natalie.gonzalez

I just went through this process for our June 2022 cruise. For me, it was a super pain in the ass. I intended to use the points to pay for excursions. However when you go online to redeem the points, the OBC doesn't actually post to your account until a couple weeks before your cruise. This was not going to work for us bc by then the excursions we wanted would be gone. So i called...waited FOREVER to talk to an actual person. Was a complete cluster of an experience getting the OBC to show up immediately so we'd be able to apply it to excursions. I had $2000.00 of OBC, so for me, it was worth being on hold forever but if i had to do it over again, I would have called first and asked the customer service agent convert my points to OBC, rather than doing it on line and then calling. I had no idea when I did it, that my OBC would not post immediately. the whole process was such a pain for me, when we got home from our cruise, I cancelled credit card.

Crazy how much the price fluctuates but that's supply and demand, i guess. I'm sure the experience is amazing!!! For us though- it will just come down to price.

So, we have a cruise booked for August 2023 and I was just looking at the over the water cabanas. We are interested in booking- however the price is $3499! This is crazy in my opinion. What is the lowest discount anyone has seen? 30% off? I'm going to wait for black friday sale to see if it goes on sale for something more reasonable. I just can't justify paying that amount of money, but I'm sad because I want to try it out.

go to the Hush parties!!! so much fun-

How far in advance do excursions open up? we are a lil more than a year out...

FYI- Make sure you also have a legit luggage tag that will not come off with updated information (email/cell). Our bag was lost disembarking, and all our tags from RC were gone when our bag was finally found (days later). The lady at the port had no idea which cruise line my bag belonged to bc all the RC tags were gone. Thank God I had a legit luggage tag....still waiting on my bag to be shipped to my house. Bag was lost July 1st. Apple Air Tags for me from now on.

I am kicking myself about this bc we actually have apple air tags & talked about putting them in our luggage but completely forgot to do it before we left

Can anyone else share their experience with lost or missing luggage? We got off the boat on Friday and 1 out of our 6 bags could not be found. We filled out a paper at the dock. We were hoping maybe someone grabbed it by mistake or that it was found still on the boat. But it's been 2 days and we've heard nothing. What is the process?

I 100% would NEVER risk my vacation, or more importantly the health of others, our group is doing everything by the book. I was just curious. I’d be kinda annoyed if I spent money on testing, etc & they didn’t even check.

I thought I read someone post that their pre cruise covid test wasn’t even checked when checking in- but now I can’t find where I read that. we are going to continue to follow all the rules RC has for pre-sailing but was just curious if this is what is actually happening?

ask your doctor to call you in some Scopolamine patches. it's smaller than a dime and can be hidden behind your ear. change the patch out every 3 days. The 1st patch needs to be applied 12 hours before you sail for optimum effect. I swear by this medication. zofran is another prescription anti nausea medication- i swear by this one too! The only downside is that its a pill, so if you're nauseous you might have a hard time keeping it down. I am an ICU RN for 12 yrs. I use these for myself and for my patients with great results!

one more question please! If we have already purchased drink packages, or specialty dinners, etc and we are awarded an upgraded room, will RC refund those purchases, since some upgraded rooms come with those perks already?

aaaahhhhh, thank you. ok! that makes sense.

I have a question, Can someone clarify? Currently we have 2 ocean view connecting balcony rooms. We have 1 parent and 1 child in each room. We want to try the Royal Up program. I understand that if our bid is accepted, will be charged that amount for the first 2 ppl. But is it possible to place a bid on a larger room/suite that will hold all 4 of us? Basically, with our upgrade can we trade the 2 connecting rooms for a large suite?

when you read "48 hr turn around time", that means 48 hr from the time the lab gets the sample. When you make an appt you should check to see if they process sample on site or have to wait for a courier to pick up the sample and take it to the lab. Also, another question to ask is "Does the lab process samples over the weekend/ 24 hrs/ over holidays?" Natalie (ICU nurse)