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A lot of the excursions are listed as 20% off... yet the prices are the sale as before.hopefully it'll be fixed!

I'm a Gold level Crown & Anchor member. We will be sailing on Harmony July '17 (wooooooot!!!!). My brother-in-law mentioned for our coming cruise we will have access to priority check-in. Exactly what is priority check-in? Does it mean we skip the line? (I doubt that). Or does it mean we can arrive early and will be permitted to board a little earlier than non-members?

Where do I find the date?  It's not in my timeline under my reservation.

So, as i understand the upcoming sale, i can book a 7 nt sailing in a suite and would be eligible for $300 OBC in addition to $100 for the current November promotion. My question is; can i book any sailing and then change to a different sailing and retain all the OBC? Specifically could it be moved to a cruise that has not even been released yet (i.e. a fall 2018 or spring 2019 cruise). Obviously i would habe to initially book a cruise in late 2017, then once the new itineraries are released then change the booking?
 
Happy Thanksgiving everyone!
 
Blessed

Just booked one for February. Hear they're a new item for cococay. Anyone experience them yet. $125 for a designated spot.

We just noticed there are benefits to our Crown and Anchor Gold level that we can take advantage of on our upcoming cruise. Namely:
1) Special breakfast before Debarcation
2) Priority Embarcation
3) Special offers on the ship
 
Will we be provided information on this with our packet of stuff when we get on the ship? Do we have to inquire about them separately?
 
What sort of special shipboard offers might I be looking at?
 
Thanks for your feedback as the excitement builds -- 34 more days!

Just a heads up to everyone with something that happened with my "dining package".    I purchased (for 2) my three night dining package for $70 per person on August 13, 2016.   This month, November 2016,  after reviewing my VISA account, I noticed two separate credits on my account.   Each was for $70 for a total refund of my original purchase.    I didn't have the reservations that I thought I had.    
 
I called RCCL today and they told me they had a "massive"  (that is the word the RCCL rep said) cancellation of reservations.   She told me she would be happy to renew and replace my original reservation but I would need to give her a credit card for the purchase.  I gave her the number and magically, the NEW PRICE had been increased to $75 per person for a total of $150.    I didn't mind the difference, but I feel they should have honored the original price we paid.    I kept the original email with the confirmation but that appeared to make no difference.  As soon as they run the new CC, I received a new confirmation email.  
 
Check your reservation today and make sure you have not also been cancelled.  This is something you might not notice until arrival at the ship.  
 
 

To make a long story short, I have an on-line booking and was looking to move it to my travel agent.  I have had a Crown and Anchor account for years.  All of the sudden, it said my log in was wrong (which wasn't).  I couldn't retrieve my recovery as I haven't had that email for years.  I created a new log in but now I cannot pay on-line.  I called RCI and they couldn't get it fixed either.  I can call and pay over the phone but that is kind of a hassle for me I feel like.  Are they any of you that call in your payment directly to RCI?  I don't know if I can even transfer it to my travel agent anyway.
 
Any suggestions please.

Hello everyone!
 
I'm thinking about making a cruise with my partner in 2017. We'll be together for 5 years that year.
I've been looking through some itineraries and different ships to see what I'd like to do.
 
Basically two options have come to the top of my list.
 
The Harmony of the Seas, sailing 8 days in the Caribbean. And the other one is the Serenade of the Seas sailing 12 days in Scandinavia.
My first and only cruise to date has been on the Serenade in Alaska rougly 12,5 years ago, so I know that this is an awesome ship.
But, months ago we've seen the Harmony docked in Rotterdam and it really looked amazing as well. And we've never been to the caribbean, so that's something I'd really like as well.
 
My question is, which cruise would you recommend? And has any of you ever been on a cruise to Norway and the North Cape?

Just looking for some advice from people who know the area. Any helpful ideas would be great   thanks  p.s its next month (dec)

Onboard Adventure right now and just ran speed test.net. Voom not quite there yet, 770 ms ping time, 3.5 down, 1.5 up. Not sure if if I'm going to keep the package at those speeds.

Our cruise leaves Saturday morning, but we're driving down Friday evening so our bags are all packed and ready to go. My husband and I each have a carry-on bag: one small roller (19x13x7.5) and one smaller actual carry bag (14x5.5x11.5). Does my small purse count as an additional carry-on or will I need to try and cram it into one of the other two prior to boarding? Thanks!

Hello Everyone
 
I just booked my first cruise for my fiancé and I on the harmony of the seas in may 2017 for our honeymoon.  We are booked in a junior suite with balcony and As a first time cruiser I'm looking for any and all suggestions on what to bring, secrets of the ship, drink packages, places to eat, excursions, and fun things we have to do on the boat.  I don't mind splurging a little since its our honeymoon but are there some discounts or upgrades we can try to get? And how to get every bang for our buck so to speak.
 
Any help or tips or what to expect would be greatly appreciated and since this is our first time just want to have as much information and research i can before we go
 
Thank you

Online RC offers 3, 4, and 5 night specialty dining packages, but the description is left kind of vague.   Are these packages open to all specialty locations and can you mix, match and repeat to total the number of dinners purchased?  For example if someone purchased a 5 night could they have dinner in Chops all 5 times?  Not that I would do this, but we do have some favorites that we would prefer to revisit rather than having to go to a different specialty dinner.

So, this Culinary celebration appeared as an option for our 12/26/16 sailing on Liberty. Has anyone had experience with these? They are charging quite a bit more, and it's not clear exactly how it's different from a regular Chops or Giovani's visit. Yes, you get champagne ( a glass), but do the "something extra" items come included? Why exactly is this worth more? I'm interested, and am a big fan of Chef's Table, but not sure how this is different...

For a June 2017 cruise? I need to fly from LAX to FLL and wondering if the high prices I see now are high because it's still too early. I read for domestic flights, it's good to wait 2 months before but that seems like cutting it too close. Can anyone who has flown during late June from LAX to FLL give me average flight costs so I can compare? Thx!

We are stopping at Costa Maya in a few weeks on the Indi. We have stopped there a few times, but it has been at least eight years +/-.
 
We are thinking of going into Mahahual and finding a nice cafe/restaurant/bar to hang out at.
 
Is going into Mahahual a better experience than hanging out at the port compound? If so, is there a particular place and how much $$ should we bring with us?
 
Bing Bong!

Hi All
 
I find myself in turmoil and hope you can all help me out. We recently cruised on the Radiance and almost left the ship after the first night because the bed was SO bad! Firm would not begin to describe it. On top of this my wife has a bad back.
 
When I was talking to management. Somebody in charge of Laundry. He explained that I should expect a harder (older) bed on a ship of this age. I couldn't believe what I was hearing. After a lot of arguments they were able to improve the situation but it was still the worse bed I've ever slept on and I've done a lot of camping.
 
My question is. What experience do other people have on RCCL ships? Our first cruise was on Allure and that was one of the best beds I've slept on. We even looked at trying to buy one of those mattresses! They don't ship to Australia. http://www.royalcaribbeanbeddingcollection.com
 
I was planning a Christmas cruise on Voyager but thats older ship then the Radiance. Can anyone tell me what the beds are like on the Voyager??
 
Any help would be appreciated. I'm trying to follow Master Matt's advice about booking my next cruise but unfortunately in Australia we only have older RCCL ships.
 
Thanks

Does the Navigator of the Seas have the virtual balcony feature on inside rooms? For all of them? Will the Adventure of the Seas have this feature as well?
 
All of the research I have found does not discuss this feature in great detail. Any information is helpful.
 
DB

I always get to the port early and often have to wait to board. Also, if you have any carry on bags, your room will not be ready until 1pm. On our Anthem out room was not ready til 2pm and had to lug around my carry on bag for hours. On our next cruise I think Im going to get to the port for 1pm. Get on board and go right to my cabin and drop off what I dont need. 
 
Anyone get to the ship later? Experience? 

It seems that the newer ships and ships recently have gone into dry dock are the ones people are complaining about. Looks like when RC is swapping out the mattresses the new ones are very hard 

Out of curiosity does anyone know if the ships carry Cuban cigars at either Boleros or any other humidor locations? I have sailed many times but I always brought my own cigars to smoke. Since the ships fly foreign flags is there a loophole where they would be available? PS: I know better than to buy a "Cuban" cigar from the street vendors in the Caribbean......

OK, aside from Chefs Table and a few LaFite Wine Tastings, there are a few culinary activities onboard that the wife and I are either doing or strongly leaning towards. Please rate and debate the following:
Martini Mixology -- R Bar
Pasta Class -- Giovani's
Champagne Brunch and Galley Tour
 
 
and......GO!

Can anyone give experiences on the Fury Catamaran snorkel and beach break or the Deluxe beach break and Playa Mia water park. 

I'll be going on a cruise in December with a group of 16 people. We have the traditional dining at 8:00 pm each night. What time can we expect to be done with dinner in the main dining room? We currently have Oasis of Dreams reserved at 9:30pm, but after reading some reviews, I'm worried we might not be able to make it in time if we eat in the main dining room. Thanks in advance.