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Yes, it was a great table! I really enjoyed our dinners. Will you guys go on all my cruises with me?:cool:

 

I want to go to Hawaii in the future - unfortunately my next 2 years are 'booked' time wise for big cruises. I am considering the Pride of America for 2010, just because I have never been to Hawaii before & I like the idea of having before & after time in Honolulu. Hopefully, the service will be better by then. Of course, by 2010 all sorts of things can change - there may be even a better option!:D I have another friend who went on that cruise last year. She is also a RCI loyalist. She said that if you go into it not expecting the service you get on RCI you'll have fun. Guess that's what we'll have to do!

 

That's the attitude i went to Hawaii with so we had a great time. You sound like me with all the cruises booked, I've got 7 booked thru June 2009. Dec 1 2008 will be the annual girls Monarch cruise for anybody wanting to come along for a great little cruise. We're going to try Azamara and Crystal in the next year. As much as i love RCL I am getting to the point of wanting a more adult experience so we'll see if we like it. We stayed at the Ala Moana Hotel for two nights before the cruise and recomend it highly. The location was great and the dim sum at the ala moana shopping center was so good it was lunch and dinner.

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lephysteria

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Right, but if he says that he parked across from the ship, I was thinking it was underneath the Vincent Thomas Bridge. I know you can park there for the Catalina Express ferries, but I wasn't sure how much it would be to park there for the weekend cruise :)

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How exciting! Welcome to the Monarch fan club! I know you'll have a great cruise!

Do post back when you return. I'm interested to know how you found the excursion. Tell us all about it! And tell Danney more brownies are coming! ;)

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Look at it like this ... if you always eat in the casual dining restaurant, your DH doesn't have to wear big boy pants :D

lmao, oh that cracked me up when I heard that! I thought of you guys last night. On the TV one of the characters went back upstairs to change into big-boy pants.... omg, I fell about the place. :D

I told him about your post & he said, "You mean on NCL I don't have towear big boy pants?" OMG, I may never get him back on RCI again now that he knows that!:eek: We went out to eat tonight & he said he had to change his pants before we left. He went & took off his dirty khaki shorts & put on......clean khaki shorts!;) BTW, he says, "Hi"!:D

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lephysteria

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Is the atmosphere on other RC ships similiar to the Monarch of the Seas? Is it very "party" like? Or "Adult" like?

 

Thanks.

 

I've experienced the same atmosphere on all short cruises. That's more of a party like atmosphere with singles and girlfriends out for the weekend.

 

The longer RC cruises are more families, but all cruises are fun. I just see more singles and Disco activities on a shorter cruise ;)

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I told him about your post & he said, "You mean on NCL I don't have towear big boy pants?" OMG, I may never get him back on RCI again now that he knows that!:eek: We went out to eat tonight & he said he had to change his pants before we left. He went & took off his dirty khaki shorts & put on......clean khaki shorts!;) BTW, he says, "Hi"!:D

 

OMG that is sooooooooo funny! :D

Please give him our best. OMG he was hysterical all weekend, him not wanting to wear long pants ... I'll always remember that! ;)

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Yes, the shorter cruises all have a bit more of the "party atmosphere". However, if you time it to avoid school breaks, especially spring break, it is a lot tamer. Our 4 night in late April was quite tame - a lot of business groups, several retirement community groups & a couple of family reunions.

 

On our 3 night there was a "bachelorette party" having a very good time. What was funny is there was a young RCI officer who seemed to be assigned to escort them around, especially at night. To be quite honest, he didn't look as if he minded the assignment at all!:D

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We are going on an April 08 sailing on this ship. It is a "performance cruise" for my daughters dance group. Can anyone tell me if a three night cruise is just like a 7 night cruise (on Carnival), just shorter? I know it sounds dumb, but is there bingo, shows, formal dinner, and fun daytime activities?

 

I'm thrilled about Encinada, so we may just stay on the ship that day. Is that a good idea?

 

Thanks for your help!

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We are going on an April 08 sailing on this ship. It is a "performance cruise" for my daughters dance group. Can anyone tell me if a three night cruise is just like a 7 night cruise (on Carnival), just shorter? I know it sounds dumb, but is there bingo, shows, formal dinner, and fun daytime activities?

 

I'm thrilled about Encinada, so we may just stay on the ship that day. Is that a good idea?

 

Thanks for your help!

 

I haven't been on Carnival, but I can tell you that Monarch has all of the things you mention. Formal night is the second night (Saturday), and the Captain even throws a Welcome Aboard party in between the two dinner seatings, with cocktails, hors d'ouerves and dancing to the Monarch All Stars. Daytime activities include trivia, bingo, art auction, sexy legs and bellyflop contest and other stuff I can't recall. Whether or not those are "fun" for you is a personal choice, of course!

 

As for Ensenada, if you haven't been, I'd say take one of the ship's tours just to get a feel for the place. We only get off the ship for a massage & lunch, having been there a dozen times. But I'm a firm believer than one should experience everything at least once.

 

I haven't heard of the bartender school, either. It does sound like a fun way to spend a day, though!

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Since I am not the one who has arranged our trip. Can someone tell me if it is best to fly into LAX or is Long Beach ok? We want to take a shuttle service to the cruise if that is available. I can't seem to get any information, and we have to book our own airfare and transfers.

So if any of you have any great ideas for a shuttle service, and which airport is best, I would really appreciate it!:D

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If the fares are comparable and you can get a schedule you like, Long Beach wins hands down IMHO (I'm flying to NY tomorrow from there, in fact). LGB is 14 miles from the port while LAX is 19. But the traffic pattern is usually far worse coming from LAX, especially at rush hour (if there's an accident on the 405 to/from LGB, all bets are off, but you can't predict that). If you're going straight to the port or to a downtown Long Beach hotel, the cabs at LGB are fixed rate, not metered - the prices are posted at the taxi stand. From LAX I think everything is on the meter except for doing to downtown LA.

 

Prime Time and Super Shuttle are the two major van services. I would rather spend a few extra bucks on a town car service (Sky Limo at 800-359-1800 is my choice), because I loathe circling the airport while the driver tries to fill the van and having to wait while other people get dropped off before me. But if you're a large group you can book a van for yourselves and have door to door service.

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