We watched a lady who was using a walker to disembark being approached by security and being told she was not allowed to get off and come with them! This woman ditched the walker and took off running down the gangway! 😜🤣
We were on the Grandeur of the Seas when it was on fire...we were at our munster station for four hours. It is amazing how many cruise ships appeared out the darkness that we could see and possibly would have to get on a lifeboat and transported to another ship. It was comforting to see those ships! However, we were taken to Freeport...we got off the ship to see the blackened backside of the ship. While getting back onboard, the CEO of Royal Carribean was boarding...we got to talk to him briefly.
Hey Matt, I just came back from my first ever cruise! Your informative blog saved my day dude, best ever short term vacation I had in years, best tips for beverage package, best tip for keeping hydrate, and best tip to book online for any activity available so to have a discount price. LOVED the all access BTS tour you recommend! Though my trip is only 3 night, with a lousy travel agent that knows nothing, thanks to you I still have the best ever cruise vacation. Truly thank you.
On our last RC cruise on Allure we visited Honduras. During our excursion at the Mayan Princess a man dove off a pier, hit his head and passed away in front of his wife and kids. So sad and traumatic. 😢
We were there too… spring break in mid march? Yeah very sad. His 3 adult children and wife rode it out. I assume the costs are high bringing back a body w four new flights out of Honduras.
I was on Enchantment of the Seas and we had just left a port. An hour into the sailing we felt the ship slow down and eventually stop. Everyone was looking around like what was going on. That's when we saw a helicopter approaching the ship. Everyone thought it was a medical emergency happening but we all learned after the helicopter landed on the helo pad that we left a VIP(rich) family behind at the port and they helicoptered back to the ship!
Must've been really rich. One one of the captain's talks I attended he said that was something they really didn't like to do because it was potentially dangerous.
I have 2... 1st was in 1996 onboard Sovereign of the Seas (which has now been scrapped). We were on our way through the channel nearing San Juan, Puerto Rico harbor. For some reason, we were travelling OUTSIDE of the navigational buoys in the channel. Well, wouldn't you know it, but we got stuck on a sandbar. I want to say it was maybe 3 hours until the tugboats were finally able to push us free. It was pretty sweet though, because they had "open bars" to make it up to the passengers for the inconvenience. 2nd was in 2014 onboard Explorer of the Seas. We had some really rough seas and one of the lifeboats partially fell from its mount and one end of it fell and landed on a deck rail, and punctured through its hull.
I was on Freedom of the Seas this past January and on our sea day, we had to head back to Miami to drop off a passenger that had fallen very ill/injured and had to go to the hospital. The crew and Miami-Dade Coast Guard/Police came and got the passenger off the ship, just off the coast of Miami, and then we were off again. It wasn't something I expected on my first cruise but the captain was very transparent and the crew did a great job!
Our Mariner sailing when we woke up on a sea day docked in Ft. Lauderdale. We walked outside on deck 5 to watch someone being offloaded in a neck brace. When asked what happened, evidently you can't jump from deck 6 to deck 5 in the Royal Promenade as a shortcut. The person waived but had broken their leg and neck brace was on for safety.
We were on Voyager last fall and when we took my mom to her cabin on embarkation day we were surprised to find a random person's sea pass card in the folio instead of one for my sister. Don't know who got my sister's card. I'm not sure I like that they are leaving the sea pass cards on the door instead of giving them to you when you check in. Guest services fixed it but I'd prefer they don't just leave them out in the hallway.
Was on Symphony in May 2022. We had to stay an extra day on board the ship due to bad weather in Miami and we can’t dock. A passenger was very sick and had to be hospitalized so we got close to Port of Miami during the storm to drop off the passenger. The ship went back out to sea to get out of the storms path. So many passengers were happy for an extra free day of cruising but others were not as flights had to be rearranged . Thank God we purchased trip insurance as it covered hotel, car rental, and change of flights due to unforeseen weather issues.
Just need to add another one as one of the story reminded me of this but we were in a big group and this was day 1 and one person went into there room to find another guy in the same room using the bathroom , let just say that was a $hitty experience
I was on FREEDOM OF THE SEAS 10/2014 , with a large group of motorcycles enthusiast HIGH SEAS RALLY. We had left from Port Canaveral, and we were out for about 3 hrs. when felt the ship turning around. We had a medical emergency and when back in port there was an ambulance waiting on the dock. It was one of our group, and we got the news later they were OK, good to hear.
Independence of the seas did the EXACT same thing with Adventure of the seas back in 2017, the emergency signal of independence of the seas held for 40 minutes straight
Our first cruise was on the Monarch in the early 90’s. We were in one of the two hot tubs by the pool deck bar. There was an elderly couple in the other hot tub. I heard the bartender yell in a loud Jamaican accent, Yo lady, your husband ok”. Her reply was that he was sleeping. No. He had a heart attack and had passed away in the hot tub.
Regarding a surprise guest! The first time I ever got a Royal Up I was afraid I would have an extra guest in my cabin! When we first got aboard we all went to the Matre' D to arrange our dinners for the same time. When I gave them my cabin number, I was asked if I was Mitchell or Jeffrey. Well, I told them I was the only person in the room. Later when I got to the cabin the room steward was there and asked if I was Mitchell or Jeffrey! Again I said it was just me. By the time I came to the cabin later in the evening I was almost afraid I would find Jeffrey waiting for me in bed! I am supposing that Jeffrey got an upgrade as well and was originally supposed to have my room. So when I got upgraded, he was not removed from the room properly. Luckily there was no Jeffrey. But still to this day when there is an extra seat or something, we always kid that is Jeffrey's seat! Too bad I could not charge my drinks to Jeffrey!
I was on Spectrum of the Seas in Australia on one of their three Royal Thankyou Cruises, thanking volunteers for assisting in the recent bushfires all around Australia. One of the days, we heard the code "Charlie Charlie Charlie" indicating an incoming rescue helicopter to land on board. Naturally, with a ship full of rescue volunteers and enthusiasts, wanting to see how a cruise ship rescue is played out, everyone flooded towards the helical and front of the ship. It got so bad, that the staff had to block access to the front of the ship for security and overcrowding reasons.. So being on previous cruises, instead of wondering what's happening I simply went back to my cabin, and turned in the tv to watch it all unfold in comfort. Very memorable moment.
Hi Matt I have one for you. This was before I knew about making sure what's above and below your stateroom. Turns out we were right below the bar and all we could hear all evening was his lovely piano playing. And what was funnier was that mom and I checked it out and he had about four people listening to him so he didn't even need to use the speaker for his microphone but he did so anyway. Went to guest services and they were very awesome at getting us another room although when we got there we thought it odd that there was still plates of food sitting there. Happened to look outside and saw a body being taken off the ship and realized why they had a room available so quickly 😳 it was also at the back of the ship which was really wonderful until that night when we noticed and heard a party below us because it turned out this was the area for the crew to use as partying. Sigh. We just sucked it up as they say and enjoyed the rest of the cruise because thankfully they weren't partying every night
We were on a 15 night cruise aboard Radiance of the Seas, sailing out of San Francisco bound for Hawaii. About half way to Hawaii our ship was struck by a Rogue Wave. We were in a suite on the aft of the ship facing rearward toward the wake. When the wave hit it rocked the ship and our veranda door slammed shut which shocked the heck out of us. Shorty thereafter the Captain made an announcement that the ship had been struck by a Rogue Wave which was a first for him. We all had something to talk about that evening in the Concierge Lounge. Bill
I was on Mariner when it was run into. We were down skating and didn’t even notice it. Checked it out when we got to Coco Cay and definitely a sizable hole was punched in the back but nothing near the water.
I was on Navigator in March of 2010. One night, at a deck party, a college student was dared by his friends to dive onto the net of the drained pool. He did and, unfortunately, sustained a serious neck injury. The Coast guard had to fly out with a chopper to airlift him away and our ship was extremely late getting back to port…many of us missed our flights back home. we heard afterwards that he ended up passing away 😢
We were on Quantum of the seas in January, and there was a group who “saved” around 15 poolside sun lounges every single day by putting towels on them and then leaving for hours, the crew eventually noticed and removed them, for a few of the group come back and they start verbally abusing almost everyone in sight! They even called some of the poor crew racist! They should’ve been banned from future cruises! My family and I were in the pool so had to watch it all go down 😫
My husband and I were on Harmony last February when she departed from port Canaveral and delayed the space x launch. Later that cruise, we were awoken in the middle of the night by several announcements from the captain, first with the emergency code, then explaining that there was a small fire but that everything was ok. Later, a bartender from the Trellis bar claimed that he saved us all by extinguishing it. 😂
Last year on Anthem of the seas in the afternoon the alarm sounded to go to the Muster Station. Everyone was running down the stairs some mothers crying because their children were in Adventure. The alarm sounded for about 15 minutes. The alarm stopped and the Captain said it was a false alarm and that he was away from any communications and that caused the delay in canceling the alarm.
We were on Symphony and we already left the port and there was a alarm and I thought it was just a drill but somebody was missing and they thought they went overboard but the captain came on the intercom saying that they had to councel last minute.😂😂😂😂
I was also on the Mariner when this happened. We were inside Chops and get the Mariner Rock then level back. We saw officers in Chops run out while eating.
We sailed on a Voyager Class ship out of Bayonne some years ago, and during our MDR seating (late seating) we felt the ship turning fairly sharply, to the extent that liquid in the glasses on the table shifted to one side. We quickly learned that a crew member had jumped overboard. Unfortunately the search did not yield positive results. On another cruise a passenger experienced a serious medical issue on the last day of the sailing, resulting in the ship increasing its speed to return to its home port (again in Bayonne) the night before our expected morning arrival so they could get emergency services to disembark that passenger. By the time of our late seating in the MDR we had already docked, so our view out of the window was the pier in Bayonne. The good news is that the passenger's condition, although described as "serious," was apparently not life threatening.
My wife and I were on our honeymoon in Hawaii on the radiance of the seas. One of the ports we had to tender and they were rough seas. We were outside in the dark was moving up and down significantly causing there to only be a few seconds for There to be enough room to get onto the tender. It was incredibly dangerous and we later found after we made it to sure that they stop tendering from the ship because of this. I don’t remember how difficult it was to get back onto the ship but I absolutely remember being slightly terrified did the tender was going to list down and the dark up at the very moment that I was going to get into the tender. It’s moments like these that make you remember your vacations sometimes more than all the great things that happen😂
In February on Wonder I went to find my luggage in the hallway near my cabin. As I was walking, a family went to get into there cabin and an entire family was already in it setting up there stuff.
On Oasis in March 2017, we were pulling out of Cozumel when we saw pier runners rushing to the end of the dock doing the marionette dance. Nothing to do for them. As we reached the tip of the island it seemed like we were going the wrong way. The ship had to return to port for a medical emergency. The pier runners got on and the patient was evacuated. This also highlights that you should never travel without a passport and never without insurance.
Just got back from Jewel of the Seas! At 3AM we were awakened by the captain over the intercom stating that we had turned the ship around to get closer to Puerto Rico. A guest needed medical treatment and had to be taken by helicopter to the hospital. I turned on the tv to the front of the ships camera to watch the whole thing. The helicopter could not land as it was so windy. The guest and their family were taken up to the helicopter and the whole operation took about an hour. We did not hear if the guest was okay the rest of our time on the ship.. Praying for them and their family that everything is okay and that they are healthy now! ❤
I was on that Symphony sailing myself when the Oscar Oscar Oscar occurred. The ship handled things very well and kept the guests informed in a very calm way. The only thing I would have asked them to do differently was having all guests go to the MDR to be checked in. That created insanely long crowded lines with long wait times - and this was still during semi-covid times (fall 2021). It's a shame they couldn't have spread out the guests to check in to different areas. But otherwise handled very well.
I was there too. My wife and I were 2 decks up when they made the call and we were able to get to the MDR and get scanned within 5 minutes. I remember the lines stretching all the down the promenade to the theater though!
@@ericfyksen We were waiting on burgers at Playmakers and had to leave there to get our cards scanned. When we got back, our food had been sitting there for like 30mins and they gave me attitude when I asked for replacements.
We were on Vision of the Seas, in the theater for an "Elton John" show. During the show there was a code given, the entertainer continued for a few seconds when the code came on again. He asked someone in the back of the theater "should we leave"? Yes....there was a fire. It's a strange feeling on the deck of a ship late at night wondering where the fire is and if you have to get into one of the lifeboats!!! It was quickly put out and things got back to normal. On another cruise out of New Orleans, as we returned to port, the fog was SO thick that we couldn't see off our balcony. HOWEVER, all night long we could hear the ship horns. I suppose it was warning other ships as to where they were.....which meant there was another ship close to us!!!! Very freaky.
LOL, my very first 7-day cruise was on NCL out of Miami. So the first sea day it was announced that the ship had to stop at a small island that had an airport to offload a passenger who had a heart attack. So the ship stopped, the crew took the passenger ashore. But then the rudder broke on the tender boat and they could not get it back to the ship. So it took an hour or so to fix the rudder so the tender could get back to the ship. Well that was not as bad as our cruise on one of Royal's Radiance Class ships, I think it was Serenade. We had a cabin right near the Centrum. If you have been on that class of ship you know that at night they have entertainment in the Centrum. So every night we would have dinner, go to the show in the showroom, spend a few minutes in the casino and then head to our cabin. The problem was the entertainment in the Centrum, which normally included a band, lasted until about midnight. So it was VERY noise and disrupted our sleep until things quieted down.
We were on Coco Cay on South Beach at the very end when I spied a topless sun bather. Probably not that crazy but I felt very European all of a sudden! Eventually some kids made it to that area and that ended such shenanigans. 😂
The alarm went off on our ship as well only it was weird, none of the crew members reacted or directed people to do anything so...we all just kind of ignored it since no one seemed to consider it a big deal. Maybe it was a test of the alarm system? We never found out.
WE were on Oasis and at port in Labadee. I was on the balcony of my room taking pictures of the mountains and a little red tugboat. I took a lot of pictures and went back into the room to rest a little. All of a sudden, I heard a loud crash, went to the balcony and saw that the glass railing was broken. We were moved to another room, and I could swear that the little red tugboat did something to cause the glass railing to break. Do anyone know of this tugboat. I think they didn't like me taking pictures of them.😝
i went on an alaskan cruise last year on serenade of the seas. me and my brother were sharing a room, but once we got to our room we noticed that our sea pass cards were not in the little display on the door, but every other room in sight had them out. our sisters were two doors down so we figured we'd hang out with them until what we assumed has the cleaners had finished our room. as we were walking there, though, my brother said he saw someone walk in to our room. so we walked over and knocked on the door to see what was going on, and when we said that it was our room and there must be some confusion, the guy showed us a sea pass card that had the room number written on it in sharpie. he told us that it was our problem and we needed to go to guest services to figure it out ourselves. we had no idea what to do so we went to our parent's room, and they were livid. i was 20 at the time so i could have handled it myself but seeing my dad just lay it out on him was so funny. anyway apparently he was the pilot and had gotten on board the day before, (when the ship was still at sea for the previous cruise) and was leaving the next day (when the ship would be at sea for our cruise). the dude was being super pretentious and just flat out rude to me and my parents, and said he was given the room specfically from tha captain and even said we could talk to he, but then immediatly after said the captain wouldn't want to talk to us. after working it out with guest services we ended up getting a new room on the floor below us, but it was also an upgrade to a balcony so we were ok with it. personally i think actually finding someone else in your room is a better story than just someone being forgetful lol
I just sailed Allure 3/5/23. The first night at 3:07am I got woke up by the ships horn. After about 15 minutes I figured out it must be due to sea fog as the horn went off about every 5 minutes for a second or two for over and hour! Safety first but jeez!!
It’s required by international maritime law to sound the ship’s whistle while underway in fog (termed restricted visibility in the regulations). Per the rules, it should be one prolonged blast (4-6 seconds) at intervals not exceeding two minutes.
I've never been on a cruise, first time this coming September, but I've been watching all those Carnival cruise fights breaking out.....is that something normal in the cruise line???
I have a few good ones. 1, I saw the Aurora Borealis on Radience in 2022 (hopefully I'll see it again in 2023), I saw a 15 year old girl who was with a christian group had won the Rum Drinking Contest at Senior Frogs at Nassau (My favorite cruise story), I was in the pool, alone at night, while at port in Orlando on Allure and dove while in the water only to see a bright flash and thunder had struck a nearby crane (I got out QUICK! XD) I had a "gentlemen" at the casino go full racist on the dealer because he wasn't paying attention and missed out on a hand (trust me, she asked him multiple times), and I saw a school of rays swim by the ship as we were docked at CoCoCay (I got pictures and video). I have more, but I'll stop there.
celebrity apex valentines weekend this year a fellow shipmate found a big purple vibrator in the bathrooms right off of the martini bar area. I guess someone didn't like their valentines gift 🤣
The only real crazy story I have was getting back from an excursion of Italy to find Italian police all over the ship. I had a spa service later that day, and I learned a crew member had fallen to their death. He was on the outside of the ship, painting or something. He apparently didn't follow safety protocols. Very sad, but the authorities were conducting an investigation (like they should). Oh, at one muster station drill they talked about life boats and life rafts. The woman next to me said she wanted a life boat. I told her if it came to it, I wouldn't be picky. I'd take anything that floated.
Yeah it looks like sovereign of the seas but yeah I could be Mariner of the seas like you said they should have preserved sovereign of the seas in a museum plate in the reason for that is was the first mega cruise ship ever produced
when the OASIS 1st came out, there was a couple going at it , in a Central Park Balcony, that everyone could see. not knowing that they didnt have complete privacy
My husband and I got married on a Carnival and some of our family members decided to take the cruise with us (which we were perfectly fine with). Well, my husbands aunt amd uncle were in their cabin just chilling as they're a bit older when they heard something on their balcony. They look over and see a man trying to get in their balcony door. The uncle manages to wrestle him to the bed while the Aunt is in the hall calling for help. The crew/ security eventually arrive to take him away with no one seriously injured. Turns out the guy was wasted and was on his balcony when the door closed behind him. So he decided to climb over the dividers to try and get back inside. His wife was in their room freaking out because she thought he went overboard.
Also, my parents were actually on the Crippled Cruise Ship that was stranded at see for days. They have pictures of the tent city and all kinds of crazy stories from it.
When we were coming back from Coco Cay and about to get back on the ship, a woman came to the window and flashed us!!😮 We reported and she was taken off the ship.
here's crazy... just got off Allure of The Seas a week ago Sunday. There was a very very high gambler, a Whale as they say, on board. he was giving money to kids, just giving it to them. He also was propositioning....offering money to women for sex. Ask me if anything happened to him.....nope
On my very first cruise I was wandering around about midnight and ended up on the top tier pool deck. It was the aft area so just a few chairs. I came across a women sitting on her guy, no big deal...... UNTIL she sat up! She was topless. 😮 I quickly walked away. 🤣
On one cruise the alarm sounded in the middle of the night, there was a fire in the laundered room.. then some chick got all drunk and was acting all stupid at the club. It was me.
A week ago a woman started yelling about how she hates cigarette smoke. And people keep moving around blowing smoke around her SHE WAS IN THE ONLY SMOKING SECTION ON THE ENTIRE BOAT. FLOOR 15. PORTSIDE ONLY. AND ONLY MIDSHIP. unbelievable.
@@xavdog1710 It would take about 2 hours to let you know. Starting with waiting to board for about an hour and a half. Waiting in line to disembark for over 2 hours. For 2 days our neighbor's balcony was being refurbished, and the noise made our room unusable. Next, our balcony was refurbished. For 3 days our curtains had to be closed The workers had to wake thru our room to get to the balcony. The following 2 days our other neighbor's balcony was being reworked. Again, the noise made our room unusable. So, for 7 days our room was unusable during the day. I could go on and on but I hope you get the message. CANCEL your cruise and take the hit, you'll thank me later. If you'd like more of our cruise from hell, let me know.
@@xavdog1710 Suggest you read all the posts . . .YT, Twitter, they all say the crews were absolutely rude and unhelpful among other things. Don't go by this comment; read/watch for it yourself. A recent one featured calling for the Muster Drill with hundreds of guests in one large room where the crew would not let you say a word to the person next to you for 20 minutes (till everyone showed up) and when it began, could not see or hear anything. Was so bad a recent post said MSC is changing it !!!!! watch vids.
It for sure was not RC but we thoroughly enjoyed our MSC cruise. You just have to manage expectations. We did go when the ship was almost empty during COVID.
I was on Vision and we heard the scariest call over the intercom “Alpha Alpha Alpha”. The call was to the room next to mine. We started looking to make sure all of us were accounted for. The person next to us lost their grandmother on board.
Last year, March I think, I was on Anthem of the Seas with my best friend. I was napping and she (this was her first cruise!) was over in the casino when the ships alarms started going off. Scared the bejesus out of me! Worst alarm ever, would not recommend! Everyone was kind of stunned when we got out in the hall and started moving towards muster stations. Turns out it was a false alarm, they never did clarify what went wrong. Thankfully all was well!
My husband and I were watching a concert at the pool stage from the deck above, and there were two people going at it in the jacuzzi. Other people were in there at first, but left. It happened to be a very windy evening.
I go on 70,000 tons every year... so there's tons of crazy stories... a PG one is... we were on liberty and a drunk guy stole the big red dog and brought it into a mosh pit... lol he is now banned from the cruise (plus for other things he's done! )
We watched a lady who was using a walker to disembark being approached by security and being told she was not allowed to get off and come with them! This woman ditched the walker and took off running down the gangway! 😜🤣
We were on the Grandeur of the Seas when it was on fire...we were at our munster station for four hours. It is amazing how many cruise ships appeared out the darkness that we could see and possibly would have to get on a lifeboat and transported to another ship. It was comforting to see those ships! However, we were taken to Freeport...we got off the ship to see the blackened backside of the ship. While getting back onboard, the CEO of Royal Carribean was boarding...we got to talk to him briefly.
Is that an Eddie Munster station? 😆
@@PatrickWagz cheesy
Hey Matt, I just came back from my first ever cruise! Your informative blog saved my day dude, best ever short term vacation I had in years, best tips for beverage package, best tip for keeping hydrate, and best tip to book online for any activity available so to have a discount price. LOVED the all access BTS tour you recommend! Though my trip is only 3 night, with a lousy travel agent that knows nothing, thanks to you I still have the best ever cruise vacation. Truly thank you.
On our last RC cruise on Allure we visited Honduras. During our excursion at the Mayan Princess a man dove off a pier, hit his head and passed away in front of his wife and kids. So sad and traumatic. 😢
We were there too… spring break in mid march? Yeah very sad. His 3 adult children and wife rode it out. I assume the costs are high bringing back a body w four new flights out of Honduras.
I’ll send to Anniec
I was on Enchantment of the Seas and we had just left a port. An hour into the sailing we felt the ship slow down and eventually stop. Everyone was looking around like what was going on. That's when we saw a helicopter approaching the ship. Everyone thought it was a medical emergency happening but we all learned after the helicopter landed on the helo pad that we left a VIP(rich) family behind at the port and they helicoptered back to the ship!
Must've been really rich. One one of the captain's talks I attended he said that was something they really didn't like to do because it was potentially dangerous.
Like the I Love Lucy episode 😂
Wow,,,!!! I was blown away just this past March on Symphony in 2023 to see a group getting left at the pier in St. Thomas😮
Memories! I sailed on Monarch back in 1992!
No royal, but this is a funny one. On my first cruise June 2000, carnival elation was showing titanic in the main theater.
I have 2...
1st was in 1996 onboard Sovereign of the Seas (which has now been scrapped). We were on our way through the channel nearing San Juan, Puerto Rico harbor. For some reason, we were travelling OUTSIDE of the navigational buoys in the channel. Well, wouldn't you know it, but we got stuck on a sandbar. I want to say it was maybe 3 hours until the tugboats were finally able to push us free. It was pretty sweet though, because they had "open bars" to make it up to the passengers for the inconvenience.
2nd was in 2014 onboard Explorer of the Seas. We had some really rough seas and one of the lifeboats partially fell from its mount and one end of it fell and landed on a deck rail, and punctured through its hull.
I was on Freedom of the Seas this past January and on our sea day, we had to head back to Miami to drop off a passenger that had fallen very ill/injured and had to go to the hospital. The crew and Miami-Dade Coast Guard/Police came and got the passenger off the ship, just off the coast of Miami, and then we were off again. It wasn't something I expected on my first cruise but the captain was very transparent and the crew did a great job!
Our Mariner sailing when we woke up on a sea day docked in Ft. Lauderdale. We walked outside on deck 5 to watch someone being offloaded in a neck brace. When asked what happened, evidently you can't jump from deck 6 to deck 5 in the Royal Promenade as a shortcut. The person waived but had broken their leg and neck brace was on for safety.
We were on Voyager last fall and when we took my mom to her cabin on embarkation day we were surprised to find a random person's sea pass card in the folio instead of one for my sister. Don't know who got my sister's card. I'm not sure I like that they are leaving the sea pass cards on the door instead of giving them to you when you check in. Guest services fixed it but I'd prefer they don't just leave them out in the hallway.
Was on Symphony in May 2022. We had to stay an extra day on board the ship due to bad weather in Miami and we can’t dock. A passenger was very sick and had to be hospitalized so we got close to Port of Miami during the storm to drop off the passenger. The ship went back out to sea to get out of the storms path. So many passengers were happy for an extra free day of cruising but others were not as flights had to be rearranged . Thank God we purchased trip insurance as it covered hotel, car rental, and change of flights due to unforeseen weather issues.
Your videos are great. You do a great job here and on the website! Thank you!
Thank you for slowing down...much..much better and enjoyable 💞
Last year while taking a elevator we was with a guy who was playing piano just to make that elevator ride more memorable and it work
Just need to add another one as one of the story reminded me of this but we were in a big group and this was day 1 and one person went into there room to find another guy in the same room using the bathroom , let just say that was a $hitty experience
I was on FREEDOM OF THE SEAS 10/2014 , with a large group of motorcycles enthusiast HIGH SEAS RALLY. We had
left from Port Canaveral, and we were out for about 3 hrs. when felt the ship turning around. We had a medical emergency and when back in port there was an ambulance waiting on the dock. It was one of our group, and we got the news later they were OK, good to hear.
Independence of the seas did the EXACT same thing with Adventure of the seas back in 2017, the emergency signal of independence of the seas held for 40 minutes straight
Our first cruise was on the Monarch in the early 90’s. We were in one of the two hot tubs by the pool deck bar. There was an elderly couple in the other hot tub. I heard the bartender yell in a loud Jamaican accent, Yo lady, your husband ok”. Her reply was that he was sleeping. No. He had a heart attack and had passed away in the hot tub.
whoa how awful 😞
Regarding a surprise guest!
The first time I ever got a Royal Up I was afraid I would have an extra guest in my cabin! When we first got aboard we all went to the Matre' D to arrange our dinners for the same time. When I gave them my cabin number, I was asked if I was Mitchell or Jeffrey. Well, I told them I was the only person in the room. Later when I got to the cabin the room steward was there and asked if I was Mitchell or Jeffrey! Again I said it was just me. By the time I came to the cabin later in the evening I was almost afraid I would find Jeffrey waiting for me in bed!
I am supposing that Jeffrey got an upgrade as well and was originally supposed to have my room. So when I got upgraded, he was not removed from the room properly. Luckily there was no Jeffrey. But still to this day when there is an extra seat or something, we always kid that is Jeffrey's seat! Too bad I could not charge my drinks to Jeffrey!
I was on Spectrum of the Seas in Australia on one of their three Royal Thankyou Cruises, thanking volunteers for assisting in the recent bushfires all around Australia.
One of the days, we heard the code "Charlie Charlie Charlie" indicating an incoming rescue helicopter to land on board. Naturally, with a ship full of rescue volunteers and enthusiasts, wanting to see how a cruise ship rescue is played out, everyone flooded towards the helical and front of the ship. It got so bad, that the staff had to block access to the front of the ship for security and overcrowding reasons..
So being on previous cruises, instead of wondering what's happening I simply went back to my cabin, and turned in the tv to watch it all unfold in comfort. Very memorable moment.
Was on Jewel out of Tampa a few years ago and had to stop to check out some floating debris.
Wonder of the Seas inaugural cruise had a sprinkler system malfunction that flooded the Promenade. It was like a 20 minute downpour!
Hi Matt I have one for you. This was before I knew about making sure what's above and below your stateroom. Turns out we were right below the bar and all we could hear all evening was his lovely piano playing. And what was funnier was that mom and I checked it out and he had about four people listening to him so he didn't even need to use the speaker for his microphone but he did so anyway. Went to guest services and they were very awesome at getting us another room although when we got there we thought it odd that there was still plates of food sitting there. Happened to look outside and saw a body being taken off the ship and realized why they had a room available so quickly 😳 it was also at the back of the ship which was really wonderful until that night when we noticed and heard a party below us because it turned out this was the area for the crew to use as partying. Sigh. We just sucked it up as they say and enjoyed the rest of the cruise because thankfully they weren't partying every night
We were on a 15 night cruise aboard Radiance of the Seas, sailing out of San Francisco bound for Hawaii. About half way to Hawaii our ship was struck by a Rogue Wave. We were in a suite on the aft of the ship facing rearward toward the wake. When the wave hit it rocked the ship and our veranda door slammed shut which shocked the heck out of us. Shorty thereafter the Captain made an announcement that the ship had been struck by a Rogue Wave which was a first for him. We all had something to talk about that evening in the Concierge Lounge.
Bill
At least 4 toilets in public restrooms fell off the wall on Enchantment this summer
I was on Mariner when it was run into. We were down skating and didn’t even notice it. Checked it out when we got to Coco Cay and definitely a sizable hole was punched in the back but nothing near the water.
I was on Navigator in March of 2010. One night, at a deck party, a college student was dared by his friends to dive onto the net of the drained pool. He did and, unfortunately, sustained a serious neck injury. The Coast guard had to fly out with a chopper to airlift him away and our ship was extremely late getting back to port…many of us missed our flights back home. we heard afterwards that he ended up passing away 😢
We were on Quantum of the seas in January, and there was a group who “saved” around 15 poolside sun lounges every single day by putting towels on them and then leaving for hours, the crew eventually noticed and removed them, for a few of the group come back and they start verbally abusing almost everyone in sight! They even called some of the poor crew racist! They should’ve been banned from future cruises! My family and I were in the pool so had to watch it all go down 😫
Racist? 😂😂😂 That's the weakest argument
My husband and I were on Harmony last February when she departed from port Canaveral and delayed the space x launch. Later that cruise, we were awoken in the middle of the night by several announcements from the captain, first with the emergency code, then explaining that there was a small fire but that everything was ok. Later, a bartender from the Trellis bar claimed that he saved us all by extinguishing it. 😂
Last year on Anthem of the seas in the afternoon the alarm sounded to go to the Muster Station. Everyone was running down the stairs some mothers crying because their children were in Adventure. The alarm sounded for about 15 minutes. The alarm stopped and the Captain said it was a false alarm and that he was away from any communications and that caused the delay in canceling the alarm.
I'm right there with you about raspody
4:01 I think the last one you want to hear is Kylo Kylo Kylo ( All crew to their musters stations )
It is great to see Juan behind the Guest Services desk.
We were on Symphony and we already left the port and there was a alarm and I thought it was just a drill but somebody was missing and they thought they went overboard but the captain came on the intercom saying that they had to councel last minute.😂😂😂😂
Keep the VIDOES coming SIR! ⚓⚓🔥
I was also on the Mariner when this happened. We were inside Chops and get the Mariner Rock then level back. We saw officers in Chops run out while eating.
Thanks for the stories
We sailed on a Voyager Class ship out of Bayonne some years ago, and during our MDR seating (late seating) we felt the ship turning fairly sharply, to the extent that liquid in the glasses on the table shifted to one side. We quickly learned that a crew member had jumped overboard. Unfortunately the search did not yield positive results. On another cruise a passenger experienced a serious medical issue on the last day of the sailing, resulting in the ship increasing its speed to return to its home port (again in Bayonne) the night before our expected morning arrival so they could get emergency services to disembark that passenger. By the time of our late seating in the MDR we had already docked, so our view out of the window was the pier in Bayonne. The good news is that the passenger's condition, although described as "serious," was apparently not life threatening.
My wife and I were on our honeymoon in Hawaii on the radiance of the seas. One of the ports we had to tender and they were rough seas. We were outside in the dark was moving up and down significantly causing there to only be a few seconds for There to be enough room to get onto the tender. It was incredibly dangerous and we later found after we made it to sure that they stop tendering from the ship because of this. I don’t remember how difficult it was to get back onto the ship but I absolutely remember being slightly terrified did the tender was going to list down and the dark up at the very moment that I was going to get into the tender. It’s moments like these that make you remember your vacations sometimes more than all the great things that happen😂
In February on Wonder I went to find my luggage in the hallway near my cabin. As I was walking, a family went to get into there cabin and an entire family was already in it setting up there stuff.
On Oasis in March 2017, we were pulling out of Cozumel when we saw pier runners rushing to the end of the dock doing the marionette dance. Nothing to do for them. As we reached the tip of the island it seemed like we were going the wrong way. The ship had to return to port for a medical emergency. The pier runners got on and the patient was evacuated. This also highlights that you should never travel without a passport and never without insurance.
Just got back from Jewel of the Seas! At 3AM we were awakened by the captain over the intercom stating that we had turned the ship around to get closer to Puerto Rico. A guest needed medical treatment and had to be taken by helicopter to the hospital. I turned on the tv to the front of the ships camera to watch the whole thing. The helicopter could not land as it was so windy. The guest and their family were taken up to the helicopter and the whole operation took about an hour. We did not hear if the guest was okay the rest of our time on the ship.. Praying for them and their family that everything is okay and that they are healthy now! ❤
I was on that same cruise!! Yeah hopefully all is OK, and hopefully they had travel insurance.
I was on that Symphony sailing myself when the Oscar Oscar Oscar occurred. The ship handled things very well and kept the guests informed in a very calm way. The only thing I would have asked them to do differently was having all guests go to the MDR to be checked in. That created insanely long crowded lines with long wait times - and this was still during semi-covid times (fall 2021). It's a shame they couldn't have spread out the guests to check in to different areas. But otherwise handled very well.
I was on that ship as well - November 2021. Log jam on the stairs to the dining room
@@mnigriny Exactly! I have a picture of it too!
I was there too. My wife and I were 2 decks up when they made the call and we were able to get to the MDR and get scanned within 5 minutes. I remember the lines stretching all the down the promenade to the theater though!
@@ericfyksen We were waiting on burgers at Playmakers and had to leave there to get our cards scanned. When we got back, our food had been sitting there for like 30mins and they gave me attitude when I asked for replacements.
Ayyy we were on the Adventure of the Seas fire alarm trip too
We were on Vision of the Seas, in the theater for an "Elton John" show. During the show there was a code given, the entertainer continued for a few seconds when the code came on again. He asked someone in the back of the theater "should we leave"? Yes....there was a fire. It's a strange feeling on the deck of a ship late at night wondering where the fire is and if you have to get into one of the lifeboats!!! It was quickly put out and things got back to normal. On another cruise out of New Orleans, as we returned to port, the fog was SO thick that we couldn't see off our balcony. HOWEVER, all night long we could hear the ship horns. I suppose it was warning other ships as to where they were.....which meant there was another ship close to us!!!! Very freaky.
Normal to sound fog horns during.. fog.. radar is one thing, but it is wise to signal to everyone out there that something is on approach
LOL, my very first 7-day cruise was on NCL out of Miami. So the first sea day it was announced that the ship had to stop at a small island that had an airport to offload a passenger who had a heart attack. So the ship stopped, the crew took the passenger ashore. But then the rudder broke on the tender boat and they could not get it back to the ship. So it took an hour or so to fix the rudder so the tender could get back to the ship.
Well that was not as bad as our cruise on one of Royal's Radiance Class ships, I think it was Serenade. We had a cabin right near the Centrum. If you have been on that class of ship you know that at night they have entertainment in the Centrum. So every night we would have dinner, go to the show in the showroom, spend a few minutes in the casino and then head to our cabin. The problem was the entertainment in the Centrum, which normally included a band, lasted until about midnight. So it was VERY noise and disrupted our sleep until things quieted down.
We were on Coco Cay on South Beach at the very end when I spied a topless sun bather. Probably not that crazy but I felt very European all of a sudden! Eventually some kids made it to that area and that ended such shenanigans. 😂
The alarm went off on our ship as well only it was weird, none of the crew members reacted or directed people to do anything so...we all just kind of ignored it since no one seemed to consider it a big deal. Maybe it was a test of the alarm system? We never found out.
WE were on Oasis and at port in Labadee. I was on the balcony of my room taking pictures of the mountains and a little red tugboat. I took a lot of pictures and went back into the room to rest a little. All of a sudden, I heard a loud crash, went to the balcony and saw that the glass railing was broken. We were moved to another room, and I could swear that the little red tugboat did something to cause the glass railing to break. Do anyone know of this tugboat. I think they didn't like me taking pictures of them.😝
i went on an alaskan cruise last year on serenade of the seas. me and my brother were sharing a room, but once we got to our room we noticed that our sea pass cards were not in the little display on the door, but every other room in sight had them out. our sisters were two doors down so we figured we'd hang out with them until what we assumed has the cleaners had finished our room. as we were walking there, though, my brother said he saw someone walk in to our room. so we walked over and knocked on the door to see what was going on, and when we said that it was our room and there must be some confusion, the guy showed us a sea pass card that had the room number written on it in sharpie. he told us that it was our problem and we needed to go to guest services to figure it out ourselves. we had no idea what to do so we went to our parent's room, and they were livid. i was 20 at the time so i could have handled it myself but seeing my dad just lay it out on him was so funny. anyway apparently he was the pilot and had gotten on board the day before, (when the ship was still at sea for the previous cruise) and was leaving the next day (when the ship would be at sea for our cruise). the dude was being super pretentious and just flat out rude to me and my parents, and said he was given the room specfically from tha captain and even said we could talk to he, but then immediatly after said the captain wouldn't want to talk to us. after working it out with guest services we ended up getting a new room on the floor below us, but it was also an upgrade to a balcony so we were ok with it. personally i think actually finding someone else in your room is a better story than just someone being forgetful lol
I just sailed Allure 3/5/23. The first night at 3:07am I got woke up by the ships horn. After about 15 minutes I figured out it must be due to sea fog as the horn went off about every 5 minutes for a second or two for over and hour! Safety first but jeez!!
It’s required by international maritime law to sound the ship’s whistle while underway in fog (termed restricted visibility in the regulations). Per the rules, it should be one prolonged blast (4-6 seconds) at intervals not exceeding two minutes.
Bout 10 years ago we had the coast gaurd land a helicopter on the rear of our ship to fly out a guest that they thought was having a heart attack.
I've never been on a cruise, first time this coming September, but I've been watching all those Carnival cruise fights breaking out.....is that something normal in the cruise line???
I'm curious, what is Royal Caribbean's response if a fight breaks out onboard?
I have a few good ones. 1, I saw the Aurora Borealis on Radience in 2022 (hopefully I'll see it again in 2023), I saw a 15 year old girl who was with a christian group had won the Rum Drinking Contest at Senior Frogs at Nassau (My favorite cruise story), I was in the pool, alone at night, while at port in Orlando on Allure and dove while in the water only to see a bright flash and thunder had struck a nearby crane (I got out QUICK! XD) I had a "gentlemen" at the casino go full racist on the dealer because he wasn't paying attention and missed out on a hand (trust me, she asked him multiple times), and I saw a school of rays swim by the ship as we were docked at CoCoCay (I got pictures and video). I have more, but I'll stop there.
celebrity apex valentines weekend this year a fellow shipmate found a big purple vibrator in the bathrooms right off of the martini bar area. I guess someone didn't like their valentines gift 🤣
The only real crazy story I have was getting back from an excursion of Italy to find Italian police all over the ship. I had a spa service later that day, and I learned a crew member had fallen to their death. He was on the outside of the ship, painting or something. He apparently didn't follow safety protocols. Very sad, but the authorities were conducting an investigation (like they should).
Oh, at one muster station drill they talked about life boats and life rafts. The woman next to me said she wanted a life boat. I told her if it came to it, I wouldn't be picky. I'd take anything that floated.
On Odyssey the sprinklers were going off on the promenade deck and I was thinking do we need to go to our muster station.
Yeah it looks like sovereign of the seas but yeah I could be Mariner of the seas like you said they should have preserved sovereign of the seas in a museum plate in the reason for that is was the first mega cruise ship ever produced
Love the ships
when the OASIS 1st came out, there was a couple going at it , in a Central Park Balcony, that everyone could see. not knowing that they didnt have complete privacy
How could they not know it wasn't private?
@@jenniferallred9367 Exactly. They knew.
@@georgene6767 people are so gross. Do that stuff in private! Tons of kids on Oasis class ships
What time of the morning does the fitness Center open is it 7 AM or 6 AM
My husband and I got married on a Carnival and some of our family members decided to take the cruise with us (which we were perfectly fine with). Well, my husbands aunt amd uncle were in their cabin just chilling as they're a bit older when they heard something on their balcony. They look over and see a man trying to get in their balcony door. The uncle manages to wrestle him to the bed while the Aunt is in the hall calling for help. The crew/ security eventually arrive to take him away with no one seriously injured. Turns out the guy was wasted and was on his balcony when the door closed behind him. So he decided to climb over the dividers to try and get back inside. His wife was in their room freaking out because she thought he went overboard.
Also, my parents were actually on the Crippled Cruise Ship that was stranded at see for days. They have pictures of the tent city and all kinds of crazy stories from it.
When we were coming back from Coco Cay and about to get back on the ship, a woman came to the window and flashed us!!😮 We reported and she was taken off the ship.
😂👎Snitch!
My wife and I were on the Norwegian sky and a woman drowned on there private island. Very sad
Great video ❤❤❤❤
here's crazy... just got off Allure of The Seas a week ago Sunday. There was a very very high gambler, a Whale as they say, on board. he was giving money to kids, just giving it to them. He also was propositioning....offering money to women for sex. Ask me if anything happened to him.....nope
On my very first cruise I was wandering around about midnight and ended up on the top tier pool deck. It was the aft area so just a few chairs. I came across a women sitting on her guy, no big deal...... UNTIL she sat up! She was topless. 😮 I quickly walked away. 🤣
On one cruise the alarm sounded in the middle of the night, there was a fire in the laundered room.. then some chick got all drunk and was acting all stupid at the club. It was me.
A week ago a woman started yelling about how she hates cigarette smoke. And people keep moving around blowing smoke around her
SHE WAS IN THE ONLY SMOKING SECTION ON THE ENTIRE BOAT. FLOOR 15. PORTSIDE ONLY. AND ONLY MIDSHIP. unbelievable.
We just returned from an MSC cruise--------every day is a mishap. MSC is a one-and-done!!!!!!
i’m going on one in a month. what did you not like about it?
@@xavdog1710 It would take about 2 hours to let you know. Starting with waiting to board for about an hour and a half. Waiting in line to disembark for over 2 hours. For 2 days our neighbor's balcony was being refurbished, and the noise made our room unusable. Next, our balcony was refurbished. For 3 days our curtains had to be closed The workers had to wake thru our room to get to the balcony. The following 2 days our other neighbor's balcony was being reworked. Again, the noise made our room unusable. So, for 7 days our room was unusable during the day. I could go on and on but I hope you get the message. CANCEL your cruise and take the hit, you'll thank me later. If you'd like more of our cruise from hell, let me know.
@@xavdog1710 Suggest you read all the posts . . .YT, Twitter, they all say the crews were absolutely rude and unhelpful among other things. Don't go by this comment; read/watch for it yourself. A recent one featured calling for the Muster Drill with hundreds of guests in one large room where the crew would not let you say a word to the person next to you for 20 minutes (till everyone showed up) and when it began, could not see or hear anything. Was so bad a recent post said MSC is changing it !!!!! watch vids.
It for sure was not RC but we thoroughly enjoyed our MSC cruise. You just have to manage expectations. We did go when the ship was almost empty during COVID.
Everyone needs to remember MSC is an Italian based and ran cruiseline. You need to go in with an open mind.
I was on Vision and we heard the scariest call over the intercom “Alpha Alpha Alpha”. The call was to the room next to mine. We started looking to make sure all of us were accounted for. The person next to us lost their grandmother on board.
lost as in couldn't find them or lost as in she passed away
@@mattmckenzie3449 passed away
My drunk friend ended up in the VK on Monarch the first night.
Our Carnival ship rescued Cuban refugees stranded in the middle of the ocean on their slowly sinking homemade raft.
Last year, March I think, I was on Anthem of the Seas with my best friend. I was napping and she (this was her first cruise!) was over in the casino when the ships alarms started going off. Scared the bejesus out of me! Worst alarm ever, would not recommend! Everyone was kind of stunned when we got out in the hall and started moving towards muster stations. Turns out it was a false alarm, they never did clarify what went wrong. Thankfully all was well!
My husband and I were watching a concert at the pool stage from the deck above, and there were two people going at it in the jacuzzi. Other people were in there at first, but left. It happened to be a very windy evening.
That is so gross.
I could write a book
You sound so much like mrbossftw? Can it be?
craziest thing? extracurricular activities occurring beneath the waterline in a solarium hot tub...
Actually, the last thing I want to hear over the PA is the Captain directing passengers to abandon ship.
VIRGIN VS ROYAL PLEAS
Guest behavior is always shocking 🤦♀️🤦♀️🤦♀️🤦♀️
I go on 70,000 tons every year... so there's tons of crazy stories... a PG one is... we were on liberty and a drunk guy stole the big red dog and brought it into a mosh pit... lol he is now banned from the cruise (plus for other things he's done! )
Ah, my friend goes on that cruise as photog every year.
@@georgene6767 thats cool:) i have been on all of them, they are so much fun!
I read about a lane getting her Royal cruise canceled and RCL didn’t give her money back. Crooks
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