emmebear
nurse & mommy.
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- Mar 11, 2012
What a nice solo day is Puerto Rico! It looks peaceful even if it was hot. I love that private balcony/sundeck. They had some nice features. I love how Donald was out!
Great day in San Juan!
What a nice solo day is Puerto Rico! It looks peaceful even if it was hot. I love that private balcony/sundeck. They had some nice features. I love how Donald was out!
What lense do you have for your iPhone?
Love the tr!
Thank you so much for sharing love your tr.....
Onboard! Loving your TR!
Can't wait for the next update!
I am so loving your trip report! We are going on the same cruise this November except stopping at St. Maarten instead of San Juan. It will be our first time on the Fantasy and I can't wait!!!!
It will be me, my DH and DD8 as well as my mom, dad and grandma! So four generations and a once in a lifetime trip for us as well!
We are celebrating 2013 as the year of our big "5" birthdays...45, 65 and 85 for my gram!!!
What a wonderful trip report you are completing. I am hooked!!
Hi emmebear, I was wondering if I could ask you a couple of questions about the one bedroom suite? We are thinking of upgrading our Dream 4nt cruise for next year to a cat T from the cat V that we have booked. It will be an extra $2300 though....gulp!!!
However as we are from Australia I can't see us ever sailing the Bahamas again so we are thinking let's do it in style I just want to be clear on what we will get for our $2300.
So we will have loads more room, a spa (whirlpool) tub in the bathroom with a tv in the mirror and the privilege of ordering a hot breakfast and dinner from the MDRs. Is there anything else we could look forward to? We would already have the concierge shoreside and lounge on the ship as we are booked in a cat V room.
Anyway if you can give me anymore feedback on the room and whether it was 'worth' it for you I would be very appreciative
Cheers,
AJ
Hi emmebear,
Thanks for so many details!! It sounds totally perfect in the 1 bedroom
We are also the kind of travelers who like space. There is only the four of us but with 2 kids 12 & 9 I think having our own space will be just right for us. Usually when we are on holidays we have 'down time' in our room too so I am sure despite being busy with ship activities, that we will spend a lot of time in our room.
Did you order any hot food from the MDR? Do you know does this have to be arranged prior to boarding the ship or can we do this spontaneously on the day? (or night before for breakfast)
The coloured lights in the tub sound exciting
Do you know if the concierge will deliver beer to the suite....& if so do we pay for that?
Thanks again
I'm terribly behind on everyone's TRs!
Lovely photos from the Enchanted Garden. It was certainly our favourite on both The Dream and The Fantasy
The tofu dish looks really good and so does the mushroom pasta, but I agree, the sauce looks a little "too" orange!
i'm glad i could help!
concierge gets 2 happy hours a day. there is beer, wine & alcohol. if you happen to miss happy hour, the concierge team will gladly pour you a drink. i really wanted a nice cold pinot grigio before the captain's gala & they poured me a glass. also, the beer is kept in the mini fridges beneath the buffet hatch in addition to the water. i always took a few beers back with me so i could enjoy a cold beer while sitting on my balcony.
also, having access to bottled water is a luxury. given, you paid for all these perks with the high price of the room but having water whenever i wanted (and not shelling out extra cash) was really nice. i would get cases & store it in my fridge. we drank a lot of water on this ship. i remember getting 4 packs of water.
also the coffee machine was fantastic. our room was literally 3 rooms from the concierge lounge so we utilized the lounge A LOT. the food offerings were also very fresh & tasty & changed throughout the day. try staying closer to the lounge so it's easier to take advantage of all that they offer!
the concierge team was also amazing with my daughter. they made sure our fridge was stocked with her low fat milk as well as her strawberry yogurt. they also knew she liked pancakes & ran out into the rain down to cabanas to get her some pancakes. they were incredible.
in regards to eating the MDR dinner in room, i did not do that but i did ask. if i remember correctly, you can order day of. i really wanted to eat in our room but the meals in the MDR were really hit or miss so we ordered multiple items for each course. i also didn't want to miss out on the experience as each night was different.
in terms of privacy, there is a curtain that separates the couch & the murphy bed so you have three "bedrooms" within the room. the master bedroom can be closed off by shutting all the doors. i really loved all the space that we had. it was fantastic!
please feel free to ask me any more questions! i will try & answer them.
Thanks so much again for your insight I have decided to bite the bullet and book the suite!!! My DS11 has been quite sick with a virus for a couple of days and made me think...life's too short. Let's cruise the Bahamas in style Now we've decided and our TA has made the change to our booking I can't wait!!! We are about 4 doors away from the lounge I think!
The concierge lounge sounds fantastic!! My kids will love getting served....and they also love pancakes so fingers crossed they will get some
I think we too will want to eat in the MDRs just for the atmosphere! It's not every day we are on a cruise ship after all
Did you find there to be too much motion in the high deck forward room? That's probably the thing I am worried about the most. I will be sure to call out if I think of any other questions...thank you so much for your offer to help.
AJ