Ovation kind of LIVE, Best of Taiwan (8 Nov 2017 - 14 Nov 2017)

[opmet]

Continuing.......

 

Dessert

New York cheesecake

Apple pie

Ice cream ( picture was taken from another phone and out of focus...sorry)

 

and some random shots

 

We were very full and I was rubbing my belly constantly.... life is good

 

after some walking on the open deck, my mom and dad were very sleepy so we back to our room. I think I was updating this post while they were sleeping/ napping...

 

Some hours later? My dad was still in bed..My mom and I were ready for some action - bumper car

$7.95 for one car on the price list...

Promotion: buy one get one free = $7.95 for two car ( good job Royal Caribbean!)

Less than 15 people were waiting in line for the bumper car and we waited for a few minutes in line.

picture below was the ticket for the bumper car

 

 

 

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failed panorama attempt

 

a fun and not awkward way to bump into strangers....3-4 mins pleasure would set you free from trouble/ things that bothering you.

 

something was missing....a perfect sunset

 

Dinner at the buffet

 

We were not hungry because of the food we had at lunch.( still digesting and thinking about the fillet mignon) My jaw was very tired that I can barely chew anything hard( pork/ chicken etc.) so I ended up having the below...

 

Very delicious...( never had these before and loved the guacamole with totopos ( tortilla chip?) and churros with chocolate sauce)

 

 

 

 

 

 

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washy washy happy happy is very true.....

( I feel sorry for those affected by noro on Anthem...)

 

We had fun watching the game show : guess what we sing in the music hall...great atmosphere, I can feel everyone was enjoying the show.

After the show, we were very sleepy and sleep like a baby...

 

cruise compass of day 6

 

 

random pic of the day

 

Time to sleep. I will continue Day 7 and the rest of the review( cabin, thoughts and some random comparison?)

 

 

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[direptor]

Just for interest, do you have any idea if the Dining Packages covers meals in the new Dadong Wonderland since the prices is much higher that the usual Wonderland charge that was included?

[opmet]

Just for interest, do you have any idea if the Dining Packages covers meals in the new Dadong Wonderland since the prices is much higher that the usual Wonderland charge that was included?

 

 

 

I am not sure about this but I guess it depends on which dining package you had?....

 

We each purchased a dining package that includes three meals (Solarium bistro hotpot, Jamie's Italian, Chops Grill and Izumi. Other restaurants were not included) The package was $104/per person( service charge included)

 

 

 

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Day 7, Hong Kong

 

waking up at 6:00 to this...a gloomy day

Star Pisces( 1 night cruise to nowhere from Hong Kong daily)

another floating casino...

Breakfast in the buffet

( First crepe on this cruise and regret not getting it in the past few days)

One last walk around the deck after breakfast.

 

 

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[direptor]

Would it be possible for you to help check if the Ultimate Dining Package covers it?

[opmet]

I like to walk around the open deck before getting off the ship/ after getting on the ship, a tradition? ( a way of saying goodbye to the ship lol)

random shots at last

Princess ahead....chaos begins

We wanted to get off the ship as late as possible to avoid the morning rush hour of traffic so we got off at 9:30, picked up our luggages, through custom.

 

line for taxi?

 

At 10:00 we were looking for the shuttle back to Kwun Tong.

 

We found that the pick up zone of the shuttle was different from where it dropped us off a few days ago. From ground floor moved to first floor...

below was the queue for shuttle to Diamond hill or Kwun Tong

 

Instead of waiting in line for (hours?may be?), we decided to relax on the roof top garden. We were not in hurry for anything, not much plan for the rest of the day so everything was in slow motion.....

 

 

 

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[windjamming]

Still following along, opmet!

How cool that there was a welcoming ceremony in Taichung. Was that the mayor and the Captain? We were on an early excursion so must have missed it, though we did see the stage and figured something important was planned!

 

I really enjoyed the welcome dancing in Hualien and Keelung.

 

It feels much longer than 10 days since we were on the ship!

[opmet]

Would it be possible for you to help check if the Ultimate Dining Package covers it?

 

 

There are some information about the Ultimate dining package online but I am not sure if it applies to sailing out of an Asia port.

I saw the package on the cruise planner page but I did not go through all the details...

 

With limited information, I am afraid to answer your question...Raina's post is doing a live coverage on the Ovation, I wanted to suggest you ask about it on Raina's post but I noticed you already asked....lol

 

Happy cruising:)

 

 

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[opmet]

Still following along, opmet!

 

How cool that there was a welcoming ceremony in Taichung. Was that the mayor and the Captain? We were on an early excursion so must have missed it, though we did see the stage and figured something important was planned!

 

 

 

I really enjoyed the welcome dancing in Hualien and Keelung.

 

 

 

It feels much longer than 10 days since we were on the ship!

 

 

 

Days wear on like years without an adventure, I miss my day at sea, keep writing the review helps...

 

I believe it was the head of Taichung Tourism and Travel Bureau( Chen Sheng Shan) , The CEO of the chartered travel agent (Leung Kong Lan) and the Captain(Henrik Loy) ( from left to right)

 

There was not much to be missed...just some plaque exchange. We missed the welcome dancing in all of the port because the ship docked at starboard side:(...(and we were still in bed probably)

Not sure if there was a firework show in Hualien before leaving the dock, I saw some after firework smokes/clouds in the air and regret not watching it..

 

just a random note...

According to a press release from the tourism bureau of Taichung, there were 34 cruise ship visited Taichung in 2015, 5 in 2016, 2 in 2017. The government is doing everything to attract more international cruise ships visiting Taichung but it is very hard to boost that number for other reasons..... no international cruise ship will be visiting Taichung so far according to cruisetimetables ...

[opmet]

Continuing Day 7

 

relaxing on the roof top garden....

interesting warning sign...

At 11:00,not as crowded as before...

We were hanging around on the roof top garden. Until 11:30, we decided to wait in line for the shuttle back to Kwun Tong.

As we were waiting in line, a staff came and told us that the next shuttle should be there in an hour, she ( the staff) suggested that we can take the bus to Kwun Tong (route 5R) alternatively...

 

I thought that we were not allow to carry our big, heavy luggage onto the bus.(most of the bus/ double decker not allow passenger to carry luggage except buses go to the airport)

 

The staff said a lot of passenger were carrying luggage when she was on the bus(5R) to the pier so we should be ok if we want to take the bus.

 

At 12:00 we boarded the bus to Kwun Tong, took the MTR back home.

 

Cabin, random comparisons and thoughts will be up next....

 

 

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[opmet]

It has been a while since the last update....

Anyway...The following is about our cabin

 

Our cabin was on deck 12, room 156, port side

I was worry about the noise from the adventure ocean and the elevator lobby, stairwell because...( picture below was taken from the stairwell)

 

Turns out it was very quiet, they have done a good job on noise separation. Easy access to the elevator and the stairwell were a huge plus!

 

12156 is a balcony by the sofa set up

the view looking down from the balcony

(no life boat obstructing the view to the ocean)

the view looking forward from our balcony

A regular size balcony on the ship, very spacious though. Chairs are reclinable.

 

 

 

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On the first 2 night of the cruise, our balcony divider was making noises because of strong wind from north east ( northeast monsoon). Thanks to a review on Anthem from this board( they experienced the same issue and used something to fix it) and below was the solution that I learned from the Anthem post.( I don't remember which one...sorry)

 

I also learned that some members talk about hanging hammock in the balcony and I wanted to try it so bad...so bad that I brought a hammock online for this cruise.

Enough amount of space for the hammock...

But I was afraid to put a rope around here because I thought the balcony divider will be broken because of the pressure from the rope...so plan aborted...may be next time.

Picture below is my favorite spot to sit with half of my legs outside the balcony especially on a windy day.

 

 

 

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[opmet]

Bed and sofa bed were very comfortable, we had no problem with it or anything about the room. It would be better if the brightness of the TV was adjustable. ( I like to fall asleep with the TV on, watching the navigational channel feels better in the open sea but no problem with the TV off while sleeping)

just in case someone is wondering how the sofa bed set up is like...

The nightlight in the bathroom is a genius, thoughtful idea, the nightlight is bright enough for me to do everything in the bathroom.

Kettle was clean, we used the kettle a lot. It always feels good to have a cup of hot tea on a chilly day, enjoying the balcony and ( watch the world go by?)

 

picture below is cabin on Deck 9 room 604 starboard side, bed by the balcony set up

view looking forward and the aft of the ship

( lifeboats and the design of the hull blocked the view from looking down to the ocean, the cabin was very comfortable nonetheless)

Tips and tricks that I learned from this board...The table in the cabin is movable.

 

I will only book a balcony cabin on this class of ship if there is a chance of another cruise on her...I really love the design( color, decor) and the lay out of balcony cabin. No complaint at all.

 

 

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[opmet]

personal opinion, thoughts and randomness coming up next...

below are some cruise compass from last year

( I did not get all the copy in English so...here are some in English)

I will upload the rest and talk about the changes comparing to 2016 may be tomorrow..

Thanks everyone for following again!

 

 

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personal opinion, thoughts and randomness coming up next...

below are some cruise compass from last year

( I did not get all the copy in English so...here are some in English)

I will upload the rest and talk about the changes comparing to 2016 may be tomorrow..

Thanks everyone for following again!

 

 

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