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On 3/4/2024 at 7:41 PM, Chili said:

I Recon Quantum will be getting a pretty good makeover in November ,it’s off to California.

 

with Quantum coming upto what 9/10 years old soon? it would be good to see a few new concepts maybe, id still love to see a playmakers in the seaplex but think this may be too difficult with galleys etc and making the pods larger

@twangster any thoughts as your rationale is usually spot on.

19 hours ago, Jjohnb said:

The charm of the smaller ships is that they have that classic cruising feel.  I'd like it if the Discovery class were to have a very large centrum.  As wide as the Sovereign class and as tall or taller than the Vision/Radiance classes with windows to the sea all the way up.

Just out of curiosity, on the Vision, decks 7 and 8 in the centrum have cabins on both sides, it's looks like they originally had windows and were open.  Does anyone know when the cabins were added?  Were they added to all the Vision class ships?  Does anyone have a picture of the centrum before the cabins were added?  It must have been spectacular.

they did add cabins either side, i've stayed in them and theyre actually a really good option!

See you onboard

On 3/28/2023 at 3:14 PM, brgreens said:

If I remember correctly, they've already tweaked Anthem's port schedules for a couple of itineraries in early June.  Have ALL my fingers crossed that they'll leave our May 14 sailing alone.....

im on that!

I contacted royal on Twitter and they managed to send me the 2 photos I purchased 

when I say purchased, they were my free diamond pictures 

I have recently got off wonder of the seas and i purchased 2 pictures onboard in printable form

however i forgot to collect these. in the past i have had them sent digitally to me many years ago but cant remember how i done it.

does anyone have an email to contact regarding this?

I think its nailed on to be a Plumb bow

hmm she mentioned i can change one name but not both  

which is really annoying as prices have jumped up £1000 seeing as we booked it in 2019 but the pandemic made us delay it

I have a big group cruise coming up, my wedding cruise in-fact in September

I was wondering if once onboard I could go to guest services and change a couple of guests cabins around?

for example swap 1 person from 1 to put in another?

has anyone had an experience with this?

14 hours ago, JohnUK said:

I think they also homeported from Harwich in the past - not the easiest of places to get to.

There a train line right next door to the terminal :L literally get a train from London 1.2 hours and you walk off the train into the cruise terminal

14 hours ago, Matt said:

Has Royal ever homeported from elsewhere in UK?

Yes! my place of work Harwich International Port, they were here for over 30 years with many ships including. legend, vision, splendour, jewel and brilliance.

the later 2 i saw come in every 2 weeks when they done the Baltic cruises. thats how I got into cruising, and the minute i go into it they stopped home porting here  around 2015 

from southampton which is disappointing.

Was icon not always 2023?

2 minutes ago, AlmondFarmer said:

$450 deposit since cruise is more than 10 nights?

Correct AHA

jokes aside if i was a millionaire and retired id jump on it!

Just booked a loft suite on the world cruise!

I cant wait for Winder to sail from Barcelona! and its on my wedding cruise in September!!!

On 7/15/2021 at 2:28 AM, twangster said:

My spreadsheet uses a formula to write the word Block into a cell and then conditional formatting rules makes it appear or disappear.  My points column looks at cruise duration and depending on cabin type and date relative to the dates of the double points promo it automatically calculates the bonus multiplier.  

When they extended the date of the double points promo i just corrected one cell and all my new blocks updated. It also colors my points background to match the CAS color at each level. 

If I insert or remove a cruise it recalculates the block projection automatically. 

   

I also note the deposit type and if I applied an FCC so I know to be careful with that booking.

It also calculates the price per night and price per C&A point then applies a color background based on fixed price ranges.  The greener it is the better the deal it is.

 

I may have a problem.  

wow look at this!! is it possible to get a copy of this excel spreadsheet? it looks fantastic.

What a rust bucket :L

6 minutes ago, twangster said:

Rhapsody cabins like the corner afts on deck 7 are going quickly.  So far these look to be as popular as Grandeur but there does appear to be a price increase over Grandeur.  

certainly cheaper for me to book via US site. price difference is huge! honey moon cruise 2022 here we come

its cheap to fly from England to Barbados, well around £300 which is cheap.

Disgusting prices

On 3/30/2021 at 4:18 PM, jticarruthers said:

We ran into that with ours .. there was a line of about 50 people waiting at the elevator bank for us leave so they could start Karaoke ...

Where were you waiting? and did you have an event?

My US Travel agent has secured group rates and we are in the process of all booking up. around 20 cabins in total so 40 guests.

she's tried to get some information but has been told what I said in the first post that there are only certain times which seem very very restrictive.

all I want I a couple of barmen and a DJ in a venue  :L

Do you think it is possible on a sea day then @Matt they have said it can be done but not till after 10:30pm zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz

Hmm I'm unsure this is Covid related. it seems royals events team are about as much use as a chocolate fire guard

Thanks for your response! We are planning our wedding completely independently as royal don’t offer this service for European ports. I believe My US travel agent is in contact with the events team as weddings won’t deal with us. 
 

useful  insight though JL