DanielB

A few Goalpost Margaritas and I am a FUNGI

Ironically, growing up, I hated the texture and would tell everyone that I was allergic to them. Then my mother made something and snuck them in, and well, I was allergic. A few hours at the ER and all is well. Sadness is no fries at Playmakers as they use the fryers for mushroom items.

One and done post.... Hopefully not a real person, as I would hate for this to happen to anyone.

I have a mushroom allergy and travel with my EPI pen even though I have never had to use it. Royal is horrible with allergy requests. The main dining room (dinner, not lunch) is quite good, but the rest is uncertain. I have emailed before the cruise and have filled out a special needs form. The reply states their policy, but it varies ship to ship. Oasis made my omelet at WJ in the back kitchen, since the on-stage kitchen has mushrooms; the rest just wiped the skillet out. I am lucky it is not a severe allergy, and most that has happened is hives and swelling, but I was told that as I age, it could get worse or better. So the EPI is just in case.

We did an Easter sailing 2 of the last 3 years and will again this year. We boarded each sailing on Easter Sunday and there were no special dining room menus. This year we will be on Harmony and really hope that there will be a change but we will go with the flow.

If you wanted this addressed you should have done this on the cruise. However accidents happen in any service industry and as dangerous as this could have been you were not injured. Bartenders are slinging drinks quickly. I am sorry this happened and happy that you were not injured. I would address in the post cruise survey if needed.

We received Express Boarding in October at Cape Liberty and was told that all check in was the same. We had Express last week in PC and that was amazing. Check in at bottom of stairs, then through security and just keep walking to the ship.

I just got off a B2B on Utopia and the only time my watch alerted me of sound was at the Aqua 80's too show. I did not write down a drink order at any point in 7 days and trust me I ordered many. The ship accomplished what it is meant to do and that is be the Ultimate Weekend.

It's cruise day! Hope you had a great evening at Cape Canaveral.

Safe travels! Boarding Utopia next Friday myself so looking forward to your blog.

I would receive that error when I booked with Costco Travel and the issue was they do not participate in the Royal Up program. So if you are booked with a Travel Agent I would check and see if they participate. *this was a few years ago, maybe that has changed.

We are on the 24th and 27th Utopia. Must have 7 days

You can book a refundable cruise onboard. I was having issues as every time I tried I was denied. This is from my wonder MEI agent Beth: If you want to book a refundable option what you have to do is pick a date and book that specific date and ship. Since it is refundable we can then move it to the actual date you want when you decide this later. This also removes that two month limit on when you have to decide. However, you do not get as large of onboard credit when you book the refundable deposit option. You are not the first person to be told they could not book a refundable rate. We had one of our agents speak to a supervisor onboard one of the ships to make sure that this option was still available and it is, but they are just not telling people about it.

I sailed in late November and only 3 ships were in port. Virgin, Independence and a Carnival ship....so the terminals in use were F, G and VV and the tunnel was closed. It was a traffic nightmare. Unfortunately traffic was no better for the return and many more ships in port.

I have been researching this myself as we are staying in Webster for 2 days before our cruise. Uber/lyft seems to be only options as stated above however you can also use Galveston Saltwater Moms. Check them out on Facebook. We used them in 2023 and they were great.

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I have used Beth at MEI for about 4 years now. We had a cruise from Miami scheduled for April 2025 and due to cost concerns (air fare outrageous) we wanted to sail from Galveston instead. Beth made this happen. I know this was at least 2 calls to Royal as this was a group rate and onboard booking. Beth was able to get them to transfer everything including the onboard booking to the new sailing. Typically Royal does not allow transferring from one group to another (or as I understand). As of Monday evening this was all completed. Saved me time and frustrations. TA's aren't an additional cost, so let them be the advocate for you when you need it.

We have a back to back on Utopia in January and then Symphony in April. Oh I need to call and add my amenity. I think the Chateau Ste Michelle is the closest to champagne if I am correct. Thanks again everyone!

Thanks everyone.

I know it is not the grandest of them all but my points posted this morning from last week's solo cruise and I am now officially Diamond Plus. After switching to Royal from Disney (32 sailings) in 2019 I did not think I would achieve this milestone. I see that dining is buy one get one for specialty dinners, does this apply to lunch as well or is it ship by ship? Thanks gang and Happy Sailing!

Having just been in her recently (left on 10/4) I agree. We actually booked a cruise for next fall doing the Northeast again as we enjoyed the ship that much. Lorenzo at the R Bar is the best bartender I have ever encountered. I think this is his last cruise. Arik at R Bar is also great.

In the past when the program changed what was the effective date? Was it immediate or did they give you a 6-9 month period. Only reason asking is I am diamond and lacking 12 points to Diamond Plus. I will have those points after a cruise in November. Thanks!

I have used Brightline many times from Fort Lauderdale to Miami. Next month we are taking it from Orlando to Fort Lauderdale as it was cheaper and more direct flights into MCO. I have tried the 15% discount code and it does not work for some reason but I am sure you could call and have it added. We have 5 people so receive 25% off the fare from MCO this coming trip. The app and website do need some work though.

Not sad to see B&J go and JR can head that direction as well IMO. For me, where did all the cows go? Where will they show up? I hope they were kept and will become Easter Eggs of the past at some point on ships.

The survey is not in-depth and quite generic IMO. They doesn't seem they want true opinions. I do not buy that they are having the highest ratings ever.