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7 hours ago, WAAAYTOOO said:
I know what you mean ! I never ever look at anything at PDCC except for the cost of the Beach Club. BTW, I didn't know they had a glass-bottom boat at PDCC either !
I just looked through the various cruises (Aug, Feb and March)I have booked that go to CoCocay and no glass bottom boats. Apparently the pigs don’t swim in Feb/March either. I wonder if the glass bottom boat is ship specific and/or seasonal.
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2 hours ago, WAAAYTOOO said:
The Senior discounts are back. I see some senior discounts on cabanas (PDCC).
There is a "Diamond and Above" sale....first time I've seem that.
Didn't even know they have a glass bottom boat there! LOL
I usually book Hideaway now or I am content to sit on the unpaid beach. I guess I should consider looking to see what else they offer besides waterpark/zzip line/pigs. -
Wow. The casino holds 2 learn to play sessions, should you change your mind and decide to sail again I highly recommend them.
The casino staff at the tables seemed wonderful when my husband sat and played. I can understand a new person's frustration with rules you may not be aware of (dont' touch the cards until the dealer indicates so, cards must be held over the table at all times, no phone usage etc). Once those are down pat it is simple. Usually the dealer will assist if you have questions n regards to playing your hand (assuming you were sitting at a table).
I just got back from 2 weeks on that ship. Had a great time. I was only in a lowly ocean view cabin. We did not bother with room service, never do! I do not understand why they would be annoyed with taking room service orders.
Staffing will always vary from experience to experience. Glad you tipped those you felt deserved so, I'm sure they appreciated it.
You should receive a survey in your email. I highly recommend you note your complaints there. This is not a RC site.
As for Covid or other ailments. Easily spread on ships, restaurants, airplanes, trains etc. Hope your daughter is feeling better for your land portion.
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2 hours ago, Safemike1 said:
What I don't like about the survey is that when it comes to the MDR, the staff gets dinged if I answer that I didn't like the food. One has nothing to do with the other. The staff is usually excellent, but the food can be a different story. So, instead of praising the staff, I ignore the MDR questions.
The survey should be split in 2.
DId you like the quality of the food?
Was the food served to the temperature (or something like that) of your liking. I've been served cold food-which I believe is the fault of the asst waiter pulling the food too early and not a kitchen problem. Recent cruise I actually received HOT food!!! I can't remember the last time I had HOT food on a ship at the MDR (I don't eat the soups) -
16 hours ago, JohnK6404 said:
We liked center section about half-way up last week... we were in the 4th bench row from the pool/stage, dead center...
Great thank you. Now I see what people meant about the seats! UGH
Do you know who those chairs in the front are for? I assume they are in the splash zone? -
I’m booked on this too. I’m looking g forward to seeing what the hype is about. Most of the ports hold no interest but I do love CoCocay, so it’s likely we’ll be on the island while you enjoy the ship.
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On 5/10/2024 at 6:22 PM, Austin said:
What ship? They worked on Rhapsody.
Sorry, Radiance.
I see someone said they work on Rhapsody, I did B2B on her in January and had no clue they worked. I , pretty much gave up trying! I’ll have to add “check stateroom speaker” to my list of things to do when I get to the stateroom!
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By 9:00, 9:30 might be the latest. It’s a super pain at that port. If you know your ride (I usually have my husband or son do pick up) tell them to stay along the shoulder on the road to the ship and then call them when you find somewhere you think might work for pick up. The entire curb area is marked with easy to read zone signs. My biggest problem one time was the next cruise people showing up while people were still getting off the ship. The garage wasn’t open for them and they all blocked the road. It was ridiculous.
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My kids had one rule regarding meals, we eat in the main dining room at our scheduled dining time.
next was no one is allowed in the cabin and they were not to go into anyone else’s cabin
Last was give me a small nod, half a smile in my direction or a quick hand at your side wave to acknowledge me if we passed each other, with a stern warning they’d be sorry if they failed to do that. One son failed, do I called his name out loud and told him to “come give momma a hug”. He did, and the remainder of the cruise I hit a small nod smile or hand wave. He told his siblings what happened, they also complied with that small rule.oh, also the speech that if they misbehaved and got us thrown off the ship they’d need to find a new home. Thankfully that never happened.
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On 5/19/2024 at 5:01 PM, VeronicaS1970 said:
I speak from experience, they do not announce that the lights are visible.
They did however make repeated announcements into the cabins late into the night looking for passengers.
What happened to the ability to get the announcements if you wished by turning the little dial on the desk?
I was just on Radiance and so mad that announcements were in the cabin, waking me. I didn’t need to know we docked at 7am! Turns out the speakers in the cabin on Radiance now work! My attendant told me later that day. You bet I turned that thing off!!
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I just did my survey today from a cruise that ended a week ago today. Maybe this weeks cruise hadn’t started yet as it’s on the west coast do I could still do mine?
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7 hours ago, Jolly Ogre said:
On my last cruise my waiter purposely told me he was not going to tell me about the survey with a wink as he knew I was a seasoned cruiser.
He got a very good tip at the end of the cruise.
I’ve had them tell me they won’t ask then proceed to ask, not just one night, multiple nights. It’s most frustrating especially when trying to have conversation with the table mates. it’s become harassment on some ships between the table servers, head waiter, announcements over the loudspeaker and windjammer announcements.
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just did a B2B with Seward as the turn around.
When we disembarked the staff we inquired with in the terminal seemed unsure.
When we came back there was a clearly marked area to the right where those already checked in could go through security and continue on to the ship. -
Got some free upgrades on my casino comps as the category I was booked in became more valuable than a balcony.
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I get sea sick, Bermuda were 2 of my worst-one before I knew about medications the next was just terrible. Last time I went the seas were smooth.
my remedies now.
Meclizine based motion sick pill. This can be done via Rx, or over the counter-Bonine, Dramamine and drug store brand are all the same as the Rx meclizine 25 mg. If you take the time to read the labels the extra strength of these are just a double dose. Guest services hands these out free onboard, but I like to be stocked-what if they run out?
there are also original formula Dimenhydrinate (sp?)…this can cause drowsiness.
ginger-in any form can be helpful use it with meclizine. Dramamine makes a ginger chew. Onboard I drink DarknStormy which is ginger beer and dark rum. Gingerale might help.
green apples onboard (can’t carry on) might be helpful but I’ve not seen them in my last few sailings.
others use pressure point wristbands or the rx scopolamine (sp?) patch
also available via Rx would be anti Nassau meds.
If your cruise is rocky you may experience post cruise feeling of “imbalance”. The meclizine may help with ridding that feeling.
(Check with your dr for any meds you add to your daily routine)
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Usually you can’t reserve the same show twice! Did you get confirmations on the bookings? I have no input regarding your question)
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Please be aware that if you are placed near the front of the ship it’s lots of walking to get to the windjammer and main dining room-lots of walking-may not bode well with tired 2,3 year olds or adults!. Also stinks if you forget something in the cabin and have to go all the way back to the cabin to get it!
Central Park balcony can be quiet but not if you are the deck or two below the pool deck. If the littles are trying to nap there’s a possibility the DJ will be doing their loud music. Many have discussed how noisy that is.
keep an eye on your pricing for rate drops. You may be able to reprice your cabin for a lower rate. Also check your app frequently to see if you receive an assigned cabin. I did a GTY neighborhood balcony for August and was assigned a cabin within a week (this was 2 months ago), I was able to call and have our cabin location changed to something more desirable for me (dealt with deck #-not switching off a neighborhood category)
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3 hours ago, foxrunner said:
When we visited during April break it wasn't very crowed. We paid less than $20 each to go and that is all I'd pay for what you get. We don't mind kids and like peace and quiet at the beach. We sat as far from the DJ as possible and it was great for us. Under rated fact the beach sand is amazing! They must pulverized all the rock and coral in the bay because it felt great in bare feet. Best beach on the island and the gulls aren't annoying in the Hideaway! The pizza is solid and I liked the different toppings. The other food is pretty standard. We didn't have chair service but the bars are pretty close by.
There were no gulls my first 2 times, I thought the flying kites stopped them. My 3rd time-they were there. It was rainy, so unsure if they became swooping vultures for food as the population was less due to the rain.
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Just completed Alaska cruise. You can drop your luggage and go. There is a free shuttle (tips appreciated) that leaves from the port and has about 12 drop off/pick up locations. I believe yours would be #9 or #10. We drove past many stops without stopping, due to no need. Shuttle takes about 30 minutes to complete the loop. There is more than 1 shuttle.
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9 hours ago, FionaMG said:
I wonder if this is a sign that the bubble is starting to burst?
I thought exactly the same thing. They rode the wave (pun intended). Now to figure out : economy, cutbacks and they lost their loyal customers who no longer saw the value for the “new way”, or some other cause?
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23 minutes ago, AronsFam said:
My husband and I are taking children and grandchildren (15 total) on an Alaskan cruise. At the current rate that would be $1,890 in gratuities. We have 4 cabins. I would prefer to pay per cabin at the rate of 2 adults per cabin. How can I adjust the gratuities?
Rates are per person based on services provided-
If it’s a matter that you are paying for your children/grandchildren and are attempting to cost cut perhaps consider asking each child to pay their share of gratuity-the trip is still a bargain. My MIL was very generous providing cruise fare to us (14 total) and let us know up front which expenses would be on us.
if you are still in the mind to cut back on gratuity (salary) for the staff contact whomever you booked with and make the inquiry as to how to do that. -
You can move people pre cruise, however you must
1. keep one original booked person in each cabin
2. not move the person who may have caused a discount on that cabin (55+, military, resident location etc)
3 not place under 21 in a cabin on their own if the cabin is not located directly adjoining or across from the party traveling with them that is 21+
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you can wait until you board and go to guest services and ask to move people around and get new room keys. I did this for my 4 cabins and handed over a list of movement. It was so much easier than doing this verbally
Ex. cabin 1234 Joe A to cabin 5678
cabin 5678 Mary B to cabin 9012
cabin 9012 Frank B to cabin 1234
etc.
If credit cards are not linked to names and need to be do that when you do this, save yourselves another trip to guest services.
Each person should check their account has their credit card attached. When they moved me on my last sailing they somehow knocked my account off the system (this never happened before) -
On 5/13/2024 at 7:24 AM, HeWhoWaits said:
We always ask to see the next evening's menu while we wait for our dessert to be served. If's easier than trying to check via the app and as @WAAAYTOOO says, it allows any wishes to be communicated in advance. For example, if a dish that sounds particularly good to my wife other than the almond crust on something (she is sufficiently allergic that there would likely be a medical evacuation), the inquiry about whether it can be prepared separately without the almond crust. If so, she knows what she's having tomorrow. If it can't, she knows to plan on something else.
When asked about food allergies or dietary restrictions and a person answers yes the menu should automatically be given to the person with the restriction on the night before, usually as dessert is finishing. The waiter takes the order and the food is prepared and held seperately from cross contaminants. This avoids confusion by the servers and saves time when they are attemtping to get food orders picked up for the table.
ROTS Vancouver to AK
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At any indication of continued problems like misinformation or attitude visit guest services and register a complaint and ask to speak with the offending area supervisor.
luggage damage should be reported to guest services immediately.
unless Alaska is different there should be a separate line for check in at the pier-ask for it, keep an eye out. If the first person is unaware ask the next.
talk to the concierge about the disembarkation process for exactly how it works.
Enjoy your sailing!