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Hey, y'all... It's time for a weekend cruise. 

Love this ship!

https://www.facebook.com/groups/navigatoraug2024/

November discounts are out. These are probably the Black Friday deals. I'm going to go ahead and book my refreshment package (not a big drinker.) I'll check on Black Friday and Cyber Monday to see if there is any additional discounts, though. There are discounts on everything.

Decent drink package deals this weekend...

On 9/24/2023 at 11:17 PM, SEG said:

Same message is still popping up. Anyone have tips about how to resolve it?

On our cruise, we just had to keep checking and it finally let us reserve a time.

Here's a video of our tour in Seattle.

Oops... I forgot that this cruise isn't going to Seattle. I deleted the video for Seattle.

Here's a video of our food tour in Victoria, BC. We also went to a chocolate store at the end of the tour!

5 hours ago, singlenotmingle said:

What all did you guys do in Astoria, Victoria, and Vancouver?  Did you book shore excursions or go at it alone?

HI... Our cruise ports kept changing, ending up with 2 days at sea (when Monterey was cancelled), Seattle, Victoria, Vancouver. Ours was a 5 night cruise.

In Seattle we did a "Half-Day Guided Tour of Seattle City and Snoqualmie Falls" ( https://www.viator.com/tours/Seattle/Snoqualmie-Falls-and-Seattle-City-Tour/d704-7265P1?medium=social-share-copy ) and it was a great experience. Small group, and the tour operator was so interesting. Shutter Tours took us to places I've never been to in the Seattle area, and I've been to Seattle many times, with family living about 90 minutes outside of Seattle. Shutter Tours also gave us some great photo tips, and used our phones to take photos for us. We walked to the pick-up point, and were dropped back at in the same area, easy walking distance to the ship.

In Victoria we did a "Victoria Guided Food and History Tour" ( https://www.viator.com/tours/Victoria/Guided-Food-and-History-Tour/d617-45346P1?medium=social-share-copy ) and it was AWESOME! Small group, great food offerings, pleasant walking tour. We took a taxi from the ship to the meeting place, but walked back to the ship after.

In Vancouver we booked an RCCL excursion that was a bus tour around the city, with a stop at Stanley Park and then a drop off at the airport. For this cruise, we've decided to stay the weekend in Vancouver. We've booked an AirBnB for Friday and Saturday night.

I was on this cruise in 2023 with my sister, in 2024, I'm going again, this time with girlfriends!

7 hours ago, michaelp1446 said:

Congrats... We are at 39 days to go and still not available.  Called Royal, they will have IT "look into it" . Fingers crossed

that check in times will appear.

Just keep the app open on your phone and check every time you pick up your phone... Good luck!

YES! Finally... we could check in yesterday (day 42 before cruise) at around 2:30p in the afternoon.

Earliest check-in time was 11a (other cruises I've had 10:30a as the earliest.) Maybe because this is a repositioning cruise.

I'm on a FB roll call and 11a was the earliest for everyone.

On 3/24/2023 at 4:09 PM, DavidB said:

If anyone else was having issues with check in, it is up and working now!

YES! Finally... we could check in yesterday (day 42 before cruise) at around 2:30p in the afternoon.

Earliest check-in time was 11a (other cruises I've had 10:30a as the earliest.) Maybe because this is a repositioning cruise.

I'm on a FB roll call and 11a was the earliest for everyone.

26 minutes ago, Pattycruise said:

Sometimes it’s the ship time that impacts your ability to check in.   Other times it’s just Royal being Royal. 

I was wondering if the time was maybe part of the issue as Radiance is currently in the Bahamas and soon to be heading to the Panama Canal, then north to LA, where we depart from.

19 minutes ago, Villageidiot said:

Was this both online and in the app? Strange

Yep. I've tried both. It's frustrating, but I guess I just have to keep checking throughout the day. I want an early boarding time to start my vaca early!

My cruise is 45 days out today, so, naturally, I'm right there to check-in, just after midnight. I enter my info (passport, photo, contact, credit card) and then it tells me: 

"! We're not quite ready for you. Check back closer to your cruise to select an arrival time and complete check-in." HUH? I've always been able to select a boarding time at check-in, but not today.  I checked my roll-call and no one is able to select a boarding time. I contacted RCCL by phone, but it seems they don't know either. I got the answer: "There is a glitch and to keep trying", another cruiser contacted them and was told "It will be available by 24 hours before departure." I think the customer service reps were guessing and trying to give us and answer that would satisfy us.

New Itinerary.

Looks like we might have another port change in our future.

https://www.ksbw.com/article/city-of-monterey-puts-end-to-vital-services-for-cruise-ships/42801316

I'm booked for this cruise with my sister! She's flying in from Oklahoma, and I'm flying in from Nevada.

We were on Radiance OTS in 2019 for an Alaska cruise.

~Debbie & Robyn 

On 1/18/2023 at 2:23 PM, SteveK said:

I would definitely be contacting RC and asking.

I messaged RCCL on FB messenger and received this response.

On 1/18/2023 at 4:54 PM, morganpink2001 said:

Does anyone know if the servers enforce the "one item per section" rule for The Key lunch? We would really love to have the Shrimp Cocktail and Cesar Salad!

The one item per section was enforced on my 1/6/23 lunch on Navigator. But maybe it's "waiter discretion"... I'd ask.  

1 hour ago, JohnK6404 said:

We just had the Key lunch in the MDR on Wonder last week and our future sailings on Wonder (OCT 2023) and Icon (MAY 2024) still list the lunch in the MDR... Maybe it's not available on your ship going forward for some reason? I would keep checking!

 

This is the same menu we had for our Key lunch on Navigator on 1/6/23. I'll just keep an eye on it, I guess. I was surprised at the omission.

13 minutes ago, Xaa said:

That looks like an old list of benefits.  Room Service and the 25% off dining I think were initial benefits that went away.  I'm just guessing though Debbie.  For my next sailing 03/05, it shows the Chops lunch still.

I hope you're right. I also noticed that when you click "Plan my cruise" the drop down has changed to "VIP Passes". Click on that and it takes you to The Key. That's where I found the benefits that I posted.

Included for the 5/6/23 sailing on Radiance:

I have reserved "The Key" for my May 6 sailing on Radiance OTS. I just used The Key on my Jan 6 sailing on Navigator OTS and enjoyed the welcome lunch in the Main Dining Room... but when I look at the benefits listed for the 5/6 sailing, the lunch is not listed. Maybe it's because of the different ships? Or maybe the program has changed?

Any thoughts?

~Debbie

So, I am cruising with a friend. Do I buy 1 Voom, with two devices, or do I buy voom with one device for each person? (It's cheaper to buy 1 voom with 2 devices)?

Also, if you book voom with 2 device, can you cancel one device without canceling the entire order?

On 10/11/2021 at 12:27 PM, Pooch said:

Baileys milk shake (I make my own with the soft serve).

Uhhhh... Yum! Pray tell how???

Is it just soft serve and a shot of Baileys? How do you mix it up? What do you put it in? Do you get a cup/glass from the ship?