Grabthars Hammer
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2 minutes ago, WAAAYTOOO said:
Yikes !!! There must be more than 1 ship in port that day. I paid $50.99 for our Beach Club day passes. As far as I know only Anthem will be in port that day.
I've been monitoring pricing constantly and saw that jump this morning as well. It went to $93.99 a week ago, sold out and then jumped to $199 this morning (still sold out).
People have been reporting the same jump on many different sailings from what I can see. I was already seeing that people thought that the $93 price was too high per person so curious about the pricing! Wonder if it was selling out on a lot of days so they decided to raise prices or if the Beach Club Cabanas weren't selling well so this is to push people to book those instead for the cost savings on the club passes.
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For age restricted activities such as bumper cars (age 5), I'm wondering if the child has a birthday during the cruise if they could participate in that event for the duration of the whole week? Or if they have to wait until the actual day? I am assuming the latter but curious if anyone had an age restriction lifted before or it's a no in all cases.
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41 minutes ago, dodgestang said:
Just the standard 'Suite guests only' signs.....no sign one way or the other in terms of 'wait' or 'seat yourself'
Regardless if you are on land or sea, pushing rudely past someone is inappropriate and shows a clear lack of manners. If they truly thought it's a seat yourself situation, wouldn't one point that out to someone who looks like they're standing in line waiting to be seated?
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4 minutes ago, Rags1 said:
We’re rolling the dice but I think it will be ok. I mentioned I’m traveling with a crew that loves food.....they’ll eat it no matter what the temperature
The weather today is perfect so the balcony should be good tonight
Sounds amazing!! Here's hoping they bring the tiered platter for a picture! I've seen pictures where they just put the content of the tower just on 3 different regular plates.
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2 hours ago, Karannk said:
Stopped at the Patisserie this AM for coffee and a raisin cinnamon roll. Which was huge BTW. The fellow behind the counter reminded us that we could have our genie pick-up things for us. To which, I replied that we were still exploring the ship and it’s not a big deal to get things for ourselves. He was floored. Says that no one ever does that. Really?!?!
That looks fantastic! Thank you for the photos so far! I heard the minis cheesecakes there were really good too! Looking forward to having my kids go here to pick out their desserts themselves from the display case.
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3 hours ago, Atlantix2000 said:
The mini-fridge is good for keeping pop/wine/snacks/etc cool. If you have a need to keep something at a regulated temperature (medicine, milk, etc) you need to fill out a special needs request.
I've seen a lot of pictures from multiple ships that have a sticker on it that says that it's a cooler and not a fridge. I've also seen a couple that say freon on the inside label which means it's a fridge but I heard that's rarer. There are mini refrigerators that they have on the ship designed for medical purposes that you can request as the previous poster mentioned.
There's an email address that you can contact as well as the request. The email is special_needs@rccl.com or I found the online form: https://www.royalcaribbean.com/resources/guest-special-needs. They ask "In order to provide you with the best accessible cruise experience possible, please submit the Guest Special Needs Form at time of booking but no later than 30 days prior to sailing, except for sign language interpreting requests which must be submitted 60 days prior to sailing. This will allow us to make the necessary arrangements for your requested accommodations."
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I would normally do an excel spreadsheet but not sure how formatting would show up here. I really appreciate all of the suggestions! Hoping to try everything at least once!
If you decide to try some of these recommended food or drink items be aware that I didn't put the ship name as not all of these venues may be on your ship. I'll try to add it all to one list periodically as more recommendations come in so it's easier to find them all!
FOOD
MDR: Wild Mushroom Soup, Escargot, Seafood Risotto, Royal Chocolate Cake, Lambshank
Windjammer/Café Promenade: Sweet sliced raisin/craisin bread (sprinkle some cinnamon on)
Izumi: Hibachi, Spicy Crispy Shrimp Roll, Udon and Ramen noodles
Jamie’s: Truffle Tagliatelle, Arancini, Lemon Meringue Cheesecake
Giovanni: Filet
Wonderland: World dessert
Playmakers: Football Helmet dessert
Chops: Filet, Seafood Tower, Mushroom Soup, Broiled Main Lobster, Red velvet cake
Coastal Kitchen: Filet, Ribeye, Pork Belly, Valrhona Chocolate Bar, Grilled Tofu & Briased Beef Gnocchi, Braised Short Rib, Chocolate Crunch Bar, Baked Alaska, Coconut Tapioca, Cauliflower Fried Rice
150 CP: Lobster Thermidor, Fried Cheesecake
DRINKS
Sabor: Cucumber Jalapeno Margarita
150 CP: Cumber Martini a.k.a Garden Martini
Chops/Trellis Bar/Schooner Bar: Lavender Tonic
Schooner Bar: Habanero Grapefruit Daiquiri
Izumi: She’s a Geisah, Lemon Drop Martini, Margaritas with Patron
Boleros: Mango and Melon ‘Rita, Baileys on the rocks with a shot of espresso added
Windjammer Coffee bar/Café Two70: Royal Delight spiked coffee
Café Two70: Dark & Stormy
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24 minutes ago, JLMoran said:
Here’s my list, and I’ve sailed on Anthem twice:
Drinks: Mango and Melon ‘Rita (only available at Boleros), Baileys on the rocks with a shot of espresso added (for an after-dinner cocktail), the Royal Delight spiked coffee (Windjammer coffee bar and Cafe Two70), Dark & Stormy (only the Two70 Lounge bar has the correct ingredients), She’s a Geisha (Izumi)
Food: Second (third?) vote for filet at CK on night 1, Truffle Tagliatelle entree and the arancini appetizer at Jamie’s Italian, another vote for The World dessert at Wonderland.
And don’t shortchange the main dining room! Im stunned no one has mentioned their escargots. I also really like their wild mushroom soup offered one of the nights (similar to what Chops has daily), and also their seafoood risotto. Don’t forget to try the Royal Chocolate Cake! I actually liked that better than the Valrhona Chocolate Bar even though it’s a “standard” dessert option.
Thank you!!! Added!!
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1 minute ago, Lovetocruise2002 said:
Here are my favourites:
Drinks: Cucumber Martini (now known as the Garden martini from 150 CP), Lavender Tonic (Chops, Trellis Bar, or Schooner Bar), She's a Geisah (Izumi), Lemon Drop Martini, and any Margarita involving Patron.
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CK: Night 1: Must try the Filet Mignon! Best on on the ship IMO (better than specialty), Pork Belly (can be better than 150 CP and way better than Giovanni's). Night 2: Valrhona Chocolate Bar. Night 3: Grilled Tofu and Braised Beef Gnocchi (this dish is perfect!). Night 5 or 6: Braised Short Rib, Chocolate Crunch Bar, Baked Alaska, Coconut Tapioca. Night 7: Cauliflower Fried Rice (under rated but amazing!)
150 CP: Lobster Thermidor, Fried Cheesecake
Chops: Seafood Tower, Mushroom Soup, Broiled Main Lobster, Red Velvet Cake
Izumi: Spicy Crispy Shrimp Roll, Udon and Ramen Noodles
Jamie's: Truffle Tagliatelle (this is the mushroom fettuccine that you heard about), Arancini, Lemon Meringue Cheesecake
Disclaimer...Not sure which ship you are sailing but I have yet to try Portside BBQ, Playmakers, and Hooked.
Now that I've thought about all of this, I am really hungry. I will have to forward this list to my Genie in a few weeks! lol
Oh wow!!! I just put so many more things on my radar to try! Thank you!!!
I‘m on Anthem but would love to know about favorites on all ships! don’t want to get off a ship and realize I missed my chance to try something! I just looooove to eat!
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7 minutes ago, Kris10May said:
I'm on Liberty in March...no wonder I couldn't break the code.
Thank you, Twangster!
I think I’ve read that the red velvet cake is something definitely not to be missed on the Liberty! Not sure if it’s the same cake on other ships but pretty sure it was a Liberty blog.
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1 hour ago, foxrunner said:
Izumis sushi!
Cucumber Jalapeno Margarita in Sabor
Ohh! That sounds super refreshing! I will ask for it definitely!
Any sushi rolls in particular that were memorable to you?
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I’d love to amass a list of recommended/ favorite dishes for places on board the ships! I’ve been gleaning comments from threads here and there so far.
I love to try new foods and drinks and would love to hear your favorites and attempt to try them all! Hopefully others can do the same!
So far I’ve seen people recommend the mushroom fettuccine at Jamie’s, the world dessert from Wonderland, Italian hot dogs from the hot dog places, hibachi from Izumis, the football helmet Dessert from playmakers, seafood tower from chops, filet from CK, Bahama mama and cucumber martini from the bars!
What are your must try or most memorable dishes from any of the places on board the ship? Item/ ship/ and the places to get it please!
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On 1/21/2020 at 4:45 PM, Karannk said:
Genie Switcheroo
We received an email yesterday stating that Andres will not be our genie after all. He will be “departing the ship momentarily” during our sailing, therefore has handed over official Royal Genie duties to Yen Lee. I have heard some very good things about Yen, so I am sure that we are still in good hands.
I heard she has a lot of pull on the ship. That pretty much anything you ask for gets done!
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On 1/21/2020 at 4:35 PM, SwagsAF said:
We have also had a wonderful pre cruise experience with Romina. It seems as though the Anthem has some great new Genies! Can’t wait for embarkment on Monday!
Have fun!! Please come back to let us know how everything went and with a review of Romina!! I just got her as my Genie and haven't really found any reviews of her on the ship besides that she's new.
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21 minutes ago, JLMoran said:
Ah, and now that we know you're sailing Star Class (you lucky ducky), we can also tell you that you're going to have to be really insistent with everyone along the chain that they will not be taking your luggage, including the people who approach you at the Star Class entrance of the port. Don't relinquish that luggage until you've met your genie and he/she has hailed whoever the correct person to take it.
Yes, @WAAAYTOOO and @Lovetocruise2002, I do pay attention to you folks even I won't be sailing in Star Class any time before my 90s.
We could only justify it by forgoing/ pooling multiple gift day budgets for the year or more to live it up in that one week! Also haven't taken a vacation for about 3-4 years now so I think we're overdue! I've learned so much from this forum so very thankful for that. Trying to pay attention and remember all of the SC tips for Anthem out of Bayonne!
Thanks for the reminder! I'm genuinely terrified of doing that as I don't want to come off rude to the porters. I'm also terrified of any comments or looks we may get about cutting in front of the line anywhere but really want to take advantage of that since we will have such a short window of time away from the kids to do anything like North Star or Bumper cars. Heard that since it's a lot of NY/ NJ folks on sailings out of Cape Liberty they tend to be on the more vocal side about that and I don't have tough skin.
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45 minutes ago, bytheslice said:
Same here, always tip bountifully and cheerily in appreciation of the hard working union members and not expecting them to provide service beyond what they are paid to do but that is my outlook. I need help occasionally and appreciate it when provided but I don't need to be pampered. Treat others as you want to be treated.
To poster asking about the left lane. The traffic attendant will direct you appropriately. You must drive through the luggage zone but you don't have to stop there if you have no need to. Some drivers(not the majority) are impatient, wanting not to obey the rules. When informed by the attendants not to bypass the route, the drivers feel slighted rather than guilty for creating their own rules rather than waiting as all the other drivers do. Can avoid it by arriving at the terminal by 10:30
Thanks! I think @WAAAYTOOO has mentioned the tip about keeping luggage with you at all times until meeting the Genie so wanted to make sure that the left lane wasn't an express to get to the garage since we wouldn't be needing to drop off any luggage. I know now that right lane all the way no matter what
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16 hours ago, rjac said:
Another good tip that JLMoran forgot to mention, STAY IN THE RIGHT LANE as you start to approach the terminal. It will be very tempting to try and pull into the left lane and pass everyone. All that will do us get you a butt chewing by the grumpy traffic control folks. Also, be sure to have your luggage tagged with the RC luggage tags and ready in the trunk for the long shoremen. Yes, they appreciate tips, up to you how much. The whole process is very well coordinated and smooth. Have a great cruise!
Just wanted to clarify if that lane is to drop luggage off? I don't want to drop anything off. Can I go in the left lane to get to the parking garage?
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I'm not sure if I'm allowed to post a link to another blog site but if you google "Independence of the Seas 1102" it will come up and they posted pictures of this rooms balcony. They mentioned there's slight echo of the noise from the Solarium but besides that, it's private and very nice with the enclosed view.
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I googled and found that Wonderland has their own yelp review page! The reviews coupled with the pictures may help you decide on some dishes:
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Just now, SteveinSC said:
Yes. Doors and ceilings are metal also. Its as if youre in a metal box.
Makes sense
For some reason I thought it was maybe a thin overlay of magnetic material over the walls, not the walls themselves. Thanks so much!
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Do all of the rooms have magnetic walls? Including suites and loft rooms?
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22 minutes ago, Jazzcrusing said:
Is the Key only available for the people booked in Suites? We are booked for a balcony and my son have interior cabin.
No, it is available for anyone.
https://www.royalcaribbean.com/faq/questions/what-are-the-benefits-of-the-key-program
CoCo Cay Pricing Getting Ridiculous
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Beach club cabanas have stayed the same on our sailing at $1049 and South beach at $999! Chill Island cabanas went down from $799 to $599 a week ago. All cabanas still available. With the significant price jump in club passes, $799 looks like a bargain if you have just a few people in your group! However I heard that their view isn't great as it's mostly over the water cabana views vs open beach and it's not near the water.
Pretty much almost all of the prices have stayed the same for the CoCoCay excursions on my sailing except the waterpark pass which goes up and down the most and the helium balloon with minor ups and downs.