Ships and Dip

On 2/5/2024 at 7:24 PM, trafaelwyr said:

Has anyone been been in the steam room and / or sauna on RCL Harmony of the Seas?  I've only found one website that has a picture of what each looks like on the inside and they don't look as big as what I was used to using on Liberty of the Seas.

Royal Caribbean Oasis class ships don’t have any free saunas or steam rooms. The photo you saw is the thermal suite steam room. It’s co-ed and you have to pay for a thermal suite pass to use it. 

Was on Liberty of the Seas last weekend. Same great setup still in place, huge dark steam room and sauna. Sauna was not as warm as I typically like it, I had to constantly keep putting water on the rocks to get the temp up. 
 

Great conversations in the steam room with some friendly folks. 

1 hour ago, HLR said:

As anyone paid for the Persian Garden on the Celebrity S Class ships? I will be sailing the Eclipse in July....and it looks like just a semi circle of heated loungers? Is that it???

Yes, it’s a bunch of heated loungers that overlook the ocean as well as a steam room, sauna and some rainfall showers. 
 

On the S Class you’re better off just sticking to the free single sex sauna in the changing room. 

1 hour ago, HLR said:

hi all!

 

Thinking about sailing the Celebrity Eclipse when it sails out of Cape Liberty Bayonne summer of 2024. I checked the list and it says there is a small free sauna. Yay! Has anyone been on the Eclipse this year to confirm/update that? [There is no verification date on the sheet]  Thanks!

Yes it does, it’s the same as the other Celebrity S class ships. Small interior sauna in the men’s changing room near the spa. Lockers and three showers also. Enjoy!

17 hours ago, kysilverman said:

Does anyone know if Celebrity Reflection has a free sauna for men only?

It sure does! Located in the men’s changing room near the spa. There are also 3 showers in there. 

1 minute ago, LisaLisa87 said:

 

Thanks for sharing this. Gotta say... the pizza doesn't look like anything special. At the very least, there should be a couple of special menu items at the Snack Shack since they're charging for admission!

I think there are a few special items....

1 minute ago, nelblu said:

It can't be any louder or party atmosphere than the Oasis Lagoon and it's free.🤣

EXACTLY!  LOL

Just posted photos above from webinar.

Overall theme I'm hearing is that Hideaway Beach will be very much a "party" atmosphere.  They emphasized the word "party" a LOT.  The DJ will be right there pool side (I forgot to grab a screen shot of that slide).  This is going to be a loud party atmosphere, they made that clear.  They even compared it to a Las Vegas Pool Club experience.

The pool will be heated.

Age is 18+ to get in.

Fees for Hideaway Beach will lower than Coco Beach Club.

On 6/3/2023 at 9:11 AM, mojitos24 said:

 Someone know's about de Carnival Venezia ? Still have a men sauna in the locker room ?

On 6/6/2023 at 10:27 PM, natefish95 said:

People have reported the sauna and small hot tub are still in there (free and a nice view to the ocean!)

On 6/20/2023 at 8:50 PM, CruiseMsclDad said:

Have you received any further updates on the spa area, she has a cool sailing out of NYC.

Here’s a video: 

On 5/30/2023 at 7:46 PM, natefish95 said:

Just saw a video of the Carnival Venezia and it looks like there is a free sauna in the locker rooms off the gym. Plus what looks like a single person hot tub. 

https://youtube.com/shorts/luBV04b4JKw?feature=share

On 3/23/2023 at 5:42 PM, GigglewolfOfTheSeas said:

Adventure, Explorer, Independence, Liberty or Mariner.

Yes, all of these ships are still fully intact and have not had the free saunas/steam rooms removed. 
 

As for Radiance class ships, I think only Brilliance may have had some changes to the spa area so I can’t confirm. But Jewel, Radiance, Serenade are all still the same with their great setup. 

55 minutes ago, tonygcharles said:

I just  messaged Royal asking about the free suana on Royal  carribean Adventure, & Explorer of the sea and was told it was not available 
Is this info correct,  I've not heard its been removed?

 

Bad info. Adventure and Explorer definitely have the free steam, sauna still. I would never trust these chat representatives to have accurate information. 

13 hours ago, Matty_Boy said:

I’m on Explorer in two weeks!! This is great thank you! Are you able to take some sneaky pictures of the layout / facilities haha. Thanks for the update 

Explorer is the exact same layout as Mariner, see photos in post #1483 above. 

Does anyone know if the steam/sauna are open on embarkation day usually? Specifically Royal Caribbean ships that have them still. I’m hoping to use them before/after dinner on embarkation day. 

1 hour ago, HLR said:

Okay.....is Liberty of the Seas info on the sheet still up to date? Free and not co-ed...

 

Has anyone been on her this 2022 season? I am looking at May of 2023....no dry dock scheduled....

 

Howard

Yes Liberty has not been amplified yet, so it still has full steam and sauna in the men’s locker room. Free and not co-ed. 

I am going on Liberty next week, can’t wait!

Found a nice tour of the area on Liberty of the Seas as well. 
 

2 hours ago, Matty_Boy said:

Oooooo have an amazing time!! Let me know what it’s like and if you can sneak any pics of the sauna and steam room lay out, that would be amazing. I’m super excited. 
 

Hoping all body types attend here as I’m definitely not Brad Pitt hahaha 

Here are some pics of the area on Explorer of the Seas. Mariner would be the same also. 

6 hours ago, twodjs said:

Has anyone been on the Koningsdam recently? Is the men's sauna functioning? I'm asking because last Thanksgiving both single-sex free saunas with the big windows were closed the entire cruise because of a broken part. Doing that Mexico cruise again this Thanksgiving, so want to be sure it's available.

Had a friend go on Koningsdam back in January and yes the sauna was working fine then.

S Class ships just have a sauna and showers in the mens and womens changing rooms up by the fitness center. No steam room in them. 

Here are some more screen shots with info…

2 hours ago, tonygcharles said:

Hi

I'm  on a couple of cruises this year

Celebrity Reflection 

P&O Venture 

 

Has anyone been on them recently to know if the free saunas are open  yet? 

Thanks 

I was on Reflection in January and Sauna was open. Fairly busy. 

On 4/20/2022 at 4:10 AM, windstar said:

I am considering a cruise on the Grand Princess. Does anybody have some first-hand knowledge on how the Grand's sauna and steamrooms are laid out?

When I look at the Grand Princess deck plans, the sauna/steamroom seem to be a strange design, not very private, and appear to open out directly to a public deck...certainly not conducive to enjoying them "European Style"

 

 

 

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I was on the Grand Princess a long time ago but yes I do recall that it just opens right out to the outside deck, so you’ll have to wear a bathing suit. 
 

The problem is that antigen tests can have false negatives so in theory you could test negative before you head out to the ship and then test positive prior to boarding the ship. That is the stressful parts. So much worrying about the what ifs.