tonyfsu21

What did you dislike about the suite neighborhood and the CLS? I have never met a CLS I don’t love both for value and overall experience (my go to stateroom). I did find it mildly annoying that the entry door to the neighborhood is not manned but to the staffs credit they started checking seapass cards during our voyage. We are back on Wonder for Thanksgiving in a GS and will see if things have changed.

How do vouchers which are loaded on the seapass card get “stolen”? Is this a thing?

At best that cabana is worth $1500/day and the beach club maybe $100/pp. I enjoy them both but will sideline them until the pricing gets more reasonable. I don’t mind an up charge for something special but this is just pure craziness. We still enjoy PDCC but it’s best to be off the ship early AM and back onboard right after consuming some tacos and a few Kraken pina coladas at lunch. I save the solarium days for the real dumpy ports like La Romania or Nassau where it’s probably better to just stay on the ship.

I think the taco bar at PDCC is still a better experience than el loco on the ships. The condiment bar at PDCC has more options from what I recall but I will confirm this weekend.

This is true. Nassau vendors are beyond annoying. The PDCC experience is so much more relaxing w/o all that nonsense.

^^^^ This. I don’t get why there’s even a question about this. Anyone behind the bar would do the same thing.

I really don’t put this kind of thought into ordering a drink at a bar and I certainly wouldn’t take time out of my vacation to complain to an overloaded food and beverage manager. In addition, I don’t weaponize negative feedback in the questionnaire as these crew members have enough crap to deal with let alone this nonsense. Like I said before, money always talks so if you want exceptional service (not average service) then you should start digging into those deep pockets of yours and pulling out those $20’s and maybe (probably not) you will get a drink before me.

I think the whole chicken & waffles thing started this place Roscoes. Based on the pictures I think they are meant to be separated. It looks good though!

It’s the new normal. You probably will get it during a week of cruising. I’m sailing Freedom this weekend and there’s a strong possibility that I will get home feeling sick as well. Hopefully you are healthy w/o a compromised immune system and Covid will be a non issue for you and whoever you are sailing with. It’s a risk vs reward type scenario and personally I will take my chances given the fact that you could get Covid walking through the supermarket just as easy.

I hope not considering masks don’t work. This thread will be locked in 5.4.3.2.1 liftoff!!!!!

Exactly. The bartender isn’t working behind the bar for the exercise, they are working for money! It would make sense to take care of the people who are paying you the most money. It’s just good business sense.

I will be on Freedom this weekend if you want me to give you a lesson. Meet me at the casino bar and I will buy you a red stripe.

It’s a tip, not bribery. In America we tip. When Americans are not in America we still tip like we are in this wonderful country.

What would you say? No need to speak, just reach into your pocket because the universal language heard throughout the world is “money”. Cheers and good luck.

I bet it would. It wouldn’t matter if it was in Europe or Pakistan because the universal line jumper is always money.

I agree. I think a $2 bill is annoying and quirky personally. It’s probably just more of a hassle then anyone (especially a crew member with limited free time) wants to deal with when they go to spend it.

Yes, being a generous tipper to the bartenders is not only the right thing to do but also can garner some nice perks. I could stand 4 deep at the casino bar and it’s guaranteed my red stripe beer is going to be handed to me first.

Drinks - $1/drink if you get great service. Specialty dining - cash or seapass. 18% included but we normally tip extra ($10-$20) for excellent service. Coastal Kitchen - depending on how many times you eat there but maybe average $5-$10 per meal Room service - $3-$5 Stateroom - my young kids make a mess. I tip $100-$200 in addition to the pre paid gratuities. Do you tip at any of the quick service places? No Do you tip anyone at lunch and breakfast? No

Check this thread, the question was answered above. The answer is “yes” and pack the air wrap in your carry on do not check it with porters.

There’s absolutely no shortage of coffee or tea onboard so you shouldn’t have any issues. I’ve seen tea in the windjammer and at cafe promenade. As for coffee, there are drip machines in the above mentioned locations at all hours of the day & night but if you are a coffee snob like me, speciality coffee shop (possibly Starbucks depending on ship) opens at 06:00.

It’s much less of a hassle to just call an Uber or Lyft.

Please let me know how to get 6500 points with $2000 because that seems like a pipe dream. The math just doesn’t work out.

The great mystery. It depends on how often the dealer and the pit boss decide to throw you a bone and note your play. I’m not a huge table game fan for this reason because there are too many variables regarding the points calculation and this is NOT Vegas. Slot machines seem to be a better fit for earning points.

This is a good point re: cash for the bartenders and baristas. I’m glad to see that I’m not alone tipping “hundreds” during the span of a 7 day voyage because there are some people on this thread that consider that excessive for whatever reason. I need to bring more singles because they don’t last long enough and I eventually start tipping on the seapass receipt which gets thrown into the tip pool.

I agree. My post on page one of this thread reflects just that. The additional tipping should be at the discretion of the individual and not dictated by the opinion of a random person on this thread. If you ask the question though, you are going to get a range of answers that you may not agree with and that’s fine.