Matt
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Welcome Steve!
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Unfortunately I will be at work (probably trying to tune in. Shhhh!). Looking forward to hearing it though. It is an oddly effective therapy to carry you through between cruises. My last was in 2006 so look out when we finally hit the deck on our next one. Have a great live podcast Matt!!
Thank you for listening and I'm glad I can be of help between cruises!
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Some bars will stay open quite late. In fact, sometimes the hours are simply posted as closing at "late" to allow the staff to gauge when demand ends.
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Thank you all for all of your support!
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You may bring 2 bottles of wine per stateroom that you carry on with you. The rule is you cannot bring water but honestly if you also carry on the water, most likely you will not have any problems based on everything I've read and seen.
There is no limit for any of the unlimited drink packages in terms of how many drinks per day/week/cruise.
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We've booked the ultimate drinks packages and understand that this gets you any drink you like (is that right??) but do you swipe your card every time you get a drink? How does it work with the kids - is there someone there to know if they are getting a premium drink as a opposed to a "free" drink?
Or have we got it totally off track?
Any info about how swiping drinks and food would be great
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Another thing is is there a separate ironing service to the laundry service? Without an iron how can we make sure we don't all walk around with creased clothes?! If there is one any idea how much?
Thanks!
Welcome!
With the ultimate drink package, you can order pretty much any drink on the menu onboard your ship. There are a few exceptions but otherwise all included.
You will go to order a drink and tell the waiter/bartender you have the ultimate drink package. They will swipe your SeaPass card and it will confirm what you told them and you owe nothing more.
They will swipe your card for every single drink. You may only order one drink per person on the drink package at a time.
I'm not sure what you mean about kids because kids are too young for the alcohol packages :P
Yes there is a service to just iron your clothes. It's called having your clothes only pressed. I forget how much exactly it is but just a few dollars per item. Fairly nominal charge and better than wrinkly clothes!
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If you've ever been to WDW and cruised, then you know they are total opposites!
Well said
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Hi everyone,
I'd like to ask about wine&dine package. Has anyone bought it before?
If I buy this package (min package is 5 bottles), what happens if I cannot finish one bottle in one dinner? Do they service the remaining bottle the other night? If yes, 5 bottle package can be a good fit for a 12 day cruise.
Or is there a different system they use for this package?
The same question applies for the wines that are bought from the wine cellar (on-line) to be brought to dinning.
Thanks for advance!
Unused wine is stored for you and brought to you the next night. In fact, you can drink in main dining room one night and next night have your unused wine brought to a specialty restaurant.
You just tell your waiter you have the wine package and they can find your wine based on your stateroom number.
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A reminder to vote!
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I haven't cruised Carnival so I can't help but Navigator of the Seas, the Royal Caribbean ship that sails from Galveston, is amazing. The refurbishment really added so much to the ship.
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If the sea day is after a port day, we try to sleep in a little. That being said, I don't want to miss breakfast so we usually use our daughter as our alarm clock....when she wakes up, so do we :lol:
We use sea days to do things on the ship like massages, ice skating, see a show, etc. But in the afternoon we try for putting my daughter in Adventure Ocean so my wife and I can enjoy some time by the pool relaxing.
About what time we go to bed, we are terrible about staying up late. We always think we will stay up late but we run around so much in the day that we're wiped by 10pm :D
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Hope someone gets a chance to use it!
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Hello! I'm Kyle from D.C. <well, Northern Virginia actually but it's easier to say D.C.>. I'm 28 and I work full time in the aerospace and defense industry. I actually just took my first cruise earlier this year: Oasis (Eastern itinerary) in April. It was everything I expected and more. I did so much research not only on Oasis but on cruising in general that I knew more than my friends who had been on several cruises in the past. Part of that was thanks to this site and the podcast, so thanks Matt!
Next up for me is Freedom (Western) on August 31st. For two friends coming along it will be their first cruise, so this year has been all about first-time cruising! I became addicted on Oasis and now it is my turn to pay it forward and get my friends hooked as well.
I look forward to chatting with you all.
Welcome Kyle! I've enjoyed your photos that you have sent in for Friday Photos!
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July 2014
3 - Sandya (Explorer of the Seas)
12 - AGSLC5 (Vision of the Seas)
20 - Islandspud (Freedom of the Seas)
26 - freecatty (Brilliance of the Seas)
August 2014
2 - angel1912 (Oasis of the Seas)
9 - brooklynn1950 (Oasis of the Seas)
30 - michelle (Oasis of the Seas)
31 - Bryce G. (Allure of the Seas)
31 - mike (Navigator of the Seas)
31 - capitalkyle (Freedom of the Seas)
September 2014
12 - greenline627 (Grandeur of the Seas)
28 - CaribbeanPirate (Brilliance of the Seas)
October 2014
2 - Shocked (Independence of the Seas)
5 - Marc (Allure of the Seas)14 - Darkcabbie (Independence of the Seas)
15 - ChrisTravel2114 (Oasis of the Seas)
15 - ian91 (Oasis of the Seas)
November 2014
9 - RCL lover (Navigator of the Seas)
16 - Greg (Allure of the Seas)
23 - Sheltie (Quantum of the Seas)December 2014
6 - Swazoo (Independence of the Seas)
13 - Auburn14 (Explorer of the Seas)
27 - Islandspud (Explorer of the Seas)
27 - KeithnRita (Serenade of the Seas)
January 2015
3 - KeithnRita (Serenade of the Seas)
February 2015
12 - poider (Radiance of the Seas)
March 2015
13 - AGSLC5 (Quantum of the Seas)
14 - Marc (Independence of the Seas)
14 - Don (Serenade of the Seas)
21 - Matt (Quantum of the Seas Royal Caribbean Blog Group Cruise!)
21 - RCKRZR (Quantum of the Seas Royal Caribbean Blog Group Cruise!)
21 - pnyxprss (Quantum of the Seas Royal Caribbean Blog Group Cruise!)
29 - ian91 (Quantum of the Seas)
April 2015
4 - bcarney (Jewel of the Seas)
5 - FloatMe (Adventure of the Seas)
10 - CaribbeanPirate (Grandeur of the Seas)
19 - capitalkyle (Adventure of the Seas)
May 2015
10 - RCL lover (Independence of the Seas)
June 2015
13 - Shocked (Anthem of the Seas)
September 2015
26 - RCKRZR (Jewel of the Seas)
November 2015
3 - rekkie (Explorer of the Seas)
13 - rekkie (Explorer of the Seas)
March 2016
13 - Marc (Freedom of the Seas)
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Love the podcasts. Working to catch up on all. What time is the regular airing of the podcasts? Keep up the very excellent work. It is such a great service to all of us cruise enthusiasts! Thank you!
I release new episodes usually on Wednesdays at 10am.
We also have a LIVE episode recording coming up on July 30 at 8pm eastern that you should come be a part of!
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Another reminder to vote!
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Yes all staterooms were refurbished.
No more "box TVs". They are all flat screens. New bedding and carpeting too.
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Like Marc said, you could gamble that it will drop again. Hard to say. Of course you could book today and the price would jump again up and you would feel better about it, right?
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Some of the best balconies are "hump balconies", which are balconies that are on the part of the ship that jets out if you look down on its deck plan.
The reason they are preferred is because these balconies are substantially larger than other balconies but there is no additional cost.
I had one of these balconies on Jewel of the Seas and it was amazing how large it was.
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Thanks for the great answer Steve!
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Just go from bar to bar asking for them and have a bag to stash em between bars
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Just saw this about Royal Caribbean Connect phones for onboad use. Not sure how old/new it is. Might be helpful. http://www.royalcaribbeanincentives.com/docs/rccl-pdfs/connect-brochure.pdf
We used the Royal Connect phones. Great idea although they're expensive and if you break/damage one you are in for a big bill :lol:
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When I went to deck 9 to get towels for Coco Cay, they asked if I was going to use them on the ship. When I told them that I needed them for the beach, they directed me to deck 3 to check them out. They had someone checking the towels back in on deck 1 when we returned. I am not sure how they would know if you are going to take them off the ship. There was no difference in the towels.
Ah, ok that makes more sense to me.
I'm okay with this policy just because you grab towels when you leave the ship and when you return, you deposit the dirty towels on your way back in.
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Sunday reminder to vote please: http://www.10best.com/awards/new-media-awards/best-cruise-blogger/
New Cruisers! Need information!
in Royal Caribbean Discussion
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Sorry for the confusion. Very little is NOT included in the drinks package. The ultimate package does included bottled water.You may find this page helpful in seeing what is and what is not included: http://www.royalcaribbeanblog.com/royal-caribbean-beverage-packages
Thank you for listening to the podcast!