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  1. Sorry to here, that sucks....I love the craps and I wish Australian casinos had them still! They had craps on OVTS Jan 4th 23 and it was always fun/busy and had great atmosphere around it. Absolutely stupid that they took it off because of "Australians" Quite a lot of us. Australians really loved the craps table and we all learnt off of each other and had a great time. Not sure why they would do that but post COVID! What makes more money slot machines, roulette with double zero or craps? Who knows.
  2. Thanks! We in Australia don't have cheap booze or smokes, so any chance we get at unlimited grog we go hard at it. We pay on average $10 AUD for a pint of average beer at the pub. So I think the prospect of unlimited good hard alcohol is the issue. Not sure royal makes much $$$$ with Aussies.....lol
  3. All good mate, I can see your point....yep. I guess this can be seen as I'm having a sook, but I'm just giving my honest opinion on what happened to me and my cruise that I paid for. And yes, it does somewhat affect me to see people letting their kids drink and gamble at such an early age because I know that the youth is our future. And trust me, I'm not a part of the temperance union, but I do think there is an issue of early exposure to a lot of things. Now you live in Wisconsin in America. I live in South Australia in Australia. Two different places. Two different people with two different opinions. But I do respect your opinion and your freedom to express it. Cheers, and have a great day!
  4. I'm not sure to be honest, but most of the usual offenders were back at it again the next day or either getting their friends to get them drinks. Tho, I had this one guy boasting to me about how he got cut off at one bar then his seapass was blocked shipwide for the next 12hrs.
  5. Thanks mate! At times....well...I'm not surprised at seeing what I've seen in this 38 years of life and learning about the human condition that is lol. I think the key thing I learnt very young is to know when you've had too much a drink and know what to do when you've had too much to drink and where to do what you need to do when you've had too much of the demon drink hahahahaha. Also, I'm not trying to sound like a saint in regards to the drinking. I racked up 362ish drinks on a 9 night cruise, and that's not counting the doubles and the ones at the crew did not put through lol. I just feel bad for the poor people who have to work on there when things like this occur. I do wonder if American sailings are different to Australian sailings in regards to stupid people.
  6. Yep, poor dude. First night and third night. First night was at about 10:30 p.m. near the stairs that go down to the casino. Third night was was out the front of sorrento's where people were lining up at about 12:00 p.m. ish. This is one that I witnessed happened. This 20 year old just decided to let go while standing in line for pizza. I must say I lost my appetite at this point lol. Too many people getting absolutely obliterated with the drinks package. Also, I forgot to mention that the pizza crew that was Manning sorrento's were absolutely legends as well. They were working like maniacs the whole time.
  7. The port villa I could kind of understand 4janOVTS. However, I've been on voyager of the seas under higher seas on a tender + wind isle of pines. Surprise, they didn't charge for the thrill ride of getting on the tender hahahhaha. But the mystery island cancellation absolute load of....... How many PAX on Quantum vs Ovation and approx per head port fees. Sounds silly but I know Vanuatu is still sticking to the guns regarding "that" issue. And good on them but not good for us PAX.
  8. I will begin with saying I am very loyal to royal l and will always still be loyal to royal. So I like to break down my post cruise reviews in three parts, the good, the bad and the fantastic! The Good- Being back on a cruise ship after the pandemic is quite a feeling and a good feeling of that and knowing crew can again earn income. Being a suite and having some form of access to coastal kitchen each dinner was amazing. Was given a 70% refund on the key. Was 70% refund on three night dining package. Drinks package as per usual, got my worth x2 lol Well......that was the good. The Bad- Port staff absolutely stressed the hell out of guests in the key line and suites line, I don't know whether it was a miscommunication between Port staff and Royal Caribbean, but it was poor when they were threatening to push people back to their arranged embarkation time regardless of their status. We missed three-port days out of four, and only got compensation of $200 per state room if you're in a suite. I will not add to the rumours of why royal keeps missing certain ports from sydney and ship capacities from Australia...... Should have of sailed from Brisbane on Quantum lol. The key program is an absolute joke! Tried to do the the good thing by booking everything first up. We were told to go from the sports desk to Northstar to ripcord to call the number to go to guest services and even try booking it at focus????? Also, the key lunch took over an hour to get to the mains. People cutting lines was absolutely horrendous, someone would be in line and let 10 in with them. Not so much a bad thing as it is my own fault but I'm never ever booking a cruise in school holidays. It was like Lord of the flies lol. What 1am curfew hahahahaha. Parents letting children gamble on the slot machines right near the entrance of casino Royale. I saw on four occasions children aged from 10 to 15 ish gambling. Underage drinking and I'm not saying just on the cusp of being legal. I'm saying I saw a 11-year-old with a vodka in a lift. Underage smoking and not even in the designated smoking areas. Was lightly hit with the craps stick at the casino on the hand by a certain dealer, I was new to the game of craps and didn't know the rules too well. Also, it wasn't a mistake because I saw him hit other guests on the hand throughout the sailing. I wonder what would happen if you hit the crew on the hand with a craps sitck???? Internet was absolutely non-existent. Apparently the ship server crashed. Had a really bad dinner at izums, salmon had a metallic taste, Tuna looked dry however the kingfish was good. I must say I've had two really good dining experiences at izumi's in the past. Royals lack of care for overworking the crew with missed port days, I'd rather royal just close the casino and reduce staff shipwide then work these poor people to the bone, absolutely hated that and I felt bad even having to ask for a drink from these absolutely legends!... Royal if you want to miss a port day due to "1.5 m swell"...your loss....not the crew! People defecating and vomiting all over the ship. My heart goes out to the poor crew who clean up after these pigs. Folks who get that messy should be charged a fee and the fee should passed in full to said crew who cleans it up! Royal cutting back on jr suites and diamond members, Enuff said! The fantastic- The crew! The crew are always amazing and fantastic. Doesn't matter. Post COVID pre-COVID no COVID.....They are amazing! The service is that amazing, thats why I always tip everytime even in Oz, our tips are included cause most Aussies are cheap ####'s and don't understand "American based customs" hahaha Now.....In order of legend status. Coastal kitchen - Eguardo, a amazing guy who will go 1001%. Eguardo, if you ever read this, I hope you got to see your kids and sorry we missed you at the airport. Coastal kitchen - Wef and Nomsa, booked us in every night even tho we were in a jr suite. Casino bar staff - Umeish, I did not need to even ask for a drink nor give my seapass card. He saw me and bam! My usual drink was there. Great dude! Casino bar staff - Reymond, when at tables he sorted me out first....every time! Awesome hardworker. The pub staff - Dinesh, really cool guy always sorted me out and was real...he did not take shit from drunk bogan idiots. Music hall bar staff - Michael, really nice guy. Service was great and the only person we let make a "Cesar" for us. Casino staff - Miriam, awesome dealer, she always had the time and patience with not just us but other players. Casino staff - Lay, another great patient dealer who also was working with her husband on the same sailing! Really good to hear that they had a couple's room. Casino management - Bobby, good old Bob. I've seen Bob on quite a few sailings and he's always a good laugh and will always help you with problems as above with two other shithead staff. Good to see that he's climbed the ranks to casino manager! Casino management - Leonardo, He was great. Knew how to have a laugh and really looked after us. Ship cleaner - Mansesh, I saw on two occasions of him cleaning feces from the Royal Promenade and three lots of vomit. Guest services - All of the staff they absolutely copped it...poor guys! Summary- So in summary if you were to ask me, would I cancel this cruise that I just went on? The answer would be yes. A very bold hard.....Yes......waste of money! Did I let it spoil my trip......nope! I do feel like Royal in Australia has dropped the ball overall. They do lie to you and I will not get into how I know but I do know. I don't know if it is a cost recovery measure from COVID. I'm not sure. But one thing I do know is it is not the royal that I was used to pre-COVID. Will I cruise with Royal again? Of course I will and only Royal. But will I do a different form of non cruising holiday? Yes! I think I shall be waiting till they are in a positive cash flow position. Thank you for reading!
  9. Yep, Noumea is looking back to normal. I agree on Vanuatu, what's yours/others thoughts on Vanuatu being good by 2023. Disclosure.....I have a vested interest via a 9 night South Pacific departing 4 Jan 2023 lol.
  10. Yes you can bring snacks. Typically the wife and i don't bring any snacks on board as there is so many awesome offerings available on board. However for the exception, we do bring a few small packs of Kettle Salt & Vinegar chips/crisps.....the wife has a craving for them! Why you might ask? Well in 2017 we paid $11.00USD on board for a pack that would of costed.....$1.80AUD So yes think of the snacks you can't go without lol.
  11. Yes, I agree. It is around that 100% increase mark compared with two sailings that I had in 2020 and in 2021. I think that if was around $90AUD per day I would buy it, but at $140ish.....tell'em ya dreaming!
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