Srp431
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Does RCCL do the 2 for $20 t-shirt sales on Alaska cruises.?All my cruises have been caribbean, but we are using our FCC from our cancelled March 2020 cruise for a June 2021 cruise in Alaska. If they do the sale, should I assume they would be Alaska port t-shirts.
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We received out FCC on April 25 for our cruise and a refund for our shore excursions, but still waiting for our airfare refund to hit the credit card from Royal's airfare program
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44 minutes ago, mathbees said:
I'm still hopeful that RCL will stick with June 12 (Of course, my next cruise is June 12). I'm thinking these two announcements were just that they're not ready for the next couple of weeks and it makes more sense to push it out to ensure they are ready.
Since RCL had already pushed to June, maybe they'll stick with it. Or maybe I'll join the growing ranks of those disappointed souls that have to push their much anticipated vacations out to a future date.
I'm in the same boat.I have a June 12th on Harmony . Crossing fingers
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June 14 on harmony of the seas. #stillgoing unless royal cancels
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3 minutes ago, Relasky28 said:
Just curious on people’s thoughts on not canceling their up coming cruises! Still plan on going next Sunday... I hope anyways!
Stay safeRyan
We're still planning on going on our Freedom cruise on March 22. The entire family is health (cross our fingers it continues), so no concerns for us.
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#stillgoing 11 days (3/22/2020)
Freedom out of San Juan
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44 minutes ago, WAAAYTOOO said:
Wow ! Thanks for the shots inside the lifeboats. I couldn’t figure out what they were....and then finally read your post ! It seems the floor boards are up and they show the battery banks. Very interesting
Same here. I went to the photos before reading what the photos were. Very interesting and its a pretty tight fit for anyone in one of those things
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33 minutes ago, SpeedNoodles said:
First, @Lisa0710, welcome to the forums!
Next, it's an advisory, not a mandate. If you fall into the categories of susceptible people (elderly, immunocompromised, underlying health issues), then you may want to take that advice seriously. I would personally still go if I had a cruise booked (assuming I could get a letter of agreement signed by my petsitter that she'd stay on the job should I end up on a quarantined ship!), because I don't fall into any of those high-risk categories. The choice is really up to you.
Happy cruising (whenever that will be!)
We're going on Freedom on Mar 22 out of San Juan and we always kennel our dogs. Since its Spring Break, the kennels are usually completely full with a waiting list in Mar / April and they probably don't want to hold our dogs for 2 more weeks. The cost would be pretty ugly. If your a normal healthy adult you should be good to go. That's our plan at least.
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49 minutes ago, emsff02 said:
Have a great cruise!
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On 2/8/2020 at 9:21 PM, cruisestuff said:
Sorry I am so late! Been very busy lately. @SnickerTail I have not changed any excursions, other than the one in Cozumel which was cancelled by Royal Caribbean. We do not have a beverage package because we are not heavy drinkers, and we mostly drink water and wine, sometimes cocktails. No RoyalUp offer, which is fine with me. The Crown Loft seems like an awesome room!
Also, we recently stayed in the Kimpton Epic (not for a cruise). It was amazing!!! We had the 1-bedroom waterview suite which was newly renovated (like all the rooms). The views were incredible, you could see boats passing through the canal and the drawbridge going up. The room was amazing, with a modern and cozy feel. The staff were super nice and upgraded us for free from the junior suite! Finally the Japanese restaurant downstairs, Zuma, had great food and had luxury yachts docked outside. The lobby was impressive, with fancy cars displayed outside. Sorry this sounds like an advertisement, that's how much I enjoyed it!!
These photos aren't mine, I don't know how to upload my photos onto computer
Great view from the bedroom
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8 minutes ago, Anastasia said:
Hi guys, I had a question about food at the dining hall. We have my time dining for dinner, but have never had breakfast or lunch at the dining hall; we usually go to windjammer. For breakfast and lunch, do we just show up and it’s first come/first served? Or do we need to make a reservation? Thanks in advance!
No reservations necessary in the main dining room for breakfast and lunch you just show up and they will seat you
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9 minutes ago, LaurenLewie said:
Yes I know that. I’m just making the point that someone who may only drink a glass of wine at dinner, doesn’t drink coffee or soda pop, that a deluxe package or a refreshment package isn’t really needed and a waste of money for her. But if I want the deluxe package she would have to get it.
I’m thinking I may get the punch card. It won’t be the deluxe package but it will save me from worrying about “how much have I spent” if I were to pay/drink.
The punch card is usually only offered in the middle / end of the cruise and some sailings its not offered at all. It depends on the sailing
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1 hour ago, SpeedNoodles said:
Day 6 - At Sea
Dagnabit, the cruise is getting too close to being over!!! NOOOOOOOOOO!!!!
We took this day to sleep in - it was the first time that we actually closed the drapes and didn't just let the sun wake us up. This was pretty much Mr. SpeedNoodle's request. We really had nothing to do until 11:30, so we slept until about 9:00 and then hit the tail end of breakfast at the Solarium Bistro.
This morning we had the Escape the Rubicon escape room activity. While we waited for our group I had to take a few pics of the area - Adventure Ocean had such cute paintings (as far as we could see in), and it was just a very pretty area to wait. Who am I kidding, the entire ship is beautiful.
We were then ready for the Escape Room. We had about 9 people (one no-show). I can honestly say that, while it was interesting, I've never spent that long being so confused and utterly useless in my life. My mind just doesn't operate in such a manner to solve puzzles such as these (other kinds, yes, maybe - maybe not, feeling super dumb now). Most of the rest of the team seemed to have their stuff (not my chosen term, but it's a family blog) together. But we did not solve it and escape. Not escaping didn't bother me as much as just feeling stupid and totally demoralized.
I had a solution for that, though:
We grabbed a drink (we were skipping lunch because we'd decided to go to Chops for dinner instead of Wonderland, but the only reservation I could snag last minute was at 5pm) and headed over to watch the International Belly Flop competition. During the competition, Brian (cruise director) announced that they were going to hold an impromptu "HIRO" show in the AquaTheatre at 3pm, because they'd had to cancel so many in the first few days of the cruise. We already had our reservations from last Saturday rescheduled to Friday, but we decided to see if we could get in, just in case THAT one ended up being canceled as well.
We had no trouble getting in and grabbing a comfortable seat, and we loved the show. While I thought the story line was pretty loose (ok, REALLY loose), I really enjoyed the entire show. The performers were truly amazing (and brave). Pics from the daytime show just aren't that spectacular so I'm only posting one of the woman who was constantly harnessed up and walking up above the audience. We were especially impressed with her. We watched the crew put the 360 harness on her during the top tier event - that thing is TIGHT and the faces she made when they seemed to screw it into her hips really told it all. The fact that she can smile through the entire performance might impress me the most.
I also had to get my one ride on the carousel. I've been obsessed with them my entire life, and I have no issues being the weird adult chick on the kids ride. I refused to let Mr. SpeedNoodles take any photos (which was easily accomplished since he never took his phone out of the safe all week and I wouldn't give him mine!)
By the time that was over it was time to get ready for dinner at Chops. We found it to be really not good on Ovation in June, but decided to give it a shot, since we'd eaten everywhere else by then.
I started with the Carpacchio and the lobster bisque.
My entree was the ribeye and Mr SpeedNoodles had the strip. He really liked his. Mine was fine. But he grills steaks for us all of the time at home, buys really good cuts, and seasons them and cooks them just the way I like them, so I'm very difficult to impress when we go out for steak. I should have tried the lamb, since we don't do that at home. By no means was it bad, it just wasn't as good as he makes it.
We shared a slice of Key Lime Pie. We dug into it before I remembered to take a picture. It was ok. It wasn't as amazing as it was at Joe's Stone Crab in Miami (although they're kind of famous for it, so that's probably not a fair comparison).
We then wandered through the Promenade on the way to the Royal Theatre to see "Flight" and saw discovered this band playing above the Royal Shop - they were pretty good, but we had to keep moving....
Then we ran into the Stowaway Piano Player, and took a few minutes to ride the elevator with her. She was good, but the music she played wasn't nearly as much fun as the guy on Navigator played. But she was sweet and we liked her:
We had some time before Flight and I remembered that they were performing iSkate in Studio B, so we ducked in there to catch that - we'd missed 1977 because I was dumb and scheduled that the night before St Maarten at some ridiculous hour like 10:30pm.
We dodged over to see Flight next (not bad, not great - glad we saw it, wouldn't go see it again).
And then, although we'd been pretty much going from activity to activity all day, I insisted that we go to the Quest. Mr SpeedNoodles had never been to one, and it's one of those things that simply can NOT be explained and must be experienced. I didn't get any pics (my phone was effectively out of battery life by then), but it was one of the highlight activities of the week. Mr SpeedNoodles plans to be prepared to participate on the October Group Cruise (he says he'll prepare with appropriate clothing choices and a few shots of tequila).
We came back to these creatures in our stateroom. I LOVED this little puppy. I'd never had anyone leave anything like it.
And that was enough for a sea day. Tomorrow is Coco Cay!!!!
I've never seen the puppy towel animal either, looks great.
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Following, enjoy your trip
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33 minutes ago, SnickerTail said:
You probably want to pick one. The Beach Club is to relax and be a little less crowded (and get upgraded food), the water park for slides and activities. Trying to do both (IMO) would just result in not enjoying either fully.
Agree, they are also on opposite ends of the island
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14 hours ago, Nancysau said:
Just returned from a great cruise - I am unable to eat dairy and was really disappointed that the only options for cereal involved regular milk, also only dairy coffee creamer and butter at the tables. These are such easy changes that could be made by offering soy or almond milk, margarine and a non dairy coffee creamer.
I made a great salad one day too and almost every dressing was dairy based or mustard - no regular old Italian or oil based options.Did you talk to the manger in the Windjammer. My experience is they are pretty helpful, if one asks
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2 hours ago, coneyraven said:
For those that have cruises booked on Freedom ..... check your app, my March 29th Sailing just appeared.
Yep, my is March 22nd and is now available on the app
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Thanks, I'm also, still looking for a Royal sweatshirt. Again , never seen one on a Caribbean cruise