WAAAYTOOO

We apply RC Visa OBC to nearly every single casino comp we take. It is not an issue.

Sorry…but who are the Duggars ?

Hmmmm… Firstly, Wonder won’t be excluded for 2025-2026. Don’t worry about that. In the past, what you’re proposing wouldn’t be a problem. We used to convert casino comps from already-booked cruises all the time….but I would be very uncertain about trying that now. Here’s what I would recommend. Go ahead and book the sailing and rooms you want with REFUNDABLE deposits. Once you are able to book your annual tier comp, try and convert those refundable bookings using the comps. If they say “no” you can cancel with full refunds and try and get what you want somewhere/time else. Maybe someone with more recent experience with converting preexisting bookings to a casino comp will have more current intel.

On UT and in port of Nassau today. One of the Suites Concierges said they were supposed to be done in September in time for some big event here. I don’t believe it for a second. There’s no way this will be ready by September. They’re doing lots of work - no doubt…but not enough to be making that much progress.

What you show above is the standard 7 night MDR menu rotation. There is only 1 night when they serve complimentary lobster tails (Royal Night). My guess is that the other time that people are seeing lobster tails is on boarding day (lunch) in the Windjammer (buffet). Royal Caribbean is temporarily (I’m sure) offering a seafood buffet on boarding day. Utopia also has it. I’ve read that once these ships pass their 1 year anniversary, the extensive seafood buffet will end. That’s speculation….but sounds right to me.

We also use it exclusively for OBC.

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Ahhhh….you guys are the best cruise blog buddies EVER. My blogs are so boring b/c I don’t normally do pix. If Dan hadn’t taken those shots of OY we wouldn’t even have those ! As expected, lots of kids on this one but that doesn’t normally bother me. For some reason we seem to have several squallers (sp ?) on this cruise.

The same exact thing happened to 3 of my casino comp bookings. I had booked OV balcony guarantees and they mysteriously got downgraded to interior guarantees. The casino agent contacted the Revenue department and ultimately, all of the GTY bookings were restored to OV balconies. So that this didn’t happen again, they went ahead and assigned all of my OV balcony guarantees. I was able to choose better cabin locations after the assignments were completed. How in the world can Royals IT be SO bad ?

I hadn’t planned on doing a live blog on this cruise but I guess I kinda started one with the OY disinformation post. All Pinns are welcome in the SL/CK on this sailing although dinner rezzies must be made daily and will most likely be granted during non-prime (very early or after 7:30) times. This is the first time in a while that we have been on an O class ship where Pinns have been invited to eat breakfast in the CK. On all of the other O class ships we’ve been on recently, breakfast was in Chops for ALL Pinns. Nice to have a slightly upgraded breakfast menu for a change. Aside from the loud music (and I’m really hesitant to use that word to describe the racket we experienced earlier today) this ship is beautiful. I love the expanded Izumi in Central Park. I love Giovanni's new location up on deck 12. I love, love, LOVE the suites area on decks 17 and 18. I love the suites sun deck. Dan and I spent some time this evening enjoying the live entertainment in Central Park…a guitarist and violinist. Really good. We popped in to the Music Hall after the CP concert was over but the band was taking a break so we didn’t get a chance to hear them. We’ll try again another night. While we did not go, we had intel on a very expansive seafood spread in the WJ this afternoon and tonite. It looked (photographs) pretty impressive. Instead, we enjoyed filet night in the CK and it was really good. We had a very bad filet experience recently on OA so I was glad to have a good experience this time. A number of the staff in the CK were still here (or had returned after their vacations) from our Sept UT cruises. I probably relayed this information back in Sept but I will repeat my dismay at the fact that there are no public computers available to guests ANYwhere on this ship. This is (again) GITCC.

We aren’t planning on playing much on this one but I’ll see what I can do ! The last time we were on UT our luck stunk !

During sailaway, I don’t think there’s ANYwhere that won’t be loud. Central Park was soooo loud. I can’t imagine what it must be like up on the pool deck. Honestly, after the sailaway madness subsided, it’s been fine. It’s mostly the daytime pool scene…unfortunately, it can’t be contained to the pool deck.

Don’t be ! It is SO bone-jarringly loud ! We had to divert to the Crown Lounge to get away from the tumult. We’ve been on UT twice before and either I just forgot about how loud it is or it is much worse than it was before. We left around 4:30. See you at PDCC. Enjoy Port Canaveral

My recommendation is to forget about reservations and just show up whenever you think it’s time to eat. That’s the whole purpose of MTD…to be able to eat whenever you want (within their prescribed hours, of course). My recent experience is that there is little to no wait…which hasn’t always been the case. Lately, they have begun seating the MTD folks in with the traditional dining times and it is working great…at least, in my experience. Also, if you still prefer to have reservations, stop by the main dining room on boarding day and see what they can do for you. They are very good at accommodating requests after boarding.

Sooooo loud !

Yep. We have a 5 night pkg on EX (10 night sailing) in March.

Okie dokie. It seemed like an odd time for an arrival. I had a brain fart and forgot that we had stopped in PC on a Bayonne itin in the past. Cancel the panic (from me).

Back in “the day” the MDR staff included a bar server for every few tables. They cut those folks a while back and drink service has suffered ever since. Such a shame.

We just boarded UT a little while ago and lo and behold, who pulls in ? Odyssey ! It’s 11:30 AM. Total speculation here - medical emergency ?

The vast array of nibbles delivered to your suite seems to settle the question of whether Star Class now has to follow the rules of the dining package…

Diamonds can’t go to the CL at ALL or just during Happy Hour ?

I have never heard of any program where you can pre-purchase (or purchase onboard, for that matter) additional dining credits. There are 2 dining packages - the 3 meal package and the unlimited package. That's it as far as I know. Once you make Diamond Plus there is a specialty dining perk known as BOGO where you pay full price for 1 restaurant and then the second meal is complimentary....but that is not a credit situation, it is determined by your C&A status.

The Suites Concierge does not offer services once you're on the ship. If you want or need something, they are there (during their regularly posted hours) but they will never come to see you or call your room the way the Genie would. If you don't want or need the Suites Concierge's help, just ignore them....and they will ignore you.

Vitamin D !

I completely understand why @SpicyCherry wants a second device of her “own” rather than using someone else’s access. Switching back and forth - logging on and off is a complete PITA and almost always leads to someone getting kicked off. No bueno.