LIVE Allure of the Seas July 14 - 21

[mommyof2monkeys+princess]

Forgot to add we did battle of the sexist show.  The director was clearly annoyed that a family brought in a young girl. They kept announcing this was not a kid show and no one under 18 should be in.  It was a crowded show so don't go late if you want a chair.  We got there 10 mins early and fell like we got the last chairs up in the 2nd floor area (of Dazzles). It was funny to watch. 

[Biker19]

23 minutes ago, mommyof2monkeys+princess said:

Forgot to add we did battle of the sexist show. 

What kind of politically incorrect statements does it take to win such a show?

[mommyof2monkeys+princess]

6 minutes ago, Biker19 said:

What kind of politically incorrect statements does it take to win such a show?

Battle of the Sexes (not sexist) 

 

It was guys vs. Girls like taking a small ball and exchanging it with the next person under your neck,  then it was who can collect more clothes from the audience,  the was a popping the balloon one as well.  The guys ended up winning last night. 

[mommyof2monkeys+princess]

Yesterday was day 6 and an at sea day.  We did room service for breakfast. Then lunch was coastal kitchen. We had yet to try CK as we  bought dining package. I was very disappoint in the menu. I really have liked the dining package giving more choices. We ate at the Italian place for the 2nd time. Our poor waiter was so overwhelmed he was awful.  Not sure if it was one bad night or if he needs a new assignment on the ship.  

 

We paid for my daughter to do the $69 group lesson flo rider.  I felt like it was short as there was 7 in the group but still worth it.  One of the staff rises the wave with them showing then what to do.  My daughter gained a new skill. 

 

We dropped some money playing bingo that normally we never would but our ds2 who's are introvert was excited about bingo. We never won but had good family time. We paid $3 per person for the dabbers bc we didn't come to the venue with anyway to mark things. 

[Lionesss]

Never did Bingo on RCI, only Disney.

 

I see Ipads, or tablets.

 

Did RCI provide those?

 

Thanks

[mommyof2monkeys+princess]

Yesterday was Nassau and the stop that everyone was waiting for.  Ds2 wants to be a profession pilot so he did the jet simulator.  Royal Caribbean offered it but then took it away so I contacted the company off Facebook.  Awesome experience.  I told him ahead that ds2 had ground school done and was going to college in August to be a pilot.  He put ds2 through more multitasking situations.  Ds2 loved it! Dh said ds2 was beaming and he is our laid back never gets excited.  

 

Then myself and the other 2 went to Atlantis for the dolphin swim.  The dolphin swim was sho worth it.  One tip wear a normal swimsuit vs. A swim dress or such and trying to fit the material into the wet suit.  We did a family dolphin hug,  touched the dolphins as they swam around us,  did the fin hold and was pushed on the feet by the dolphin as well. I did plunk down $200 for all the pictures.  The lesser iron was $100 for 6 but that would mean taking the time to choose 6 and at this point time is short.  It took forever to get off the ship then long line for the shuttle was forever! If I had to do again a taxi is $4 a person I would go grab a taxi once I got my wrist bands. The aqua park is huge! We just got a couple slides in after the dolphin experience. 

 

Last night, dd hung out with all her friends skipping dinner with us.  We ate at the Mexican restaurant.  The margaritas were good.  The food was ok. Then the boys ditched us to go to the room.  So just DH and I saw blue planet.  It was really good! After that we went to the room and packed.  

 

This morning we carried our luggage off the ship.  We were off the ship through tsa at the airport in one hour.  So now what do I do with all this built in time 🤣🤣🤣

 

Having breakfast now that is crazy expensive but is good!

 

 

[cruisegal40]

Glad you made it off the ship quickly. That's what our plan is going to be.

[doones2]

Thank you so much for your live review.  I really enjoyed it and we are so looking forward even more to our cruise on Allure

[ALWAYS CRUZIN]

On 7/20/2019 at 7:59 AM, mommyof2monkeys+princess said:

Yesterday was day 6 and an at sea day.  We did room service for breakfast. Then lunch was coastal kitchen. We had yet to try CK as we  bought dining package. I was very disappoint in the menu. I really have liked the dining package giving more choices. We ate at the Italian place for the 2nd time. Our poor waiter was so overwhelmed he was awful.  Not sure if it was one bad night or if he needs a new assignment on the ship.  

 

We paid for my daughter to do the $69 group lesson flo rider.  I felt like it was short as there was 7 in the group but still worth it.  One of the staff rises the wave with them showing then what to do.  My daughter gained a new skill. 

 

We dropped some money playing bingo that normally we never would but our ds2 who's are introvert was excited about bingo. We never won but had good family time. We paid $3 per person for the dabbers bc we didn't come to the venue with anyway to mark things. 

We are bingo nuts on cruises not on land. On the Harmony they always had a special just before it started. If you already purchased your bingo cards, you could get a pad while they last for only $5.00 Were they any specials on the Allure? What was the cost of playing bingo? Thanks! We will be on it September 1st.

[mommyof2monkeys+princess]

2 minutes ago, twodaywonder said:

We are bingo nuts on cruises not on land. On the Harmony they always had a special just before it started. If you already purchased your bingo cards, you could get a pad while they last for only $5.00 Were they any specials on the Allure? What was the cost of playing bingo? Thanks! We will be on it September 1st.

The smallest package was $39 then $49 and $69. If you did the 2 more expensive ones it was buy2 get 1 free.  There was 5 of us so we bought 4 of the biggest to get 2 more for free.  Part of the biggest package was an iron to pick a shirt,  the stuffed mascot or the matching strips so we did 2 matching strips (you get 2 each), a shirt and a mascot.  Of course hubby gave me a joking hard time for picking the shirt and mascot when someone won $2k for playing the matching strips 🤦‍♀️ who knows if that would have been us. It was fun.  We have never paid that much before lol.

[ALWAYS CRUZIN]

12 minutes ago, mommyof2monkeys+princess said:

The smallest package was $39 then $49 and $69. If you did the 2 more expensive ones it was buy2 get 1 free.  There was 5 of us so we bought 4 of the biggest to get 2 more for free.  Part of the biggest package was an iron to pick a shirt,  the stuffed mascot or the matching strips so we did 2 matching strips (you get 2 each), a shirt and a mascot.  Of course hubby gave me a joking hard time for picking the shirt and mascot when someone won $2k for playing the matching strips 🤦‍♀️ who knows if that would have been us. It was fun.  We have never paid that much before lol.

Yes. The prices are high now. Would it be a good idea to get two of the $39 and get one free Rather than one of the $69 ?

[mommyof2monkeys+princess]

2 minutes ago, twodaywonder said:

Yes. The prices are high now. Would it be a good idea to get two of the $39 and get one free Rather than one of the $69 ?

You could not get the buy 2 get 1 free option on the $39. Only the $49 or $69 - the $69 came with so many more chances we decided to fully play if we were going to play.  🤣 Our ds2 is happiest sitting home and he actually seemed excited to play bingo so we went all in lol.

[ALWAYS CRUZIN]

1 minute ago, mommyof2monkeys+princess said:

You could not get the buy 2 get 1 free option on the $39. Only the $49 or $69 - the $69 came with so many more chances we decided to fully play if we were going to play.  🤣 Our ds2 is happiest sitting home and he actually seemed excited to play bingo so we went all in lol.

 

2 minutes ago, mommyof2monkeys+princess said:

You could not get the buy 2 get 1 free option on the $39. Only the $49 or $69 - the $69 came with so many more chances we decided to fully play if we were going to play.  🤣 Our ds2 is happiest sitting home and he actually seemed excited to play bingo so we went all in lol.

Well it is the $69.00 Thank you so very much. Now we know what to expect.

[sellwingri]

What did you get with the $39 package?  I’m assuming you get 6 cards for each game.  

[mommyof2monkeys+princess]

3 hours ago, sellwingri said:

What did you get with the $39 package?  I’m assuming you get 6 cards for each game.  

 

That sounds right!  I didn't think to snap a picture of that.  It just seemed like a no brainer to skip that one or not play at all with our family all wanting to pay so I didn't really look at it.  It would have been nice if we had actually won the cruise or cash HAHAHAHAHA

[ALWAYS CRUZIN]

If I recall the lowest cost was 3 on a sheet so 9 cards for 3 games.

[ALWAYS CRUZIN]

The pad is the way to go. If I recall you get like 20 or 30 cards for each game. It keeps track. You just watch it while doing the paper ones.

[sellwingri]

I used to play bingo regularly on cruises until they introduced the pad.  In my opinion, it takes away the fun of playing bingo.  On a few cruises, they stopped selling them but i5 appears they’re coming back again.  I’ll use the money in the casino.

 

I board Allure on Sunday and we’re starting to plan what we’re bringing.  Do they have a White night party?  DH wants to know whether he should bring his white pants.

[ALWAYS CRUZIN]

My thought is we like the pad. You get a lot of cards on it for the money. However, we still do the paper while keeping an eye on the pad. I would not like the pad only.

[casone]

Did you stay at Springhill Suites in Dania Beach? We board Allure on Sunday and are booked there. There are 6 of us, so I’m wondering what the best way to get from the airport to the hotel and from the hotel to the port with two adults and four teenagers. I have heard many Uber to the port (like you) due to slow shuttles. 

[Clarea]

26 minutes ago, casone said:

Did you stay at Springhill Suites in Dania Beach? We board Allure on Sunday and are booked there. There are 6 of us, so I’m wondering what the best way to get from the airport to the hotel and from the hotel to the port with two adults and four teenagers. I have heard many Uber to the port (like you) due to slow shuttles. 

 

The Springhill Suites has a free airport shuttle.  There is also a cruise port shuttle that is inexpensive.