Nov 4, Allure of the Seas, Western Caribbean - A Review and Complete Pictorial Guide!

[gambee]

 

Here is the one she ended up buying, not my personal favorite. But it would do.

 

 

After that I was ready to go to the ship and enter a AC room to cool down. I was humid, full of sand and sticky from the salt water. These are on the way back to the pier.

 

 

 

 

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Then we got off the tram and started walking back to the pier.

 

And encounter this pretty tinny little line :-( from people waiting to board

 

while waiting in line I took a few pictures.

 

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The line took exactly 9 minutes and then we were on the pier again.

 

 

 

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You see how nice and clean it is now. I think they painted it.

 

 

I can only imagine how many of these they use every month. Everyone had one, I think its $15 to rent one.

 

The heavenly electric staircase, by now we were enjoying the full effect that AC has on ones body :-)

 

 

[gambee]

When we got to the room we found my bf there. Like I said my bf had gone to the village and bought two items. There is a lot of bargaining to be done there, my bf is not one to bargain, he believes asking price is the right price and even he managed to do pretty good. We paid full price on the little magnet piece, there is very little bargaining in the market price, people tried but no one succeeded. If you want to bargain go to the village

 

For his grand mother he got this base. Asking price $75, paid price $40

 

And he bought this one for us. Well there was a problem with this piece, he had no knowledge that both mom and I are scared of masks like that. He was not happy when he found out.

Asking price $45, paid price $20

 

 

So just like you guessed I spared no time to get into the shower, this was one time that I would of loved the shower to be very cold, but mild would had to do. I took a long shower and came out looking fresh and shinny. Mom did the same while I checked the emails and enjoyed a glass of wine.

 

After that we decided to go to the aft balcony and try to get some pictures of the other side of the island. Here are a few of the results.

 

 

 

Barefoot (private beach, for suits) then Nellie's

 

Columbus beach

 

 

 

Edited November 17, 2012 by gambee

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The little coaster.

 

The jet ski tour starting, they had like a 10 second gap between each wave runner.

 

 

 

Ok friends I am going to get some coffee and continue in a little while. Hope you enjoyed this short set.

Edited November 17, 2012 by gambee

[beachbuddy]

Gambee, Last time we were in Labadee it was such a pleasure to just walk back to the ship without having to tender. All our other visits there we had to tender and those lines were long!!! I like it the new way!!!

[gambee]

Gambee, Last time we were in Labadee it was such a pleasure to just walk back to the ship without having to tender. All our other visits there we had to tender and those lines were long!!! I like it the new way!!!

 

I would hate to tender there, this was our first time in Labadee. Plus I am not sure if they could ever tender an oasis class ship ;).

[vickie_bernie]

what would be your recommendation for an area to snorkel?

[dmwnc1959]

Similar to how your bf feels, I also really dislike (hate) hot weather so I will most likely not get off the ship in Labadee or go any further than the end of the pier to take a picture of the ship and go back aboard. Thanks for the great pictures!!! At least I know what I am missing! No plans for Cozumel or Falmouth either, just stay on the ship. I was there last December anyway on the Celebrity Millennium on my B2B. It was very hot in Falmouth.

[gambee]

After the photo shoot in the aft balcony, I decided to give the flow rider a second try. I took a few pictures on the way up there.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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I did much better this time, I think I almost lasted 40 seconds, I did it two times and after a pretty bad wipeout on the second try I decided I had enough.

 

On our way out I tried the buggy board one as well. It was a lot of fun :)

 

 

[gambee]

After all those wipe outs I was ready for a real cocktail, so I decided to make a quick stop at the flow rider bar. There was a very nice bartender there, I did not catch his name, but I know he was from India and had some very cool tattoos on him. I asked mom if she wanted something and she said no, but I knew better than that. So I played safe and ordered a long island ice tea and I got a drink of the day as well. She asked me why and I told her they were both for me, I was thirsty ;). And just like I thought she ended up drinking most of the drink of the day. lol.

 

 

 

 

We took our drinks and headed to the beach pool to chilax for a little while. I took some more pictures on the way there.

 

 

 

 

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We stayed in the pool for little while, we got some really nice chairs under the shade.

 

Then I noticed everyone around me had a little ice-cream cone and boy did I want one. So I stood up and started walking, I really did not feel like looking for the machines so I asked a lady where they were. She explained and pointed to them, I said thank you and we were both on our way.

 

For those of you who don't know, one is located between the kids pool and the beach pool on the aft side of the island and there is another machine with different flavors in the port side of the ship as well, same location. If I can recall correctly, port has strawberry and starboard has vanilla and chocolate.

 

I got 2 strawberry cones and headed back to the pool.

 

After I had enough of my ice cream I decided to play a mild joke on mom, I put the leftover cone in her coke. It was funny when she went to take a sip of it and found my ice cream there. We had a quick laugh.

 

 

 

As we sat there mom noticed something interesting. You can see in this picture how they use that canvas and wood to cover the steal structure of the ship, I really did not notice it until she mentioned it. It makes the space look very nice, nicely done RCCL.

 

[gambee]

After that I told mom to lets go and try the hot dog stand, we had yet to do that.

 

On our way down

 

 

 

 

 

I asked my mom if she wanted one and you know what she said, no thank you. So I got a dog, I have no Idea what I got, they should have pictures in that menu. Because I thought I ordered one thing and I got another. But it was still a very good dog, I loved it. Next thing I know mom asked me for some, she ended up eating half of it, lol.

 

 

 

 

[gambee]

what would be your recommendation for an area to snorkel?

 

Labadee is not a good place to snorkel, I actually forgot my snorkel equipment on the ship and did not regret it. I saw a few people snorkeling out there, but I am sure what they saw limited. I read somewhere before that the best beach for that is barefoot, but that is a private beach. Second best is Nellie's. Hope that answers your question.

 

Similar to how your bf feels, I also really dislike (hate) hot weather so I will most likely not get off the ship in Labadee or go any further than the end of the pier to take a picture of the ship and go back aboard. Thanks for the great pictures!!! At least I know what I am missing! No plans for Cozumel or Falmouth either, just stay on the ship. I was there last December anyway on the Celebrity Millennium on my B2B. It was very hot in Falmouth.

 

You have to make plans for Cozumel, that is my new favorite place on EARTH!

[Sunny AZ Girl]

I agree with your bf. The village is scary. The worse I have ever experienced in high pressure sales. The market where you went is very nice, though. We were there last in 2006 and I see that part has not changed at all!:eek: I do like the two wooden items he bought, though. Beautiful. I have a wooden plate I bought there hanging n my wall right now.

[gambee]

 

When we got up to the room my bf had ordered a light late lunch.

 

Cesar salad

 

Raspberry cheesecake, good, but not great.

 

And he got me a cheese plate for sail away

 

 

 

[dmwnc1959]

You have to make plans for Cozumel, that is my new favorite place on EARTH!

 

Well, I'll just have to wait then and see if your review changes my mind... ;)

[gambee]

Then we headed up to the balcony for sail away, there was a Haitian band playing and waiving good bye. Overall Labadee was great, bye 4:49 the ship was moving.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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