bdiddy
DIS Veteran
- Joined
- Mar 12, 2008
So tell me about the Allure! Did you love it? We are just under 2 months to our first RCL cruise since 2002.
DH and I actually got married in St. Thomas (our daughter’s name is actually Charlotte Amalie!) on our first cruise in May 1999 (on the Grandeur) and loved it so much we went on another in 2002 (on the Monarch). We had always intended to go on more but life and kids and our other traveling adventures kept putting it off. But we are finally cruising again in June on the Allure for our 20th and the kids are coming too!
I’m super excited but a little overwhelmed at how different cruising seems now and all the nickel and dining there seems to be. Back then all you needed money for was tipping, alcohol and if you wanted to gamble. I hate the idea of even paying for soda now! I’ve got our dining booked and some shows and stuff but am still undecided about the drink and internet packages. DH and I don’t really drink alcohol and don’t even drink soda that much so are unsure what to do with that.
Anyway - I’d love to hear if you’ve been on the Allure and what you thought and for any long time cruisers - how did you handle the transition to all of the new changes?
DH and I actually got married in St. Thomas (our daughter’s name is actually Charlotte Amalie!) on our first cruise in May 1999 (on the Grandeur) and loved it so much we went on another in 2002 (on the Monarch). We had always intended to go on more but life and kids and our other traveling adventures kept putting it off. But we are finally cruising again in June on the Allure for our 20th and the kids are coming too!
I’m super excited but a little overwhelmed at how different cruising seems now and all the nickel and dining there seems to be. Back then all you needed money for was tipping, alcohol and if you wanted to gamble. I hate the idea of even paying for soda now! I’ve got our dining booked and some shows and stuff but am still undecided about the drink and internet packages. DH and I don’t really drink alcohol and don’t even drink soda that much so are unsure what to do with that.
Anyway - I’d love to hear if you’ve been on the Allure and what you thought and for any long time cruisers - how did you handle the transition to all of the new changes?