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If you've used 50,000 Visa points to buy $500 worth of OBC and you only charge $400 to your onboard account during the cruise, you will receive the extra $100 back at the end, either in cash from Guest Services or as a credit to the credit card you've used to guarantee your account. The OBC from the RC Visa is "refundable" which means if you don't use all of it on your cruise, you'll get it back.

 

Judy

thanks for the tip, I did not know that OBC was refundable at the end of the cruise. I would assume we go to guest relations and they can refund it back to the CC card or do they give cash? If this is the case, then I think it would make sense to book the dining and drink packages in advance, take advantage of any pre-cruise discounts and then any unused OBC would be refunded back anyway which we then use to pay the CC bill.

Is there anywhere that this policy to refund OBC is posted? I have seen other threads where people say they struggle to use up their OBC so they don't lose it, if there is a policy posted somewhere it would help. I haven't seen it anywhere.

Also, does anyone know why it charges full price in advance for kids with specialty restaurants, will they refund this back to us on the cruise since one child would be free and the other a reduced price.

Thanks a lot for the help

Hi, We are leaving in just over a week and are a bit disappointed about booking advance drink packages and reservations.

We have the RCCL Visa Card and earned many points which we traded in for nice credit on board, we thought this would be great for drink packages and specialty dining reservations onboard. The only problem, is that when you try to book anything in advance you have to already pay for it, I thought it would be billed against your onboard account onboard and not against your CC card. Very disappointed since we have been earning points for years and feel you cannot fully utilize it if you book these things in advance.

So basically if we book our drinks and specialty dining in advance we can't use our onboard credit. Sort of defeats the point for us, anyone have experience with this, can they refund your CC and then deduct from your credit onboard if you buy in advance?

Same for the specialty restaurants, we wanted reservations in advance for whole family, which includes 1 child that should be free and the other who should be a reduced charge. Again the problem is that with advance booking it wants to charge the full price on all family members. It does not recognize the two children should not pay the full price.

Anyone have similar experiences and could share some tips? Is there any advantage to buying the drink packages in advance versus onboard? I know one previous time we bought it onboard and they snickered your card which often faded and came off making us go to guest relations several times for a new one. If its booked in advance is it permanently on the card?

Great suggestions about the end table.

With the two kids we thought it would make a little more room for them if it was removed. They said the couch would fold out for our son and they would setup a pack and play in the room for our daughter. Looking at the room diagram I am so very curious how they get all that to fit.

Will be interesting.

Hello, we are about 3 weeks away from our cruise and would have a few questions we hoped some of you may have experience with

1- is port canaveral parking covered or outside?

2 - if we purchase the drink of package which includes the bottled and sparkling waters, is there a limit on how many bottles per day and can you get bottled water at most bars or places on the Promonade? We are debating whether to get the case of water or just go with the the soda+water package.

3- we were wondering if they would remove the small coffee table from the room if we asked. Traveling a D1 balcony with 2 kids we thought it would give a bit more space if they can remove it.

4 - do they remove the mini bar contents upon request? In case we wanted to use it for our drinks.

Thank for your help / advice

You are correct, the bed is closest to the balcony in D and E staterooms on Voyager and Freedom class ships.

Great, thank you for confirming this.

Now for a really specific question, does anyone happen to know if the head of the bed is usually toward fwd or aft of the ship?

Thanks.

Do you also know if the bed placement varies on Balcony Freedom Class type rooms, meaning the bed in some is closer to the balcony and sofa to the bathroom and they basically swap positions in every room.

Would RCCL know if I called and asked this?

Also, is there any way to tell bed placements on Freedom Class Ships?

Hello,

Does anyone have experience with the cabins on Deck 10 AFT, D1 category, 1380-1392 or 1680-1692 on the Freedom class of ships?

We have the option for a D1 cabin in that area of the ship but are a bit concerned being directly under the windjammer. It is appealing however that its on deck 10 in not such a busy area, away from elevators and more suites on this deck so maybe a bit quieter.

The other options would be similar D1 cabin on deck 7 that would have cabins above and below us instead of the windjammer.

Tried searching pictures of these cabins but can't seem to find any.

Thanks for any help / advice.

Hello, does anyone happen to have an cruise compasses (recent 2016) from the 7 night Freedom of the Seas Western Caribbean?

Port Canaveral -> Grand Cayman, -> Roatan, Honduras, -> Puerto Costa Maya,

Mexico, -> Cozumel, Mexico

Thanks

Which rooms are held?

 

The FO (Family Ocean View) category and other similar Family rooms are held for groups of 5 or more. Usually around final payment day or within 1-2 months of the cruise the agent told me they are opened up to anyone wanting to book.

They told us they added us to a wait list for that category, should it open up to groups smaller than 5 someone from RCCL would get in contact with us to see if we want to book it. Anyone have any experience with this "waiting list" and if it really exists, or, was it just something the agent told us so we feel a bit better?

Does anyone know where exactly the pullman beds tend to be on the Freedom of the Seas?

For a balcony room with sofa (Catagory E1) do they tend to be above the king bed area or above the sofa area?

Hello, we are a family of 4 and wanted the same. Spoke to an RCCL agent who informed us those rooms are held for parties of 5 or more.

Right now, for our AUG sailing they are still unsold and available however not to our family of 4. She put us on a waitinglist that in case they go unsold, RCCL will open them up to smaller groups. She said this usually happens 2 or even 1 month before the sailing.

On our last cruise we were able to do this change to a Family Oceanview just 1 week before the cruise and we were only 3 at that time, we were on deck 2 and have to say the extra space is quite nice with little ones.

I looked at so many sites and everyone had different opinions of the size of the E1 rooms.

Finally just called and asked RCCL, they say its because 8556 has a slightly larger room and smaller balcony, this accommodates the pullman bed and has space for the pack n play crib. This is why the difference in sq. ft. from other E1 cabins. So 8556 has 200 sq ft cabin and 53 sq ft balcony.

Anyone know where the pullman beds are located? Are they over the king bed as in some pictures or over the sofa area?

We also wait listed for a FO Familiy Ocean View in case they open them up for bookings to parties smaller than 5. Had a FO on deck 2 last cruise and loved the room and space.

thank you

Hello, just wondering if anyone can provide details / reviews for cabin 8556 on FOS.

I searched and do not find any reviews specifically to this one.

We are travelling with 8 and 2 year old in AUG on a West Caribbean and liked this one room due to the pullman bed for our 8 y/o and can still fit a pack n play for our 2 y/o since it does not have the sofa bed.

Concerns for us are the proximity to elevators as well as overall size of the room for 4 of us. Some websites show E1 cabins as 180 sq ft however the RCCL agent advised it is nearly 200 sq ft plus the balcony. Not sure if these other websites are just showing average sizes or lowest size in the catagory.

Next jump would have been to an D1 cabin but they did not have any available with pullman beds, just sofa beds which we were told can make the room quite cramped feeling as well as being 300+ overall.

Thanks for any reviews or advise on this deck, room and category of room.

Thanks

Hi, does anyone have experiance with the wifi/internet onboard Freedom of the Seas?

We are booked in an oceanview stateroom on level 2, and heard that all rooms now have wifi capability. How much does this cost for the whole trip, what are the pricing options.

Thanks