Brett_FL

There’s usually an option if you’re not seeing your cruise to manually enter it

I’m not sure what the Key normally cost but I got it for $18.99/day. Only a few more dollars then the surf/stream pkg is showing up for right now.

There was a portable devise /router at one time for doing this but it has been several years ago. Was advertised as being able to have one Wi-Fi connection to the hotel Wi-Fi and use multiple connections on the one account. I think your main connection had to be with a laptop though and not a phone is probably would not work in a cruise ship scenario though, since you are moving around and not just in one room

Definitely not the kind of BF and CM sales they once had. I think the big savings maybe in the cruise planner right now more so then the cruise fares.

Some of the best bands I’ve seen tribute or otherwise have been on Holland America. You wouldn’t think of a good old rock ‘n roll band on HAL but I’ve been pretty impressed on the 3 HAL cruises I’ve done.

Does getting a RU offer depend on wether you booked directly with RCCL or through a TA?

I maybe called it the wrong thing I’m just not seeing any offer for an alcohol drink package with Internet. There is one for sodas. I went ahead and picked up the Key which includes Internet for $20.99/day. The DBP is currently $77.99 / per guest per day

I guess they no longer offer the Voom with the ultimate drink package. I’m looking but do not see it but the app and web sight isn’t letting me book anything at all. I just hope it starts working before the prices go up.

Looking at a short cruise in December that my other half is iffy on being able to go. Right now if I book single and try to book a suite it’s $2500 but if I book double it’s like $2200 but there’s also the suite guarantee option of $1524 that’s not even popping up on the single mock booking. If I book the double guarantee and show up at the port to board without my wife what obstacles will I run into if any. I know I’ve showed up at the port and boarded alone in the past and my wife came later without issue but that’s been many years ago and on CCL. Thanks.

We have booked most of our cruises in the past several years through Costco and been happy with perks and returning home to a nice gift card.

Pretty disappointed in the big sale the past few years.

Just off the navigator 11/1/19 and 16oz beers were $7.99 each plus gratuities. Glad I bought the package at the price I paid that was only 6 beers/day. I more then broke even with a few coffee drinks in the morning, a bottle of water here in there and occasional cocktail. We were also pretty disappointed they done away with a lot of the specialty martinis like the cucumber and lychee to name a few. last RCI cruise on Brilliance I did not have the package but I remember the beers only being about $8.05 a piece with gratuity last January.

I’ve heard good things about T-Mobile as well from travelers however their coverage is terrible in my home area. At least when I tried them on my iPad Pro for a while a year ago.

What's everyones experience while in the different Caribbean and Bahamas ports? I am on Sprint network but thinking of a change however one thing holding me back is how well Sprint seems to work everywhere we cruise and I never have any roaming or extra charges. The speeds are usually 3G at best but good enough for email a check=in so on. Ive been with friends on Verizon who couldn't even get service while we were at some of the islands much less even pay extra though that was several years ago. I would concider Verizon or Xfinity mobile if I did switch.

So thinking just do the deluxe package pre cruise $368.16 and deal with Voom once onboard with diamond perks and strategy.

I’ll have to see if it will allow me to do one voom/deluxe and one deluxe but it appears the way the have the discount on the deluxe only is a buy one get the other @50% off My cost a two of each now is voom/deluxe $428.36 deluxe only. 368.16

I Looking at my 3 nights on NoS for November. I can get the Voom/Deluxe for $62/daysays 30% savings or deluxe only for buy 1 get other 50% off. How do these compare to what I might expect to get with my Diamond discounts and offers these days.

I am sure like anything some people abuse this that don't really require a service dog.

Living in FL I have done several CTN's and really enjoy them. The best one was a 3 night to nowhere out of tampa on the Ryndam several years ago.

DO those prices include the gratuities? I thought the premium pkg was $49 +18% puts the total up at $58/day. If that $64.90 include gratuities/tax that's still a $7 something increase, but if it doesn't that will be another $11.60. That can't possibly be the case.

It seems to have gone way up . I show Premium $64.90/day Ultimate $69.62 Select $49.56

. Always have found it amazing how many people take so much time to post questions when the answers can be found faster online with a simple search. Always wonder why with Google we even have forums anymore.

Not RCCL but somebody doing live scopes from NCL Escape this week @yorkvillain

They were talking about prices as well and said that if you go to one of the main stream resorts like Couples or Beaches they are much higher, but to look at some of the others out there and they are usually nicer and less money. I think they stayed at a Riu Palace or something similar.

I have friends who've been long time RCI cruisers, and they've stopped cruising and started going to an AI resort in Jamaica. They say the bang for the dollar is just not there anymore like it used to be on a cruise. I saw pictures of their room and it was about 5X bigger then a a RCI GS.. They had all the top shelf booze great food and one of the only draw backs was the beer he said they only had red Stripe. I live in FL so the big plus for us is no flying and I usually try to justify my bar bill by saying that would have been my airfare had I flown. Even with that I am starting to question the value of cruising anymore. with all the add-on and up-charges now a days.