GTO-Girl Posted April 20, 2023 #1 Share Posted April 20, 2023 We want to book in January but want to avoid school holidays… 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RoperDK Posted April 20, 2023 #2 Share Posted April 20, 2023 I was on an Oasis cruise during Yeshiva several years ago. While we didn't have unruly children issues, it was very crowded. Are Yeshiva cruisers only on Oasis or Quantum class ships? We are looking at a Mariner 5 day in late January 2024 and it has limited cabins available. Could it be for Yeshiva or are there other school holidays in late January? Trying to figure out why the limited availability. We can cruise whenever we want to, so would like to avoid the crowds. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kitkat9438 Posted June 8, 2023 #3 Share Posted June 8, 2023 I believe it's on our sailing of 1/21/24 as they are offering the Kosher dining package for Yeshiva. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ken at the beach Posted June 8, 2023 #4 Share Posted June 8, 2023 On 4/20/2023 at 7:06 PM, RoperDK said: I was on an Oasis cruise during Yeshiva several years ago. While we didn't have unruly children issues, it was very crowded. Are Yeshiva cruisers only on Oasis or Quantum class ships? We are looking at a Mariner 5 day in late January 2024 and it has limited cabins available. Could it be for Yeshiva or are there other school holidays in late January? Trying to figure out why the limited availability. We can cruise whenever we want to, so would like to avoid the crowds. Pretty much every ship will be sold out regardless of the week, it will just be the demographics that change. Whether or not Royal does something official for that ship there will still be a lot more kids than usual aboard. I would avoid those weeks altogether and pick a different week. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sdrocks Posted June 8, 2023 #5 Share Posted June 8, 2023 My understanding is they would not book ships leaving on a Saturday so that may help. We did Wonder this past January and did not know about Yeshiva cruise. Big mistake IMO. Lots of rude people in that group. Would never do it again. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lovesthebeach2 Posted June 8, 2023 #6 Share Posted June 8, 2023 30 minutes ago, Ourusualbeach said: Pretty much every ship will be sold out regardless of the week, it will just be the demographics that change. Whether or not Royal does something official for that ship there will still be a lot more kids than usual aboard. I would avoid those weeks altogether and pick a different week. Ken do you know which week it will be on Wonder? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ken at the beach Posted June 8, 2023 #7 Share Posted June 8, 2023 3 minutes ago, lovesthebeach2 said: Ken do you know which week it will be on Wonder? 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
molly361 Posted June 8, 2023 #8 Share Posted June 8, 2023 Well I don't see the Allure 1/29/24 on the list Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare crewsweeper Posted June 8, 2023 #9 Share Posted June 8, 2023 1 hour ago, Ourusualbeach said: The Wonder Western is our cruise. We've been on other ships during Yeshiva week. Not a problem for us. People were very nice. Kept mostly to themselves or groups. Children well behaved. Not like spring break crowds at all. Big pools will be full, but we avoid them anyway. Might have to "Chog" a lounger in the morning on the Solarium before heading to the gym. But no biggy. Maybe Royal will put out some decent bagels and lox in the Solarium Bistro. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RoperDK Posted June 8, 2023 #10 Share Posted June 8, 2023 3 hours ago, crewsweeper said: The Wonder Western is our cruise. We've been on other ships during Yeshiva week. Not a problem for us. People were very nice. Kept mostly to themselves or groups. Children well behaved. Not like spring break crowds at all. Big pools will be full, but we avoid them anyway. Might have to "Chog" a lounger in the morning on the Solarium before heading to the gym. But no biggy. Maybe Royal will put out some decent bagels and lox in the Solarium Bistro. It is my understanding that the Solarium Bistro is usually reserved for Kosher meals, so it may not be available on your cruise. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stick93 Posted June 8, 2023 #11 Share Posted June 8, 2023 4 hours ago, crewsweeper said: The Wonder Western is our cruise. We've been on other ships during Yeshiva week. Not a problem for us. People were very nice. Kept mostly to themselves or groups. Children well behaved. Not like spring break crowds at all. Big pools will be full, but we avoid them anyway. Might have to "Chog" a lounger in the morning on the Solarium before heading to the gym. But no biggy. Maybe Royal will put out some decent bagels and lox in the Solarium Bistro. The right attitude! 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare crewsweeper Posted June 9, 2023 #12 Share Posted June 9, 2023 14 hours ago, RoperDK said: It is my understanding that the Solarium Bistro is usually reserved for Kosher meals, so it may not be available on your cruise. I believe that's been the case for dinner in the past. Not sure about other meals. But still lots of other venues available. I usually get bagels from Park Cafe as well. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Merion_Mom Posted June 9, 2023 #13 Share Posted June 9, 2023 8 minutes ago, crewsweeper said: I believe that's been the case for dinner in the past. Not sure about other meals. But still lots of other venues available. I usually get bagels from Park Cafe as well. Park Cafe and Windjammer both have bagels in the morning. 🙂 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barbeyg Posted June 9, 2023 #14 Share Posted June 9, 2023 Here are the expected dates for Yeshiva in NJ, from a school district website: 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barbeyg Posted June 9, 2023 #15 Share Posted June 9, 2023 And the NY calendar (along with suggested 2025). Winter Break shows the dates: 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare orville99 Posted June 9, 2023 #16 Share Posted June 9, 2023 1 hour ago, crewsweeper said: I believe that's been the case for dinner in the past. Not sure about other meals. But still lots of other venues available. I usually get bagels from Park Cafe as well. Solarium Bistro was reserved for those with the Kosher dining package for all meals on our January 2023 Yeshiva week cruise. They have to convert it to meet kosher requirements, so only those with the kosher dining package were able to eat there. I expect the bistro will be unavailable to non-kosher passengers for both Yeshiva weeks in 2024. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cruisegirl1 Posted June 9, 2023 #17 Share Posted June 9, 2023 (edited) No need to speculate dates, “ourusual beach” posted the flyer for the cruise dates and ships for 2024. Thanks for posting. I am scheduled to be on Wonder during that time. I don’t expect it to be any problem. While I generally go to solarium bistro for dinner a night or two on oasis class ships, I’ll just regroup for that one cruise. No big deal. And for breakfast or lunch, if a large group is going to the solarium bistro for kosher meals, that will free up space in main dining room/Windjammer. Again, no issue for me but I imagine others will be upset learning a venue was closed for the entire cruise. M Edited June 9, 2023 by cruisegirl1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twinmommy08 Posted June 9, 2023 #18 Share Posted June 9, 2023 You’re pretty safe cruising during the 1st or 2nd week of January. Winter breaks generally begin the 3rd week for two weeks. Typically starts Wed and ends on a Sunday. I would avoid cruises that begin on the 3rd or 4th Friday and Sunday in January if you are looking to avoid this crowd. 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cruisegirl1 Posted June 9, 2023 #19 Share Posted June 9, 2023 Wonder is so large that groups often get lost. Typically, how many will be part of this group? Are we talking 200, 500, 1000 or more? I’ve been on Oasis with a group of 500 passengers and didn’t realize it till someone told me. m Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kjunea Posted June 9, 2023 #20 Share Posted June 9, 2023 On 4/20/2023 at 6:06 PM, RoperDK said: I was on an Oasis cruise during Yeshiva several years ago. While we didn't have unruly children issues, it was very crowded. Are Yeshiva cruisers only on Oasis or Quantum class ships? We are looking at a Mariner 5 day in late January 2024 and it has limited cabins available. Could it be for Yeshiva or are there other school holidays in late January? Trying to figure out why the limited availability. We can cruise whenever we want to, so would like to avoid the crowds. We were on Freedom this past January on a B2B and had lots of Yeshiva kids on the 4 night. They were fine, but it was crowded 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maggieq Posted June 10, 2023 #21 Share Posted June 10, 2023 In your opinion would we be ok booking the odyssey 1/6 or symphony 1/13 cruise to avoid groups? Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nannyny Posted June 10, 2023 #22 Share Posted June 10, 2023 (edited) 1 hour ago, maggieq said: In your opinion would we be ok booking the odyssey 1/6 or symphony 1/13 cruise to avoid groups? Thanks! We are booked on the Wonder 1/21/24 and it’s Yeshiva week. They have the Solarium for Kosher dining, not cheap Edited June 10, 2023 by nannyny Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nannyny Posted June 10, 2023 #23 Share Posted June 10, 2023 1 hour ago, maggieq said: In your opinion would we be ok booking the odyssey 1/6 or symphony 1/13 cruise to avoid groups? Thanks! You should be fine to sail on those dates. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare crewsweeper Posted June 10, 2023 #24 Share Posted June 10, 2023 13 hours ago, maggieq said: In your opinion would we be ok booking the odyssey 1/6 or symphony 1/13 cruise to avoid groups? Thanks! You'll be fine on any ship that leaves on a Saturday. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare orville99 Posted June 10, 2023 #25 Share Posted June 10, 2023 16 hours ago, cruisegirl1 said: Wonder is so large that groups often get lost. Typically, how many will be part of this group? Are we talking 200, 500, 1000 or more? I’ve been on Oasis with a group of 500 passengers and didn’t realize it till someone told me. m On Wonder in January, I would estimate ~600-700 total. Like I said before, it was hard to tell, because unless DW pointed out to me how she could tell who was who, the entire group was largely indistinguishable from the other 6,000+ passengers (other than people in this group were an order of magnitude more polite and respectful than a lot of others on board). 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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