The Cruise Junkie Posted October 22, 2019 Report Posted October 22, 2019 45 minutes ago, CHRIS WONG said: Hey guys! So I have some exciting news! I found out last night that I'm going to be transferred to Oasis Of The Seas in 3 weeks time. This is a big step up for me, and a lot more responsibility is going to be put on me - but I'm excited for this challenge. I'll be flying out to Spain to join the ship, and then crossing back to America for the beginning of the Caribbean season. Congrats Chris!! That's So Cool!! CHRIS WONG 1 Quote
AshleyDillo Posted October 22, 2019 Report Posted October 22, 2019 Awesome! I will see you on the first official cruise out of Miami on November 24! Quote
cruisinghawg Posted October 23, 2019 Report Posted October 23, 2019 Yo dude we will be on the Dec 15th cruise. We will look you up. Will you still be in the casino? Quote
cmdrfrag Posted October 23, 2019 Report Posted October 23, 2019 Thats fantastic, well done man The does bring up a question or to though... How often would you switch ships normally? and when you get notified how long is it till you're transferred? I'm sure you make a lot of friends being in such a close knit community, hope you get a chance for a wee send off before you disappear USCG Teacher 1 Quote
S0nny Posted October 23, 2019 Report Posted October 23, 2019 Congrats! I love your vlogs on YouTube Thank you so much for opening up about processes that a lot of us are curious about! Jmccaffrey 1 Quote
Matt Posted October 23, 2019 Report Posted October 23, 2019 15 hours ago, CHRIS WONG said: Let me know if any of you will be on Oasis! I look forward to meeting you! I'll be on the November 24 sailing! Jmccaffrey 1 Quote
amanx Posted October 23, 2019 Report Posted October 23, 2019 18 hours ago, CHRIS WONG said: Hey guys! So I have some exciting news! I found out last night that I'm going to be transferred to Oasis Of The Seas in 3 weeks time. This is a big step up for me, and a lot more responsibility is going to be put on me - but I'm excited for this challenge. I'll be flying out to Spain to join the ship, and then crossing back to America for the beginning of the Caribbean season. Let me know if any of you will be on Oasis! I look forward to meeting you! Congrats Chris, that was a fast promotion lol! Quote
CHRIS WONG Posted October 23, 2019 Author Report Posted October 23, 2019 19 hours ago, WAAAYTOOO said: I will be on Oasis Dec 1 and I’m a Club Royale Prime member. Will you be on by then ? Yes, I will be onboard. Look forward to meeting you! WAAAYTOOO 1 Quote
CHRIS WONG Posted October 23, 2019 Author Report Posted October 23, 2019 19 hours ago, DanielB said: How exciting! How long is your contract? We board in January on the Oasis. My contract is just under 7 months. I'll see you in January! Quote
CHRIS WONG Posted October 23, 2019 Author Report Posted October 23, 2019 19 hours ago, darketower said: We're heading on Oasis next August - I imagine you'll be done with your current contract by then. If you are back on her next summer, we'll be sure to stop by and say hello! Great work on the vlogs. Yes, my contract is scheduled to finish in March. Thank you for watching my vlogs! Jmccaffrey and darketower 1 1 Quote
CHRIS WONG Posted October 23, 2019 Author Report Posted October 23, 2019 18 hours ago, AshleyDillo said: Awesome! I will see you on the first official cruise out of Miami on November 24! Looking forward to it. I'm slightly nervous for the first cruise, but I have lots of time to prepare. Quote
Jmccaffrey Posted October 24, 2019 Report Posted October 24, 2019 On 10/18/2019 at 4:17 PM, CHRIS WONG said: Guys, I'm 5 subscribers away from 400! If you haven't already, smash the subscribe button, and keep up to date with all my work on a cruise ship vlogs! www.youtube.com/ChristopherWongVLOGS Thank you again for all the love so far! We're just about to leave Port Canaveral, ready for yet another busy cruise. I spent today in Publix buying lots of essentials. This is how I typically spend my turnaround day. I am 460. CHRIS WONG 1 Quote
Jmccaffrey Posted October 24, 2019 Report Posted October 24, 2019 On 10/22/2019 at 5:57 PM, CHRIS WONG said: Hey guys! So I have some exciting news! I found out last night that I'm going to be transferred to Oasis Of The Seas in 3 weeks time. This is a big step up for me, and a lot more responsibility is going to be put on me - but I'm excited for this challenge. I'll be flying out to Spain to join the ship, and then crossing back to America for the beginning of the Caribbean season. Let me know if any of you will be on Oasis! I look forward to meeting you! Can't wait to see your Vlogs of Oasis Of The Seas and her new upgrades. NancyL2648 and sk8erguy1978 1 1 Quote
sk8erguy1978 Posted October 24, 2019 Report Posted October 24, 2019 On 10/22/2019 at 5:57 PM, CHRIS WONG said: Hey guys! So I have some exciting news! I found out last night that I'm going to be transferred to Oasis Of The Seas in 3 weeks time. This is a big step up for me, and a lot more responsibility is going to be put on me - but I'm excited for this challenge. I'll be flying out to Spain to join the ship, and then crossing back to America for the beginning of the Caribbean season. Let me know if any of you will be on Oasis! I look forward to meeting you! Congratulations! Booked for September 20th, 2020 if you're still on her (or back on for another contract?) I'll definitely say hi! More responsibility? Too soon to share the news? Quote
thepants Posted October 24, 2019 Report Posted October 24, 2019 We'll be on Mariner in January! We usually do not venture into the casino, but hopefully will see you around!! We have sailed on Adventure in the past and are looking forward to seeing Mariner and the new updates!! This will be our kids first cruise. My husband and I have cruised a few times. Quote
RWDW1204 Posted October 24, 2019 Report Posted October 24, 2019 Congratulations!! We're on the November 24th cruise too. Hope to see you! CHRIS WONG 1 Quote
CHRIS WONG Posted October 24, 2019 Author Report Posted October 24, 2019 On 10/22/2019 at 10:42 PM, cruisinghawg said: Yo dude we will be on the Dec 15th cruise. We will look you up. Will you still be in the casino? Yes I will be there! This is my birthday cruise! Quote
CHRIS WONG Posted October 24, 2019 Author Report Posted October 24, 2019 On 10/23/2019 at 2:39 AM, cmdrfrag said: Thats fantastic, well done man The does bring up a question or to though... How often would you switch ships normally? and when you get notified how long is it till you're transferred? I'm sure you make a lot of friends being in such a close knit community, hope you get a chance for a wee send off before you disappear It's actually very common to be transferred during a contract. This is usually due to promotions or buisness needs. Sometimes you will be notified ahead of time, sometimes you may get asked to be transferred immediately. The thing is, we don't get a choice as to whether we can stay or go. Once we get told we are to be transferred, we have to go. cmdrfrag 1 Quote
CHRIS WONG Posted October 24, 2019 Author Report Posted October 24, 2019 On 10/23/2019 at 5:20 AM, S0nny said: Congrats! I love your vlogs on YouTube Thank you so much for opening up about processes that a lot of us are curious about! Thank you for watching! I have lots of new videos edited and ready to post! Quote
MotleyCruiser Posted October 24, 2019 Report Posted October 24, 2019 2 minutes ago, CHRIS WONG said: Once we get told we are to be transferred, we have to go OR....your contract is terminated? Quote
Lovetocruise2002 Posted October 24, 2019 Report Posted October 24, 2019 On 10/23/2019 at 1:31 PM, CHRIS WONG said: Yes, my contract is scheduled to finish in March. Thank you for watching my vlogs! We're on March 15, 2020. Will you still be on board? Quote
Jmccaffrey Posted October 25, 2019 Report Posted October 25, 2019 How long have u worked for RC? Quote
CHRIS WONG Posted October 25, 2019 Author Report Posted October 25, 2019 NEW VIDEO! Today I talk about how many hours a day I work onboard! hsweat22, tmp916, sk8erguy1978 and 4 others 7 Quote
teddy Posted October 25, 2019 Report Posted October 25, 2019 Thank you for sharing your experiences. It's fun to live vicariously through your videos. I wish I had known about this whole thing 25 years ago. sk8erguy1978 and Vwjo 2 Quote
sk8erguy1978 Posted October 25, 2019 Report Posted October 25, 2019 Great video. Does Royal Caribbean encourage internal transfers and such? Is it up to you as an employee to seek out other opportunities for your career goals? Quote
sk8erguy1978 Posted October 25, 2019 Report Posted October 25, 2019 (edited) 2 hours ago, teddy said: I wish I had known about this whole thing 25 years ago. Early 2000's a friend was trying to get me to sign up with him for jobs. I never did, he never did, wish I did. Back then I had nothing to lose and could have used the opportunities presented. Oh well Edited October 25, 2019 by sk8erguy1978 Typo teddy 1 Quote
JRogers Posted October 25, 2019 Report Posted October 25, 2019 Hi Chris - I will be on Mariner the week of 12/9-12/13. Can you let me know if they have any Texas No Limit Hold em poker games? I'm interested in a real game, not sitting around some electronic type table playing poker. Hope to meet you when we cruise. Thanks. Quote
WAAAYTOOO Posted October 25, 2019 Report Posted October 25, 2019 2 hours ago, JRogers said: Can you let me know if they have any Texas No Limit Hold em poker games? I'm interested in a real game, not sitting around some electronic type table playing poker. Hope to meet you when we cruise. Thanks. Not Chris....but....All of the ships will have some kind of No limit poker game. All of the electronic machines are gone now (thank goodness). The problem with the poker games is the rake is 10% of all called pots (max $15 per hand). They will either play a $1/3 or $2/5 game. The rake sucks up any chance of winning anything. We used to play but almost never do anymore. They also have some satellite tournaments for the Royal Poker Tour. darketower and sk8erguy1978 2 Quote
CHRIS WONG Posted October 26, 2019 Author Report Posted October 26, 2019 On 10/23/2019 at 9:07 PM, Jmccaffrey said: Can't wait to see your Vlogs of Oasis Of The Seas and her new upgrades. Yes, lots of new video ideas are being planned for when I join Oasis. Quote
CHRIS WONG Posted October 26, 2019 Author Report Posted October 26, 2019 On 10/23/2019 at 10:04 PM, sk8erguy1978 said: Congratulations! Booked for September 20th, 2020 if you're still on her (or back on for another contract?) I'll definitely say hi! More responsibility? Too soon to share the news? My contract is set to finish in March. I'm not sure what my plans are yet after. Chances are I'll be assigned a different ship by September. sk8erguy1978 1 Quote
CHRIS WONG Posted October 26, 2019 Author Report Posted October 26, 2019 On 10/23/2019 at 10:21 PM, thepants said: We'll be on Mariner in January! We usually do not venture into the casino, but hopefully will see you around!! We have sailed on Adventure in the past and are looking forward to seeing Mariner and the new updates!! This will be our kids first cruise. My husband and I have cruised a few times. I'm actually transferring to Oasis in 2 weeks, so unfortunately we won't get the chance to meet. Quote
CHRIS WONG Posted October 26, 2019 Author Report Posted October 26, 2019 On 10/24/2019 at 3:22 PM, MotleyCruiser said: OR....your contract is terminated? Well if for some reason I really didn't want to be transferred, I can always ask to go home. But nobody wants to be unemployed. Quote
CHRIS WONG Posted October 26, 2019 Author Report Posted October 26, 2019 On 10/24/2019 at 3:27 PM, Lovetocruise2002 said: We're on March 15, 2020. Will you still be on board? There's a chance that might be the day I go home. Maybe I'll see you on the gangway! Lovetocruise2002 1 Quote
CHRIS WONG Posted October 26, 2019 Author Report Posted October 26, 2019 On 10/25/2019 at 8:13 AM, Jmccaffrey said: How long have u worked for RC? My first contract was back in 2013, on Independence Of The Seas, working in the shops. Jmccaffrey 1 Quote
CHRIS WONG Posted October 27, 2019 Author Report Posted October 27, 2019 Once again, a HUGE thank you for all of your guys support with my cruise vlogs. I have just crossed over 500 subscribers, and I couldn't have done it without the Royal Caribbean Blog community! I can't wait to post my next video! THANK YOU! The Cruise Junkie, PRebecca, 12thman and 4 others 6 1 Quote
JLMoran Posted October 28, 2019 Report Posted October 28, 2019 @CHRIS WONG, I know it would be an expense, but is there some possibility you could invest in a gimbal for recording? I like to watch the videos, but I'm really susceptible to motion sickness; I'm afraid that your videos are shaky enough that I start feeling queasy in about 5 minutes. Have to pause them, stop for a while, then pick up again to be able to watch a full one. Quote
12thman Posted October 28, 2019 Report Posted October 28, 2019 @CHRIS WONG when I was on the Allure couple months ago, you could use your sail card to load the slot machine and charge it to the room. There's no fee for that but is there a fee for doing that at the tables? The sign at the cage said there could be a 5% fee. Quote
JLMoran Posted October 28, 2019 Report Posted October 28, 2019 @12thman, yes there is a convenience charge of typically 3% assessed at the tables when you use your Sea Pass card instead of putting down cash. If you reach the upper levels of the Club Royale ranks, they waive that fee. Quote
12thman Posted October 28, 2019 Report Posted October 28, 2019 @JLMoran thanks! I'll just get cash from the slots there wasn't a fee for doing that. Quote
AshleyDillo Posted October 28, 2019 Report Posted October 28, 2019 1 hour ago, 12thman said: I'll just get cash from the slots there wasn't a fee for doing that. Pick from hundreds of no-fee ATMs!!! 12thman 1 Quote
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