CaroleV

We will be on the 11/30 sailing. What kind of dancing? Big band...salsa or what?

Diamonds still get 3 free drinks before dinner...right? We are on the Nov 30th cruiser & would appreciate any hints you can give us. You are now our go to guy for info. LOL

Are there many diamonds & pluses on this trip?

Is there much dancing done on the Anthem?

Do diamonds still get 3 free drinks at night from any bar?

Bahia Mar is oceanfront. That is my choice for our up coming cruise but don't see much enthusiasm for that hotel. Ant reasons why???

I booked that cruise as soon as it came out to get the room I wanted. There were plenty of balcony rooms for quite a while & all of a sudden they were all gone...in like a few days. I have a feeling that many rooms will hit when final payment come around. I love, love the Connie because of the Rendevous lounge & T pool.

I am just off the repo too. One night I saw a old guy leave the dining room with shorts, a baseball shirt with Jeatter on the back & big clunky sneakers. His wife was dressed fine. I think they let him pass due to his age but I did mention his appearance to my husband. A few couples were dresssed to the nines every single night much to the delight of the passengers. All manner of dress was on this cruise. Everybody seemed to do thier own this dresswise. I just think that since there we so many old pro's that the need to dress up was long past. My husband left his Tux home & the last formal night did not wear a tie. This was an unusual cruise due to the amount of diamonds, pluses & pinnacles. I found most people dressed very nicely but not all done up like shorter cruises due the 14 days & airline weight restrictions. The older dressed up couple that was the talk of the ship had ten large bags that could barely fit on the porters cart. Now that was unusual!

I'll be on her next week & reading every word!! Any hints would be appreciated.

Can you just rent a chair & umbrella at the Raddison, pay for your drinks, get a little lunch without a day pass?

We are looking for a beach from about 11:00 to 2:00. Don't need food or drink, just chairs & umbrella, a day pass would suit for us. Any advice?

There is a clause in the terms & conditions that says if you change the cruise, they may reduce the OBC to the amount you would have gotten with the new NCC. Initially, they said they would let us change once or twice without reducing the OBC, but not too long ago someone posted that they were cracking down on that.

I think the last time I bought the next cruise voucher I was told I could change cruises, that was a big selling point. I'm not suprised that they cracked down, it was a good deal then, not a good deal anymore.

I wonder if we can book a cruise, get the OBC & low down payment & then change cruises at a later date. You know, just switch cruises to one we really want maybe 6 months down the road. Hmmmm..........

Other than the runm & coke you mentioned, what other mixed drinks do you guys suggest? We don't have a clue!

We are diamonds & on our Explorer 3/21 sailing we did not find them in our room & asked for them the next day. We got them but it was pretty chilly them 1st morning our at sea without the robes.

I vote for M class due to the T pool, Renevous Lounge, aft cabins, theater seating & grill at the pool. The S class buffet is laid out better.

We gave our Diamond club server a tip the last night.............My question is: What mixed drinks are included? My husband had a Baileys but we could never figure out what to order if he didnt want one. I asked our server what else we can get but I was never really clear other than the wine. Any examples of a mixed drink for the Diamond Lounge??

Forgot to add....nuts included.

We just got off the Explorer on Saturday too. Almost every night around 8:00 went went to Maharaja's for the Diamond event. Three drinks per diamond is great. My husband had a Baileys every night but there was a lot of wine drinking going on. I'm sure if you have more than 3 it would be no problem if you are a regular.

Maharaja's has a nice quiet elegent feel to it. Our server was such a doll that she hugged us when we left. The whole staff on the ship was wonderful. We will be sailing again Nov 1st & our server told us that the drink servers rotate every 2 weeks. Hopefully we will see her again for the diamond event since friendly atmosphere makes it nice to talk to our server. They were all great in the diamond lounge. Enjoy.

The cabana has a beautiful view of the water & ship but you just have a bit of a hike to get into the actual water. If you have 6 people kicking into the $200 its well worth it but as I said I will rethink it if I just go with my husband. Just like sitting with the captain & going to a specialty restaurant....it great, once.

We had 6 at our cabana on the cruise of 9/20/13. They give you 4 big bottles of water no matter how many people you have, the chilled champagne & a fruit plate. Don't get your hopes too high about the buffet. Its no great shakes but at least you won't have to deal with the hungry masses. There are a few picnic tables with umbrellas right next to the U shaped buffet. Hamburgers, hot dogs, ribs, seafood caboobs, small corn, maybe salad. Nothing to write home about. You can have 2 floats but really can drag more than that out if you don't all go together. The closest water is at the crescent beach with the zillion chairs & people. My husband & I prefer to walk down to the less crowded area we go by ourselves but on this cruise the 6 of us girls felt very special with a Cabana. The seating & loungers there are very comfortable too. Also a couple of cats prowl the area which I thought was wonderful.

My advice is to get a Paula Youg catalog or look at the styles online. Order one & if you don't like just return it, I done this many times. I wear mine at night. I also wear one one the weekend if I don't feel like washing & styling my hair just for a mall run.

We used Capital for our 12/3 to 12/8 cruise on the Jewel & were very happy. Same driver dropped us off & picked us up. We didnt have to schlep our luggage like the one who were parked at the Tampa port. No complaints at all with the service.

Any 5 day Compasses, please..........................