We decided to join two friends from Nashville, Ron & Nancy, to celebrate Ron's 75th birthday aboard the Adventure of the Sea Royal Caribbean ship. The ship was built in 2001 and "refreshed" in 2014. It carries 3,114 passengers with a crew of 1185. It is 1021 feet long and 157 feet abeam.
It leaves out of the Pan American Pier in San Juan, Puerto Rico rather than at the regular cruise ship terminal in Old San Juan. I mention this because our travel agent was trying to book a hotel for us near the incorrect dock.
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We booked a reservation at the Candado Plaza Hilton as we will be arriving near midnight on 6/19/15. This is not too far from the Pan Am pier where we must board the ship on the afternoon of 6/20/15.
We booked a reservation at the Candado Plaza Hilton as we will be arriving near midnight on 6/19/15. This is not too far from the Pan Am pier where we must board the ship on the afternoon of 6/20/15.
The itinerary of this cruise is as follows:
We discovered that you are allowed to bring two bottles of wine or Champagne, per person, per stateroom aboard the ship. There is supposed to be a Walgreen's near the Candado Plaza Hilton that is a full-serve liquor store. We plan to walk there on Saturday morning to buy our allotment. There are stiff penalties for attempting to bring hard liquor onboard so we do not want to risk being kicked off the ship for violating their policy.
Packing for a week appears to be no big deal, but there are two formal nights during the cruise that require a tuxedo or a dark suit for men and evening gowns or cocktail dresses for women. The main dining room will not allow tee-shirts or shorts, and they suggest a sports coat and shirt with/without necktie, and slacks. The weather will be warm (near 90 degrees) so I am not planning on wearing a necktie.
I did purchase some anti-seasick medications but doubt with a ship this large, there will be much motion. Dramamine (Meclazine) has always worked well for me, but I was disturbed to find out that Dramamine has engaged in deceptive packaging.
You will note that this "Non-Drowsy" Dramamine formulation contains nothing but dry ginger rather than meclazine. I thought the price at $5.99 was too cheap but now I feel ripped off. I purchased a generic meclazine package the next day.
We are looking forward to a fun time in the sun.
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