March 2022 - 10 Night Southern Caribbean Seafarer (Ft. Lauderdale Roundtrip) Cruise on Nieuw Statendam
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November 2018 - 10 Night Panama Canal With Costa Rica & Caribbean (Ft. Lauderdale Roundtrip) Cruise on Island Princess
March 2018 - 7 Night Hawaii (Honolulu Roundtrip) Cruise on Pride of America
POA was much improved from our 2012 cruise, except for the entertainment. In 2012 it was excellent, but this time is was almost non-existent, but that’s OK because this cruise wasn’t about the ship. We really didn’t miss it. Food was
August 2017 - 7 Night Eastern Caribbean (Port Canaveral Roundtrip) Cruise on Oasis of the Seas
Total Eclipse Cruise was great, but RCL needs to figure out how to eliminate the problem we had in Nassau. It was a short day and we had to be back on the ship at 2:30. Apparently everyone came back right before the deadline and the line ran the length of the pier and more. It was a hot, humid, sunny day in Nassau and we all (elderly, pregnant ladies, children, etc.) had to tough it out in the very uncomfortable conditions with no shade or no alternative.
RCL loves those HUGE ships with thousands of passengers padding the profits for RCL, but MUST find ways to eliminate this kind of situation - rain, storm, heat, cold - we had to wait in line for security before we could board. Without a solution RCL might see those profits from huge ships dwindle while passengers opt for smaller ships.
I think RCL should cough up the dollars to help ports like Nassau upgrade the security facilities to accommodate the huge passenger numbers. The Port of Nassau didn't create the problem, but the captain on the pier (not THE Captain, but one of four on Oasis) was quick to blame the port for the security backlog. He accepted no blame for RCL.
February 2017 - 7 Night Western Caribbean (Tampa Roundtrip) Cruise on Oosterdam
November 2016 - 10 Night Southern Caribbean Seafarer (Ft. Lauderdale Roundtrip) Cruise on Koningsdam
May 2016 - 7 Night Bermuda (Charleston Roundtrip) Cruise on Carnival Ecstasy
February 2016 - 7 Night Western Caribbean (Port Canaveral Roundtrip) Cruise on Freedom of the Seas
October 2014 - 28 Night South Pacific (Los Angeles Roundtrip) Cruise on Crown Princess
August 2014 - 7 Night Voyage Of The Glaciers Northbound (Vancouver To Whittier) Cruise on Coral Princess
May 2014 - 7 Night Southern Caribbean (San Juan Roundtrip) Cruise on Jewel of the Seas
January 2014 - 5 Night Key West & Bahamas (Jacksonville Roundtrip) Cruise on Carnival Fascination
April 2013 - 5 Night Bahamas (Charleston Roundtrip) Cruise on Carnival Fantasy
November 2012 - 7 Night Hawaii (Honolulu roundtrip) Cruise on Pride of America
February 2012 - 7 Night Eastern Caribbean (Port Canaveral roundtrip) Cruise on Freedom of the Seas
Pride of America
Sail date: March 03, 2018
POA was much improved from our 2012 cruise, except for the entertainment. In 2012 it was excellent, but this time is was almost non-existent, but that’s OK because this cruise wasn’t about the ship. We really didn’t miss it. Food was
Oasis of the Seas
Sail date: August 20, 2017
Total Eclipse Cruise was great, but RCL needs to figure out how to eliminate the problem we had in Nassau. It was a short day and we had to be back on the ship at 2:30. Apparently everyone came back right before the deadline and the line ran the length of the pier and more. It was a hot, humid, sunny day in Nassau and we all (elderly, pregnant ladies, children, etc.) had to tough it out in the very uncomfortable conditions with no shade or no alternative.
RCL loves those HUGE ships with thousands of passengers padding the profits for RCL, but MUST find ways to eliminate this kind of situation - rain, storm, heat, cold - we had to wait in line for security before we could board. Without a solution RCL might see those profits from huge ships dwindle while passengers opt for smaller ships.
I think RCL should cough up the dollars to help ports like Nassau upgrade the security facilities to accommodate the huge passenger numbers. The Port of Nassau didn't create the problem, but the captain on the pier (not THE Captain, but one of four on Oasis) was quick to blame the port for the security backlog. He accepted no blame for RCL.
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