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11 minutes ago, melmar02 said:

I have seen the specialty restaurant menus that have coffee with liquor in them. Where else on the ship can you order them? Does the MDR also offer them? Does Café Promenade have a stash of liquor behind the counter I've never noticed, or do the bars also have coffee brewing? Sounds like a good "take it back to the room to plan the next day" drink. 

Cafe Promenade on Symphony had the adult coffees. IIRC they had a set menu of drinks so probably had a limited amount of liquor choices just for that. I remember Bailey's Irish Cream. Sorry I didn't take a menu picture.

@Lovetocruise2002 try out John's Pizza on 44th st. We recommended it to @hayley_bopp recently and she liked it. Biggest bar in a pizza place you have ever seen.

6 minutes ago, Lovetocruise2002 said:

We found him!

Take a picture with him...I send you the money

#cowgirlbot

1 minute ago, JennyB said:

I believe reservations for shows are only for the Oasis Class ships...Oasis, Allure, Harmony, Symphony

And Quantum class like Anthem also I think.

@Matt

At the risk of you kicking me off the boards.....

Welcome @JennyJenny.

Some hooks are better than others. Keep in mind that the weights listed are for putting them on the ceiling. Hanging on the wall holds less. These are the ones we used and they worked great:

24 minutes ago, 1Meandoreen said:

Does Royal Caribbean Cruise still make towel animals?

 

Welcome to the forum. Yes they do. Although they used to do it every night, now it is usually every other night or sometimes less. Check out the live blog section...lots of pictures there.

23 minutes ago, rtread said:

You got your mental anguish in there.......

It all perspective and expectations. No mental anguish here, just the thought of a pleasant surprise if it actually comes to fruition.

1 hour ago, kontraxed said:

While on the Symphony I booked a next cruise on the Liberty for March 2021. While the Symphony was very nice, one thing I didn't like was having to make a reservation for all the major shows. (Just me, old school, dinosaur - I get it) Does the Liberty still have first come, first served or have they also gone to the all reservations/all the time procedure? Also, it will be interesting to see what the Liberty offers for "The Key." I had it on the Symphony and had mixed feelings about it. I felt like the crew was still not trained well on the Key but I loved it when it was time to disembark. We'll have to see.

We were on the same Symphony sailing and had absolutely  no problem with staff. They all seemed to know the Key program. It is unfortunate you ran into some that were not informed.

Did you take advantage of the departure breakfast? It was one of the best meals of the week!

1 hour ago, WannaCruise said:

Don't take a photo with any of them...they demand money.

Like the guys with monkeys in St Kitts!

2 hours ago, Joe01 said:

It really isn't that hard - manners cost nothing

And it's not just "please". I can't even count how many times we've held a door open for someone (or 2 or a whole family) and don't get a thank you. Sometimes I yell out "YOU'RE WELCOME!". 

7 minutes ago, JohnK6404 said:

Rumor has it, Harmony is @Matt's favorite!

So is spaghetti bolognese and it really was not that good. Then again I get my Italian wife's cooking. Instead of the pizza/bagel controversy, maybe we should start a sauce/gravy thread. I've been losing the "gravy is brown" argument for decades now.

Okay, another thread hijack...I apologize.

5 minutes ago, AshleyDillo said:

I loved Symphony..much preferred it to Harmony anyways. 

Is Harmony the one with no pool in the Solarium? Boooo

15 minutes ago, JohnK6404 said:

Looking at Symphony

Symphony   Symphony   Symphony

Of course, we haven't been on any other Oasis class ship, but we so loved Symphony!

Thanks for the update and we are really happy for you guys! 

Guess your friends will have to pay more to join you now

8 minutes ago, Fusion3333 said:

I heard about the fiasco.

what kind of legit deals have you seen?

Welcome to the forum. Sale prices can sometimes get as low as the mid $40's USD. But keep in mind that you can purchase the package at any price you feel comfortable with and if it goes lower, you can cancel your purchase and re-buy it at the lower price. They'll charge you right away and your credit will come in few days. As @rtread said, keep checking your cruise planner, but Black Friday IS usually the best deal.

Happy sailing.

27 minutes ago, Lovetocruise2002 said:

After dinner we took a walk down to Times Square

Did you run into this guy? Seriously, he's been a staple in NYC for many years. Sings and takes pictures with you for a donation. Goes by the name Naked Cowboy. We've even seen him on some warmer  winter days. He's actually a pretty interesting guy to talk to. Although your girls may have been a little freaked out.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Naked_Cowboy

4 minutes ago, tdcackler said:

Are all of the management team out for the holiday this week?

They were supposed to be, but their cruises were cancelled.

1 minute ago, JohnK6404 said:

they are on with them now

Good luck. Keep us posted....and the thread hijack continues..sorry!

13 minutes ago, JohnK6404 said:

Finally got confirmation

Just wondering why your TA hasn't contacted you about the cancellation. Unless they didn't hear from Royal yet????

3 hours ago, AshleyDillo said:

Seriously though..his experience is another reason why you can't assume anyone in Royal customer service has any clue what is going on.  They don't even know that Harmony's schedule got pulled for April 2021 for her 5-year drydock.

4 hours ago, JohnK6404 said:

We have Harmony booked for 4/18/21

John, didn't JUST book that a week ago? This is amazing.

6 minutes ago, JohnK6404 said:

it's just another response from customer service to be taken with a grain of salt

But now we'll pay more for the margaritas that go with the salt.

4 minutes ago, JohnK6404 said:

friends can call today to book the same cruise

So let them call (or their TA) and book it, knowing that they'll get something when it's cancelled. Hey, let's all call and book it....they're busy doing cancellation letters anyway, right?

2 minutes ago, IRMO12HD said:

during the exciting "Race for the Booze"

Good one! That made me laugh.

6 minutes ago, AshleyDillo said:

I would suspect you will need to rebook this one.  HOS is going in for routine maintenance during April 2021.  You should get an email about the cancellation with your options.

@JohnK6404, if they do cancel your cruise, tell them you want an $18/day deluxe drink package for your entire party as compensation!

6 minutes ago, JohnK6404 said:

Just very strange!

And you're surprised?  Just kidding. Your best bet to double check this is to Facebook Messager them. As we talked about before, that group is great and usually very accurate.    oops-despite the drink package message information they may have given.