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How do you know what total price will be if you have to call to add more passengers? Is online booking and deposit made before call then adjusted after calling RC? TIA

This was available on Wonder back in September

Wouldn't hurt to ask if they would let you use the suite sun deck area for a ceremony in the morning. I don't recall anyone up there before the bar opens.

Booked cruise Halloween week. Pre-cruise hotel room was crazy expensive due to Taylor Swift concert that weekend.

If you end up booking a suite I don't think you get the reduced deposit anymore. Pretty sure I had to pay the difference between the $200 and the 10% suite deposit when I booked the suite.

I think Odyssey only has 6 specialty dining venues. Chops, Giovanni's, Wonderland, Izumi, Teppenyaki, and Playmakers. I would recommend just going with a single 3 night package to use with Chops, Giovanni's, and Wonderland. You would probably have to book Teppenyaki directly in Cruise Planner to be able to get a large group reservation at same seating since could sell out pre-cruise. You could then choose to book Izumi in CP or when you get on board depending on what the rest of your group wants to do. A lot of things can change during the cruise and booking some dining outside of package may give you the option to cancel for OBC which I don't think you can get with a cancelled dining package meal if needed.

Some of the wines can be over $15/glass

What port are you sailing from? Some are a little more relaxed on check-in time. Folks can chime in on their check-in experiences at that port.

I'm more on team 'bands'. The clips seemed more cumbersome to travel with and carry around. Going on an international trip that includes some time at a beach resort and just packing the bands.

I often travel with my sister and her family. Never had a problem buying discounted bottle of wine to share with her and her husband using drink package or a diamond voucher.

One bonus with the suite lounge happy hour on Oasis class is that if you are having dinner in Coastal Kitchen during happy hour the drinks are also included as part of happy hour since they use same bar.

I've sailed Harmony twice and room service was the only time I saw wings available. It may have been at Windjammer but I never saw it.

How long is your cruise? You may want to consider booking it if it's near end of the cruise(it's day 7 on my next cruise) and see if they could offer a substitution for the filet. If not, you could always cancel.

It was the minute steak

It's up to you. Purchase of the UDP includes gratuity but I typically add a $5 tip. I usually cruise solo. If dining with a group we will add more depending on size of group.

No. Purchase of UDP will not cancel existing reservations or even prevent booking of additional reservations. I have booked hibachi reservations along with UDP to ensure I can get the day and time I want and then got OBC at dinner for the amount of the reservation using my UDP. This also works with the x-day dining packages.

With the better service I feel the pace of dinner goes faster than MDR. You're not rushed. You don't get the 10 minute wait for the table to get cleared for the next course which usually happens to us at MDR.

Yes. Always get my last specialty coffee before disembarkation.

You pay the remaining balance from the time you booked the cruise. If price goes down before the final payment date you can reprice the cruise to get the lower price.

@Bridgetbien did you have a scheduled boarding time? Wonder if the express boarding allocated to percentage of passengers with completed boarding requirements for each scheduled boarding period. Enjoy your cruise!!

Wow bands can't be used for getting off/on the ship. You must use your seapass card. I would also highly recommend having your passport too(except for CocoCay and Labadee). As for the lanyard, the ones with the clip that you can use to separate the part holding the card from the part around your neck work great for giving your seapass card to waiter or bartender. On Wonder you can also use your phone to unlock cabin door.

If in Grand Suite or higher you can make reservations through suite concierge prior to boarding when they reach out to you by email. If in Junior Suite you will need to go to Coastal Kitchen to make dinner reservations based on availability.

You can schedule room service the night before. I always got a call 10-15 minutes before delivery.

Chef's table can book up pre-cruise due to the limited number for seats for each night.

I prefer the Oasis class over Quantum due to the combined Coastal Kitchen and Suite Lounge. Not a fan of the Suite Lounge location on Quantum class ships.