KellyBeseGuess Posted May 12, 2015 #1 Share Posted May 12, 2015 Hey everyone! I'm just off the Indy on Sunday and now that I'm home in Virginia I'm ready to review. But first any questions? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WarEagleLady Posted May 12, 2015 #2 Share Posted May 12, 2015 Hey! Do you have the cruise compasses by chance? :D Also, how was bar staff by the pool and in other areas? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KellyBeseGuess Posted May 12, 2015 Author #3 Share Posted May 12, 2015 Bar staff was amazing. Mostly hung out with the crew at the champagne bar but we were never on the pool deck without someone asking if they could get us anything. I do have the compasses but I'm not sure how to scan them. Also I thought I heard the cruise director was changing so activities might be different. What are you most interested in from the compasses? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tanner2 Posted May 12, 2015 #4 Share Posted May 12, 2015 Drink prices for foo foo drinks ??? Did u play in the casino ? Did they have $1 wheel of fortune Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KellyBeseGuess Posted May 12, 2015 Author #5 Share Posted May 12, 2015 I had the premium package and my husband had the select package till he decided to Upgrade after a few days to premium. So I never got to see many prices. However I heard a few passengers decided to go with the packages after seeing a 30 dollar bill for 2 drinks. Honestly the drink package was completely worth it and we saw no decline in service because we had it. As for the casino I stuck to Penny slots so I don't know. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tanner2 Posted May 12, 2015 #6 Share Posted May 12, 2015 Thanks !:) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KellyBeseGuess Posted May 12, 2015 Author #7 Share Posted May 12, 2015 No problem! As for a bit of a more detailed review here we go. We arrived it Ft lauderdale at about 1030 am Sunday morning and were on the Indy by noon. Rooms were ready right at 1 am. We loved our room attendant. She new our faces by mid afternoon and helped assure us that our luggage was its way to our room as a lot of people on our floor had received luggage and we hadn't by mid afternoon. We had a promenade stateroom and had no problem with noise except for one night when we went to bed early at about nine. But that was our fault as nine pm is quite early and it died down pretty quickly. We did have an issue with our toilet making noises in the middle of the night which our stateroom attendant got fixed up quickly the next day. Also the light above our window was blinking on the second day and was fixed in a timely manner as well. Prior to the cruise I had booked the premium package and my husband the select package with just wine and beer which he decided to upgrade to the "PP" three days in which was no problem. Bar staff was awesome especially the champagne bar staff. Also we were never empty handed near the bar without a server asking us if we needed anything. The rumors of bar staff going down hill were not true for us. I'll think of more later but I'm still open to questions... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CruisinDawn Posted May 12, 2015 #8 Share Posted May 12, 2015 Recall the order of the menus which is listed on the compasses. Curious if they will match the Eastern compasses I get next week from those on board right now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rikgreg Posted May 12, 2015 #9 Share Posted May 12, 2015 Hey everyone!I'm just off the Indy on Sunday and now that I'm home in Virginia I'm ready to review. But first any questions? Hi Can you please give us the list of the shows and Time each day ? Thanks, Eric Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mickev99 Posted May 12, 2015 #10 Share Posted May 12, 2015 Recall the order of the menus which is listed on the compasses. Curious if they will match the Eastern compasses I get next week from those on board right now. Do you have someone getting the Eastern compasses for sure? I am sailing 7 day Eastern at end of July and would love to see them as well! isaaxmisc@bellsouth.net Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CruisinDawn Posted May 12, 2015 #11 Share Posted May 12, 2015 Do you have someone getting the Eastern compasses for sure? I am sailing 7 day Eastern at end of July and would love to see them as well! isaaxmisc@bellsouth.net She promised to scan them and get me a link by next Wednesday. Will Email ya the link once I have it :) BonVoyage Dawna Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mickev99 Posted May 12, 2015 #12 Share Posted May 12, 2015 (edited) She promised to scan them and get me a link by next Wednesday. Will Email ya the link once I have it :) BonVoyage Dawna Thanks so much!!! If it's easier to post the link here, I've subscribed to the thread, so I can check back. Michelle Edited May 12, 2015 by mickev99 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RealDeal Posted May 12, 2015 #13 Share Posted May 12, 2015 Do you remember the order of the menus? I'm particularly interested in knowing on which night they had the Italian menu. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2nsmom Posted May 12, 2015 #14 Share Posted May 12, 2015 Do you remember the cost of the internet packages? We are boarding on June 7th and I am in the middle on an online class and will need to do some school work onboard. Thanks! :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clarea Posted May 12, 2015 #15 Share Posted May 12, 2015 Do you remember the cost of the internet packages? We are boarding on June 7th and I am in the middle on an online class and will need to do some school work onboard. Thanks! :) From a recent Oasis cruise: http://boards.cruisecritic.com/showpost.php?p=45797023&postcount=393 Note that some have reported the 60 minute option has been discontinued. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KellyBeseGuess Posted May 12, 2015 Author #16 Share Posted May 12, 2015 Do you remember the order of the menus? I'm particularly interested in knowing on which night they had the Italian menu. I'm sorry I do not have the order of the menus however I do believe the Italian menu was towards the end. Maybe the third or second to the last night. There were 2 or 3 nights where the menu looked different from the menus listed. Not sure why the change but I don't believe this was a new norm. Either way food and service in the dining room was awesome every night. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KellyBeseGuess Posted May 12, 2015 Author #17 Share Posted May 12, 2015 Do you remember the cost of the internet packages? We are boarding on June 7th and I am in the middle on an online class and will need to do some school work onboard. Thanks! :) I'm sorry I did not use any of the Internet packages and I don't remember seeing prices as I hadn't planned on getting a package. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RealDeal Posted May 12, 2015 #18 Share Posted May 12, 2015 (edited) I'm sorry I do not have the order of the menus however I do believe the Italian menu was towards the end. Maybe the third or second to the last night. There were 2 or 3 nights where the menu looked different from the menus listed. Not sure why the change but I don't believe this was a new norm. Either way food and service in the dining room was awesome every night. The "theme" should be listed in the Compass, which I believe you said you have. I'm looking for "Pimiento." The menu has lasagna, tiger shrimp, chicken marsala, eggplant parm. Actually, if you could report the dinner "theme" for all seven days, based on what's listed in the compass, that would be really helpful to a lot of ppl I think. It should be listed in the same area where they list the dinner dining times in the various venues. Edited May 12, 2015 by RealDeal Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fla gang Posted May 12, 2015 #19 Share Posted May 12, 2015 Kelly, We were a group of 8 also on the same sailing. Did you have any issues with the main dining room? Our service was very slow every night. I have done quite a few Royal cruises and only had this issue with the Monarch. Our cabin attendant was awesome. How about the nasty weather on Monday! Quite a storm on Monday evening. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rikgreg Posted May 12, 2015 #20 Share Posted May 12, 2015 Hi KellyBeseGuess, Can you give us "please" the list of the show you have on your cruise compass, we are sailing on this sunday and will like to schedule our My time dining with the different show Thanks and advance, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KellyBeseGuess Posted May 12, 2015 Author #21 Share Posted May 12, 2015 I'll have to look at my cruise compasses when get home from work. Are there any shows you are particularly interested in. Also I'm not sure how many people are in your party but my husband and I never scheduled reservations for my time dining and only had to wait when we went later in the day... Anytime past 730ish. When that would happen they would give us a buzzer and we would go have a drink in the champagne bar right near the dining room. Anytime we went earlier say around 5/530ish we walked right in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KellyBeseGuess Posted May 12, 2015 Author #22 Share Posted May 12, 2015 Kelly, We were a group of 8 also on the same sailing. Did you have any issues with the main dining room? Our service was very slow every night. I have done quite a few Royal cruises and only had this issue with the Monarch. Our cabin attendant was awesome. How about the nasty weather on Monday! Quite a storm on Monday evening. We never had an issue with service but I'm not sure if it just being the two of us made a difference. We had my time dining as well. Our waitstaff was fantastic and the bar staff was always around to ask if I wanted a drink that night. And no kidding about that storm. Pretty crazy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RealDeal Posted May 12, 2015 #23 Share Posted May 12, 2015 (edited) Thanks for offering to help us! I'm on this Sunday's sailing as well! (I'm the person who was wondering about the order of the menus.) Edited May 12, 2015 by RealDeal Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rikgreg Posted May 12, 2015 #24 Share Posted May 12, 2015 I'll have to look at my cruise compasses when get home from work. Are there any shows you are particularly interested in. Also I'm not sure how many people are in your party but my husband and I never scheduled reservations for my time dining and only had to wait when we went later in the day... Anytime past 730ish. When that would happen they would give us a buzzer and we would go have a drink in the champagne bar right near the dining room. Anytime we went earlier say around 5/530ish we walked right in. We are a party of 7 (4 Kids, 3 Adults) so have to book the My time Dining in advance, all the kids speek only french, so we will avoid all type of "comedy talking" show. Want to know what kind of show is on this cruise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KellyBeseGuess Posted May 12, 2015 Author #25 Share Posted May 12, 2015 Ok here we go. I'm going to try and post about the shows. Day 1: "Welcome Aboard Show starring the hilarious comedy of Al Roma's with the Royal Caribbean singers and dancers and the independence of the Seas Orchestra 7:40pm Day 2: Strings Adventure on Ice 3pm and 5pm Production showtime "Once Upon a Time" 9pm and 10:45pm Day 3: Headliner showtime: Musical comedy impressionist Scott Record 7pm and 9pm Adult late night comedy Al Roma's 11:30pm Day 4: Strings Ice Spectacular 7pm and 9pm the Love and Marriage Show 10:30pm Day 5: Headliner Showtime starting Ventriloquist Ronn Lucas 7pm and 9pm Day 6: Production Showtime starring the Royal Caribbean Singers and Dancers in Center Stage 7pm and 9pm I'm not sure where my Day 7 compass is right now but I will look for it. Also please keep in mind that I think the cruise director might be changing. Jamie Fentiman was the cruise director on our sailing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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