meadowlander

Photos needed too. Don't forget the photos!😁

Same on the TA I did in 2019. Announcement at noon each day that the clocks were moving forward. I appreciated not losing an hour sleep on consecutive multiple days & I am sure the crew enjoyed it more.

Check hotels in the Mahwah & Ramsey New Jersey areas. From the Thruway take exit 15 (follow signs for I 287 & route 17) then onto 17 where it splits from I 287. You could check hotels in Paramus NJ which is the shopping mall capital of NJ. Garden State Plaza mall is the largest in NJ. Paramus Park mall is on par with an outlet mall if you are up to shopping after your drive. Gas prices in NJ much cheaper than NY, note that it is illegal to pump your own gas in NJ. From these areas you could chose the George Washington bridge option to MCT (most direct) or Lincoln Tunnel option based on traffic conditions.

I once disembarked before 7 am. I consider that to be 'a lot' before 8 am. If I had disembarked 'not a lot' before 8 am, I would have missed my flight.

Doubletree at EWR is in an isolated area with 1 restaurant in walking distance. Doubletree NPS has a free shuttle and is close(not walking distance) to Newark's Ironbound section known for its Portuguese, Brazilian & Spanish cuisine.

Imagination of the Seas?

On a port call in Boston last year I found the area pedestrian friendly with sidewalks, crosswalks and traffic lights. Public bus stop in immediate cruise port area and another a short walk away on a main street.

Approximately $35 for Uber.

Used to be on boardwalk but no longer there. Allure may still have 'boardwalk donuts'.

You must have missed post # 77 in which he claims he got "three 150usd bottles of wine for free" on this Anthem 'poseidon adventure' and he did not have one complaint about the ship sailing upside down back to port!

I do not view your post as 'moaning' and from the likes you have received, neither do others. You listed your preferences and criticism in a thoughtful way without resorting to lies, exaggeration, contradictions and attacks on others because they challenge or disagree with your chosen words. Based on the overwhelming number of Brits who repeatedly complain because they expect new productions shows every cruise they sail, I do agree with your last sentence. For those that do the whining and find only negativity in their Royal cruises without a balance of positive experiences, please sail MSC, P&O, whatever cruise line. Hopefully if you all do and it has an impact Royal will lower their prices for those of us who cruise for enjoyment while having experiences onboard that lessen the pleasure but refrain from whining, exaggerating and presenting false misrepresentations.

$56 in free drinks is worth the misfortune, the aggravation, the disgust endured as detailed in this thread.🤣

In 2021 when cruising resumed, Cape Liberty enforced scheduled boarding times. October of that year, hundreds who had arrived earlier than their boarding time waited outside the terminal. In December 2021, there were only a few who were waiting outside, they must have never heard of boarding times being enforced. I cruised May 2022, still enforced but by October no one was checking times. If you arrive before 10:30 you will have less time waiting on the approach to the terminal. Since you are sailing in August, most likely you will park in the outside lots. Some cruisers using the outside lots have reported paying on arrival day, others paid on disembarking.

Yes you will be able to board at the same time, from Cape Liberty. While other ports may still be enforcing boarding times, Cape Liberty ceased looking at appointments times no later than October 2022. Boarding times were enforced upon resumption of cruising at Cape Liberty but no longer are. You can all enter the terminal together, no one will ask to see your boarding time. After checking in, you will be directed to seats. Once suite-key-wheelchair cruisers have boarded other cruisers can and they enter in order of the row they are sitting in not their scheduled boarding time. All of you should be on the ship by 10:45, if you are in the terminal by 10 am.

Perhaps because of following the lead of another poster in this thread?

You are forgetting that the op is a diamond member and is entitled to receive 4 drinks with a combined value of $56. Op endures the hardships of Anthem for those extra free 4 drinks. We all should be offering "cheers mate" for the pain and suffering he endures as he alerts us of the tragedies he incurs for 4 free drinks & 50% off a Johnny Rocket milkshake! 🤑

70 nights on Quantum and no complaints about the same production shows cruise after cruise? You certainly are not from the UK!😄

As suggested by 'shipgeeks', Trinity Reservations in Hamburg NJ has a good reputation. I used them twice in Baltimore, first time a BW in Elkridge, last year a Hampton Inn in Baltimore. The hotel shuttle in Baltimore only had 1 drop time at the port & 1 pick up time from the port. Do check the shuttle schedule with the hotel. If you book with Trinity, your card will be charged the day of booking and under a different business name. I had to cancel another Trinity reservation once & I received a full credit to my charge card.

There is no viable off site parking location in Bayonne. If one of the options you Googled as sold out was on New Hook Rd or Old Hook Rd in Bayonne consider yourself fortunate! Have you looked into NJ Transit train as an option? From Hoboken terminal, Hudson Bergen light rail will get you to 34th Street in Bayonne (2 miles from the port) with a cab or Uber ride needed to the terminal.

Still waiting for an answer on the Eurostar discount. I get free champagne from Royal (valued up to $150 as told by a staff member) I can offer to close the deal.

You posted Royal "officially sailed' 75 % in Europe now you post it is "slated" as 75%. Learning a lot from you in your posts.

I know someone who knows someone who heard it from a 10 year staff member on Royal

Welcome to it. 😉

First the 'trailer park people' now the 'public education people'. Very interesting as Arte Johnson would say.

Anthem sailed year round from New Jersey because it is 12 months of summer here.🤣