Rare cruisestitch Posted January 19, 2013 Author #76 Share Posted January 19, 2013 We were to be at Passport bar at 10:15. Led off ship at 10:30. But one couple not b2B never disembarked so now all must wait to re-board while they conduct a search of the ship. However they have gotten us a place in the terminal to sit and wait. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare cruisestitch Posted January 19, 2013 Author #77 Share Posted January 19, 2013 Welcome back aboard. Thump, thump, thump. Don't recall the atrium's awful noise/music/sound/heavy beat from last week's boarding but it's really awful today. Trying to eat at Bistro with Micgael Buble on their speakers and the heavy beat wafting up from the atrium is really jarring. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peggyann Posted January 19, 2013 #78 Share Posted January 19, 2013 Can't somebody pull the plug? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare cruisestitch Posted January 19, 2013 Author #79 Share Posted January 19, 2013 Staterooms ready precisely 1:15 again this week Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare cruisestitch Posted January 20, 2013 Author #80 Share Posted January 20, 2013 Music rising from the atrium seems to echo more than On other ships....'maybe the tree needs to grow bigger ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MusicalBear Posted January 20, 2013 #81 Share Posted January 20, 2013 Are the menus the same this week as last week? Have a continued great cruise!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare cruisestitch Posted January 21, 2013 Author #82 Share Posted January 21, 2013 Same menus so far On this ship the Sky Lounge is so small the Captains Club celebration can't offer the carved beef tenderloin , chocolate fountain, Crepes Suzette, etc... *Only waiter-passed snacks and sweets. There are*Fewer than 250 Elites this sailing.* Why oh why have a big red flower sculpture taking up space inthe already-too-small dance area within the atrium, which is even more limited by formal night photos? *Move that sculpture please!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare cruisestitch Posted January 21, 2013 Author #83 Share Posted January 21, 2013 Arrived ahead of schedule into San Juan again this week. Apparently the propulsion problem is all repaired and there is no impediment to going full speed now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare cruisestitch Posted January 22, 2013 Author #84 Share Posted January 22, 2013 All ships shudder a bit when bow thrusters are used. Leaving San Juan it feels like lying on one of those vibrating beds! More than other ships , perhaps? And not entirely unpleasant but it certainly is something you couldn't sleep through! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NorthCarolinaBelle Posted January 22, 2013 #85 Share Posted January 22, 2013 We were on the cruise last week. Did you think the passage from Miami to San Juan was as rough as last week? Our friend who was a first time cruiser was so dizzy she wanted to fly back home! Fortunately, she felt better once she got her feet on land. It seemed to be rolling back and forth a lot more than other ships we've been on, and other people commented on it, too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dpryo319 Posted January 22, 2013 #86 Share Posted January 22, 2013 Do you know what shows were tonight in the theater/foyer, and what times they were? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
harz99 Posted January 22, 2013 #87 Share Posted January 22, 2013 We were on the cruise last week. Did you think the passage from Miami to San Juan was as rough as last week? Our friend who was a first time cruiser was so dizzy she wanted to fly back home! Fortunately, she felt better once she got her feet on land. It seemed to be rolling back and forth a lot more than other ships we've been on, and other people commented on it, too. On the TA in November we thought the ship was rolling a lot for the seas we were in; makes you wonder if the extra weight on the forward top decks is having an effect on the effectiveness of the ship's stabilisers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare cruisestitch Posted January 23, 2013 Author #88 Share Posted January 23, 2013 Much less shudder from the now thrusters this morning. *Yesterday in St. Maarten two scuba divers went under the keel to make some sort of adjustment which apparently worked to reduce the vibration* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare cruisestitch Posted January 26, 2013 Author #89 Share Posted January 26, 2013 7:25. Self disembark has not started yet. The line snakes all the way from midship exit to Tuscan Grill Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lynnees Posted January 26, 2013 #90 Share Posted January 26, 2013 7:25. Self disembark has not started yet. The line snakes all the way from midship exit to Tuscan Grill Exactly as it was last week and with plenty trying to butt in line. We were in that line at 6 AM and almost first in line. We were able to debark about 7:30. Still made the Fll airport by 8 am.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare cruisestitch Posted January 26, 2013 Author #91 Share Posted January 26, 2013 You wouldn't have made it out of the terminal that early this week! C&I had no working computers... All passports and customs forms checked by hand Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Lois R Posted January 26, 2013 #92 Share Posted January 26, 2013 You wouldn't have made it out of the terminal that early this week! C&I had no working computers... All passports and customs forms checked by hand WOW.....:eek: Hope you had a good time on your B2B:D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xport Posted January 26, 2013 #93 Share Posted January 26, 2013 Anyway, if you are passing by and are able to take a look at cabin 1605 that would be great. We just got switched from 1620 and while its in the same location (1605 - port/1620 - starboard), I've heard alot of good things about the original one we were booked in. Other than that 1605 is on the port side of the ship with the bed near the veranda [which I personally prefer but either is acceptable] and 1620 [1610 on the four earlier S-Class ships] is on the starboard side of the ship with the bed near the closet/bath, the cabins are identical with both featuring significantly oversized balconies and very easy/convenient access to the midships elevator lobby... I consider them interchangeable... I've sailed both on earlier Solstice-Class ships [as well as 2153, the Deck 12 equivalent to 1605 on Reflection] and have four upcoming bookings in 1605... I'm sure that you will enjoy it... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lynnees Posted January 26, 2013 #94 Share Posted January 26, 2013 You wouldn't have made it out of the terminal that early this week! C&I had no working computers... All passports and customs forms checked by hand We're Canadian. Our passports are always checked by hand and our customs forms are a formality as we were all just passing thru so no amounts to declare. Even without computers I don't think we would have had an extremely difficult time. Our flight was at 11:20. We used SAS and they were there as quickly as I called. Even if it had taken us another hour, I think we would have been OK. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lynnees Posted January 26, 2013 #95 Share Posted January 26, 2013 However I will say, I thought Reflection was too crowded in many ways and with so many wanting to do walk off - it just seemed half the ship were doing it and half of those didn't want to wait in line. We were a group of 7 (our 8th was the medivaced person). A woman travelling alone walked into the middle of our group sometime after 7 am whining about having a 9 am flight. Everyone around us (who had already been waiting over an hour) were not happy and told her to move to the back. The person in charge also told her she had to move to the back. She actually tried to hide around a corner and again she was told to move to the back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare cruisestitch Posted January 26, 2013 Author #96 Share Posted January 26, 2013 Lynnees, all of our thoughts were with you and the medivac patient... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lynnees Posted January 26, 2013 #97 Share Posted January 26, 2013 Lynnees, all of our thoughts were with you and the medivac patient... Thank you... He's fine and back home now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaroleSS Posted January 26, 2013 #98 Share Posted January 26, 2013 What deck do you depart from? Somehow I had it in my mind it was deck 5 (midship). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lynnees Posted January 26, 2013 #99 Share Posted January 26, 2013 What deck do you depart from? Somehow I had it in my mind it was deck 5 (midship). It was deck 5 midship. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Texed Posted January 26, 2013 #100 Share Posted January 26, 2013 All passports and customs forms checked by hand Do you know if they have a "Global Entry" line for Customs at the cruise terminal? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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