tiny blonde Posted May 23, 2019 Report Share Posted May 23, 2019 I'm thinking of cancelling my cruise and changing to a different RC cruise (same ship, same itinerary, different dates). Is this an opportunity to change to the TA that is so strongly recommended here on the message boards? One that is affiliated with RCI? What agency is that?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mworkman Posted May 23, 2019 Report Share Posted May 23, 2019 Best person to ask is @michelle SpeedNoodles and coneyraven 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WAAAYTOOO Posted May 23, 2019 Report Share Posted May 23, 2019 Yes, I certainly think it would be an opportunity to do that ! MEI Travel May I recommend Michelle Cunningham ? [email protected]' 703-986-0661 SpeedNoodles and coneyraven 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tiny blonde Posted May 23, 2019 Author Report Share Posted May 23, 2019 3 minutes ago, WAAAYTOOO said: Yes, I certainly think it would be an opportunity to do that ! MEI Travel May I recommend Michelle Cunningham ? [email protected]' 703-986-0661 Wow, thanks, @WAAAYTOOO , that's just the information I needed. I'll call her now. Thanks also to @mworkman , I can't ignore two votes (that makes it unanimous!) WAAAYTOOO 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AshleyDillo Posted May 23, 2019 Report Share Posted May 23, 2019 I work with a different MEI agent (Stephanie H) and she's been great. I've also met Annette on the group cruises and she is tons of fun as well. You really can't go wrong using MEI..they will answer any questions you have and help you through the entire process if you need it. coneyraven 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tiny blonde Posted May 23, 2019 Author Report Share Posted May 23, 2019 I spoke w. Michelle and she was very helpful. I think I'm going to keep my April booking and I'll definitely use MEI for my next cruise (and I think there's going to be a next cruise!!! ) coneyraven, WAAAYTOOO, SpeedNoodles and 2 others 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Posted May 23, 2019 Report Share Posted May 23, 2019 1 hour ago, tiny blonde said: I spoke w. Michelle and she was very helpful. I think I'm going to keep my April booking and I'll definitely use MEI for my next cruise (and I think there's going to be a next cruise!!! ) Thanks for supporting our sponsor! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coneyraven Posted May 24, 2019 Report Share Posted May 24, 2019 15 hours ago, AshleyDillo said: I work with a different MEI agent (Stephanie H) and she's been great. I've also met Annette on the group cruises and she is tons of fun as well. You really can't go wrong using MEI..they will answer any questions you have and help you through the entire process if you need it. I couldn't agree more .... Although, I've only ever worked with @michelle - the way folks here on this board talk about the others, I don't think there's a bad one in the bunch. SpeedNoodles and Matt 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tiny blonde Posted May 24, 2019 Author Report Share Posted May 24, 2019 This blog is the friendliest, most helpful and upbeat source of useful information anywhere! Thank you all. I'm proud to be about to become Loyal to Royal (I think I have to actually take my first cruise in order to qualify.)! But you have answered all my questions . . . . . . so far. spiralqueen, coneyraven, Lovetocruise2002 and 5 others 4 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrs. RoyalMoyal Posted May 24, 2019 Report Share Posted May 24, 2019 I was really happy to be connected with Sharla when I used the link to MEI from this site, our agent retired a few years ago, and while booking on my own is fine, it leaves everything up to me, and with other family booking the same week as us, I don't have to work out their details for them. Priceless! But switching agents is like switching hairdressers, it can feel awkward! Matt, tiny blonde and Baked Alaska 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tiny blonde Posted May 24, 2019 Author Report Share Posted May 24, 2019 29 minutes ago, Mrs. RoyalMoyal said: I was really happy to be connected with Sharla when I used the link to MEI from this site, our agent retired a few years ago, and while booking on my own is fine, it leaves everything up to me, and with other family booking the same week as us, I don't have to work out their details for them. Priceless! But switching agents is like switching hairdressers, it can feel awkward! LOL, I do know just what you mean! I've connected with Michelle and will be loyal to her, when I am in position to make the switch to MEI - for my next cruise! Changing hairdressers was a little harder . . . . . but I just failed to make a next appointment (hee hee). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WAAAYTOOO Posted May 25, 2019 Report Share Posted May 25, 2019 Changing stylists is easy as long as you switch salons at the same time ! The awkward-ness happens when you go to see a new stylist in the same salon where your old stylist still works. No thanks ! JennyB, Baked Alaska and Mrs. RoyalMoyal 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpeedNoodles Posted May 25, 2019 Report Share Posted May 25, 2019 I can never remember what salon I last went to, much less the name of which stylist it was! WAAAYTOOO 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest toodle68 Posted May 26, 2019 Report Share Posted May 26, 2019 Anthem was delayed on the 5/18 cruise and we met a couple who used some TA and had no idea the departure was delayed. I got a call, text, email and email from Michelle. To be honest, I have never seen the need for a TA and not used one since the early 90's.. but I did switch my bookings to Michelle last year and it has been nice to be able to email someone with questions and get a response quickly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spiralqueen Posted May 26, 2019 Report Share Posted May 26, 2019 24 minutes ago, toodle68 said: Anthem was delayed on the 5/18 cruise and we met a couple who used some TA and had no idea the departure was delayed. I got a call, text, email and email from Michelle. To be honest, I have never seen the need for a TA and not used one since the early 90's.. but I did switch my bookings to Michelle last year and it has been nice to be able to email someone with questions and get a response quickly. I’m very happy that I switched to Michelle for my future bookings. For my Allure May sailing the only reason I knew about the St Thomas to San Juan itinerary change was because of message boards and roll calls. I don’t always get Royal emails reliably and I never heard a peep from my online mass market TA that I used for that cruise. Old TA was good about giving us a ton of OBC, but you really saw then how much them giving you a chunk of their commission back impacts service and communication. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Candyman Posted May 26, 2019 Report Share Posted May 26, 2019 2 hours ago, spiralqueen said: I’m very happy that I switched to Michelle for my future bookings. For my Allure May sailing the only reason I knew about the St Thomas to San Juan itinerary change was because of message boards and roll calls. I don’t always get Royal emails reliably and I never heard a peep from my online mass market TA that I used for that cruise. Old TA was good about giving us a ton of OBC, but you really saw then how much them giving you a chunk of their commission back impacts service and communication. In the Allure situation lots of TA's and passengers weren't notified by Royal; myself and my TA included. Like you said, if not for the forums many of us would still be in the dark so we can hold that one against the TA's. I got lucky and discovered a good TA but glad you found one as well with Michelle. spiralqueen 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spiralqueen Posted May 26, 2019 Report Share Posted May 26, 2019 1 hour ago, Mr. Candyman said: In the Allure situation lots of TA's and passengers weren't notified by Royal; myself and my TA included. Like you said, if not for the forums many of us would still be in the dark so we can hold that one against the TA's. I got lucky and discovered a good TA but glad you found one as well with Michelle. Oh wow, I didn’t realize that the TAs were kept in the dark too! I mean she was annoying to deal with for other reasons and always made me feel like I was inconveniencing her if I asked her to check on a price adjustment for me so I’m happy either way to have switched to Michelle, but I will erase one of the mental strikes I have against that old TA. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Candyman Posted May 26, 2019 Report Share Posted May 26, 2019 14 minutes ago, spiralqueen said: Oh wow, I didn’t realize that the TAs were kept in the dark too! I mean she was annoying to deal with for other reasons and always made me feel like I was inconveniencing her if I asked her to check on a price adjustment for me so I’m happy either way to have switched to Michelle, but I will erase one of the mental strikes I have against that old TA. Yeah when I called to ask my TA, he had no idea and was puzzled why he hadn't gotten any notification. I figured it was still fresh news and everyone just hadn't been notified. To this day, I still haven't received an email about it from Royal but I did notice the itinerary update in my cruise planner. spiralqueen 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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