scrapycruiser

When can you make dining reservations in the specialty restaurants on the Allure ? Do you have to be paid in full ? We sail Dec 20 and would love to make a res for Christmas Eve !

Thanks for taking the time to post your review. It's excellent !!

We are on the July 11 sailing, and we are in 9700 !!! So glad you had a wonderful Hawaii cruise ! Look forward to reading more :)

Wondering if we booked the Marriott independently would we be able to check in for the cruise at the hotel. We,also, booked transfers with Johnny.

I would like to know the same thing.

in my opinion, those were ncl's glory days.

amen !!!!

I miss the ss NORWAY !

Does anyone have the POA dailies that they could share ?

We're on the July 11 sailing and can't wait !!

We were on NCLs Star several years ago when it went to Fanning Island.

Thanks in advance !

Oh, does NCL have Coke products ? If not can we bring some onboard ?

I mainly like Hershey's chocolate. Will I be disappointed ? How would you compare the two ?

I have a crazy question. Were there many iguanas around, my wife freaks out

When she sees them.

Anyone been on NCLs Banana Coast beach excursion ? We leave in a few weeks.

Giovannis !!

Debra and Robert,

First, you're in for a fabulous vacation ! We've been on the Oasis, Allures sister ship and Empehi is right, you'll love the Allure !

But to answer your question, I have to agree with the other posters. Take a tour outside of Marseille . In May, it will be too cool for the beach plus the "beach" is rocky. Also, a lot of crime, pick pockets, in Marseille.

RCCL has some nice tours, and reasonably priced to Aix and Cassis. Two places we plan to visit in July when we're on the Allure. We've been to Marseille on a cruise and we went to Les Baux (?). The most beautiful French village !

Another idea, if you're looking for a quaint "beach" town, go to Cassis. Lots of little places for lunch and for a few euros you can take one of their ferries to see the Calenques ( beautiful bright blue bays). You can get your tickets once you get there.

If you're wanting a beach day to relax on a sandy beach, I suggest when you're in LaSpezia, take RCCLs tour to Pisa & the beach. We've been to Florence and Cinque Terre so that's what we're doing.

Anyway, hope this helps.

Gina

Welcome to VB.

 

Seafood - Fishack Downtown Vero - Key West atmosphere. Great choices

Ocean Grill on water. Long time favorite. Seafood always good

 

Italian - Scampi Grill Downtown VB Well known by locals

DiMare Not far from Disney. Good food.

There are many Italian restaurants in Vero, most are good. .

 

If you need other choices, let me know. VB has become a haven for good restaurants.

Thanks so much !!:)

I emailed them and they said they were in the process of changing the site around. Doh! Ya think. Best way is to email them with your Qs.

I emailed them as well. Looking for a tour to Aix and Cassis from Marseilles in July.

BTW, I see you're from Vero Beach. We'll be there this summer at DVC resort. What restaurants do you recommend for seafood and Italian ?

I agree about their website. Can't figure out how to book a tour ???:confused:

Anyone know ??

You should still be able to have lunch in Giovanni's on boarding day, but I thought I read that advance reservations were not possible.

Good news ! I won't have to eat at Windjammers on embarkation day :)

Thanks ! Looks awesome !! What is everyone's favorite ?

I totally agree to avoid Windjammers on embarkation day!!!

On the Oasis last year, we ate lunch at Giovannis. Quiet, delicious, had a glass of wine ! Best embarkation lunch ever !! Afterwards we went up to the Windjammer to use the freestyle coke machine. There were about 30 people in line waiting to get in. It was hot up there. People were sweating. They were grumpy ! :eek: My husband said he sure was glad we had eaten at Giovannis !!!!!

We'll be on the Allure in July. What's on the DogHouse menu ?

I believe they have discontinued advanced reservations for lunch in specialty restaurants.

I hope that's not true. We had lunch at Giovannis on the Oasis last year on embarkation day. So wonderful, so relaxing ! Best embarkation lunch we've ever had !! We were planning on doing the same on the Allure this summer !

We are on the Allure July 12 and would like to know when we can begin booking the shows and specialty dining :confused:

Has anyone heard what was the cause of the derailment?

Our tour guide for Skagway told us it happened at the switch. Everything's up and running.

This is by far the most convenient place to stay' date=' especially if you are using DCL transfers to get to the port. However, it is also one of the most pricey choices. I had a corporate code, so got a really decent price.

 

As noted, it is quiet. IF you get a room facing the airport, you can pick up their internet; the hotel's internet was an additional $15 per night. Don't even think of eating at the hotel restaurants--they are very pricey. The breakfast buffet was $15.99 per person--we didn't do it. The airport has a large food court, a couple of chain type restaurants (like Chili's), and one or two very nice restaurants ALL of which are less costly than the Hyatt.

 

The real benefit of this hotel is that if you are on DCL transportation, they will pick up your luggage in the morning and take it to Disney so that you don't have to deal with it. This is part of the service provided when you book the transfers. You will sign a list when you check in and they will give you a form to give to DCL--the list tells the Hyatt to pick up your bags and the form tells DCL to verify that they got it. This verification was started a couple years ago after one family had their bags left in their room at the Hyatt!

 

In addition, for a $10 fee, the Hyatt bellman will get your luggage from baggage claim and bring it to your room for you.

 

Whatever you do, don't pay rack rate. DCL gets a discount, but has a limited number of rooms available. Better discounts are sometimes available on line. If you have AAA, a credit card, or whatever, check to see what discount codes might be available to you.

 

In all honesty, if I was not using DCL transportation, I wouldn't spend the money to stay here...unless maybe coming in very late the night before the cruise. There are LOTS of hotels in the MCO area ranging from barely decent to very nice. Anything at a 2.5* or above level provides a shuttle from MCO at no additional charge and many provide breakfast.[/quote']

 

Saving us from making a trip to baggage claim sounds very nice, but how do they identify your luggage ?

When is the character breakfast on the Alaska cruises ?

Lamb chops on Embarkation buffet

Grape and Gorgonzola pizza, and Chicken Parmesan Palo Brunch

Any of the sundaes on the Kids menu...yes, adults can order from it.:D

Which dining room has Anytime Dining ?

Is it possible to book the Crown Grill twice ?