Traveler Posted June 17, 2018 Report Share Posted June 17, 2018 I guess we are all here love to cruise with Royal Caribbean. Although I only cruised with RC until now (so I cant compare) I feel we are getting wonderful experience and a good value for our money. Still from time to time I think there are few small things which if RC changed/added could make the experience even better , I guess each one have is own list : Leaving the WJ open for longer hours at the evening - currently, beside the room service its very hard to find something to eat after 9 PM . Iron room - I understand why they will not locate iron on each room but maybe iron room in few places can be used if you need to iron a T shirt, yes I know I can give the shirt to iron for a fee but it takes time to get it back and sometime it cost more than the T shirt In room Kettle - just to start the morning with a coffee or tea without going all the way to the nearest station, I know its not a safety issue as you get them in JS and up . if its a matter of stocking the coffee product well , they can say its self service , meaning , if you want coffee/sugar/tea bags, just bring some from one of the coffee places. Room service outside of your room - lets say its night time , WJ is already closed and you do not feel eating a Pizza or sandwich, your partner is already sleeping, it could be nice to be able order food (with the same fee) to some of the other places , maybe even leave some of the WJ table sections open just for it ? Oh and most important , working, friendly, usable website .... I wonder what other people will suggest ? Lovetocruise2002 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3trinitythree Posted June 17, 2018 Report Share Posted June 17, 2018 An in room kettle is available, even in staterooms, albeit a tiny one which is still enough for 2 mugs of tea/coffee. I love your idea of an iron room, I would’ve looked a lot smarter on occasions if that was available Agree with the WJ being available later in the evening. Personally I’d love to see some of the small touches return, when I first cruised with RC in 2006, chocolates on the pillow, the midnight buffet, chocolate party and the pool party have all disappeared. Also found last week the welcome aboard carved fruits and ice sculptures are no longer in the WJ, instead just a welcome aboard cake was at the front. Some of the events now have become $ costed now, whereas before they were free to participate in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rose City Cruiser Posted June 17, 2018 Report Share Posted June 17, 2018 While on Empress of the Seas, WJ was open until 9pm. They were open again for late-night snack (burgers, hot dogs, nachos, chicken wings, desserts) 1030pm-1230am. Sandwiches only station in WJ 12:30am-1:30am. Keep in mind they do not have a 24-hour food option available on the ship. I think they should at least adopt the late night snack in WJ fleet-wide. Sorrentos is the only hot food option on the newer ships other than room service. Lovetocruise2002, Traveler and PrincipalTinker 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Traveler Posted June 17, 2018 Author Report Share Posted June 17, 2018 Regarding the late serving on the Empress, its very nice I wish they could have done it on all the ships Kettle on each stateroom , I heard you can ask but not all the time they have one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnUK Posted June 17, 2018 Report Share Posted June 17, 2018 3 hours ago, 3trinitythree said: An in room kettle is available, even in staterooms, albeit a tiny one which is still enough for 2 mugs of tea/coffee. I love your idea of an iron room, I would’ve looked a lot smarter on occasions if that was available Agree with the WJ being available later in the evening. I believe that sailings from the UK include a kettle in every room whereas those sailing from the US do not. No idea why the inconsistency exists (unless they are afraid UK guests would riot if deprived of their morning cup of tea!!). Not sure what else I would want to see. Perhaps an afternoon cream tea? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lovetocruise2002 Posted June 17, 2018 Report Share Posted June 17, 2018 Love the kettle in the room idea. And to my knowledge, it is as @JohnUK said above that for UK sailings, there is a kettle available in every room. I would also say that they need to bring back the small touches too like the chocolates on the pillow, the loving cups, and the midnight buffet. Those are the things I miss the most. As for what should they add, I would love to see RC have the options like Celebrity where you could pick a couple of perks to go with your booking and last but not least, a pool, bar, and eating area on the suite sundeck (but it looks like they might be headed that way already). Skid, PrincipalTinker, JohnUK and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hayley_bopp Posted June 17, 2018 Report Share Posted June 17, 2018 2 hours ago, JohnUK said: No idea why the inconsistency exists (unless they are afraid UK guests would riot if deprived of their morning cup of tea!!). Yes. That JohnUK and monctonguy 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DocLC Posted June 17, 2018 Report Share Posted June 17, 2018 Kettles aren't unhears of as they're provided on sailing out of England. I, too, would like the WJ to be open later as well as a cooked to order 24 venue like available on NCL. Garnet21 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Posted June 18, 2018 Report Share Posted June 18, 2018 16 hours ago, DocLC said: I, too, would like the WJ to be open later as well as a cooked to order 24 venue like available on NCL. I'd love later hours for WJ. I don't need 24 hours, but open till midnight seems like an simple change. Garnet21, DocLC and Traveler 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Traveler Posted June 18, 2018 Author Report Share Posted June 18, 2018 It should be quite simple for RC to keep the WJ open for extra few hours, even if it will be limit to one section. Two more things I would love to have are : Ability in the WJ to walk and bring some more food without losing the table and without the need to leave someone to watch. The other thing is some kind of a timer on the pool chairs , once someone is leaving the chair he can start this timer (for 10-15 minutes) and if he is not returning by that time he will lose it. Floski and Lovetocruise2002 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monctonguy Posted June 18, 2018 Report Share Posted June 18, 2018 They could just charge a small fee to visit the WJ after 9pm..like $5.95 per guest or something.....you know..like they are doing with everything else now in the name of making it a better experience and giving you more options. As for what I would like to see..i agree with later food options at night..or room service free till midnight or something..and other than that...I am pretty content...just stop charging for every little extra thing....... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Traveler Posted June 18, 2018 Author Report Share Posted June 18, 2018 Just now, monctonguy said: They could just charge a small fee to visit the WJ after 9pm..like $5.95 per guest or something...... Don't give them ideas , someone might take you seriously Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garnet21 Posted June 18, 2018 Report Share Posted June 18, 2018 I agree that having the WJ open until midnight would be a great idea that would be easy to implement. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twangster Posted June 18, 2018 Report Share Posted June 18, 2018 2 hours ago, monctonguy said: They could just charge a small fee to visit the WJ after 9pm..like $5.95 per guest or something..... Plus 18% gratuity. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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