Vancity Cruiser

I have a cruise booked for Jan. 2024 as well and have access to cruise planner for excursions but dining and beverage packages are not yet available.

40 minutes ago, Mike.s said:

Isn't it time to do away with gratuities and just include then as part of the cruise fare?

Port fees should be included as well but that doesn’t make the price as attractive.

Seasons greetings to all! Only 10 more days for me! A great way to unwind after the holidays 

On 12/9/2022 at 2:25 PM, smokeybandit said:

The US has fallen well behind the rest of the world with that border vaccination requirement, which is disappointing.

How is this even a thing still? A year and a half ago US was amending laws to get around Canada’s strict vaccination policies so cruises could go to Alaska. But even Canada got rid of the vaccine requirement for entry many months ago but the US still hanging on. A quick google search tells me there are currently 96 countries with no vaccine requirements to enter……can US come in at 97th?!

16 hours ago, Jax said:

Still better than back home in Calgary this week. 
You will be able to pick out the Canadians boarding on Saturday….we will be wearing t shirts and shorts.

This is minus 10-15 fahrenheit for the Americans. We are currently in the 5-15f range here in Vancouver. Looking forward to the 'cold' florida temps

Apparently it was announced at some point during the Wonder naming festivities that starting in 2023 the messaging on the app will be free.

13 hours ago, SpeedNoodles said:

I love those stone beds. However, I really don't like where they are on most Royal Caribbean ships.  I like a heated bed with an ocean view.  When they put them in a room facing a wall ... well, the experience just takes a total dive for me.  I think the only ships that have a few facing a window are on Radiance-class ships, which is so disappointing.

That is my wife’s problem with Royals thermal spa as well. It is almost like an afterthought. Unfortunately, this is the reason we are booking less Royal these days as the thermal spa is one of the biggest draws for her to cruising and other lines do it so much better.

I’m not 100% sure but I believe it may actually be cheaper because they are usually running a promotion on the first day. I believe that’s why she waits till getting on board to book. 
If it’s not cheaper then it would be around the same price. We are Canadian so the cruise planner price is in Canadian (higher price) and when we book on board it is in USD so that may be why it seems cheaper. I’ve never paid that close attention to it.

16 hours ago, BB1 said:

It's so complicated that I'm really having a difficult time making a determination. I know Allianz is very comprehensive, but the devil really is in the details. I read the credit card coverage and it's difficult to find all the "covered reasons" and exclusions. I'm sure I'll figure something out but it isn't made very easy. Thanks for the input. 

This is on purpose. The amount of legalese in any policy is designed to confuse you, which may lead you to not file a claim. Or to give the insurance company an out. They will never give you a simple bullet point list of what their coverage is because they are in the business of making money, not helping people and paying out claims.

My wife gets it every cruise. She always buys the full cruise pass after a tour on the first day. It has never sold out and she says it is rarely busy in there despite staffs sales pitch to buy before it sells out. 

19 minutes ago, Vancity Cruiser said:

What?! I am on the Jan 5th sailing and unable to book

I stand corrected. Just reopened the app and shows are available to book!

11 hours ago, mikeMTL said:

Going on a January 15th, 2023 Cruise on Oasis of the Seas and was able to book my show times

What?! I am on the Jan 5th sailing and unable to book :(

I wonder if this is a direct result of the customs debacle a few weeks back?

1 hour ago, Kanne said:

We are a family of 4 looking at a cruise, however there are no accommodating connecting rooms or rooms listed for 4. 
 

My questions is since we co sleep with our youngest already and our second child is pretty young and can use the couch.. would anyone say anything if we only actually occupied 1 of the rooms? 

You shouldn't need a second room if your 2 children are that young. You should be able to get a room with a pull out couch and only pay for 1 room

Yes. The policy has gone back to what it was pre-covid. Once final payment is made you can no longer reprice.

3 hours ago, smokeybandit said:

I hate these articles that say he "fell overboard"

 

No one simply falls overboard.  To go overboard one:

 

1) Wanted to jump

2) Was pushed by someone else

3) Was doing something very stupid and felt the consequences

 

 

 

Totally agree! I’ve seen several accounts of this story but not one says how he went overboard. That’s an important part of the story as far as I’m concerned as one does not simply fall.

regardless, the fact he was located (in the darkness no less) when they had no idea where it happened is nothing short of miraculous 

Well I have 6 weeks to go. Maybe something will magically appear. as it is a unique 10 day itinerary for an Oasis class ship it would be a great time to debut a new show 

9 hours ago, twangster said:

They used to.  I've not seen Royal announce plans to bring back all of the second theater shows since the restart.  Columbus the Musical have been missing on Harmony for example.  

Too bad, I actually enjoyed the original productions more than the broadway shows. Flight and Blue Planet were both amazing. Columbus fantastic as well

Am I mistaken that all Oasis class ships also have an original production show on top of the Broadway show? Or has that not come back post Covid? 

6 hours ago, JC Pats said:

No there isn't. Aqua 80s, CATS and Frozen in Time are all there is. As far as I know, there are no known plans to add an original production show. (a shame, CATS is blech)

Thats unfortunate. The Oasis class all used to have 1 broadway and 1 original production show. I have no interest in seeing Cats again but was hoping for another show. I am looking forward to Auqua80 and Frozen in time

Looking at a couple recent cruise compasses for Oasis I'm not seeing a Royal original production show (i.e. flight, Columbus, Blue planet, etc). Anyone know if there is an original production on Oasis right now? 

I saw on Instagram emmacruises posted that they were doing in person muster on the Norwegian Sun. Don't like the direction this seems to be going. 

3 hours ago, twangster said:

Yep.  Sailed five lines since the restart.  Some of them before the restart.  Looking at other lines for some bucket list destinations where I don't want a mass market experience.  

I do really enjoy the on board experience with Royal.  I'm just tired of every booking turning into drama pre-cruise.  

Could not agree with you more. I love the onboard experience from Royal but am no longer loyal. Each cruise line has some things better than other lines and some things worse but I am enjoying different variety.

Check in has opened up!! We got the 10:30 boarding time!