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First live blog post covid
wannabecruiseexpert replied to Marlena's topic in Royal Caribbean Discussion
Yes! I think I’ve read every live blog on here throughout the last few months. I’m not sailing until February so I’ll need these blogs to get me through ? -
Oasis...crown loft vs owner’s suite
wannabecruiseexpert replied to wannabecruiseexpert's topic in Royal Caribbean Discussion
Thank you! Yes this helps a ton. We’re going to choose the loft. Thank you everyone for your help! -
Oasis...crown loft vs owner’s suite
wannabecruiseexpert replied to wannabecruiseexpert's topic in Royal Caribbean Discussion
So there’s 9 OS (throughout floors 14, 11 and 10) and 18 CLS available so there’s a lot of options to choose from. The bidet may be the selling point though.....since we got one for home, it’s hard going places without it ? -
Oasis...crown loft vs owner’s suite
wannabecruiseexpert replied to wannabecruiseexpert's topic in Royal Caribbean Discussion
There are a good number of lofts available so I would definitely choose one that’s facing the ocean. If we weren’t bringing the kids I would choose the loft. I’m just debating if the extra space is more important than the extra bathroom. -
Oasis...crown loft vs owner’s suite
wannabecruiseexpert posted a topic in Royal Caribbean Discussion
I’m looking at an Oasis 7 night Western Caribbean sailing. It would be 2 adults and 2 kids (14 and 6). I get the loft is on 17 so close to the lounge and CK and the additional bathroom is a HUGE plus. From what I’ve seen in photos and video walkthroughs, the OS is larger with larger balcony, plus I like the fact it has a large table so we could eat in room more comfortably. We will be sailing on Allure in a 2 bedroom AQ a few months before this one. Which would you pick? -
Scheduling for Families 2020-21
wannabecruiseexpert replied to vithibee's topic in Royal Caribbean Discussion
One of our local school districts sent out a survey of several different options of the upcoming school year and none of the options really affected the actual calendar days. I’m really curious to see what happens with our district. I also really wish we would go to year round so it’ll be easier to plan vacations. -
Name something GOOD that has come out of the CV isolation.
wannabecruiseexpert replied to WAAAYTOOO's topic in People Connect
I'm really enjoying all of the inexpensive restaurant family meal deals. I really don't like cooking ? -
I really want to eventually do a holiday cruise. I love Halloween and I'm sure that will be a great one! We really lucked out in the dates for this one. 2 of our kids are in school and the "projected future draft" 2021/2022 school calendar has them out for this week. When we went in November we took 1 out of school (little one hasn't started yet) and I won't make it a habit of missing school for vacation. Our go-to vacations have been a week at the beach or in the mountains. I 100% knew I was hooked the second I stepped on the first ship. The bedrooms are the reason I wanted this one so bad over the "better" available suites. I'm an early riser and the thought of someone sleeping on a couch sounds horrible to me because I will be up and about before the rest of the family even dreams of waking up. We aren't "foodies" so all of the food photos from the blogs have been unbelievable....my experince so far on ships has consisted of MDR and WJ. That's it. However, I am most anxious about having the genie for debarkation. We stood in line for close to 1 1/2 hours on Indy just to get off and I NEVER want to experience that again.
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She really is! Our first cruise I had no idea what I was doing and booked through a friend of a friend on Facebook. We were put in an upper/lower bunk type. First vacation with no kids and that’s what she put us in. I cried for a few days before finding out I could upgrade....through her and after a entirely too much money of course. Second cruise I booked through a different agent and we were going with other family members. It took so long to get her to answer emails to change our dining that it ended up being too late to be able to sit with the rest of the family. I’ve barely communicated with Michelle for more than a few days and I’m already working with her on an April ‘21 trip because I know she’ll be amazing.
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Yeah I probably should have added more details General cruising backstory: Feb ‘19 was our first cruise ever, which was a 4 day inside with Carnival. It was just DH and myself. Kids stayed home and it was our first trip leaving them. One of our kids had never even stayed the night away from us. But the trip was amazing and getting out of “mommy mode” was really amazing. I was hooked. Nov ‘19 was our first with the kids and with Royal. Still an inside, but going from Carnival Elation to Indy was quite a shock. We should have been on one April ‘20 with the kids for spring break and then another this week for a milestone birthday. Missing this one had me feeling sad. Backstory to this booking: I’ve been debating when we should schedule the next just so I can have something to look forward to. I’ve been switching from Thanksgiving to Christmas and then back to Thanksgiving again. Until a few days ago when I saw a post on here about a good deal for Oct ‘21 on Allure. I looked and saw 2 star class cabins available so I went to a different site to get some quotes. I spent a day or so researching, and happened to read a post about the difference between booking with MEI so I sent a request through the website. Michelle emailed me back with quotes and during our emails back and forth, I knew I only wanted to work with her. I didn’t care about the “so called perks” of using a different company. She has been so friendly and has answered every question so quickly. So today I checked the Royal website again and I wasn’t seeing the rooms available. I just knew I waited too long. I immediately emailed Michelle to see if they were still available and when she said yes, I asked about the 2brATS (please forgive my abbreviations/acronyms as I’m still trying to learn how everyone writes on here ?) because that was what I really wanted. When she said yes, all of my sadness immediately went away. I didn’t even know that she could see rooms available that I couldn’t. So in a little over 500 days, I’ll be on a 7 nighter on Allure going to Cococay, Labadee, Nassau and (I think) Jamaica. I doubt I can wait that long so I’m sure I’ll have one or 2 between now and then but they definitely won’t be star class. I may spring for an ocean view or obstructed balcony.....maybe even a junior suite ?
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I’m wanting to go ahead and book for 2021. The current KSF promotion is through 2020. It states new bookings only. Could I book now and if a later promotion fits my dates, could I cancel and then rebook the exact same room using the promotion? I know that the promotion isn’t guaranteed to even happen again and I know my dates could possibly not be included. But assuming all of that is true, it is possible?
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I know that if you’re in a suite and go to Labadee, there is a separate location with cabanas for suite guests. Are there other off ship locations or excursions where being in a suite has benefits?
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Searching for next cruise
wannabecruiseexpert replied to wannabecruiseexpert's topic in Royal Caribbean Discussion
Thanks. I couldn’t figure out a way and I tried other websites as well with no luck. Maybe one day..... -
Is there a way to search a cruise by available cabin type in addition to the standard departure port, date, etc?
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I’m debating if I should get the beach day bed “excursion” which from my reading appears to be at Adrenaline Beach. I’ve read this part is rocky and is mainly for suntanning only. All of the cabanas are sold out so I want the bed with canopy to offer some sun protection but I want my 4 year old to be able to play in the water. Any advice?
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Internet package on app
wannabecruiseexpert replied to wannabecruiseexpert's topic in Royal Caribbean Discussion
Thank you both! -
I am about to go on my first cruise with Royal Caribbean and only my second total. Is there a place on the app I can go to see if I purchased an internet package? When I go to the third slide with the person icon, where it shows room and dining package, etc, it has a section for internet package and it says once onboard connect to WiFi to access internet with Voom. Is that a generic statement that everyone sees? I’m asking because I’m 99.99% sure I haven’t purchased an internet package.