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No Nassae...

 

St Marrten

San Juan

Labadee

 

In that order. Per letter from captain on stateroom door.

Hmmm...we didn't get one yet. What days are each stop?

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On board Allure now. We have 2 sea days, St. Marteen, San Juan, Labadee and sea day. They replaced both St. Thomas and Nassau.

 

As long as I'm on board, I don't care where we go!!

 

 

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Who gave you those changes?

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Just heard from one of the crew that we are skipping Nassau tomorrow and adding on Labadee on Friday after St. Maarten on Thursday.

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We were able to get into Coastal Kitchen for lunch...our waiter informed us that we were going to skip Nassau tomorrow due to storm damage and that they were going to add Labadee on as a substitute on Friday after St. Maarten. No official word yet, but he said the Captain was going to "surprise" everyone with the news.

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Following! We go on Allure 10/23 and are scheduled for 10/24 Nassau

Just checked in at Port Everglades for the Allure and were told we are going to Nassau tomorrow. We have day passes for the British Colonial Hilton. I will try to report back here after our visit and will send a few photos if I can.

Thanks,

Mark

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If the shipmate app has correct GPS location of Oasis, they have bypassed Nassau at least on the way down. Perhaps they are hoping to stop there on the way back.

I am standing at Port everglades watching the Oasis depart right now.

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- my aunt and her family will be on Allure on Oct 9th. It's has been rerouted based on the Orlando Sentinel newspaper.

 

 

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That's last week's itinerary.

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We are on the the 10/9 Allure sailing. We are supposed to stop Monday in Nassau followed by St. Thomas and St. Maarten. I am guessing we may skip Nassau and that they will substitute a Tuesday afternoon stop in San Juan. I am seeing only one other ship in SJU on Tuesday and it's one of the few ports that can handle an Oasis class ship. Anyone else have any thoughts on that guess?

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Can anyone who has done an Allure Eastern itinerary in the last few months confirm whether there was a a White Night theme party on the pool deck?

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If you are looking for an excursion, we had a great time on Joys Adventure in St. Lucia (private). We did RCIs catamaran with Lobster lunch in Antigua and enjoyed it. Here are some highlights of our cruise...we had St. Croix instead of St. Thomas and St. Maarten instead of St. Kitts. Enjoy...

Thanks for sharing your video, I was reliving my trip to those islands. I was hoping to get a peek at what the jewel looked like on the inside though, do you have any video of the inside of the ship (other than your room?) People keep saying there's a view of the ocean all over the place, so I'm curious what that looks like from the inside, and I'm curious what the ships without promenades look like on the inside.

 

 

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I don't have any of my own video that I shot around the ship, but I found this one on YouTube that should give you a pretty good feel for the ship...

Thanks,

Mark

Work commitments look to be forcing us from a mid April Celebrity sailing to a end of March Jewel sailing. When we figured everything out the prices come out to be close to one another and the itineraries are similar. I know the Jewel just had a dry dock. I think the size of the ship will be fine for us. We don't like big ships. We don't need all the bells and whistles. I'd like to know if anyone has a link to bar and restaurant menus. One of our main concerns is food. We absolutely love Celebrity's food. DH also wants more info on specialty restaurants. I purchased the ultimate drinks package since it was on sale. Can anyone give me some info on the Jewel? Much appreciated. Thanks in advance.

Take a look our video from our recent Jewel cruise....hope this helps.

Do you have to make a reservation every night? Or once you make it does it stay for the whole week at that time?

 

 

 

Glad you stated this, as Im used to Carnival where you go when you want and get a pager like at a restaurant at home.

We were able to make a reservation for a different time each night. You can also opt not to make one - there is a separate line as you enter the dining room for folks without a reservation, but that line tends to move much slower.

Tony, the last cruise we did out of PR allowed us on the ship around 11...the boarding hall was a mess, and it's very unorganized compared to what you are used to! I suggest we get there early vs later, as I can't imagine the mayhem of boarding later. One guy got so upset he actually started screaming and walked away from the terminal!

 

Muster was about an hour before sailing. If you have evening dining, as we do, the dining room pushes out the normal 8:30 dining to later...

 

CANT WAIT!!!

For our Jewel cruise in March (which departed on a Sunday and was the only ship at the Pan Am Pier that day), we planned to get to the port early and get on the ship as soon as they would allow. However, our plans changed when we found there was a large Triathlon going on right at our hotel that would have all nearby major streets closed for several hours.

Being that we were lucky enough to stay at a gorgeous resort (The Caribe Hilton) we decided, against every grain in our anxious minds, to stay at the resort until 1 PM and head to the pier once the streets opened back up.

At 1:00, we took a cab to the pier. Within 20 minutes, we dropped our bags with the porters, checked in and got our Seapass cards and walked right on to the ship with no lines. We grabbed a quick drink and snack at the cafe and by 1:45 we made our way to the room and our bags were already there!

Bottom line is that many different factors can contribute to you embarkation experience- we got lucky with a good one, but YMMV.

Enjoy your cruise!

No problem. Also, I made a video of our cruise that you may enjoy. We were on the Barbados, St. Lucia, Antigua and St. Maarten route. Let me know if you like it...

We were on the Jewel in March. Only one muster at 8PM. For my time, you will need to make a reservation. They'll give you a range of 5:30 to 6:15 or 8:15 to 9:30. They won't let you make a 7:30 reservation. It's more like "sort of My time Dining." Anyone else's recent experience different? Oh, and the Main Dining Room is definitely open on the first night.

OP asked for suggestions. I listed something that is a one off and famous locally for high quality food. And I was not the only one to do so. Others had great local suggestions too.

 

I didn't attack others "Not everyone like coal fired pizza, not every one likes giant ice cream sundaes".

 

"In My Opinion" it would be a wasted opportunity to get the same frozen mozz sticks they can get at a chain in their hometown when Fort Lauderdale is a foodie heaven. But if that's what lights your fire, have at it.

 

I was not rude to you. You are out of line.

Agree.

Not sure where you are leaving from...if you are flying, you may want to consider going to San Juan and going on the Adventure of the Seas. We have sailed out of San Juan and Florida and prefer San Juan. If you are going as far as the ABC islands, you'll get there a lot quicker from San Juan. Airfare may be more, but cruise fare is usually cheaper. Check it out to see if any of the itineraries work for you.

Yes, no doubt it is a good one. We've stayed in an OS on Jewel, a hump GS on Brilliance and this aft JS on Jewel. This cabin tied for our favorite with the OS - the aft view almost makes it better. Enjoy your cruise.

What a great summary! Can anyone go to the Captain's reception??

Our experience has been that the Captain's Reception is on the first formal night which is typically day 2 of the cruise. The event was held in The Safari Club and was held at 7:30. The intent is to catch the folks with early dinner seating at the conclusion of their meal and for the late seating diners, it is just before they head to the MDR.

Jewel of the Seas Aft JS 1602...enjoy!

Yes, we really enjoy the Radiance class as well. Next up, we are going to try Allure...we have heard so many wonderful things about the Oasis class ships. We are looking forward to finally experiencing them ourselves.

Here's a recent blog article that I put together that just got released...

http://eatsleepcruise.com/2016/06/top-10-things-to-do-on-jewel-of-the-seas/

Enjoy,

Mark

Silent Discos are an absolute blast. Are they on all/most Royal Caribbean ships?

 

 

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We were back on the Jewel in March this year and they had the party.

Aft JS 1602 on Jewel...