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13 minutes ago, FionaMG said:

I'm on the same cruise in April and we currently have PC, Miami, Coco Cay and Nassau in that order. I think the February 4th sailing is the same, except with Nassau and Coco Cay the other way round, so perhaps yours was originally meant to do that too.

 

Actually, no... 

For some reason current cruise Oct 29, always had this order... 

Bahamas, then Miami, then NJ 

I've checked. 

On 11/2/2022 at 9:46 AM, KevinK said:

I also, booked Feb 4 Anthem of the Seas also..  hmmmm

Not a problem for you... 

And not a problem for April's 23rd

Both visit Miami while still in US. 

International stops follow afterwards. 

13 minutes ago, OCSC Mike said:

What else can you use them for in general or at Cafe Promenade?

You may or may not be able to get a mimosa or bloody mary from the WJ bar or MDR. Fresh squeezed OJ, bottled water.

Not in general... I know you can use them for basically anything... 

I'm asking regarding last morning... 

Since bars, etc are closed 

On 10/21/2022 at 2:56 PM, OCSC Mike said:

I've only had some fancy iced coffee drink there on disembarkation morning to use up my D vouchers but they now use Starbucks coffee to make their drinks if that has any influence. My SIL gets the coffee card (even though she's D and can just get free specialty coffee from the DL like I do) and seems to like it.

That's interesting 

I've never bought anything from Cafe promenade 

What else there you can use diamond vouchers for? 

Lady morning is impossible to find any place to spend them 

28 minutes ago, FJ28 said:

Thanks for the clarification.  I was trying to get a specialty coffee and they told me that the benefit had already been used on my wife's card. So we where only able to get one at 50% off.  Thanks again.

20 minutes ago, twangster said:

Crew aren't perfect and they can make mistakes so if in doubt ask the loyalty ambassador on board.

Yes, exactly... 

Last cruise I was told in Johnny Rockets that I can't get 2 milkshakes at half off... 

I explained to employee that's impossible... And to go back to the register to fix it. 

He looked surprised, he really expected me to just sign receipt after he told me sorry, discount didn't work...

11 minutes ago, twangster said:

Most are per person.  CAS on board benefits don't apply to the cabin.  For example if you shared a cabin with a brand new never cruised Royal guest they would have zero CAS on board perks.  When two Diamond members sail they both get 4 drinks per day, etc... 

Hi, I'm still newish diamond level member. 

Do you know if 4 free drinks also apply for the 1st day?

which is more or less just half of day.

And last day's morning? Also 4 drinks ?

15 minutes ago, FJ28 said:

Are these offers per stateroom or per person?  Last sailing we where told it was per stateroom.

Would like to try and clarify.  We are both emerald.

Who told you that? 

It's always been per person... 

Let's say someone is a diamond level. 

So it's 4 drinks per person, per day. 

Not 4 per cabin, which would be just 2 p/p. 

Anything under 100Wh is approved in carry-on on the plane. 

Don't think on the ships they check unless it's really big lithium battery. 

On 8/28/2022 at 11:39 AM, Hutcherl said:

As mentioned by others, the Diamond drinks are a game changer.  And what seems like a kinda new feature is that you can use them anytime of day, at any bar.  Additionally, there are (2)50% off coupons for beer and wine for when you go over the 4 freebies.  
We also took advantage of the free 8x10 photos for each adult Diamond member.
Also, utilized the one free day of surf Voom.  
We never stepped foot in a Diamond lounge so I can't speak on that.  Might check that out on our next cruise 

Can you use this diamond drink vouchers during dinner? Main Dining room? 

And they are good for anything?

Specialty coffee as well? 

13 minutes ago, Ampurp85 said:

It per the Diamond member per sailing.

Great, thanks for quick reply. 

So we can get 2 professional photos printed. That's like $40 bonus. 

Just need to take more, to choose best ones. 

On 8/27/2022 at 3:47 AM, FionaMG said:

Congratulations! 

The free photo is a nice perk.

Hi, I'm turned diamond as well after last cruise. 

Is it free photo for each person? 

Or just 1 per cabin? 

17 minutes ago, bonzo1975 said:

I cannot. Too far out from our sail date

Thanks, that's what I suspected... 

I was afraid something was wrong with reservation, since pop up message says, if you're sailing a charter, then all access will only be on board... But I'm not. 

However, all info is available on website for my reservation. Basically just need the app for check-in, etc... 

On 6/17/2022 at 5:08 PM, Butch R said:

A whole crew of my family and my sister's family will be making this trip! Who else is going?

Hi, 

I'm on the cruise before yours, but wanted to ask. 

Can you access your cruise inside the Royal Caribbean app? I can't... 

Getting message, attached... 

On 6/12/2022 at 9:36 PM, bonzo1975 said:

Anyone going sailing on this trip? This will be my wife and I's first cruise experience and we're pretty excited  

We have booked shore excursions on all the of the stops:

Juneau - Exclusive Whale Watching Cruise

Skagway - Scenic Waterfall Adventure

Sitka - Best of Sitka

Victoria - Ultimate Marine Adventure Tour

Looking forward to fun experiences and meeting cool people!

I forgot to mention that these excursions were booked through Cruises.com, so they're probably different than what RCI has to offer on their website. 

Hi, 

I'm on the cruise before yours, but wanted to ask. 

Can you access your cruise inside the Royal Caribbean app? I can't... 

Getting message, attached... 

15 minutes ago, Kirsten said:

Why wouldn't you want reef safe sunscreen?  Better for your skin as well as for the environment.  Most mineral sunscreens are biodegradable and reef safe.  I love Bare Republic mineral sunscreen sprays.  They don't leave a white film like some mineral sunscreens do.  You can buy it at Target or Amazon.

Because they not as powerful. Even if you match spf, that's just what they claim biodegradable spf 70,is more like 30-50 spf in real life. 

And you can't possible reapply it every hour and for kids... You would literally need dozens of bottles for your cruise. 

7 minutes ago, jaedam0820 said:

Do they check the sunscreen even though we won't snorkel? The only excursion we would be participating in would be the semi sub panorama in Roatan and aviary in Costa Maya. The sunscreen mostly would be used while on the ship and by the beachside on port days.

Don't start making people panicking. 

No one ever going to check your sunblock! Anywhere! 

But to make sure you not worried yourself. Can buy Neutrogena spray 70spf, it contains no oxybenzone. That's the ingredient you not suppose to use. 

It's under $10 online. 

8 minutes ago, jaedam0820 said:

I've looked at Amazon for reef safe sunblocks and the most I've seen is SPF70. Wish there's something higher than 70. Thank you. I will look around.

I doubtful... I've already looked everywhere for a while... 

And that 70 isn't the same... Those 2 ingredients are one of the main ones that give strong uva uvb protection. 

So without them sunblock aren't the same at all. Probably more like 30-50.

I myself use 100, because of white skin and I swim a lot. And you get burned much easier in water. 

10 minutes ago, Reigert2008 said:

We've seen it listed on a few excursions, but so far no one has checked.  We purchased some for our last cruise and as we use up the "bad stuff" we will only buy the reef safe versions for ease of travel.

It's listed almost everywhere. But I doubt that they have the right to actually check everything you're using. It might be against privacy policy. 

Max reef safe goes up to SPF 50, I've seen 70 once , but without those ingredients, sunblock isn't really working the same way. You're much more likely to get burned, especially if you don't apply it completely like they suggest, every 80 min. 

I'm not sure if links from Amazon allowed here. Or that's advertisement? 

Can give you couple to choose from. 

Guys, need your help. 

Trying to find better place for covid tests. 

I have 2 different types of urgent centers near my home. I have insurance, United Healthcare 

But if I understand correctly, they will charge insurance for Dr office visit during covid test and that would mean that I must pay co-pay for urgent care. Based on my insurance 

Is that how it usually works? 

It's never just covid test, it's counts as a Dr visit? 

16 hours ago, jack_4321 said:

The only salt water pool is the beach pool (the one that looks like a beach and has water going up to the lounge chairs). The others are all fresh water.

I was going to say that. 

You're absolutely correct. 

Just small thing people should be aware, it's not really fresh water, it's heavily chlorinated. 

So if someone has a problem should use beach pool. That's why they have 1 salt water on all Oasis class ships. 

Come on guys, don't be so naive. 

It sounds like the usual post from someone who haven't even been on royal ship! 

Way too many people spend days online just posting negative lies!!! 

I've sailed many times and way too many times read total BS about the ship I've just sailed on. 

Bad shows, tasteless frozen food, worst elevators in universe and customer service totally sucks! 

Don't believe! Royal is doing a perfect job. 

Of course not everything is perfect. Perfect is impossible. I've had not so good waiters. But next day, I was given much better one. Some food isn't up to my taste. So without any problems, you can order anything else you want from the menu. 

Options and possibilities are almost limitless! 

On 3/1/2022 at 12:26 PM, Marc said:

I received this from the concierge for next week's (eastern) sailing. It may be of use to others, but it is subject to change, of course.

Whoops, forgot it had the highlighting in there. Well, now you know what I've chosen. 

Shows at Glance.pdf 792.16 kB · 94 downloads

So no main Broadway show in the theater? Why? 

On 3/1/2022 at 11:10 AM, jeffmw said:

How have lines at Windjammer been? How long are you waiting to get in, to get food, etc., during meal times?

 

It's so weird how some people find a ship really crowded and others don't. I was on Symphony at capacity and I never felt like it was too crowded. Strange.

Exactly... 

I've been on Symphony and Harmony before covid, at normal capacity. Close to full. Didn't feel crowded? 

If course had all reservations done. 

I'm guessing people without reservations felt like a nightmare. 

And before and after my cruise read so may online saying they couldn't get into any shows that they wanted to. 

On 2/27/2022 at 7:49 PM, ChrisK2793 said:

How is the food?  We were on Symphony  2/12-19 and the food at both the CK and the specialty restaurants was the most mediocre to bad that we’ve ever had on a cruise.  I even spent 2 nights sick after eating …….. once from I think the tuna tartare in Chops which did taste a bit off and I didn’t finish it  …… and once after eating at Izumi.

 

Strange, food was always great... 

I was on Symphony 2 yrs ago and on Oasis in October, food was awesome. 

Do you have cruise compass from February 12th?