Year 4, Day 208, “Living the Dream”. Sunday, 11/24/2024. The Wellington – Day 11 of 17-night PA, NJ, and Caribbean cruise – Day 8 of 7-night Bahamas cruise on Odyssey of the Seas. – Departing ship in Bayonne, NJ. Up early with an early departure from ship. A quick walk around the ship, breakfast, and then we are off.
We were off the ship and were in our car super quick. We always grab a porter to take our luggage. You won’t regret it. They get you and your belongings through customs and out by the parking garage quick and easy. I waited with the luggage at the bottom of the parking garage, while Steve paid for the parking ($210.00) at the kiosk outside the garage and pulled the car around. The parking garage elevators were super busy and he took the stairs for quickness. We were eager to go see FAMILY!
Here’s my thoughts on the Odyssey of the Seas (Quantum ultra-class cruise ship) compared to Anthem of the Seas (Quantum-class cruise ship)
Odyssey Pros:
– Playmakers huge upgrade to SeaPlex
– Main dining room layout is way better
– Deck 15 hot tubs huge upgrade (6 on Anthem just isn’t enough)
– El Loco Fresh is a net positive over Johnny Rockets in my opinion
– Teppanyaki is a nice touch
– Windjammer seems bigger
Odyssey Misses:
– No indoor pool area area is a huge miss
– corporate Starbucks in place of La Patisserie is a giant waste of space and nearly ruins the Esplanade for me
– Giovanni’s Italian Kitchen and Wine Bar is a significant downgrade from Jamie’s and Vintages combo, especially Vintages seating
– The Via on Anthem seems much larger and spacious and has a completely different vibe (with the big horn)
– I prefer the layout of the music hall on Anthem
– Miss the swing in the Solarium
– Miss outdoor back area of Windjammer
– No SeaPlex hotdog stand seems chintzy
We spent the day visiting with family. It was so much fun catching up. Miss, miss, miss seeing our NJ family.
We are always looking at new designs and look at this water filtration. Need to research if it removes PFAS.
Then more family love and of course good food!!
Isn’t good food love?? Well in my Italian family it always was LOL
Things to ponder today! Have to leave you thinking.
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