CGTLH Posted March 1, 2022 Report Posted March 1, 2022 9 minutes ago, Ken23 said: Someone remind me how much shots of Patron are ala carte. $11 for Silver and $13 for Añejo. Hopefully they only charge for Silver when asked and they substitute for an aged one. Ken23 1 Quote
Jeff Raines Posted March 10, 2022 Report Posted March 10, 2022 Hey @Matt (or anyone else for that matter) do you know if/when we may start seeing shore excursions for the stop in St Croix on this trip? I logged into the RC cruise planner today and noticed that I hadn't booked anything for Labadee. After booking the Amiga Island excursion at Labadee, I went to add a St Croix excursion and see nothing there. Thanks.... Oh yea, Loved the Wonder of the seas Full ship tour. Can't wait to do that one. Quote
Moby Dick Posted March 19, 2022 Report Posted March 19, 2022 I've been wanting to go on a "group" cruise, have never done one. But, this one is right between our May 13th Ovations, Alaska cruise and our Nov 26th Harmony out of Ft. Lauderdale. Can't afford 3 cruises in one year, maybe in mid-late 2023 if you have one. But, we are looking to go on the Wonder in 2023 some time. Quote
Moby Dick Posted March 19, 2022 Report Posted March 19, 2022 On 2/24/2022 at 9:48 AM, AshleyDillo said: @Matt couldn't even manage to get on a horse after that bar crawl. Bar crawls and Slot Pulls are fun. Wish I could go and convince someone to organize a slot pull and bar crawl. Quote
Atricks Posted March 26, 2022 Report Posted March 26, 2022 Just booked this one because of Kids Sail free without even realizing it was the group cruise. This is going to be the third! cruise Matt and co will be on that we're on purely by coincidence. We're also going on Mariner for the May 28th Bermuda cruise which will get us to Diamon, so two in a relatively short period on the same ship is new for us. The July 17th one will be the first as Diamond members. Last was Wonder of the Seas (2nd sailing00Ran into Matt at Adventure Ocean dropoff and wound up in the same elevator after), and Odyssey back in September. But neither was a real "group" cruise. Quote
AshleyDillo Posted March 27, 2022 Report Posted March 27, 2022 On 3/19/2022 at 6:49 PM, jay1021 said: Bar crawls and Slot Pulls are fun. Wish I could go and convince someone to organize a slot pull and bar crawl. Group Cruises usually end up having a bar crawl of some sort. Sometimes it is well organized in advance and other times it's just thrown together at the last minute and we meander thr ship together and terrorize atypical bars such as the one in the Windjammer. Quote
Moby Dick Posted March 27, 2022 Report Posted March 27, 2022 1 hour ago, AshleyDillo said: Group Cruises usually end up having a bar crawl of some sort. Sometimes it is well organized in advance and other times it's just thrown together at the last minute and we meander thr ship together and terrorize atypical bars such as the one in the Windjammer. I've never been on a "Group Cruise". When I was a loyal cruiser to Brand X, I though of joining John Heald's (he's the face and voice of Brand X) but never got around to it. Anyway, I'm looking seriously at joining in on a "Group Cruise" in mid-late 2023. I'm considering Matt's, if he has one then, a "Slot Pull Group", or what ever. Quote
amy in va Posted March 30, 2022 Report Posted March 30, 2022 Hi! I've been a fan of RCBlog for years . Matt, your full ship video tour of Mariner is great. My family will be on the Mariner on the July 17th cruise! Random coincidence; we booked it a year ago, so we're not part of the "official" group, but I'd love to meet up or join in activities if possible. Is there a way to do this or know what's going on if we're not part of the MEI Travel group? Matt 1 Quote
Matt Posted April 1, 2022 Author Report Posted April 1, 2022 On 3/30/2022 at 3:26 PM, amy in va said: Is there a way to do this or know what's going on if we're not part of the MEI Travel group? A majority of the events are open to anyone. I never wanted to be the guy who said "you didn't book with my TA? We can't hang out" There will be a few exclusive events to those that booked with MEI so there's an incentive to book with them, and a reward to those that support the group cruises by booking with MEI. But you're absolutely welcome to join us for the non-exclusive events, of which 75-80% are not exclusive. WAAAYTOOO 1 Quote
Bettelovestocruise Posted April 10, 2022 Report Posted April 10, 2022 On 4/1/2022 at 4:25 PM, Matt said: A majority of the events are open to anyone. I never wanted to be the guy who said "you didn't book with my TA? We can't hang out" There will be a few exclusive events to those that booked with MEI so there's an incentive to book with them, and a reward to those that support the group cruises by booking with MEI. But you're absolutely welcome to join us for the non-exclusive events, of which 75-80% are not exclusive. Matt - will there be some representatives of MEI Travel on board as well? I do currently have a TA but he may want to retire at some point and I am checking out other TA's to see if we are a fit. I have met one or two gentlemen who work with MEI but they told me at that time they did not really deal with Royal Caribbean. so would be interested in meeting some of the people who do work with Royal. WAAAYTOOO 1 Quote
Matt Posted April 11, 2022 Author Report Posted April 11, 2022 On 4/10/2022 at 1:51 PM, Bettelovestocruise said: Matt - will there be some representatives of MEI Travel on board as well? Yes, we always have an agent or two onboard with us to assist. Quote
Bettelovestocruise Posted April 13, 2022 Report Posted April 13, 2022 On 4/11/2022 at 2:52 PM, Matt said: Yes, we always have an agent or two onboard with us to assist. Thank you. I look forward to chatting with them. Quote
JC Pats Posted April 19, 2022 Report Posted April 19, 2022 FYI - Group Cruise T-Shirts are available for sale! Royal Caribbean Blog.com (rclblog.myspreadshop.com) Matt and Jeff Raines 1 1 Quote
DixieS Posted April 30, 2022 Report Posted April 30, 2022 Anyone going on this one? My husband and I are celebrating our 5th anniversary. It has been 15 years since I have been on a cruise and my husband has never been. So excited!! WAAAYTOOO 1 Quote
JC Pats Posted April 30, 2022 Report Posted April 30, 2022 Yes! There's a bunch of us going as it's an official Royal Caribbean Blog Group Cruise! We also have a facebook group if you're interested (Search Mariner of the Seas, July 17th, 2022 Quote
Bob Hicks Posted May 20, 2022 Report Posted May 20, 2022 Excited to be going!! AshleyDillo, Matt and JC Pats 3 Quote
JC Pats Posted June 12, 2022 Report Posted June 12, 2022 As an FYI for those that haven't heard - Mariner will be departing from Cruise Terminal 5 (CT5) at Port Canaveral as Harmony will be at CT1 (the one next to Grills) on 7/18. We're also scheduled to return to CT5 on Monday 7/25 as Indy is at CT1. Make sure you plan your parking/transportation accordingly. Address for CT5 is Cruise Terminal #5 - 9245 Charles Rowland Drive ShannonA453 and Jeff Raines 2 Quote
Jeff Raines Posted June 23, 2022 Report Posted June 23, 2022 On 6/11/2022 at 9:58 PM, JC Pats said: As an FYI for those that haven't heard - Mariner will be departing from Cruise Terminal 5 (CT5) at Port Canaveral as Harmony will be at CT1 (the one next to Grills) on 7/18. We're also scheduled to return to CT5 on Monday 7/25 as Indy is at CT1. Make sure you plan your parking/transportation accordingly. Address for CT5 is Cruise Terminal #5 - 9245 Charles Rowland Drive Thanks for the heads up.... I'll see if I can remember this Lol Quote
SuperStarian Posted June 27, 2022 Report Posted June 27, 2022 How will we know what group activities are planned? Will we have to give the secret word when we see a group member at the Windjammere? Quote
JC Pats Posted June 27, 2022 Report Posted June 27, 2022 25 minutes ago, SuperStarian said: How will we know what group activities are planned? Will we have to give the secret word when we see a group member at the Windjammere? It’s a secret phrase actually.. Matt loves ocean life! SuperStarian 1 Quote
AshleyDillo Posted June 28, 2022 Report Posted June 28, 2022 8 hours ago, SuperStarian said: How will we know what group activities are planned? Will we have to give the secret word when we see a group member at the Windjammere? @Beci and @Matt should be working on the activites and let us know soon. You should have gotten an email about the group excursion on St. Kitts if you booked through MEI. Beci and SuperStarian 1 1 Quote
Beci Posted June 28, 2022 Report Posted June 28, 2022 18 hours ago, SuperStarian said: How will we know what group activities are planned? Will we have to give the secret word when we see a group member at the Windjammere? Hi! Our apologies for the delay. We just got the venues approved so our schedule of events should be out shortly. Appreciate your patience! ShannonA453, JC Pats and SuperStarian 3 Quote
SuperStarian Posted June 29, 2022 Report Posted June 29, 2022 12 hours ago, Beci said: Hi! Our apologies for the delay. We just got the venues approved so our schedule of events should be out shortly. Appreciate your patience! No worries! I just wanted to make sure I did not miss anything. I will reach out to my MEI TA for information on the St. Kitts excursion. Quote
Matt Posted June 30, 2022 Author Report Posted June 30, 2022 Event schedule posted! I'll update it if anything needs to change, so keep it bookmarked https://www.royalcaribbeanblog.com/royal-caribbean-blog-mariner-of-the-seas-group-cruise-events-0 SuperStarian 1 Quote
Matt Posted June 30, 2022 Author Report Posted June 30, 2022 On 6/27/2022 at 2:07 PM, SuperStarian said: How will we know what group activities are planned? Will we have to give the secret word when we see a group member at the Windjammere? Are you in the GroupMe app we have set up for the group cruise? Quote
SuperStarian Posted June 30, 2022 Report Posted June 30, 2022 8 hours ago, Matt said: Are you in the GroupMe app we have set up for the group cruise? No, I am not. Quote
Matt Posted July 2, 2022 Author Report Posted July 2, 2022 On 6/30/2022 at 6:39 PM, SuperStarian said: No, I am not. You'll need to download the GroupMe app first then try this QR code SuperStarian 1 Quote
smokeybandit Posted July 2, 2022 Report Posted July 2, 2022 On 6/30/2022 at 7:32 AM, Matt said: Event schedule posted! I'll update it if anything needs to change, so keep it bookmarked https://www.royalcaribbeanblog.com/royal-caribbean-blog-mariner-of-the-seas-group-cruise-events-0 Is this a typical type of schedule that all group cruises follow? Not necessarily specifics, but types of activities. Quote
JC Pats Posted July 3, 2022 Report Posted July 3, 2022 15 hours ago, smokeybandit said: Is this a typical type of schedule that all group cruises follow? Not necessarily specifics, but types of activities. I would say yes, Matt/Beci do a good job of the balancing between fun family activities and the nightly shenanigans! Quote
twangster Posted July 3, 2022 Report Posted July 3, 2022 59 minutes ago, JC Pats said: Are you Ready??? Me? Or my liver? SuperStarian and JC Pats 2 Quote
JC Pats Posted July 3, 2022 Report Posted July 3, 2022 16 minutes ago, twangster said: Me? Or my liver? Yes… twangster and SuperStarian 2 Quote
smokeybandit Posted July 3, 2022 Report Posted July 3, 2022 15 minutes ago, twangster said: Me? Or my liver? Funny story. I had routine blood work done a week after a cruise recently. One of the liver metrics was above normal. One that is affected by alcohol consumption. JC Pats, AshleyDillo, SuperStarian and 2 others 1 2 2 Quote
hiya2527 Posted July 3, 2022 Report Posted July 3, 2022 I'm booked on this cruise but I booked through AAA before I knew it was a group cruise, am I still allowed to participate? Quote
JC Pats Posted July 3, 2022 Report Posted July 3, 2022 13 minutes ago, hiya2527 said: I'm booked on this cruise but I booked through AAA before I knew it was a group cruise, am I still allowed to participate? Unless it’s an exclusive event for those that booked with MEI - absolutely! Those exclusive events are marked on the schedule! Quote
Matt Posted July 5, 2022 Author Report Posted July 5, 2022 On 7/3/2022 at 7:28 PM, hiya2527 said: I'm booked on this cruise but I booked through AAA before I knew it was a group cruise, am I still allowed to participate? Yes, you can come to any event that is not exclusively for guests that booked with MEI Travel. I never wanted to be the guy that says "You can't hang out with us because you didn't use this travel agent." Here's the schedule of events: https://www.royalcaribbeanblog.com/royal-caribbean-blog-mariner-of-the-seas-group-cruise-events-0 AshleyDillo and amy in va 2 Quote
Jeff Raines Posted July 6, 2022 Report Posted July 6, 2022 Can someone add me to the GroupMe group for this cruise? I scanned the QR Code Matt posted, but it doesn't join me in the app. Thanks. Quote
Matt Posted July 6, 2022 Author Report Posted July 6, 2022 1 hour ago, Jeff Raines said: Can someone add me to the GroupMe group for this cruise? I scanned the QR Code Matt posted, but it doesn't join me in the app. Thanks. Added Jeff Raines 1 Quote
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