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This is so nice to see. Never has these before. I am still old school and like the cruise compass hard copy, but with the app it is harder to look.

I agree. The KEY may even have better times. They also put lessons in before opening for the day. I think they are hearing concerns as they only use to offer one session on the last day, still it would be nice to go back to pre covid rules.

Can you order boarding day lunch from any resturant? We were unable to order on boarding day on any of our Star cruises and had Coastal Kitchen.

This is a hard choice! Husband is UofM grad and we are Dawg fans now. We have ATT uverse and can record the game, so I would record the game and maybe play it later on the phone or ipad.

I am sorry if Imentioned this or not, but I contacted RC via twitter while on Quantum about this and was told every third person. I then told them it wasnt the case on Quantum. They contacted the ship and I met with the Sports manager and genie where they adjusted the policy.

I am glad you go my attempt at humor.

Sorry about the misread. lol I watched a much older than 50 gentleman try the first day and didn't do well. He took a group/private lesson and was able to stand up and ride for a bit the rest of the cruise. I do the boogie board only but hope to do standup one day. I have stable benign tumors that have eaten my bones away in hip and femur and pelvis. Any major fall could fracture my hip. Once my hip gets replaced, I am determined to try. Maybe your whole family can do a group lesson. Sounds like a nice surprise Christmas gift. WWCD? What would Clark do?

I would suggest signing up for a private lesson early on the cruise. Since he is a teen, they work with them and give them a tow rope and really teach them the right way to do stand up. That way he can enjoy the flowrider the whole trip and even more so during the free hour.

Who wants to get up at 8 am on the last sea day for this perk? lol

You can always contact [email protected]. If they do not think people are dissatisfied they will never change it. He has a team of guest relations that handles his emails. I plan on contacting the staff as well.

I sailed on Quantum to Alaska and it was changed then. I had previously sailed Symphony and Odyessy the month before not in Star but had Star guests go every 3 times. I was told by my genie on Quantum it was due to covid and not wanting long lines since they were at reduced capacity there was not a need for it. Since sailing at full capacity it had not changed back. I was not a happy camper and contacted rc via twitter asking what the policy was. They stated every 3rd person during non peak hours. They then contacted the ship and I met with the Sports manager and genie and they said RC had decided to changed it back to pre covid rules and he missed the memo. Now it seems that it is back to the one hour. I can live with most of the changes, no suite party, downgraded bath amenities, venues being closed,ie escape,laser tag, no sushi making or cup cake class included, luggage delivery no longer going to your room and out in with the rest to be delivered, rooms not being ready when boarding, but the flowrider will stop me from booking Star after the ones I already have booked.

The ordering from 1 restaurant at a time has been around even pre covid. The work around is to order from different restaurants to be delivered at different times. We had sushi apps before our Chops dinner. Flowrider used to be every third person, but now only 1 hour on the last sea day. I will draw the line at no Starbucks delivery in the morning! lol

Glad you found our who your genie is. You will have a great time. Curious to know if they are doing Bridge tours and the Escape room again? I saw on other ships they are doing them.

@TVA68Give it a couple of days. Some Genies may do it at different time frames. As long as you got your original survey they have you. They have open access to restaurant bookings so you should be fine with your Chops Reservation. I actually had a dream last night, that we hadn't heard from our Genie for our may cruise when we boarded and no one knew who it was. lol

Normally I am a live and let live person regarding shorts, jeans, general dress etc. But this is not right! I guess the the sign now needs to read no shirt no shoes no bare chests no service

You are not being harsh. I also think some of the issue are the explosion of social media that has outlined all of the perks previously and makes the genies job much harder with all of the requests posted publicly. Our first Star was incredible without any extra cakes, gifts, requests. Our second to last one we requested a little more, but our genie was new and not very good. Only interacted with me, barely spoke to my husband or friends who were in the A1 with us. This was my friends first Star Class and she was not impressed as I hyped it. I think you will have a great time, as long as you know going in what is included. It really is a great program and provides great memories for your family. Since they do not have a shoreside rep for Star Class I may suggest that you email [email protected] to answer your questions.

I am with you on the I am in total agreement of this. I have sailed star when it was first initiated. The service and perks have changed dramatically. Many things have been cut back due to Covid, and now with full sailings it is much more noticeable. I use the flowrider and in the past it was every 3rd person on non peak hours. Now it is one hour at 8 or 9 am on the last sea day. Really? I have to get up early to get my perk? It seems they really only push the food coma portion and nothing much else. In the past, the genie could reserve a spot on rising tide bar or On air, they could use their magic keys to get you to where you want to go without stopping, skip the lines with the wristband, classes, daily thermal spa access, but no longer. As someone who cruises many times a year, I find that the Star class isn't what it has been I do have 2 more booked this year but I think it is the last in Star and will book cheaper suites. I do like the Royal product and will be happy with the Sky Class perks. What is odd is The Star suites still sail full at historically very high premium prices so Royal isn't going to be changing the program to include any of these perks .

Looking at booking something.Ijust got off Liberty today and see something I would like to book.

Thanks, but we will be flying in from Atlanta and ubering or shuttling from the hotel.

We are on Allure Star Class in May and December 2023. Anxious to see how the new terminal embarkation goes.

So excited to follow along!

At least it wasn't ALL CAPS!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Keep in mind it is Christmas eve which could be very full, I would fly into Orlando as there may be more flights in case anything happens. Which airline?

Our stateroom attendant on Voyager let us use his hotspot from his international sim card when in port to download some maps because the onboard internet sucked in the Baltics this summer.

How are you getting to the port. If the shuttle, how did it go?