BugsyCruiser

I usually tip 5 as well but will tip more if the porter seems very sociable. I appreciate someone with a positive attitude. Sometimes on embarkation day I'll tip a little more than 5, but 5 is my usual amount so nope, you are definitely not being cheap ;)

I would like to think since you purchased before they offered different levels of VOOM packages that you would have the surf and stream package. It will be interesting to hear what they tell you. I noticed on my Liberty of the Seas sailing they are now offering the VOOM packages whereas before it was just the regular wifi. Perhaps Liberty's wifi has been upgraded

I have been on Allure twice and I did see embarkation day specials for dining. Last time I was on Allure was April of 2014 so that could have changed but they were being offered when I was on board

When you go to book a show it will show you the dates and times available for each show. On Oasis class it is very rare to have a conflict with a show and dinner as there usually a few showtimes offered for each show. As far as a schedule that I am not sure of but I am sure Matt or one of the other seasoned cruisers can help out on that. I am sure there is one, just don't know where

Hello friends! So I needed to share with you my experience with cancelling a booking on another line(fun ships, hint hint). Normally I cruise Royal Caribbean, Celebrity, and Princess. Well I decided I wanted to give this line a try just to see what they were like. Well after a while I decided I would be getting out of my comfort zone straying away from my 3 favorite lines, so I decided to cancel it. When you book with this line they have several different fare structures to select from. The first one that they always try to push on you is Early Saver. This gets you the lowest fare BUT your deposit is non refundable. I purposely avoided that because if I wanted to cancel or needed to I did not want a future cruise credit instead of a refund. When my ta went to cancel this booking, Carnival insisted I booked it under the early saver rate so I would not get a refund on the deposit. A deposit of 500 dollars nonetheless! Yes I would get back the other 1000 paid on the balance but not the deposit. I had a copy of the original invoice at home but I was in Texas at the time. This turned into a back and forth argument all day that got me so furious I ended up getting sick. Finally, Carnival admitted they made a mistake and I was right but offered no apology for spending the day telling me it was my goof up. Would Royal Caribbean or sister line Celebrity had done this? I think not because for one thing they do not have all these different fare structures and two, everything is up front and clearly spelled out before you hit book. The moral of the story? Stick with what you're comfortable with.Carnival lost me before I even set foot on one of their ships. I look forward to sailing on Liberty of the Seas later this fall instead :)

Good morning! I am a balcony snob myself and did an inside one time and never will again. But that is just me. For the kids it might be fine as I have friends do that and their kids seemed to be happy. I just know that when I had an inside not being able to go out on a balcony to watch the world go by drove me nuts

Oasis class are incredible ships. My advice would be don't try to do everything in one week. I have sailed on this class 3 times and will again in 5 weeks and still haven't done everything!

It is somewhat odd that another increase is coming just ten months after the last one but one of Royal's competitors(NCL) raised them twice in an ever shorter amount of time. But also ever since the new ceo took over there his vision for the company seems to be raise the price on everything as fast as humanely possible. It made me go from wanting to try the line out to now no interest whatsoever

It's been a while since I've been to Sanchos so I am trying to remember if they send you a confirmation or not. I know Nachi does because I have that reserved for my Oasis cruise. I would say print what you received from PayPal and take that with if you don't receive anything else.

Kathy I'vr been to Sanchos twice. Yep you pay the balance when you get there. Make sure to print your confirmation letter and bring it with you when you check in at the resort. Sanchos is nice and the food is good there(especially the grilled shrimp) but honestly next time you go to Cozumel I would recommend trying Nachi Cocum. They only allow a maximum of 100 guests there and I find the food there to be a little fresher than Sanchos. But you will enjoy Sanchos. Just next time give Nachi a try and see what you think of it :)

My favorite drink on RCI ships is the California Cooler. But this time I am taking up Matt's suggestion on Periscope and finally try a mojito at Boleros!

Congratulations on getting to Aluminum! Wait till you see what you get when you reach Titanium! ;)

Okay I messed up on the last post. Kathy I'll be Diamond after Oasis. Finally, 3 hours of free drinks! ;)

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*rolls eyes* lol

Okay Matt now that is funny. This was my mom's favorite song, the four Seasons version. Every time she started started talking about Frankie Vali I would roll my eyes ;)

Hello friends! I really like the idea as well of a forum with a number of threads. I just started using Periscope a couple of weeks ago so definitely love the idea of this as it would definitely let everyone know when your periscopes will be happening. My first ever post on here and now time for bed. See you all tomorrow! :)