OCD Planner's NAVIGATOR Post Dry Dock Pictorial Review

[Spoarzy]

I never notice any more vibration than when we've stayed in regular cabins. This was our 4th time in an aft and we have another booked, so I guess that should answer that question :)

 

We prefer the corner afts (3 of the 4 times we've had one) but will take one of the center afts if that's all that's available.

 

On Voyager class our favorite has probably been 7688 with the giant port hole on the side & open back. It's partly covered & has a HUGE balcony.

 

We have JS 1100 reserved for our upcoming Med cruise. We've never stayed higher than deck 9 so we're looking forward to trying it out.

 

Glad to hear you enjoy them!! We are excited to try one out. We are even going to switch our upgrade preference to no upgrade for this sailing as it would be our luck to get upgraded to a non aft JS. Don't get me wrong, the JS would be nicer than our D1 but we really want this cabin location!! We booked this cruise only a few weeks ago and were stunned that any afts were still open. 1390 was the only one left and from what I see on CC everyone loves it. The balcony is the second one in on deck 10. The railing does have the infrastructure thing but it looks like it does not block much if any of the view. Cabins 1390 and 1690 are where the infrastructure starts and ends so it sticks out less than the 4 middle cabins. Also with NOS and MOS cabins 1390 and 1690, the balcony is wider than the cabin making it a huge rectangle balcony. They show pics of 2 loungers and 2 normal chairs with a small table from other's reviews. It should be the nicest balcony we have ever had!!!

[ahecht]

Did you find that your aft balcony had more vibration than other parts of the ship? Would you book an aft again?

When I was in an aft on Independence the only time I felt extra vibration was when the ship was doing 180° spins (usually before coming into port).

[Razl]

Sorry to hijack the thread about the accessible cabins... but this post has me curious... We have been booking any available accessible cabin for our cruises... my mom need the rails in the bathroom, raised toilet, and roll in shower (has difficulty walking). You said your previous accessible cabin on the Oasis was not sufficient... can you let me know the problems. We have an accessible cabin on Oasis and I'm just hoping these cabins are as described in the 'book'.

 

Good to know they upgraded you to a JS... that wouldn't work for us because JS only have a bathtub... no walk in shower.

 

What ever info you can give me about the Oasis accessible cabins will help.

 

Again... sorry to post this here... I wish we had a way to private message questions so far off topic.

 

We have had 2. Outside balcony on the Oasis and Parkview Balcony on the Allure. Loved them both but for different reasons. The cabin was the same in both it was just the difference in view. Ocean vs Central Park. I do have pictures of both if you would like to email me. razl1217@yahoo.com

Edited February 12, 2014 by Razl

[ace1zoe2]

This menu from the English Pub (Two Poets) will give you an idea of the drink prices onboard there:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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[ace1zoe2]

The following pictures are from a Behind the Scenes Tour of the Theater. This was a Diamond perk by invitation only. Only 5 people showed up which made for a very nice tour.

 

I just thought this first picture was funny. RCI spends $85million on dry dock and their answer to holding open the Theater doors? PLASTIC ZIP TIES!!!

 

 

The view from the stage:

 

 

The orchestra pit:

 

 

A side view from the stage:

 

 

The theater manager's spot where he oversees things & watches the monitors:

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Theater Tour Continued...

 

 

Backstage Area:

 

 

Dressing Area:

 

 

Costumes:

 

 

Various Props such as the Pool Table, also in the far right corner you might recognize the BINGO board used for the BINGO games:

 

 

Tools of the Trade:

 

 

Danielle showing us some of the costumes they wear in the shows:

 

 

 

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Tour Continued...

 

The Stairs of Death as the singer's and dancer's have named them. The lead up to storage for other shows that they are not currently performing:

 

 

This thing was enormous and is used in the Promenade Parades:

 

 

 

 

 

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[ace1zoe2]

The rest of my pictures will just be random things I photographed around the ship.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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[Dlobreh1]

Great photos; have you posted the Compass and i missed it? Would love to see one if you get a chance. You have done a great job. Hopefully the warm weather is coming to this area soon and no more icy conditions.

[ace1zoe2]

 

This is Henry... he just makes me smile every time that I see him:

 

 

The theater:

 

 

Some of the Diamond Perks we received in our stateroom:

 

 

 

 

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[ace1zoe2]

Great photos; have you posted the Compass and i missed it? Would love to see one if you get a chance. You have done a great job. Hopefully the warm weather is coming to this area soon and no more icy conditions.

 

I have not posted the Compasses yet. I have to scan them, then upload them. I'll try my best to get them done tomorrow. I'm trying to finish up the pics tonight.

 

Thanks for following along :)

 

 

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[Dlobreh1]

You just don't know how excited i am for our first cruise in 2-1/2 weeks; had my hair done and am ready to start packing. I know the cruise will be too short after all the planning but still can't wait.

[ace1zoe2]

This was my 50th Birthday Cruise and this is my stateroom door:

 

 

One of the waiters at another table performed this trick. Look closely, those forks are balancing on toothpicks!

 

 

Some of the artwork we passed in our hallway each day:

 

 

 

The flat screen tv's that were just installed during dry dock and the safe located above in the cabinet (not new):

 

 

This is looking down into the portrait studio where everyone had to go thru tubs and tubs of photos trying to find their own after an equipment malfunction:

 

 

 

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[ace1zoe2]

In Cozumel we docked next to Freedom of the Seas:

 

 

The crew off-loading something off the ship:

 

 

Crew performing a safety drill while we were in port:

 

 

A view of the ship from a small resort area:

 

 

The cruise terminal:

 

 

A view of the port from the ship:

 

 

 

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[ace1zoe2]

Port Views:

 

 

 

The water was beautiful:

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Port Area:

 

 

The back of the "boat"

 

 

Walking between the two mammoth giants:

 

 

The view from my balcony at 7am Sunday morning... I knew we were in trouble!

 

 

The view from the deck around 2pm only a little improvement in visability:

 

 

Coming in to Galveston around 3:30 or so in the afternoon:

 

 

 

 

 

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RCI Port Agents cheering because we finally arrived:

 

 

Ramp Agents set up & waiting to take care of us:

 

 

Restocking Supplies for the next cruise:

 

 

 

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Some of the many carts of luggage being offloaded at the port:

 

 

 

OK! I think that may be it for all the non-personal pics. I'll try to get the Cruise Compasses and miscellaneous flyers that I picked up along the way scanned & uploaded tomorrow. Then hopefully I can get them all posted tomorrow evening when I get home.

 

 

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[ace1zoe2]

You just don't know how excited i am for our first cruise in 2-1/2 weeks; had my hair done and am ready to start packing. I know the cruise will be too short after all the planning but still can't wait.

 

You will be hooked after your first one! Make sure to purchase a Next Cruise Certificate (you can decide an exact cruise date & ship later) while you are on board. It costs $100 (only put one name on the form or you will get 2 at a cost of $200) and that is the deposit for 1 person on your next booking. You can pay $100 for the 2nd person in the room when you turn it in to an actual booking later on. You will also receive $100 onboard credit for a 7-9 day cruise and $150 for 10 days or longer, I think it even goes up to $200 for longer cruises.

 

 

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[seaofwonder]

We love NCCs. We always buy one on a cruise....never know when you'll want to book a cruise :)

 

 

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[kwbrad]

Thank you for the menus, I cannot believe they have removed the creme brûlée from chops! And no tablecloths, menu seems watered down, price went up... Just disappointing.

 

 

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[txladyjan]

Are you on the 3/30 cruise? if so come visit us on our roll call

 

 

 

http://boards.cruisecritic.com/showthread.php?t=1632395

 

 

Oh, I've popped in and periodically with questions and comments. I find the boards very helpful in planning a cruise. Thanks for the invite.

 

 

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[marquisite]

Thank you so much for sharing. Do you recall if that was a sofa BED in the cabin?

 

Yes, there was - the orange sofa did convert to a double bed. This is the best photo I can provide, but you can see the sofa bed in the background!

[ace1zoe2]

I had planned to post all of the Cruise Compasses yesterday but with the website down that didn't happen.

 

I did get everything scanned & uploaded to photobucket so I should be able to finish up today.

 

I will begin posting shortly :)

[ace1zoe2]

Cruise Compass Day 1: