Day 1 - Southampton

Anthem of the Seas is truly a sister ship to the Quantum of the Seas - it is a true copy.
The only immediate difference is the decoration. Therefore, the VIA also is the place, where I have experienced the most visible difference so far.

Our first day at Anthem cruise started when the alarm clock rang at home at 4:30am. At 05:30am we took the bus and train to Copenhagen Airport and then by Scandinavian Airlines flight from Copenhagen to London Heathrow.

From Heathrow we took National Express bus to Southampton, a trip of a few hours. We arrived at the cruise terminal in Southampton and Anthem at lunch time.

Check-in and boarding went smoothly, and at 1pm we got our cabin 8282.
No difference from the corresponding cabin at Quantum.

We had only carry-on suitcases for our three-day cruise, so we un-packed immediatelyfollowed by lunch in the Windjammer.

The first challenge was to get the internet to work. There were problems with making an internet account, and we had to visit customer service twice to get the problem solved, but then Internet worked fine at our four devices.

We had Dynamic Dining Choice, and not booked any restaurants in advance.
We booked a table in  Chops Grill for tonight.
Then we started to find the differences from Quantum. So far only in the VIA (picture below).
The only change I have seen for restaurants until now to Jamie's Italy is now A la Carte restaurant.


Muster drill at 4:00 pm and then we followed the departure from Southampton from our balcony (picture above) from 5 to 6 pm.
A glas of wine Vintage bar before dinner in Chops. Here we had a Goat Cheese salad starter, a steak for main course and a dessert cake. A really nice menu.
After dinner a glass of wine in Vintage before bedtime.
Tomorrow I will use the day to find more differences.