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On 12/31/2023 at 9:39 PM, CrznTxn said:
I have been on cruises where they close the doors at showtime and if you are late you do not get in. You can leave once it starts but no reentry. I think that would be fine by me if they all instituted that rule.
Do you remember which ship this was on? I have never seen it happen and I have been on many cruises across many lines.
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On 12/31/2023 at 8:55 PM, Traveling Mike said:
I just got off the Celebrity Beyond and had those kinds of troubles all cruise long. I would get to show 30 to 40 minutes early to get the seats I wanted and at show time people would show up and ask if I would move to make room for them. Some of the show in open floors they would come in at showtime and stand in front of our seats. Drives me crazy.
Yes, Eden is brutal for this
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I think we all agree that chair hogs are the most annoying cruisers but following a close second are those who wander to the front of the theatre at all times during a show. This is a huge pet peeve of everyone I talk to, never mind how distracting it must be to performers. I don’t understand why they don’t close doors 15 minutes after showtime and just deny access to latecomers.
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The Northstar was also out of operation on Ovation for several months awhile back. I 'm assuming its highly specialized equipment and any replacement parts would have a long leadtime.
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3 hours ago, AshleyDillo said:
Are you a US Citizen?
If you aren't, the airline is going to need to see proof that you will be leaving the country at some point.
I am a Canadian and I have flown into the US multiple times without a return ticket.
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Congrats on this great life event! I would think that the original (old) birth certificate would suffice but I would confirm with Royal.
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1 minute ago, CrimsonCruiser said:
10 drinks total or 10 drinks a day?
Its a punch card for 10 total drinks.
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10 hours ago, tlmgalloway said:
My travel agent said I need to show a round trip ticket when flying back into the US
Get a new travel agent. That makes no sense.
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2 hours ago, PeloAl said:
A couple weeks ago I booked a cruise on Wonder for June 2024 and the only dining time available was 5pm. That is way too early for us. My TA put us on the waitlist for my time. We prefer late dining but that’s full with no waitlist options
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I’ve never run into this issue so wondering if anyone’s had luck getting off the waitlist
You can always chose mytime dining. Then once on board go to dining room and set mytime reservations for the time you want everyday.
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Haven't seen that since 2020! Interesting its back. I wonder if that means less people are paying the ridiculous drink package prices.
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On 12/19/2023 at 7:04 PM, Nathan adams said:
A little spoiled I guess. Will be my 11th royal cruise and my first one with out a 24 hour food venue.
What venues on other Royal ships are 24HR? I'm usually not looking for food after 10PM but wasn't aware Royal had any 24HR venues on their ships.
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That is a pretty good deal
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Has anyone gone to the caves on their own not as part of an excursion?
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40 minutes ago, F1guynz said:
Not that I can recall.
Doesn't Radiance have the loungers exclusively for suite guests on the tiered area?
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1 hour ago, gi333 said:
Ok San Juan any of you has done it and with small children any bike rentals anything to make less walking?
We looked for bikes on our last trip to San Juan but only found electric scooters. Not sure you want to pike anyway as all streets are cobblestone and it would be quite rough
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1 hour ago, Doug_Texas said:
If Celebrity ever matches my D+ drink coupons instead of the restrictive "happy hour" I'll be taking some of those cruises instead (I'll never make Pinnacle anyway).
Makes much more sense to save big money on booking a Celebrity cruise and paying for drinks that paying 40% more for your cruise just to get the 5 free drinks per day
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Its just another way to make things seem like a deal. Its worth 299 but we'll post it at 999 and offer you a 'discount' to 799 to make you think you are getting a good deal.
Kind of like black Friday deals for TVs
September price $499
October price $499
November price $899 on sale for Black Friday for ONLY $499
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1 hour ago, Terry R said:
Curious as to when you could make entertainment reservations on this cruise. Today was first day for sign in on Jan 21 cruise but it would not let me book show reservations when I hit the dropdown bar. Today was day 45 from cruise. How did it work on the Jan 14 sailing and I will use that as a guide. Many thanks for help or advise
Assuming you are on a ship that allows show reservations check back daily. It seems random. I was able to book shows about 5 days after check in opened up for Jan 13 sailing.
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50 minutes ago, JohnK6404 said:
Interesting read and comparison (pricing comparison to) between Star and the new Celebrity Xcel posted by Allie today:
I think Royal's pricing is outrageous but I will defend them a little here by pointing out the price discrepancy does make some sense as you are literally getting a 7 day waterpark pass included with your fare.
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23 hours ago, Jzx1103 said:
Not true at all, if you ask anyone who is a seasoned player on Royal that plays in Casino and get comp'd cruises. You'd learn that comp'd cruises aren't hard to get at all. And you'd likely only lose 33% to 60% of what the cruises actually cost to get the free cruises. The key is you'd actually have to be willing to go on the free cruises to make it worth it. For example on my Allure cruise in last August it takes 4000 pts minimum to get Icon comp'd. Thats $20k coin in. With slot average of 85% payback percentage thats an average of $3000 in losses (I did a bit better than the avg). But by gaining 4000 pts on that cruise not only got me the Icon (which would've already costed more than $3k to book it yourself). It also got me the annual Prime cruise, plus additional mail/email/online offers. Thats minimum 3 free cruises for an $3k loss on average. So many non gamblers have no clue what they're talking about constantly spewing BS about how us gamblers lose way morethan what the free cruises cost. Truth is if you know what you're doing and know how to manage your gambling budget. You'd definitely make out like a bandit with the comp'd cruises versus paying for the cruises outright. Especially these days with the outrageous cruise fares Royal is charging. I actually kept a record. Over the past 7 years since I started sailing all comp"d on Royal. I've sailed on 18 comp'd cruises with Royal that would've costed me $76692 had I booked it myself. My total losses in the Casino the past 7 years was $31k (and there are many other comp'd cruise offers I received but didn't use because I only have so many vacation days a year)
This was a fascinating read for me as a non gambler. I was in the ignorant camp that assumed people lost 10k to get a 5k cruise. Seems like you have figured it out and have a great system going! Its not going to convert me to a gambler but thanks for this insight, it was informative and intriguing.
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2 hours ago, SpeedNoodles said:
It's an Alaska thing.
I loved Ovation for Alaska!
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17 hours ago, NoobCruise said:
Townhouse for 7 days or a Cybertruck for the rest of your life!
Hard pass on both......
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7 minutes ago, SpeedNoodles said:
Oddly, most of my sailings have been on Quantum Class, and they are our least favorite class of ships.
Must be due to convenience?
Second most annoying cruisers….
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I feel the WJ is a totally different situation. Someone is not going to hog a table for the day (I hope). I think it makes sense to claim a table there while you go get food.