OfTheSeasCruiser Posted September 29, 2014 #1 Share Posted September 29, 2014 (edited) Some family members just decided that they are up for a vacation in Mar/Apr 2015, so now I had to figure out some options. We can either do Allure, Independence, or Adventure. And yes, I know Allure is in a league of her own, but is she worth the extra $$$? Here's my options... 8 Night Independence of the Seas St. Maarten, St. Kitts, San Juan, and Labadee We've been to these ports before, but we love them. Never been on Freedom Class and sailing on Indy would save us almost $900. OR 7 Night Allure of the Seas Labadee, Falmouth, Cozumel Ports aren't as good as Indy's, but we love Labadee and Cozumel, besides, this trip would be for the ship. Never been on an Oasis Class ship. And to add more pros/cons, the Allure will probably be getting DD during her dry dock and we wanted to sail her without that... OR 7 Night Adventure of the Seas St. Thomas, St. Kitts, Aruba, Curacao Ports are good, but we wanted to sail on Freedom or Oasis Class, since we have been on Explorer twice. Cheaper then both Indy and Allure. So with all that said, what would you recommend?? Edited September 29, 2014 by OfTheSeasCruiser Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
delirious9876 Posted September 29, 2014 #2 Share Posted September 29, 2014 Some family members just decided that they are up for a vacation in Mar/Apr 2015, so now I had to figure out some options. We can either do Allure, Independence, or Adventure. And yes, I know Allure is in a league of her own, but is she worth the extra $$$? Here's my options... 8 Night Independence of the Seas St. Maarten, St. Kitts, San Juan, and Labadee We've been to these ports before, but we love them. Never been on Freedom Class and sailing on Indy would save us almost $900. OR 7 Night Allure of the Seas Labadee, Falmouth, Cozumel Ports aren't as good as Indy's, but we love Labadee and Cozumel, besides, this trip would be for the ship. Never been on an Oasis Class ship. And to add more pros/cons, the Allure will probably be getting DD during her dry dock and we wanted to sail her without that... OR 7 Night Adventure of the Seas St. Thomas, St. Kitts, ArubA Curacao Ports or good, but we wanted to sail on Freedom or Oasis Class. Cheaper then both Indy and Allure. So with all that said, what would you recommend?? If you asked me this 2 months ago I would have said Indy without any hesitation. After sailing on Oasis recently I would get the banners, bunting and sirens out telling you to go for Allure. I wish I lived in the USA so I could do Oasis class all of the time now for decent prices, compared to Europe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clarea Posted September 29, 2014 #3 Share Posted September 29, 2014 Indy for the extra day, and even though the stop in San Juan is brief we enjoy it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jletsgo Posted September 29, 2014 #4 Share Posted September 29, 2014 I vote for Indy !!....love those ports and the Freedom class ships are my favorite....has everything you need and not so large that you feel like you are missing something. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OfTheSeasCruiser Posted September 29, 2014 Author #5 Share Posted September 29, 2014 If you asked me this 2 months ago I would have said Indy without any hesitation. After sailing on Oasis recently I would get the banners, bunting and sirens out telling you to go for Allure. I wish I lived in the USA so I could do Oasis class all of the time now for decent prices, compared to Europe. If Allure wasn't so much more for one less day, then I think I'd be all for it, but I just love Indy's itinerary and the added day!! Thanks for your input. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sealover61 Posted September 29, 2014 #6 Share Posted September 29, 2014 I vote for Indy !!....love those ports and the Freedom class ships are my favorite....has everything you need and not so large that you feel like you are missing something. I say go for ALLURE, go for it, as you said your going for the Ship. As you can tell we Love the Oasis Class, and can't wait to go back in Apr 2016 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dacsmom Posted September 29, 2014 #7 Share Posted September 29, 2014 I vote for the Indy because of the extra day, and you want to sail on the Freedom class. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matj2000 Posted September 29, 2014 #8 Share Posted September 29, 2014 I would never do another "voyager" class ship again..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OfTheSeasCruiser Posted September 29, 2014 Author #9 Share Posted September 29, 2014 I say go for ALLURE, go for it, as you said your going for the Ship. As you can tell we Love the Oasis Class, and can't wait to go back in Apr 2016 Oh, I should have specified a little more. I meant that the cruise on the Allure would be for the ship. I wasn't referring to all the options. The one on Indy would be for the itinerary, along with a great ship, but not as amazing as Allure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OfTheSeasCruiser Posted September 29, 2014 Author #10 Share Posted September 29, 2014 I would never do another "voyager" class ship again..... Why did you dislike them? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danem7683 Posted September 29, 2014 #11 Share Posted September 29, 2014 Indy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crisndeefromde Posted September 29, 2014 #12 Share Posted September 29, 2014 I am partial to the Adventure...love the ship, the crew and the leaving out of San Juan.....fourth back to back coming up on her not soon enough Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare printingchick Posted September 29, 2014 #13 Share Posted September 29, 2014 Adventure. Much better itinerary. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CRUISEFAN0001 Posted September 29, 2014 #14 Share Posted September 29, 2014 Adventure. Much better itinerary. Agree. I've been on Oasis (Allure twin), Adventure, and Indy. The southern Caribbean is the best itinerary of your choices hands down, and Adventure is a great ship (we've sailed her twice). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paulette3028 Posted September 29, 2014 #15 Share Posted September 29, 2014 Some family members just decided that they are up for a vacation in Mar/Apr 2015, so now I had to figure out some options. We can either do Allure, Independence, or Adventure. And yes, I know Allure is in a league of her own, but is she worth the extra $$$? Here's my options... 8 Night Independence of the Seas St. Maarten, St. Kitts, San Juan, and Labadee We've been to these ports before, but we love them. Never been on Freedom Class and sailing on Indy would save us almost $900. OR 7 Night Allure of the Seas Labadee, Falmouth, Cozumel Ports aren't as good as Indy's, but we love Labadee and Cozumel, besides, this trip would be for the ship. Never been on an Oasis Class ship. And to add more pros/cons, the Allure will probably be getting DD during her dry dock and we wanted to sail her without that... OR 7 Night Adventure of the Seas St. Thomas, St. Kitts, Aruba, Curacao Ports are good, but we wanted to sail on Freedom or Oasis Class, since we have been on Explorer twice. Cheaper then both Indy and Allure. So with all that said, what would you recommend?? We are doing the 8 day Indy itinerary in February 2015 leaving on Valentines Day. We got a great price and the extra day, became a bonus. I loved Liberty when we sailed on her a few years ago, and Indy is another ship in the Freedom class, so I am sure I will lover her as well -- she is big, but not so big. We have cruised on Allure already, we almost did not feel as if we were cruising. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
riclop Posted September 29, 2014 #16 Share Posted September 29, 2014 Allure is the destination in itself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oh2Travel Posted September 30, 2014 #17 Share Posted September 30, 2014 Granted, the Allure is AMAZING but I'd suggest the Indy for the cost savings, the ports and the ship's size. Allure, IMHO is almost too big. I didn't care for having to pre-schedule almost everything which takes away from doing what you want, when you want ---the heart of a good vacation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OfTheSeasCruiser Posted September 30, 2014 Author #18 Share Posted September 30, 2014 (edited) Thank you all for the replies. Definitely a difficult decision. Just a quick question, if we end up choosing Indy, I have heard her shops are different than those usually on Royal's ships. Do they still sell the ship models? Does anyone know if the shops will change to the usual ones after her season in Europe since she will then be based year round out of the US? Edited September 30, 2014 by OfTheSeasCruiser Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clarea Posted September 30, 2014 #19 Share Posted September 30, 2014 Thank you all for the replies. Definitely a difficult decision. Just a quick question, if we end up choosing Indy, I have heard her shops are different than those usually on Royal's ships. Do they still sell the ship models? Does anyone know if the shops will change to the usual ones after her season in Europe since she will then be based year round out of the US? Correct, there's no logo shop on Indy. Royal has not announced plans for any changes in the stores on Indy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OfTheSeasCruiser Posted September 30, 2014 Author #20 Share Posted September 30, 2014 Correct, there's no logo shop on Indy. Royal has not announced plans for any changes in the stores on Indy. Do they sell the ships models, though? I read somewhere on here that they still did in one of the other shops. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OfTheSeasCruiser Posted September 30, 2014 Author #21 Share Posted September 30, 2014 (edited) Do they sell the ships models, though? I read somewhere on here that they still did in one of the other shops. Bumping this back up...Does anyone know? Edited September 30, 2014 by OfTheSeasCruiser Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare DandDM Posted September 30, 2014 #22 Share Posted September 30, 2014 Some family members just decided that they are up for a vacation in Mar/Apr 2015, so now I had to figure out some options. We can either do Allure, Independence, or Adventure. And yes, I know Allure is in a league of her own, but is she worth the extra $$$? Here's my options... So with all that said, what would you recommend?? We recently went through the exact same process and ended up with Indy - we are sailing the 8 day on March 28. The Oasis was the early favorite, but I couldn't justify the cost for four people. And although my wife and I really want to do the southern itinerary, we didn't like the idea of getting the family to Puerto Rico. So Indy won out and haven't regretted the decision, even though it will be our second cruise on Indy within six months. . . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dotcomgirl Posted September 30, 2014 #23 Share Posted September 30, 2014 Lol, we are like the above poster. We have sailed the Allure before and had to choose between Independence and Oasis. We decided to go with the Independence! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OfTheSeasCruiser Posted September 30, 2014 Author #24 Share Posted September 30, 2014 We recently went through the exact same process and ended up with Indy - we are sailing the 8 day on March 28. The Oasis was the early favorite, but I couldn't justify the cost for four people. And although my wife and I really want to do the southern itinerary, we didn't like the idea of getting the family to Puerto Rico. So Indy won out and haven't regretted the decision, even though it will be our second cruise on Indy within six months. . . Well if we end up choosing Indy, we will be cruising with you! We don't usually like to cruise around Easter, but due to some school restrictions, we have to this year. Thank for you input! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare BillOh Posted September 30, 2014 #25 Share Posted September 30, 2014 So with all that said, what would you recommend?? Too me this is a no lose situation. Since you've never been on a Freedom class, I think I would go for the 8 day and nice itinerary on INdy and save money. Allure and other Oasis class ships will still be there. I see you have been on Epic, so you do have some big ship experience. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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