darketower

Navigator of the seas - Nassau 

3 hours ago, WAAAYTOOO said:

The biggest recommendation I can offer for a big ship rookie is to recognize up front that you will not be able to do everything.  Pick your high priority activities and be prepared to be flexible.  It will be so exciting for you.  The first time you see one of the big girls, it's stunning...and that is nothing compared to the first time you step inside and realize the awesomeness.  

I would have to agree. Thankfully our first big ship experience was a B2B on Harmony. Even with two weeks, we didn’t experience everything we probably could have. These ships are just amazing. I can’t wait to get back. 

3 hours ago, JohnK6404 said:

Just FYI... we just received our FCC e-mail this morning for our cancelled 5/31/20 Oasis sailing... they got it right and it's actually almost $2 more than I had calculated.  

They had indicated today (5/22/20) would be the day they would be working on this round of cancellations.

Just waiting on the 125% Cruise Planner OBC and the refund to my CC for the port fees, expenses and taxes...

 

It could be a while for the cruise planner credit and port fees. I got my FCC for my cancelled April 20 cruise on May 1. Still nothing on the cruise planner credit or port fees and taxes....not even an email. 

6 minutes ago, USCG Teacher said:

Was supposed to be on that same cruise!  I L&S'd it to 8/8/21.

We’ll see you there! That is when we L&S’d to.  It’s a family affair with my parents and my sister and her husband. Was disappointed to push it a year but no one was comfortable with possibly being the very first to go out. 

4 hours ago, WAAAYTOOO said:

If your Agent has recommended this as possible L&S then I assume he/she has already confirmed that it will qualify.  I didn't think there were any 7 night cruises from Bayonne that included Coco Cay (I thought those were all 8+ nights) but I must be mistaken

Yes they do. We were supposed to be on Oasis 7 night to CocoCay this 8/16 but lifted and shifted to next August. The itinerary is Orlando, Coco Cay and Nassau. With 3 sea days. 

5 hours ago, melmar02 said:

Did you use an OBC to pay for the drink package? If so, and if you lost the OBC when you repriced, you only have a certain amount of time to go into the cruise planner to pay the balance before the item is canceled. 

That’s what it was....didn’t realize I had a certain amount of time and it was cancelled.  I think I will take @Neesaadvice and call later at night. The price is still the same, so I’m not worried about losing anything.  

Anyone have this happen to then and if so, thoughts to resolve?? We repriced our room through our TA and when it came through we noticed that one of our drink packages was cancelled as part of it. The TA said we need to call RC but obviously they are super busy right now. Any thoughts.

1 hour ago, RCIfan1912 said:

Well We knew this was coming. We were on Oasis May 10th. Just were waiting for the cancel and credit. I believe they will start sailing mid May though. Question I have is for the cruise we want to go on instead a Central park balcony is a little over 100 less than ocean view balcony. Which one would you choose? Kinda like the novelty of a Central park balcony but what do you think.

 

I would take ocean view all the time. I don’t like the idea of looking across into other balconies and vice versa. I love being able to look out over the ocean in the morning and also enjoy watching as we dock at port. 

Typically they will only let one person in the room get the beverage package if the other gets the refreshment package, otherwise it’s both adults get the beverage package. 

If it’s a 7 day cruise, it’s usually on night 2 and night 5.  The only difference is some people dress up and they have photos. It used to be more formal and everyone would dress up. Not so much anymore....

I was at my local AAA getting my real id license and grabbed a RCI travel book. They still have the itinerary maps in them. I think you can request from RCI, kinda old school, but I really like the itinerary maps too!!

Ocean view Balcony and 1 cruise all day every day. We enjoy having the private space where we can retreat for some downtime or just enjoy drinks and snacks together. We aren’t in our room a ton, but it’s enough to really enjoy the extra space and view. 

No discount, standard cruise planner deals. 

@bossdog421 are the cabanas assigned or did you get to choose?

Thanks @bossdog421.  The pictures are great - I can’t wait for our April sailing!  Enjoy the rest of your cruise and happy 10th!

Cannot wait to see you pics and videos from the floating cabana and the beach club! I’ve been counting down to this day since you first posted - my wife says I need help.....

I’d go with the beach club pass. It gets you into the infinity pool and the upscale dining. We are doing the beach club pass in April. 

The DDP is accepted on cococay and all but one(maybe two) grills are included. You have to get the chicken sandwich at the Snack Shack

32 minutes ago, foxrunner said:

It is very considerate of you to not want to overburden the wait staff. Please remember that the staff derives pleasure from getting you what you want within reason. If everyone comes in and orders the same thing and they can't have a conversation about what you liked and what wasn't in your wheelhouse, that is a long boring night. Talk about what they like on the menu and be sure to try the recommendations. The best part about traditional dining is that you get to know your wait staff. I don't think I'd want to try MTD for that reason. 

We only do MTD and we always pick the same night for the entire cruise and on the first day request the same table if we like the service. We have always had the same wait staff in MTD and they have been awesome.  It is possible to get to know your wait staff even in MTD and enjoy the same benefits you mention above.

To the OP, don’t be shy about ordering as much as you want. Our waiter on our last b2b cruise didn’t even bother to ask by the middle of the first week, he just brought more. 

I was thinking the same thing and just decided to take a shuttle to the cruise terminal instead. If you go to the MCO website, there is a link to travel options to the cruise port. 

6 minutes ago, RCIfan1912 said:

Have to think about the financials of it all also. 2 deposits and final payment just about the same day or very close. I love the idea though so maybe we can make it happen. 

Completely understand. We did a 7 day b2b on Harmony and it was fantastic. If you can manage the financial side of it, I would do it. It was such a great experience to be on the ship for so long. 

I was just on the website and it looks like it’s back. Go to the RCCL website and you should see it. 

Have a great cruise. We can’t  wait to hear about it when you return. 

I’m just curious why you would care how others felt about the loyalty program based on what happened to you. I don’t get the point of your question other than to cause an uproar. The loyalty program doesn’t guarantee you anything other than the perks stated on the website. 

Have to agree with @twangster. We love that we can do as much or as little as want. You’re just as likely to find us hanging out in the schooner bar in the midst of a great card game, as you are to hitting up the water slides, bumper cars or whatever attractions are on the ship we happen to be on.