brycemo
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On 5/13/2022 at 5:42 PM, mattymay said:
The gap doesn't look as wide as Oasis.
If the gap is the same width, then the ship is definitely larger, although I wouldn't have expected royal to expand the ship in width, considering this is one of the more limiting factors in ports-of-call, etc.
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2 hours ago, JohnK6404 said:
Zone Zero is the virtual reality experience/room on Odyssey... can't wait to see more on Icon!
Oops, of course it is! Big mistake on my part - got too caught up in the excitement of new information... The suspense is killing me!
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On 1/5/2022 at 10:11 AM, mattymay said:
Well, after a little bit of digging, I have something to add to this...
Royal Caribbean have filed a trademark for the phrase AquaDome. It's there as both "cruise ship services" and "restaurant and bar services". It's not necessarily in reference to this creation... but if it is, what do we think it is? The trademark was filed back in January, but I haven't seen anything about it since.
Other trademarks of interest are "Zone Zero" and "Absolute Zero" - Personally am hoping it's an ice bar!
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With the addition of Radiance OTS today, all ships are now on the app, completing the company's transition to a digital cruise experience.
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As far as the design goes, with the LNG meaning there will be little to no admissions, I would expect something radical such as removing the smoke stack. Just one pipe for all emissions as they are so greatly reduced, and then reclaim all that lost pool deck space. We could see some really cool designs come out of this no emissions idea.
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I was wondering if @twangster experienced this same thing on their Spectrum cruise. I saw in this post that it was your first time to Vietnam also. Any ideas?
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1 hour ago, Baked Alaska said:
I downloaded the new app, but appears the same in all respects (Android). I may change my tune inside the 90 day window.
This is what the Apple App Store says about the recent update. It is interesting as Android is known to receive updates before Apple due to more relaxed regulations, but nevertheless give it a few days and you may find it appears. If you still have over 90 days then there's no rush just yet. Good luck!
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Hi all,
I'm sailing on the 9th of January 2020 from Singapore on Quantum of the Seas, and have been informed by Royal that we will be eligible for a Visa on Arrival (VOA) for our stop in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. Interestingly, we have been asked to bring "4 full-color Passport photos, so the onboard team can process your application". I've never heard of this before and can't see anything online about this requirement. Has anyone been in this situation with a past cruise, and if so did you bring the photos? What was the outcome of such? Were they necessary?
Thanks everyone in advance,
Bryce
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4 hours ago, Mr. Candyman said:
Either one works for me but when you complete the check in using the app, (found out the hard way) you can't go back and edit it....you'd have to use the computer to edit in that situation.
This is no longer the case! In the latest version of the app, released within the past week, there is now an option to edit check-in. These struggles are now over!!
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“Police can confirm five people are now confirmed to have died in the White Island volcanic eruption.
Our sincere condolences are with their family and friends.”
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12 hours ago, twangster said:
Allure was the first beta, then Harmony.
It's a matter of getting notifications to work. A chat app that doesn't tell you when you receive a chat is pretty useless - who wants to sit there with the app open waiting to see if you get a text?
To make notifications work they have to open up the firewall for Apple's notification platform to function but they can't be selective. All notification start working and iMessage happens to use the same ports and protocols so iMessage works too. With iMessage working to anyone around the world some people wouldn't buy Voom. They can't have that so... they are desperately trying to figure out how to make iPhones do what they can't do. The Apple ios sandboxes applications so when they aren't active they can't notify without using Apple's notifications platform.
This is why the loophole existed on RoyalIQ enabled ships that allowed iMessage to work. That's why they have one non-RoyalIQ ship and one RoyalIQ ship in the chat beta just to be able to try both versions and prove (or disprove) that various attempts to beat Apple work or not.
Honestly it's futile and they may never open chat fleet wide in the app unless Apple changes their ways in some future version.
Wow!! Thank you so much. This is the first proper explanation of this I’ve ever seen, and trust me, I’ve done a lot of googling! Only time will tell, I guess. I do hope they can work this out soon.
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On 11/16/2019 at 7:33 AM, Phillip Diamond Plus said:
When will the "Chat feature" be added to the ap.? I will be sailing on Serenade of the Seas Dec. 9th and was hoping to be able to communicate with my wife and others on board. On our last cruise on Brilliance in September, I was told that this feature should be available on ships that have the ap. by the end of this year. Does anyone know?
This has been my number one question about the app for ages and it’s still only on one ship (i believe it’s harmony but don’t quote me on that) and it’s a real shame because quantum class even used to have the feature during the days of the Royal IQ app, which has now been removed from the app store, but surely that means quantum already has the infrastructure and hardware needed to reimplement this feature? When you look at the progress of other lines in the field it definitely looks like Royal better start acting soon or they’ll fall behind.
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On 11/15/2019 at 2:44 PM, twangster said:
Just outside the SeaPlex. It's not advertised so it's oddly word of mouth which seems to work - they book up quickly.
Oh that does make sense, just slightly surprising! Thanks
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1 hour ago, BaikG said:
Anthem and Ovation both have escape rooms and Spectrum has laser tag so nothing is new to the Quantum class.
Oh, I had no idea... what deck is it on?
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Interesting to note that it's being rolled out on the same day as Quantum of the Seas gets out of Drydock so I can only assume that that is the day we see the new deck plans for Quantum, and where they put new activities such as the escape room, never seen on a Quantum Class ship before.
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For those in the UK, have you had a try with this following competition to win a cruise on Celebrity Apex and if so, how are you going? I've only managed to find Copenhagen and Bruges, but after hours of searching it might've just beaten me. Even if you aren't from the UK, have a little look at the competition as it is a very cool concept.
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Unfortunately, Oasis Class is too large to do Panama Canal sailings. Empress of the Seas is the only ship that Ould comfortably fit, with Sovereign of the Seas and Vision Class ships being a tight squeeze so I'm not 100% sure. And Empress is based West Coast until mid-2021 so far, so nothing in the near future. Unfortunately Panama Canal is looking slightly unlikely. On the other hand, Western Caribbean sailings are not impossible.
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Hi all,
I’ve seen some details about the drydock with Quantum entered yesterday but I was wondering if anyone could add onto what I’ve seen?
I’m aware that it’s simply a five year refurb and not a royal amplification, but I read that a laser game and an escape room were in store. What have you heard?
Also, does anyone know of which broadway show will be on Quantum from next month onwards?
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Can confirm. Here is the link to the inaugural sailing, no ship info on the site as of yet.
https://www.royalcaribbean.co.uk/itinerary-details/?itin=4BH006&ship=OY&sail=20201105&room=Interior
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45 minutes ago, twangster said:
It will happen. Probably much sooner than Oasis coming there.
I’ll be waiting!! With the success of Perfect Day at CocoCay, it wouldn’t surprise me!
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A private island could really change the future of South-Pacific cruises! Would be very interesting to see.
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9 hours ago, monctonguy said:
It would be...just like a fully smoking anywhere cruise would be successful!
Yeah but that wouldn't go down very well. They would struggle to get the smell out of the ship. Have you ever stayed in a cabin where the people before you clearly smoked in their room? I have and it's very unpleasant as a non-smoker myself.
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12 hours ago, brycemo said:
What might I call it, would simply "Classic Lounge" suffice?
Does anyone know if they have an official name for this group of lounges?
from me!!
Starlink Internet could be coming to Royal Caribbean
in Royal Caribbean News and Rumors
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Hardware is of little concern on the scale of a cruise ship - this is the company that just spend 1.2 Billion on their latest ship. Starlink likely will have cheaper ongoing costs, and without doubt would have a lower cost-per-usage considering the incredible (relative) download speeds Starlink is capable of. I would like to think the price would come down, but even if not, the value for money would be unparalleled by other cruise lines.