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You may want to try a Celebrity S class ship (Solstice, Equinox, Eclipse, Silhouette, Reflection). They are quite nice, enough like RCI so as to feel familiar, but enough different so as to make it a new experience. We jump between RCI and Celebrity depending on our mood for the year and the itinerary we want to take and love both cruise lines. Also if you are in Crown and Anchor club you will get the same level on Celebrity.
Tom
thanks for the tip - yes I had my eye on one of those ships, I believe it was the Equinox?
Is there a particular S Class ship you would recommend as the best? Or are they all pretty much the same?
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Cunard every time, elegant ships with nice people. :)
No pomposity, no rudeness, just class
I will have to check these out!
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I did notice some nice looking cruises on Serenade of the Seas. I just assumed it must be a much older ship and after doing Oasis it might feel disappointing?
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So as we plan our next cruise we're thinking we want to try something different this time - we love the big RCI ships and had a blast on Oasis, but for our next cruise we want to try something a little more elegant and sophisticated. Something more romantic without 5k people on it - a nice romantic ship but a ship that still has plenty to do on board!
what would you cruise experts recommend? I've only looked at Celebrity so far...
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Yikes. Hope the individual is ok.
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Just announced over PA on OASIS several times. Anyone know what that could mean?
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Thank you all for kind words!! I shoot with a Canon 5D Mark II. And I use a circular polarizer which is what makes the water look so great! It's all about the polarizer...
I also shot some of these with my iPhone because sometimes the iPhone is your best camera.
A few more recent snaps...
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A silly question but where do you land after the Labadee zip line? It looks like it goes right into the water
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It does look like that doesn't it? Ha! Zip line ends wayyyy off in the distance - on land :)
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Great photos!
Is the Falmouth, Jamaica stone tile in the port? Love that photo!
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Yes it is! Right in the center of port
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Instead of a written review I thought I'd just share some of our week so far... For the record we're having a great time!
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We think we're going to just walk down to port and explore there a bit. Looks like there's a small shopping area.
Then staying on the ship. Our fault for not planning for this stop. Mystic Mountain is what I wanted to do most. But without booking an excursion I wouldn't even know how to get there now.
Thanks all for the tips!
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At least go out and walk around, go outside the port gates to get a feel of the town where you will be asked numerous times if you want to take a tour.
Or, grab a towel and go to Margaritaville and have a Red Stripe by the pool.
We want to at the very least go enjoy a beach and relax. Is margaritaville nearby? We can take a taxi we just don't know about safety and taxis.
We're also interested in mystic mountain. Wonder what taxi cost there would be
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Pulling into Falmouth now and it's the only port where we did not make excursion arrangements.
What can we do? Just grab a taxi and go somewhere? Last minute tips and suggestions? We thought we would just stay on the ship but I'd hate to miss one of our ports.
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Assuming you are on Oasis then all 3 venues serve the same food. They won't be different until Oasis implements Dynamic Dining, sometime later this year.
I figured it was just confusing because I recall always having the same server for MDR. That's not the case tonight as we're seated in a different floor than the other night. Just confusing.
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First night we went to Level 4 - The Grande - for dinner with My Time Dining. We skipped MDR last night and walked down to American Icon tonight. Was told I am supposed to go to 5 for My Time Dining. 5 is Silk. Silk seemed confused that I was here but told me I would be seated.
Are all three basically the same thing? Silk, The Grande and American Icon? Are we supposed to go to same each night?
To be honest where we sat on the first night was not appealing at all. Ugly part of dining room, worn out furniture and linens and stuck back in a corner.
We were hoping for something a little more romantic tonight but MDR is confusing us
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I was just surprised. It's not the occasional movement, it's been a pretty significant rocking back and forth since last night.
I'm a dope and forgot to bring motion sickness pills so have been feeling a little queasy but nothing too terrible. Hopefully it will stabilize for the majority of the trip.
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Thanks. Was the $189 you paid after a discount?
Yep. $189 was with the discount.
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Yep. $189 was with the discount
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I am surprised at how much we can feel the 'rocking' back and forth on this ship. I expected smooth sailing but the boat has been rocking back and forth pretty heavily since we left. Very noticeable.
We did have to return to FTL yesterday do to a medical emergency and did not head out again till about 11pm last night... So maybe the ship is swaying so much because we're cruising at accelerated speeds?
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Thanks for the report. Have you tried any video streaming, or Skype/Facetime type video calls?
I was able to stream some video off YouTube just not in 720p or 1080p resolution. It looked good enough though.
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For those curious about wifi speeds... I'm on Oasis now and have the Premium Wifi Package. I'm getting speeds that range from .8 - 1.0 mbps. Obviously not great speed but Ive been able to send a few photos via text and even post some photos to Instagram as well as check email. So it's doable.
Also, I paid $189 for two devices for the week.
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For those who were curious about wifi speeds, I'm on Oasis now and have the Premium Package. I'm getting anywhere from half
If not RCI, then who?
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I'm thinking anytime from August to early 2016?