bossdog421
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I check every day. Current sale for my Jan 2020 harmony sailing is tied for best price so far on drink package. $57
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I'm on a Jan 2020 Harmony sailing in a Crown Loft Suite (Sky Class). I've read multiple topics and sites listing the perks but it seems there are either hidden perks or outdated information on 3rd party sites.
Here is the FAQ from Royals site: https://www.royalcaribbean.com/faq/questions/what-are-the-benefits-of-the-suites-program
Even this has some inconsistencies, like complementary pressing for first formal night is listed twice...
What I'm looking for is room service. On a lot of the older topics and sites it says that room service is received with no additional charge for suite guests and MDR menu is included. On the official FAQ it all it lists is that "Main Dining Menu Available for In Suite Dining (During Operating Hours) "
Has anyone sailed recently, like the last 6 months or so, and ordered room service? Were you charged? Does it matter if it's MDR or just the room service menu? I am trying to coordinate a anniversary party in our room with some of our non suite friends. Mainly looking for some appetizers to go with some special bottles of wine I'm giving to a couple people to bring on board.
Are there any other "hidden perks" that aren't listed in the FAQ?
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Thanks for the posts i'll check it out!
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Harmony of the Seas Jan 2020 sailing for our 10th anniversary. Our actual anniversary falls the day we are in St. Maarten. We aren't looking to break the bank anymore than we did on Loft Suite and overwater cabana purchase, we just need a space that has a great view or back drop.
We arent looking to do anything crazy, we just want to say a few words and be with our family and friends. I haven't been on this ship. So far my ideas are:
In our loft suite. We could order in some food and even have a little reception. We could emerge from the second floor, glide down the stairs, and the balcony could make for a ready nice space.
Try to get a few extra people up on the suite deck.
A cliff or beach in St Maarten
Overwater Cabana - Problem is i have more people than would be allowed. I could get them to the beach club passes and so something there. Main issue is this isn't my actual anniversary date.
Any other thoughts of places on the ship?
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Looking like i will have to have the discussion to see who's not going to be in the cabana with us. Even if it's just the 5 of us that would be there all day the price is justified to me... would have been nice to share the price with a couple other people though!
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I booked one of the overwater cabanas at Cococay for my Jan 2020 cruise. My problem is that i have 11 people total I am traveling with and the cabana capacity seems to be at 8.
5 of us have no real plans of leaving the beach club area. A family of 3 traveling with me is planning on spending time at the water park so they wont be around for a chunk of the day. I'm sure the other family of 3 will want to do some exploring on their own at some point as well.
First question - Will I be able to swap cabana bands between those 2 families? Like have one of them stay with us in the beach club in the morning then have them give their bands to the other family for the afternoon?
Second question - My 10th anniversary is happening on this cruise. We are looking for a spot to do vow renewals. Do you think there would be any leeway in letting all 11 come up for a ceremony at the cabana? Staying in a loft suite with concierge access if that matters at all. I think it would be worth me asking concierge at least... but has anyone had any success in this type of situation?
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1 minute ago, AshleyDillo said:
No need to add any guests now. You will get the full number of wristbands that comes with your cabana.
Figured. Thanks!
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4 minutes ago, dodgestang said:
You add 1 guest and pay once. Price is per cabana not per guest
As i added it the site asked how many guests i put in 3, it asked for the names from my reservations i added them and the price int he cart was 4500. So i canceled it and put just my name in. Boom 1499. The site is definitely bugged.
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Got my overwater booked for Harmony Jan 2020 @ $1499!! Price in cart is hopefully bugged. Description says price if for each floating cabana not per person but when i added multiple guests the price went up $1499 for each extra person. Backed out and just booked it for me alone to lock it in. I will call to add in the guests.
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Just booked an overwater for Jan 2020 cruise. So excited, we are cabana people and see a ton of value in having our own space.
Price seems bugged. It says price is per floating cabana @ 1499 for me but when i added in guests it was trying to charge 1499 per person. I booked it for just me to lock it in and im going to call to add in the other guests.
Question - Do kids count to the total guests? We have 8 adults and 3 kids (all 3 are 8 ) so either i'm excluding a family or the kids can watch us from the beach lol. Possible one of the families that is joining us may not want to split the cost.
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I am making a photo scavenger hunt for our Jan 2020 Harmony 7 day cruise. I think i have a pretty good start list but I'm looking for more unique things to put on it. Teams will be be based off our staterooms, 4 teams 2-3 adults per team. Each team will buy something onboard for the prize pool.
Disclaimer: This list is pretty mild but their are some risque items at the end ( I am actually looking for more of those ideas
) It is not meant to offend anyone and they can not be rude when taking pictures. A rule will be to not take pictures directly of people unless you ask... it can also be someone posing for a normal picture with them in the background.
Here's my list so far:
A performer in a full costume with a mask on
Someone on your team sleeping in the middle of the day
3 different food menus
Each letter of your last name from the signs around the ship
Someone Ice Skating – 2 extra points if it’s someone on your team
The Captain - 3 extra points if someone on your team is in the picture
Cruise Director - 3 extra points if someone on your team is in the picture
Someone wiping out on the Flowrider - 3 extra points if the person is on your team
One of your teammates exiting the Abyss
Someone on the Zipline – 3 extra points if it’s someone on your team
Someone on your team climbing the rockwall
Something with the name of the ship on it
A picture of our ship and another docked from the shore
A parade
A dolphin
Life Preserver
Find the grass area for service animals
Bartender mixing a drink
A Conga Line
Two people with matching shirts
Someone else taking a photo
Someone playing a piano
A Statue
A picture of the room numbers for all of these rooms – 8729 -3180 -10500 -14330
Each member of your team with a different drink (group or solo pics. No same drinks in any picture. No Beer)
A Gnome
Someone eating a cookie
Ice Cream Cone
A member of your team in a pool -
Another Cruise Ship
The fortune teller
A Chef
Bird on the ship (not flying)
Someone on your team playing minigolf
One of your team using exercise equipment
Park Bench
A Long Line
A dog on the ship
Casino chip
Someone not in your group making out
A team member on the carousel
A Green Chair
A team member winning on a slot machine
A model of the cruise ship
Palm Tree
Someone from your team in the ocean
A Sea Shell
A Decorated Stateroom Door
A plastic fish
The Wake of the Ship
Towel Animal
A Sunrise or sunset
Ship Flag
Animal shape made from ice or food
Purple flower
Someone in extremely non formal cloths in the middle of formal dressed people on a formal night
Big mustache
Someone with big hair
A stranger carrying more than one drink with their hands (2 points for each drink past 2)
A guy wearing a banana hammock
Anyone in a t-back bathing suit
A plumbers crack
An overly “busty” women (no team members: p)
A super hairy guy with no shirt on
Someone sunbathing with their top untied or off
Someone with a bad sunburn
Someone on your team noticeably drunk (+2 bonus for video)
Someone dancing inappropriately (+2 bonus for video)
One of the 2 single people cruising with us flirting with a man
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The pricing for the cabanas on my Jan 2020 sailing are going nuts on my planner. I was thinking about purchasing one then canceling once the overwater ones finally show up. Chill Islands are currently priced at $1,200!!! That's just insane, especially after seeing what you get in the pictures. I know pricing can fluctuate but the pricing sheet i saw had overwaters listed for only slightly more than that!
On my Disney cruise the cabana was one of the highlights of the entire trip. It seems you don't get as much space or privacy, at least on the normal cabanas. It seems like a night and day difference. Anyone had both a Disney and Coco cabanas that would like to state their comparison of the 2?
I guess it's overwater or bust for me. Hopefully they don't show up at 3k or something...
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I get 20 vacation 5 sick and 7 holiday. Realistically i can only actually be away for about 5-10 days a year, as i am always on call. So I'll make 1 or 2 week long trips per year and use the other time "when i can" locally. Plenty to do locally so i don't mind much. I can't be away during any holiday just in case I get called in, which does not happen often on holidays.
Most of my call just requires me to be available by phone to handle issues but it's just easier if I'm around.
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On 7/10/2019 at 7:57 AM, monctonguy said:
Tell me more about these Charcoal pills and where you can get them please!
You can get them at any drug store, big box store or grocery store. Pretty much anywhere that has a supplement isle. If all else fails there is the almighty power of amazon.
It's in no way a proven hangover cure. Pretty sure most of the medical info on it actually claims it won't help with alcohol. But how activated charcoal works is it absorbs toxins preventing them from entering the bloodstream. Hospitals use a stronger / different type of charcoal for ODs and some poison cases.
The way i see it is that if it could help at all, why not? It's like 4-10 bucks for a bottle. Pair it will a nicely chilled bottle of water a couple times a night while drinking then cap it off with some Advil before bed. If anything remembering to drink some water while taking it could go along way towards staying hydrated which WILL help.
If i can help it i just try to set limits on drinking if i know i have something super important the next day. We all know a party or a cruise ship really promotes responsible drinking...
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We did a "scientific experiment" with Charcoal pills.
About 12 of us went on a trip. We drank really hard, like we shouldn't have drank that much hard. Half of us took the charcoal pills (multiple doses) the other half didnt. 730 am the charcoal guys were up making breakfast, laughing and ready for the day. 930am we started seeing the others stagger out, a few of them didnt even go out to riding that day because they just wanted to stay in and recover
For the amount i drank I should have been hung over, but i wasn't. I keep a bottle around now. It's not a 100% but it helps.
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My planner doesn't even have the words sale on it at all though. Literally there is nothing on any page that is any different price wise or wording wise. The email does say there is a sale going on though.
I'm guessing that $18 thing threw them for a loop and they just reverted all the pricing back to normal until they straightened it out.
I sent an email to RC stating the issue, nothing but the automated response back as of now.
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I know there was some sale fiasco earlier this week. That was never available in my planner for my Jan 2020 sailing.
I did however get an email from RC about a 4th of July sale starting 7/2. BOGO 50% off drink packages / dining packages. 25% off select excursions etc...
However NOTHING is showing up lower at all or even marked as on sale. Is there just a glitch going? I have been waiting for a sale to happen for my sailing so i could buy a few things, it finally shows up but doesnt at the same time.
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lol saw your post on the "other" board.
I'll post the same thing here
I have been watching my planner ever since i booked for jan 2020. I havent seen a single person claim they have booked one yet or that they have even seen one on their planner.
Since they are scheduled to open but havent yet, my guess is that they are not available to book at all yet at all.
I would keep checking,.
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I booked a Loft Suite about a month ago for a Jan 2020 cruise. I keep checking the prices to see if there is a better deal. The selection is already a lot more limited on the rooms.
Booking early and checking often for price adjustments is the way to go.
I'll be looking at Forth of July sales and Black Friday sales for Drink / Dinning packages.
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I would rather stay at the Port over Orlando also. If we stayed in Orlando I'd feel pressured to go to a park or some more expensive places.
Depending on the number of people going renting a car to drive from the airport to the port is typically a bit cheaper than using a service / shuttle from the airport. Plus you get the freedom to drive around a bit in Coco Beach. Some good restaurants down there as well as plenty of places to pick up last minute items.We got Ice Cream, went to the beach, had dinner and picked up some beach gear that isnt really available up north.
A few hotels in Coco Beach may even have free shuttles to the port or packages with deals on the shuttle. I think i stayed at the Radisson last time, nothing to write home about but it was only for the night. I was able to drop off the rental car after hours and walk less than a block to get back. Worked out great
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On 6/2/2019 at 8:55 AM, CraniumDrain said:
Thanks, very helpful info!
one clarification...it seems to be tied to dining. Does this formal attire apply to anywhere for that night (dining or other) or only for the specialty cost-based dining options?
Another way to ask...if I don’t have any cost-based dining planned for the formal nights, is it not applicable to me,
I love a formal night. I usually stay dressed up after dinner and hit a few of the nicer bars / clubs or casino (i might ditch the tie though)
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I'm sailing in Jan 2020. Last i saw they are expected to be done Dec 2019. I'll be checking daily, if one pops up I'll be getting one. I'm not expecting them to pop up until they are confirmed to be on time with the project. Price is steep but you pay extra for the over water experience.
Royal Up - Sky Class to Star Class
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58 days to go on my 7 day Harmony cruise, getting super excited. I just got the royal up email. I am currently booked in Crown Loft Suite (Sky Class). I am near the top end of my budget when adding in the drink package and the overwater cabana.
Most of the room upgrades are well beyond what i am willing to spend except the 2 bedroom Aqua Theater. The minimum bid is 500pp. I realize that the minimum bid is unlikely to win but it may be worth a shot.
My question is: Do you get all of the perks of star class if you win a royal up bid? If i get unlimited drinks I could cancel my drink package and end up barely paying more than i am now. Unlimited specialty dinning isn't something we were looking at but that would be a huge plus, same with getting a genie.