darlinjasa Posted September 1, 2009 #1676 Share Posted September 1, 2009 OK yall..Monarch virgin here..headed there this wkend! Im on deck8~tell me what I need to do, see, eat, avoid, and bring for my room steward(ess)? THANKS!! jasa Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WowItsMarissa Posted September 1, 2009 #1677 Share Posted September 1, 2009 Also greatly interesed in ice cream and cake how is the selections? I thought the cake/dessert selection in the Windjammer was pretty good. I'm not really into cake as I'm into other sweets like pie, tarts, brownies, etc., but there was a good variety. The same cannot be said for the ice cream. At dinner and during tea time, it was always strawberry, vanilla, and chocolate. Celebrity always had about 5 different flavors every day during tea time whereas RCCL has these three everyday. With sherbet (spelling?) though, there was variety in the main dinning room every night. When I was last on the Explorer, it was lemon almost every night. The Monarch, I know, has at least four flavors. And lastly, WHAT HAPPENED TO THE SOFT SERVE?! Cut-back, I'm guessing? Hope this helps :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jsme Posted September 1, 2009 #1678 Share Posted September 1, 2009 Im in 8536 comin up! Glad to hear tha!! We had that room on the August 10 sailing. It is a nice room. A bit small but not with hardly any obstruction, but I knew that prior to making the reservations. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Me76 Posted September 1, 2009 #1679 Share Posted September 1, 2009 OK yall..Monarch virgin here..headed there this wkend! Im on deck8~tell me what I need to do, see, eat, avoid, and bring for my room steward(ess)? THANKS!! jasa Hurricane Erika repelant? ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chloe0507 Posted September 2, 2009 #1680 Share Posted September 2, 2009 Just wanted to thank everyone who wrote about deck 2. Am feeling much better about being down so low. Now all I need is nice weather...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ryano Posted September 2, 2009 #1681 Share Posted September 2, 2009 I just booked the 3 night to Nassau and Coco Cay for May 14 2010 and am in a wheelchair........I got the accessible OV #9034 and would love to see pics of that room if anyone here has stayed in that particular cabin. Looking very forward to may 2010. :) its a short cruise but its a cruise right!? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PH8 Posted September 2, 2009 #1682 Share Posted September 2, 2009 I just booked the 3 night to Nassau and Coco Cay for May 14 2010 and am in a wheelchair........I got the accessible OV #9034 and would love to see pics of that room if anyone here has stayed in that particular cabin. Looking very forward to may 2010. :) its a short cruise but its a cruise right!? Dont have pics,but friend of mine just had that cabin and it was really nice.......so much bigger than our SO cabin on the same deck.......ITs HUGE! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ladyartist Posted September 2, 2009 #1683 Share Posted September 2, 2009 We are going on the Monarch on Sept 14th. We were on Legends of the Sea in July and deck 2 is definitely above water. We will be in 2548 with a porthole this month. In July we were in an interior on deck 2. It is great for sleeping. Nice and dark. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sandi50 Posted September 3, 2009 #1684 Share Posted September 3, 2009 Went to coca cay a couple of years ago seemed like the bbq was very late in the afternoon do I remember correctly?we are eating at the 6 o clock dimmer just trying to decide if we should get mtd on that night Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PH8 Posted September 3, 2009 #1685 Share Posted September 3, 2009 The bbq is from 11:30 till 2(more or less) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MreenD Posted September 3, 2009 #1686 Share Posted September 3, 2009 Went to coca cay a couple of years ago seemed like the bbq was very late in the afternoon do I remember correctly?we are eating at the 6 o clock dimmer just trying to decide if we should get mtd on that night Just in case you didn't know, I think if you sign up for the first or second seating, you can't switch to MTD during middle of the cruise and vice/versa. You may want to check with RCL to make sure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mamaza Posted September 3, 2009 #1687 Share Posted September 3, 2009 The bbq is from 11:30 till 2(more or less) Exactly how I remember it from last December. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yellowbird23 Posted September 3, 2009 #1688 Share Posted September 3, 2009 Yea,you could but deck 2 is NOT under the water level..........:p But it might be this weekend! We're in for an adventure! :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jsme Posted September 3, 2009 #1689 Share Posted September 3, 2009 Dont have pics,but friend of mine just had that cabin and it was really nice.......so much bigger than our SO cabin on the same deck.......ITs HUGE! Oh yeah I looked in that room twice. It is nice and large. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jsme Posted September 3, 2009 #1690 Share Posted September 3, 2009 Just in case you didn't know, I think if you sign up for the first or second seating, you can't switch to MTD during middle of the cruise and vice/versa. You may want to check with RCL to make sure. No you can switch. We had booked the MTD but I also saw people switching the first day. They are told that the auto tips will be applied as soon as they switch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2ndtime20yrslater Posted September 5, 2009 #1691 Share Posted September 5, 2009 Just back. On the first day we switched from the 8:30 seating to the MTD. They charge your seapass right away for all the tipping not just the waiters. The wait staff was fine, but I didn't see a need to add anything to the tips. I think the set table seating may get priority tables. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sammee Posted September 5, 2009 #1692 Share Posted September 5, 2009 :eek: Mental note...do not try the lobster bisque! LOL, not just RCI, I tried it on Carnival for the first time. Love lobster and thought I had to try this. I didn't really know that was a fish based broth. Afterall, I like clam chowder. I almost barfed on the table, that was a rough feat not to do that and embarrass myself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MreenD Posted September 7, 2009 #1693 Share Posted September 7, 2009 Just got back this morning off the Monarch, our first cruise. Had a wonderful time. We did not have to wear the lifejackets for the muster drill. MTD went well for us. Didn't see jellyfish at Coco Cay because around lunch time (about an hour after we got off the tender), it started raining and wouldn't stop, so we went back to the ship. So, how to you deal with Post Cruise Depression? ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frednsb Posted September 7, 2009 #1694 Share Posted September 7, 2009 Great cruise. Nicer small ship. Staff was the best I have ever been around!!! No more life preserver at muster drill! Lobster bisque is very fishy tasting. Too much Indian food on the ship. Everything else was great! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tigergenesis Posted September 7, 2009 #1695 Share Posted September 7, 2009 I'm getting ready for my first cruise on the Monarch next week and had a question I couldn't find an answer to using the search feature. First, how does the Monarch compare to the Sovereign? My first cruise was on the Sovereign and I loved it. Second, I know there are craps tables on the Monarch (yay!), but I'm wondering if they have: Let It Ride, 3 Card Poker, Caribbean Stud and Hold Em (table or computer)? This will be my boyfriend's first cruise and our first vacation together (after 10 years it's about time!). I'm so excited and can't wait to see what he thinks about everything. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chitoryubt Posted September 8, 2009 #1696 Share Posted September 8, 2009 Just got back this morning off the Monarch, our first cruise. Had a wonderful time. We did not have to wear the lifejackets for the muster drill. MTD went well for us. Didn't see jellyfish at Coco Cay because around lunch time (about an hour after we got off the tender), it started raining and wouldn't stop, so we went back to the ship. So, how to you deal with Post Cruise Depression? ;) I solve that problem by planning/booking my next cruise!:D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cruzin RN Posted September 8, 2009 #1697 Share Posted September 8, 2009 Just got back this morning off the Monarch, our first cruise. Had a wonderful time. We did not have to wear the lifejackets for the muster drill. MTD went well for us. Didn't see jellyfish at Coco Cay because around lunch time (about an hour after we got off the tender), it started raining and wouldn't stop, so we went back to the ship. So, how to you deal with Post Cruise Depression? ;) FOR POST CRUISE DEPRESSION; Just pretend you are on a "shore excusion" and quickly plan your next trip~~~~:cool: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frednsb Posted September 8, 2009 #1698 Share Posted September 8, 2009 I'm getting ready for my first cruise on the Monarch next week and had a question I couldn't find an answer to using the search feature. First, how does the Monarch compare to the Sovereign? My first cruise was on the Sovereign and I loved it. Second, I know there are craps tables on the Monarch (yay!), but I'm wondering if they have: Let It Ride, 3 Card Poker, Caribbean Stud and Hold Em (table or computer)? This will be my boyfriend's first cruise and our first vacation together (after 10 years it's about time!). I'm so excited and can't wait to see what he thinks about everything. They are sister ships. Tey have Let it Ride, 3 Card Poker, and I am sure their have Caribbean Stud. They only had Texas Hold 'en two nights that I remembr. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mom2mc Posted September 16, 2009 #1699 Share Posted September 16, 2009 I have been on Monarch before, in an OV cabin. Does anyone have a picture of a grand suite? We are staying in 1532, and I would love to see a picture of one like it. :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2ndtime20yrslater Posted September 18, 2009 #1700 Share Posted September 18, 2009 There are indeed tables for two on the Monarch in the dining room. From what I saw, there weren't a lot but they're there! Of course, the dining room mostly has big tables but yeah. And as far as I know, there wasn't a ship shape point thing. Usually they give those points/bucks out for rock climbing and bean bag toss activities too, right? They have tables for 2, but they might as well be tables for 6 because they are so close together! Hubby and I dined 1 night w/out the kids, got a table for 2, but were seated so close to the next table, at the same time, that we basically had dinner with them! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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