Shari

We are headed to Ovation on 13 May. This is Ovation's first Alaska cruise and it is so packed with Diamond and up we received the following email. I have never heard of specialty coffee being preloaded onto your Seapass before. Has anyone else? ABOUT YOUR UPCOMING TRAVELS Dear Guest, We are excited to welcome you onboard Ovation of the Seas for its transition sailing from Vancouver, British Columbia to Seattle, Washington. As you may know, this sailing is quite popular among our Crown and Anchor Society and as a result, our staff is making enhancements to accommodate you. During your cruise, the Nightly Happy Hour will expand to include both the Diamond Club and the Music Hall on deck 3&4. As always, 3 drink vouchers will be loaded on your account for you to use at the bars and lounges throughout the ship during happy hour. DIAMOND CLUB & MUSIC HALL CONCIERGE LOUNGE Deck 3 & 4 Deck 12 Diamond, Diamond Plus, and Pinnacle Club Pinnacle Club and Suites Additionally, we understand with more top tier guests than usual, the rush for morning coffee can become hectic. To alleviate some of the wait, we are loading one specialty non- alcoholic coffee voucher per day onto your SeaPass card. This can be used in the Main Dining Room, La Patisserie, Café Two70°, Solarium Bistro, and the Windjammer. Once onboard, please check your Welcome Letter or with your Concierge for additional information. We’re happy you’re joining us for these special sailings and we hope your time with us is nothing short of spectacular! Thank you for being Loyal to Royal, we appreciate your patronage. Sincerely, Your Crown & Anchor Society Team.

1. Allure 2. Voyager 3. Radiance 4. Majesty 5. Brilliance 6. Legend I expect this will change after Ovation next month.

The most notable line in this article is: "This form of travel will still be allowed for American tourists accompanied by U.S.-based, authorized sponsors, like cruise ship operators." Looks like cruises to Cuba will continue.

We ordered the Ultimate Dining for our cruise on 13 May. I just checked our "order history" information on Cruise Planner and the name has changed to Unlimited Dining. So RCL is changing the Ultimate Dining to the Unlimited Dining.

I do know that Radiance and Brilliance had them. I believe Voyager did too. Maybe they are only in the English style pubs that are listed on some of the ship classes.

My husband loves playing darts while we cruise. Is there a dart board on Ovation of the Seas?

You can book drink packages, dining packages, excursions, etc. via one cruise planner. After selecting what you want it will ask if there are more people and you can then add the people in the other cabin. We have done this many times. You may also want to verify that the two cabins are linked for main dining. You should be able to see that on the reservation documentation showing the other reservation number as linked for main dining. If they are not and you booked through Royal then call them and get them linked. If you booked through a travel agent call them to get the dining linked.

I will admit to buying $3 of chips a day. I love the slots and want to keep playing. I have satisfied my addiction for the moment and won't buy anymore.

I want to thank all of you. I started 3 days ago and am now addicted. I have over 30000 towards buying $100 OBC with 50000. My husband is confused as to why I like the slots.

I called yesterday about my May Alaska cruise on Ovation and saved $205 but lost $100 onboard credit. This is the 5th time I have called and saved in the last few months. Thanks to all of you letting us know when prices may have dropped. I have saved over $1800 by doing this. I also followed the advice to switch to non-refundable when it gets close to final payment time. That helped tremendously! Y'all are great!

I called a couple of hours ago and they said the system was down until 10AM EST. Check after that.

The person who posted in FB had a picture of their perks sheet that stated these drinks were available anywhere on the ship including the MDR and Specialty restaurants. I was hoping to verify it here.

I saw a post on FB that showed the 3 drinks are now available in the MDR and specialty restaurants during the "happy hour" timeframe. Has anyone who has sailed recently seen this on your perks paper?

Combined with a planned server move for Celebrity Cruises makes me wonder.

Everybody should check their own cruise pricing. BOGO60 started today. I called again and got another 340 off.