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Im guessing the amount of money they save on normal helpings/servings vs some people throwing away 80% of every plate they take will be considerable.

10 hours ago, codyh21 said:

Pretty sure there hasn't been a definitive plan announced yet.  However, if I were a betting man, I don't believe we'll be serving ourselves anytime soon.  What that will look like or form the WJ will take is anyone's guess.  I've heard suggestions of a modified food court style eatery which I'd be interested in.  

You mean we finally get to eat food that hasn't been touched and put back by kids and some disgusting adults?  The amount of things you can observe in just a minute or two in the buffet line (anywhere not just a cruise) is absolutely disgusting.

1 hour ago, Andrew72681 said:

Hopefully their last several giant screw-ups and sloppily presented Mea- culpas have taught them to make better decisions, (and I may upset the old ship fans) but don’t try to move me to Serenade. 

Serenade is using Vancouver so i dont think that is possible.  

24 minutes ago, Andrew72681 said:

For a July Alaska cruise the pricing on that week seemed great as well. We were able to get a better than expected rate on a grand suite. 

I'm definitely on it, booked yesterday.  I look forward to meeting you.  Yea I found the prices to be very reasonable.  Yes taxes are about 2.5x a Caribbean cruise but I found the actual cabin rates quite attractive.  I am curious to see what they do with the menus for the specialty restaurants that were aligned to the Asian market.

Awesome Information.  I've never been on an Alaska cruise so this sailing with the 4 stops and the Dawes glacier looked like a decent one for first time from Seattle.  Maybe a nice evening at some pubs in Victoria won't be all bad, I've spent a lot of time in Vancouver so I can't imagine it's that different.  Plus it's light til 930 ish in July.

So it looks like they are bringing Quantum to Alaska next summer to tagteam with Ovation and Serenade.  I found an interesting 7 night that i wanted some feedback from folks who have done Alaska.  My question is really about the port days that look like they are over dinner hours.  Do they extend dinner hours on these type dates?  This itinerary looks interesting and as Twangster noted in previous posts not many from Seattle make it to ISP.

Cruise Segment of Itinerary

Day
1

• Seattle, United States
• Depart: 4:00 pm

 

Day
2

• At Sea

 

Day
3

• Ketchikan, United States
• Arrive: 7:00 am
• Depart: 5:00 pm

 

Day
4

• Icy Strait Point, United States
• Arrive: 10:00 am
• Depart: 7:00 pm

 

Day
6

• At Sea

 

Day
7

• Victoria, Canada
• Arrive: 5:30 pm
• Depart: 11:00 pm

 

Day
8

• Seattle, United States
• Arrive: 7:00 am

This happens a LOT with airlines.  They will cancel a route completely.  Put you on different Aircraft, different connections,  move your seats  but the BIG difference is any time this happens with an airline you have the option for full cancel and full refund due to the changes which are NOT what you agreed to in your contract with them.  

RCL is digging itself a bigger hole than this pandemic has already handed out.

Ill say it again, short term interest free loans go a long way in paying their 250 million dollars a quarter operating costs.  Should be 100% illegal 

On 6/7/2020 at 5:18 PM, Andrew72681 said:

As chops takes valuable time from seeing everything onboard, I’ll make a vote for playmakers. 

My experience has been that playmakers is terrrrriblly slow for food.  Wings took longer than a full 3 course lunch meal at chops.  

On 6/7/2020 at 8:32 AM, Matt said:

This is how casinos looked on day one, but cruise ships are under the kind of government scrutiny that made the McCarthy hearings seem trivial.

It appears that ALL of the guidelines the big names in Vegas published are just words.  Ive seen many videos including this one and have had friends visit vegas already and there is little to no policing of the policies.  Let us sail again!

48 minutes ago, Mrs. Thomas said:

I agree. They are the nerd in class that just got more power and they are now going to flex their muscles awhile. I wonder if the cruise lines could sail out of other places not controlled by the CDC and just never touch US soil that is regulated by the CDC. All of the ships are based in places like the Bahamas. Could it be a loophole? I would gladly take a flight in order to cruise.

We know Nassau can handle 6  or more ships a day but their airport could never handle 24000+ people per day.  Same with somewhere like Cozumel, they have been known to have 8 ships in port in Cozumel which could equate to 30,000 people coming in to board ships.  Cozumel in 2019 handled 546,423 passengers at its airport.  I couldnt see them doing that many people every 20 days.  

I love how you can go stand in line at TSA (no sanitation requirements no checks) wait for your plane, board a plane that could have close to 2000 people a day fly on it and no CDC guidelines need to be in place for this.  

I do not find this to be helpful, I do not find RCL to be anywhere near a scam or an international Joke but love the fact you create an Alias with the same name as your topic title.  #Clever

Isnt it funny how the Cruise planner cancellations or previously cancelled cruises were all instantly refunded credit yet now it takes months to refund or multiply a number x 1.25....  As far as they are concerned its an interest free loan they are sitting on.

I cant imagine they have some group physically applying refunds.  This math isnt hard and the data is all in a database.

On 5/18/2020 at 10:51 AM, JLMoran said:

Proud member! Go team!!

 

"If it doesn't crumble when I look at it sternly, it's too soft."

I call those bacon bits and i put them on my salad...

Krakozhia is closed:  

On 5/5/2020 at 1:49 PM, loki007 said:

thank you

 

Credit at playmakers is 20.00 as shown here on the UDP terms:

Yes if you have the drink package you can use it at any of the bars on CocoCay.  I believe the beach club has a bar but you must have purchased the beach club day pass to use that bar.  Beach chairs are provided free and not reservable (except day beds and cabanas which cost extra and are reservable) 

2 hours ago, PRC said:

Not concerned about a vaccine, my deciding factor will be what the "new" onboard experience is.

 

Based on the atmosphere at the opened restaurants here in Texas, i cant imagine the policing of very public place on a cruise ship.  

The line for a drink would be from pool bar back to windjammer with appropriate distancing.

This practice is EXACTLY what RCL wants and needs right now.  They will gladly take your full payment in 2020 for a cruise in mid to late 2021.  They likely know their ships wont be going out full next year and it will take years to be back to "normal" so absolutely you are giving them a 0% interest loan for say 9 - 12 months!

20 minutes ago, Ampurp85 said:

There is now a highly mutated strain

If its on the internet it must mean its true!

On 3/31/2020 at 6:43 AM, PRebecca said:

I am not a fan of mushrooms and love their mushroom soup! @marti314 where is that first photo from? Adding it as a MUST DO for November!

That first one is the Dessert sampler at Sabor.  Unfortunately i think only 2 ships still have it (If they leave it on Allure since the Amplification scaleback)

Welcome to Cruise Line "Resort Fees".  We dont know where all the money goes but hopefully it actually gets to the employees.

RCL may also already have an idea of the occupancy %'s for April and Beyond with the Cruise with Confidence cancellations that have happened.  Would you fully staff a restaurant that you were fairly certain would only be at 30%?

If you purchase a bottle of wine you can of course ask if they can deliver it to your room.  You can obviously grab the bottle and bring it to wherever you want to or more commonly you can have it delivered to the dining room where it will be ready for you during your dinner.  

There are many places to buy wine on the ships, dining room has the smallest selection typically.  If your ship has Vintages or specialty restaurants such as Chops/Giovannis you will find their wine selection much more robust and you are welcome to order from these places and enjoy your wine anywhere.