CaribbeanCrushed

6 minutes ago, tOSUSteve said:

Ours was sent to different email addresses, about 3-4 hours apart.

Thanks. I'll have her check again later.

1 minute ago, stevea36 said:

It may have gone to her email, regardless, the number for both is the same, just go up or down one letter from the letter on the end to get hers...

Thanks

Has anyone had this happen? Should they have come in the same email?

We already have a cruise booked, so they won't be surprised.

On 5/2/2020 at 8:58 PM, FOXTROT said:

We are booked to sail on her in Jan. Hope she remains on schedule.

We are on the Jan 29th sailing, so we are watching the progress!

2 minutes ago, sergioag said:

Remember that some shipyards float out ships as soon as their hulls are finished. Others wait much further down the road. And others just float them after finishing them, or very closely before finishing. Mardi Gras seems to be made in Turku shipyard, which is different to Odyssey, yet same owner. But taking in to account the state of Odyssey before this virus thing started disrupting things all over the world, I would say we're either on time or very close to. Other ships/shipyards may be different, but this one seems to be fine.

 

We're booked for January and even with this analysis and progress we're still worried. We will probably only stop worrying after the ship gets is maiden voyage.

We're booked in January too... We are keeping our fingers crossed.

That's incredible!

On 4/14/2020 at 5:04 PM, sergioag said:

Looks like everything is going A-Ok.... hopefully it will stay that way and we will be boarding by January 2021 🙂

We are keeping finger crossed for January as well!

55 minutes ago, adidas5676 said:

I booked a Star Class suite for 2022 for mine and my husband's birthdays and didn't tell him😬 But I am always in charge of vacation plans as my husband just likes to enjoy whatever I plan without having to be involved in it🙃

I usually do 90+% of the vacation planning and scheduling too. My wife will jump in around the time she starts deciding on clothes to take, so about 2 weeks before. 🙂 Other than that she pretty disconnected, 'til someone asked about our trip. I don't know how many times she's turned to me to ask, "so, what ship are we going on?" LOL

3 hours ago, Lloyd555 said:

From Meyer Werft.

 

 

 

 

Wow!!! Amazing!

35 minutes ago, Irish13 said:

So disappointed but on the positive note we are all healthy 

My husband was deployed on our 10yr anniversary and I planned this big trip for our 15th anniversary and now this you can bet I won't be planning anything for our 20yr anniversary lol....

Maybe they will give us the upgrade for our November cruise since we didn't get to use it for this cruise...

That would be great!

On 3/29/2020 at 3:11 PM, TinkBellaMom said:

I am aware that things change, that’s life.  I was just reporting some positive news.

Thanks! We all need some!

14 hours ago, BND said:

Yeah, remember all the whining (and trying to figure out how to avoid them) about having to attend them?  It'll be back.  We've never dreaded them and we've done 28 so far.  

I actually enjoy them! Maybe it's because not long after comes the sound of the horn blowing! It's another sign for me that the cruise vacay is officially underway!

11 minutes ago, Georgia_Peaches said:

Well the cruise wasn't a surprise but I booked an upgrade without telling DH.  It was from a Sky suite to a Royal Suite (on Celebrity).  My plan was to surprise him when we got to the room but it was foiled by a shore side concierge e-mail asking about preferences in the room, bar set up, mini fridge contents, etc.  With the cat out of the bag, so to speak I was initially bummed that my surprise was ruined.  He told me that he was glad he found out ahead of time because that made him even more excited for the cruise. That made me realize that the anticipation of the cruise was just as much fun for him as it is for me, so no more surprises...at least when it comes to cruising. 

Nice! I have a feeling my wife will found out in a similar fashion. 🙂

18 minutes ago, matj2000 said:

I do it all the time.

 

My wife has little interest in planning.

 

However we cruise on SpringBreak & Thanksgiving pretty much every year so she sort of expects it...

 

 

 

Nice! Sounds like she's okay with it! LOL!

39 minutes ago, Irish13 said:

So we were set to cruise in May for our 15th anniversary and our cruise like many others was cancelled ..... Well I get up this morning and I see I got an email from RCCL so I am thinking it must be my FCC information they are sending me ... Nope I open it and it is the updated cruise documents for our cruise with our room now being assigned and when I look we got upgraded !!! First Time Ever !!!!! Really ....... 

Wow!

13 minutes ago, Esprit said:

I've done exactly the same thing. Booked last December the brand new Enchanted Princess for August 1st sailing out of Italy. Booked the flight to Rome too. Got a great deal with drinks, gratuities and Wifi included.

As much as I want this cruise to happen, realistically I now doubt it will. Full payment is due later this month so I will cancel then. I may not tell the wife I ever booked it. 

Oh man! I hope it happens for you!

Okay, so I booked a cruise for my wife and I without telling her. We do have one booked that we picked together before the 'surprise' booking. Trying to decided how to let the cat of of the bag. Anyone else been in this situation? How did you handle it? How did it end up? Looking forward to some stories here...! 🙂 

On 3/11/2020 at 2:15 AM, sergioag said:

I'm getting a little anxious.... first time booking a cruise in a new ship that isn't even finished yet. Hopefully everything will be running smoothly by Jan 16th 🙂

 First for us too! We are booked for the week after you.  

On 10/27/2019 at 5:58 PM, GetToLivin said:

Following! Just booked January 2021 Southern Caribbean on Odyssey - I've been waiting for an Aruba + Grand Cayman itinerary, super excited to experience this class ship 😎

We are excited too! Booked for the Jan. 29th sailing!

What is the break down for suggested attire for the Main Dining room for an 8 night cruise?

On 12/25/2019 at 11:43 PM, jasonfromohio said:

We sailed on the Carnival Horizon and spent the day in Aruba December 19th getting into Port at 9 AM. We originally booked a day resort for me and my wife for $169 - I placed a $15 deposit. On arrival we needed to pay a taxi ride $24 each way to the Resort. We decided to just take the Bus to a beach instead based on another cruisers advice. Let me tell you - this was great. All the beaches in Aruba are Beautiful and Free for public use. So we asked around and were told the Marriott was a great spot. 

 

Bus Pass - $5 per person for round trip transport. Bus Stop just across street from cruise port. Buses run every 20 minutes. 

 

We boarded the bus and arrived at the Marriott in 20 minutes. There were 2 stops before this and other cruisers went to Eagle Beach. 

 

We walked right through the lobby - onto a beautiful beach with Free Beach Chairs and Covered Umbrella type shelters all over.  We spent about 4 hours on this beautiful beach. There is a full service bar on site also with Happy Hour specials and some food items. 

 

Total cost was $10 for 2 of us - plus my $15 deposit I cant get back.  

 

I highly recommend this for anyone looking for a day at the beach in Aruba. It was inexpensive, easy transportation , and a beautiful beach. 

Thanks for sharing this. We love getting off the ship and finding a great beach, and some local cuisine.

There were 8 ships in port during our January cruise. Had to wait about 20 minutes for a taxi. Made our way to Chankanaab where it wasn't crowded at all. Found seats for five on the beach. There was lots of traffic heading back to town. 

352 on the Odyssey!

5 minutes ago, crewsweeper said:

As water is heavy and you must carry this on not give to porters for checking, best to order the water in advance and have it delivered to cabin.  Also gives you more allowance for the soda, as you don't have to limit either to meet the 12 total containers.  ICE is available from the cabin steward on request.  They will replenish daily of as needed.

Thank you!