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I found the entertainment noise level to be particularly loud, and during certain parts, it would literally hurt my ears. Probably should have offered us ear plugs.

We too were on Beyond in early February. I haven't been on Odyssey, but I've been on Allure and Oasis and agree with you that the Oasis class entertainment is the best I've ever seen.

Great review! I just went on my first Celebrity cruise in February after decades of Royal. I still love Royal, but now that I'm in my low 50s, I find Celebrity is more my style these days.

Definitely Nachi Cocum. I've done it twice and LOVED the laid-back vibe. Very few people were there. Beautiful, exotic landscape. People are spread out on the beach and it is quiet. Drinks were good, food was FANTASTIC. Just got back from Paradise Beach on our Celebrity cruise last week and I did not like it. They packed us in like rats on the beach. Music blasting from the pool area, which was loaded with kids. Drinks were good, food was meh. (Although their pico de gallo kinda rocked my world). Did not like the atmosphere or the volume of people there.

Hubby is a drummer as well, and is learning how to play jazz and funk (his background is rock, metal). We attend jazz clubs at home, and were expecting to hear some great jazz on the Celebrity ship. I told him last week, "No worries, Oasis class ships have dedicated jazz clubs," and he got very excited at the thought. Royal, I shake my fist angrily at you!

This is extremely disappointing news, as the Jazz venue was one of the draws for me on the Oasis class. I loved unwinding with a little jazz every evening. Just got off a Celebrity cruise last week. Hubby and I went to watch their jazz quartet at one of the venues. They played a Stevie Wonder and Michael Jackson song before we gave up and walked away. I'm no musician, but I do recognize the difference between jazz and R&B. At least Royal had that one right. On a positive note, their casino was delightfully smoke free.

Hubby and I had to ask for it every night on the Beyond last week, even at the specialty restaurants.

100% agree!

We just got off the Beyond on Sunday, and we stayed here at the Hyatt Place. Very close to the port and airport, and lots of shopping and restaurants in walking distance. Nice hotel, would stay here again.

Highly agree on the silent disco. Tried my first on my Royal cruise back in July and loved it so much, we went back a few nights later. My legs got a workout, wooo boy.

Good to know, thank you!

I will, thank you!

Yep, found out the hard way. Eden is full for my Feb cruise. 😞

My son and I were on the same cruise. I absolutely love the Allure and her crew, but she is starting to show her age and desperately needs some updating in a few places (like the carpet). I realize that RCI is having issues with getting back to the usual crew quantities, but the lack of things to do on the ship was apparent. Remember when Oasis class had TWO pages of activities in the Cruise Compass? So we had almost 6,000 guests and 1/3 of the activities, which meant if you didn't show up to trivia 30 minutes early, you weren't getting a seat. That got old real quick. Mama Mia was outstanding as usual. I noticed that no one left the theatre during the entire performance (*cough*CATS*cough). And the aqua show...well, that's the whole reason you book an Oasis class. Absolutely loved to see Indian food in the WJ every lunch! And did you try that Jerk pork on the last sea day? OMG. To die for.

Yay! Fellow Michigander here who went solo on Allure and LOVED it. Looking forward to this review!

When I went on Oasis back in '17, I had read allllll the negative reviews on Cats. Even read two positive ones. Said to myself, "Don't care. I'm going to see it for myself and make up my own mind." I made a deal with myself that if I hated it, I would only leave at intermission because, well...RUDE. So it starts and I'm amazed. The set, the costumes, the performers...oh my goodness, top-notch. I loved how they came down the aisles and made you really feel like part of the show. I thought, those Negative Nillies were wrong, that this is fabulous, blah blah. I'm watching people leave and I'm thinking, "RUDE." I think I lasted twenty, MAYBE thirty minutes. It wasn't even a conscious decision. My legs straightened up and walked me right out the door, in the middle of the first act before I could think myself back to my seat. I couldn't even hold out for intermission because, well...AWFUL. If I could summarize the plot to Cats it would sound something like coughing up a hairball. Some time later into the second act...I walked back into the theatre at the top, where I cannot be seen by performers, to see if it redeemed itself somehow. By now the theatre is 25% full. They are singing "Memories." I stand there for a few minutes before my legs gave up on it a second time and walked me back out of the theatre. I'll be back on the Oasis in February 2023, and while I'm a sucker for punishment, this is one bad accident I don't care to witness again.