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6 hours ago, LCWind said:

Did you book that through Royal?

Yes

Varies by liver

No industrial strength 110v 'muscle massage' devices

How disappointing

2 hours ago, SpeedNoodles said:

Everyone tends to get that message, even people without children.  If you've done what you're supposed to, just ignore the emails.

Because if they didn't send it everyone, then they would need to prove who they sent to 'xyz' when that person claims they never got it and didn't know what they needed to do 

Means you are meat in the eyes of pit boss

Seems pretty straight forward

https://www.royalcaribbean.com/faq/questions/if-i-cancel-a-non-refundable-deposit-reservation-what-refunds-apply

$500 no refundable deposit, $100 change fee, $300 in FCC to apply to another sailing.  Unless I am reading the clearly published policy wrong.

1 hour ago, MaureenG said:

Proof of my husbands second Moderna vaccine. My proof showed a batch number. His just showed the date he had the shot and where. 

You mean the card you took a picture of, uploaded into the RC provided application for verification that took several days to come back and say "verified"?

Sounds like an interesting conundrum for sure.  Sorry for you pain on this topic.  I doubt you will get satisfaction without escalation to executive leadership.

Phone OS up to date?

The five of us had a great time saving baby turtles in Cozumel....unique experience to be sure and heart warming.

In a word....no.

But everyone is different. 

Very few of the shots the photo guys take over the course of the cruise do we end up liking and the posed shots on stairs or with a backdrop....if you want one....dress up take the shot and then buy just that one.

On the flip side, I've paid for pro shoot sitting twice on a cruise and we still have them hanging in our dining room.

I know its being used for sick crew currently....just wondering when the first guest sailing is planned for....we're supposed to be on it April 8th......hoping we see it sail with people prior to making final payment in a couple week <fingers crossed>

17 hours ago, Jack S said:

On embarkation day, recently have rooms been ready right away?

Or is there a wait?

Depends on the room ;).  Top suites are prioritized so even after the restart.....concierge or Genie took us right to our room regardless of time we arrived, however, rest of staterooms announcements have been between 1 and 2 pm that you could go to them

54 minutes ago, JasonOasis said:

The 5 drinks per day are for Diamond Plus guest no matter the stateroom they book and can be redeemed at any bar on the ship. If you are Diamond I think you get 4 free drinks loaded on your sea pass card daily.   If you are in a Star Class suite and you wish to enjoy complementary beer and wine you have to go to the suite lounge between the hours mentioned above. 

To be technically accurate....if you are in Star class you get full beverage package included so you can go anywhere for drinks without paying.  I assume you meant to type Sky class which is the topic at hand.

If you are prime in the casino, you can get money for free (no charge/fee that goes against the CC attached to your account).  Sit down, ask for money, get chips....suddenly remember you need to be somewhere else and cash out

Are you using an app or the website?  If they app....try deleting it completely and reinstalling

Hmmm....call me 'weird' but I like the Royal Loft on the Anthem with its wide open to the ocean shower......obviously you pull the curtain in port....but morning/evening showers at sea are awesome.  The royal lofts on the oasis also have a side facing shower/bathroom but it doesn't have as good a view....this new rendering looks like the shower looks out over the pool....so it gets  MEH from me.  Then again....I never really liked the royal loft on oasis class anyway because of the large part of the balcony that facing the pool and just isn't private to begin with.  I was always picking the owners because it had an 'almost' private deck and still had the personal hot tub.

Also.....I love the piano (miss it on the Anthem and when I get a room without it)....but my kid is a fantastic player...so I enjoy live piano music daily already

Royal could have settled against the auths they already had instead of creating 3 auths (2 during the week for partial amounts and then one at the end for the full amount).  The auths are 20 days old at this point and still show pending.  Normally this stuff just goes unnoticed by all but when your septic system blows up for Thanksgiving right after you paid off the cruise and you opt to hoard the cash for the plumber....and then you find 8k sitting tied up restricting you as basically ghost charges....it gets irritating

In a really weird spot....I know it will clear itself up but it's frustrating.

Got back from my Christmas cruise.....we spent a bit of money on board having a great time.

During the course of the week RCCL 'auths' partial balances against your credit card.  Then at the end of the cruise rather than settle against those auths, the processed a new auth and settled against it.  This results in literally 8k in 'pending' charges showing on my account killing my credit lines while I wait for them to expire.  Both RCCL and Citi shrug their shoulders when I contact them about it...."they will expire in 30 days"....and I'm like "yeah, but in the meantime my wife just got embarrassed at the grocery store when she was low on cash and tried to use her credit.

Swim in the big pool is free (which is like 3.5 feet deep).  Playing in the water park cost extra, this is all the slides and the wave pool

25 minutes ago, CrusoeFam said:

How much cash should we take on a cruise?  4 day. We prepaid tips and gratuity but I feel like I should also bring cash for a little extra here and there. Where else would we need cash on the ship besides the casino? Nassau? Cococay? Anywhere else on the ship?  Sorry-1st time cruiser here!

casino? - if you table gamble, bring cash.  You can't get money free there unless you already have status.

Nassau? - want any souvenirs? Bring cash, barter for better price in markets.

Cococay? - I was the straw market on cococay once before it became perfect day.....haven't been back since, don't even know if they still have it....but again....if you want chachkees (?spell?) you will need cash if its still there.

Tips for room stewards you will need cash

I can only related my anecdotal experience.  We arrived 25 minutes late for check in window in Nassau over the summer because our flight was a little delayed.

When we arrived the hotel for check in we were told to go right up and do check in.

It is probably different per port since when we sailed over christmas out of Bayonne there was just a long line outside of people waiting to be let into the building with no way to tell who had what time....luckily we were in Star so Genie took us right through without any waiting for us.

Where are you departing from?

7 hours ago, AmyH said:

I know this post is about Suite waiting rooms but can anyone tell me if there is a standard waiting area inside please? I’ve never noticed in previous cruise terminals because we’ve not needed to use it. 

 

Thanks in advance! 
 

 

Waiting is essentially outside for standard cabin in Port LIberty.  We sailed out of there over christmas.....the line was outside in the cold for people waiting for their 'times'....then you moved in, checked in, and went right on ship.

On 11/25/2019 at 7:25 PM, NancyL2648 said:

LOL Well now I'm a bit bummed we don't get the "gorgeous room" to wait. 

The purple chairs are a trip to try and sit in if you are in star

4 minutes ago, BrianAlt said:

Never saw one crew member ask someone to wear a mask in the Solarium.  Every other fully indoor place, I did see it.  

On last day I saw it at the indoor pool.  They started getting a lot more vocal about it towards the end of the sailing based on my anecdotal POV