ChrisK2793

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‘I don’t mind paying extra for better

‘The suite area at Labadee could use a MAJOR overhaul.

We’re in a crown loft facing the rear of the ship right now on Oasis, getting off this morning. Ours is 1738 which connects to the Star Loft next door. When the Aquatheater Show is going on it is VERY LOUD in the room. The one night this cruise that we were in the room while it was going on, you could hear the music BLASTING from 830 to 930pm and again from 1045pm to 1145pm. We didn’t care overall because we’re not usually in our room at this time of night and were only in it that night because our 8yo wasn’t feeling well. But if you have a child who goes to bed at 7pm, I could see BOTH the Star Loft and the ATS being way too loud for him to sleep anytime the Aquatheater show is going on.

I don’t understand this ....... it sound like whoever booked it just wanted to make the COMMISSION on the cost of the extra people who they know aren’t going. I currently have a 2 bedroom grand suite booked on Independence in august for THREE of us ...... the room holds EIGHT people ...... at no time was I told I have to book 5 more fake people in the room to book it ..... SOMETHING IS SUPER FISHY HERE

If you happen to be staying in a Grand Suite or better, the suite concierge will send you a welcome email about a week before the cruise ......... you can reply to that email and ask them to book the restaurants and times you want for each day and it will all be booked for you before the cruise.

I’ve never hear this before the cruise we’re currently on ..... another passenger told us that if you tip your server in specialty dining in CASH they get to keep it all, but that if you tip them on your sea pass card, they have to split it with everyone else in the restaurant ..... is this true?

‘they’re on a 4 night cruise for $96 UDP ..... at $179 , I’m guessing you’re on a 7 day cruise ...... Theirs is $24/day, yours is $25.50/day ..... just as good a deal.

‘We sailed on Oasis for Thanksgiving week, right after the refurb ...... I thought the Grand Suite we were in looked all brand new, but others who saw the pics I posted at the time said that they thought it was the same decor as before ..... so I can’t 100% say if it the stuff in the cabin was brand new or not, but it all looked amazing and like new even if it wasn’t. We’re actually sailing on Oasis again tomorrow (Feb 9-16), this time in a Crown Loft.

My spouse has been playing My Vegas on the phone for years and has tons of points. Does what’s in the screenshot below get us anything? Is it the purple coin amount that counts or the gold coin amount?

We’re thinking of booking a TransAtlantic for Fall 2021. Our son will be in 4th grade then and about to turn 10. We figure if we’re going to take him out of school for 2 weeks, we need to do it before he gets in junior high. Oh Harmony we’d be in a Crown Loft and on Odyssey we’d be in a Grand Suite 2 Bedroom. Both are the same price. Odyssey stops more places than Harmony. Which ship and itinerary would our son have more fun on? He’d actually turn 10 on the Harmony one, he was born 11/11/11. See screenshot below for the stops each ship makes .....

Oasis after its amplification is actually WAY BETTER than Harmony. It has a huge Playmakers Sports Bar and Arcade where Sabor and Starbucks are on Harmony. Our 8yo son had a lot of fun playing all the free games in playmakers over thanksgiving. He also LOVED the new kid’s club design on Oasis ....... they have a really nice video game area and it’s just setup a lot better. The cruise director on Oasis also was a lot more involved and had more fun things going an all week than the cruise director did when we were just on Harmony. We’re actually going on Oasis again this Sunday. If you’ve never tried the Crown Loft Suite yet, I HIGHLY recommend staying in one!

YES ..... When the suite concierge emails you about a week before your cruise, you can then email back and ask them to make all your dinner reservations for CK and also for all of the specialty restaurants if you have the Unlimited Dining Plan.

I’d HIGHLY recommend getting the UDP ...... You can usually get it on sale for $179/adult....... that’s basically $25.57/day. The food in the specialty restaurants is WAY better than in the MDR. Just make sure you go and make ALL your reservations as soon as you get on the ship the first day or you may not get the times you want. IF you’re staying in a Grand Suite or above, you can actually make your UDP reservations thru the suite concierge when they email you about 7 days before the cruise ....... just email back and tell them the dates and times you’d like to eat at each restaurant and they’ll make the reservations for you.