Ampurp85

Last year I was on hold for 4hrs trying to use my prime certificate......and I was on a ship.

I was told you can also do this with a rep or TA.

I can tell you the issue with overcrowded Crown Lounges.....people bring their traveling party. It's not that it's too many. I made D+ on my Freedom sailing last April and on every cruise I have been on since then the lounge is always packed for happy hour. But on each sailing it was a large handful of non-diamond/+ guest in the lounge. I know this because of people watch and quite a few mentioned that if they left they wouldn't be able to get back in. It's the same way that on certain ships non-suite guest take from suite guest on the suite decks. They are thirsty for the pre-dinner snacks. I saw some people lined up on Allure before they even finished putting the snacks out.

I always forget about Explorer and that she is voyager class. I keep ignoring her and Jewel, even though they both have some different itineraries from the whole Nassau/PDCC rigmarole. The 1st and 3rd cruise are 9N cruises? and the middle is 5N? I also downgrade my OV casino comps. I don't necessarily care about being on a low deck I just hate OV rooms. I wasn't a fan of the OV panoramic on Mariner, I think it was because it was so front of the ship.

I too have heard whispers of the removal of triangle hashbrowns. My concern is if they are removing hashbrowns in general or just replacing the shape . Those "brunch" items were prevalent during my Wonder and Allure sailing in Jan/Feb. I thought it was just left over items they didn't want to toss until I also saw them on Allure.

When I was on Wonder that banging from the shower door was annoying. I also had to turn the AC to warmer because it was too cold even for me. I think in these warmer sailing months things get warmer.

I was on Odyssey in Nov of 2022 the first sailing after the end of the Med season. She was very low on the totem pole for me as far as Royal's ships go. My major dislikes were the layout, the Esplanade, and lack of decent shows. This was still during the restart so a lot of the specialty restaurants and such left a lot to be desired as well; we could never get service at Playmakers. I didn't have a problem with the elevators. I had more of a problem that if you didn't go a certain way, you wouldn't be able to access your room. I actually decided Quantum class was a one and done and that I wouldn't sail that class of ship again. After that I have sailed a lot of more classes and ships. So, I begin to look on Odyssey with more grace. I am sailing Quantum to Alaska in Sept. I wouldn't call this class a dud, more so an outlier.

I posted in the casino thread, when the cert should be issued........and I have to say the luck will be limited. I was able to book a Wonder sailing last year before they took away the option. It looks like the certs will be released in batches. If the casino does allow for Icon to be booked, those who get their certs first will likely snatch up the available options. If you are prime with less than 5000pts, I cannot see it being an option.

In my experience the 3night package never really goes on sale like the UDP. Are you also factoring in the gratuity for the 3 restaurants a la carte?

I was checking an offer and noticed this. It gives everyone an idea of when the prime certificates are being released. Also, the points have reset.

It looks like the new offers say for new reservations only.

I was on Wonder in Jan with the UDP. The option to prebook wasn't available like they said it would be. I can't actually recall if anyone was able to prebook.

Website is down. I check-in today and was hoping not to have any issues.

It is not a hard and fast rule, more than likely the points will reset on the 1st Friday in April which will be the 5th. Friday is a popular day for when points post in both CR and C&A. The offer will become available usually around 2wks after that. Last year it was the 20th of April. The reps can't help you without an available offer. The offer is good for any 7n or less cruise that sails within the calendar year......in this case probably the earliest of May 2024 to March 31st of 2025. Excluding ships that haven't been in service for more than a year and some summer/holidays.

Wait why was Alaska avoiding you. Also 9000 points is a lot, so definitely a degenerate.

While this is true, it can be very frustrating to find out last minute. Plus, in most cases this is often a much more cost-effective option. The sole focus seems to be that there are many transportation options. Not that the OP prebooked this and has a later flight and planned to do this to kill the time. It could be impossible to find a way back if the OP can't afford the cost of a last-minute rental car.

The Key check-in standard time is 11:30 but you don't automatically get assigned a check-in, no one does. With the Key everyone with it, can just show up at 11:30 regardless of what time they actually get.

I had this excursion cancelled on my Allure cruise in Jan/Feb. I think it is a valid warning as this was probably the 3rd excursion like this........a sightseeing tour that also takes you to the airport.......that was cancelled while I was cruising. There was no explanation, just some random OBC.

If there is a consecutive cruiser lunch it will be at 11:30. I have been reading, and told, various stories of the lunch not happening. I think there has to be a threshold of consecutive guest. I have also read and been told that on some sailings consecutive guest can enjoy the Key lunch. I have a B2B2B next month and I am hoping the lunch will be available.

My general rule is a flat amount pp, usually $5. It was 5 of us so we would do $30 for the waiter and $20 for the asst.

"If I die, I want to die on a cruise....." I have heard that plenty of times in the past Diamond lounge. People seem to think they will fuel the ship as food too . Is both handcuff and scuba boy on the vintage side?

They didn't offer it on any recent sailings, I asked about it in Jan and everyone (crew members) was unsure if it would be back.

Welcome to the board In Royal's booking vocab, traveling party only means those in the room with you. You had two rooms and those rooms are each treated as a separate reservation, despite you being family. So not everyone traveling with you. I think you are reading it wrong, because traveling party only means those on the same room as you. If the rest of your traveling party stayed in the other room and you were the only one confined, then it is only an FCC for you.

Having a grandmother from the south, MJ lacks authenticity for sure, but they do have some good food and the hit or miss aspect is prevalent everywhere on Royal's ship TBH. When I was on Wonder, I had the UDP and all the restaurants, minus MJ, were a miss because the name of seasoning for that week was salt. It would come down to price imho. I love Wonder, I think they have the best Ice show so far and I cannot say whether Symphony has the better shows because I will sail her in Jan 2025. Wonder is clean, new, and modern; having the internet access devices in each room was a game changer..........don't get me started on storage space. But as I said price, which includes transportation, would be the most important fact and I personally think you cannot go wrong with either.