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I recently a few days ago, canceled our 2020 cruise due to big family wedding near that time. They said I would get $1100 back and $300 cruise credit. Any idea when that gets back to you? I haven't even received a letter formally acknowledging the above told to me but I do see the cruise is off my planner.

6 minutes ago, Jill said:

I would go to towel station and ask, “Can I remove towels from chairs that no one has been in for 30 minutes?” They will say yes. You remove towels, if person comes back you tell them towel station said to remove. Then they can take it up with the towel station. 

That is how I would do it. I hate to have to but I am so tired of not being able to sit near the pool.The heat is intense so I can't sit far away from the cooling off source. Plus my husbands ankles get tired with all the unnecessary walking.If more folks did this then perhaps the selfish non present folks would get a clue. We were in the Schooner Bar last year on Liberty and I had high heels on. Went to sit down and the man 2 tables over said he was reserving 6 chairs for a party not yet arrived. Stood the whole time and saw that his party never arrived, he left and  others took the chairs.

That response about people looking for chairs being "unreal" says it all. I'm looking for a chair and can't find one near the pool and others are out to lunch and actually  think that they  can block someone else from enjoying the pool while they  go to lunch at chops. I"m speechless!

5 minutes ago, Lovetocruise2002 said:

It’s related to how many posts you have made here. Not connected at all to your actual C&A level. Just a fun thing that @Matt set up.

Thanks!! No wonder I hadn't noticed it much before. So I really did earn Diamond. haha

Can anyone help me figure out why the word Diamond shows up under my profile picture? I am only Gold and would not lie about something that insignificant, nor do I think I even knew what Diamond was when I first set up this account. I've no idea how long that it's been there or how to change it.

Thanks!!

On 2/3/2019 at 9:42 AM, kimpossible1 said:

We also signed up for Maya Key and going in March, will you be there before then?  Would love to hear some feedback also....sounds nice!!

We are going end of April this year so maybe you can tell me how you liked it when you get back?  

We signed up for RCCl Maya Key Private Island Retreat excursion in Roatan. Is that the same as Little French Key that had the fire? I am looking for a beautiful restful beach with nice water, maybe a bit of a wave . Should I cancel that and rebook or no? Any opinions?

On 8/28/2018 at 9:25 AM, Todd W said:

reports of suspected Arson.   thankfully it doesn't sound like anyone was hurt.

https://cruiseradio.net/fire-destroys-popular-caribbean-cruise-destination/

 

Is this the Maya Key island I signed up through RC for May 2019?

I only take one cc on shore (but don't use it) Carry just what I want to spend at that port and leave the rest in the safe. On the beach I use the secure Kyss bag. has a lock that wraps around the chair legs. Lot of folks use them

.http://www.kyssbags.com/ 

4 minutes ago, MamaKeys said:

So they give you cruises to choice from huh?  Not to big of a deal DH and I are retired so dates are not a big deal.  I can understand being bummed about it being cancelled since I know I carefully choose mine.  But at least it sounds like they make it relatively smooth

Yes, first they give similar options, then they say I can choose a totally different one and still get the on board credit. Or I can just say cancel and I get my $500 non refundable deposit back.

4 hours ago, MamaKeys said:

How did you find out your cruise was chartered?  We are booked on the Serenade 8 Nov 19 and I often keep my eye on price changes about two weeks ago my sailing disappeared from RC website.  I’m not sure what it means,  can my sailing be canceled and we just haven’t been told yet?

We got an email. So don't overlook your emails. They gave us clear options in the email and the number to call when we are ready to decide what to replace it with. They promised same price on similar cruises and an on board credit. They said I have till Aug 22nd to decide. So don't ignore dates they give you. I just today got the follow up call that the email said they would make to me. Very professional right on top of it for me. (and we are talking 2020--way out there) I don't like the cancellation but we are going to go for an 11 day instead of the original 7 day and do some new ports with a smaller ship. So we are kind of excited now.

16 hours ago, packercruising said:

How in the world does a ship that holds 6,000 pax get chartered?

I have no idea! That's a HUGE amount to do that. Makes me wonder if only certain rooms got kicked off for the larger group..

With that kind of money, I'd love to know what group chartered our 7 day Oasis group! Looked on my account and they renamed it from 7 day to a 4 day Symmetry charter. Hmm

On 8/8/2018 at 11:33 AM, tiny260 said:

I don't think you have to worry about Harmony being chartered, it would take a very very large corporation to be able to charter harmony for a week.

The smaller ships are a different scenario...

My ship in April 2020 is Oasis...the size of Harmony and it has now been chartered and I"m out of a cruise. I was going to try smaller to keep from getting chartered again but not sure what to do. I could never have imagined Oasis could get chartered! And unlike an above post I don't have the luxury of being able to group cruise. THAT said I LOVE cruising and will not give up on RC. Just going to use survival skills to try and pick my cruise ship better.

2 minutes ago, Michael Vitale said:

I’m also 60ISH   Don’t need all the bells & whistles, but that said, we were still quite disappointed with Jewel. It’s a gorgeous ship with amazing views, etc. We absolutely loved the solarium. However, it’s very small. Has no promenade. The promenade is the heartbeat of any ship. I’m glad we went because I really wanted to do the itinerary, and experience the smaller ship, but I would be hard pressed to sail on anything smaller than Voyager Class from here on. 

I was wondering about the Mariner of the Seas sizes or Adventure? Something kind of medium size. We love the Promenade type space. 

Our 2020 cruise on our beloved Oasis of the Seas got chartered so we are booted off our ship plans for 2020. We have cruised 3 times, always on larger ships. I love Central Park! I wonder if this cancellation is an opportunity to choose a smaller ship with more varied ports. Which ones are still beautiful and not dated that you could recommend? We are in our 60s with no kids. We don't need flow rider or slides or kids club etc.

I've never gotten  a reminder. I have a TA this year and we shall see if he reminds me. But I keep the date before me budget wise because I'm so excited and terrified I'd pay late and lose my trip!

2 hours ago, toodle68 said:

Something to note, the good chairs are still first come first served. We have always arrived soon after docking and ensured we got the chairs in front and away from the main building.

Yes, I didn't realize that and we got a back chair but being our first time we were ok with that. I slowly figured out that I should have left ship faster.

On 5/29/2018 at 4:43 PM, Todd W said:

set sail out of Galveston on April 28, 2019,  Think we are actually there on May 3rd

Same as us and we love that place. Just made reservations because you reminded me it's not too early and they only take about 100 people per day! Thanks!

Just  got back from Allure Western Caribbean and NachiCocom was one of the highlights of our cruise. Great safe taxi ride $17 there. Beautiful beach,pool and palm covered umbrellas with great food and drink served at your lounge chair. Could not have had a better day! Thank you all for giving me the courage!

Going to Nachi next week. Not booked with RC of course. Where do you catch a safe taxi when you get off the ship?

The new set sail pass check in asks you to upload a picture on white background of yourself to save time. Did anyone do this and find it time saving when you check in to the ship, or should i not worry about it? In past, it seems to only take a couple seconds for them to take you picture for their photo recognition software.

Also, I'm having trouble linking my account with my husbands for his one credit card that is in his name. It make me put in a credit card or cash account Cant figure out on the new site how to clear mine so it can be on my husbands account as we have done it past.

I was able to log in my using my email address instead of user name. Then clicked for a password reset. I got in but can't figure out how to find cruise planner. Also can't figure out how to get into my own crown and anchor account when we both share the same password and I'm the one that sets up the account, not hubby.

Tells me there is a problem and to try later.  Good thing I printed my SeaPass already.