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@tonyfsu21I wore a name tag for years while working as a waitress. There is no way being retired I would ever wear one to show off my status, not that I will ever reach that level. We have been on one President's Cruise and never will again. The higher level loyalty level were so obnoxious and there were so many in scooters on the cruise. One lady just simply ran over my husbands foot without a concern at all. Another lady jumped on her scooter to find her battery dead so she just took another one since the rentals are all keyed alike. Symphony was a beautiful ship and we loved the ship.

@Bruin SteveThe date at the beginning of the article shows: Modified Date: Oct 16, 2023, so it may have been an older article but it was just updated yesterday.

Yep, just like everyone on here said. They double the points, too many in the higher levels so let's piss off those lowly "only" Diamond level cruisers. Really glad that we are trying out Celebrity next month because we just made Diamond this year. This new rule will probably move over to Celebrity but for right now no changes...maybe, we'll see.

I wish RC could see what cruisers put as their top 5. The one common theme is a few of the larger ships are popular but cruisers really like the smaller ships. I know that they want to pack the people onboard but would like them to come out with a new one for Voyager or Freedom class. That seems for us to be a nice balance of size and being able to not have to make reservations for the shows.

In no order: Wonder, Freedom, Symphony, Adventure, Empress (best food but the ship was thankfully put out of its misery)

You can also get it in cash if you don't want to spend it on the ship. While at the casino you transfer it to your account spend it or go cash out and take the cash home. If you don't want the cash directly then you can spend it anywhere on the ship as the credit will show on your account. If you haven't prepaid your gratuities it could also go towards you final bill and cover those. You can keep a track of your account on the TV in your room or on the app.

I only drink water so I use my 4 vouchers everyday. Maybe that is how you can finish using your vouchers ? How is your cruise going, you're on one right now right ? We don't cruise next until January 2024 so I live thru everyone and their experiences

I agree with @teddy that RC should have seen how the loyalty groups would grow at an artificial amount. Now that the D+ and Pinnacle are making complaints RC is trying to work out a solution. I think RC is very short sighted to piss off the current Diamond members no matter if you reached the points through double points or thru regular cruising. The problem is if everyone is Diamond and higher then no one is. We just made Diamond this year with regular cruising and love to have the 4 vouchers a day. We have visited the lounge and never have found more than 6 people using it. We only go there to get a great view while cruising or to ask the concierge a question. Personally I think you can only push people so much and we are trying out Celebrity just for better food. We love everything else about RC but the food quality is just too poor now and I am not going to pay for an upcharge restaurant to have decent food.

I think that would only be possible if you were to cruise Cunard on one of the legs. The Queen Mary 2 does several Transatlantic crossings so next April we are on RC transatlantic ending in Southampton. We then spend almost a week in London and are returning on Cunard.

It figures, we just made Diamond this year. They aren't changing the name just to do it, they have a plan and just haven't told us part 2 yet.

When I first started seeing adult women walk around in fuzzy slippers I thought well their feet must hurt from the high heels the night before. Nope, it has continued to slide down and I'm surprised that I haven't seen bathing suits in MDR because they allow shorts and ball caps to be worn. People in general used to look like they took a little effort for the day instead of cruising in pj's and fuzzy slippers.

Love it, now the question is will it be enforced ? How about while the ship is in Alaska ? On our ship the children were swimming in the large pool (which was heated) at Noon and when the Solarium opened for them at 1 pm they arrived. One child left an unwelcome addition to the pool and it had to be drained and cleaned. The larger pool is heated, and was being used by many children so why open up the Solarium ?

We will be returning from London in May and after looking at airfare costs we are cruising home on Cunard instead. It ended up $2600 (inside room) for both of us and hopefully a relaxing week enjoying great food. A week of cruising or 14 hours of flying and 2 legs to get home, so the cruise won out in the end.

I would highly suggest that if you want to go ahead and move BUT only rent for the first year or two. I lived in Florida right out of High School and by the third year of living there I was done for many reasons. While living there I saw many people only vacation for a week and have a great time and dream about living there full time. They move, and buy a home right away before learning about different parts of the city or even state. Saw many unhappy homeowners who never looked at the state except through vacation goggles.

When I won I was given a receipt to sign and very clear instructions. They hold Bingo several times a cruise so you could have gone directly to ask them for more details. If you had questions then Guest Services is open 24 hours a day and that is where you should have directed your question. Any problems/questions are much easier to deal with when you are in a situation such as a hotel or on a cruise.

That's the hotel that we always stay at as there are places to eat within walking distance. There is a grocery store also but it's a bit of a walk but fine if you arrive early enough in the day. They run several shuttles and once it's full you have to wait on the next one. We tend to pick a later time as everyone in the earlier trips are in such a hurry. Since you can't get into your room until later we usually get the 11 am shuttle (which may not leave the hotel until close to Noon}.

We usually stay away from Oasis due to the loud music. I did have to go there because I was told that was the only location to get a Coco Loco drink for my husband. While waiting for the drinks I noticed 4 ladies getting very familiar with each other as a couple of guys watched. I would love for RC to move the DJ to Hideaway to allow all of us non-party people to enjoy the pool area. The bar area is the only spot with shade while in the pool so I would like to go there without the DJ.

So is this their version to try to compete for the business that Virgin Voyages may be taking away from the them ? When we first started going to Coco Cay you had to rent an umbrella and 2 lounge chairs for $20 a day. It was so peaceful as you just heard people talking and sometimes the birds. Now we will only go to South Beach because I want to listen to the ocean not hear a nightclub. If they already have a DJ and pool area that is very popular and an upcharge area why would they make Hideaway the very same as their popular DJ pool area ? They aren't offering anything special and I agree with the other comments that it should have gone the opposite and been more of a "back to nature" quiet setting. Having an adult area without a DJ I would have booked right away. I love Coco Cay but if the charges keep increasing I may as well stay on the ship.

Anthem of the Sea April 21 to 28, 2024 $52.99...it's a whole 10% off... wow, what a deal We will stick to the free beach area and RC can make money off other people.

We loved our snorkeling trip with Jolly Roger. Best snorkeling we have ever done and plenty of staff onboard to help everyone. https://jollyrogerroatan.com/

For port days the ship is quiet and I make that my lounging pool day. Before you decide to stay onboard you need to look at the schedule. I have found that the many things aren't open such as maybe the casino and certain bars plus the eating options may have limited hours/locations. There seems to be an activity here or there but it just may be trivia. I love staying on the ship and since I plan a very quiet, non-activity day it's perfect.

Not sure if it's enforced as I called RC to ask before we book. They said the rule was for all cabanas if they were over-the-water or directly on the beach. This would of been our first time booking one so not sure how the process works the day of rental.

I made the post mostly to confirm that this is what others have experienced. Thank you for the feedback and confirm that points wise we are starting at zero. We are going to enjoy the perks of Celebrity Elite and this to me opens up all the cruise lines since we are starting at zero. I have started looking at Viking, Azamara and Seaborn because we cruise for the food and travel not the water slides and families to be the focus. I am looking forward to more adult orientated cruises. Am I finally becoming an adult ?

We are finally Diamond on RC and we booked two cruises on Celebrity to try them due to the lower quality of food in the MDR. We are labeled as Elite so we will get the perks on Celebrity but our Captain's Club points reflect as "0". I called Celebrity and it was explained that reciprocity gives us the perks of Elite but we still have to earn the points as a brand new cruiser would. I am glad that most of the perks we will be happy with because I don't see us ever moving any higher. We are in our 60's and stay in either balcony or inside rooms so I am looking forward to trying out the cruise line but disappointed we are starting from scratch.

I just had to do that because of the Labor Day sale I wanted to rebook the internet package. I usually do everything thru my account but I had at some point been signed on to my husbands account to place the original order. I just logged in as him and cancelled the higher priced internet package and rebooked to save almost $70.