This was my first RCI cruise. I've been on several Holland America cruises (and written reviews of every one of them). We were a family of 4 adults and 3 children. It was a complete ball! The ship is absolutely beautiful. We had 5:30 dining and our waiters handled everything perfectly. The desserts didn't seem quite as good as the ones on HAL but overall the food was very good. I cleaned my ...
We got in early (10:00am) and had to wait in a tent without bathrooms or chairs. Such is our fault since we had 11:30am arrival. We erred on the side of caution due to L.A. traffic and a 40 mile drive. At 10:30am we were allowed into the terminal and a requested wheel chair for my wife arrived. We are a couple in our 70's accompanied by our adult daughter and our special 9 year old granddaughter. ...
We have done many cruises but this was our first with Royal Caribbean. Covid kind of put a damper on my husbands birthday for the last 3 years so we decided to take a cruise on his actual Birthday with our friends. Royal had just started sailing out of LA and it was great to be able to hop on the ship 40 minutes from home.
Our group consisted of 21 people - 7 of them close friends. Everyone got ...
I took my son and 2 grand daughters on this weekend cruise. We were in cabins 6292 & 6294. I chose these balcony cabins so that we could open the connecting balconies and they slept 3 people each. I had a feeling my 7 year old grand daughter would want us to have an "all girls" cabin. The cabin was on the side of the ship facing the city of San Pedro and so we had a nice view as we sailed out to ...
I know some recent cruises have been sailing pretty not full but our ship had more than 2,000 passengers including several hundred kids (188 alone that needed the pre-boarding covid tests according to the guard I spoke to). It felt comfortable … not too crowded but plenty lively.
Ship: We have never been on this ship nor this class of ship. We really liked it! The ice skating rink is awesome. ...
Yes, with Covid things are a little sketchy out there but I would highly recommend a cruise aboard NOTS. Embarkation was quick and easy, we were on the ship within about 10-15 minutes of arriving at the pier. Best part is the "new" lifeboat drill format...as soon as you walk onto the ship you get a very short and sweet safety briefing, no more gathering in a lounge for an hour and then being ...
I booked this cruise last minute as the price was right. I was excited to learn once we got onboard that there were only 1100 guests onboard. The ship constantly felt empty. Even at normally busy times. There was never a wait for elevators and it was always easy to find a seat in any venue. I felt a little bad for the crew that this sailing was so empty.
This ship itself looked fantastic. ...
Would we, wouldn’t we? That was the question we asked ourselves daily in the weeks prior to travelling, without doubt the world has changed and were we going to be able to travel and change with it?? The answer is YES, so do not delay and book your next cruise trip!
Sure, things have changed, some more noticeable than others but overall the vacation is the same with an incredible team of ...
We heard that cruise lines were limiting capacity in light of COVID and the recent return of the cruise industry. Not wanting to fly and looking for a family vacation for our small family of 3 from Orange County, CA, we decided to book this Mexican Riveria cruise leaving from nearby Long Beach, California. In October, we received an email stating that the stateroom we reserved was not available ...
Overall, we had a great time. This three night cruise was from Los Angeles, CA to Ensenada, Mexico. Guests that were vaccinated were given wrist bands that identified you as "fully vaccinated". On board the ship, there were "vaccinated only" sections clearly marked, however, this wasn't enforced. There was no obvious checking of wristbands. After the first day, guest without the wrist ...