LIVE from Scandinavia on the Voyager of the Seas July 31-August 10, 2022 with Dragon of the Seas

[DragonOfTheSeas]

There were lots of sailboats especially in the area closer into the city.
 

There was a surprising amount of traffic on the waterway even out near the end.

 

The outer most islands depend on larger ferries that carry cars because there are no bridges out here.

 

 

 

There was another cruise ship that was following us out to the open sea. 

 

 

Edited August 2, 2022 by DragonOfTheSeas

[DragonOfTheSeas]

Someone on the other social media site we can not mention says there are 1356 passengers. [thank you Kim Fridstrom].

 

I can't tell you the capacity.  But I know that is less than 50%.

[John&LaLa]

4 hours ago, DragonOfTheSeas said:

John--I did a speed test this morning.  

 

I am using Surf

Ping 940

Download 4.2 Mbps

Upload 311.36 Kbps

 

Any challenges posting here now.

 

We did this on Serenade in 2018 and I gave up trying to post onboard

[John&LaLa]

13 minutes ago, DragonOfTheSeas said:

Someone on the other social media site we can not mention says there are 1356 passengers. [thank you Kim Fridstrom].

 

I can't tell you the capacity.  But I know that is less than 50%.

 

Wikipedia says 3600, with 4000 max.

 

Crew of 1200

[DragonOfTheSeas]

3 minutes ago, John&LaLa said:

 

Any challenges posting here now.

 

We did this on Serenade in 2018 and I gave up trying to post onboard

I did have trouble this morning.  I gave up and waited a few minutes and it was better. [fingers crossed]  It is still slow loading.  

 

I had better luck uploading from my phone in the public areas.  

[Biker19]

4 hours ago, DragonOfTheSeas said:

I am using Surf

Ping 940

Download 4.2 Mbps

Upload 311.36 Kbps

You sure you are/were on wifi only and the Surf tier?

 

The download speed for Surf is usually limited to about 500kbps. Even Stream is usually limited to 4Mbps. Yikes at the ping time (usually down to the 600ms range - lower is better).

 

Biker, who is confused by the numbers.

[DragonOfTheSeas]

3 minutes ago, Biker19 said:

You sure you are/were on wifi only and the Surf tier?

 

The download speed for Surf is usually limited to about 500kbps. Even Stream is usually limited to 4Mbps. Yikes at the ping time (usually down to the 600ms range - lower is better).

 

I have no idea what you just said. HaHaHa

 

I am supposed to be surf. Here is a capture of the screen at log in.

 

[Biker19]

2 minutes ago, DragonOfTheSeas said:

I have no idea what you just said.

The download/upload numbers are way better than normal (by 10x) and the ping is a bit worse than normal (by about 50%). In the end, overall performance is the key and if you can read CC and upload pics at a decent rate, that's all that matters.

[John&LaLa]

17 minutes ago, Biker19 said:

You sure you are/were on wifi only and the Surf tier?

 

The download speed for Surf is usually limited to about 500kbps. Even Stream is usually limited to 4Mbps. Yikes at the ping time (usually down to the 600ms range - lower is better).

 

Biker, who is confused by the numbers.

 

Here is speed test from 4 years ago on Serenade.  This is with Stream. 

 

[Biker19]

3 minutes ago, John&LaLa said:

Here is speed test from 4 years ago on Serenade.  This is with Stream. 

Yeah, those are sorta the normal numbers (a bit low on download).

[rudeney]

1 hour ago, DragonOfTheSeas said:

I did have trouble this morning.  I gave up and waited a few minutes and it was better. [fingers crossed]  It is still slow loading.  

 

I had better luck uploading from my phone in the public areas.  

 

When that happens, try switching wifi off and back on.  I think the ship's wifi is not good and "hand offs" between access points when you move around.

[flamingos]

20 hours ago, westwood65 said:

Its funny to see other people doing a Starbucks mug run on there stops. Thought we where the only ones. 

Do they have the You Are Here series? We looked in England, in several places, and no joy. They make great gifts.

[DragonOfTheSeas]

We went to the show tonight starring Tony Tillman. He sings, dances and throws in a little comedy. Shows at eight and 10:15 PM in the Royal theater. He did Motown Jazz and rock ‘n’ roll. And after request even did a couple country music songs.

 

it was a small but enthusiastic audience.

 

 

here are the other options for tonight

 

the ship showed the Spider-Man movie “No Way home” twice this afternoon in the main theater. There are a fair number of children on board and that was very popular.

[DragonOfTheSeas]

We have crossed the Baltic Sea and have entered the Bay of Riga. 

 

Note the course the Captain had to take out of the archipelago. 

 

I took this picture at 10:05 PM from the Bay  of Riga. Look how light it is. The sun had set but it stays light for more than a half an hour after the sunset. 

 

 

 

 

 

[Saab4444]

7 hours ago, DragonOfTheSeas said:

There were lots of sailboats especially in the area closer into the city.
 

There was a surprising amount of traffic on the waterway even out near the end.

 

The outer most islands depend on larger ferries that carry cars because there are no bridges out here.

 

 

 

There was another cruise ship that was following us out to the open sea. 

 

 

This is the daily Silja ferry (Silja Serenade or Symphony) to Helsinki.

[Another_Critic]

When you get a chance, can you check the weight limits for the Perfect Storm (Cyclone & Typhoon) waterslides?

 

Thanks!

[HUNKY]

Please say hello to Irene from Scott and Robert cabin 1292, from the last cruise.  She’s AWESOME!

[westwood65]

11 hours ago, flamingos said:

Do they have the You Are Here series? We looked in England, in several places, and no joy. They make great gifts.

We where in Europe last in May of 2019,  it was the  You are Here  mugs that where being sold at that time.  I believe that the Been there Mugs where  only in North America.  They did have an England Mug. It was a You are Here.  While we where in Cork Ireland the mug we bought a global Global Icon mug. They did not have the newer style.  We have been collecting for some time so we have all three styles and well as some Relief mugs (black & White) and coffee tumblers. 

[DragonOfTheSeas]

The port here is very industrial -not very nice looking. But now I’m headed to town.But now I’m headed to town.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[DragonOfTheSeas]

11 hours ago, Another_Critic said:

When you get a chance, can you check the weight limits for the Perfect Storm (Cyclone & Typhoon) waterslides?

 

Thanks!

Here you go
 

 

 

 

[kccrzr]

23 hours ago, flamingos said:

Do they have the You Are Here series? We looked in England, in several places, and no joy. They make great gifts.

 

It's always a bit hit or miss depending on release dates/inventory.  We found a YAH Scotland mug in June in Edinburgh - but no Edinburgh mugs in stock. The Scotland mug is one of my favorite designs because it includes so many Scottish icons.

[kccrzr]

On 8/2/2022 at 6:10 AM, DragonOfTheSeas said:

As we left Stockholm yesterday we sailed through the Stockholm Archipelago.

 

 

 

That is a great sail out.  Thank you for taking the time to post and for a great review.

[John&LaLa]

Guessing internet is sub par for doing a Live.😪

 

Bummer

[Broons77]

1 hour ago, John&LaLa said:

Guessing internet is sub par for doing a Live.😪

 

Bummer

 

https://youtu.be/vvr9AMWEU-c

 

Any chance Elon might come in and save the day before my Voyager cruise in October?  💻🤞🤣

[DragonOfTheSeas]

I’m back. 
 

 

The sun rising over the industrial area just does not have the same appeal as the sea. Hahaha.