Anthem of the Seas LIVE 1/9

reallyitsmema · January 10, 2022

8 minutes ago, alexgtp said:

Hopefully cancel it.. LOL!!!! worst show i have ever seen Land or Sea.

Are you saying cancel Spectra or Family Spectra? I am also curious what Family Spectra would be as I don't see a cabaret type show as a family show. Who is playing Spectra?

DaniDanielle · January 10, 2022

I thought Spectra was okay. It is meant to showcase 270. Some parts are odd but I didn’t hate it!

DaniDanielle · January 10, 2022

Wasn’t it Terry who usually has been the lead in Spectras? I have a picture of us when we met on deck. He is terrific…

reallyitsmema · January 10, 2022

2 minutes ago, DaniDanielle said:

Wasn’t it Terry who usually has been the lead in Spectras? I have a picture of us when we met on deck. He is terrific…

Yes, Terry Lavelle is our favorite Spectra. We saw a woman Spectra once and it just wasn't as good. We saw another guy too who was okay but we prefer Terry. We went to a Meet the Stars thing once in 270 that he was at along with Scaramouche and Galileo Figaro which was really interesting.

John Reid · January 10, 2022

3 hours ago, PiperHolliday said:

Our friend just reported back from the WJ and said he also had no issues with turning up without a reservation. But if it's full, you can be turned away. I do not see that happening on this sailing.

I was on the 11/14 Anthem sailing. The Compass did say reservations were needed for dinner Windjammer. They were never asked for. They did check in Sea Passes upon entry. About 2,200/2,300 passengers on that sailing

Jimbo · January 10, 2022

5 minutes ago, Another_Critic said:

Do you take drink vouchers? 😉

Sure !! 🍹👍

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Sunshine3601 · January 11, 2022

Just announced we have 2.24% of population onboard that tested positive today.

And we will not go to St Kitts. Was expecting that but still sad as I love St Kitts.

Sounds like we will be doing a drop off of some crew later this week.

Denise W · January 11, 2022

I went up to Windjammer and confirmed that is an error that reservations are required. I have eaten there breakfast, lunch, and a dinner and we were never asked for our names. I asked the woman working there and she confirmed that reservations are NOT required.

ticketsunlimited · January 11, 2022

36 minutes ago, Sunshine3601 said:

Just announced we have 2.24% of population onboard that tested positive today.

And we will not go to St Kitts. Was expecting that but still sad as I love St Kitts.

Sounds like we will be doing a drop off of some crew later this week.

49 positive cases roughly? Must be mostly crew I would assume where you just boarded yesterday correct?

Roll with the punches and have a great cruise, plenty of fun to be had!!

joand452 · January 11, 2022

8 hours ago, Jimbo said:

Reservations for Windjammer, well that is a HUGE hassle. Damn !! That would be final straw for me.

We sailed over Thanksgiving week, and while it was reservations required in the WJ on the Compass, we never had to make any reservations at all.

We had about 2900 that week, including about 800 children!! We never had a problem finding a table in WJ.

irelandvegas · January 11, 2022

2 hours ago, PiperHolliday said:

Apparently, tuxedo rentals should be arranged ahead of time via this website:

https://tuxedorentals.rccl.com/tuxedo/tuxrental.nsf

That’s super helpful, thank you Piper!

Jimbo · January 11, 2022

1 hour ago, Sunshine3601 said:

Just announced we have 2.24% of population onboard that tested positive today.

And we will not go to St Kitts. Was expecting that but still sad as I love St Kitts.

Sounds like we will be doing a drop off of some crew later this week.

That sucks !!Thought you were headed to St Maarten first. I bet you head back sooner and hit Coco Cay before heading back to Bayonne.

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Carver1998 · January 11, 2022

18 minutes ago, ticketsunlimited said:

49 positive cases roughly? Must be mostly crew I would assume where you just boarded yesterday correct?

Roll with the punches and have a great cruise, plenty of fun to be had!!

Only 2200 total guests and crew

Sunshine3601 · January 11, 2022

29 minutes ago, Jimbo said:

That sucks !!Thought you were headed to St Maarten first. I bet you head back sooner and hit Coco Cay before heading back to Bayonne.

We go to st maarten on thursday, antigua on friday and barbados on saturday. Lost 2 ports and hopefully wont loose anymore. Now 7 sea days. At least we love sea days as long as they are warm and sunny😍

On the way back we will stop in VA and head to your place for hot tub and cocktails🍹🌴

Jimbo · January 11, 2022

Just now, Sunshine3601 said:

We go to st maarten on thursday, antigua on friday and barbados on saturday. Lost 2 ports and hopefully wont loose anymore. Now 7 sea days. At least we love sea days as long as they are warm and sunny😍

On the way back we will stop in VA and head to your place for hot tub and cocktails🍹🌴

No problem, I will wave you in on your way by right up the Chesapeake. lol

dswallow · January 11, 2022

3 hours ago, Merion_Mom said:

I have never heard of / seen a "Family" Spectra. I wonder what they do to the show.................

Likely just the terminology carrying over for the mixed unvaccinated/vaccinated show vs vaccinated-only show.

Jimbo · January 11, 2022

34 minutes ago, Carver1998 said:

Only 2200 total guests and crew

So all the guest got tested since they boarded? when did that happen, what day of the cruise did that take place?

Carver1998 · January 11, 2022

6 minutes ago, Jimbo said:

So all the guest got tested since they boarded? when did that happen, what day of the cruise did that take place?

I’m sorry I thought the post said 2.24 percent of population on board.

Sunshine3601 · January 11, 2022

50 minutes ago, Jimbo said:

So all the guest got tested since they boarded? when did that happen, what day of the cruise did that take place?

I have confirmed with loyalty ambassador and security officer we have just about 3200 people in total of crew and passengers.

So that would be 72 that tested positive.

Our waiter in MDR said crew is tested every Monday or Tuesday. He was tested this morning.

No idea if any passengers were tested as part of close contact testing. Will probably hear more info. tomorrow.

For now the casino is ahead. I was ahead last night but gave that back plus some tonight.

Hoping for a sunny warm day tomorrow😍

Carver1998 · January 11, 2022

Knock ‘‘em dead in the casino

PiperHolliday · January 11, 2022

We were at Spectra when the captain made his announcement, so we didn't hear it.

I had a lot of feelings about Spectra. I really wanted to like it. There was a lot that I did like about it. But alas...it's still a cruise ship show. Please don't shoot me, but I'm always let down by cruise ship shows. I just expect them to be mediocre. The only cruise entertainment that has blown me away is on Virgin. I think a big part of the issue is the audience that just sat there like lumps on a log, not giving any expression or interest to the performers. There's got to be a bit of chemistry and this audience just did not give it. But it takes two, and while the artists and performers were very talented, I feel something was missing from the directing/writing/producing end of the show. It needs to grab and engage and it fell a bit short there. I felt they needed to push it a bit further to hit the mark. But it's still pretty great for a cruise ship. I'll probably forget about it in a couple of weeks, just like most other cruise shows.

The waitress also brought me the wrong drink but it didn't taste bad, so I drank it anyway. Attention to detail just doesn't exist on this ship, but I expect things to be hectic at this time. It would be tough to be a crew member right now.

PiperHolliday · January 11, 2022

We went to Wonderland tonight for dinner. Molecular gastronomy is a restaurant genre we have been exploring a lot for the past few years and this was at the bottom of our list. But when that list includes restaurants like Alinea and Espacio UMA, you're still in a good place. It was good and our server was great, too. He was very attentive and put together a tasting menu for the three of us so that we could try most of the menu. The exclusive cocktails were good, too! So if you go to Wonderland, don't miss those. You cannot get them anywhere else on the ship. We really did enjoy Wonderland but won't visit again until the menu changes (if it ever will) because we tried everything we wanted to.

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