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A few years back, our cruise was the week before a swingers cruise. Our stateroom attendant regaled us with the preparations that have to be made both during and after a "lifestyle" cruise. :eek: Let's just say I prefer to be onboard the week BEFORE. We had more laughs although I do feel sorry a bit for the crew. Many are very religious and sheltered and are very uncomfortable with this charter. Apparently they are given the choice to stay off that week but so many need the money.

 

One prep they do - they open all the balcony partitions. A few others I don't think I can even post here. :D

I won't be complaining if we have to board late on our upcoming cruise as we are on just AFTER one:eek:!! They can take all the time they need cleaning and disinfecting!

Okay...now I’m laughing out loud....this thread is hilarious...but kind of creepy when you wonder what has gone on in my cabin before me.......ooooohhhh yuk!

Trust me I know the feeling all to well...I am cruising Indy Nov 17th and there is a swingers cruise just prior:eek:

I see the coffee card being offered for our upcoming sailing on the Indy, my question is does the card cover Starbucks coffees and drinks? Or just specialty coffees from other establishments on the ship?:confused:

Thank you in advance!

Thank you to everyone for the kind comments. They keep me going! I had this fear I would start this looooong review and I would just be talking to myself!

 

Your comments are wonderful.

 

 

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Cruising and Disney commentary, two of my favorite things...loving it!

My thought would be to swap names "on paper" and take either the 20yo or 21yo from the 1st interior cabin and swap with the 23yo of the 2nd interior. This way the 16yo is listed in a cabin with an adult and the one in the interior cabin with the 23yo no show is old enough that it doesn't matter.

(I hope I wrote that all out right and it makes sense...lol)

We live in Pinellas County and have taken that drive twice now and will do it again this November, but we always opt to stay the night down there though. I worry about traffic, car problems you name it...lol...the one night hotel cost is worth my sanity :-P

Upsells apply equally to direct and TA bookings, however it might be the TA that RC contacts.

Thanks Bob!:)

Question...has anyone every received an upsell call who was booked through a travel agent? Or do they typically just upsell those booked directly through RCCL? Just curious...

150 days til our "Biennial" Thanksgiving week 5 nighter on Indy!

Cant wait to see her newly refurbished!

You should see the behavior on the chartered swingers cruises.

 

 

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I somehow came across the fact that our next family cruise "follows" a swingers chartered cruise this November on the Indy:eek:

We usually cruise with other family and friends and when the kids are going I make personalized décor for everyones cabin doors. Everyone loves it and I have fun doing it :-) Working on a few ideas for our upcoming cruise in November - 7 cabins as of right now.

Following...hope you enjoy the cruise. We are on her in November and cannot wait! This will be the first time we didn't claim our corner aft balcony on deck 10. We opted for the interior/balcony adjoining cabins on deck 9, girls are getting older and the 2nd bathroom may prove helpful. Can't wait to hear all about it....

Its so close to the bed we never really even noticed it...

Check out your Roll Call here:

 

http://boards.cruisecritic.com/showthread.php?t=2309054

Ditto what was already said...check out the other page, there is a small group of us on there that are planning a small meet n greet. I do know there is another single on the board but she is already on the first part of her back to back cruise.

4 more Days!:eek:

9 more days til I board her! The next week is going to go by so slow....

How is the ship and her staff/service?

Cannot wait to sit out on my balcony with my coffee in the mornings or take a nap out there.

I agree the cost for a one day park ticket is pretty steep. Not only will you be rushing to see as much as possible you will feel bummed because you likely wont get to do everything you want:(. May I suggest if you get transportation figured out spending the day at Disney Springs. Its such a nice area to walk around, shopping, restaurants and some activities for everyone. The weather during that time should be prefect too!:)

Loving your review! Sailed her almost 2 years ago and will be visiting with her sister Indy soon :-) Bummed though I cannot locate you on Periscope and I could swear I have watched some of your videos before :confused: Searched by your name and its not coming up...strange.

Well again loving all the pics...enjoy!

So looking forward to your updates on this post. We board her in 19 days and love seeing recent pics to get us all more excited (if that even possible...lol).Enjoy your cruise!:)

26 more days til I'm on her and I can't wait!

I'm really hoping they have The Quest. We did the same 5 night two years ago on her sister ship and they did not have The Quest. When I asked they said it was most likely due to the number of kids on board being Thanksgiving week:(...Keeping my fingers crossed for it this go round...

We have a group of 24 people (9 cabins)traveling on our upcoming November cruise. I was curious who/where do I reach out to about getting a few tables "reserved" in the MDR. Only 4 of our cabins are "linked" together due to different booking methods etc. Is there a specific dept or number I should call?

It does not have the newer O3B internet.

So streaming may be a possibility of the Indy? Don't quite understand the O3B thing, sorry. Will there be a difference between the surf vs surf and stream with the O3B on Independence....

33 days til sailing and contemplating purchasing a plan for the first time due to having a teenager with a phone this time around.:eek:

I've seen the same' date=' but I think I know why at least. Indy is still sailing across the Atlatntic right now. It comes back and the first 5 day out of Ft. Lauderdale is the middle of November.

 

Looking forward to getting the reviews and compasses too...we sail December 17th![/quote']

 

Exactly what Dopeys girl has said here...We sail her on November 19th and I'm crossing my fingers I will be able to give a better review then what I am currently seeing.

39 Days til sailing!

The only tool that will open an aft balcony divider is a sledgehammer or a reciprocating saw.

My hubby has tools:D

Well that's what I figured but thought I would check with the "experts"... thanks again!

We sail in 40 days, last count was 24 people in 9 cabins...woohoo!:D

We have the wonderful corner aft cabin on deck 10 on our upcoming Indy cruise. We just learned that our friends joining us will have the cabin next door. Does anyone know whether or not the balcony dividers in these aft cabins can be opened/removed? I know sometimes the regular balconies can be opened/removed but cant find anything about the aft balconies for freedom class?

I have had the same cabin on Liberty and don't recall seeing anything, but really wasn't looking for it either...

Thanks in advance!

Booked on the Independence for Thanksgiving. Prices are dropping so we have moved from an aft inside to a balcony midship for only $22 more. First time in a balcony! Can't wait.

That's a great deal!

Our cruise on Indy returns on Thanksgiving morning, we have several in our group that have gone from oceanviews to balcony cabins for real cheap too!

I booked our cabin ions ago to get my corner aft cabin that sleeps 4....I'm staying where I'm at!