought about going there for the lobster but in the end we did go to Food Republic & it was a FANTASTIC meal!!! Well worth going there - if you like small plates/tapas style food - it's well worth it! [emoji486]

[SullytheBFG]

Oooh we thought about going there for the lobster but in the end we did go to Food Republic & it was a FANTASTIC meal!!! Well worth going there - if you like small plates/tapas style food - it's well worth it! [emoji486]

 

Agree,Food Republic was lovely!

[kikki21]

Afternoon all! Well after another taxi, a train to London, an underground train, another train to where we live & a taxi - we're home!

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I have lots to tell you about our Escape cruise - lots more photos to come.

 

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[Imasima752]

Cannot wait to hear about it :).

[kikki21]

Good afternoon all - just have business to attend to & later on, will be sitting back & writing the 1st load of writing & photos of our Escape experience!

 

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I took 577 photos of our entire trip - most of them will be Escape photos!

Lots of editing to do!

[Carnac767]

We were also on this sailing and had a great time. The roll call was a fun bunch. We're spending a few more days in the UK before flying home. Enjoying your perspective, Kiki.

[kikki21]

Right here's goes, it's time to start the review properly, now that we've had time to digest everything about our journey and the Escape!:)

 

We flew out 2 days prior to getting on board - it was a very early morning flight from our local airport which thankfully offers us a large range of flights to a lot of different places in Europe which makes getting to a cruise a lot easier and cheaper! :D

 

We had actually already booked 2 nights in a Hamburg hotel but then the flights to Hamburg went up dramatically in price and when we looked into it, it was FAR cheaper to fly to Berlin for 1 night and get the train to Hamburg the following day so we hastily booked the flight, changed the hotel booking to 1 night in Hamburg and added a hotel in Berlin!

 

This made out trip even more exciting as we'd heard a lot of great things about Berlin so we were finally going there!