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Celebrity will not ask for vaccination proof but.......
Louvanh replied to cruisellama's topic in Celebrity & SilverSea
As of Thursday guess they failed with 2 positive on cruise. -
I guess how soon we forget the cruise ships and the cases of covid and deaths on those cruise ships March of 2020.
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Port of Seattle Free Port Valet Luggage Program
Louvanh replied to twangster's topic in Royal Caribbean News and Rumors
Used the service in July 2019 sailing Ovation to Alaska. Had doubts but worked incredibly well. Made the day easier not dragging bags around. -
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Diamond plus out of concierge lounges
Louvanh replied to James trepanier's topic in Royal Caribbean News and Rumors
Twangster is correct, there is just too many people in the diamond and plus groups now. Celebrity has suite lounge and suite retreat areas. They make a lot of room for their lounge. Last time on Grandeur the lounge was filled every night with pinnacle and diamond plus members taking over whole areas, leaving no room for suite guests. I understand loyalty, and expectations of that loyalty. But at the same time royal, if not making changes won’t sell those price hefty rooms. It is a perk of the class of room, it comes with the room at no additional expense. The same as coastal kitchens is a perk. -
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NO SMOKING SOMETIME IN 2020?
Louvanh replied to RetirementFun's topic in Royal Caribbean News and Rumors
As stated before, we all heard the impending doom of bars, restaurants and businesses who would be impacted by smoking ban. Still waiting. I do not smoke, the majority of people on a cruise do not smoke, so why must the minority rule this topic. Do you actually believe someone who is a so called big spender gambling will stop because of a cigarette. No. Cruisers who say they will stop sailing if they can not smoke. Right. Time for royal to follow suit as they have lately to be in sync with celebrity. -
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The question that always confuses me. Reading that people who smoke in the US is at 14%. So why do the remaining 86% of us have to tolerate second hand smoke or skip a venue because of the heavy smoke that pours out of a casino. When Illinois went non smoking all you heard was bars and night spots would go out of business because of smoking ban. Yeah right their business suffered no side effects and in some cases doubled. So Royal needs to follow Celebrity and kick smoking off of cruise ships.
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JS no longer have access to CK
Louvanh replied to Rob&Ana's topic in Royal Caribbean News and Rumors
Royal created this problem and now playing catch up. They have for a long time catered to loyalty guests. Grandeur regulars have seen the drooling that goes on for Pinnacles. I was in a cruise where the world about ended to give a Pinnacle their pins. Stopped a show and dining room announcement. Suite guests pay a lot more for rooms. Those rooms generate a lot more revenue with less people. Celebrity sees the value in keeping suite guests happy and Royal finally sees that they have to do the same. If I want amenities I pay for them with suite rooms not loyalty. The loyalty perks are not a given they are now a thorn in Royals side. They are trying to figure out how to fix the monster they created. -
It seems royal is making a change to be more in line with Celebrity. Creating a suite only lounge as The Retreat is on Celebrity. Seems they are trying to get standardized between the companies.
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This is all about what it costs RCL. As more perks that came from loyalty cruisers get taken away they can now sell. So when given away to those who attained status it costs them in management and payroll. But now selling them and striping it from loyalty program it is a total win. The worst part of it all is you need to spend more to guarantee you can do things on board an oversold event. So when do you think it will end. 200 keys. 300 or 400. Pretty soon everyone will need the program. Then they can sell a super key and start all over.
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Think the key is the greatest scam RCL has come up with. Selling to customer things that actually cost them nothing. Free lunch. The kitchen is cooking anyways. WiFi costs them nothing. Early on yep zilch. Early off you guessed it nothing. Time specified for attractions once again it is a zero. Workers are already there. So if they sell 200 of these on a cruise at 38 bucks it is 7600 a day. 53,200 a week and 212,800 a month. Almost a quarter of a million extra from just one ship a month Not all ships have need for key but if 15 do that is 3.2 million per month. 38 million a year. All pure profit selling free stuff.
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C&A points for sailing on Celebrity
Louvanh replied to Salt Water Buckeye's topic in Royal Caribbean News and Rumors
That would be a great idea. Especially since on last cruise end of July the next cruise desk offered cruises on Royal and Celebrity. -
Was on Ovation 2 weeks ago in a suite. Because of key sales chops was closed for everyone else. Concierge could not even get table. So another suite perk falls off the list. It does amaze me how royal has taken something that literally costs them nothing, early boarding, move up in line, wi-fi and a lunch and have turned it into a large revenue source. What next clean towels and soap 10 dollars a day. Coin slot on tv. Elevators cost 1 dollar a ride.
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Wireless headsets for watching TV??
Louvanh replied to tiny blonde's topic in Royal Caribbean Discussion
Just finished cruise on Ovation. Universal remote does not give full access to the tv. If you can even reach hdmi slots on tv you may be able to switch inputs. But the Samsung’s onboard are pretty locked down. Remember years ago when hotel TVs had a special remote to get access which is difficult to get. -
Booked southern Caribbean cruise. Got a great price on 2 bedroom family suite.