We too were on this Joy sailing. Girls trip, so there were three of us. Adding my two cents:
Anyone else questioning the "tidal conditions" cause for the cancellation of the Victoria port? I mean c'mon, we have tidal calendars printed for the year. As first time cruisers, we felt this really wasn't what we signed up for. One week with one stop. But the 2 separate medical evacuations added some interest. Although hearing the announcements about people interfering with the nighttime helicopter one, made me we want to slap the people who have no sense. Just put the cameras/phones/lights away people.
Smallest scallops ever...like chickpea size. Seriously. Was not expecting that.
We ventured to the Garden Cafe on a couple of occasions, mainly for the Indian food. The rest of the items were okay. And yes, seating was hit or miss. Liked having the hand-washing stations.
For specialty dining, we opted for Cagney's (disappointment) and Le Bistro (pleasantly surprised - maybe that's the wine talking). Didn't care for the dining rooms, so once was enough for the experience. Our running joke was that the French Onion Soup was rather like onion broth at times. No bread or cheese? The chicken wings in the Local were good without sauce and with just salt & pepper at the table.
Did you check out the comedians? We thought the 3 were all excellent. Wasn't able to make it to their big show in the theater, but we caught their acts in the Social and laughed a lot.
We originally booked a mini-suite but then pre-cruise upgraded to a Concierge room, since we had 3 sharing a room. Somehow our $50 onboard credit that was there when we first booked went missing, even though when I did the upgrade she said our promos were the same. Never to be seen again.
Our room steward was friendly, diligent, and greeted us by name whenever we saw him. And the towel animals were a nice touch.
And when we got to San Francisco, we were waiting for an announcement about which deck to use to get off. We were lucky to stumble upon it, but were confused why it wasn't announced. There were a bunch of people who were ahead of us, but maybe it was still early on?
Even for the priority disembarkation (concierge with self-assist), we were left waiting and unsure. By the time we were collected, it was as if it would have been faster just going with the general group.
Joy repositioning cruise - 6th October review
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We too were on this Joy sailing. Girls trip, so there were three of us. Adding my two cents:
Anyone else questioning the "tidal conditions" cause for the cancellation of the Victoria port? I mean c'mon, we have tidal calendars printed for the year. As first time cruisers, we felt this really wasn't what we signed up for. One week with one stop. But the 2 separate medical evacuations added some interest. Although hearing the announcements about people interfering with the nighttime helicopter one, made me we want to slap the people who have no sense. Just put the cameras/phones/lights away people.
Smallest scallops ever...like chickpea size. Seriously. Was not expecting that.
We ventured to the Garden Cafe on a couple of occasions, mainly for the Indian food. The rest of the items were okay. And yes, seating was hit or miss. Liked having the hand-washing stations.
For specialty dining, we opted for Cagney's (disappointment) and Le Bistro (pleasantly surprised - maybe that's the wine talking). Didn't care for the dining rooms, so once was enough for the experience. Our running joke was that the French Onion Soup was rather like onion broth at times. No bread or cheese? The chicken wings in the Local were good without sauce and with just salt & pepper at the table.
Did you check out the comedians? We thought the 3 were all excellent. Wasn't able to make it to their big show in the theater, but we caught their acts in the Social and laughed a lot.
We originally booked a mini-suite but then pre-cruise upgraded to a Concierge room, since we had 3 sharing a room. Somehow our $50 onboard credit that was there when we first booked went missing, even though when I did the upgrade she said our promos were the same. Never to be seen again.
Our room steward was friendly, diligent, and greeted us by name whenever we saw him. And the towel animals were a nice touch.
And when we got to San Francisco, we were waiting for an announcement about which deck to use to get off. We were lucky to stumble upon it, but were confused why it wasn't announced. There were a bunch of people who were ahead of us, but maybe it was still early on?
Even for the priority disembarkation (concierge with self-assist), we were left waiting and unsure. By the time we were collected, it was as if it would have been faster just going with the general group.
Maybe cruising isn't for me. Ha ha.