Another thing to consider is how you want to get to the port.  If you live close to a port then you might want to research what itineraries go out of that port.  Air travel may be just as bad at holiday time.  If you want or need to fly then all of the options are open.  You would really enjoy the Oasis class ships better than the Quantum class that you were on.  The Voyager class is smaller but still has a lot to do. The Freedom class is also smaller but still has a lot to do.  Just close your eyes and point because you will be happy on any of these classes on a cruise!

2 hours ago, OrlandoDad said:

You can say that again!  I am convinced this has to do with OBC.  I made many, many cancel and re-bookings in cruise planner over the last month.  All went just fine, with refunds coming to my credit card right at 7 days.  Then I received the RCL shareholder OBC.  Once that hit one stateroom, the next cancel re-book (to save $32 dang dollars!!) sent everything into absolute Chaos.  But I am speculating about that of course.

Here may be the issue, your stock OBC cannot be used for pre-purchased activities per the 2019 shareholder benefit rules. "Onboard credit may not be used for onboard service charges or pre-purchased activities."

I would have to say I have a tie on my favorite ship,  the Allure and the Radiance.  I love that the Allure has not been amplified!  I miss the Champagne bar on most of the ships now.  I love the Radiance for its elegance and my hubby loves it for the dart board LOL.  We have been on the Allure twice and now she will be at the closest port to where we live. YAY We have sailed on the Radiance twice and now have booked 2 more cruises on her.

We boarded in Rome on a multiple port boarding cruise.  The main port was Barcelona.   It was wonderful being on the less crowded boarding port.  We had no trouble making reservations early on line so I would make all reservations on line.  However,  our wait staff for my time dining was horrible.  They paid a lot of attention to the guests that they had been serving for 4 nights and virtually ignored us on or 1st night as a 1 off for my time dining.  We never went back.  This was in 2015 and we were fairly new to cruising so today we would have called the maitre'd over and complained (even the head waiter ignored us). 

15 minutes ago, smokeybandit said:

And they allow that through ship security?

He has had no problems.  Been on Radiance twice and Brilliance once.  He also took them on another cruise but there was no dart board.

8 minutes ago, Matt said:

When I went in February it was. Can't say the darts are in great shape

Thank you.  Also, my hubby brings his own darts due to the shape of theirs.

Can anyone who has sailed on Radiance of the Seas this year tell me if the dart board in the Pub is still available for use?

We used Fabio Atturi in 2015.  He has a limo service that we found through tripadvisor.  He has great reviews and the latest review is from May 2022 so he is still in business.  We used him from the airport to our hotel, from our hotel to the cruise port, and finally from the cruise port to the airport.  There were 4 of us and a lot of luggage.  His email is [email protected] and the cost back then was 65 euros from the airport to the hotel and 175 euros from the hotel to the port and again from the port to the airport.

24 minutes ago, WAAAYTOOO said:

I'm posting this in the Rumors section b/c I have not seen it but one place, so far.

La Vida Loca is reporting that Celebrity will be lifting the vaccination requirement for passengers under 17 years old, for cruises from Europe.

Granted, this is a subset of a subset of a subset of cruisers, but to my knowledge this is the first time I have read of any vaccination requirement being lifted anywhere.  Testing requirements ?  Yes...but not vaxxes as far as I know.

Anybody else hear this anywhere officially ?  Could there be a crack ?

This is from Celebrities Southampton England embarkation healthy protocols "As of June 8, 2022, all guests ages 18 and older must be fully vaccinated."  So it is official.

All of our cruises just appeared again.  Very weird things going on!

33 minutes ago, dodgestang said:

Well....let's hope the fact that I had them move the final payment due date on mine while they work to resolve helps me out.  Sorry for your pain

 

Although...ALL my upcoming cruises have dropped out of view on my account......I've had THAT happen before so fingers crossed when they come back everything is still okay

Our cruises have disappeared also and they are not even to the final payment date.  I think that the site is being worked on so all things are down.

I have tried to book shore excursions through cruise planner and it just "spins" when I go to add it to the cart.  This is in both firefox and Edge.  I tried to check prices using private window in both firefox and Edge and get "OOPS Something Went Wrong" error screen.  Tried to see if I could look at the pricing of a very small 2 day cruise and get the same thing.  Anyone else having issues?

27 minutes ago, WAAAYTOOO said:

Excellent !  I think this is about the only D perk that Star does not get.  There is a D loyalty gift (bottle of wine or whatever you choose) but it is likely to be outshined by the sheer volume of what Star is entitled to.  I guess if you choose a pair of slippers or a beach towel for your loyalty gift that would be something Star does not get.

Congratulations !  Big step forward on the loyalty path !

Diamond does not get wine or sparkling wine.  Per Royal Crown and Anchor "The beverage selection list for Emerald and Diamond members will include water,
juice and soda items." 

This thread has some information on where to stay and transportation. 

I just repriced and saved $1136 on our October Panama cruise do to a cabin price reduction not a new sale.  Check your cruise fares everybody.

The first time sitting on the balcony by myself and watching the ocean roll by all of my stress just drains out of me. 

I live in Texas and we have flown to Sydney Australia for a transPacific as well as to Rome for a Mediterranean.  So I guess you can say we would fly halfway around the world for a cruise we wanted to take.

We have flown in on the day of the cruise twice.  We booked the earliest flight from San Diego to Vancouver through the cruise line (safest way since they will get you to the next port) and had no problems (it went through Seattle).  We also flew from DFW to Orlando for a cruise from Canaveral.  We booked the earliest non stop so that if it was delayed or cancelled we had options and we also had a private vehicle waiting for us.  We had no problems.  However, we have had problems on just regular flights that if we were cruising we would not have made it.  If you fly in on the same day book through the cruise line.

The worst advice we got was from someone we call "The Todd" and he told us that they only bring carry on for any cruise.  They only bring 1 change of clothes and that is for the trip home.  The entire cruise they only wear the cruise supplied robes.  We even saw them down on the pier in the robes.  um no thank you!

We special ordered custom magnets from Build a Sign in 2019 for our group.  We keep them with our travel stuff and use them every trip.  It was about $68 for 15 including tax and shipping. 

We just got off of Celebrity Summit and had over 900 in non-refundable OBC.  Celebrity has the same wording for their use of OBC in the casino.  I was able to use the OBC for a couple of spins then cash out without anyone flinching.   There is no way to know what OBC was used once you print out your ticket.

Radiance of the Seas transited the Panama Canal old locks on 1 April 2022 (this year) so she will probably transit using the old locks (new ones are much more expensive from what I am reading on cruise critic).  We are on the 20 October 2022 cruise and are definitely looking forward to this bucket list trip that was cancelled 2 years ago.

I had a white screen on Firefox and Edge (windows 7) all day yesterday but was able to do a mock booking on Edge today.  From DFW area Texas using private browser setting.

Three out of 4 of our traveling group picked up covid from our Summit cruise that ended Monday.  I am just waiting for it to hit me now.  Hubby is tired, slight fever, and was nauseated.  More like the flu than original covid.