Anthem 4/13

[tennislvr8]

Currently waiting to board the Anthem. We arrived at 10:05.  Luggage dropped off, car parked and checked in by 10:20. An announcement was made thst boarding will begin at 11:30. We are on the ship, have been since 10:30.

Edited April 13, 2019 by tennislvr8

[Clarea]

34 minutes ago, tennislvr8 said:

Currently waiting to board the Anthem. We arrived at 10:05.  Luggage dropped off, car parked and checked in by 10:20. An announcement was made thst boarding will begin at 11:30. We are on the ship, have been since 10:30.

 

Same thing happened to us on Adventure out of beautiful, gorgeous Bayonne last year.    Announced boarding at 11:30am, and we were onboard at 10:45am.

[twangster]

Have experienced the same time announcement in Bayonne.  Think they are just setting expectations so people don't pester them asking over and over "what time will the ship board?".  Truth is terminal contractors don't know when it will board.    When the call comes in on their radio, that is when they know boarding will commence.

[Clarea]

4 minutes ago, twangster said:

Have experienced the same time announcement in Bayonne.  Think they are just setting expectations so people don't pester them asking over and over "what time will the ship board?".  ...

 

That would be my guess.

[nelblu]

1 hour ago, tennislvr8 said:

Currently waiting to board the Anthem. We arrived at 10:05.  Luggage dropped off, car parked and checked in by 10:20. An announcement was made thst boarding will begin at 11:30. We are on the ship, have been since 10:30.

 How about cabins--1PM, I assume.

[tennislvr8]

43 minutes ago, nelblu said:

 How about cabins--1PM, I assume.

Yep.... Everyone is. Anxiously. Waiting. 

[Merion_Mom]

2 hours ago, tennislvr8 said:

Currently waiting to board the Anthem. We arrived at 10:05.  Luggage dropped off, car parked and checked in by 10:20. An announcement was made thst boarding will begin at 11:30. We are on the ship, have been since 10:30.

 

1 hour ago, Host Clarea said:

 

Same thing happened to us on Adventure out of beautiful, gorgeous Bayonne last year.    Announced boarding at 11:30am, and we were onboard at 10:45am.

 

 

Same experience, but I swear that the PA hadn't even stopped crackling from the "11:30" announcement when they started boarding around 10:45.

 

[Arzeena]

1 hour ago, Merion_Mom said:

 

 

 

Same experience, but I swear that the PA hadn't even stopped crackling from the "11:30" announcement when they started boarding around 10:45.

 

LOL!
We arrived around 1.30 pm.....not a mouse in the terminal!

[tennislvr8]

Just finished muster.... It was in 270, the million.dollar technogy wasn't working. No video, but it was playing in the room when we got there. We had a crew member read what to do and two others demonstrared how to do life vests. 

[Iamcruzin]

My son just sent me a text that he will be on the Staten Island ferry around sail away time.  54 days and counting.

[Merion_Mom]

2 hours ago, Arzeena said:

LOL!
We arrived around 1.30 pm.....not a mouse in the terminal!

 

I once arrived "late" in Maryland for the Grandeur.  Not late as in "omg, the gates are closing", but later than usual.  (There were four - count 'em, four - serious accidents on I-95!)

 

Maybe 2?

 

The terminal was practically haunted.  😄 

[tennislvr8]

Attended the cruise critic event this am. Here are the highlights. 

Dennis is going on vacation may 4 and when he returns he will be the cruise director on Symphony. 

Mitch someone or another will leave the Oasis to become the CD on anthem. 

Oasis was gong to dry dock for millions dollars worth of upgrades. Specifically the smoke tacks will be redone to go up and down.... So it can fit under the Verrazano bridge. 

Royal is coming out with 10 new ships all bigger than the anthem. 

 

We also had an alpha at about 9am that made us turn around and go back to Bayonne. No update on person other than they are in the hospital. It will cause us to get to Bermuda a few hours late. 

[BermudaBound2014]

Recently off the Anthem. At the Captain question/answer event Dennis mentioned that he has been with the Company 29 years. I thought for sure he would be retiring soon ;-). 

[tennislvr8]

Dennis also said he's on cruise.criric and sees all the posts.. He said he's fine with any and everything that's posted but he asks that if there is an issue to let someone on the ship know so they can fix it. 

[Merion_Mom]

5 hours ago, tennislvr8 said:

Attended the cruise critic event this am. Here are the highlights. 

Dennis is going on vacation may 4 and when he returns he will be the cruise director on Symphony. 

Mitch someone or another will leave the Oasis to become the CD on anthem. 

Oasis was gong to dry dock for millions dollars worth of upgrades. Specifically the smoke tacks will be redone to go up and down.... So it can fit under the Verrazano bridge. 

Royal is coming out with 10 new ships all bigger than the anthem. 

 

We also had an alpha at about 9am that made us turn around and go back to Bayonne. No update on person other than they are in the hospital. It will cause us to get to Bermuda a few hours late. 

 

 

Mitch Merucci

[tennislvr8]

1 hour ago, Merion_Mom said:

 

 

Mitch Merucci

Yep. That was the name. 

[maria1122]

I have been reading about Mitch.  Everyone really seems to like him.  Has a great sense of humor,  did really well with the quest, love and marriage etc.  Dennis has been really great on the Anthem and will be missed.

 

[sellwingri]

I’m not sailing on Anthem until November but hopefully Mitch will still be onboard.  I’ve sailed with him before and he was great. A great Cruise Director can really add to my enjoyment.

[Arzeena]

20 hours ago, tennislvr8 said:

Dennis also said he's on cruise.criric and sees all the posts.. He said he's fine with any and everything that's posted but he asks that if there is an issue to let someone on the ship know so they can fix it. 

 

About time he left. He may be an OK Cd, but from our experience with him, as a person he is just awful and abuses his authority.
We did what he asked, we let "someone" on the ship know.

[Allura_317]

I had the same experience on Harmony last summer.  Got on ship at 10:35ish, but they said embarkation would begin at 11:30.

[alisatj]

How was the traffic getting to the port? I've watched youtube videos that show 1+ hour waits to get to the luggage drop off point.

[ptod]

3 minutes ago, alisatj said:

How was the traffic getting to the port? I've watched youtube videos that show 1+ hour waits to get to the luggage drop off point.

 

The earlier you go the easier it is to get to the port, drop bags and park.  What time were you planning on arriving?

[alisatj]

2 minutes ago, ptod said:

 

The earlier you go the easier it is to get to the port, drop bags and park.  What time were you planning on arriving?

I'm hoping to be there around 10 or 10:30. Depends on traffic conditions since it'll be about a 3 hour drive to the port.

Edited April 16, 2019 by alisatj

[Max and Ruby]

On 4/14/2019 at 9:58 AM, tennislvr8 said:

Attended the cruise critic event this am. Here are the highlights. 

Dennis is going on vacation may 4 and when he returns he will be the cruise director on Symphony. 

Mitch someone or another will leave the Oasis to become the CD on anthem. 

Oasis was gong to dry dock for millions dollars worth of upgrades. Specifically the smoke tacks will be redone to go up and down.... So it can fit under the Verrazano bridge. 

Royal is coming out with 10 new ships all bigger than the anthem. 

 

We also had an alpha at about 9am that made us turn around and go back to Bayonne. No update on person other than they are in the hospital. It will cause us to get to Bermuda a few hours late. 

 

Hi! according to the Cruise Director list on CC,  Mitch Merucci May 4 until July 13.  Mitch returns September 7 until January 5, 2020. Is the break incorrect, or is that fill in person unknown?  Just curious.

 

Thanks!

 

[ptod]

18 hours ago, alisatj said:

I'm hoping to be there around 10 or 10:30. Depends on traffic conditions since it'll be about a 3 hour drive to the port.

Traffic to the terminal was moving nicely at that time for us.  There are plenty of people in vests directing traffic and moving people along.  You should be fine.