12thman

Has anyone used this method? It wasn't available on my January cruise.

https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/royal-caribbean-celebrity-cruises-big-160236202.html

Looks like you are doing a 6 night western Caribbean. 

https://www.royalcaribbeanblog.com/cruise-compasses/symphony-of-the-seas/sun-03172024-0000

Hope that helps. 

5 minutes ago, AshleyDillo said:

In junior suite, yes.

Grand suites and above get the charges waived plus they can order from the MDR for room service as well as the normal room service menu. 

Thank you! It's been a while since I ordered room service. 

There's a room charge if you are in a suite?

8 hours ago, Doug_Texas said:

I’m concerned about the number of cabins artificially taken out of inventory through “hold” where I’ll have to select a cabin for actual purchase that isn’t really what I want or having to log in day after day after day to see what drops back into inventory. A benefit for some is a problem for others.  Is there anything that prevents multiple “holds” on cabins? 

Yes, you can do 4 holds at a time. It doesn't cause the price of same cabins or suites to increase in my searching. I've been using this feature for months now. To me it's easier to find what I want and hold it think about it and if I book it send the booking to my TA. It's better than constantly bugging my TA. 

One time on embarkation day I stopped at a bar to use my refreshment package to get a soda. Gave the bartender my card and a $5 he asked how much ice. Then he gave me a can to go also. So, now I give a $5. 

On land a waiters/waitress tips are divided amongst bus, dish washer etc. Not sure how they do that on a ship. But we tip our dining staff and maitre d when dining in coastal kitchen where we eat most often. 

27 minutes ago, smokeybandit said:

Yes, they go to the viking crown bar. But free drink service is just the evening happy hour

Thanks! Guess I'll have to look at a drink package. Maybe stock up during happy hour.

I have a suite on this ship. There's no physical bar in the suite lounge. Do they use the Viking cown lounge bar? Do I get my free beverages here when ever it's open or are the happy hours enforced? On Oasis and Quantum I can go whenever the lounge bar is open and get my beverages.

Thanks in advance.

Found this interesting. 

https://www.thestreet.com/travel/royal-caribbean-shares-2-fixes-to-a-cruise-parenting-problem

Not sure if this is new or old. Just saw this.

Royal Caribbean International canceled two cruises onboard the Voyager of the Seas that were scheduled to sail to the Middle East and Asia in November 2025.

According to statements sent to booked guests, the sailings were redeployed to avoid unrest in the Red Sea area.

After exploring all options, the company decided to cancel the Nov. 3 and Nov. 17, 2025, sailings, offering guests alternative options.

Repositioning from the Mediterranean to Australia, the Voyager of the Seas was scheduled to offer a 14-night cruise to the Middle East on Nov. 3, 2025.

Sailing from Civitavecchia to Dubai, the repositioning voyage featured visits to destinations in Italy, Greece, Jordan, and the United Arab Emirates, as well as a transit of the Suez Canal.

The 3,430-guest ship was then scheduled to offer a 14-night cruise from Dubai to Singapore on Nov. 17, 2025.

Sailing across the Indian Ocean and Southeast Asia, the itinerary was highlighted by visits to ports of call in India, Thailand and Malaysia.

“The time and effort you took to plan your cruise is important to us, and we apologize for the inconvenience. Every aspect of your time with us should be enjoyable, so we’ve put together some alternative options that we hope will work for you and those in your party,” Royal Caribbean said.

In addition to opting for full refunds of the fare paid for their bookings, passengers can choose to transfer their reservations to any other Royal Caribbean International sailing.

According to the statement, the company will waive any non-refundable deposit change fees, but guests will be responsible for any difference in pricing for their cruise fare, taxes, fees, gratuities and other non-cruise fare items.

Passengers previously scheduled to embark on the Voyager of the Seas on Nov. 3, 2025, will also be able to transfer their reservations to a trans-Atlantic crossing onboard the Odyssey of the Seas.

Sailing from Civitavecchia to Cape Liberty on Oct. 22, 2025, the 14-night cruise features destinations in Italy, Spain, Portugal, and the United Kingdom.

The guests’ stateroom category price will either be protected at their original cruise fare or, if lower, reduced to the current cruise fare.

In a similar situation, passengers who were set to embark on the Voyager of the Seas on Nov. 17, 2025, can transfer their bookings to a 13-night trans-Atlantic crossing onboard the Allure of the Seas at no extra cost.

The cruise sails from Barcelona to Fort Lauderdale on Oct. 26, 2025, and includes visits to three ports in Spain.

In this case, cruise fares will be adjusted to the new cruise or prorated for the change in sailing nights, with any overage being refunded, the company said.

https://cruiseindustrynews.com/cruise-news/2024/10/royal-caribbean-cancels-cruises-to-red-sea-and-asia/

41 minutes ago, ScottD said:

I think you have to ask @Matt to make the one you want printable...

I used to print them right from the website. Now the printing function is missing. I'll ask @Matt. Thank you. 

Does anyone know if the actual slot attendant gets to keep the tip or is it split between the entire slot attendants working that shift? I had to 2 hand pays and gave $100 for each. The pot was small but it's a superstition for me to do that. 

There a way to print past cruise compasses? I tried everything from right click to "ctrl & P" 

Thanks in advance!

Thank you @twangster the video was helpful. 

We have a transatlantic cruise in October 2025 on Odyssey. Anyone who has sailed in the aft end please let me know how much movement was there? I know my experience will be different but I'm interested in knowing what other people have experienced.

Thank you in advance. 

I wouldn't want that out there. What if someone decides to follow you off the ship and rob you? It happens at land casinos all the time. 

Found this article don't see it posted here.

https://www.news.uscg.mil/Press-Releases/Article/3708134/coast-guard-medevacs-us-citizen-symphony-of-the-seas-cruise-ship-passenger-in-t/

Just got off Harmony this past weekend and our Emerald pins were delivered to our suite. We didn't go to the ceremony because we thought it was for Diamond and higher. Did they take away from the Diamond some things? Seems like it to me. 

Thanks to everyone who provided so much information especially @Pattycruise for providing that website. I'm going to check that out now.

How does one request the win loss statement from Royal?

1 minute ago, Pattycruise said:

Clearly if you e never reached this many points in the past or you would  have  received a similar offer. 
 

log into clubroyaleoffers.com and see if you have other offers, in addition to the instant onboard offer you received. 
You just need your last name and crown and anchor #

come April you will receive an offer (in your club royale account) for a free cruise good for an interior cabin 7 day or less cruise and restrictions may apply (last year a lot of summer was blocked-also a ship cannot be booked until it’s out for a year)

 

Wait, I've never heard of this website? This is strictly for the Royal Casino? Thanks for the information!

3 minutes ago, tonyfsu21 said:

Yep, you must have spent more money or got really lucky (like jackpot lucky). 

I got 2 jackpots both just enough to owe uncle Sam, not much really. 

6 minutes ago, tonyfsu21 said:

There’s lots to unpack here. I don’t understand if you are looking for the best way to go from choice to prime or if you already are prime and you are requesting information on how to use the prime certificate benefits? 

I'm trying to understand how I got this reward? Then maybe I can repeat this in the future. I didn't spend anymore of my money than usual. After all the comments and advice I guess I got more credits than in the past?

1 hour ago, Ampurp85 said:

OK I will give you how it works for me. I love to gamble but I never spend more than I would on a cruise. Now they have the QR codes. So at the beginning of the cruise I look at that list. It has offers of instant certificates which if you book at NC gets extra freeplay. I believe they go up to 10k, usually at 3k you get balcony and at 5k you can get some JS offers. Since I do S2S, I keep it at the 2k point or less threshold which will net me between $150-250 freeplay, an interior/ov/balcony and the NC OBC. Each of the certificates has a trade in value.

In Jan on Wonder I spent $1130 to get a little over 2k points, I can usually do better but the machines were somewhat tight. However I scored a 4n freedom sailing in an OV with $25 OBC and $150 freeplay. I had already made prime and wanted this particular cruise to add on to comp offers I received from casino royale through the mail/online.

Since I was going to gamble anyway, even if i don't minus what I was going to play and factor in the freeplay. I got a 4n cruise or about $700pp, which is less than the going price for that cruise.

I only play slots. Since you win, you can cycle through the winnings to get points. As I said I enjoy gambling, I don't go in thinking I'm going to hit big, it would be nice, but it's entertaining for me. Getting the casino comps are a trade off.

That makes sense. I'm doing another cruise in October would I be able to repeat what I just did? Do you only get 1 free cruise a year?

2 hours ago, Matt said:

To get to prime in one cruise, you need to get 2500 points.

At the casino host desk is a bunch of QR codes that correlate to how many points youve earned just on that sailing. You can see at each point threshold (1200, 1800, 2500, et al) which sailings you could book. So you could preview this before ever spending a dollar on the ship.

New ships are usually excluded.

There was a sheet with a bunch of QR codes but didn't know what it was for so I ignored it. Thanks!