FYI about 60-30 days before the cruise they open shows for booking. You can book in that small window prior too. But the day of or the day after they open that it is full and then you can't book again until you get on board.
@@joshsavage9689 Oh!!! I didn't know that, that's super helpful for future bookings. I was under the impression it was only on board. Would it notify you in the app?
@@Dillon.Thomas Honestly I'm not sure it does. I just check every day from day 60 out to see if it is on the website/app. Also I join the FB group for each sailing and usually someone posts it in there too!
"This might be a little better than Golden Coral."😂 Luv it!😅 Glad you both had a great time! Sailing Allure in June. I love the Oasis class ships. Thx for sharing!
Lol some of her one liners crack me up 🤣 It was a great time, I'm sure you'll have a blast! I've done oasis and allure, I'd love to try icon or star when that comes out. But they seem expensive currently 🫠 Thanks for watching!
This is better than Golden Corral!!! 😂😂😂😂 I’m cracking up! I just love you guys! Your soft spoken voices make it so relaxing and enjoyable. Some vloggers are just too much!! lol Hopefully some day I will get to cruise!! I’m a little behind on videos but catching up today . Home sick😢. Three weeks now! Kicking our butts ! Nice to have an outlet during this difficult time! ❤ Happy spring! Looking forward to more content! Thanks again for always sharing!!
Lol I got a good laugh out of that! Haha 🤣 Thanks for the support! I'm sorry you're having such a rough outing, I feel like there's been so much random crud floating around this year, it feels like someone's sick every other week. It stinks! Hopefully things get better, I'm glad you enjoy the videos regardless! Happy spring! We have more sun now too 🌞
I haven't done a cruise yet and I'm a little nervous; maybe I should start with a very short one lol. I would get lost for sure 😂. I love that you can book a cruise and just enjoy all that's included without spending any additional money unless you want to!!!! Thanks for sharing this experience!
I would definitely check it out! I think a short 3 or 4 night cruise would be your best bet to start. That's why we did a shorter one for Nicole's first, we wanted to make sure she actually liked them before considering booking anything else haha. The "all-inclusive" style on a boat is truly a nice way to vacation if you don't want to worry about spending anything else! The other nice things, those short 3-4 night trips have EVERY size ship doing those itineraries, so you can take a giant ship like we did, a medium class or a smaller one. We definitely want to try a Disney Cruise Line boat at some point, too. We'll see! ☺
@@Dillon.Thomas my daughter asked me about a Disney cruise out of nowhere lol. I'm guessing I have to look into that as well; I just imagine it being very expensive 🤦🏽.
@@lashaysmith7783 They are much more expensive from what I've seen. If you can find a good time to travel, you can save a bit of money. The one nice part about DCL, from what I've seen, when browsing their rooms and prices, you get the FINAL price there. When it comes to other cruise lines, you start to see additional charges, so if it says "$700/person" and you have 2 of you and then all of a sudden it's $2000, you don't realize how everything adds up. Where Disney might show you "$2000" but that's the final price, if that makes sense haha.
@@Dillon.Thomas makes perfect sense!!! I've noticed with Royal Caribbean the minute I hit "room type" the price goes crazy lol. I never really took the time to see what all DCL has. Do they have a waterpark like CocoCay?
@lashaysmith7783 they do not have anything close to Coco Cay. We are sailing DCL for our 3rd time in Oct and it will be our last. Their private island has a beautiful beach but so do most of the other ports. Food isn't that great either on the island. A 3 or 4 night are really short, just when you start to get the hang of the ship you're done.
Loving the video, about halfway through. It’s interesting seeing the differences between this and the Disney Cruise ships and how some of the things are handled.
Appreciate it! We've been keeping our eyes peeled for potential deals on DCL. We'd love to do some cruising on their newer boats, but the price seems hefty right now. I'd still love to make it happen, maybe 2025!
Thank you for giving such an insightful information on this incredible journey in this cruise! I think I need to take one, soon! What a beautiful ship 🚢
Very, very cool. I have always had great time on RC, and take them regularly. There food choices are great and can't say I have ever had an problems in terms of bad food. Yea, the bathrooms are definitely small - especially the shower! That wasn't such a bad room though - and you figure how much time - other than sleeping - are you going to spend in the room. Surprised at the cushion, wasn't terrible, ut RC is usually quite diligent in cleaning. They have definitely toned down the muster drills! We used to put on vests, etc. VERY VERY cool for the free upgrade! That's awesome. Agreed -the best part of crusing is THE FOOD!!! LOL. The last 7 day cruise, I gained 10 pounds - ha - but I took it right off. Cruise calories don't count - only after the cruise is over! I booked a cruise on the Disney Treasure for early next year, so really looking forward to that adventure. Great video - looking forward to seeing more. Be well!
Royal has never really disappointed me, outside of one incident that pops up here in one of the next videos, it's been really good. Their food feels like it's SLIGHTLY worse than what it was years ago, but still quite good. It wasn't horribly stained, but certainly a sign of wear on it. Also, those muster drills... LITERALLY a minute long now and no crazy drills. It's so weird to me haha. We LOVEDDD the ocean view balcony, it was such a treat. I've done them most of our cruises, but we just went with any balcony, which I know is 99% of the time going to be interior if they offer that haha. I thought MAYBE we'd luck out and get an ocean view. We did a small amount to see if we could bid for it, which in hindsight I feel is like JUST as much really? Not sure. Sometimes it's just weird. You can kind of get nickel and dimed with all the small add-ons lol. Calories don't count on a cruise, ever lol. I did put on a few lbs lol, but I'm working to take them off haha. It's dangerous. Have you done a Disney cruise yet? I've heard amazing things about them, but they're certainly a bit pricier than the other options out there. Royal even feels decently expensive, but I feel like Disney feels like almost double the price. I haven't found almost any 4 night cruises with a balcony under like ~$3800, which is more than double what we paid for our RC balcony. I do like that Disney shows you like the FINAL price, and not a "potential" which is great for planning and browsing. I appreciate it the kind words as always! In the works of getting the other videos edited haha.
@@Dillon.Thomas The Treasure will be my first Disney cruise. Being an adult, I've been hesitant to go on a Disney cruise without family (it just seems weird to me) but finally there will be family there so I decided to go with. Definitely more expensive than other cruise lines, bordering on the ridiculous. I've only heard great things about their cruises though, so I am looking forward to it. Yes, the cruise is almost double what I would normally pay - I could probably do two RC cruises for the price of Disney - but have to do it at least once. Take care.
@@Sir-Ray Super jealous about the Treasure booking! Have fun! I did hear they tuned the Wish to be very adult oriented in many more ways, so maybe Treasure will do the same? I felt the same way, more reluctant to do it because I wasn't sure if no family/kids would be too weird, however, I go to the parks all of the time and I imagine it will feel the same. But I have heard fantastic things about DCL for awhile now as well, so I think it'll be a good choice. I've heard you can find incredible deals on rooms, but I have yet to find those, going to keep my eye out, though!
So they typically do 2 shows, one earlier one later. You can typically see the shows after whichever dinner you choose! So we did later dining, so we went to the later shows. The earlier shows typically start when the 2nd dining goes. So you would have to do the later shows. Hope that makes sense!
I just booked harmony and allure OTS just because the ocean balconies were cheaper then center park and boardwalk balconies and was a little less then 2k for allure for 4 nights and just at 3.2k for harmony for 8 nights both for 2 people and was a steal! So excited for my 2 2025 cruises
Wow! 8 nights for $3200 is actually so cheap! Do you have ocean balconies for the Harmony, too?? Our Allure trip, after gratuity I think was like $1700? It was such a good deal, honestly.
@@Dillon.Thomas I do have balcony for harmony to in the back it’s so crazy cause it’s the one sailing next year that is almost 35-40% cheeper then all the other sailing plus it’s not in hurricane season it’s so surprising but I look everyday for new deals on the website and got so lucky
@CheyGrace_ That's awesome! I think we may have to look into 2025 for some of those deals, since it seems to be super affordable if you find the right time to sail! I wish the icon would get cheaper, maybe Star will be less, or we can hope 😅
@@Dillon.Thomas hahahaha that’s why I’m excited for utopia itll be short since they’re only 4 nights but it’ll give a good idea without spending 7-8nights Incase I don’t like it. It’ll be my tester cruise for icon and star even though I like them in theory just not in my means loll
@@Dillon.Thomas cruising is so much fun! Also, I was mentioning you to my brother today and apparently you and him know each other well! I am Paul’s older brother 😂 It’s a small world after all 😂
Nice video! We are going on Allure in June, first cruise for my 10-year old. My wife and I’s first cruise in over 20 years. Our last cruise was an OLD RC ship called Sovereign of the Seas. This is probably the 8th video I’ve watched of Allure with room tours, and every single video has pointed out the outdated alarm clock for the old 30-pin iPod chargers! 😂. We plan to Vlog our trip but we will skip the alarm clock…haha! Our vlog niche is Mini Golf but we occasionally stray from those. Thanks for sharing!
Nice! Have fun! It's a great ship, even with some of the outdated touches. Vlogging the ships is hard, I'm so focused on central florida and pretty much theme parks. But cruising let's you stretch your imagination a bit more haha
I have never been on a cruise but considering one, do you have a favourite cruise and/ or all inclusive resort that was awesome . Going to the grand palladium in Jamaica in March . Our 1st ever all inclusive. Thanks
@kerriferguson9109 well that'll be fun! We actually JUST got back from another cruise on Utopia. We have the videos coming out over the next few weeks! And cruises are unique, they're like all inclusive on water. But you get just a taste of each island. I'd say it's worth at least checking one out! I love royal, they do a great job at being clean and great hospitality. But it'd be worth checking out reviews of all the cruise lines. They all offer something unique!
Hi Dillion! Thanks so much for the video. This was very helpful!! I’ll be on this ship in about two weeks. We sail out August 5-9. It’s my first cruise so, I’m watching a lot of UA-cam videos to prepare myself for the big day🤗🤗 I also booked an interior balcony room and now I’m wishing I would’ve done the exterior ocean view😢. How were you all able to get the upgrade? Would I be able to upgrade, as well, if I ask?🤞🏾🤞🏾
@jewelz227 of course! Thanks for watching! Have fun 🎉🛳 Smart choice to watch in advance, it will help out since there's so much to do! So you can call and ask if you can upgrade, do their bid system and see if you can get it cheaper, or on the ship you can talk to guests services and if they had someone not show up or switch rooms, they find out by the end of the evening I believe and you can upgrade right there! I've had friends get awesome upgrades for very cheap with the bid system, but I think that's already passed if you're only 2 weeks out, so you can talk to them once you board to just put your name in to purchase the upgrade if there's one available! I love balconies and almost exclusively want them when we go, but sometimes you can double or triple your costs compared to other options, which is crazy!
Hey great questions! Firstly, a lot of the food on the ship is included. This is mostly quick eats, like sandwiches, pizza, and then the windjammer buffet, etc. Also every night, you'll have a meal in the main dining hall if you'd like (also included). If there's any questions on what IS vs ISN'T included, you can always ask an employee once on the ship or talk with royal directly. Most of the time, all of the sit down restaurants around the ship are additional dining (you have to pay extra). But you can also buy a plan that includes those extra options. Again, though, there's SOOOO many free options on the ship already, you just have to make that decision for yourself. As for drinks, you get complimentary juices, teas and coffee at your dining experiences. However, if you want soda, you'll need to pay for a soda package, and then from there you can get extra benefits with higher tiers of the "drink packages". So the lowest tier is just the soda package, where the highest tier of the drink package would include everything from the tiers underneath + alcohol. So if you plan on drinking a lot, I would explore the alcohol package. All of that can be seen in your hub in the app or on the site. I hope that helps!
We did our first cruise last year on Oasis, it was fantastic my son enjoyed the water slides and Abyss which Allure doesn’t have we booked Utopia of the seas for 2025
I was pretty upset that the ONLY Oasis class ship to not have the slides is the Allure lol. I didn't realize right away. I think we bring it up in one of the future videos from the cruise. Super jealous about the Utopia booking you have, though! I'd love to try the Icon, but they seemed to have inflated the prices a lot right now. 🙁
@@Dillon.Thomas It's confirmed amplification is coming. Royal Carribean CEO said, and expected schedule dry dock is early 2025. I heard it's going to take the things they put on amplified oasis and new things from Icon.
Great question! So the ship is very much alive even early in the morning, so you can explore the ship just to get a lay of the land if you'd like. But also, bars and food options are available to go hangout at. You can basically start your vacation the second you get on the boat! There are some things that aren't working yet, like the casino is one I know immediately. But overall, it let's you explore, and utilize things like the pool, food, etc immediately! Just make sure to pack your swimsuit on your person, since otherwise it'll be locked in your suitcase till it's delivered haha 😅
@@jbanthony3498 we went about 30 minutes early or so, but we had such a late time. I imagine earlier times aren't as easy to get an earlier check-in since it's so busy
If you have the drink package you can get specialty coffee (it is starbucks brand) you get it at the coffee shop next to the pizza not at the actual starbucks shop they have.
I have a question; for the restaurants that we have to pay “ Extra “ for that’s not included, is the money that we paid is just for ONE MEAL ? Or we can order unlimited?
I'm not 100% certain on the extra paid dining experiences, but most of the ones I saw were prix fixe menus. So you pay the price, and then you pick items from their options that they offer. Hope that helps!
@rowe5family919 I was reading that from someone else, super cool! I think back on my first trips on the oasis class many years ago it was paid, but I'm glad it's free!
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FYI about 60-30 days before the cruise they open shows for booking. You can book in that small window prior too. But the day of or the day after they open that it is full and then you can't book again until you get on board.
@@joshsavage9689 Oh!!! I didn't know that, that's super helpful for future bookings. I was under the impression it was only on board. Would it notify you in the app?
@@Dillon.Thomas Honestly I'm not sure it does. I just check every day from day 60 out to see if it is on the website/app. Also I join the FB group for each sailing and usually someone posts it in there too!
@joshsavage9689 oh that's awesome! I'll have to keep an eye out whenever we go again. Thank you for letting me know!
"This might be a little better than Golden Coral."😂 Luv it!😅 Glad you both had a great time! Sailing Allure in June. I love the Oasis class ships. Thx for sharing!
Lol some of her one liners crack me up 🤣 It was a great time, I'm sure you'll have a blast! I've done oasis and allure, I'd love to try icon or star when that comes out. But they seem expensive currently 🫠 Thanks for watching!
This is better than Golden Corral!!! 😂😂😂😂
I’m cracking up!
I just love you guys! Your soft spoken voices make it so relaxing and enjoyable. Some vloggers are just too much!! lol
Hopefully some day I will get to cruise!!
I’m a little behind on videos but catching up today . Home sick😢.
Three weeks now! Kicking our butts ! Nice to have an outlet during this difficult time! ❤
Happy spring! Looking forward to more content! Thanks again for always sharing!!
Lol I got a good laugh out of that! Haha 🤣
Thanks for the support! I'm sorry you're having such a rough outing, I feel like there's been so much random crud floating around this year, it feels like someone's sick every other week. It stinks!
Hopefully things get better, I'm glad you enjoy the videos regardless! Happy spring! We have more sun now too 🌞
I haven't done a cruise yet and I'm a little nervous; maybe I should start with a very short one lol. I would get lost for sure 😂. I love that you can book a cruise and just enjoy all that's included without spending any additional money unless you want to!!!! Thanks for sharing this experience!
I would definitely check it out! I think a short 3 or 4 night cruise would be your best bet to start. That's why we did a shorter one for Nicole's first, we wanted to make sure she actually liked them before considering booking anything else haha. The "all-inclusive" style on a boat is truly a nice way to vacation if you don't want to worry about spending anything else! The other nice things, those short 3-4 night trips have EVERY size ship doing those itineraries, so you can take a giant ship like we did, a medium class or a smaller one. We definitely want to try a Disney Cruise Line boat at some point, too. We'll see! ☺
@@Dillon.Thomas my daughter asked me about a Disney cruise out of nowhere lol. I'm guessing I have to look into that as well; I just imagine it being very expensive 🤦🏽.
@@lashaysmith7783 They are much more expensive from what I've seen. If you can find a good time to travel, you can save a bit of money. The one nice part about DCL, from what I've seen, when browsing their rooms and prices, you get the FINAL price there. When it comes to other cruise lines, you start to see additional charges, so if it says "$700/person" and you have 2 of you and then all of a sudden it's $2000, you don't realize how everything adds up. Where Disney might show you "$2000" but that's the final price, if that makes sense haha.
@@Dillon.Thomas makes perfect sense!!! I've noticed with Royal Caribbean the minute I hit "room type" the price goes crazy lol. I never really took the time to see what all DCL has. Do they have a waterpark like CocoCay?
@lashaysmith7783 they do not have anything close to Coco Cay. We are sailing DCL for our 3rd time in Oct and it will be our last. Their private island has a beautiful beach but so do most of the other ports. Food isn't that great either on the island.
A 3 or 4 night are really short, just when you start to get the hang of the ship you're done.
Thanks for sharing this
Of course! Thanks for watching! ☺️
A tip on your next cruise pack your swimwear in your carry-on bag.
Haha, we literally were talking about that after we didn't have it! Things we know for next time now 🤣
Just got off this cruise a few days ago! For my first time cruising I loved it! The comedy show was my favorite!
They were actually so funny! I was pleasantly surprised. I loved how they used the experiences in the boat as part of their set. 😆
Loving the video, about halfway through. It’s interesting seeing the differences between this and the Disney Cruise ships and how some of the things are handled.
Appreciate it! We've been keeping our eyes peeled for potential deals on DCL. We'd love to do some cruising on their newer boats, but the price seems hefty right now. I'd still love to make it happen, maybe 2025!
Thank you for giving such an insightful information on this incredible journey in this cruise! I think I need to take one, soon! What a beautiful ship 🚢
thanks for the video we be on the allure in july looking forward
Awesome!! Have fun! Such a great ship.
wife and i going in nov. 2024.....how did you like your trip?????
Very, very cool. I have always had great time on RC, and take them regularly. There food choices are great and can't say I have ever had an problems in terms of bad food. Yea, the bathrooms are definitely small - especially the shower! That wasn't such a bad room though - and you figure how much time - other than sleeping - are you going to spend in the room. Surprised at the cushion, wasn't terrible, ut RC is usually quite diligent in cleaning.
They have definitely toned down the muster drills! We used to put on vests, etc.
VERY VERY cool for the free upgrade! That's awesome.
Agreed -the best part of crusing is THE FOOD!!! LOL. The last 7 day cruise, I gained 10 pounds - ha - but I took it right off. Cruise calories don't count - only after the cruise is over! I booked a cruise on the Disney Treasure for early next year, so really looking forward to that adventure.
Great video - looking forward to seeing more. Be well!
Royal has never really disappointed me, outside of one incident that pops up here in one of the next videos, it's been really good. Their food feels like it's SLIGHTLY worse than what it was years ago, but still quite good. It wasn't horribly stained, but certainly a sign of wear on it. Also, those muster drills... LITERALLY a minute long now and no crazy drills. It's so weird to me haha.
We LOVEDDD the ocean view balcony, it was such a treat. I've done them most of our cruises, but we just went with any balcony, which I know is 99% of the time going to be interior if they offer that haha. I thought MAYBE we'd luck out and get an ocean view. We did a small amount to see if we could bid for it, which in hindsight I feel is like JUST as much really? Not sure. Sometimes it's just weird. You can kind of get nickel and dimed with all the small add-ons lol.
Calories don't count on a cruise, ever lol. I did put on a few lbs lol, but I'm working to take them off haha. It's dangerous. Have you done a Disney cruise yet? I've heard amazing things about them, but they're certainly a bit pricier than the other options out there. Royal even feels decently expensive, but I feel like Disney feels like almost double the price. I haven't found almost any 4 night cruises with a balcony under like ~$3800, which is more than double what we paid for our RC balcony. I do like that Disney shows you like the FINAL price, and not a "potential" which is great for planning and browsing.
I appreciate it the kind words as always! In the works of getting the other videos edited haha.
@@Dillon.Thomas The Treasure will be my first Disney cruise. Being an adult, I've been hesitant to go on a Disney cruise without family (it just seems weird to me) but finally there will be family there so I decided to go with. Definitely more expensive than other cruise lines, bordering on the ridiculous. I've only heard great things about their cruises though, so I am looking forward to it. Yes, the cruise is almost double what I would normally pay - I could probably do two RC cruises for the price of Disney - but have to do it at least once. Take care.
@@Sir-Ray Super jealous about the Treasure booking! Have fun! I did hear they tuned the Wish to be very adult oriented in many more ways, so maybe Treasure will do the same? I felt the same way, more reluctant to do it because I wasn't sure if no family/kids would be too weird, however, I go to the parks all of the time and I imagine it will feel the same. But I have heard fantastic things about DCL for awhile now as well, so I think it'll be a good choice. I've heard you can find incredible deals on rooms, but I have yet to find those, going to keep my eye out, though!
Johnny Rockets is free for breakfast on Oasis class ships...it's nice to get away from the crowds sometimes at the windjammer.
Is it really?! I didn't know that!
Ship. It’s a ship
Maybe even a vessel!
Great video!
Thank you!! 😁
Thank you!. What time do you recommend to have dinner in order in order to get on time to the night shows?. Than you again!
So they typically do 2 shows, one earlier one later. You can typically see the shows after whichever dinner you choose! So we did later dining, so we went to the later shows. The earlier shows typically start when the 2nd dining goes. So you would have to do the later shows. Hope that makes sense!
I just booked harmony and allure OTS just because the ocean balconies were cheaper then center park and boardwalk balconies and was a little less then 2k for allure for 4 nights and just at 3.2k for harmony for 8 nights both for 2 people and was a steal! So excited for my 2 2025 cruises
Wow! 8 nights for $3200 is actually so cheap! Do you have ocean balconies for the Harmony, too?? Our Allure trip, after gratuity I think was like $1700? It was such a good deal, honestly.
@@Dillon.Thomas I do have balcony for harmony to in the back it’s so crazy cause it’s the one sailing next year that is almost 35-40% cheeper then all the other sailing plus it’s not in hurricane season it’s so surprising but I look everyday for new deals on the website and got so lucky
@CheyGrace_ That's awesome! I think we may have to look into 2025 for some of those deals, since it seems to be super affordable if you find the right time to sail! I wish the icon would get cheaper, maybe Star will be less, or we can hope 😅
@@Dillon.Thomas hahahaha that’s why I’m excited for utopia itll be short since they’re only 4 nights but it’ll give a good idea without spending 7-8nights Incase I don’t like it. It’ll be my tester cruise for icon and star even though I like them in theory just not in my means loll
@CheyGrace_ that's true 😂 a little sample size! I'll have to take a look at their future sailings. See if we can set something up on the new ship 🚢
First cruiser here! Thank you for the video! Going in a few weeks! Do you think it’s necessary to get a power adapter?
Hey! Thanks for checking out our video! When you say a power adapter, can you clarify which kind?
Just subscribed to your channel! I will be on allure of the sea in May.
Enjoyed it!
Thank you! We plan on doing more cruise content in the future. I hope you have fun!!
@@Dillon.Thomas cruising is so much fun! Also, I was mentioning you to my brother today and apparently you and him know each other well! I am Paul’s older brother 😂
It’s a small world after all 😂
@LivinglifewiththeTourist Paul's adventures?? If so, yes I definitely know Paul! Haha
@@Dillon.Thomas that is correct 🤣
@@LivinglifewiththeTourist haha small world indeed then!!
Love the vid. Rock climbing is complimentary just FYI.
Is it really??? Last time I did royal almost 10 years ago, I swore it was an additional fee. That's actually great news.
Nice video! We are going on Allure in June, first cruise for my 10-year old. My wife and I’s first cruise in over 20 years. Our last cruise was an OLD RC ship called Sovereign of the Seas.
This is probably the 8th video I’ve watched of Allure with room tours, and every single video has pointed out the outdated alarm clock for the old 30-pin iPod chargers! 😂. We plan to Vlog our trip but we will skip the alarm clock…haha! Our vlog niche is Mini Golf but we occasionally stray from those. Thanks for sharing!
Nice! Have fun! It's a great ship, even with some of the outdated touches. Vlogging the ships is hard, I'm so focused on central florida and pretty much theme parks. But cruising let's you stretch your imagination a bit more haha
I have never been on a cruise but considering one, do you have a favourite cruise and/ or all inclusive resort that was awesome . Going to the grand palladium in Jamaica in March . Our 1st ever all inclusive. Thanks
@kerriferguson9109 well that'll be fun! We actually JUST got back from another cruise on Utopia. We have the videos coming out over the next few weeks! And cruises are unique, they're like all inclusive on water. But you get just a taste of each island. I'd say it's worth at least checking one out! I love royal, they do a great job at being clean and great hospitality. But it'd be worth checking out reviews of all the cruise lines. They all offer something unique!
I thought rock climbing was free? Thanks for sharing the video. This will help us on our 7 night gamily cruise in July 2024.
It used to not be included to my knowledge, but someone informed me it actually is included now! So yes, free rock climbing!
Hi Dillion! Thanks so much for the video. This was very helpful!! I’ll be on this ship in about two weeks. We sail out August 5-9. It’s my first cruise so, I’m watching a lot of UA-cam videos to prepare myself for the big day🤗🤗
I also booked an interior balcony room and now I’m wishing I would’ve done the exterior ocean view😢. How were you all able to get the upgrade? Would I be able to upgrade, as well, if I ask?🤞🏾🤞🏾
@jewelz227 of course! Thanks for watching! Have fun 🎉🛳 Smart choice to watch in advance, it will help out since there's so much to do!
So you can call and ask if you can upgrade, do their bid system and see if you can get it cheaper, or on the ship you can talk to guests services and if they had someone not show up or switch rooms, they find out by the end of the evening I believe and you can upgrade right there! I've had friends get awesome upgrades for very cheap with the bid system, but I think that's already passed if you're only 2 weeks out, so you can talk to them once you board to just put your name in to purchase the upgrade if there's one available! I love balconies and almost exclusively want them when we go, but sometimes you can double or triple your costs compared to other options, which is crazy!
Did you think the ship was very very full? Were there many queues to do anything?
@@kessyraneves7132 Decently full, but not packed! I'd say we were pretty comfortable on being able to do everything. Hope that helps 🙏
Going on our 1st family cruise ever in July. I’m very confused as to what foods if any are included. And are drinks included or not?
Hey great questions!
Firstly, a lot of the food on the ship is included. This is mostly quick eats, like sandwiches, pizza, and then the windjammer buffet, etc. Also every night, you'll have a meal in the main dining hall if you'd like (also included).
If there's any questions on what IS vs ISN'T included, you can always ask an employee once on the ship or talk with royal directly. Most of the time, all of the sit down restaurants around the ship are additional dining (you have to pay extra). But you can also buy a plan that includes those extra options. Again, though, there's SOOOO many free options on the ship already, you just have to make that decision for yourself.
As for drinks, you get complimentary juices, teas and coffee at your dining experiences. However, if you want soda, you'll need to pay for a soda package, and then from there you can get extra benefits with higher tiers of the "drink packages". So the lowest tier is just the soda package, where the highest tier of the drink package would include everything from the tiers underneath + alcohol. So if you plan on drinking a lot, I would explore the alcohol package. All of that can be seen in your hub in the app or on the site.
I hope that helps!
We did our first cruise last year on Oasis, it was fantastic my son enjoyed the water slides and Abyss which Allure doesn’t have we booked Utopia of the seas for 2025
I was pretty upset that the ONLY Oasis class ship to not have the slides is the Allure lol. I didn't realize right away. I think we bring it up in one of the future videos from the cruise. Super jealous about the Utopia booking you have, though! I'd love to try the Icon, but they seemed to have inflated the prices a lot right now. 🙁
@@Dillon.Thomas there’s alway Utopia!!
@@TheNauticalHippo that's true! 💯
@@Dillon.Thomas It's confirmed amplification is coming. Royal Carribean CEO said, and expected schedule dry dock is early 2025. I heard it's going to take the things they put on amplified oasis and new things from Icon.
@@johnnytest9355 ya, I did hear it was slated before the pandemic started but got bumped. That's too bad. But better late than never!
I follow the views and queues channel on UA-cam and allure of the Sea Oasis class is one of their favorite ships.
Allure was awesome! I do wish it had some of the updates that the other oasis class ships have, but I think 2025 they're dry docking it to do so
Why do you want to get on so early if your rooms are not ready till post 13:00?
Great question! So the ship is very much alive even early in the morning, so you can explore the ship just to get a lay of the land if you'd like. But also, bars and food options are available to go hangout at. You can basically start your vacation the second you get on the boat! There are some things that aren't working yet, like the casino is one I know immediately. But overall, it let's you explore, and utilize things like the pool, food, etc immediately! Just make sure to pack your swimsuit on your person, since otherwise it'll be locked in your suitcase till it's delivered haha 😅
That is awesome …. If you have an assigned time to board you can go earlier?
@@jbanthony3498 we went about 30 minutes early or so, but we had such a late time. I imagine earlier times aren't as easy to get an earlier check-in since it's so busy
Which months are good to go on this cruise ?
@sureshramabadran9147 not sure, have only been the one time! I'd assume non hurricane season is smart for travel but more expensive.
The drink packages doesn’t include Starbucks, but they all serve Starbucks coffee
Ya, we checked them all, but none allowed starbucks, we thought we saw one when we first booked, but I don't think so. Maybe another cruise line?
If you have the drink package you can get specialty coffee (it is starbucks brand) you get it at the coffee shop next to the pizza not at the actual starbucks shop they have.
Was it 3 nights cruise 🚢?
This was the 4 night itinerary! Embarkation day, sea day, coco cay, nassau, home. 🌊
@@Dillon.Thomas Thanks! 👍
It’s a ship!
I have a question; for the restaurants that we have to pay “ Extra “ for that’s not included, is the money that we paid is just for ONE MEAL ? Or we can order unlimited?
I'm not 100% certain on the extra paid dining experiences, but most of the ones I saw were prix fixe menus. So you pay the price, and then you pick items from their options that they offer. Hope that helps!
Most times you can get 2 appetizers and sometimes an extra entree to share
It's not a boat, it's a SHIP
Rock climbing is free
@rowe5family919 I was reading that from someone else, super cool! I think back on my first trips on the oasis class many years ago it was paid, but I'm glad it's free!