Salty Law Dog Posted September 8, 2023 Report Share Posted September 8, 2023 Hubby & I are on Radiance’s Oct sailing from San Diego through the Panama Canal and splurged on the Royal Suite, cabin 1558. Wanted to see if anyone has suggestions on how to maximize the few perks that might be available and not necessarily published. We have had several genie suites on Oasis class- Radiance has none of those many perks, but there has to be something for the Royal Suite, right? Understand the published perks, looking for advice on what they don’t tell you but we can ask for anyway. (Like all the great genie advice we have gotten through this blog.) TIA. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KristiZ Posted September 9, 2023 Report Share Posted September 9, 2023 Back in the day (pre COVID) you might get a free bridge and/or galley tour. Also an invitation to lunch or dinner at the Captains Table (although I don't think this is a thing anymore). Also an invitation to a suite party of some sort -- helipad sailaway or cocktail hour with bridge crew or something like that. You just never know what might happen! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smokeybandit Posted September 9, 2023 Report Share Posted September 9, 2023 You can get bridge tours now. Just you have to ask, it's not advertised. Though the suite party hasn't come back since covid, unfortunately. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lovetocruise2002 Posted September 9, 2023 Report Share Posted September 9, 2023 23 hours ago, Salty Law Dog said: Understand the published perks, looking for advice on what they don’t tell you but we can ask for anyway Nothing much or exciting really. I have come to the conclusion that the RS on a ship without the Royal Suite class system is really just for the room and space. There are no real "unpublished" perks. You get an officer escort on boarding day (usually the suite concierge), you get the welcome dome of appetizers and fruit (the one that usually comes in a star cabin), and that's about it, and that's all published, not a secret. You don't even get complimentary VOOM. And it's going to really depend on the suite concierge too on these smaller ships. When we had the Royal Suite booked on Freedom last summer, the concierge was terrible. We barely saw or heard from her. She didn't even escort us off on the last morning (which is a perk for all suite guests). Meanwhile, this past summer, we were not in the Royal Suite on Liberty, and the suite concierge did way more for us than the one on Freedom did. We have another Royal Suite booked on Adventure for next year, but I only booked that for the room. I don't expect any extra perks from that. Neesa and bobroo 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salty Law Dog Posted September 12, 2023 Author Report Share Posted September 12, 2023 Thanks for the responses. I’ll provide any interesting info after we get back! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
27th Lady Posted September 13, 2023 Report Share Posted September 13, 2023 Does this suite have a piano? I’ve always wondered if you can have someone come in to play or if you are reliant on your own musical skills? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F1guynz Posted September 13, 2023 Report Share Posted September 13, 2023 36 minutes ago, 27th Lady said: Does this suite have a piano? It will have a piano which I think can play by itself. we have the Royal suit booked on Brilliance in November 27th Lady, Big Tule, Neesa and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F1guynz Posted September 13, 2023 Report Share Posted September 13, 2023 As @lovetocruise2002 it is more about room size than anything. Anything above a junior suite is really only about extra space and access to the suite lounge. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cookie10* Posted December 19, 2023 Report Share Posted December 19, 2023 Does the Radiance have a separate designated area for suite guests around the pool? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cookie10* Posted December 19, 2023 Report Share Posted December 19, 2023 Another question does Radiance Grand suites and up guest get complimentary VOOM? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AshleyDillo Posted December 19, 2023 Report Share Posted December 19, 2023 13 minutes ago, cookie10* said: Another question does Radiance Grand suites and up guest get complimentary VOOM? No, complimentary VOOM does not come with suites on Radiance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F1guynz Posted December 19, 2023 Report Share Posted December 19, 2023 1 hour ago, cookie10* said: Does the Radiance have a separate designated area for suite guests around the pool? Not that I can recall. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cookie10* Posted December 19, 2023 Report Share Posted December 19, 2023 Thanks for the responses. We are Diamond + and have the Royal Suite on an upcoming 4-day cruise. So, I think I read that the best thing for me to do is to purchase VOOM after boarding in order to get the 2-day credit for being Diamond +. Correct? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AshleyDillo Posted December 19, 2023 Report Share Posted December 19, 2023 5 minutes ago, cookie10* said: We are Diamond + and have the Royal Suite on an upcoming 4-day cruise. So, I think I read that the best thing for me to do is to purchase VOOM after boarding in order to get the 2-day credit for being Diamond +. Correct? Yes, you can either take the total value of the free two days and apply it against a package onboard or you can use it to buy 24 hours at a time. When purchasing a package, if you can wait until midnight the first night the length of the remaining voyage will go from 4 to 3, thus saving you a day (meaning you're only paying for 1 day). If there are 2 of you with D+ and you both don't need constant access you could each do 4 24 hour periods and cover the entire cruise. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vancity Cruiser Posted December 19, 2023 Report Share Posted December 19, 2023 40 minutes ago, F1guynz said: Not that I can recall. Doesn't Radiance have the loungers exclusively for suite guests on the tiered area? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F1guynz Posted December 20, 2023 Report Share Posted December 20, 2023 4 hours ago, cookie10* said: purchase VOOM after boarding in order to get the 2-day credit If you are both D+ you will both 2 days each. If you don’t mind sharing a logon and having only one device connected at a time you should be able to get your 4 days free. Activate your free Internet for 2 days and once expired activate the next 2 days on the other account. we recently stayed in the Royal Suite on Brilliance. Absolutely loved the cabin and the space, you will have a great time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F1guynz Posted December 20, 2023 Report Share Posted December 20, 2023 4 hours ago, Vancity Cruiser said: Doesn't Radiance have the loungers exclusively for suite guests on the tiered area? I think this is only on Voyager class and above. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cookie10* Posted December 20, 2023 Report Share Posted December 20, 2023 15 hours ago, F1guynz said: If you are both D+ you will both 2 days each. If you don’t mind sharing a logon and having only one device connected at a time you should be able to get your 4 days free. Activate your free Internet for 2 days and once expired activate the next 2 days on the other account. we recently stayed in the Royal Suite on Brilliance. Absolutely loved the cabin and the space, you will have a great time. Yes, we are looking forward to it, it's our 1st time in the Royal Suite. We normally book the Owner Suite and it fine with us but always wanted to try the Royal so... And it's the wife birthday. But it is also the 1st time we have had a suite and not received VOOM complimentary. Does anyone know what the deal is with the VOOM? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F1guynz Posted December 20, 2023 Report Share Posted December 20, 2023 24 minutes ago, cookie10* said: anyone know what the deal is with the VOOM Royal has additional suite classes on their newer ships (Quantum, Oasis and Icon) which include WiFi. Older ships such as Freedom, Adventure do not have the additional suite class. https://www.royalcaribbeanblog.com/royal-caribbean-suites-guide Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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