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Do you get the discount if you book online in advance? The price is the same no matter what day I select. Does it only apply if book on first day once onboard?

Just for anyone that might be interested - our coordinator said that we couldn't prepay for photos only. We'd have to pay the more expensive price once onboard if we wanted extra photos.

Hi, I have heard that sometimes there are discounts on the speciality restaurants once onboard the ship. Is this true for every cruise? Do they have system e.g. Discounts are offered on chops on the first night, giovanni discounts are always on night 3, or is it random?

Oh wow! I had no idea the podcasts were there. I will get listening! :)

thanks floatme! Sorry for the late response, I thought I would get a notification if someone replied but I didn't! Your selection sheet is a lot more informative than mine. Mine doesn't have the prices at the bottom of the photography page that shows prices onboard. Thanks for attaching it.

 

I haven't opted for cake because I'm the only that likes cake and I don't think I could eat it on my own! :( it'll end up going to waste.

Thanks everyone for your input. It has been very helpful :) I think I will stick to one hour and maybe pre pay for extra photos.

 

Aussiecoasterking and Matt - what show are you referring to?? I've also never cruised before either so all this is new to me!

We had a very small affair. Including us, there were 13 people in our group. Also allow me to preface this with I think what royal charges for what they give you is steep. That being said if we tried to accomplish the exact same thing at home we would have ended up paying a similar price if not more. Additionally, both of us had previously been married so neither of us wanted anything to do with the "big wedding thing".

Now your questions, I never got the impression that RCCL would be willing to negotiate prices for various aspects of the package being omitted, i.e. the photographer. And I believe that our contract even stated that you were not permitted to have you own photographer follow the ships photographer. As a side note the photographer we had was GREAT. We had planned on only getting g the 20 photos that came withe the package but chose to add 10 more (under no pressure what so ever). however we could have paid half price for the additional 10 had we prepaid for them when planning the wedding.

As for the reception; We did not have a formal reception. After the ceremony (wedding was at 4pm), while we were taking photos, our guests went to our suite where we had prearranged appitizers and drinks. We arranged that through the consierge not the wedding planner (cheaper and bether selection). We joined our guests after photos in the suite where best man and MOH gave speeches/toasts and then we all went to our traditional 6:00pm MDR seating for dinner. After the main course we prearranged (through the wedding coordinator ) to have our cake delivered on a service tray and stand to our dinner table and did the cutting of the cake. our party was at two adjacent tables, so this was all easily executed without feeling like we disturbed the other diners. By the way the cake was wonderful!

the one area where RCCL dropped the ball was we had asked our wedding specialist (the one you talk to while planning) if we could get the cooperation from a DJ in one of the discos and do a first dance. She failed to communicate to the wedding "coordinator" on board the ship. And although she did make an attempt to accomidate our request,(meager attempt in our opinion ) it was not in a suitable venue in our opinion, and quite frankly not that important to us.

we got what we paid for and are generally happy what we got. I would be happy to answer any other ?s

Hi floatme, did you think one hour was enough for photos? Were you given an option to prepay for photos only? I have only been given an option for 1 hour additional photography and 20 extra photos. The extra one hour is what I'm not sure about. I don't know if we'll need an extra hour. We are getting married on oasis and have never cruised before....Any advice would be much appreciated, thanks!

Hi, is anyone able to offer advice on photography packages? I am getting married next month on oasis and not sure whether to upgrade the photography package. We are a small party, under 15 of us. Will one hour be enough for photos? I would like group shots after the ceremony and I would like photos in the different neighbourhoods of ship. Did you like your photos? I've read that they can be hit or miss. Any insights would be much appreciated. Thanks!