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  1. WAAAYTOOO
    I'll be interested to hear how things go in the thermal suite. Being the last sea day and raining, it is likely to be very busy. Wonder if being SC will make any difference for you.
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    Congratulations on the UPS. I am watching carefully. Very interested in seeing real-time pix of this suite and seeing how you feel about being all the way forward. Fingers crossed for your upgrade for the second leg. They have had quite a turnover in Genies on Oasis. It's only been 3 weeks since we disembarked and I think most of the Genies have changed !! Ignore your husband's blabbering. Mine is the same way. Best just to tune them out. ??
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    Kristi, I am going to steal your "metric crap-ton". That is the funniest thing I've read all week !! That thing in the middle with all of those red peppers ! Holy crap-ton !
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    Very bad news, I’m afraid. The FCC is accurate, according to Michelle. I am disappointed beyond imagination. She provided calculation details but it makes no sense to me. I really wish they had not offered any FCC at all. It makes Royal seem so shady to me. It’s as if they are saying to me - “We want to restore your confidence in us by completely destroying your confidence in us”. I’m honestly sick to my stomach about it. I’m sure you’ll have better luck as you won’t be dealing with Casino chicanery but I caution you to temper your expectations. Bottom line - your cruise fare is NOT what you pay for the cruise ! It is some voodoo made-up value that pull out of their as*es.
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    Interesting. Since the Genie was restocking the drinks, that sort of confirms that he (the Genie) procured those drinks on his own. Normally there is a bar attendant who takes care of the drinks. Since Royal only has Coke products, I think your Genie got those Pepsi’s for you. Great service on his part.
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    Welcome, Joey !
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    Welcome to the Blog ! Yes, the ClubRoyaleOffers.com website is very limited. It does a very GOOD job of detailing your offers and a very BAD job of providing any useful information about the offers. I recommend that you do NOT hit the “redeem” button (although I will fully admit that I have no idea what would happen if you did). Call Club Royale (866-213-3116) and have them help you. I did this last week for an offer I saw on the website and they sent me the list of the applicable cruises to which that offer applied. It’s best to have the information you need first and then decide if the offer is something you’re interested in, or not.
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    Update on the 20% FCC. I will preface my story by saying that this is not yet final. My TA is questioning the results but I will just say....boy, was I ever mistaken with my estimate of what our FCC would be ! In my previous post I had estimated that our FCC would be between $1100-$1200 based on the cruise fare of $6255.70. Imagine my surprise when the FCC arrived on Tuesday in the amount of $464 - $232 each. I was stunned, to say the least. As I said, Michelle is looking into it today for me. As I no doubt mentioned elsewhere in this thread, this cruise was an upgraded casino comp. It started as an interior room and I paid a casino discounted upgrade to Star Class, which, in the end, totaled $6255.70 before any taxes or port fees. I feel sure that this is factoring into the unbelievably low FCC somehow. I will withhold any further speculation about how the FCC was calculated until I hear back from Michelle. Just know that I am enormously disappointed at the moment. I almost wish that the Genie hadn’t even offered the FCC. I neither asked for it nor expected it. More, once I hear back from Guest Relations.
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    I think I would tend to agree. This must be a Genie thing. I am also very surprised. Even after you mentioned "list provided" he did not think to review that with you ? Very surprising.
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    Wow ! I'm stunned. I had to read this 3 times to make sure I was reading it correctly. This is the first time I've EVER heard of anyone getting LESS food than they wanted. Did you ever mention snack food delivery to Andreas ? I completely believe that he might not have read the pre-cruise questionnaire. I think that thing is a total waste of time. It's much too far in the future to be of any real help (at least, it seems that way to me). ...but I would have thought that Andreas would have discussed this with you at the very beginning of the cruise. He did not ? It is FAR more common to have waaaytoo much food delivered vs nothing at all ! We finally instructed Joyce to cease ALL afternoon random food deliveries and only bring food that we ordered directly. The random afternoon food would just sit there on the table and get stale. How many grapes can 2 people eat ?
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    The one and only time that we strayed from our normal hotel (Best Western Plus), we stayed at the Fairfield Inn & Suites Baltimore Downtown/Inner Harbor. 101 S. President Street Baltimore, MD 410-837-9500. It is right across the street from Camden Yards. I wasn't particularly impressed but it was close to a few good restaurants. Is Empress replacing Grandeur ? I thought it was going to be Enchantment again.
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    Just because they are sending out RoyalUp bids does not mean that there are any rooms available. It is a contingency thing in CASE someone cancels.
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    Still awesome news !
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    Yes, the mini bar items are extra $$ and the drinks packages do not cover any mini bar items.
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    Merry Christmas ! The mini bars (for those cabins that have one) will be empty. They had too many instances of people being charged erroneously for mini bar items so they now leave them empty. If you want mini bar items, you can ask to have them brought (there is a list (or used to be) in your room of what items can be stocked in the minibars).
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    If there are more than 3 days until you cruise, you can still prepay your gratuities. If you used a Travel Agent, contact them and have the gratuities prepaid. If you booked directly with Royal, call them directly and prepay them. The cabin attendant can configure the rooms the way you want them. Just tell them the first time you see them.
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    On the second day of Christmas my true love gave to me Two crystal blocks and an upgra-de to a suite...
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    I would skip Epic. We sailed on Epic and really didn’t care for it at all. First of all, it’s ugly. Secondly, the balcony rooms (can’t speak for the other stateroom categories) have a split bathroom with the shower on 1 side and a tiny closet toilet on the other. The bathroom sink is actually out in the stateroom. It’s very odd. I hated it. The balconies are very narrow.
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    Not sure if Mariner has Hooked or not (never sailed on Mariner) but NAV does and I think that restaurant is GREAT !
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    Actually, that cleaned up rather nicely (not to mention, quickly).
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    It's been a number of years since I have cruised with NCL but I have a general feeling that, just like with Carnival, you are far better off with the newer, bigger ships.
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    I would not recommend that you <ever> pay the entire balance. Always leave a small balance until final payment. If you book under US booking rules (USA or Canada) you can reprice the cruise as many times as you like (assuming the cruise fare goes down...unlikely, but possible) right up until final payment is due. While technically you can do that even if you pay the cruise in full, it is always EASIER to reprice if you still owe a balance. There are some things (such as transferring your booking to a Travel Agent) that become very much more difficult if you have paid your balance in full. You might also consider booking a refundable fare (as long as you're not in a Grand Suite or higher). That way, you can change your mind and get a refund right up until final payment date. The baseline price on a refundable fare is going to cost more but it gives you far more flexibility than a non-refundable fare does.
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    I sense a burgeoning suites snob.... ?
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    Welcome !!
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    Once was enough for us. We even had a friend with us to try and help eat it all but we failed miserably. It's an inside joke now, between Dan and me. I think everyone (if you eat seafood, of course) should try it but there is just no way we can eat all of it....even the small one.
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