Aboard Sirena Now

[cayman09]

Moved from another thread so I will continue to post:

We're currently on Sirena, left Miami yesterday. The ship is in fine shape. We're in a PH cabin that looks pristine. We dined in the Tuscan Grill last evening and dinner was just as good as our prior cruise last year on Regatta. We walked up to the restaurant after boarding and were able to get this extra reservation for 7:00 PM. Spent day one at the pool and there virtually no chair hogs - plenty of choice loungers at 9:30 AM and its a sold out 10 day Caribbean cruise. Heading to Red Ginger tonight.

[cayman09]

Red Ginger was wonderful. We're two couples traveling together and three of us had the sea bass, one had the lamb. Everyone was more than satisfied. Yesterday was a sea day and our friends both had a massage at the spa. They both loved it but didn't appreciate the continuous upselling. Captain's party last night but since we don't drink we only breezed through. Internet basic package has not been a problem for email, text or basic web sites. Happy to answer questions.

[cayman09]

Leaving the restaurant last evening was a bit of a challenge walking straight as the ship was experiencing a bit of wind & wave action. Unfortunately it continued into this morning. As I watched from my balcony we were oh so close to the dock in Costa Maya but despite repeated use of the thrusters the wind and wave action won out. When I saw the pilot boat corkscrewing towards Sirena a second time I knew he was coming to pick up the pilot and we wouldn't be spending the day in port. The cruise director very quickly revised the day's activities and an addendum to Currents was delivered to each cabin. The ships live band ended up playing on the pool deck and we spent a pleasant day at sea. The four of us once again had no problem securing loungers together and although a bit more crowded than yesterday we easily found a table for four on the Terrace deck for lunch. Service has been very good with a number of new crew members who boarded with us in Miami.

[PhD-iva]

Thanks for posting your review on Sirena and for going with the flow! Have a great cruise!

[rim2rimhiker]

We were on the Sirena for the holiday cruise from Miami and enjoyed it.  I was surprised how good the wi-fi was, never had one issue.  Excellent service from Putu in Martini's, he made that place special.  First time on the "R" class ships and we wouldn't hesitate to go on the "R" ships again.

Edited January 27 by rim2rimhiker

[Acrusa]

love the R ships the lounge is so friendly and comfortable while waiting for our table in the GDR

[montyjam]

Cayman09, is there anyway you can give me an idea of what’s in the fitness centre on board? Maybe you can check it out on your next “at sea” day, if you have any left. Thank you!

[Flatbush Flyer]

1 hour ago, rim2rimhiker said:

We were on the Sirena for the holiday cruise from Miami and enjoyed it.  I was surprised how good the wi-fi was, never had one issue.  Excellent service from Putu in Martini's, he made that place special.  First time on the "R" class ships and we wouldn't hesitate to go on the "R" ships again.

You lucked out with having Putu serve you!

[cayman09]

We've only attended one show, last night was called "Acoustic" pop hits performed by the Sirena singers & dancers. I thought it was amateurish but I did love the music. They combined the string quartet with the show band and the combination gave a lot of depth to the sound.

 

Mark is on the piano in Martin's and he's been great, just sorry he breaks 8:30-10:15. That's prime time for those not attending "Laszlo Pap violinist" in the main show room on two out of four nights.

 

Left Roatan 40 early today, hope all made it back from their tours.

[cayman09]

On 1/27/2024 at 6:45 PM, montyjam said:

Cayman09, is there anyway you can give me an idea of what’s in the fitness centre on board? Maybe you can check it out on your next “at sea” day, if you have any left. Thank you!

Roughly a dozen bikes, half dozen treadmills, 4 steppers, quite a few resistance pieces of equipment and a bunch of free weights with 4 or 5 benches. Then there is open space for their yoga, etc.

[chivatosteve]

Putu is the best!  We're looking forward to seeing him again on Sirena in May.