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1 hour ago, tiny260 said:
Brian's correct, also On Board credit, people were booking multiple cruises and applying the OBC to the cruise they were on and then cancelling the cruises later.
Mine is personal preference, I don't always use a TA, so sometimes I like to pick the brain of the Next Cruise person I'm dealing with. I also don't typically cancel a cruise either, I may move the dates to fit my schedule though.
Oh so the OBC was available for their current cruise, then cancelled the cruise later? Well you really can't blame them. That was not a win/win situation. Thank you!!
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HI All,
I was reading about Royals Next Cruise program (I believe Matt posted the update) it seemed many many people were unhappy. But the way I read it, they are now offering both Non-refundable and Refundable onboard now but the OBC weren't as good. Can someone confirm for me? After reading all comments I think I can wait till back on land or try another cruise line.
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22 hours ago, JRT said:
We are taking our first cruise out of Baltimore in January. We are planning on driving down the day before from New England. Does anyone have any recommendations for hotels near the cruise port that offers stay and park with shuttling to the port.
Thanks for any help:)
HI JRT, I know the Holiday Inn express has the Stay and Park, I looked at their rates though, they say they give you 8 days free parking, but there rates are quite high (I looked for May Sailing though so maybe in January a little less). they got pretty decent reviews.
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13 hours ago, Wilson said:
HaHa. Welcome back to cruising. CruiseCritic.com has a Roll Call section and you can search here https://www.cruisecritic.com/rollcalls/
There are also Roll Calls on Facebook as well.
13 hours ago, Wilson said:HaHa. Welcome back to cruising. CruiseCritic.com has a Roll Call section and you can search here https://www.cruisecritic.com/rollcalls/
There are also Roll Calls on Facebook as well.
Great!! I'll follow Roll Call. I really find Cruise Critic quite informative too! thanks again so much Wilson!
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19 minutes ago, Wilson said:
Not a stupid question at all. I wondered the same thing until someone told me. It will show up in your cruise planner. Not all sales apply to every sailing. Sometimes you will receive an email, but not always. I check my cruise planner at least once a week.
Drink packages are almost always more expensive on the ship. You can purchase now and if the price drops, cancel for refund and book again. You can register for your Roll Call on your specific sailing and others in the group will help watch for sales.
Thank you so much Wilson! I'lll just keep checking! What is the Roll Call? I haven't sailed since 1986 so this is all so new again! LOL
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I have a very stupid question. Where would you see that you have a Sale on anything, in your personal cruise planner? Are you notified via email or anything? Or you just keep checking daily. Not sailing till May but still hoping!! LOL Thank you!!
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Well after doing much research, I ended up not on RCCL, but on Celebrity from Miami. I had to weigh everything and right now Celebrity is offer a deal of the century, booked a Sky Suite, got FREE PREMIUM DRINK PACKAGE FOR 2, FREE INTERNET FOR 2, PREPAID GRATUTIES and $300 OBC all for the same price I'm paying for Grand Suite on a 5 day Bermuda Cruise. It made no sense. I'm sure for latter part of 2019 back to RCCL and in between as I love them, but couldn't pass this up!
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11 hours ago, Skid said:
Agreed that Voyager class may be a good next step. We have sailed on Adventure and loved it. Actually sailing on her again in May out of Cape Liberty (of course that won't help you since you're already booked on Grandeur). However, I bring that up because if you are willing to drive to NJ and sail on a larger ship you can take your 25th anniversary cruise on Anthem and save the cost of airfare. Anthem is a beautiful ship (we have sailed on her also). If you have never been to Bermuda or to the Bahamas (or want to go again) here is a link to Anthem sailings out of Cape Liberty in April/May 2019. They don't have June 2019 listed yet, but Anthem also does a 9 night Bermuda/Caribbean itinerary. Plus, FYI, the entertainment on Anthem is unbeatable! Enjoy.
This is great information! We are going to Bermuda in May on Grandeur, then Sept on Pride so not sure if I need to go back to Bermuda. (I've been there in my past life also! LOL) but the 9 night might be something to look at. Sometimes I just like the cruise experience and not necessarily the port of call too. The drive isn't too bad either about 4 hours for us. Thank you so much Skid!!
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16 hours ago, tiny260 said:
This is a little file I put together, the sizes and the refurbish dates are speculative, I filled the information in from many different sources, they are approximations...
OMG thank you so so much!!! Great information!!!
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6 minutes ago, coneyraven said:
No --- it would be Oasis, Allure and Harmony .... these are Oasis Class
Anthem is Quantum Class
Thank you!! So hard to pick! Looking at other cruise lines, but keep going back to RCCL.
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22 minutes ago, BrianAlt said:
If you're thinking that Oasis class ships are crowded, they are not. At least not any more crowded than any other ships.
Oasis class has been designed with the best passenger flow that I've ever seen on any ship anywhere. You would never know there are 6k+ passengers on the ship.
Would those be allure, and Anthem?
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Hi All, looking for some information, I've been online and it's getting mind boggling. We are booked on the Grandeur for next May, primarily, it's leaving from Baltimore because it's close to us and it's a smaller ship. We are looking at also March/April 2019 for our 25th wedding anniversary, would consider Miami/FLL but it seems all those ships have between 4K-6K (Symphony) passenger capacity. Any suggestions or do we suck it up?? LOL
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11 minutes ago, Madelyn D said:
Does anyone know if I need a new passport after getting married? Can I use my maiden name passport with Marriage License until it expires?
Thanks in advance.
HI Madelyn, I don't know when you're travelling, but I got my current passport and they amended it on the last page showing my married name. (of course this was awhile ago), I would check as new passports are $110.00 plus $25.00 to the Post Office if you go there. If it's not due to expire enquire about an amendment.
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9 minutes ago, coneyraven said:
He will love it. ...... we went on her for the first time last September (it was my wife's first cruise) --- it was absolutely amazing .... The staff, the fellow passengers, the food ..... nothing negative in my book. The one coming up next month is an identical cruise to the one last September, and the one in 2018 is a 7-nighter to Bermuda. We couldn't pass that one up. Like you, we are somewhat local, 2.5 hours due west of Baltimore. We are both in our early 50's and the ship, in our minds, is sort of like Goldilocks..... not too big, not too small,....... just right.
9 minutes ago, coneyraven said:He will love it. ...... we went on her for the first time last September (it was my wife's first cruise) --- it was absolutely amazing .... The staff, the fellow passengers, the food ..... nothing negative in my book. The one coming up next month is an identical cruise to the one last September, and the one in 2018 is a 7-nighter to Bermuda. We couldn't pass that one up. Like you, we are somewhat local, 2.5 hours due west of Baltimore. We are both in our early 50's and the ship, in our minds, is sort of like Goldilocks..... not too big, not too small,....... just right.
Oh you made my day!!! thank you so much! Looking at the larger RCCL ships, it just seems too much. (plus if you don't want to travel your choices are limited, with Grandeur or Carnival pride. I have us booked on the Pride in Sept 2018 so I'm hoping that's ok too! We may end up driving to Cape Liberty at one point or fly but for now this is great! Thank you again!!
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On 8/14/2017 at 9:52 AM, coneyraven said:
The same rumor has been floating around regarding Grandeur ..... notice I use the word RUMOR....... In my opinion, all ships are for sail if someone is willing to pay. As for Grandeur, cruises are being booked into 2019 .
coneyraven, i am booked on Grandeur for May 2018, and I see you have her booked and been on her. I booked her for 2 reasons, it's close to home (Delaware) and I like the smaller ships. I take it she's still a great ship if you are still going on her? This will be my husbands first cruise so I'm hoping it's nice!
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Thank you all for your input! Seems a bit late considering they have April out. Oh well, I'll just keep checking!
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Does anyone know how far in advance they open the books to make a reservation? I see April, but not May yet, trying to book for our 25th wedding anniversary. If anyone knows that would be great,thank you so much!
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What killer deal? Or was this a joke? LOL
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40 minutes ago, jce2 said:
You need TWO if yo are both drinking! There is no grey area here
jce2, I'm aware that we would need two, like I said we have the Concierge etc so I'm thinking of just getting one for me, and have Hubby pay for his, all I was saying at this point with all the money we re spending what's a few extra hundreds to get him the package as well.
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15 minutes ago, WAAAYTOOO said:
I think what you are asking is....if I book now for just 1 of us and they change the rules to require both persons to purchase a package, will they honor the single drinks package that I purchase now ?
We certainly can't say for certain but in most cases, Royal will honor the conditions under which you original purchase was made. So, I would say....yes, if you purchase 1 package now, even if they change the rules down the road, they NOT require both of you to purchase a package once onboard. This is only my opinion and is based purely on the fact that Royal has always honored the conditions under which a purchase is originally made, even if they rules change in the interim. I certainly hope that I am not proven wrong here, as it will be the first time ever....and I want to keep my record in tact...
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I promise I will not hold you accountable! At this point, we are spending so much $$ on future cruises too, may as well get both of us signed up! LOL Hubby thinks we only need one so we shall see. Thank you!!
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20 minutes ago, coneyraven said:
Based on the way things are now ..... yes ...... but keep in mind, there is no sharing ..... it's because of others abusing it that this experiment is happening. Basically, those that couldn't follow the rules ruining it for everyone
I figured like you said it was the abuse of the program. I see you are on Grandeur, we are on 5 nights next may from Baltimore, planning 2 more as well I'm hoping it's nice, husbands first cruise!
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I've been on many RCCL cruises, in my past life (ha ha!) and those ships are in a scrap yard now so this drink package is all new to me, they didn't offer back then. I'm on sailing May 2018 so book the drink package for one now and we would be good even though we're sailing in 2018??
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So in other words, I can take the drink package as I'm a wine drinker and that's more money, husband is beer much less than wine. I keep waiting for that infamous discount everyone is talking about! LOL
Thank you so much!!
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I'm new to this forum and am sure this has been discussed. Do both adults in the same cabin now have to take the beverage package? I keep reading different answers. Trying to decide it it's worth it, we have a Suite booked so we can use the Consierge Lounge, we drink mostly water during the day. Any help would be appreciated. thank you!
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That makes the most sense, it's also something to know that you have for your future cruise.