Rare Stealthdog Posted November 30, 2022 #1 Share Posted November 30, 2022 This post was recognized by LauraS! "Another from Stealthdog! Thank you for generously sharing your time at sea with everyone at Cruise Critic!" Stealthdog was awarded the badge '"Live from...."' and 5 points. We are excited to board the Odyssey of the Seas this Saturday as part of a B2B (or side to side), with the second leg being the Celebrity Beyond Dec 11-18. This will be our 4th Royal sailing, and have also sailed Celebrity, Norwegian, and Disney. My last review of the Symphony of the Seas was mostly post-cruise. This one will be more live with daily reviews and updates. Some information in case people have specific questions about cabin, dining, status perks, etc: - We are staying in a Balcony on Deck 6 (we have some bid ups, but the ship looks almost 100% filled, so have very low hopes). - We have the UDP, so will be trying most (if not all) of the restaurants on board for dinner, all the specialty dining options for lunch, and the ala carte options. - We do not have an alcohol package and are bringing wine and water on board and will pay as we go for anything else. - We have platinum status (due to reciprocity with Celebrity). - We have Voom for one device. Itinerary for the sailing: Dec 3 - Fort Lauderdale Dec 4 - At Sea Dec 5 - Labadee Dec 6 - At Sea Dec 7 - Aruba Dec 8 - Curacao Dec 9 - At Sea Dec 10 - At Sea Dec 11 - Fort Lauderdale We have been to Aruba and Curacao multiple times each, but this is our first time to Labadee. We elected to do shore excursions for Aruba and Curacao with Royal Caribbean this sailing. Southern Caribbean sailings are our favorite Caribbean itineraries. We took the autotrain from Lorton, Virginia to Samford, Florida last week and spent Thanksgiving and this week in the Orlando area. We plan to take the autrotrain back up after the Beyond sailing, assuming there is no rail strike. If anyone has any questions on the autotrain, feel free to ask. We will drive to Fort Lauderdale Friday afternoon and spend the night with a friend, who will drop us off at the port Saturday morning enroute to a cruise he is taking out of Miami on Saturday. I'll plan to post menus, the daily, and the entertainment schedule. Ask any question and I'll try to get the answer, post the picture, or provide whatever you want. When this review is done, I'll leave a link for the review we will do for the Beyond for anyone who wants to follow along that one as well. I'd also like to give a shout out to the Roll Call members for this Odyssey sailing. This Roll Call is huge - nearing 600 posts and more than 20 pages in the thread. I expect this to be a very lively sailing! 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare mduffy1834 Posted November 30, 2022 #2 Share Posted November 30, 2022 Looking forward to your review as we will be on the same itinerary late January. Have fun 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gfargo53 Posted November 30, 2022 #3 Share Posted November 30, 2022 wow 600 posts its going to be a wonderful cruise enjoy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Sea Dog Posted December 1, 2022 #4 Share Posted December 1, 2022 I'll be following along. Excited to hear about your experiences with Beyond. We will sail on her for the first time in April of '24. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stratford1950 Posted December 1, 2022 #5 Share Posted December 1, 2022 We’re on the Odyssey September 15-24 for a Mediterranean cruise…really interested in your thoughts about the ship. I’ll be following along enjoy😎 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare perfect match Posted December 1, 2022 #6 Share Posted December 1, 2022 We’re sailing on Odyssey in April. I’ll definitely be following along! 🛳😎 Thank you for taking the time out of your cruise to do a live review. 🙏 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kathygruvs Posted December 1, 2022 #7 Share Posted December 1, 2022 (edited) 4 hours ago, Stealthdog said: "I'd also like to give a shout out to the Roll Call members for this Odyssey sailing. This Roll Call is huge - nearing 600 posts and more than 20 pages in the thread. I expect this to be a very lively sailing! Hey, I am on that roll call. See you on the ship in a couple days! Edited December 1, 2022 by kathygruvs 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lcpagejr Posted December 1, 2022 #8 Share Posted December 1, 2022 We just got off Odyssey (8 day Thanksgiving cruise)… wonderful ship and staff. You are going to have a blast! Happy sailing! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RCCLNYMETS41 Posted December 1, 2022 #9 Share Posted December 1, 2022 @StealthdogThe Odyssey was great! We sailed Nov 13th. If by chance you get the paper that lists the Captain, CD, Hotel Director etc. with their photo & bio, I would appreciate it if you could share it. It was not available my sailing as it still had the old CD on it. Enjoy your vacation. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lcpagejr Posted December 1, 2022 #10 Share Posted December 1, 2022 (edited) 3 hours ago, RCCLNYMETS41 said: @StealthdogThe Odyssey was great! We sailed Nov 13th. If by chance you get the paper that lists the Captain, CD, Hotel Director etc. with their photo & bio, I would appreciate it if you could share it. It was not available my sailing as it still had the old CD on it. Enjoy your vacation. On our 11/19 cruise I never saw the officers, CD, etc listed on a document. I kept on looking at each days Cruise Compass hoping they would show their names. All I know was that the Captain’s name was Per and Cruise Dir was Anna Edited December 1, 2022 by lcpagejr Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Stealthdog Posted December 1, 2022 Author #11 Share Posted December 1, 2022 3 hours ago, RCCLNYMETS41 said: @StealthdogThe Odyssey was great! We sailed Nov 13th. If by chance you get the paper that lists the Captain, CD, Hotel Director etc. with their photo & bio, I would appreciate it if you could share it. It was not available my sailing as it still had the old CD on it. Enjoy your vacation. I'll see what I can do! 🙂 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clochette Posted December 1, 2022 #12 Share Posted December 1, 2022 looking forward to your review, we used to take the autotrain quite a bit when our kids were young, great way to travel. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Stealthdog Posted December 3, 2022 Author #13 Share Posted December 3, 2022 (edited) And we are onboard. Checkin time was 1130. We took an uber from NE Fort Lauderale - $15 for uber, $25 for uberxl. Little traffic at the port today even though there are several ships debarking. Odessey is port 18. We were through security by 1100 and on the ship by 1130. We both carried on 2 bottles of wine and water. First stop was dining reservations. Made all 8 dinner and 5 lunches with good times every day. There were long lines at some of the specialty restaurants to book dining. Look around until you find a small line. We booked at Wonderland - there were no line. The ony show to book on board is The Book. Everything else appears to be first come first serve. Having lunch at Giovannis. Its empty! Edited December 3, 2022 by Stealthdog 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Stealthdog Posted December 3, 2022 Author #14 Share Posted December 3, 2022 Entertainment schedule. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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RCCLNYMETS41 Posted December 3, 2022 #16 Share Posted December 3, 2022 @StealthdogGlad your onboard. I'm so jealous. If you are interested, you should also book the NorthStar & iFly as soon as possible. If I remember correctly, NorthStar is free on port days & approx. $20 pp on sea days because they are able to swing out over the ocean. In port, it only goes straight up. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ocean Boy Posted December 3, 2022 #17 Share Posted December 3, 2022 I'm looking forward to this. Will be doing this same itinerary in January. It will be my first time on a Q class ship. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare BecciBoo Posted December 3, 2022 #18 Share Posted December 3, 2022 Watching Odyssey now waiting for sailaway...so there, but really there next Sunday! Woohoo. Following along this week will almost feel like a B2B.....nahhhhhhhh! But still exciting! Thanks for the Compass' 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRUEBLUE66 Posted December 3, 2022 #19 Share Posted December 3, 2022 Looking forward to your review, as on at the end of January. Thanks! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lcpagejr Posted December 3, 2022 #20 Share Posted December 3, 2022 3 hours ago, RCCLNYMETS41 said: @StealthdogGlad your onboard. I'm so jealous. If you are interested, you should also book the NorthStar & iFly as soon as possible. If I remember correctly, NorthStar is free on port days & approx. $20 pp on sea days because they are able to swing out over the ocean. In port, it only goes straight up. You are correct. We did North Star in Curacao at no charge 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare BecciBoo Posted December 3, 2022 #21 Share Posted December 3, 2022 Ya'll just glided by on Port Everglades cam. Bon Voyage ya'll! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lcpagejr Posted December 3, 2022 #22 Share Posted December 3, 2022 Hey Stealthdog.... Beware you stay on ship time. Funny story as we left La Romana we were having a couple of leisurely drinks in Soalarium Bar. We then headed down to cabin to get ready for our 7pm MTD. In cabin I casually looked at my phone and it said 6:50pm!!! We did not have internet package and left our phones on airplane mode...but the settings automatically changed to local time which moved the clock ahead an hour!! Fortunately we had TV on which showed the time and I soon realized what happened. You can manually move the region in your settings to Miami and your phone will restore to that time. Was a crazy half hour while figuring it out lol!! 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
irishgal432 Posted December 3, 2022 #23 Share Posted December 3, 2022 We are on next week but my sister and friends are on this week. It's her friends first cruise! glad to follow along. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Thisguylikestocruise Posted December 3, 2022 #24 Share Posted December 3, 2022 (edited) . Edited December 3, 2022 by Thisguylikestocruise Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Stealthdog Posted December 4, 2022 Author #25 Share Posted December 4, 2022 18 hours ago, RCCLNYMETS41 said: @StealthdogGlad your onboard. I'm so jealous. If you are interested, you should also book the NorthStar & iFly as soon as possible. If I remember correctly, NorthStar is free on port days & approx. $20 pp on sea days because they are able to swing out over the ocean. In port, it only goes straight up. Thanks - We booked the NorthStar on Labadee day - figured we will be on and off the ship so its easier to manage times. We aren't going to try out the iFly. Both the NorthStar & iFly are available for bookings on all port days for free. Both are easy to book - you can do it off the app on your phone. If you have issues with booking on the app, there will be staff on deck 14 at the bottom of the stairs by the Lime and Coconut that will help you with your reservations. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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