red devil

We we back to Guest Relations, and the agent on duty was not that interested since we were not on the ship's excursion when the accident happened. She took the info, names, cabin numbers, said she would contact the port agent and get an update and call/page us with an update.

 

Two hours later we went back to guest services, did not see her and asked for an update. They had no clue what we were talking about. We asked for the number for the hospital and we would call ourselves. They did not have it. We asked if the Medical Center might have it, they called down but said the nurse was busy and would be so for at least an hour before they could help us. We asked again to contact the port agent, she said she was trying but the call was not going through, sorry I can't do anything else.

 

This is when we asked for someone else to assist, the Guest Services Manager who had been listening all along, off to the side at the Shopping Desk finally stepped over to try and help. She called up to the bridge and asked to have them radio the port agent to call on channel 5. When she told the bridge what was up, they told her that him mother had indeed returned and was the reason the nurse could not speak to us, they were tending to her in the medical unit.

 

By the time she left the hospital and got back to the ship, she started bleeding again, they had to bring out a wheelchair and open the medical center to attend to her.

 

Nursing/doctor staff were great on the ship, they finally told her to keep the wheelchair to use the rest of the cruise so she could at least get out of the room. They kept the would clean and changed it everyday until we got back to Baltimore.

 

Guest Services needs some work, this would not be the last issue with them this cruise.

 

Why didn't Jerome's Dad call when he came back to the ship. Seems to me it was his responsibility to call everyone not the ship.

Hope she is ok now.

When was the last dry for the Explorer ?

January 2010. Nothing major.

March 2015 the big one, then to Europe and then to Australia Oct. or Nov. 2015.

Thinking of sailing but I see this ship was built in 2000 and redone in 2005 that being 9 years of the same carpet, linens etc. I know its getting done in 3/2015 we are considering before this but very concerned about the wear and tear that the ship will show. Please feel free to share your thoughts if you have sailed recently.

Thank you

 

January 2010 plus on going up keep.

We were on the Ex in Feb. 2014 looked good.

Casino was done in 2012.

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I don't think I can remember when any cruise was cancelled due to sanitizing or prior cruise noro problems (if I'm wrong, I'm sure someone here will have the ship's name and date at hand). They may cancel a day at most, and even that is extremely rare. The sanitizing agents used are very strong, and eminently effective, so even taking one day without new people onboard to recontaminate surfaces, the virus would be eradicated in one day's sanitizing. The problem is not killing the virus, it is constantly having to re-sanitize because the surfaces continue to get contaminated over and over. Remove the source (the people) and your sanitizing becomes 100% effective.

Fyi--They cancelled two day's and two ports of call for the Explorer 21, 2014 sailing.

They brought the Ex back to Bayonne and spent 2 1/2 day's sanitize. Over 700 people reported ill.

So it does happen.

Hey there just wondering if anyone we know is going on Sunday on the Explorer - sometimes we get a nice surprise when we board the ship and are very surprised to find some cruise critic members that don't post and show up on the ship.

Is there any of you out there???

the explorer sails on the 19th not the 20th

With all these changes why not bring the Explorer back after they make her new again??

What am I doing wrong, please? I sign in on the RCI site and when I go to look at eligible cruises, I am shown "0". This is on the page which states that the list of cruises will be updated regularly.

Click on cabin type, inside outside etc.

Hi Dick ... so nice to hear from you. We are doing the May 3rd Bermuda sailing. Do you have any coming up ??

 

The last two Ex sailing from Bayonne.

Oct. 18 & Oct 23.

January 16 we are doing the Grandeur out of Baltimore.

Is that on the website, or a booking invoice?

 

I have one line that says "Discount". For Guest 1, it is the sum of the balcony discount and senior discount. For Guest 2, it is just the senior discount.

 

Booking Invoice

Understand and thank you so much ... ... after reading the 7 day menu's I wish our cruise was for 7 days.... however.. it's only for 5 days. Is there a way to find out 'which' 2 days of menu's won't be included ? We would like to go to Portofino's one night but aren't sure of 'what' day to choose ... Thanks again !!

 

How are things in Silverton?

Which Bermuda sailing are you doing?

Dick

I see a discount on one of my existing sailings too, but I believe it to be the Senior discount because it exactly matches the Senior discount on my booking invoice. It would be nice it they would label the discount type, but it appears that is too much information for us to have.

 

My discounts shows as CAS rates

I hope you all know that your stock is trading at

$ 56.00 as of yesterday.

MIAMI, March 31, 2014 – Royal Caribbean International’s Explorer of the Seas will sail its very first

Europe season in summer 2015. The cruise line’s Adventure of the Seas, which was originally

announced to homeport at Southampton, U.K., is being exchanged for Explorer of the Seas, which will

take over three- to 16-night, roundtrip itineraries from late-April through Sept. 2015. Vacationers

can choose among three- and eight-night Northern Europe itineraries, 11- to 16-night

Mediterranean itineraries, or 10- to 14-night Madeira, Azores and Canary Islands itineraries.

Adventure of the Seas will remain at San Juan, Puerto Rico, to sail seven-night Southern Caribbean

cruises throughout the summer season.

Explorer of the Seas will complete an extensive, month-long drydock revitalization before

starting seasonal service and boast a wide range of new innovative features to offer guests an

unforgettable onboard experience. Guests can test their surfing skills on a new FlowRider surf

simulator; watch a film come to life in a magical 3-D Movie theatre; and sample cuisine from around

the world in a new range of onboard restaurants. There will also be all-new staterooms and luxurious

suites, plus new virtual balconies that bring live ocean and destination views into interior staterooms.

Additional revitalization details will be unveiled at a later date.

Voyager-class Explorer of the Seas is still among the world’s largest and most innovative cruise

ships, featuring Royal Caribbean exclusive onboard amenities not yet matched by any other cruise

line. The Voyager class of ships was the first to introduce the active cruise vacation and features the

cruise line’s iconic rock-climbing wall, a real ice-skating rink, a full-size basketball and sports court,

and the Royal Promenade, an interior boulevard that runs nearly the length of the ship that is

flanked by restaurants, lounges and boutiques and where spectacular parades and evening dance

Hi Red Devil here we have sailed Ex 16 times with two more coming.

We have canceled our QOS cruise and have book two cruises on the Grandeur.

I think the smaller ship will fine. We are looking forward to our sailing.

Hello DOS.

Thanks for the help.

Can a friend who is sailing book a future cruise for someone not on the ship if they have all the info. Ship, date, cabin etc.

Can a friend who is sailing book a future cruise for someone not on the ship?

Posted on Facebook by RCL (QOS)

thank you all for your help.

My big concern was the hallways being wide enough.

We have been on a few of the older ships (not just rccl) where the aisle were tight.

Thanks again.

Will be looking to book Winter of 2016.

Dick

I just noticed you're from Lakewood. I grew up in Brick, now live in Maryland. If you time it right (rush hour lasts more than an hour here in MD), it will be a really easy drive to the Baltimore pier for you guys!

 

Traffic should be ok we are leaving on a Saturday.

Take about 3 hours?

She's tiny, but not that tiny. Lets just say the demographic of Baltimore cruisers is a bit on the older side, so there are LOTS of wheelchairs and scooters on board.

Thanks we will fit right in.

it a standard wheelchair and the individual needs someone to push it for them ? Yes

Are the hallways wide enough to get thru with out a problem.(the Explorer is very easy)

How are other public area.

We know this is a much smaller ship then the EX so trying to figure if would could handle the smaller size.

Can any one tell me how easy it is to get around Grandeur with wheelchair and are the wheelchair cabins a good size.

Have only sailed on Explorer so not sure what to expect.

Thanks for the help.

Dick & Mari