looking4info Posted April 1, 2015 #1351 Share Posted April 1, 2015 (edited) Hello folks! I'm going on the Adventure in September and I'm currently booked in 9690. My two friends are booked in 9390. We haven't heard pleasant things about these balconies, especially with it not having any overhead so we are contemplating a change. The only cabins left in our category (so wouldn't require a priced change) are on deck 6, starboard side. Would this be considered a good change? How close are they to the lifeboats on the side? Any pictures would be greatly appreciated. I believe one of the cabin numbers we're looking at is 6262. My 2 cents. We enjoy 9690 and 9390. The balcony is bigger and you are not really hampered by the super structure. Also there is much less foot traffic in the aft. No way on earth would we ever stay in a deck 6 balcony again. Just spent 2 weeks in the tin can balcony. No way, no how, never again will we stay in a balcony cabin on deck 6 again. Only difference in the E1 vs the E3 is location not worth any increased cost. For me it is a no brainer 9690 and 9390 anytime. My suggestion keep them. Edited April 1, 2015 by looking4info Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twingles3 Posted April 1, 2015 #1352 Share Posted April 1, 2015 Great:( we are on deck 6 starboard balcony on Sunday! Never heard anything about it, we have 2 adjoining balconies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luv06012012 Posted April 1, 2015 #1353 Share Posted April 1, 2015 Oh no!!! All the comments about the deck 6 balconies are concerning me. I am supposed to be in a deck six balcony on 5/9 and I had questioned whether or not they were good and I got decent responses at the time. The only concern was not seeing out the bottom of the balcony rail. I'm sure I have no other options this late in the game. Ugh! It's my first ever balcony and I would love for it to be great! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
looking4info Posted April 1, 2015 #1354 Share Posted April 1, 2015 Great:( we are on deck 6 starboard balcony on Sunday! Never heard anything about it, we have 2 adjoining balconies. That is what happened to us. Needed connecting and deck 6 was pretty much it when we booked. We were also unaware of the "tin can". Made the best of it but wish we had known ahead of time. If you are in the aft 6362/64 or 6374/76 your cabin attendant is fantastic! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twingles3 Posted April 1, 2015 #1355 Share Posted April 1, 2015 I'm not going to worry, I called my TA and they said they never heard these complaints so I figure different people have different opinions and I know there are plus's and minus's to every cabin. I'm going with the plus, that the room is larger than the average balcony. Not going to let some opinions put a damper on my vacation. I'm more worried about the weather, hoping sunny skies and no rainy days:) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kasandra1679 Posted April 2, 2015 #1356 Share Posted April 2, 2015 Yeah I just booked a RFS on this ship for Nov. '16. I don't even care that its months and months away, it is on the books. My honeymoon was on the Mariner and I have a special place in my heart for this class. Everyone in my party is very excited. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scurrycruise Posted April 3, 2015 #1357 Share Posted April 3, 2015 My 2 cents. We enjoy 9690 and 9390. The balcony is bigger and you are not really hampered by the super structure. Also there is much less foot traffic in the aft. No way on earth would we ever stay in a deck 6 balcony again. Just spent 2 weeks in the tin can balcony. No way, no how, never again will we stay in a balcony cabin on deck 6 again. Only difference in the E1 vs the E3 is location not worth any increased cost. For me it is a no brainer 9690 and 9390 anytime. My suggestion keep them. Ughhh...we are staying in a deck 6 balcony on the May 9 cruise!:( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
racerxspeedy Posted April 3, 2015 #1358 Share Posted April 3, 2015 Every cruise I have been on used to tickets or reservations. Is it a free for all on Adventure. Do people get in line way early and save spots? I see there are 4 shows 2 & 4 pm on day 4, and 7 & 9 pm day 5. Any experience with who h ones to avoid? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Familygoboston Posted April 4, 2015 #1359 Share Posted April 4, 2015 Every cruise I have been on used to tickets or reservations. Is it a free for all on Adventure. Do people get in line way early and save spots? I see there are 4 shows 2 & 4 pm on day 4, and 7 & 9 pm day 5. Any experience with who h ones to avoid? The latest compasses I've seen for 2Sea/3Barbados/4St Lucia/5Antigua/6SMX/7St Croix have the ice show at 7 & 9 on day 4 and 4:30 and 6:30 on day 7. I'm also wondering about the ticket/no ticket situation. I've heard no tickets, so hoping it's not a mob scene to get into Studio B. There are almost always lots of seats with decent views, the thing I don't like is the crush of people pushing and shoving!:( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paulette3028 Posted April 4, 2015 #1360 Share Posted April 4, 2015 The latest compasses I've seen for 2Sea/3Barbados/4St Lucia/5Antigua/6SMX/7St Croix have the ice show at 7 & 9 on day 4 and 4:30 and 6:30 on day 7. I'm also wondering about the ticket/no ticket situation. I've heard no tickets, so hoping it's not a mob scene to get into Studio B. There are almost always lots of seats with decent views, the thing I don't like is the crush of people pushing and shoving!:( We were on Indy a few weeks ago and the only show that 'needed' tickets was the ice show....not even sure why -- since no one collected them when you entered. Made no sense. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skiiergirl Posted April 4, 2015 #1361 Share Posted April 4, 2015 Every cruise I have been on used to tickets or reservations. Is it a free for all on Adventure. Do people get in line way early and save spots? I see there are 4 shows 2 & 4 pm on day 4, and 7 & 9 pm day 5. Any experience with who h ones to avoid? Your sailing could be different but there were plenty of seats available both weeks in Dec. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Familygoboston Posted April 4, 2015 #1362 Share Posted April 4, 2015 Question for recent Diamond (or +) cruisers on Adventure: Are the Diamond Lounge cocktails loaded onto your sea pass for use in any lounge between 5-8 PM or must you go to the Diamond lounge? Thanks! Traveling with an 18 yo, we'd much prefer to go wherever we like:D Thanks! We are down to counting days, not months, I'm almost all packed- even bought my first ever "over the door shoe hanger" since we are sharing a cabin with 3! ;) Can't wait! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clarea Posted April 4, 2015 #1363 Share Posted April 4, 2015 Question for recent Diamond (or +) cruisers on Adventure: Are the Diamond Lounge cocktails loaded onto your sea pass for use in any lounge between 5-8 PM or must you go to the Diamond lounge? ... You can go to any bar to use the 3 nightly drink vouchers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ocean Boy Posted April 4, 2015 #1364 Share Posted April 4, 2015 We were on Indy a few weeks ago and the only show that 'needed' tickets was the ice show....not even sure why -- since no one collected them when you entered. Made no sense. They collected them the week that I was aboard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Familygoboston Posted April 4, 2015 #1365 Share Posted April 4, 2015 You can go to any bar to use the 3 nightly drink vouchers. This is mighty good news! Thanks Bob! I love the location and outdoor seating of the diamond club, and we will probably go for breakfast, but we really don't want to hang out there with our 18 yo, we can make the rounds instead, especially now that the ships are nonsmoking there are more options! :D So far I'm hearing no tickets for ice shows on Adventure tho! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ocean Boy Posted April 4, 2015 #1366 Share Posted April 4, 2015 I really enjoyed having the drinks loaded onto the seapass card when we were on Indy. That was our first cruise since RCI started doing that. It is so much nicer than being confined to the Diamond lounge. We used the DL for breakfast also. Nice outdoor seating area and not crowded at all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B-52 Posted April 4, 2015 #1367 Share Posted April 4, 2015 This is mighty good news! Thanks Bob! I love the location and outdoor seating of the diamond club, and we will probably go for breakfast, but we really don't want to hang out there with our 18 yo, we can make the rounds instead, especially now that the ships are nonsmoking there are more options! :D So far I'm hearing no tickets for ice shows on Adventure tho! The ships are non-smoking?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TonyL128 Posted April 4, 2015 #1368 Share Posted April 4, 2015 All RCI ship are non-smoking, not even on your own balcony. Smoking is allowed only in designated areas. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B-52 Posted April 4, 2015 #1369 Share Posted April 4, 2015 All RCI ship are non-smoking, not even on your own balcony. Smoking is allowed only in designated areas. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Ok, at first I thought there was a new smoking policy which has been discussed at length.....but smoking is still allowed, in designated areas as it has always been...only recent change that I'm aware of is balconies. And there has been talk about casinos also. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TonyL128 Posted April 4, 2015 #1370 Share Posted April 4, 2015 Casinos are still 1/2 & 1/2 on our last two RCI cruises. Being a non-smoker that's why I don't like hanging around the casino because there's really no way to keep the smoke out of the other 1/2. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ocean Boy Posted April 4, 2015 #1371 Share Posted April 4, 2015 Ok, at first I thought there was a new smoking policy which has been discussed at length.....but smoking is still allowed, in designated areas as it has always been...only recent change that I'm aware of is balconies.And there has been talk about casinos also. If the smoking policy had recently changed there would be about 50 threads about it right now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paddy41 Posted April 4, 2015 #1372 Share Posted April 4, 2015 How much extra is it for Giovanni's? I know you can get 30% off if you book 3 nights online. Can you still get that discount if you wait until you board? Can you book the first night online and then add 2 more once you see how you like the menu and still get the discount? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ckrobyn Posted April 4, 2015 #1373 Share Posted April 4, 2015 See what happens when I miss one year on the Adventure? They change the departure day!!! When did it change from Sunday's to Saturday's??? :eek: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skiiergirl Posted April 4, 2015 #1374 Share Posted April 4, 2015 See what happens when I miss one year on the Adventure? They change the departure day!!! When did it change from Sunday's to Saturday's??? :eek: It does Sat when it is the only ship there. Looks like they are leaving it "reversed" when JW returns winter of 2016. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Familygoboston Posted April 5, 2015 #1375 Share Posted April 5, 2015 See what happens when I miss one year on the Adventure? They change the departure day!!! When did it change from Sunday's to Saturday's??? :eek: I hope it's Sunday in two weeks, or I'm in trouble! I'm sure if they have just one ship in they'd prefer to give their shore side crew Sundays off, and pay less for food deliveries etc! That will teach you to miss a year! Not get back in here, we need you! :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Please sign in to comment
You will be able to leave a comment after signing in
Sign In Now