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26 minutes ago, Psycho and Barb said:

We just ask the loyalty ambassador for it on the ship we earn it...Find it sitting in our room waiting on us

When they actually have them on the ship... which hasn't been the norm since startup although they seem to finally be making some progress.

2 hours ago, steverk said:

I apologize for sending us down a little rabbit hole, but it raises another question.

My wife and I also have different sailing history.  So according to your experience, we also have different point totals. 

I recently qualified for a crystal block.  My wife can't be far behind.  Does this mean that she will receive a crystal block on our next cruise?

It should be one block per household but you can always ask the LA on your next cruise. When a couple has equal points they don't get 2.

8 hours ago, smokeybandit said:

I qualified for a block on Serenade in June and filled out a form to have it shipped to me. 

 

Still waiting.

I didn't even get my form on that 5/29 Harmony cruise. Wasn't even thinking about the block. I called after we got back, was told 3-4 months to ship, and it did arrive in 3 months. Some people are now receiving them onboard certain ships. It seems that the company is catching up on certain ships while others are taking much longer.

As long as you get it eventually...

18 minutes ago, Mike n Ky said:

If what I have seen is accurate you are awarded a crystal block when you pass 140 points. We are right there now but will pass it on our Odyssey cruise in January. So, is this true and if so will the ship be the Odyssey?

The ship should be whichever ship you were on when you hit 140.

If I'm understanding that you have exactly 140, call C&A and ask them to ship your block from whatever ship you were on last. Just be aware, there is quite a backlog due to RC switching companies that produce the blocks during the shutdown. It took me 3 months to get my Harmony block from my 5/29 sailing and some people have been waiting MUCH MUCH longer for other ships.

39 minutes ago, SymphonyNoob said:

 

Thank you for the response. My wife and I currently have the same number of points at 50. My mom doesn’t cruise that much so it wouldn’t bother her about losing the double points. After the cruise will they bump my wife up to the number of points that I will have since we would earn a different amount on this cruise?

Technically, no, you will always have a different amount of points (unless she sails alone and catches up)... but when you each login to your individual accounts, you will both see the same higher number. If you call C&A, they will tell you the actual number.

To make it clearer, I married into Emerald b/c my wife cruised as a kid and my first ever cruise was our honeymoon. She should have a bunch more points than me. Unsurprisingly, RC screwed something up and I have more points than I should.

Does any of this matter? Not really, especially when sailing together, but I figured I'd give as full of an answer as I could. I only know all this b/c I called about passing 140 pts to have our first crystal block shipped and learned I was just below 140 but my wife had 150 so technically it's her block.

I enjoy the small seating area on Oasis class behind the Aqua Theater by the running track very early in the morning. Used to get some coffee from the DL and danish from Cafe Promenade and watch the wake of the ship in the early AM while my wife was running.

Unfortunately the post-covid protocol seems to be to not prep the coffee machine until 7am. The DL concierge on Indy in July told me people were breaking the machine overnight when the DL was unattended so corporate told them not to leave it on overnight anymore. This didn't really make sense to me since the DL is is left unattended most of the day but the machine is on. Oh well.

16 hours ago, Eyeonhevn said:

Its my favorite sandwich! I love eating at the Park Cafe! The salads there are great too!

Big fan of the breakfast sandwich there when made with a slightly runny egg. The Park Cafe McMuffin!

Great venue in general & one of the things I miss most when not sailing Oasis class.

11 hours ago, RCIfan1912 said:

I just go to the walk-in 5 minutes from my house for cruise Covid tests, we are in and out in less than 30 minutes. I wouldn't bother with these observed at home tests but that's just me. 

If you still have a cheap/free one 5 minutes away, don't blame you!

We print them. Always found it easier to have set sail pass on paper tucked inside my passport.

If you only want to use your phone, screen shot your set sail pass so you don't have to worry about loading the app via cellular/wifi and whatnot, can just have the screen shot loaded. Can also add them to your Apple wallet if an iPhone user.

23 minutes ago, cruisellama said:

We are in the peak of the season.   Actually been a quiet year so far.

17 minutes ago, SFaz said:

Thank you!!! I will give that one a try! So stressful

I can imagine. I had read of a few bad experiences with OnPoint, that's one of the reasons I went with RT&T.

I hope all goes smoothly so you can focus on having a great cruise!

1 hour ago, Toby said:

I hope so.  These islands do not have the resources or building codes that compare to the USA.

Understood, almost mentioned that, but it really shouldn't be an issue.

16 minutes ago, Toby said:

Personally I am concerned with the conditions of the ports after Fiona passes.  Flood or wind damage takes time to fix. Our Harmony itinerary in early October will take us to the ports Fiona passed over.

I don't think you have much to worry about. Storms of this magnitude (and stronger) have come straight over my area before and the damage/effects are usually superficial and taken care of in a few days. If it were a stronger hurricane  it would be different.

1 hour ago, PPPJJ-GCVAB said:

We received an email yesterday regarding our boarding times for the Allure today.  The email states DoNot arrive earlier than your boarding time otherwise you will be turned away until your time arrives. We have 10:30am so it will be interesting to see if I notice anyone being told to wait.

This is a standard e-mail sent in an attempt to prevent people from arriving much earlier than their assigned arrival time.

Some ports enforce arrival times, some ignore them and just let people through.

ME: Since you eliminated the cookies, I enjoy the raisin bread (toasted) for breakfast. Never even considered it until I saw it mentioned by a ton of people online. Crepe station in WJ with your choice of filling and whipped cream is one dessert that comes to mind. Desserts are actually my least favorite thing onboard... and this is coming from a guy who gains 10+ lbs. per 7 night cruise, lol, so I'm not complaining. I wind up trying a bunch of stuff and something is usually good though. And of course there are always the cookies.

WIFE: Mississippi Mudpie in the MDR if by far her favorite. We don't eat in the MDR much and last cruise on Indy in July, she went down there during late seating and asked if they could get her a couple slices to go. 5 mins later she walked out with a covered plate. Very accommodating as usual. She also loves the chocolate croissants served for breakfast (sometimes square but basically the same thing) when they have them.

P.S. True #1 answer for both of us is the funnel cake on Cococay.

I'd prefer deck 9 for reasons similar to Patty's. I like to be in in the middle, between Central Park and the higher decks as I try to take to the stairs whenever possible.

12 minutes ago, CrimsonCruiser said:

Good to know about still having drinks on debarkation day! since we fly home that day it might be good to have water for the airport. Where is best to go for these since so much is closed on debarkation morning?

The WJ bar should be open. I've also gotten bottled water at Cafe Promenade on disembarkation morning.

Nassau.

1 hour ago, Pooch said:

I take TERRIBLE selfies!!  It really takes no time at the terminal for them to take your picture.  Bonus being i never have to see it!

You can also just grab a photo off your phone by going through the website (in your phone's browser). I've been using the same picture from a 2018 cruise for the past few months, lol.

On TAD of a B2B in July, the crew member checking us in for the 2nd half in the designated lounge actually recognized the background b/c he used to work on Radiance. I was impressed. It was in front of a random wall by the DL my wife and I just thought looked cool b/c it had lights and kinda looked like space with stars.

2 hours ago, Hutcherl said:

We are cruising with a group of 5 families(6 staterooms) on July 29, 2023.  We all booked inside GTY about 4 weeks ago and we are all linked.  We already have room assignments.  Surprised me but maybe it has to do with being linked and their attempt to keep linked rooms near each other. This wasn't requested but thinking they try to keep linked rooms as close as possible?  Not sure 

That's the farthest out I've ever seen reported. Glad it worked out for you as it was very possible you could have been scattered all over the ship.

4 hours ago, FionaMG said:

Just need to add some brown sauce now to really confuse things.

3 hours ago, Ray said:

Mmmmm brown sauce   

The only thing related to the houses of Parliament that gets my vote

And so much tastier than tomato sauce or Ketchup

LOL, have had this conversation with my UK friends as well. No brown sauce here.

I have been using vinegar on my fries/chips a lot more than ketchup lately at least.

28 minutes ago, AshleyDillo said:

Usually it means they have assigned it.  If your SeaPass with the bar code is available, if you scan it with a barcode reader or add it to Apple Wallet it may give you room number.

This. Although the official assignment might not be for a while. Your documents will update on their own when the assignment is official.

Of course, I checked in for my GTY on Indy 3 days ago and some glitch in the amazing RC IT system won't allow me to see my sea pass to use the bar code trick.

(It's not just me of course, others on my sailing are having the same issue. I only care b/c I want to see my assignment.)

18 minutes ago, FionaMG said:

or a number or other variations

Is there anything in the UK that doesn't have a number of variations?

I called it "something I'm not bothering to try" even though it was only $3-4 or something and went to Playmakers for a burger and fries like a good American.

18 minutes ago, Ray said:

great when you go on vacation though, all those people trying to force sell things soon get fed up and go away when your just standing there saying...fits at? Fit? Fit you onaboot? 

I sent my one friend a picture of the Fish N Ships menu from Indy in July. I was proud that I knew what the hell a "chip butty" was.