Baked Alaska Posted May 6, 2020 Report Share Posted May 6, 2020 The name of it sounds like a tagline for underwear: "Lift & Shift for that Royal Wedgie." JLMoran, Ogilthorpe, Chadster and 21 others 2 21 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kathleen Posted May 6, 2020 Report Share Posted May 6, 2020 LOL @Baked Alaska I don't care what you call it, because of the Blog and all of you, I was able to take advantage of it and turn a worrisome upcoming vacation filled with worry into a vacation in filled with anticipation and excitement again. coneyraven, Ogilthorpe, Shari and 10 others 6 1 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DunkelBierJay Posted May 6, 2020 Report Share Posted May 6, 2020 5 minutes ago, Baked Alaska said: The name of it sounds like a tagline for underwear: "Lift & Shift for that Royal Wedgie." Or if you lose control of something after getting lit. ehw51, JLMoran and Ogilthorpe 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vacation Crazy Posted May 6, 2020 Report Share Posted May 6, 2020 It reminds me of the "Shake & Bake" tagline from Talladega Nights. I could use a good laugh; I need to watch that movie again. Chadster and Ogilthorpe 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrznTxn Posted May 6, 2020 Report Share Posted May 6, 2020 It is a shrewd business move on Royal's part. If they can keep your current money AND have a cruise on the books, they can show the lenders they have booked orders. This can possibly get more capital and a lower rate if they have to dip into the well for more sustaining money. Ampurp85, whitsmom, ehw51 and 2 others 2 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ampurp85 Posted May 6, 2020 Report Share Posted May 6, 2020 @CrznTxn Those are exactly my thoughts. It also gives them a snapshot of consumer confidence. If an influx of cancellations occur for Sept-Nov of this year, then they know people are not ready to get back to cruising. which allows them to come up with more business strategies. Also Lift and Shift makes me think of bras....you know lifting them up and shifting them in place. Chadster, WAAAYTOOO, ehw51 and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chadster Posted May 6, 2020 Report Share Posted May 6, 2020 "Lift and Shift?" I thought we men weren't supposed to do that in public. ehw51, teddy, coneyraven and 4 others 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baked Alaska Posted May 6, 2020 Author Report Share Posted May 6, 2020 1 hour ago, Ampurp85 said: @CrznTxn Those are exactly my thoughts. It also gives them a snapshot of consumer confidence. If an influx of cancellations occur for Sept-Nov of this year, then they know people are not ready to get back to cruising. which allows them to come up with more business strategies. Also Lift and Shift makes me think of bras....you know lifting them up and shifting them in place. "Support can be beautiful." JLMoran 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobroo Posted May 6, 2020 Report Share Posted May 6, 2020 1 hour ago, Chadster said: "Lift and Shift?" I thought we men weren't supposed to do that in public. I heard their other idea was Lift and Seperate. ehw51, coneyraven and Ogilthorpe 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Katiemay0726 Posted May 6, 2020 Report Share Posted May 6, 2020 Just looked to see if I could "Lift and Shift" my July 2020 cruise to Jamaica. It doesn't appear to be happening in 2021. There aren't any 5 night cruises in July 2021 at all out of Florida ports and I didn't see any to Jamaica. I don't see Lift and Shift working out for me. Cruise is probably going to be cancelled in July and I have no idea what we will do. I just want to cruise! Katie WAAAYTOOO and Chadster 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ampurp85 Posted May 6, 2020 Report Share Posted May 6, 2020 @Baked Alaska Ha! That's probably why they chose this funny name. Ogilthorpe and Baked Alaska 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rjac Posted May 6, 2020 Report Share Posted May 6, 2020 Actually, it sounds good to me for our Aug 11 Alaska trip this year. Baked Alaska, WAAAYTOOO and Chadster 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeWhoWaits Posted May 7, 2020 Report Share Posted May 7, 2020 Lift & Shift came too late for us. Would have been great as the identical cruise next year is 75% higher price. Even with 125% FCC there's a significant extra cost for the same trip. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ehw51 Posted May 7, 2020 Report Share Posted May 7, 2020 1 hour ago, HeWhoWaits said: Lift & Shift came too late for us. Would have been great as the identical cruise next year is 75% higher price. Even with 125% FCC there's a significant extra cost for the same trip. I guess you have to keep checking to see price drop. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeWhoWaits Posted May 7, 2020 Report Share Posted May 7, 2020 2 hours ago, ehw51 said: I guess you have to keep checking to see price drop. Problem is - Grandeur is going away. Price drop almost certainly won't happen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ehw51 Posted May 7, 2020 Report Share Posted May 7, 2020 sorry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Annette44 Posted May 9, 2020 Report Share Posted May 9, 2020 Good luck trying to get this switched. I have called 3 times already and spent 2.5 hours in the phone. They need a supervisor to adjust the price. I have been promised calls back and hung up on twice! Snotarni 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrandmaAirplane Posted May 9, 2020 Report Share Posted May 9, 2020 21 hours ago, Annette44 said: Good luck trying to get this switched. I have called 3 times already and spent 2.5 hours in the phone. They need a supervisor to adjust the price. I have been promised calls back and hung up on twice! I called very early yesterday morning. It took about 15 mins. to get an agent, and then about two hours to actually get the shift done for 3 bookings that grouped a family cruise. I was able to get our cruise moved from Dec ‘20 to Dec ‘21, and kept our original cabin configuration (but on the Indy instead of Mariner.) It was complicated, but we managed with a lot of patience and some “can do” attitude on the part of the person that I was working with on the phone. There were A LOT of details to double-check and meticulously work through together. So don’t get discouraged if it does take a long time to connect and sort out. Also, know the ins & outs of your own booking well and what you are now trying to get - being well prepared will help with the process. The real sadness was losing all of the Cruise Planner extras that I had spent several months snagging at really good prices (like the Chill Island Beach Club passes at $53CAD). Although they’ll be refunded to my CC, it’ll be impossible to not spend more to replace all of it. Oh well... here’s hoping for some really good Black Friday deals this year. We had recently discussed with the rest of the family and had decided to simply cancel the 2020 cruise, but had not yet moved on doing it. So the “Lift and Shift” just made it much easier to manage our disappointment and not feel like we were losing out too much on this very rare and unique chance to get grandparents, cousins and grandkids together for a vacation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snotarni Posted May 9, 2020 Report Share Posted May 9, 2020 Currently onhold now while my TA contacts RCCL. We'll see what happens. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rjac Posted May 9, 2020 Report Share Posted May 9, 2020 Just now, Snotarni said: Currently onhold now while my TA contacts RCCL. We'll see what happens. Please let us know how it goes with your TA. I'm interested, thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snotarni Posted May 9, 2020 Report Share Posted May 9, 2020 Just now, rjac said: Please let us know how it goes with your TA. I'm interested, thanks. Will do! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sk8erguy1978 Posted May 9, 2020 Report Share Posted May 9, 2020 1 hour ago, Annette44 said: Good luck trying to get this switched. I have called 3 times already and spent 2.5 hours in the phone. They need a supervisor to adjust the price. I have been promised calls back and hung up on twice! 3 minutes ago, Snotarni said: Currently onhold now while my TA contacts RCCL. We'll see what happens. Exactly why I started to use a Travel Agent. "On hold" with a agent means you go about your day and wait for an updated email / call / text whatever. After trying to manage my own group cruise in 2016 I had enough of the multiple calls & multiple answers & wait times. Good Luck! SpeedNoodles and USCG Teacher 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snotarni Posted May 9, 2020 Report Share Posted May 9, 2020 1 hour ago, sk8erguy1978 said: Exactly why I started to use a Travel Agent. "On hold" with a agent means you go about your day and wait for an updated email / call / text whatever. After trying to manage my own group cruise in 2016 I had enough of the multiple calls & multiple answers & wait times. Good Luck! Yeah... I tried that yesterday but never got a call/email back... so, I called again this morning, and still I wait... rjac and sk8erguy1978 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snotarni Posted May 9, 2020 Report Share Posted May 9, 2020 19 minutes ago, Snotarni said: Yeah... I tried that yesterday but never got a call/email back... so, I called again this morning, and still I wait... Phone died... no answer yet. RCCL lines must be flooded . I may try again tomorrow. rjac 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kathleen Posted May 9, 2020 Report Share Posted May 9, 2020 3 hours ago, rjac said: Please let us know how it goes with your TA. I'm interested, thanks. It took our TA hours with Royal on the phone to accomplish our Lift and Shift of our October 2020 cruise to the Greek Isles. When we read about the program Wednesday morning we called our TA right away. He was on phone with Royal for 1 hr 45 mins on Wednesday and then got disconnected, causing great frustration. At that point, he did a very smart thing and booked the room under regular price to make sure it was still available since he knew it was the only one ( we were booked in a 2 BR Grand Suite), and then started the whole process again on Thursday, upon which took an additional 1hr 20 mins., after which he was able to send us our new confirmation with the reduced price of our 2020 cruise. He was able to shift our October 2020 Greek Isles Cruise on Explorer in 2BR Grand Suite to a 2 BR Suite in Oct 2021 on Odyssey to the Greek Isles for the same price we had secured for our 2020 cruise on Explorer. It was a significant savings and we are so very thankful our TA persevered through much frustration, and he’s a professional used to dealing with it! He reported, like others did above, that there were many details that once worked out had to be checked and approved by supervisors, amounting to much time on hold. Chadster, WAAAYTOOO, rjac and 3 others 3 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whitsmom Posted May 11, 2020 Report Share Posted May 11, 2020 So on the L&S does our already purchased UBP & VOOM transfer too? I figured it would but from reading above, I'm not so sure now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Posted May 11, 2020 Report Share Posted May 11, 2020 15 minutes ago, whitsmom said: So on the L&S does our already purchased UBP & VOOM transfer too? I figured it would but from reading above, I'm not so sure now. No, it would not. whitsmom 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JLMoran Posted May 11, 2020 Report Share Posted May 11, 2020 4 hours ago, whitsmom said: So on the L&S does our already purchased UBP & VOOM transfer too? I figured it would but from reading above, I'm not so sure now. 4 hours ago, Matt said: No, it would not. It definitely does not. As soon as my L&S started to be processed, I got a bunch of emails indicating cancellation of ALL of my Cruise Planner purchases, including the internet package I'd bought. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baked Alaska Posted May 11, 2020 Author Report Share Posted May 11, 2020 Just now, JLMoran said: It definitely does not. As soon as my L&S started to be processed, I got a bunch of emails indicating cancellation of ALL of my Cruise Planner purchases, including the internet package I'd bought. +1 AND! That's how I knew my TA was successful. Those were cancellations I was happy to receive! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whitsmom Posted May 11, 2020 Report Share Posted May 11, 2020 27 minutes ago, JLMoran said: It definitely does not. As soon as my L&S started to be processed, I got a bunch of emails indicating cancellation of ALL of my Cruise Planner purchases, including the internet package I'd bought. I figured as much! I'm still trying to hold out a little to make up our mind fully. If we L&S it will be with a different ship from the Adventure to the Freedom. I need to check out the Freedom and see what (if any) are the differences before making our final decision. Shew....I think a need a bourbon about now! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JLMoran Posted May 11, 2020 Report Share Posted May 11, 2020 1 minute ago, whitsmom said: If we L&S it will be with a different ship from the Adventure to the Freedom. I need to check out the Freedom and see what (if any) are the differences before making our final decision. Freedom had her AMP refurb shortly before the stuff hit the fan with Covid-19, so she's got a lot more new shiny than Adventure right now -- Playmakers, Lime & Coconut, etc.. I would get on her in a heartbeat if given the chance at no extra cost! whitsmom and Snotarni 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WAAAYTOOO Posted May 11, 2020 Report Share Posted May 11, 2020 13 minutes ago, JLMoran said: Freedom had her AMP refurb shortly before the stuff hit the fan with Covid-19, so she's got a lot more new shiny than Adventure right now -- Playmakers, Lime & Coconut, etc.. I would get on her in a heartbeat if given the chance at no extra cost! Adventure seems to get the short end of the stick every time on refurbs. She had a modified refurb the last time due to hurricanes. whitsmom 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JLMoran Posted May 11, 2020 Report Share Posted May 11, 2020 12 minutes ago, WAAAYTOOO said: Adventure seems to get the short end of the stick every time on refurbs. She had a modified refurb the last time due to hurricanes. Isn't that always the case with the middle children, though? Chadster and WAAAYTOOO 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FoxboroCruiser Posted May 11, 2020 Report Share Posted May 11, 2020 That fact made it a little less painful to move our May/June 2020 Adventure sailing to Bermuda to a June 2021 Freedom to Bermuda sailing... just a little. JLMoran and Baked Alaska 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baked Alaska Posted May 12, 2020 Author Report Share Posted May 12, 2020 1 hour ago, FoxboroCruiser said: That fact made it a little less painful to move our May/June 2020 Adventure sailing to Bermuda to a June 2021 Freedom to Bermuda sailing... just a little. Ditto Adventure to Oasis! WOOT! FoxboroCruiser and WAAAYTOOO 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kathleen Posted May 12, 2020 Report Share Posted May 12, 2020 Explorer to Odyssey! Baked Alaska 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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