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I did a search and didn’t find what I’m looking for, so forgive me please if I missed it.

This will be my first time on a ship with a Juice or Smoothie bar. I will be purchasing the full drink package (including alcohol) and am wondering if the fresh juices from the Vitality Cafe are included with the package? Last time I was on Royal the fresh squeezed OJ was NOT included, which I found surprising, but after reading the description on their website, I’m currently a little confused as it sounds like they may have changed things up a little.

Can anyone tell me if they’ve successfully been able to get the fresh stuff with the drink package on Allure? And also, is it ONLY the vitality cafe that has the other freshly squeezed juices? Anywhere else on board to get those?

Thanks in advance!

Great tip on this mesh bags! Does Allure have the annoying shower curtains, or do they have doors?

**edited to say a quick google search showed me they have doors. Yay!**

Because I’m anonymous on these boards I can freely admit I LOVE ABBA and really enjoyed Mama Mia. And given that I’m a classically trained soprano who will be on the Allure next month I thank you so much for letting me know about the choir. I think it is a tough call: Am I looking more forward to the choir or the cocktails?

Great review so far... following to read more! I board in a little over 4 weeks! I’ll be in a balcony a few doors down from yours so was excited to hear it was a good spot with an excellent cabin steward.

The Roatan Tourism Bureau is reporting as of this morning that Allure, scheduled to arrive May 10, has canceled this arrival, and the remainder of the “season” due to the damage to the dock. They said smaller ships can still dock, but not Allure.

I’m on a June sailing which, in my Cruise Planner, is still showing Roatan. I’m sure it will take some time to make these changes and notify everyone. Assuming this is accurate information from the Tourism Bureau, what do you think Royal will do? Is there another port they might substitute? (We are already scheduled to go to Cozumel and Costa Maya.). Maybe Grand Cayman? Or do you think it will just be a sea day? Would you expect they’ll offer OBC for the inconvenience?

Personally I’m ok with it. Was looking forward to my excursion, but it is what it is. Nothing to get all angry about!

What are your thoughts for how they’ll deal with the change?

I’m seeing on FB that Royal will not be docking Allure (and maybe others?) in Roatan at all “this season”. (Not sure exactly what that means... all summer? I’m scheduled to go on Allure in June and haven’t received word directly from Royal yet, however.

Good for you! Just checked on my upcoming cruises and the price is higher than what I paid, even with the perks...

Me too! Although the drink package was on sale from $56 to $45. Snapped that up!

I’m in my late 40s and I was the youngest one on the Hop when I went! Definitely not a 20s something party bus.

What is your criteria? I’m thinking it depends on what you want to be near. Or maybe the question is where on the ship you don’t want to be because of noise?

i don’t have any allergies or other reasons for asking... just curious. Are the steaks I order at Chops cooked in the same place as all the rest of the food? Or do they have their own galley? Or Samba? 150 Central Park, etc.

Just curious. Not saying it’s good or bad or otherwise.

I would select the one around noon.

 

Keith

Right now that flight is 2.5X the price of the 7:00pm, but I'm hoping it drops so I can switch!

I'll be in a balcony on deck 7 and am wondering if at breakfast, is Johnny Rockets a sit down only kind of place with table service, or could I place my order and take it back to eat on my balcony? It is so much closer than the Windjammer. :D

I know the risks of an early flight. Right now I'm actually booked on a 7:00pm return flight, but I have a question if y'all don't mind.

Has anyone been booked on an early SWA flight and actually missed it because the ship was late, customs delayed, whatever? I'm wondering how SWA responded. Did they let you on the next flight? Was it a pain? Not a big deal?

I'll be on Allure in June and am watching prices. There is a 9:45am departure and another at 10:50, and then one a little after noon. I'm watching prices (love how flexible SWA change policy is!) and if the price drops on the 9:45am I was considering changing... BUT was hoping to hear from anyone who actually missed an early flight. Thanks!

Announced in a letter, dated April 29, Carnival added: “In tandem with this change, in addition to priority embarkation and debarkation in all ports and confirmed main dining room preference, suite guests will now receive priority tender service, complimentary in-suite bottled water and one complimentary bag of laundry per voyage, as well as an enhanced turndown service”, Carnival confirmed.

I thought I read that, but a few weeks ago on the Carnival Liberty, we did not get priority tender service. I was in a suite and when we asked about it they said we didn’t get priority.

In my experience the food has been better on Carnival than on Royal. I get so tired of the Windjammer and love the options on Carnival. I really like Guys burgers and the burritos at the Blue Iguana. The alchemy bar is lots of fun too. Carnival takes itself less seriously which I like. That said, my next cruise is on Allure because the price was right and way cheaper than Carnival Vista.

You sound like the type of people who will enjoy whatever ship you’re on! Friends just got off Pride last week and had a blast. I’m sure you will too.

I was on the cruise right before yours and we had no issues of any kind, at lest that we were made aware of or impacted our itinerary. I wonder if the cruise after yours had any problems?

How do you folks get that much OBC? I was happy with my $125 but now I feel like a loser. ;p

We had the same cabin on Allure - actually our kids did, we were across the hall in oceanview. Here's a link to my review with a bunch of pictures of the cabin and its view- hope that helps!

 

https://boards.cruisecritic.com/showthread.php?t=2486073

Thanks! How the heck did you get THAT much OBC? I'm in awe!!! And, back to the topic of this thread, I ended up going for an ocean view balcony after hearing people say that on Oasis class ships there really isn't much opportunity to see OUT. I need my ocean!!!

I'm looking at my first Oasis class cruise. Have always been a balcony kind of person and I love sitting out and listening to nothing but the waves. But I'm intrigued by the Boardwalk Balcony after reading this thread. I will be traveling with my son, age 13. I could see us really enjoying this balcony! I can get 9329 for about $60 MORE than a regular balcony on a lower deck.

Should I do it? What time do the shows usually end? Will I be able to sit out there at any point of the day and still enjoy the sounds of the sea? I'm just afraid I will miss the quiet time as I'm guessing it is pretty noisy out there much of the day?

Interesting input. Thanks for this thread. Allure goes into a brief dry dock in January, I think, and I'm looking at June cruises. Allure is so much cheaper than Oasis, I wonder what contributes to that. Simply the propulsion issue?

If you can get a lido balcony that would be my personal first choice. I just got off Liberty a few days ago and we had a balcony on 7 which was a great location. The farther aft your cabin is, the closer you are to the the casual food areas like the buffet, Guys burgers, and the aft pool. So that would be a decent spot too. I loved this ship!

Chris Donkey Salazar on the Liberty was awesome !

Love Donkey! The voice from above.

Was at Princess Cay this week. It is just fine... sustained no damage.

Just got off Liberty yesterday and in your cabin you will have VERY few TV channels. No TBS, only CNN in spanish, and then a few local Miami channels. (We were in a Junior Suite on deck 7.) But the sports bar is quite large with many TVs and will very likely have every game playing there!

I forgot to say that the BBQ place is open too, and is usually empty because people don't know its there!