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  1. Thanksgiving Side to Side: Brilliance to Oasis

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    1 minute ago, Dogmom said:

    Our experience must have been different than others because every time I emailed him, pre cruise, I heard back from him that same day. It was always late at night but always the same day.  Since I'm not using my real name I can tell you something else about him.  He has an amazing smile, very handsome and he smells great!

    LOL.  Joyce said the same thing about him (that he is very handsome).

  2. Where do I keep my stuff during the excursions?

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    13 minutes ago, xchellz said:

    What do you mean by "don't take passports to fancy excursions?" I thought we needed it every time we got off the ship. For example, when I go parasailing and zip lining, I feel as though I need my backpack but cannot have it while I'm doing the actual activities. 

    You never need your passport on an excursion.  You may be required to provide "other" identification (in addition to your seapass.  Driver's license is the easiest to take, IMO) but you never NEED to take your passport out of the safe.  Many disagree....it's very divided here...so while some WILL take their passports, you do not NEED to take your passport.

  3. Thanksgiving Side to Side: Brilliance to Oasis

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    6 minutes ago, Lovetocruise2002 said:

    Many have thoughts on him.  They are all good.  The only one negative I have heard on him (and it's minor), is that he does not communicate as regularly pre-cruise as some other genies.  He is of the most experienced Genies, other than Reyno (who is on all the Star class ads).

    Yes, I think Reyno and Izzy have benefited from the fact that they were Suite Concierges before becoming Genies.

  4. More love for Brilliance 12/14

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    Eric, I am so proud of you.  You have done an EXCELLENT job of maximizing your booking.  $7 upgrade to a balcony.  That's unbelievable !  What a GREAT upgrade.  ...and you were able to keep your OBC.  You will not be sorry until you realize that your wife will now insist on at least a balcony room from now on.....

    I was just on Brilliance a few days ago and I can tell you, she is in great shape.  She is a very elegant class of ship.  With no holidays and the kids in school you should have a very nice passenger composition.

    Only a few days until you board.  This will be the longest 5 days you've ever spent and the 5 days on the ship will be the fastest !

    If you think that you may not get back to Grand Cayman again I strongly suggest that you consider going to Sting Ray City.  It can be a bit busy there but it's a great excursion and one that I would feel comfortable doing with a third party if you don't want to book it through RCI.  If you're not a diver, the sting rays is kinda the "must do" of GC.

  16. Anthem 11 Night Southern Caribbean (Jan 27 - Feb 7, 2020): A Star Class Super Bowl

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    5 hours ago, Karannk said:

    Our first star class cruise on Anthem of the Seas is approaching quickly.  Today marks 50 days to go. We completed our genie survey this morning.

    This will be our first time as a family on Royal Caribbean (the husband previously sailed as a child on RCI). We have sailed on DCL concierge twice, both times on the Magic, once in the Walt Suite. The rising prices of DCL concierge had caused me to look into other options, and it seems that the amenities provided to star class cruisers on RCI are far beyond what is offered on DCL… and for a better price!

    Our suite will include myself, the husband, and our 8 yr old son (who will be celebrating his 9th birthday onboard). My parents will also be joining us on the cruise, but will be in a separate cabin. 

    Cruise Itinerary: 11 night Southern Caribbean (Puerto Rico, St. Maarten, Antigua, St. Lucia, St. Kitts) from Cape Liberty, NJ on 1/27/2020. 

    Stateroom: Owner’s Loft #8720

    Shore Excursions:  St. Maarten Beach Rendezvous. Catamaran Sail, Snorkel, and Beach Cruise in Antigua. 4x4 Island Safari & Beach in St. Kitts. All were booked online on the cruise planner with Royal Caribbean. 

    Transportation: We are fortunate to live approximately 2 1/2 hours from the port, therefore will be arranging transportation for the entire family through Delaware Express. We have used them many times for airport transportation, and have found them to be very reliable. 

    Bonus: We didn’t realize this when we booked the cruise, but the Super Bowl will be happening while we are onboard. 

    Looking forward to finding out who our genie will be!

    I loved Star Class on Anthem. I know you are going to have so much fun.  11 nights !  Woohoo !  Deck 8 is super nice. There will be so much for your son to do and having the Genie to assist is going to make it very special.

  17. Thanksgiving Side to Side: Brilliance to Oasis

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    3 hours ago, JLMoran said:

    @WAAAYTOOO, did you happen to find / meet @CHRIS WONG while in the casino?

    Yes, I did.  The casino was such a madhouse on this cruise...I felt bad for the whole casino staff.  Chris was overwhelmed....and the early closing of the casino last night didn’t help.  He was trying to close out everyone’s points count all at one time.  I hope to get a second chance for him to make a first impression.

  25. Thanksgiving Side to Side: Brilliance to Oasis

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    Disembarkation day was waaay more manic than I expected.  B’fast in CK was ungodly slow.
     

    As a matter of fact, since I am on the topic of CK, I will take this opportunity to mention that my skepticism about the CK was reaffirmed on this cruise.  The menu is just not that interesting to me.  I repeatedly had trouble finding something that even sounded appealing (b’fast excluded here).  We ate dinner there 3 times (twice more than I had intended) b/c we kept getting bad intel on which night was lamb shank.  I am partially responsible here, as Joyce sent me the entire menu lineup well ahead of time and had I referred to it, I would have avoided these errors. So I am now firmly in Club #CKonlyonfiletnight.  Not only were the menus unappealing, but the service was truly slow every time. This morning was the final straw.  Yes, I realize that b’fast on turn-around day is manic by nature but there were just too few servers. It was as simple as that.

    Back to disembarkation.  We got out of our suite right on time (0700) and went to the CK for b’fast (already discussed). Joyce met us on the Lounge side a bit after 8:00, as pre-arranged.  She escorted us, and another family, off together.  Her big blunder was to put us into an elevator that did not recognize her Genie badge (which provides exclusive access and will not stop on any other decks).  Apparently there is one elevator bank that is exempt from her badge, for use in case of emergency, and of course, she managed to put us on it.  So, consequently, the elevator proceeded to stop every freakin deck and fill up with non-SC riff raff (just kidding !).  Oh, the inhumanity ! ??. Then Joyce lead us all the way out and halfway down the gangway, where we said our goodbyes and she turned us over to a Terminal escort who’s job was to take us to get our luggage and then escort us all the way to the taxi line.  During this trek, we cut lines and bypassed the CBP lineup (which was much longer than I would have thought).  We went straight to the face recognition queue which is where my good luck ran out.  I guess I must have won the immigration lottery as I was chosen to go chat with a Customs Officer.  Oh, happy day !  Of course, our Terminal escort never even turned around. She just high-tailed it outta there and left my a** behind. Ok.  Now in a long line waiting for a CBP Officer to let me out, I suddenly realized that Dan had my passport.  The line agents had rushed Dan away, saying he would have to wait for me, outside.  Panic.  In the most unladylike-like and quasi-hysterical squawk I could muster, I SCREAMED for Dan to stop.  Somehow he heard me....as did everyone else in the Terminal...  He handed me my passport and after a fairly uncomfortable zig zag through the CBP line, I was finally hustled out of the line, free from retention.

    We proceeded to where the taxi line was and realized it was LONG (Joyce has warned us it would be).  Happy Dan transformed into Resourceful Dan and hijacked a cab that had just pulled up in front of us and let out some lucky cruisers who were just arriving to go ON their cruise.  (Mother-scratchers were probably the villains taking our Suite !).  We never looked back. We just jumped in and told him to take us to MIA.  Yes, it was wrong. Too bad.

     

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