Lexster
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1 hour ago, CruiseGus said:
the staff includes the food service manager who has at least some control over it. Anytime i have ever provided a low raating the survey software they use asked me to provide a reasoon for that rating, that is where I get to tell them the rating was low because they went back to self serve at the buffet. About the only way I know that I can comment on my displeasure with this change, so I will continue to use it
There are numerous places you could comment your displeasure including emailing their support or contacting them on social media. I'm just saying, I've worked at companies that ask customers to do surveys. They're used to punish workers who don't get perfect scores. Management doesn't always use the best logic when it comes to that stuff. But, do what you think is best, I'm just letting you know that it will very possibly affect staff members who didn't do anything wrong.
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1 hour ago, CruiseGus said:
On Liberty right now, and all the stuff people complain about at self serve all already evident by day 3. Hard to understand because every person I spoke with at the Top Tier event yesterday thought they should go back to crew serving. It is not any quicker at self serve like some say, I know as I was on last week also, both sailings relatively saame number of guests, just more kids this week. It is actually slower, more milling around and more picking through dishes. No additional single servings that were ever there in the past. No addtions roaming servers or table cleaners than last week.
Will it stop me sailing, NO, will they get low marks on their survey for windjammer, Every sailing from now on.
I'm not sure it's really fair to give a low score on a survey for something the passengers are doing. The staff are the ones who will be penalized when they have zero control over it.
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2 hours ago, need2cruz said:
But as for the Symphony, we sailed her 2/12. It was at 50% capacity. We ate in the MDR most nights and had excellent service and food quality. We did 150 Central Park one night and the meal and service was superb. We considered doing more specialty restaurants. But I really like the experience with the wait staff in the MDR. We loved our head waiter, waiter and assistant. We felt like we were cheating on them going to the specialty restaurant. Now that the ships are at higher capacity, maybe they can't give quite the same service or get to know you the same way. I love hearing the crew talk about where they're from their family. You bond with them.
That's actually pretty standard from what I've read. You always get to know your wait staff in the MDR. Even before the pandemic hit it was like that from everything I've read. It's one of the things I'm excited for.
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I've been seeing some conflicting info on this in various places, so figured I'd ask here. Anyone been on Oasis of the Seas recently and knows if you can access/use the HDMI port on the TV in the cabin?
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I'm hoping mine is there when we arrive. I got champagne and strawberries since it's sort of an anniversary sailing for us, too.
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I think the unfortunate thing is because the site is called Royal Caribbean Blog, many folks think this is an official RC website and that if they complain here, Royal will maybe see it or do something to compensate them. Best thing is if you're having a bad experience, go to Guest Services. They'll do whatever they can to help, within reason.
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I'm excited to see what they put there! I hope there are some activities like a volleyball court or something.
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So, we have a stop in Nassau on our sailing. I haven't been there since I was a kid. Does anyone have any recommendations on a good place for some Caribbean food or something authentic to local cuisine? We'd like to not have to travel too far from the port, so something within walking distance would be nice.
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5 minutes ago, Eaglelover said:
Thanks, Lexter.... but that would be my last choice... so it goes! I still will have my powder!
Oh I agree. I'm not much into energy drinks, but Red Bull would be bottom of the barrel for me if I was going to drink one.
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As for energy drinks, I believe the bars will have Red Bull if you're into that brand.
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19 hours ago, rjac said:
That's interesting. I wonder if they will charge folks to use the I-Fly and North Star. They do when the ship is cruising but not when in port. Not a heck of a lot to do in the port, other than watching ships and sea gulls.
My sailing has a stop there as well and my plan is to go to Coco Beach. The Line 9 bus goes from Port Canaveral to Coco Beach and it's a 60 minute round trip. Might be an option. There's the beach and other stores/restaurants there.
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31 minutes ago, Shay said:
@Lexster can you share information about the bus line from the port to Cocoa Beach
I don't know a lot about it, but I've read there is a bus line near Port Canaveral. It's Line 9. Basically goes between Cap Canaveral and Coco Beach.
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1 hour ago, Ja-sun said:
I think it would be pretty neat if each ship had their own specialty drink. Something to kinda set each one apart in that area.
Yeah, I like that idea!
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I've seen mentions of Genies being able to arrange parties and I was curious, is this parties with people the guests know or, like...random people invited? If a couple, say, wanted to have a party, would the Genie find people to attend it or something?
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10 minutes ago, AshleyDillo said:
https://www.royalcaribbeanblog.com/2021/07/13/look-royal-caribbeans-new-fleetwide-drink-menu
If you look at the last menu picture in this blog post it has a page from the recent drink menu that's all new mocktails that you can try!
Ooh, neat! I hope they make more in the future. It's easy to feel left out of fun drinks if you don't drink alcohol.
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Bonus points for any fun mocktails outside of the normal ones like mudslides, daquiris, etc. I have a refreshment package on my upcoming cruise.
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10 hours ago, Matt said:
Prices for the spa are pretty much a wash online or onboard.
Online, you can get a discount on a single treatment.
Onboard, they tend to offer deals on combo offers, like multiple treatments in one, or a discount if you book 2 or 3 different appointments.
I find the best reason to prebook online is just to lock in a convenient time.
So far I've found that massages don't tend to get discounted during sales. At least, not for my sailing. I've been wanting to try to get a discount, but the prices don't change during sales.
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9 minutes ago, Larry Muster said:
Also get European adapters to utilize those as well.
Yeah, depending on the ship, some will have more European plugs and some will have fewer. Oasis of the Seas, for example, seems to only have some US plugs on the desk and nothing else.
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You can buy a USB hub like this:
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00P936188/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1
Basically, you can't have anything with surge protection. I think they err on the side of caution and just don't allow any extension cords, but this will allow you to charge multiple USB devices at once. Another option is something like this if you need more regular outlets.
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It's validated! Okay, so I don't know if this is what helped, but considering it was rejected two times before, I have to wonder if this extra piece of info helped. So, along with the vaccination card, I took a picture of my Walgreens vax record that I printed out and included that in there. Next day, it's validated. My only guess if they didn't know what WAG was, but once I included the printed record, they knew what company to search for the lot #.
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16 minutes ago, MelandyGA said:
Cruise newbie here. How do you know if there will be parties on your cruise? I enjoy a good theme night, but do you pack themed get up “just in case,” or can you find out somewhere in advance?
Gotta get through 1 more week of work then we’re FL bound to sail on Harmony 4/3.
I have this same question. I know you can look at past cruise compasses, but not sure that's a definite thing or not.
Multiple items in the MDR
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So, I've been wondering on what the limit is here. I know I've seen it mentioned that they'll let you order multiple entrees in the MDR, but I'm curious how crazy they'll let you be? Could you ask them for each of the main entrees if you wanted? Like, finish one and then keep bringing them out like a multi-course dinner? Or ask for one of every dessert? I know it's a lot of food and I very likely wouldn't do that, but I'm more curious on where the true limits are for things like that.