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38 minutes ago, PG Cruiser said:

At this point, after sampling almost 300 cocktails, I don't even know (or remember) what I like anymore. lol

Although while working on the Bamboo Room recipes (to be posted soon), I'm taking a liking to "Penicillin."  I am weirdly hooked on Laphroaig ha ha.

"Bamboo Room" and "Laphroaig" in the same breath just seems so incongruous.

It's possible that your $400 has expired. Credits DO have an expiration date. If you have multiple credits, they may have different expiration dates and the system doesn't automatically use the "oldest" ones first. That's on the cruiser or the cruiser's TA.

1 hour ago, FionaMG said:

ill-fated "dynamic dining" concept that Royal invented when designing those ships.

Royal certainly didn't "invent" the concept. Disney Cruise Line was doing it (and doing it well) long before Royal unsuccessfully ripped off the concept.

3 minutes ago, OCSC Mike said:

Same here on both counts. We also don't spend much onboard so I don't exactly have many line items besides all the $0.00 voucher drinks.

One or two actual purchases, all the vouchers, and a casino charge to cash out our unused OBC.

15 minutes ago, smokeybandit said:

I've always gotten a paper copy. Could be a suites thing though.

No paper copies for us in suites since the last one we received (which WAS a suite).

On 5/26/2024 at 9:43 AM, JeffB said:

installation of LED screens

Those are already in place on Reflection.

On 5/26/2024 at 2:05 PM, FionaMG said:

virtual card

Could THAT be the problem? 

On 5/26/2024 at 3:27 PM, ChessE4 said:

Typically, a folded paper statement is clipped by your door,

You must be in their system as always requesting a paper copy because the last time we received a paper statement was on Liberty in 2016. 

On 5/27/2024 at 4:07 AM, mom2mybugs said:

While I want to make sure I give credit to great service, I will say the constant reminders to give a 10 really annoy me   jane

If I was otherwise inclined to give a "10" (which is unlikely because 10/10 is perfection and there is rarely a case where perfection is achieved) and hear something resembling "give a 10" the score would go down (just as it does from whatever score has been achieved).

10/10 being the only "acceptable" score means there is no real desire for continuous improvement. If you're not moving forward (improving), you're moving backwards.

On 5/25/2024 at 9:43 PM, Mike45orlando said:

I still can't get a cold beer.

Good luck getting a cold beer ANYWHERE outside of the United States and parts of Canada.

Of course, on ships with a majority of passengers being US citizens the societal norm should be the ship's norm.

That August timing is consistent with the 6 month contracts for entertainers. Our February cruise on Reflection was the cross-over week of one group finishing up and the next coming on board to start.

The time to complete is so short because they obviously don't think cruisers are smart enough to remember more than a few days after the cruise ends.

58 minutes ago, happy cruisers 2 said:

 So if I answer that YES, someone did ask me to do the survey (and I name the person) is that a GOOD thing for them or will they be in trouble for doing so?

Definitely NOT a good thing that they asked specifically for a good rating.

Price drops are not just for PDCC - check your other excursions as well.

2 hours ago, Matt said:

I appreciate the feedback. I don't have any plans to change it, but I am curious on an average day, how do you know to visit the site? Meaning, do you just think "Let me go to RCB and see if there are any new posts" or do you usually get notified of new posts from social media, Google, etc?

The only time I typically go to the home page is when I've restarted my browser. When I type "ro" the rest of the url auto-fills. I typically just click over to the forums at that point without checking the posts, mostly because of the excessive scrolling required if I'm not specifically interested in the first story. A list of topics readily visible would definitely get me to check out more blog posts. Otherwise, I only tend to read them if they're linked in a thread on the message board.

Never got them (and we were definitely C&A members when they were a thing).

I always answer the question about whether there were requests for positive ratings honestly ("yes") and then on the next question I am forthright - "I was asked by multiple people for a positive survey rating." If all the requests came from dining room staff, I may or may not mention that (depending on how my day is going when I completed the survey). I have never given an individual name.

You definitely do not want to call out an individual unless the intent is to have them reprimanded (or worse).

One of the best parts of this is that you don't have to worry about spreading the weight around amongst your bags. That one really heavy bag will almost never be charged an overweight fee (unless your airline is particularly finicky).

1 hour ago, BD1157 said:

Thanks for the answers. We want to take in Seward but didn't want to haul our suitcases around.

You can also drop off your bags with the porters (don't forget to tip) and be on your merry way. Complete the check in process later (just don't miss the required all aboard time).

Our first cruise was on Song of America. Small enough to dock in St. George's, Bermuda as well as in downtown Hamilton before the development of King's Wharf.

8 hours ago, Jolly Ogre said:

It is not that... no bubbles in the hot tub... the horror!!

Sadly, there ARE still bubbles.

20 hours ago, tjcruisers said:

Watching a news clip, they said power was was down for 8 minutes. That's not really even noticeable

I have to wait an extra EIGHT MINUTES to get my next adult beverage!?! How can I possibly survive THAT!?!

1 hour ago, OCSC Mike said:

stopping by the WJ afterwards to see what they have.

Or to get more of something you liked in the MDR but didn't want right away.

"Only" $190 for my wife and two friends in a suite, but that covers the cost of one of the excursions they purchased.

6 hours ago, Pattycruise said:

If it's for other reasons I have no advice.

My first thought was the purchase of a surprise gift for her.