koikeeper123 Posted September 23, 2016 Report Share Posted September 23, 2016 Does anyone know where I can get a copy of the royal genies questionnaire they send out a week before the cruise? Just would like more time to plan out my answers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1toddaraucci Posted September 23, 2016 Report Share Posted September 23, 2016 You mean the end of cruise form? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
koikeeper123 Posted September 23, 2016 Author Report Share Posted September 23, 2016 No the questionnaire the royal genie sends out before your cruise to find out your preferences and requests. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WAAAYTOOO Posted September 23, 2016 Report Share Posted September 23, 2016 I have not sailed in a Star suite yet. I go in Feb. 17 on Harmony. I know that the questionnaire has undergone some tweaking since the program started. I haven't seen a copy of a recent one lately. I'm not sure how useful it really is. Some of the questions seemed to be kinda "out there". I guess they are still finding their stride with this program. Seems like they've made some changes to the perks already. Everyone I've heard from seems to have enjoyed it though. Looking forward to it ! What ship are you on and when ? koikeeper123 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
koikeeper123 Posted September 23, 2016 Author Report Share Posted September 23, 2016 We are sailing on harmony feb 4-11, 2017. We also have back to back oasis suite reserved in feb 2018 also. It really makes me nervous not planning anything in advance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WAAAYTOOO Posted September 23, 2016 Report Share Posted September 23, 2016 We are on Harmony 11 - 18 Feb so we will be passing each other ! It will be nice for you to get somewhere warm for a week in Feb ! I know what you mean about not planning in advance. I have to catch myself trying to make plans and then I say...oh wait....I will have to do that when I get onboard ! WAAAY back when I first made my reservations (before the Star program started !) I made nightly MTD reservations which are still there....but since we will get "free" specialty dining (I know that nothing is free...you've just prepaid for your specialty dining in the cruisefare !) I don't imagine we will be eating in the MDR at all that week....so I probably should cancel them. I'm doing NOTHING right now though. I will have the Genie do it later ! Since we have been on this itinerary sooooo many times, I don't know if we will even do any excursions except for a cabana in Labadee. We are anxious to try Wonderland and Jamie's Italian since those are 2 new restaurants for us. We will be doing some in-suite dining on this trip since we have the UUUUGE 2 BR Aqua Suite Theater balcony on Deck 8 but not sure what night we will do that. Maybe more than once ! We really enjoy eating on our balcony and finally have a table big enough to accommodate a real meal without moving dishes on and off the table ! We have friends who are cruising with us. They have a Sky Loft suite so I'm anxious to see that room. Haven't seen one before. It should be a great trip ! Can't wait ! At least we have one coming up sooner...we will be in Navigator Dec. 23 - 3 Jan...our first Christmas + NY cruise. Only 91 days, baby ! Sweety 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
koikeeper123 Posted September 23, 2016 Author Report Share Posted September 23, 2016 We too have a cruise booked before February. We are on brilliance November 5-10. First time not on the oasis class. Taking a 5 day on a smaller ship to see what that is like. We have a 2 bedroom suite on that one. Its on the back of the ship with a large balcony. On harmony we have 9730 (2 bedroom aquatheater). Can't wait either. I hope there is not a problem getting into the specialty restaurants when we want (we cancelled our wonderland reservations because they are included). We really enjoy royal Caribbean! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WAAAYTOOO Posted September 24, 2016 Report Share Posted September 24, 2016 You'll love that family suite on the fantail of Brilliance. So much room and a lovely balcony. I guess we just have to go on faith that the Genies can get us into our restaurant choices. If that doesn't happen, we will know next time ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Posted September 26, 2016 Report Share Posted September 26, 2016 Here is a screenshot of the Royal Genie on Anthem survey questions (no kids) Here is the one with kids KLA 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WAAAYTOOO Posted September 26, 2016 Report Share Posted September 26, 2016 Thanks, Matt ! That's the first time I've seen the whole thing ! Matt 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
koikeeper123 Posted September 26, 2016 Author Report Share Posted September 26, 2016 Thank you Matt for the info. It is not the type of questionnaire I was expecting. At least I will have time to figure out my answers before they send it to me (I will be real busy doing last minute packing etc. to have time to give much thought a week before). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tampa_Florida Posted December 2, 2019 Report Share Posted December 2, 2019 Re: Posted December 2, 2019 about a June 21, 2020 Oasis Cruise to Canada We have made our reservations on the Oasis for a 2-bedroom Aqua Suite (Star Class w/Genie) but it all seems kind of odd having to wait until just a couple of weeks or less before the cruise date, to have the opportunity to request “Specialty Dining” reservations via a Genie (which are included) when everyone else onboard is making similar but paid reservations months in advance. Consequently, it seems as if those with Genie Service are actually at the back of the reservation lines and become vulnerable to having some reservation requests sold out beforehand??? The Star Class Genie services with Specialty Dining and other perks included, sure do sound very nice, but I hate to rely on just crossing my fingers that all will go as well as it seems! Perhaps Royal Caribbean should consider dedicating a Star Class Telephone number, where pending Star Guests can more easily get their questions answered without so much confusion and misinformation, but more importantly, so their Star Guests can relax before their cruise too! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WAAAYTOOO Posted December 2, 2019 Report Share Posted December 2, 2019 5 minutes ago, Tampa_Florida said: Re: Posted December 2, 2019 about a June 21, 2020 Oasis Cruise to Canada We have made our reservations on the Oasis for a 2-bedroom Aqua Suite (Star Class w/Genie) but it all seems kind of odd having to wait until just a couple of weeks or less before the cruise date, to have the opportunity to request “Specialty Dining” reservations via a Genie (which are included) when everyone else onboard is making similar but paid reservations months in advance. Consequently, it seems as if those with Genie Service are actually at the back of the reservation lines and become vulnerable to having some reservation requests sold out beforehand??? The Star Class Genie services with Specialty Dining and other perks included, sure do sound very nice, but I hate to rely on just crossing my fingers that all will go as well as it seems! Perhaps Royal Caribbean should consider dedicating a Star Class Telephone number, where pending Star Guests can more easily get their questions answered without so much confusion and misinformation, but more importantly, so their Star Guests can relax before their cruise too! I know that it seems like you are at the back of the line but you absolutely are not. Star Class has first choice of all of the venues. On ships that offer SC, all of the restaurants hold reservation times open so that SC can be placed if they need to be. I have never been denied any restaurant reservation when I have asked for it when I was SC. You really have nothing to worry about. I know it’s hard to do, but just trust me. You will have your pick of times and locations Tampa_Florida 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sweety Posted December 2, 2019 Report Share Posted December 2, 2019 15 minutes ago, Tampa_Florida said: Re: Posted December 2, 2019 about a June 21, 2020 Oasis Cruise to Canada We have made our reservations on the Oasis for a 2-bedroom Aqua Suite (Star Class w/Genie) but it all seems kind of odd having to wait until just a couple of weeks or less before the cruise date, to have the opportunity to request “Specialty Dining” reservations via a Genie (which are included) when everyone else onboard is making similar but paid reservations months in advance. Consequently, it seems as if those with Genie Service are actually at the back of the reservation lines and become vulnerable to having some reservation requests sold out beforehand??? The Star Class Genie services with Specialty Dining and other perks included, sure do sound very nice, but I hate to rely on just crossing my fingers that all will go as well as it seems! Perhaps Royal Caribbean should consider dedicating a Star Class Telephone number, where pending Star Guests can more easily get their questions answered without so much confusion and misinformation, but more importantly, so their Star Guests can relax before their cruise too! We are on that ship. 3 cabins booked. We are staying in Central Park. Can't wait to try the BBQ. Boston Babe and Tampa_Florida 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJsMrs Posted December 2, 2019 Report Share Posted December 2, 2019 18 minutes ago, Tampa_Florida said: Re: Posted December 2, 2019 about a June 21, 2020 Oasis Cruise to Canada We have made our reservations on the Oasis for a 2-bedroom Aqua Suite (Star Class w/Genie) but it all seems kind of odd having to wait until just a couple of weeks or less before the cruise date, to have the opportunity to request “Specialty Dining” reservations via a Genie (which are included) when everyone else onboard is making similar but paid reservations months in advance. Consequently, it seems as if those with Genie Service are actually at the back of the reservation lines and become vulnerable to having some reservation requests sold out beforehand??? The Star Class Genie services with Specialty Dining and other perks included, sure do sound very nice, but I hate to rely on just crossing my fingers that all will go as well as it seems! Perhaps Royal Caribbean should consider dedicating a Star Class Telephone number, where pending Star Guests can more easily get their questions answered without so much confusion and misinformation, but more importantly, so their Star Guests can relax before their cruise too! Just to clarify timeline - we are sailing Dec 8 star class and received the questionnaire (posted above) on October 7 - so 2 months before sailing. Then one month prior to sail date we started to receive emails from our Genie, and it is in these emails that we've specified dining requests, boarding day lunch, etc. Tampa_Florida and WAAAYTOOO 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dodgestang Posted December 2, 2019 Report Share Posted December 2, 2019 1 hour ago, Tampa_Florida said: The Star Class Genie services with Specialty Dining and other perks included, sure do sound very nice, but I hate to rely on just crossing my fingers that all will go as well as it seems! If feels this way because you've never had a VIP treatment...or at least the last time was a long time ago. Us mere mortals are used to making plans well in advance to get everything we want, the way we want because to do otherwise always means you don't get it. With Star class if you want it, you get it. So there is no need to pre-reserve or get on lists or anything like that you just mention what is you would like to do and when and it has been my experience the Genie gets it done for you. In fact there was only 1 request I ever made that the Genie couldn't take care of and that was for a 15-30 minutes a day 3-4 days on a 9 night cruise for access to a piano. Unlike the smaller ships with the royal suites which have a baby grand in the room (but no star class) we were on Anthem which has much larger suites but none had a piano for my daughter to practice on while we were sailing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tiny260 Posted December 2, 2019 Report Share Posted December 2, 2019 1 hour ago, WAAAYTOOO said: I know that it seems like you are at the back of the line but you absolutely are not. Star Class has first choice of all of the venues. On ships that offer SC, all of the restaurants hold reservation times open so that SC can be placed if they need to be. I have never been denied any restaurant reservation when I have asked for it when I was SC. You really have nothing to worry about. I know it’s hard to do, but just trust me. You will have your pick of times and locations Agree with @WAAAYTOOO, you have nothing to worry about, the Genie takes care of it all for you, sometimes the hardest thing for me was actually turning loose and letting them plan everything with little input from me. Relax, it will be worth it. I do agree that Royal does need a phone number for Star Class suites guest. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gabeb848 Posted February 20, 2021 Report Share Posted February 20, 2021 (edited) I just found this thread, does anyone have a more current questionnaire? I want to plan my "course of action"! @twangster @Matt @WAAAYTOOO @Jax @Lovetocruise2002 (just pinged the people who offer most advice!) Edited February 20, 2021 by gabeb848 adding more Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jax Posted February 20, 2021 Report Share Posted February 20, 2021 32 minutes ago, gabeb848 said: does anyone have a more current questionnaire? I kept the link to my original genie questionnaire and it looks like a few of the questions changed since our star class cruise Christmas 2019. Revised questionnaire attached. Off the top, it looks like Elon Musk is new and the deserted island and device preference have been removed. Interested to see what it may look like going forward. gabeb848 and LewieE 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gabeb848 Posted February 20, 2021 Report Share Posted February 20, 2021 5 minutes ago, Jax said: I kept the link to my original genie questionnaire and it looks like a few of the questions changed since our star class cruise Christmas 2019. Revised questionnaire attached. Off the top, it looks like Elon Musk is new and the deserted island and device preference have been removed. Interested to see what it may look like going forward. Thank so much!! We're so excited! Jax and LewieE 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LogicallyLazy Posted February 20, 2021 Report Share Posted February 20, 2021 1 hour ago, Jax said: I kept the link to my original genie questionnaire and it looks like a few of the questions changed since our star class cruise Christmas 2019. Revised questionnaire attached. Off the top, it looks like Elon Musk is new and the deserted island and device preference have been removed. Interested to see what it may look like going forward. It’s currently the same one. Received it just this past month. Posted it on my live blog. #shamelessplug https://www.royalcaribbeanblog.com/boards/index.php?/topic/22156-across-the-seas-through-the-stars-actually-a-cruise-live-blog-quantum-1-march/ gabeb848, USCG Teacher and Jax 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jax Posted February 20, 2021 Report Share Posted February 20, 2021 7 hours ago, LogicallyLazy said: Posted it on my live blog. Look forward to following along! Happy cruising ? LogicallyLazy and gabeb848 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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