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My kids have never tipped extra with the soda package for all 7 of their cruises. I also haven't with my soda package . All they do is push a button and fill your glass at the bar

Just wear pants and you should fit in with the crowd

5.99 on Black Friday was what we payed for our last 2 cruises. never seen anything lower

We had a Crown Loft (2 adults 2 kids) and got a rollaway bed as well for our Symphony 3/2022 cruise. It was a good choice, we normally get connecting balconies , but splurged for this cruise. The 2nd bathroom was nice to have. No complaints. Also enjoyed coastal kitchen for breakfast and sun suite deck on sea days as well

What about vaccinated but no boosters? Are you considered vaccinated for Fl sailings?

1 hour ago, ChadwickFrench said:

The reason I ask is because I only see upside.  To be quite honest I feel like it's a no-brainer.  I think it's a market that Royal Caribbean really needs to look at.  Imagine instead of going to Vegas to place your bets on March Madness at your favorite sports book, you could now do it from your cruise ship while still enjoying all the benefits of being on a cruise ship and still have the opportunity to watch the games live.  Seems like nothing but profit if you ask me.

I'm in with this. Probably the only way I go into the casino. Only an upside for Royal

Personally I won't / refuse to pay extra for hamburgers and fries even if they are good . So no to Johnny Rockets for us .

Ours sit in a drawer in the original package they come in. We're diamond now. 

1 hour ago, PatsFanBrian said:

Since this is just a poll of our personal preferences/usage, I never use the Gym/Spa (exercise on vacation?) and my kids are adults, so Adventure Ocean doesn't do anything for me.

The stairs are my gym

On 7/24/2022 at 7:04 PM, CGTLH said:

Envelope in question???

 

I do all the cooking at home, so I've taken these home and place them next to my wife's plate at the end of her meal, when its a "special" homemade meal. Kids think its pretty funny, just to reminder her to at least say thank-you for the home cooked meal.

Those emails really make you second guess yourself, but we had this happen w/ my 11 yr old over springbreak, Her card was "accepted" by the system, but got the same emails about scheduling tests.

1 hour ago, WAAAYTOOO said:

I had not considered the problem of a fold-out bed since we never have that problem.  Agree- if you had a day bed to worry about you would need setup and take down service or it would be a mess !

We had the sofa bed and a rollaway bed in our CL suite this past spring break cruise on Symphony and when both were out it took a majority of the lower level up. Our suite attendant took the roll away bed out of the room each morning and set it back up each evening, same with the sofa bed. It was much appreciated and he was rewarded. We also have a nice referral for him as well. Stephan was great

47 minutes ago, JasonOasis said:

So let's take this a bit further and say for example on a 7 night cruise your stateroom or suite is only cleaned 2 or 3 times max during those 7 nights.  Should you still pay ( cruise line charge your for) gratuities for the additional 4 nights if you received no service at all from a stateroom attendant?  

Now think about how that might effect stateroom attendants overall pay.  

This is such a mirky issue because there will be people who will question why they are being charged 7 nights worth of gratuities if they are only getting service 2 or 3 times during a cruise and that would put a tremendous amount of financial pressure on stateroom attendants pay. 

After the am cleaning I put the sleeping it off sign out because I don't need the turndown service at night.  But if this becomes a trend industry wide cruise lines would either have to raise the hourly pay for stateroom attendants or they will have a really hard time filling those positions because people may start to balk at the idea of paying for services they aren't actually receiving which means stateroom attendants would see a drop in pay.

I'm sure people will question paying the same gratuities or an increase gratuities for less service. We have struggles with this at hotels over the last 2 yrs. Tip for daily service that actually occurred or tip for daily stay? No easy answer

We had envelopes left in our stateroom on our last 2 cruises in dec 2021 and March 2022.  We payed our tips through our online account, could give more if you choose with the envelopes

My wife keeps files in a file cabinet for each cruise we take and she had a cruise compass from our first in 1993. They accepted our proof and got out points back. 

Prefer the sandwich with spicy mustard instead of the gravy. Agreed quality has gone downhill some

Least favorite CATS

Favorite Mama Mia

our weather stations only get yesterday's weather accurate 

Jacki York @ MEI very helpful and fast response time

4 hours ago, LovetoCruise87 said:

Australia 

New Zealand and Australia

I prefer cabins near elevators . As others have stated rarely any noise and I prefer a bit less walking

No driving anywhere . I drive 1 hour each way to work and look forward to no time behind the wheel. Also, I do all the menu planning and cooking, so it's nice to not worry about meals for a change.

Due to Spring Break pricing we had to break from Suites and do connecting balconies with the teenage kids.

Only 300 days to go , we final get to enjoy our Diamond Status benefits

Miami, CocoCay, San Juan, and St Martin 

Coastal kitchen will have the doors unlocked until rooms and keys are available. it's open for lunch