ckelgo Posted March 10, 2022 Report Share Posted March 10, 2022 hi, all. I just saw this as a reinstated benefit and would love to know what it means exactly: - Private Departure Lounge and Continental Breakfast (Gold and above) I'm fairly new to the cruise world (been on a few but always with a big group for an event) - this time I'm taking my husband and 2 young sons. Any help would be appreciated. Thank you! AdvanceTripper 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pooch Posted March 10, 2022 Report Share Posted March 10, 2022 I would not expect much. On Majesty it was a tiny conference room with cold coffee, stale pastries and no one to tell you where/when to go. CrimsonCruiser 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ckelgo Posted March 10, 2022 Author Report Share Posted March 10, 2022 haha good to know. Thank you! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atlantix2000 Posted March 10, 2022 Report Share Posted March 10, 2022 1 hour ago, ckelgo said: hi, all. I just saw this as a reinstated benefit and would love to know what it means exactly: - Private Departure Lounge and Continental Breakfast (Gold and above) I'm fairly new to the cruise world (been on a few but always with a big group for an event) - this time I'm taking my husband and 2 young sons. Any help would be appreciated. Thank you! The departure lounges are almost worthless perks even for suite guests and high ranking loyalty members because most people arrive at the terminal AFTER the ship has started boarding. If the ship is open, you check in and just get on the ship where you can get start getting all the food and drink you want. However, if you check in BEFORE the ship starts boarding, then yes, you can go to the departure lounge and get something but you won't be there long because they don't start check in until they are almost ready for boarding to start! This perk is even less useful since cruising restarted because they are assigning and enforcing arrival times. So now, you also need to get one of the earliest arrival times or this perk doesn't matter. Neesa, AlohaLivin and WAAAYTOOO 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pooch Posted March 10, 2022 Report Share Posted March 10, 2022 Departure lounges are when you DEPART the ship not embark. The give away is “continental breakfast”. They don’t serve that for boarding. Ryan79 and Neesa 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
melmar02 Posted March 10, 2022 Report Share Posted March 10, 2022 28 minutes ago, Pooch said: Departure lounges are when you DEPART the ship not embark. The give away is “continental breakfast”. They don’t serve that for boarding. I do miss the coconut cookies while waiting for the ship to start boarding in the suite area though. I may have been seen walking onboard with two or three in my hand once or twice. Pooch and FionaMG 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SPS Posted March 10, 2022 Report Share Posted March 10, 2022 1 hour ago, Pooch said: Departure lounges are when you DEPART the ship not embark. The give away is “continental breakfast”. They don’t serve that for boarding. This is correct. Honestly, I actually preferred how disembarkation has been handled most recently; You just wait in your cabin until your group number is called. We went to Two70 Café, grabbed some breakfast and one last specialty coffee and ate on our balcony before it was time to leave. It was much less hectic than gathering a large group of people somewhere else on the ship and then crowding them out to the gangway when the number was called. Neesa, SpeedNoodles, Pooch and 2 others 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DonR Posted March 10, 2022 Report Share Posted March 10, 2022 1 hour ago, SPS said: This is correct. Honestly, I actually preferred how disembarkation has been handled most recently; You just wait in your cabin until your group number is called. We went to Two70 Café, grabbed some breakfast and one last specialty coffee and ate on our balcony before it was time to leave. It was much less hectic than gathering a large group of people somewhere else on the ship and then crowding them out to the gangway when the number was called. This is one of the changes/adjustments I hope they keep. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atlantix2000 Posted March 10, 2022 Report Share Posted March 10, 2022 3 hours ago, Pooch said: Departure lounges are when you DEPART the ship not embark. The give away is “continental breakfast”. They don’t serve that for boarding. Whoops! My bad. I'm still way more likely to get a full breakfast from the Windjammer though. But I'm also never in a hurry to get off the ship. WAAAYTOOO 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KLA Posted March 10, 2022 Report Share Posted March 10, 2022 We grabbed eggs benedict from the MDR before disembarking the ship last time, and then stopped for one last specialty coffee to carry off with us. Definitely a new disembarkation favorite. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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