Hagar

OV to Alaska on August 7th and half packed already.

Occasionally the cruise junkie on my left shoulder does argue with the "nay-sayer" on my right shoulder but so far so good.

9256 is awesome, a great choice on this class of ship. Been there done that and would do it again repeatedly.

I have been in 9260 which is nice but I also love not having a cabin on one side with 9256.The pinched balcony may not be as large as some folks think but I thoroughly enjoyed it both times I have had it.

Loves me some upgrades

I agree the call is worth it. Deanna promptly answered the "bat phone" yesterday and was phantastic! Hope you have the same good fortune.

Good to hear that Royal's glitches can be in favor of the consumer occasionally.

I swear if we ever get to peek behind the "IT" curtain it will look like an old 3 Stooges routine 

Our agent "coffee talk with Vickie" just confirmed CLIA got the doc's note rescinded earlier this month

2 hours ago, FionaMG said:

I have not been on Anthem yet but we were considering booking a cruise on her until all this C-19 stuff kicked off.

I had asked for some advice over on CC and someone there mentioned the "square" balcony cabins. There are only eight of these and they are located (four each) on decks six and seven, with the deck six ones being officially classed as obstructed. However, when I investigated further, they didn't seem to me to be much obstructed at all. They are different from the "normal" cabins in that they are wider and shorter (if you look on the deck plans you'll see what I mean) and, from the pictures I found online at the time, they appear to have a double window opening to a wide balcony. If and when we do book a cruise on Anthem I will be seriously considering these cabins. The numbers are 6/7654, 6/7658, 6/7254 and 6/7258. 

Have done these twice on Anthem and have 7258 booked down the road too. They are "boxy" but I enjoyed the wider balcony . The cabin is officially listed as 177sf with a 65sf balcony. The lifeboats do obstruct downward view but I haven't seen that as an issue, especially if the price is right.

P.S. some listings do list these with standard dimensions but those are not accurate (the 198 and 50 are the conventional category 2 E)

Big fan of the obstructed view balconies on this class but I stay away from the starboard side if possible. Outdoor smoking on deck 5  is the issue for me. 

Just my 2 pennies worth

Rocky Horror Picture Show

Had several FCC's drop within the last 24 hours for April/May cruises for my own travel and customers so hang in there!

Ovation and Radiance traded some of their crews so they could deliver them to their home countries without flights

As a home based agent, with more free time than the average bear, I almost always stay on to participate in the survey. It's only been in these last couple of months that I was ever disconnected. If applicable I like to compliment the rep while speaking with them and close by expressing my willingness to take the survey. 

This weeks "Coffee chat with Vickie" ended with the past hour and I still feel like they are fiddling while Rome burns. I asked a very serious question about the frustration with refunds and FCC's. It went unanswered while they answered how many people fit in a sling ride on CocoCay!

Absotively

Hearing "welcome home" as I board

Also bummed here for our cruise in Feb, but I'll suffer through since it's a "freebie" JS for being double "P"

Ain't I a stinker

Originally the 125%FCC was ONLY for new reservations. I can't prove it but it changed shortly after a "coffee chat Q&A with Vicki Freed" on March 18th. So somebody poked the bear and made it right 

Aft balcony junkie here. Exactly where depends on the class of ship. \

Best example- Radiance class deck 10 is below outdoor seating Windjammer area with noise  from wooden deck and passengers.....so NOT there. Also not on deck 7 aft on that same class due to the lounge on deck 6. Yet other classes can be quite nice to have a deck 7 or 10 aft cabin. 

18 hours ago, basil said:

FCC or cash?

They chose their money back to their credit card. Even the rep was confused about the date, since it was the only qualified sailing on the 11th, but fortunately the computer did reflect it as eligible for the refund.

I think 6630 is gone since the family grouping (one JS, one balcony and a solo) seems to have failed miserably. Looked like a good idea on paper and the one time I tried to use it on Anthem, they couldn't accommodate me.

In yesterday's webinar with Vicki Freed, it was reaffirmed by her team that these FCC's will only be for new bookings.

I think that will change but that's just one opinion "out there."

2 clients took the refund but it will also take longer to obtain (up to 30 days instead of 7-10).  It was the asterisk Ovation cruise that actually was supposed to start on 4-11 ( leg 1 of 5 cruises they had booked to bring her all the way back to Seattle).

Oh well, Royal just suspended US cruises for 30 days starting midnight on the 14th  so if misery loves company...…………..

Time to get out the largest black marker you have 

I have marked up luggage tags more than once in my ascent to Pinnacle

More often than not, the cabin categories are in waitlist status when customers get a "RoyalUp" offer (t/a gets a copy of the offer too). It does limit the chances but I call it reshuffling the deck. If someone moves from your requested category, by bidding up themselves, or even a cancellation, you will be in line right away.