nancy drew
DIS Veteran
- Joined
- Apr 12, 2005
That's too bad. I make my kids go to the icebreakers on the first night so they can make some friends.
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What the…??? Hello, DCL?? This is such a missed opportunity for them and I would LOVE if they had these on our cruise. I hate wearing the lanyards and so do my kids. They forget them and leave them all over the place, plus for pictures you have to keep taking them on and off, or just leave them on and ruin the picture. Good for RCCL for doing this
I knew DD should have gone to the icebreakers/meet and greet. She still might not have found "her" group, but she would have had a better chance. She really liked the club on HAL because there were only a few kids, and the counselors pretty much just led conversations. Every time I would peek in there to see if she wanted to come out they were all sitting in a circle, playing cards and/or talking.
I, too, can't understand why DCL isn't using Magic Bands on the cruise line, other than $$$. But then again they use them at the resorts so....
I know Princess is rolling out their Medallions, and I plan to look into those a bit more. I know, Princess? But they have some itineraries that I really want to try, and RCI either doesn't offer them or only has 1 or 2 sailings at times that won't work for us. And their newer ships and update ships are not bad. They have updated the kids/teen areas... anyway, that's a whole other thing.
Oh and I didn't really describe the food at Wonderland on the main menu. Its... pretty much the kind of food you would expect at a place that looks like that. Whimsical, unique, not quite what you expected. Not so much odd food, like cow eyeballs or whatever, but regular food prepared in a unique way.
As a fellow introvert, I get it! I love cruising with my son but he hates the kids club on RCL. He likes it on Carnival so we will now cruise Carnival until he gets to an age where he will try RCL's again... I love spending time with him but I need that "just me" time to keep me sane. Glad you were able to sneak in some time alone!
I would love to try Carnival but again, DS has some weird hangup with the soot. I will have to find some You Tube videos that disprove his theory that they are the worst polluters in the sea. Shouldn't be too hard.
Well the drawback is that the WOW bands cost money. I actually kind of like the idea of the medallions over on the Carnival brands, but since you dislike lanyards it probably won't be your kind of thing.
With that said, I did find it weird that while DCL has Magic Bands, it's for Oceaneers only. Doesn't seem to be too much of a stretch nowadays to extend the tech to the whole ship, so I'd say we keep an eye on DCL's new ship developments to see if they go in that direction.
I get the $$$ factor, though these are only $5 a piece and I would imagine you can reuse them, so if you sail often you are only making a one time investment. Whereas I know a lot of people who get new Magic Bands every time they visit WDW. It will be interesting to see if they expand their use of the bands to the rooms and charging privileges.
Really enjoying your review. We've been on the Oasis 3 times now, and will be on the Allure in just a few weeks but we have never even seen the skating rink. Maybe next time I'll actually go look for it.
I have no idea if the shows are as good on the Allure but this was fantastic. This one guy was doing backflips left and right. Very impressive. I hope you are going to see Mamma Mia! I bet that is a great production.
I looked at the port schedule and it looks like we are going to dock in the less-popular port in St. Thomas. Is that where you docked? And did you go into town or take an excursion? I read that there are really limited taxis that will transport a wheelchair and I might have to make prior arrangements because it's like a 2 mile hilly walk.
Probably. I am not that familiar with the ports, but there were 2 ships (NCL and Princess) docked in a different area from where we were docked. There were lots of stores near the port so we just did some shopping for souvenirs there. I am very uneducated about the port shopping scene. Our excursion was through RCI and on a boat so we didn't go into town or explore beyond the port "mall" at all.
I definitely do the diet, trying to watch my sugar. But I've made up my mind - I am SO trying this tomorrow night, and I will think of you (also loved the Nancy Drew books as a teen!). I think I might have to try at leat the orange/cream too.
YAY!! I hope you like it! There were a few times when I approached the Freestyle and the diet Barq's sign was grey, meaning they were out of it. I would always involuntarily semi-yell "NO!" and go find another machine. Addicted. The only place near me that has it here is a Noodles and Company. I am seriously thinking about getting dinner there tonight so I can get my fix.