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11 hours ago, Robert M said:

Last July when we were on Liberty the Captain said they were looking at 2025 for an amplification but it wasnt set in stone yet.

 

That would be awesome. We sailed Liberty last Oct and loved her. It was a fun, fun cruise but the shop is showing her age. She just needs love and attention. We sail very again this October, and then May 2025 so it would be interesting to see her transformation between those two cruise if it happens. We sail her again late September 2025 also.

1 hour ago, Mekasia said:

Doe anyone know the specific brand and type of jam that is on the cheese plate in the MDR? I know it is fig-based, but I really want to know exactly what it is so I can get it at home.

I wonder maybe if you email Royal Caribbean dining they might tell you? Or Crown and Anchor? Oh if you DM Royal Caribbean on Facebook they are really good at getting back to you about diff6 questions. 

7 hours ago, happy cruisers 2 said:

WAAAYTOOO, you guys (and others) have convinced us that this should be our plan.  We'll be on Mariner, so chose to book Jamie's.  Thanks for your help!

We had Jamie's on Anthem a few months ago for lunch on embarkation day and it was excellent. So relaxing, nice and quiet. There were people that came up to the hostess to eat there but were turned away, reservations only. It was busy but still relaxing and delicious. 

Well I mean who doesn't like a big AFT? Big AFTs are best. 

14 hours ago, ScottD said:

I'm more of an Aft guy, myself. 

High up in the aft? I always joke with my wife, I like high up in the aft.

19 minutes ago, smokeybandit said:

Unless there's a specific brand that is only offered in the Freestyle machines, you can get soda at any bar.

 We tried that last year on Liberty and it's very combersom and the bar tenders don't want to deal with soda stuff. Felt like we were a burden. That's just the vibe we got. 

1 minute ago, Debstr66 said:

Ok, looking for rules of the road before we cruise on Liberty in 11 days. I've never brought drinks onboard, but I'm tired of not being able to find sugar free sports drinks onboard... No freestyle machines on Liberty. 

Yup, without the freestyle machines to me there is no point to the soda package so we are bringing soda for the kids. Never did that before but kinda forced to. 

Just now, Debstr66 said:

Are the drinks required to be carry on or is it ok to put a 12 pk of non-alcoholic beverages in your suitcase to be delivered to the cabin? 

The policy used to be you could pack them in your suitcase but I believe you have you carry them on now. I'm pretty sure that's the deal now. 

22 minutes ago, DoomSlayer said:

Something like a "Wishlist"?  I would use it.

21 minutes ago, AshleyDillo said:

A save for later feature in the cart would be nice.

I always make my purchases separate though just for the ease of tracking refunds later. 

Exactly, these are the exact things I was thinking about. Great suggestions. 

I usually make purchases one at a time but then closer to sailing I make a bigger purchase. 

I wish in the cruise planner you could pay for items one at a time. Meaning lets say you book a year in advance and then you can load everything you need/want into your cart and then just pay for this item but not the others. Then pay for another item or two down the line. That way everything is there and you can knock off one thing or two things at a time. Am I the only one that would like that? Or does it not make any sense? 

3 minutes ago, Rackham said:

And it's one 750mL bottle of wine per adult, aged 21 or older, unlike the soft drinks which is per stateroom.

Yeah, I actually think that is pretty fair and it's not like me to say that about Royal Caribbean. I mean I love them but they make most decisions based on money. This is pretty fair. 

1 minute ago, smokeybandit said:

Both

Oh wow thanks. 

Ok my question is can you bring on 1 bottle of wine and 12 170z sodas also or is it one or the other? 

We are on Liberty for the best 3 cruises and the soda package is not worth it to us without the freestyle machines. We are gonna bring on soda for our son. Can you bring on both a bottle of win each and soda is our question or is it one or the other? 

Now we are Diamond so the 4 drinks a day are good enough but still curious about this question. 

9 minutes ago, smokeybandit said:

Just remember though any time you do anything that involves credit (new car, etc) you have to temporarily lift the freeze.
 

Yeah I have to remember that. I will be leasing a new vehicle next August, August 2025 that is. Oh we are kinda half in the house hunting market but really no hope at this point. Too crazy around here right now. 

3 hours ago, smokeybandit said:

https://www.usa.gov/credit-freeze

 

Also one for banking, too

https://www.chexsystems.com/security-freeze/information

Man, thank you so much! Really appreciate that. I feel much better now. Again I can't thank you enough for the links. 

14 minutes ago, DoomSlayer said:

I was too, but it wasn't the first breach I have been victim too either.  I have put freezes on all of my credit bureaus for this reason and monitor other things I cannot freeze.  I called the FTC a few years ago and was told there is nothing they really could do about this unless actual identity frauds occurs using my data (which it hasn't yet -- fingers crossed).

Oh I have question, how the heck do I freeze my credit? I'm trying to do that but don't understand how?

Look at AT&T this week, 73 million people affected by their beach. I got an email that my SS# was found on the dark web whatever the hell that is. Point is your info is pretty much out there or is going to be no matter what. 

By the way I'm freaking out about my SS# out there.

9 hours ago, Atlantix2000 said:

You do realize you will be on security cameras at almost all times when you are out of your stateroom?

Well depending on if you get a maniac for a room attendant you may be on camera in your stateroom too. 

3 minutes ago, DoomSlayer said:

I was able to reuse the same password I had before after requesting the password reset.

I wish I had known. The change password trick did work. 

38 minutes ago, OCSC Mike said:

Seems to have worked for many of us.

Hate to change my password but if it works, it works. Man Royal has the worst IT department in the history of billion dollar companies ever. 

Yup, can't login, says its the wrong password when it is 100% the right PW. Google out fills so its the website. Change the password is the easiest fix?

15 minutes ago, ScottD said:

I think it's because that's actually a suggestion on the website- basically take a full ride around, then the 2nd time around jump off where you want to explore a little more. I don't think we'll do that, and hopefully can get on and off when we need to so we can ensure we see the few spots we want...then if time permits maybe we will do a loop. 

Yeah that seems like a colossal waste of time. We definitely won't be doing that either. 

Now I'm Halifax though I believe the last stop is the Titanic cemetery so we will be on for the whole trip around. We will get off at a few places but one is that stop. 

I said rebooking is not an option. A reprice isn't technically a "rebook" is it? I'm just saying it'd be nice to get the OBC offered now kinda like when they honor a price drop. I'm not rebooking that's for sure. 

I am truly fascinated by rich people. All different kinds from the humble to the over the top. I mean while most of us make sacrifices on what to buy in the cruise planner because you can't get every single thing you want others buy a ugly gold cup for 100,000. Fascinated I tell you, fascinated. 

2 hours ago, Ryan79 said:

Yeah, I would compare the price difference between what you paid versus the cost to rebook with the OBC factored in. I have a cruise that I booked in February 2023 for December that is now twice the cost what I paid. Now if RC wants to throw down a few grand in OBC…I’ll certainly consider rebooking! Even if you booked last week, the net gain, if any, would be minimal as they would just build that OBC into the cost of the cruise. Don’t lose sleep over it. I’m willing to bet you are coming out significantly ahead if you booked a year ago!

Oh yeah rebooking is a no go, no way. It's way, way more expensive now. I thought maybe there was a kinda honor thing like when they honor a price drop. I'm good and we have an awesome room that we always were curious about.