Rocky Bermuda 9/26 Explorer

[craftycruiser27]

Ah,

Our 1st cruise on RCCL . Celebrating our 25th anniversary and Bermuda was our choice.

 

Arrived at Port Liberty 1:30 PM and was onboard and in our Balcony Cabin at 2:15.

We were on deck 6 in the Forward section on the port side. Very quick and painless process. The staff at the Port is very friendly and welcoming.

 

WindJammer was open and enjoyed a quick lunch and then began exploring the ship. The gymnasium is well equipped and the Solarium whirlpool is very quiet (most of the time).

 

Our room steward was courteous and efficient,,,ice every day but admittedly very noisy in the hallway in the morning. She was so friendly that she woke us a few mornings with her greetings to other guests. Not really a problem.

 

Day 2

Very very windy Sea day. Gale force winds at 8. Made for an enjoyable day in the Pool as the rocking caused the Solarium pool to become a "wave pool". Pretty cool. The other pools were closed. I tried to start a pool for when the first chaise lounge would blow off deck 12 but no takers.

 

Dining Room

The food is comparable to other cruise lines and I found our waiter

Michael Edic to be very very friendly and helpful and efficient. He made our dining experience very enjoyable. We also made friends with several tablemates and had loads of fun during the cruise with them.

 

Make sure you take advantage of Cafe Promenade on deck 5. The pizza and sandwiches and cookies are a quick fix during the day. Right on The Promenade.

Nice that for some food you don't have to go up to Windjammer.

 

Bermuda

 

The previous poster mentioned that there is work being done at the pier in Kings Wharf. The pile driving is very very disturbing as is the 2 huge cranes completely blocking the view of The Dockyards. This was unacceptable but as long as you turned your head and closed one eye,, and put on sound blocking headphones the view of Bermuda was gorgeous.

The beaches are fantastic. Make some friends and go to the beach by taxi. 4 people in taxi and it cost 25 dollars plus tip. One way.

Airconditioned with a friendly and knowledgeable driver who will usually give you a guided tour as he speeds you to the Beach

 

Nightlife

 

The Chamber is the hangout spot for late night fun. The disco plays great music and it has cozy nooks for canoodling on the 2nd flloor. The last nite,,I think half the ships entertainers were partying on the 2nd floor and a guest provided a "popping" Michael Jackson rendition,,moonwalking and grooving.. Fun Fun Fun

 

The Casino is ok,,,a bit small compared to other ships I have been on,,but its fine for the slot players. Nice poker tourney and a good 1-2 no limit game.

 

Disembarking

Did not hear any announcements to disembark but we did the usual Breakfast in the dining room and went back to retrieve our carry on bags.

The disembarking is a bit cumbersome with a short bus ride after leaving the ship,,but all in all pretty quick and painless.

 

 

Only recommendations I would make is that there is not enough information or announcements to spread the word on the various shows.

I attended the Ice Show which was gorgeous but most other shows went unattended mostly because we could not find the information. One nite they had a 7 pm show for the late diners and a 9pm show for the early diners. Thats exactly opposite the reason I choose 8:30 dining. I want to have to time to enjoy my day without worrying about seeing a show at 7 pm.

 

The Internet service is ok but be sure to use the same card that is used to originally purchase the "package". I signed up for the package with my card and then a few times my wife used the internet with her sea pass card and we received several charges over and above the package charge. This is not explained in the RCCL pamphlet but the courteous Guest service did remove the additional charges when I brought it to their attention.

Overall

An excellent cruise but make sure your balcony cabin is on the starboard side.