JennyB

PAID IN FULL!  So excited!  First time on Mariner AND at Labadee. Bringing my adult daughter with me, her very first cruise!

Booked and soooo ready to go!  Never been to Labadee!

Can I assume this is usually on a sea day?

I use lanyards because most of my cruise clothes don't have pockets.  I use pretty ones that look like necklaces.

...and luggage tag holders we use so our tags don't rip off..

This close to a Harmony cruise, could be sold out...just keep checking online...and also others might be on your sailing and could answer also...

We've only been on 4 cruises, but 3 of them have been in the last quarter of the year and we've never had any bad weather, not even rain, except for a sprinkle in Cozumel that didn't even get our shirts wet...  But as I understand and as others have said, the captains can steer clear of hurricane weather and/or ports can be cancelled/changed...but it's honestly, IMO, just like any other vacation no matter where you go...you take the change of bad weather everywhere...

I say, go and enjoy yourself.  Make the best of whatever weather you have. 

I won't be jealous that you're going without me.  LOL.

There will be signs when you get there to show you where to go...

8 minutes ago, Jill said:

Why wouldn’t it? There’s no surge protection 

As @Matt stated above... "Bottom line, security cant verify every power strip is or isn't safe. So they confiscate them all. "

On 5/23/2022 at 4:27 PM, endofturn said:

I filled out the accessibility questionnaire/form and indicated I was requesting an extension cord and distilled water for my next sailing.

Has anyone done this before?  What was your experience? Did they try and charge for the water or was the stuff not waiting for you when you got to your room?

We did this for our last cruise and an extension cord and water was in our stateroom when we got there, no charge...this was also pre-pandemic.

7 minutes ago, Va4fam said:

Looks a lot like the one that I have.  Now I'm confused.

technically it's not allowed, but that doesn't mean someone didn't get one on and it was possibly missed by security...

Basically, if you think you want the beverage packages, just go ahead and book them.  Then when the price lowers during a "sale" or for whatever other reason Royal might have, you can always call RC and rebook at the lower price.  But it also freezes you into that initial price you paid if it goes up. 

I mean, I'd rather get it AFTER the cruise and not while ON the cruise.  But please know I just prayed for you. That is all.

On 5/13/2022 at 4:30 PM, smokeybandit said:

I've never had a single day wiped out due to bad weather while on a Caribbean cruise .  In fact, I've never had rain for more than an hour (during the day) on any cruise.

 

Not sure how I lucked out on that.

same.

small fan.  phone for photos only.  other than that i'll just buy anything else i'd need.  just get me on a ship.

7 minutes ago, WAAAYTOOO said:

What kind of information do you mean ?  You can access all of the Cruise Planner options, etc.  The only thing you really cannot see is your balance due and things related to finance.  Other than that, there is no difference between looking at your booking online with or without a TA.

I was asking just because I was reading through the first few comments on this thread and then started to wonder. 

When you book through a TA, if you have your reservation# and other info from the TA, can you not access your cruise info on royalcaribbean.com?  This is a valid question.  I am truly curious.

I personally have not seen pre-cruise sales in the Spa, but they do run "sales" on board...usually it's not really a "sale" as much as it might be a package of more than one thing at a "discounted" price...hubby and I did a couples massage on our 25th anniversary cruise and it was discounted but not enough that we will ever do it again on a cruise! 

According to this old comment on a similar post, not on Brilliance...  but maybe someone more recently traveled can answer...

On 12/13/2018 at 3:53 PM, whitsmom said:

They cannot be opened up on the Radiance class.  We tried this past summer on our Alaska cruise.

I think it's definitely something you could ask RC about?  We've requested small fans before...

On 4/30/2022 at 10:46 AM, dodgestang said:

We got these during the first pro session we did back in 2019

those are precious!

ooohhh...great question...I'll be following!  We were just talking about this also!

24 minutes ago, AspiringCruisePlanner said:

@octaviocloss I don't know if you read the OP's message correctly.  If the bid for the royal up is for only one of the connecting balcony rooms, only that one room and it's occupants will be upgraded.  Meaning only the OP and her husband would be allocated to that upgraded room and no other guests can be added to it.  They wouldn't allow the kids room to be so far away from the other, so even if you won the Royal Up, you would have to rearrange rooms anyway.

Royal Up is not set up to handle these situations where multiple rooms would combine into one room.  In order to move everyone to that 2BR GS, you would have to book it at it's current rate and cancel the other reservations.

From the FAQ

Q. If I have two reservations can I bid only once through RoyalUp℠and if accepted, cancel the second reservation and move the guests into the upgraded cabin?

A. No, if you have two cabins you will need to submit two separate bids and they will be considered independently. RCI cannot guarantee that both reservations will be upgraded. In the case that one of the reservations gets upgraded, you cannot move the other guests into the upgraded cabin. All reservations cancelled within the penalty period will be subject to cancellation fees.

I'm quoting @AspiringCruisePlanner in agreement.  We asked about this when we took our cruise with our 2 16yo boys, they were in the connecting room and we couldn't combine that into 1 suite for all 4 of us if we RoyalUp'd. 

4 kids?  Oasis.  Hands down.

Larger, more to do. 

Without the kids?  I'd do whatever would give me more days on the ship.  LOL

On 4/15/2022 at 8:11 PM, sunset1031 said:

We are a party of 8 and scheduled the same time (6:30pm) each night at My time dining. will we sit at the same table and have the same wait person every night?

With the exception of our first cruise, we have only ever done My Time Dining and every single time we had the same table and server no matter what time we chose for dinner.  I honestly think they try their best to seat you at least in the same server area if possible, but that is really just my opinion about that.

#sharethecoffee

But seriously you can use them.  Give one away.  Some espresso based drinks might use more than one depending on how many espresso shots are used in the drink...