Chillin’ like a villain RCL Anthem May 2024.Day 9. Disembark and Final thoughts

[vampiress88]

Sunday

We were up at 5am. Showered and dressed we skipped breakfast and went to queue to get off the ship for 6am.

We managed to be out and in our car which was just across the road in the car pack for 6.45am. So not bad timing even though we seemed to wait around for ages to be let off.

We had some snacks from the bag and we were back home for 10am. We had already sorted a chili in the freezer before we left and had a filted milk ready in the fridge. So no need to go shopping instead we did the washing which was lots as we didn’t do any on the ship.

It was all out and dried by mid afternoon and since it was red hot we sat on the garden with a beer and then had the chilli for tea. It was a lovely stress free end to the holiday.

We wouldn’t go on Royal Caribbean again unless it was a great deal. There was far more we preferred on P&O.
The good bits were quick embarkation. Free lemonade and ice tea in buffet. Juice as breakfast better quality. Bumper cars and roller skating. I would say that’s it. Not 30% better in our eyes unfortunately.

Total onboard spending was $415.93 and since I had used the left over dollars from the Caribbean cruise we had then it had already been budgeted and paid for months ago.

On shore spends was £463.25 so I came in on budget including the excursion up the mountain. So I was happy with that.

£2549 Royal Caribbean
£464 Noks
0 Spends ($416) are in dollars left over from Caribbean
£100.00 Petrol
£113.00 Car park (TA2024-abparking)
£131.00 Travel insurance
£3357. Total

[jas72]

Great to hear that people like different cruises. We did Iona last year and Anthem this year and for us it was the opposite. We preferred the more international feel of Anthem. On Iona we missed the cocktails but if you don't drink then you wouldn't miss it. The food in the MDR on Iona was awful but I did like their smaller upcharge menus when you could get a table that is. It was interesting to read your take on RC thanks for sharing.