CruzOnBye Posted December 13, 2023 Report Share Posted December 13, 2023 Me, hubby and our kiddo are taking advantage of Labor Day week. We snagged this opening day online and then transferred to our TA. Booked our first balcony ! It will be AFT with what looks like will be a cool view of the Boardwalk and Aqua Theater (comparing to exact room location on Wonder..so we will see!). It rang in ~$1500 all in which wasn't cheap but not awful for 4 nights on a brand new ship during holiday week, right? And yes, I paid a little extra for balcony experience to surprise my boys..but it was "only" about $100 more than an interior so thought this was my best opportunity to give it a try! Deluxe Beverage Packages for sure! Black Friday deal was not great, especially at a $120 pp sticker price ...I'm hoping between New Years and 4th of July it will come down and get some of that back. Waiting on dining options to appear to see if I want to do a surprise meal one day for us. We don't usually pay for dining, so we'll see...If Giovanni's Italian is on there then I probably will, the boys are pizza addicts connoisseurs Neesa, mdgwow and PPPJJ-GCVAB 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AshleyDillo Posted December 13, 2023 Report Share Posted December 13, 2023 I will be on this sailing as well! CruzOnBye and PPPJJ-GCVAB 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CruzOnBye Posted December 13, 2023 Author Report Share Posted December 13, 2023 oh wow! I feel like I'll be sailing with a celebrity after years of reading blogs and posts lol. AshleyDillo and PPPJJ-GCVAB 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PPPJJ-GCVAB Posted December 13, 2023 Report Share Posted December 13, 2023 Hope you have a blast. I am on the Sept 9th 4 nighter also have balcony as do our cruise friends…with rooms next door so we can open the balconies. I bought the refreshment package for myself and husband. Also got the internet. Looking forward to when the entertainment can be reserved as well as dining options. CruzOnBye 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CruzOnBye Posted December 13, 2023 Author Report Share Posted December 13, 2023 So exciting!! This will be an awesome experience for sure. PPPJJ-GCVAB 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CottenSkies Posted January 7 Report Share Posted January 7 Girlfriend and I will be on this cruise! Very Excited to try this her first RCL cruise ever! CruzOnBye and WAAAYTOOO 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CruzOnBye Posted January 7 Author Report Share Posted January 7 14 hours ago, CottenSkies said: Girlfriend and I will be on this cruise! Very Excited to try this her first RCL cruise ever! That’s awesome!! What an amazing ship this will be for first time RC cruiser! CottenSkies 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gilley Posted January 7 Report Share Posted January 7 On 12/13/2023 at 9:08 AM, CruzOnBye said: Me, hubby and our kiddo are taking advantage of Labor Day week. We snagged this opening day online and then transferred to our TA. Booked our first balcony ! It will be AFT with what looks like will be a cool view of the Boardwalk and Aqua Theater (comparing to exact room location on Wonder..so we will see!). It rang in ~$1500 all in which wasn't cheap but not awful for 4 nights on a brand new ship during holiday week, right? And yes, I paid a little extra for balcony experience to surprise my boys..but it was "only" about $100 more than an interior so thought this was my best opportunity to give it a try! Deluxe Beverage Packages for sure! Black Friday deal was not great, especially at a $120 pp sticker price ...I'm hoping between New Years and 4th of July it will come down and get some of that back. Waiting on dining options to appear to see if I want to do a surprise meal one day for us. We don't usually pay for dining, so we'll see...If Giovanni's Italian is on there then I probably will, the boys are pizza addicts connoisseurs Is there a great benefit to booking with RCL then transferring to TA other than the down payment? Will you get any additional OBC? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AshleyDillo Posted January 8 Report Share Posted January 8 8 hours ago, Gilley said: Is there a great benefit to booking with RCL then transferring to TA other than the down payment? Will you get any additional OBC? The TA will run interference for you with the cruise line if anything goes wrong..that's the biggest benefit provided you use a TA with good customer service. PPPJJ-GCVAB and CruzOnBye 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ndfan89 Posted January 8 Report Share Posted January 8 I will be on that cruise too! CruzOnBye 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AshleyDillo Posted January 8 Report Share Posted January 8 I know it's a ways off, but I'd be happy to host a meet up in our cabin if anyone is interested. I know it's a short cruise but if anyone wants to catch the aquashow from our balcony on one of the evenings I may be able to arrange that! We are in an aquatheater suite for this sailing WAAAYTOOO, PPPJJ-GCVAB, CruzOnBye and 1 other 2 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CruzOnBye Posted January 9 Author Report Share Posted January 9 Saw the new cruise planner sale today, we booked the DBP for 30% off which is cheaper than Black Friday's sale for this sailing. FYI Adult's Hideaway is available now too, and on sale, but we'll pass on that this trip. CottenSkies 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PPPJJ-GCVAB Posted January 14 Report Share Posted January 14 On 1/8/2024 at 10:20 AM, AshleyDillo said: I know it's a ways off, but I'd be happy to host a meet up in our cabin if anyone is interested. I know it's a short cruise but if anyone wants to catch the aquashow from our balcony on one of the evenings I may be able to arrange that! We are in an aquatheater suite for this sailing Now I WISH I was on this cruise rather than the 9th! You are very gracious extending such a wonderful invitation! Maybe I’ll get lucky and someone else from the blogs is sailing on my dates and also has a suite! ENJOY! WAAAYTOOO, AshleyDillo and CruzOnBye 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AshleyDillo Posted January 14 Report Share Posted January 14 1 hour ago, PPPJJ-GCVAB said: Now I WISH I was on this cruise rather than the 9th! You are very gracious extending such a wonderful invitation! Maybe I’ll get lucky and someone else from the blogs is sailing on my dates and also has a suite! ENJOY! We love sharing the wealth when we are in these rooms! We are doing a B2B with the Sept 6 sailing so really JUST miss you! WAAAYTOOO and PPPJJ-GCVAB 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CruzOnBye Posted January 17 Author Report Share Posted January 17 @AshleyDillo That is so kind of you! Maybe you can stow me away in your suite and they won't notice during the B2B transition. AshleyDillo 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ndfan89 Posted April 19 Report Share Posted April 19 On 1/8/2024 at 9:20 AM, AshleyDillo said: I know it's a ways off, but I'd be happy to host a meet up in our cabin if anyone is interested. I know it's a short cruise but if anyone wants to catch the aquashow from our balcony on one of the evenings I may be able to arrange that! We are in an aquatheater suite for this sailing Oh my gosh - this is so sweet of you! Would love to meet up! PPPJJ-GCVAB, CruzOnBye and WAAAYTOOO 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AshleyDillo Posted April 19 Report Share Posted April 19 11 hours ago, Ndfan89 said: Oh my gosh - this is so sweet of you! Would love to meet up! Awesome...we can definitely plan something! CruzOnBye 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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