tonygcharles

7 hours ago, txbear said:

Hey fellow steamers !!!! Haven’t been on here for a year or two ! Going on the Allure of the sea , march 5 . Anyone know about there layout ?

Allure of the sea has only a coed paid area 

that has not window's 

There's  not separate  free area like on older ships for a men's sauna  / steam room 

All oasis class ships ans newer are like this on Royal  now unfortunately 

Celebrity Reflection 

Was on her for the last  10 days

Mediterranean from Rome 

Free Sauna in changing room was open

Quite most of the time 

On 8/2/2022 at 7:55 PM, MichiganBound said:

Thank for your response.  Are there lounge chairs in the men's changing room area?

Not  that I remember 

18 minutes ago, MichiganBound said:

Anyone with firsthand experience in the NCL Epic men's Thermal Suite?  I have read the database document and it appears it does have single-sex sauna and steam.  In practice, how good is the set-up?  Good for relaxation?  I love the Thermal Suites on the Jewell class NCL ships.  Excellent layout.  Now looking to expand my horizons onto other NCL vessels that offer non-coed options.  Any input from personal experience on the Epic would be appreciated.

Yes I've  used  it many times 

U can buy a daily pass or whole duration of the cruise pass

Which is better  value 

Its about $40 for 1 day 

The changing room has a sauna in it  & steam room

The thermal suite outside is shared  facilities 

Theres no free area's 

On 7/25/2022 at 5:10 PM, ShipWalker said:

Cruise Ship Steam/Sauna Database

Not sure if its my spreadsheet 

But I cant see column  B = name of ship ?

Just booked to go on P&O new ship  Arvia 

Reading she's a sister ship to Iona

Anyone know if there's a any free sauna/ steam on these ships ? 

Can't find anything online about Iona thst might help 

6 hours ago, Ships and Dip said:

 

I was on Reflection in January and Sauna was open. Fairly busy. 

Thanks for info 

Now its in Europe lets hope nothing has changed 🤞

Hi

I'm  on a couple of cruises this year

Celebrity Reflection 

P&O Venture 

Has anyone been on them recently to know if the free saunas are open  yet? 

Thanks 

3 minutes ago, Nado44 said:

 

Were the facilities operational on Jewel?

No unfortunately not

No

Unfortunately not

That was the last week sailing from Cyprus 

She's now sailing back to the US empty of passengers 

On 9/23/2021 at 2:57 PM, tonygcharles said:

Good to see this thread still running 

Last cruise was end of 2019 

That was on Jewel  .. all facility's where open then 

I'm  going on Jewel OTS again  end of October . Greek islands 

 

Will report back .. not expecting sauna to be open but🤞

Update

Just off Jewel of the sea 

Sauna/ steam room  closed for the whole week

Ship returning to Miami from Cyprus now 

7 hours ago, natefish95 said:

I hope Royal begins to open their facilities, but probably not until after January...

 

How was the ship other than that? I'll be on the Jewel in December. 

We had a great cruise.  Our first since pandemic. 

Jewel  is beginning to show her age 

But still good . The price & itinerary  was excellent.  

Windjammer was  v busy at times 

You can't  pick anything up yourself 

Think it will be v difficult if they raise  capacity 

On 9/23/2021 at 2:57 PM, tonygcharles said:

Good to see this thread still running 

Last cruise was end of 2019 

That was on Jewel  .. all facility's where open then 

I'm  going on Jewel OTS again  end of October . Greek islands 

 

Will report back .. not expecting sauna to be open but🤞

Update

Just off Jewel of the sea 

Sauna/ steam room  closed for the whole week

Ship returning to Miami from Cyprus now 

Good to see this thread still running 

Last cruise was end of 2019 

That was on Jewel  .. all facility's where open then 

I'm  going on Jewel OTS again  end of October . Greek islands 

Will report back .. not expecting sauna to be open but🤞

UPDATE.. Some good news in this sad time 

RCCL Explorer of the sea  has had  its amplification cancelled  

On the upside  the free mens sauna and steam room now remains  for another day 😄 

Anthem the same

If you want free

U have to go ship's that are older the Oasis shops 

Even some older ships are losing the free areas when being refurbished 

Indy freedom

Rhapsody vision are still free

No

Its paid only

And coed/ shared areas

Not the nicest of places either in my opinion 

5 hours ago, billys5764 said:

I paid my $139 for spa access on the Norwegian Dawn.  I hope I get my money's worth!

What date are you sailing ?

I'm on  Dawn the 29th March 

It's over $210 ! 

I guess that because its 11  nights 

14 minutes ago, steve3008 said:

Hi 

 

i just glanced back the last few pages but still not sure where things stand. Can someone update me on RC. Are explorer and Indy the only ones from those classes that still have the original steam sauna layout? If there are others are they schedule for dry dock this year for the refit ? Thanks in advance 

Hi

Can only speak from my own experience from  recent sailing and reading about refits

Explorer will be losing hers in the refit in the next few week , unless they move it , im on her in July so will update then

The below ships still have there sauna steam room on recent sailing on RC 

Indy  

Freedom 

Rhapsody 

Adventure 

Brilliance 

Jewel 

Vision

Radiance 

Hope this helps 

Great .. thank you 

I guess theres no steam room 

But at least  theres a sauna to go too 😁

I just booked to go on Celebrity Eclipse  April 21

Is there still a small sauna / steam room  onboard  that you dont have to pay for 

And whats in the payed area ?

Thanks 

On 10/21/2017 at 10:57 PM, twodjs said:

Just off NCL Dawn. The ship is a different class than the "Pearl" style ships. Recently tastefully remodeled Thermal Suite is a more compact design and is in the back of the ship below the gym. There is a co-ed middle section and seperate men/women only sections. No lockers, showers or free saunas are available to gym users, only those purchasing the Thermal Suite package. On the men's only side - VERY clean, well stocked with towels and robes - plenty of lockers with the 4 number lock design - a prep area with hair dryers - and another area with sinks, 3 urinals and a toilet. Everything was in excellent shape. The sauna is "L" shaped, with two seating levels - about 8 guys max. The steam room is a "J" shape, with tiled seating areas, part one level, part two levels. Again 8 would fill the space. Both have some privacy. There are three compact showers with full opaque glass doors with a wood seating area along one side. Across are a single person cold plunge and a hot tub (no jets). No windows to the outside except in the co-ed part. Given the limited space available, overall very good design! This cruise was very port intensive, so really quiet until 5 pm or after. Majority wore towels or nothing. Some suits were thrown in to balance it out. Enjoyable cruise!

Thanks for the info

I was Reading that its coed 

And you have to pay

I'm on the 29th March sailing 

Hi

I had a message off one of u guys 

Unfortunately I cant seem to be able to reply ?

So I'm not ignoring you 😉

And my answer was

Sorry 

I dont know to the question 😳

They have done schedules up to early 2022

So it wont be too soon

There slowly getting rid of there older ships or removing the saina areas unfortunately 

Deck 12 will change on Explorer after refurbishment it looks like