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marti314

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  1. 5 minutes ago, saytheb said:

     

    It definitely seems at least partly tied to passport. I had expedited on my pass but my wife didn't. My info was from scanned passport, her's hand-typed by me. I went in a few weeks later and scanned her passport, then checked her pass after which immediately showed "Expedited"! Kinda interesting..

    You are absolutely correct about the SCANNING PASSPORT vs typing it in.  I was not labelled as expedited so i just did the passport scan (in the Royal App) and immediately after pressing continue it now shows EXPEDITED arrival.  Not sure its a big deal but its great to know now.

  2. On 1/20/2020 at 10:38 PM, Mr. Candyman said:

    Picture doesn't matter.....My wife and daughter both got expedited and I only uploaded one of their photos.....that was in September so things could have changed.

    Well i am confused then.  Wonder if its like the TSA pre a few years ago, random selection if criteria is met.

  3. Incorrect.  Royal Caribbean rules do not override country specific laws and regulations when you are on that countries soil.  If the drinking age is 18 in a country RCL has no oversight as to whether or not you can be served legally in that country.  On the ship of course they will not serve you.

  4. On 12/16/2019 at 9:51 AM, niksal said:

    Beer selection is bad

    Just off Enchantment last week.  Not one IPA onboard the ship, no pale ale nothing with any more hops than a red stripe.  We asked about it and got random answers from random bartenders as to why they didn't carry IPA.  I know the bartenders do not do the ordering but they are the front lines hearing questions "Do you have any IPA's"?

      

  5. RCL is definitely participating in the fact that consumers are opening their wallets like never before.  Sell them more "stuff" because they are willing to spend spend spend.  It is evident with airlines for sure, in the past first class seats were rarely purchased and mostly avail for upgrades, today you are lucky if the entire FC cabin is not bought up with an incentive offer or mileage upgrade offer.  People are definitely willing to throw more money into the pot these days.  Look at RCL stock though, up nearly 30% in 8 months.

  6. On 11/27/2019 at 8:32 AM, ChrisK2793 said:

    All 4 times my steaks have tasted like they didn’t put any kind of seasoning on them, like they took a steak out of the fridge and threw it on the stove and nothing else

    You are absolutely right and I have had the same experience.  In addition i found their sides to be lacking flavor and the sauces all taste similar yet different colors.  Salt and Pepper go a long way on a steak.

  7. 1) You pay for all 7 days if you buy it on the cruise planner, there is no way to opt out of that.  Keep in mind your first day (embarkation day) is part of the 7.  While you do not get 7 full 24 hour periods its pretty close if you board early.

    2) You will often see 30% off of the packages throughout the year.  20% is the normal cruise planner price which is discounted off the ship price.  With your cruise being so far away I would wait a few weeks to see what RCCL does this black friday for beverage package deals.  If you see better than 20% grab it and you can always cancel / rebuy if the discount becomes greater than what you have.

  8. 2 hours ago, twangster said:

    It should go in your carry on like a cell phone.  If you keep it in a pocket you will set off the metal detector but if you bring a carry on bag it can go in the bag like you would with a camera, cell phone, car keys, etc. 
     

    Vaping is restricted to smoking areas if I recall correctly.  

    Yes this is correct but folks seem to believe vaping isn't smoking so you will see it pretty much everywhere.  Pool deck chairs, stairwells etc. 

  9. These holiday cruises are typically filled to near max capacity so i can understand why there is a wait list.  On a sailing like this i would anticipate eating at the late dining so that you do not get your hopes up over getting MTD.  These sailings usually fill up quite early and with that there is the priority of people choosing MTD /  6 pm first so there could be a long wait list that they dont make you aware of.

  10. Yes, your assumptions are correct.  You will find some people in shorts in the evenings but you will also find some people complaining to the diamond lounge concierge about that.  I find it funny that you can wear a goofy looking suit or silly Hawaiian shirt and you are good but the second you have shorts on in the DL someone has an issue.  

    We all paid our way to get there, its usually HOT up there because of the number of people and the windows so let us vacation is what i say!

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