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Most of the ship's I've been on recently, no longer have sign up paper sitting outside, you had to use the app to set up an appointment

Sometimes online they advertise prepurchase specialty resurants with gratuities included in the advertised price, not often but I have purchased it that way. They Never add a gratuity separate from a prepurchase once onboard

Thanks I was hoping I just missed it. I will quiz the Voom guy as my granddaughter is to young it have a login, but I had purchased voom for her and had hoped her mom could see it on her app under their reservation #. It does show on the website site

Yea i know that. I am specifically looking for that same info on the app

Anyone know if you can see a record of pre-cruise purchases that were made on the website on or in the app. I can't find anything myself.

My TA has always told me "group rates" require the full deposit. After booking next cruise on board, I have had to come up with additional deposit to move to group rates

I still have pretty good luck getting my last voucher of the night as an unopened beer on all cruises this year

You can always ask, as you might miss the specialty waiters out drumming up business. Just know it is only when that cruises capacity appears low, it is also up to the F&B manager who approves this activity, not necessarily each transaction, but the fact that they approve of discounts being offered. All of this is similar to they allow me to pay for my BOGO night 1 or 2 and eat another night. Some do, some don't

That's pretty much what's common on most ships

In the suite lounge during the 5-8 happy hour on Independence, if they see a package included wine elsewhere on the ship, they should ask the bartender to have one brought up for the next night. Normally they will accommodate you

Most of the comments here just prove how subjective food is. Some I agree with some I don't. Add to that, each ship may have a different preparation of the same dish, which can be highly dependent on the chef on staff. I've seen differences in the same specialty resturant dish week to week when chefs rotate.

In the MDR we set out our expectations the first night. We arrive on time. We know what's on the menu and what we want when sitting down. We expect to order immediately. We don't eat desert. Normally in and out 30-40 minutes

Just had Royal cancell my reservation today for Escape the Rubicon for Oct 2025 Looks like it has been closed for a while and will continue to be

The OP is all BS The way is works is there is a minimum salary set by international law standard for anyone at sea. Then there is a contract guarantee for each employee which may be above that minimum international level. The gratuities MAY be used to meet that minimum (I'm unsure of this part) but anything in the gratuities pool over that amount does go to the employees in that pool. Also NOTE if you remove your auto gratuities pre-paid or not and give cash, say to your cabin attendant, they have to turn that into the pool (fireable offense not to) yes cash given above the daily gratuities is theirs to keep. So yes they get the auto gratuities from the pool that are over their minimum guarantee wage. QUIT Encouraging cheapskate from removing gratuities and get your Facts straight

Rented Avis at airport, return to airport 5 Jan (Sunday). Went up two floors to the South entrance at MIA rental car center, was an Uber dropping people off, so I grabbed her, $15 to Terminal G, + $5 tip. Much smoother than I expected.

Looking at the other ships in port the day you return, you see Symphony will be returning from A 7 day cruise and will be using Terminal A. Based on the schedule you will sail from and return to Terminal G.

First who ever at your Key lunch told you to wait for 5:30 was wrong (probably just a waiter). There is a host desk, with an Asst maitre d at the host station. That is who you should have talked immediately upon boarding (sometime labeled as My Time dining reservations). Better yet 2 to 3 weeks before a cruise email [email protected] with your request. Include ship date and reservation number in subject line (i just copy it directly from the invoice email subject line) BtW Royal can mess up dining no matter what you do or say or email. This week my invoice says early 5 pm I emailed 3 weeks out and board with my sea pass says 6:45 the new middle time. Good thing I'm dining in CK all week.

I hope to folks at Corporate don't listen to the complainers. I think Labadee is perfectly safe and want to enjoy my time there over Thanksgiving

Tips at 18% were added to the UDP, so you should not be made to feel like you need to tip additional at any place you eat with that package.

It is pretty much fleet wide to include Celebrity, if not yet on some ships it will be soon. I would not be cutting them off as pretty sure they will statement cracking down on that soon also. JMHO

Times to me don't seem to be an even spreed evenly. Would seem an hour and half to eat 15 minutes to turn table. More than 15 minutes late, go eat in Windjammer. I do early traditional and sometimes the entitled come in 45 minutes late as I'm already leaving (I don't do desert)

Royal has returned to Labadee Believe first stop was 8 Oct 2024

Roll Calls here and Meet and Mingles on CC used to be the way to go, but those have been largely replaced by the FB groups. FB groups are started and managed by an individual users, much how the aforementioned where. I have started to adjust to that new paradigm.

My experiance is I-610 is worse the Beltway 8 almost always. Other than rush hour morning or evening US-59, I-69 through town is usually best. The hang up no mater how you cut it is when I-69, and Beltway 8 join I-45 south. That is always the biggest hang up. Lots of traffic all trying to merge onto I-45 South. Normally stop and go. Pick your poison.

My experiance, it really depend on the bartender, some will do better pours some won't, some will priorize you when the bars slammed, some will not. For info their share of the tip pool (drink gratuities, package or individual, as on slip) is dependent on the number of drinks they ring up. Normally most bars the regular bartenders share the cash tips, bar waiters are almost always on their own. So as regular you will still be there after the slammed crowd leaves, almost like a guaranteed ring up. Cash TIPs generally do not seem to factor in a lot