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I was on a 12 night cruise on Vision last month and on day 2 they started offering the drink card. $79 for 10 drinks. I've never seen the drink card offered so early on a cruise. Good deal though.

Guessing that they didn't get the drink package sales they were hoping for.

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We paid $56 for 2 @ Giovanni's. It was delicious. Although it irks me to pay for the food you would have received for free years ago. :confused:

 

Sue

We love Giovanni's,the food, service and ambience is much better than MDR but i suppose the extra charge makes it more exclusive and intimate.

 

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We are on the Vision now and end our 27 days tomorrow. The staff on the ship are outstanding. The food is just ok and the desserts are horrible which is probably a good thing. The cakes are too dry to eat and the baked alaska had soupy melted ice cream under the meringue. On sea days the enrichment lectures are at 9 and 10 in the morning which is ridiculous as there are none the rest of the day and you are barely up, and exercised or had breakfast. Didn't matter really because they were mediocre too. The entertainment had a few highlights but mostly forgettable. So the itinerary was good, cabins fine, food below average, and entertainment and activities below average.

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Wanna Be Retired

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We leave on the Vision out of Galveston in about 12 days. I am hoping for a relaxing 5 days. We have a Junior Suite and I am hoping to spend a lot if time on my balcony with my paints and pencils. I am not sure what to expect because Navigator, Freedom and Liberty are the only ships I have ever been on. My daughter is getting married on Enchantment next year so we are curious to see what the ship is like.

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My second cruise I ever took was on vision. It was on the smaller side but that didn't really make a difference to me. I thought our room was fine for what it was I thought the ship was fine for what it was. Although about halfway through the ceiling there was an odd smell in the Centrum... That as the week went on smelled more and more as if there was raw sewage leaking. Several other reviews from the same time period of my sailing also made note of the unpleasant odor only found in the Centrum area.

 

I posted a review on my travel blog. It might be long-winded but you could at least skip past and see the photos to get an idea what the ship looks like. http://amusementparkstuff.blogspot.com/2016/10/seven-days-on-ms-vision-of-seas.html

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My second cruise I ever took was on vision. It was on the smaller side but that didn't really make a difference to me. I thought our room was fine for what it was I thought the ship was fine for what it was. Although about halfway through the ceiling there was an odd smell in the Centrum... That as the week went on smelled more and more as if there was raw sewage leaking. Several other reviews from the same time period of my sailing also made note of the unpleasant odor only found in the Centrum area.

 

I posted a review on my travel blog. It might be long-winded but you could at least skip past and see the photos to get an idea what the ship looks like. http://amusementparkstuff.blogspot.com/2016/10/seven-days-on-ms-vision-of-seas.html

 

When was your Vision cruise? I'm a little concerned about the smell you mentioned. Our room is right next to the Centrum. We leave in 44 days. :p

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We leave on the Vision out of Galveston in about 12 days. I am hoping for a relaxing 5 days. We have a Junior Suite and I am hoping to spend a lot if time on my balcony with my paints and pencils. I am not sure what to expect because Navigator, Freedom and Liberty are the only ships I have ever been on. My daughter is getting married on Enchantment next year so we are curious to see what the ship is like.

 

Congratulations on your daughters upcoming marriage! I thought I would just mention in case you are not aware, even though Vision and Enchantment are in the same class, Enchantment is larger. It was cut in half several years ago, stretched 72 feet and a new section inserted which gave more cabins, a larger pool deck, Boleros Lounge between Guest Services and the casino, and more space on the shops level for the photo area.

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I had a favorable experience aboard the Vision. Yes, the Windjammer food is pretty average, but I feel that way about most cafeterias. My biggest gripe was a lack of a late night dining option other than room service. It would have been nice to get a cooked to order burger or freshly made pizza or a carved roast beef sandwich while listening to some music in the lounges around midnight.
Park Café till 1am.......Burgers,pizza, hot dogs, etc.
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Hi everyone. Just recently returned from Vision of the Seas (Quebec City to NJ). We were a group of 10. Actually started in Niagara Falls, then took a few days to drive through Montreal and on to Quebec City before boarding. I have not read all the posts here so apologize if I am too repetitive. It has been awhile since we have been on a smaller ship. I have to say we enjoyed this cruise and the ship immensely. Food was very good, there was some excellent entertainment, staff was outstanding and best of all everyone was having a great time from what I could see. We all thought the ship was in great shape. Nothing bad to report. We did eat at the Izumi (Asian) restaurant. I would say it was fair to fairly good.

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We will be sailing on the Vision in 2018. We have cruised other larger RCCL ships, but have never cruised on the Vision. Would love to know your pros and cons of the Vision.

 

Thanks!

 

 

 

We had one of the then-new, then-called panoramic ocean view rooms.

 

We LOVED that schooner bar wasn’t near the casino, so I could sit there and enjoy it. (On freedom and adventure it’s too close to the casino and I can’t breathe and go into asthma because of the cigarette smoke wafting out)

 

I did NOT like that the proximity of the casino to the Centrum combined with atrocious weather that closed the outdoor decks caused the smoke to come out of the casino, past guest services desk, and started rising in the Centrum. It was getting very close to the smoke coming into our room when the bad weather broke and things got aired out a bit.

 

 

I am very sensitive to smoke, if you can’t tell. :)

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Going on the Vision in April. Oceanview rooms on deck 4. Can anyone tell me if there are refrigerators in that type room? I think I saw that question on an earlier post but now can’t find it. TIA.

 

 

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We had an ocean view cabin on Deck 3 in 2015 and did NOT have a refrigerator. I don't know if that changed after the refurbishment mentioned earlier. As another poster noted, you can request ice from your room steward if you have beverages you want to keep cold. If you have a medical need for a refrigerator, you should contact Royal Caribbean directly to make arrangements ahead of time.

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We are sailing on the Vision also soon. Would love to hear about the Vision from those that have sailed recently. This will be our first time on the Vision, but have sailed Ecclesiastes often. Where were your favorite places to hang out during the day. Do they have an ice skating show? Best place to see the ocean while playing cards etc. Good good?

Thanks

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Clarea

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We are sailing on the Vision also soon. Would love to hear about the Vision from those that have sailed recently. This will be our first time on the Vision, but have sailed Ecclesiastes often. Where were your favorite places to hang out during the day. Do they have an ice skating show? Best place to see the ocean while playing cards etc. Good good?

Thanks

There is a live review of Vision in progress here: https://boards.cruisecritic.com/showthread.php?t=2593269

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