Mikeb1892

I'd be curious about this also. 

15 hours ago, wstephensi said:

After the tour you are allowed to stay and revisit the aquarium, the casino and shops.

Do you know approx how long you have to do this? 

I'm in almost the same boat as you (pun intended). Turning 40 in July, wife and I talking our first cruise on 7-18 on Oasis from NJ. Hope you have a great trip, can't wait to hear about it. 

Bump

About how many vendors are set up (not including RC)?

56 minutes ago, AGSLC5 said:

No the person is talking about the coffee in Cafe Promenade which is Seattles best which is like Starbucks.. The actual Starbucks Kiosk is NOT included.. That person posted a very misleading post

Ah, I see now. I reread it and see where I stumbled. 

Just now, twangster said:

One under the bed on one side only.  It's a single outlet, not a double outlet like in most homes.

You have to look under the bed to find it, usually near the phone jack.

Nice, thanks. 

Are there any outlets other than the group on the desk area? 

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6 hours ago, Adriana said:

Yes, that is correct. And I have seen back and forth on this, but it includes the Starbucks coffee and teas in the Promenade Cafe. 

It does include Starbucks? Can you please confirm this? My wife will be in heaven. 

31 minutes ago, bhageerah said:

This is the model that we have, we keep it in our cruise suitcase and has gone on the past 6 cruises with us.  We do not leave it plugged in and running when we are out of the room (something that I have read is highly frowned upon).  But it comes out every night due to us loving the white noise, as well as the cooling that it provides!  It is pretty  powerful as well as sturdy and moves quite a bit of air!  

https://www.walmart.com/ip/Comfort-Zone-9-HV-3-Speed-All-Metal-Cradle-Fan/21784130

This sounds perfect. Thank you so much. 

3 hours ago, AshleyDillo said:

Yes..I used them on my November 24, 2019 sailing which was the first one after the AMPlification!

Looks like Customer Service just cut & paste from their website (which hasn't been updated):  https://www.royalcaribbean.com/faq/questions/what-are-royal-caribbean-wow-bands

You will come to find that the left hand doesn't talk to the right hand most of the time when dealing with Royal  

 

3 hours ago, WAAAYTOOO said:

Yes, Oasis does have WOW bands now.

WOOT! We love the magic bands at Disney. I'm assuming these will work the same way? 

5 minutes ago, AshleyDillo said:

I have not seen Royal say anything official on this. 

They never did with Oasis either, and Oasis got the RFID makeover so I would assume Allure will get the same.  Allure is the only Oasis class ships without them at the present time.

So just to confirm, Oasis OTS does have Wow Bands?  RCL Customer Service told me otherwise on an e-mail dated 1-17-20...

21 minutes ago, Psycho and Barb said:

We use a fan like this one for both cruising and camping.  Turned out to a bit hit with the family...Everyone kept borrowing it.  We bought all our kids one for Christmas this year.   Little thing moves a lot of air and is rechargeable by USB.

 

https://www.amazon.com/gp/slredirect/picassoRedirect.html/ref=sspa_dk_detail_6?ie=UTF8&adId=A014973117LITMT38AX6C&qualifier=1579887637&id=1246602116815284&widgetName=sp_detail&url=%2Fdp%2FB07P41WTQ2%2Fref%3Dsspa_dk_detail_6%3Fpsc%3D1%26pd_rd_i%3DB07P41WTQ2&pd_rd_w=qc0OR&pf_rd_p=45a72588-80f7-4414-9851-786f6c16d42b&pd_rd_wg=dRJ94&pf_rd_r=DWVAZVDJX5DHBKRB28T4&pd_rd_r=73cc40f5-d232-4b38-8be2-0e1e758a2880

Is it loud?  I need it for the white noise as well as the air movement.

See...?  Big difference in "good price"!!  Thanks @Matt

9 minutes ago, Ampurp85 said:

I travel with a 10in fan everywhere as I cannot sleep without the noise..and air on warmer nights. I always pack mines in my luggage and I used it on my Mariner cruise in 2019 and will be using one for any future cruises.Most new fans will be UL certified and I ordered mines from Amazon, the only issue would be if you have to use a convertor.

Thanks for the info.  We won't need a converter so we should be good to go.

Just now, Matt said:

Hard to know.  Basically, if she wants one service (main-pedi), then book it now.

What they tend to offer onboard is something like a facial, swedish massage and something else for a good price.

I also like pre-booking to lock in a day and time.  If your wife is like mine, timing the service to formal night or other significant evening is important.

Actually I think my wife would be quite flexible with when the service would be offered, so we can use that to our advantage.  When you say "good price", my wife and I often tend to have different definitions of what that means.  Are we talking like 50% off?  

1 hour ago, sk8erguy1978 said:

No experience bringing one, but if you ask your stateroom attendant fast enough they might have a box fan for you.

I will definitely try this.

1 hour ago, jticarruthers said:

Dont have a link handy but i have a couple of plastic fans from Best Buy that i have never had an issue with.

Think they were about $10-$15 each and are 9" fans.

Pretty much anything modern is going to be UL certified as far as i know.

Do you know if they specifically said UL Certified on them?  Also, did you have them in your checked bags or carry-on?  Would this make any difference?

1 minute ago, Matt said:

Before the cruise, they tend to discount one specific service, whereas on the ship, they offer discounts on combo packages.

Could you please elaborate on this?  She already has a Mani-Pedi booked.  Would they possibly offer a discount if she piggybacked on that with a massage?

Anyone know of any fans that were allowed on board (hopefully looking for a link to Amazon or another retailer for the specific fan that you know was allowed).  I received the following from Guest Services and just want to make sure we bring the correct item. 

Electric fans are allowed onboard as long as the fan has a "certified" sticker such as "UL Certified".

What I really need is something that will move a decent amount of air and make a good amount of white noise (not interested in like a 5" battery powered model).  Size is not really an issue as we'll be driving to port and it will just be my wife and I in the room (4D balcony Oceanview).

My wife would like to book a massage for our upcoming cruise.  We will have (3) full sea days, and (3) port days.  Of the (3) port days, one day we will not be leaving the ship at all, and one day we will be back on the ship early afternoon.

Is it more cost effective to book the massage now or wait until we're on board?  I know that typically the services are cheaper on port days, which is fine for her aside from the one full day that we'll be off the ship.  She's flexible for the time of day and what day of the voyage it takes place.  

Cruise Planner states duration is 2 hr 30 min, and also that it is a guided tour.  Does anyone know if we will have any free time after the tour?  I collect casino chips and I'd like to get one from the casino there (don't need to play, just purchase a chip from a dealer and head out).  

We are doing MTD in July 2020. We booked through a TA. How do we prepay gratuities? 

8 hours ago, Flacruiser99 said:

When you pick up your bags get a porter as he will enable you to skip the sometimes long customs/immigration lines. 

Nice tip. 

1 hour ago, SweetHomeLady said:

We usually use clear packing tape on our luggage tags.  Cut a strip of tape a bit longer than the paper tag, put the tag face down on the sticky side, then slide that through the luggage handle and fold it up, sticking the tape to itself.  Never had a problem.  Good luck!

Nice idea, thanks.