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58 minutes ago, TXCoastPatriot said:

Am I understanding correctly….we both have the UDP.

At Playmakers, we EACH have a $20 credit, 1 visit per day?

So in effect, we can use my $20 credit and share an Onion Ring tower at lunch and go back in the evening and use my wife’s $20 on wings?

 

Theoretically that should work but with Royal you never know. YMMV but they had a list on my last couple of sailings and they checked off the room. I recall somebody doing this and was checked off as used even though they didn't use all the credit. Now they could have each used $10 instead of like you are asking, but they were denied the credit. 

2 hours ago, Baked Alaska said:

Good question. We plan to eat the other 1/2 of the week's in specialty.

Then it might be better to get the 3N package, if CK is the main draw. I only say this as it might be financially better. 

I also would imagine that they would prepare all your meals sans salt. Flavors might differ as they substitute and sub out ingredients. 

35 minutes ago, AshleyDillo said:

I get impatient when I'm waiting in lines so I get hyper observant and notice everything

I think this is me, I feel seen .

46 minutes ago, Baked Alaska said:

Hello. I've sent an email to special_needs@rccl.com regarding a low-sodium diet. We have the UDP and will eat about 1/2 of our sailing in Coast Kitchen. What can I expect when I dine in this low-sodium situation?

I don't know what to expect but.........why get the UDP if you plan to eat most of your meals in the CK?

I recall reading that if you get caught smoking, they remove you.

It's in the policy that smoking is only allowed in destinated areas and therefore you are breaking the cruise contract and subject to being removed or banned from the cruise line. 

1 hour ago, AshleyDillo said:

On this episode of Windjammer guests behaving badly...

I watched a lady just stand there at the wall next to the condiment pumps and eat her dessert..and then she just left and walked off.

This was after I watched another guest taste test stuff as she put it on her plate..just full on picking it off her plate with her hands.

 

The people (not all) in the WJ are often a special breed. I will never forget that kid sucking that sausage and putting it back, the mom seeing but not telling the staff. 

I am doing my first Alaskan cruise this Sept on Quantum. I too normally cruise regular. We are in Interior VB and have excursions planned for 3/4 ports. So, I am looking forward to this blog. 

I saw that story about the ammo and was like wow. But 12 years seems excessive. 

37 minutes ago, LCWind said:

Wife and I are doing a B2B on Wonder in late January. Casino rep was kind enough to move my Icon Next Cruise reservation ($200) deposit to this cruise without any change fees.

I was able to do the same with my previously booked Icon sailing. I am hoping to do Icon in 2026 with my annual prime cruise. Hopefully 2yrs will be enough

I booked a S2S using mine and my brothers.

Me: Symphony of the Seas Jan 12-19, 2025

Him: Oasis of the Seas Jan 19-25, 2025

Also, thanks to the blog I found out you can do GTY for Freeplay. It was $25 for Interiors, $50 for balcony, $100 for JS and $200 for GS or higher. 

I thought it would be fun to see what cruise people chose for their annual prime reward.

The airport is close to the port, you can see it actually. So, any chains with airport locations will be good. I normally do the Fairfield Inn when sailing out of port everglades (PE). 

1 hour ago, Sealegs said:

Glad you had fun - we would like to try lunch at Hibachi, but we are not looking for sushi. Do they do the hibachi cooking at lunch, or is it just sushi? 

There are hibachi lunches. You should be able to look in the cruise planner as it will only be available on sea days. I would book asap because the spots fill up much faster than sushi. 

2 hours ago, Sweety said:

Woohoo! You got the right one, baby! Un-Huh!! Thank You!

I remember that commercial with Ray Charles 

Wait are those mussels in the CL? I love when they do the key lime cheesecake bites. 

Last time I was on Indy wasn't "high ranking" so I have never been to the CL, is it very small? 

Welcome to the boards,

I am not sure if the land portion will show on your account. As long as you have confirmations, you will be fine. 

36 minutes ago, Cactus527 said:

How fun that you're going to be on a cruise with some other RCB people and Matt! Hope you get to hang out (if that's your thing).

Your brother is a much kinder person than me. Good on him.

My guarantee rooms were literally assigned immediately after my TA booked them. It was kind of mind boggling because I see so many situations like yours where the room isn't assigned yet. Here's hoping you find out sooner rather than later.

 

I have found out, thanks to the barcode trick, but they haven't been officially assigned yet. 

My brother is indeed kind for sharing a room with her . I always ask if she wants to go and try to make the arrangements for her to have her own room and she tells me no, she has plans. They never work out. 

I loved this. 

I think one of my cruises has a stop in the Dominican Republic and I am going to look this excursion up. Those sea lions are so cute, the nurse sharks are adorable as well. I was cracking up at the birds. 

I was just coming to say I can't wait for my firecracker shrimp. 

Also ventriloquist shows are creepy. 

21 days to go.......

Work has been stressful all around and the weather in Chicago has been bipolar. Sat and Sunday were like 30 degrees and today on Monday it was 65 and sunny. 

My documents were right on time for the first cruise but a full day late for the 3n and a day early for the last cruise. Royal IT strikes again. The luggage tags for the first two cruises are still GTY. Last time they updated around 10 days before I cruised to say the actual room number. So, I will wait until later and print them out. 

I believe I saw in another post that a few blog members and Matt will be on the May 20th-24th Freedom cruise. 

When I booked the cruises, it was just my brother and I going, each with or own room. But my mother turned Emerald after our Mariner cruise and now she is obsessed with making it to Diamond so she can relax in the lounge. Yes, not the drink vouchers or internet discount......but lounge access is her goal . She was upset that she couldn't go on Wonder, I had booked her, but she allowed her bf to talk her out of going. During that Mariner cruise I offered to help make her prime to get offers, she said she was going to be land traveling with her bf and don't bother. In March when she found out we would be doing these cruises she was sad, her bf had cancelled 2/2 of their land vacations. So, my brother was like, we can add her to my room, and she can come with us. She was so happy to be going. 

As usual she is brand new. I feel like she gets amnesia every time we travel, and I have to hear the same questions.  This is her sixth RCG cruise and she texted me about luggage limits. Somehow her logic was that shorter cruises only allowed weekender bags and/or carry-ons . I just told her to pack as she would normally. Last week she fell at work and thankfully she is okay, but her front left tooth got chipped slightly. The dentist rounded it out and it is barely noticeable, but she was afraid she might have been toothless for the cruise, she is so dramatic. 

I did my pre-cruise shopping: which involves going to Kohl's, Marshall's, TJ Maxx and Walmart for any essentials, and giving Bezos his offering. After reading about wearing red (I hardly ever wear it) to ensure some casino luck, one of my casino outfits is a newly acquired red shorts and a red shirt. I am currently making my packing list and the plan is to pack a separate cube, with special casino outfit to contain the smoke, in each cube. I figured I will need about four cubes since I always carry an extra not in my checked bag. 

I love how it is always one broccoli and one carrot. 

17 minutes ago, TXcruzer said:

You were given bad information. No one goes “down the ladder” when they turn 18

Unfortunately, they were not. I think it is one of those YMMV things were for one reason or another some keep the status, and some revert to their earned status. 

I have met two former linked children whose status was reverted to the point total. One had D+ parents but they were reverted to Emerald and another had Diamond parents and was reverted to Emerald.

Did you get to feed and/or play with the sea lions? I love sea lions, they are so ugly cute ..........dolphins seem sweet, but I read they are sea sexual predators, so no thank you. 

9 minutes ago, Cruisin and Boozin said:

What we have to hide for two weeks 

How will you hide the big ones?

This has been known for a while(since the release of itineraries in Feb), they posted about it in the "rumors and news" thread.