YellowBrickRoad

Your family will have a blast!

I purchased the 3 night specialty dining package on my upcoming Aug Symphony cruise and was able to make the reservations when purchased. Great to not have to do it during embarkation day. win/win.

You have to enter a credit card when you sign up so it charges the card as you exit the parking garage

Using the parking lot the last few times, I’m starting to agree with that. It’s been easy peasy for us.

Thank You. Yes, that has been our experience. Right about 10. We usually are 1st or 2nd in the line up and the process is quick that we are inside and processed by 10:15 ish and always there when the ship is open for passengers. We had to get used to not being able to park in garage but it actually has been so easy that we don’t miss it. We check in our luggage before we park and we use a porter who goes with us to our parking spot, which is close to the opening of ship area.

Thanks! We have had to wait in the parking lot lines because we get there early but the good thing is we end up talking to the attendant a lot and the info we find out is fascinating! We usually have a 10 am check in and from the lot to the suite line is quick and are usually on ship minutes from when they open the door.

Do you know what time they have been letting you into the lot for embarkation? The last couple of times, we needed to wait until around 10ish. Not sure with this new Metrapolis system, it can go quicker since you are not paying attendant

Yup! what @dejavu21 said…… You should have no problem doing what @YellowBrickRoad does. The free day for "Status" has nothing to do with the price you paid forVOOM, discounted or not.

You will love it! Amazing ship with tons to do!

I also get separate Voom for me and my son so we don’t have to switch in and out. Personal preference. When we have purchased Voom before the cruise because of a sale, we have gone to guest services first day and they refund one free day that we receive from being diamond. This upcoming cruise we will be in a suite, and will use the free voom but also will use our discount for 2nd device. I’m with you on not wanting to switch back and forth.

Great! We did this sailing last year as well and had an amazing time! Love Symphony too!

Very excited as we will be on deck 17 for this one! Anyone else booked on this?

My Pinnacle friend just told me they have now limited coastal kitchen to top 25 pinnacles. Depends on how many are on the sailing to determine exact cut off. Supposedly they are also limiting Masters players.

Hi! It’s getting closer!

As I mentioned in a different post, having been a 32 yr flight attendant, I have witnessed time and time again, passengers missing their cruise. It’s definitely not worth the risk as delays are a constant thing. We deal with weather, mechanicals, crew timing out, weight and balance and delays due to contract negotiations (which is currently happening)….. Even in a confirmed seat , I have a plan B in case events change. This way I’m not scrambling as I wait for gate agent to let me know of an alternative. This way you can be on phone making changes and possibly getting last remaining seats before getting to podium… We are driving to our Bayonne cruise in a couple of weeks and always stay overnight in hotel 15 minutes away from the port. My peace of mind is worth everything. And luckily my family is just like me! We use our Marriott Bonvoy card that gives us a free hotel stay every year and I save it for this.

How about The Symphony? Do you happen to know about that one?

Does the treadmills and other gym equipment have music channels/tv programs that you can plug into with earbuds/usb,etc? We will be turning one of our phones completely off (Canada one) and want an alternate when at the gym.

We just matched as Diamond a couple of months ago because my husband was going to be in Vegas and was able to pick up a physical card. We are now MGM Gold and receive offers all the time including some that have a free hotel night. Will be using it in October when we go to Vegas.

As a Flight Attendant that flew for 32 yrs, I have comforted way too many to count, my passengers that missed their cruises who did not give themselves a buffer .. There are delays/cancellations all the time. Sometimes things you are not aware of. Not only weather, mechanical, computer glitches, medical emergencies. . We have many time legalities that have to be met and if we don’t have crew to replace us, they can delay or cancel the flight. I always go one to two days early and convince anyone I travel with to do the same. Otherwise, I’ll see you when you get here.

I just called about this topic yesterday. We are a family of Canadian and American. My husband passport expires right before the 6 month mark after sailing. I was told I can check him in and it is now recommended but not mandatory for his Canadian Passport. When I checked him in, that is also what was stated and I was able to do it successfully.

Mine opened a few days ago for Aug cruise. 59 days out.

Entertainment open on the Cruise Planner!

Will be using for the first time in August. Great explanation. Thanks.

Good to know. We will be Diamond for my August cruise and have 1 UDP for my spouse and will use vouchers for me. Was wondering how it worked but communicating with bartender in what we are using seems key. We usually get to know the bartenders well as we go to the same ones throughout the cruise so I’m sure it will get easier as the time goes by.

I have traveled many times with my son who has autism… from 9yrs old to our Aug cruise in which he will be 16. We go through TA, and have always had on our documents that he is special needs. This has allowed us board when they open. We always did get an early boarding time and have a suite that gives us an earlier window but the one time we didn’t, they allowed us to board as if we did. For dinner, when in MDR, we were accommodated with a window, since it is just three of us, so it would be less overwhelming with my son. Happy to say, last year he went into the Teen Club on his own and loved it! We did let the person running it his situation just as a heads up and she was very nice. It made us very nervous since it’s just him, but he had a phone to contact us if any issues and met us at the shows promptly when we asked. That was a definite milestone! We don’t need really need accommodations now but we have it written in our documentation in case anything comes up. As we know, you meet one kid with Autism, you’ve met one person with Autism. On our Aug cruise, we do see the Autism Of The Seas group and we end up talking to them. They are wonderful and caring group!