
Swar
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Montemy2419 reacted to a post in a topic: Norwegian Cruise Lines Hikes Gratuities 25% Starting Jan 1st
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Neesa reacted to a post in a topic: New menus to be rolled out in early 2023
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My wife, I and two buddies are on 4 Feb. My wife and I are staying on for a B2B. I did Serenade late last year and loved it. CAPT Stig is a great captain and very personable. Serenade is also the ship doing the world cruise starting in December. I enjoy all classes of ships and I'm sure everyone will have fun.
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Neesa reacted to a post in a topic: 2022 Cruise days flex
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Casino rewards vs Prime free cruise ?
Swar replied to steffenmande's topic in Royal Caribbean Discussion
Sometimes the offers are still good past the listed expiration dates. My wife has 2 cruises with expiration dates of 8 December that we could book for first quarter 2023, if we had the time (already have @ 8 booked for that time period). Generally, as long as the cruises are still listed in your clubroyaleoffers.com site - you can book them. -
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110 plus 2 more Friday/Saturday. Sailing days.
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Swar reacted to a post in a topic: Club royale tier credits
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Swar reacted to a post in a topic: Miami port of call and Coco cay in winter?
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We got a comped balcony a month after Wonder started sailing.
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We do a new Seapass because of credit card issues and not wanting to see each other's account statement.
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skwak reacted to a post in a topic: Swapping Room Reservation Guests
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We used to ask for just new keys. The last three cruises we actually changed the names in the rooms with no problems at all. Just go to customer service once onboard and ask.
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ArlingtonVA reacted to a post in a topic: Why Is it So Hard to Redeem the Annual Compimentary Cruise (Prime and Above)?
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New menus to be rolled out in early 2023
Swar replied to smokeybandit's topic in Royal Caribbean News and Rumors
Just off the Brilliance this morning. Had dinner all four nights in the MDR. Excellent service for our table of four. Ordered 2-3 rounds of drinks and they were delivered promptly. First time in @10 cruises that we ate in the MDR. Service 10/10, food 7/10. Average time to consume a meal @1 hour. Looking forward to the new menu. -
Not at all sarcastic. Not to disparage anyone, but RCL is in constant contact with all the host port Countries. Take it easy. I'm out of this conversation.
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The original poster stated that the customs officials were saying bad things about passengers, in Hebrew ,to see if the cruisers could understand them - disparagement. I think a business should look out for the interest of its customers. Working on international committees and living in the Middle East and Europe for years taught me that their Governments are VERY sensitive to perceptions of bias and unfairness. All cruise lines have Port Agreements with the various Countries. These agreements spell out specific rights and obligations not only for the ship, but also for the crew and passengers. I've seen a lot of people complain about bad treatment by RCL. Complaining, by RCL, to unfair or arbitrary practices is about the same. Saying that, know before you go, be respectful, and never "demand" fair treatment in a foreign Port.
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Agreed that RCL has no legal standing in this situation. However, if passengers/employees are routinely being disparaged and held up, then RCL should have an obligation to at least protest through diplomatic or other channels.
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Just checked into room 1104 on the Brilliance. Center most room on deck 10. Wonderful full view balcony and a fairly big room. Kinda like it.
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Missing staff? Maybe. If RCL gives me a better breakdown of where the gratuity goes, I could add them in. Paying almost $40 /day seems excessive. Some people say "if you cannot afford the gratuities, how can you afford to cruise". I pay for the service I see. I'm not saying my procedure is the best, but it is what I do. Baking gratuities into the cruise price seems the best method.
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Let me count the ways I hate Wonderland. lol Food is subpar, presentation is weak, not filling, not edible and not fun. I would love a Hooked, Mason Jar, or Playmakers to replace Wonderland on every ship. Tried Wonderland on two ships and was very disappointed both times.