Paulxyz2004

This is my opinion on this and it´s not more than an opinion !!!

I think you can´t confuse the Golden Suite areas with the Golden room. The Golden room will be the high rollers Casino area and won´t have anything to do with the cabin you are in.

The Silver areas will be for Silver suites and most likely Golden suites would have access as well.

The Golden areas - not including the Golden Room (see above) - will be for Gold Suites only.

Now as for D, D+ and P - I don´t know, but again my guess is D and D+ will get an area in the Music Hall or outside the Golden room. The Golden room might serve as a Diamond Lounge once the ship leaves Asia, just like on Ovation.

P might get access to one of the suite areas, maybe only the silver one or maybe the golden one, or even both. But that´s all just guessing. You have to keep in mind Crown & Anchor is not their prime thought in Asia. Over there it´s the High rolling gamblers and the folks springing for ultra expensive and exclusive Suites.

Well i have a non refundable booking for Harmony in January booked with my USA TA, same boardwalk cabin now booked In Uk with all inc drinks package is just £300 more- that is so much cheaper-wish I was not on non refundable - For once the UK prices when you take onto account the drinks package is cheaper - how come Royal Caribbean can treat US customers worst than UK customers- Equality for all!!

If it is so much cheaper, why not cancel the booking, eat the $100 per person penalty and rebook in the UK. Should still bring you ahead, if it is so much cheaper.

No, RCCL is a subsidiary of RCI.

 

No, that´s wrong. RCCL (Royal Caribbean Cruises Limited) is the Liberian incorporated company that owns the several cruiselines under their umbreally, including RCI (Royal Caribbean International) the cruiseline operating the ships.

I am on 16 night Serenade of the Seas just going down to Halifax. I didn't want to cross that deck it was cold outside, I would gladly have taken the elevator, but I didn't know where it was. I am a reasonable person and I only asked if I had any recourse, just saying no would have been nice, instead I get a bunch off smarty pants comments. I am satisfied now with my question being answered, but still disappointed and hurt with all the unnecessary judgemental comments. Never again, people seemed more kind on this board a while ago. My knee still hurts, but I managed a couple tours with my trekking poles. So I'm going to unsubscribe to notifications-guess I gave some people a laugh at least.

It´s probably a good thing for you to leave this thread, as you keep digging the hole deeper and deeper with every post.

By now you´ve lost all credibility with me. You didn´t know where the elevator was??? It´s right outside the Spa on Serenade. You have to walk past it before even getting outside.

Not really laughing, more like shaking my head and thinking some people are certainly not fit for travel.:eek:

The slippers were given to me after my pedicure, they had NO traction and I was very careful walking by the pool deck avoiding wet spots, when I fell face first. When I went back for my manicure 4 days later the gal there said she won't let her clients go out on deck in those slippers and directs them to an elevator..

 

I am pretty disappointed in some of the responses implying I am money hungry trying to get something over on them. Not the case at all. To the snarky person who said it was the slippers fault, they are correct absolutely no tread on those things.

 

Anyway,I wrote to guest services and suggested they tell the people in the salon to not give those slippers out or to escort them to the elevator to make their journey back to their room. After I turned in my suggestion they gave me a small credit for my next cruise.

 

So thank you for the sincere responses.

I took a fall and hurt my knee badly. Does anyone know if once I am off the ship I have any recourse? I have insurance etc., but since they gave me the slippers that caused my painful fall, I think I should get an OBC or at least a future cruise credit. I spent 3 days in my cabin icing and not putting weight on it. They did however send me a bottle of wine. Don't know if this kind of question is allowed here, but any help/thoughts would be appreciated. Thanks, Zu~

So if you don´t want to get anything out of them, why do you post the question if you have any recourse? Sorry but after that one you can´t back up into telling your only reason to post was to warn others.

Obviously you didn´t get just a bottle of wine like posted at first, but also some FCC, but still want more I guess.

Yeah not money hungry.:rolleyes::rolleyes::rolleyes:

I recently hurt my ellbow when stepping out my cabins bathroom on RCI with banging it against the door frame. I got a nice bruise on it. Well I wore the robe they prvided to me, so I think I should seek some compensation. Any thoughts on how to go ahead with this?:rolleyes:;p

RCI = Royal Caribbean International = The cruiseline

RCCL = Royal Caribbean Cruises Limited = The Liberia incorporated company owning several cruiselines including RCI, Celebrity, Azamara Club cruises, Silversea (66,7% owned by RCCL), pullmantour cruceros (49% owned by RCCL), TUI cruises (joint venture and 50% owned by RCCL) and SkySea Cruises (36% owned by RCCL)

I understand that you can meals for free at the buffets and restaurants but you are essentially paying fore the convenience and privacy of eating in your room and not having to deal with lines and crowds.

 

$7.95 is a steal for room service. Trust me, having paid $22 for pancakes and bacon for room service at a hotel one time while I was on a business trip, I wouldn't mind paying RC's reasonable service fee for eating breakfast while watching the sunrise on our balcony.

 

BTW, isn't there a coffee maker in each room?

No coffee makers in the rooms on RCI, only JS and up.

I don´t have a problem with the room service fee on RCI at all, but it can´t be compared to room service at a hotel. On the ship the food is already part of your fare, while in a Hotel that´s usually not the case. So at a Hotel you´ll pay for the food itself, while on the ship it´s for the delivery only.

Why do people have such issues with dogs? If I saw someone feeding a dog at the table it would not bother me in the least. I would just say, oh look a dog, that's cool. There is almost nothing being around a dog can cause you illness wise and I have seen kids doing things much more likely to infect you with something on every ship I have been on than any dog. Are people just afraid of them?

I don´t care what you think and if you think it´s cool you are more than welcome to sit under the table and share the bowl with the dog. But I would not accept a dog at the table.

I have no problem with a true service dog. A true service dog will never be at the table, but it will sit under the table. It will not take anything from the table. And true service dog owners will never allow the dog at the table and eating from the table.

I have seen dogs on ships, fortunately not at any tables or fed from the table. However if I ever happen to see anything like that I know my next actions. I would immediately demand to see the HD and expect him to take action. He would have two options and I´d make those two options very clear to him. He either makes sure this immediately stops and never happens again, or my next step is to send an email and inform the authorities about a serious health issue on the ship.

I´m pretty sure a report to the CDC, maybe with a pic of the dog at the table attached to it will set the ships management for some questioning and maybe an inspection under the VSP.

Adventure OTS is Voyager class that came out about 1999.

At the time the Royal Promenade was a major innovation in naval architecture and the first one, ...

Not quite true. The Royal Promenade was a major innovation in naval architecture, but it was not innovated on the Voyager class in 1999. At that point the innovation was around for about a decade already.

It´s been an innovation by the Turku shipyard (the same one that built the Voyager class) and it was first used on the Silja Serenade, which was ordered in 1987 and started sailing in 1990.

RCI might have been the first ones to use this concept for cruise ships, but for sure the Voyager class ships were not the first ships to have a Promenade.

We are booked on symphony for may 2019 because it was the cheapest sailing next yr. I guess we waited too late because all of the cabins that hold 4 guest or more are booked& they have no more connecting rms and all that is left is owners suites which are 2500.00 per person. We had to resort to 2 rooms side by side and our teen children will be in one and we will be next door. I'm still a little nervous because there wont be any type of adjoining door that I could keep a eye on them. Have anyone ever cruised and your children had separate rooms? Is this a safe option?

If it´s a safe option or not depends on your teens and how much you trust them.

Every time it's started raining on me in the Caribbean, the rain stopped before I could do what I decided to do because of the rain.

Does that say something about the duration of the rain shower or about the time you need to make a decision?:p

European roulette, single zero.

Good luck, I´ve never seen a french roulette table on any RCI ship.

Well a favourite would be more something like....

Sydney

Bay of Islands

Auckland

Tauranga

Napier

Wellington

Christchurch

Dunedin

Fjordland N.P.

or

Southampton

Stavanger

Bergen

Lerwick

Torshaven

Akureyri

Reykjavik

Nuuk

Nanortalik

St. Johns

NYC

or

Buenos Aires

Ushuaia

Drake Passage

Southern Shetland Islands and Antarctic Peninsula

Drake Passage

Ushuaia

Many Zodiac Expeditions along the way.

It´s unbelieveable and sad to see how people like the OP lack common sense these days and how much society has deteriorated with some people.:mad:

It cetrainly doesn´t matter if they allow these kind of bookings, or how many people do this or not. It´s simply WRONG !!!

What about the legality of asking a doctor to sign your insurance claim when you didn't even see them?

 

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Excellent catch !!!

Busted!

 

OP is never at fault.

This !!!

Maybe it's just me, but I feel like most cruise loyalty programs are a bit outdated for the current cruise experience and ships. Who cares about a crowded Diamond Lounge and non-premium drinks, particularly when I have a premium package and can go anywhere and get what I want already? I do, and I think many others do as well. If you think lounges are a thing of the past I guess the cruiselines are wrong with building more and more lounges and closed off areas for the suite passengers.

 

I get some people might not be buying the package, but a great deal do. I can only guess here, but while many do buy those packages it´s my feeling there are more people not buying them.

 

And even the nicest Diamond and Concierge lounges on board kind of remind me of an airport lounge. I have to spend enough time in those, I certainly don't want to do so on my vacation.

 

What if instead, they actually really amped up the customer service angle? I'm top tier with a couple airlines, and the biggest perks are upgrades and immediate access to customer service.

 

I think the top levels of a cruise loyalty program should look more like this:

- REAL dedicated phone line with immediate access to an agent - not interested

- Automatic upgrade (i.e. just shift the price point by a category or two) - unrealistic IMO, why would they throw away upgrades like this? They are giving the balcony discount already

- Decreased or no deposit - not interested at all, I don´t see it a perk, as I have to pay it anyway, doesn´t matter if that´s earlier or later

- Delayed final payment - see above

- More favorable cancellation/refund terms I see them as rather favourable already

- Category guarantees up to a certain point before sailing - not sure what you mean by this, but if you are talking about something similar to some airlines, where you can do a late booking and they guarantee you a seat, not practical for a cruiseline

- Perks such as complimentary specialty dining services or excursions - rather keep what they give me now instead of this.

 

I know some of this is already done, but I think a lot of it could be done better. I just think the focus on some very dated on board amenities isn't quite cutting it.

 

Thoughts?

I´m with the majority here. I don´t think C&A is outdated one bit and while added perks are always nice, nothing on your list would interest me, aside from some rather unrealistic ones.

Interesting points all of you. I was just kind of throwing this out there. I guess one of the "problems" is that there are a LOT of people at a high level (D+ and Pinnacle). I certainly wouldn't advocate cutting anyone out, but there certainly is a volume issue. Being top tier with an airline means I can always get someone on the phone pretty much immediately. But it's also a bigger relative investment to reach top tier with an airline than say D+ with Royal.

 

Again, I'm not married to any of it, I was just curious what people thought!

I don´t quite get what´s the deal with CS on the phone:confused:. This would be my last idea, if it even came up at all. In over 25 years of cruising and more than 35 years of travelling around the world, I´ve never called a cruiseline or an airline respectively.:confused: I certainly have no need at all for some dedicated phone line.

Hello,

Has anyone used their "crown & anchor coupons" that are pre-loaded on their Sea Pass?

Seems to me it would be easier to get a print out to see what you actually have, but I have read RC does not leave a coupon booklet in your room the first day. Guess you have to go to Guest Services to get a print out?

I am a gold member, but will be moving to Platinum with my coming cruise;)

L~NY

Of course a lot of people have used them over the many years this system is in place.

It´s much easier to use than the old coupon books.

You will get a letter detailing all your benefits, so no need to go anywhere.

Just in case you are not aware, if you are gold now you won´t be platinum until after your next cruise.

I figured I'd get a reply like yours....but my point is... you don´t really have one

 

I like MTD...I like that we don't have same waiters each night and on ncl that is what happens... you can have that on RCI as well

 

So now I'm trying out rccl...I want MTD...I made ressies because I'm hearing we should for our family if 6....but I'm not stupid... that´s certainly debatetable and can certainly see that the game plan will be to sit us with the same waiter at the same table each night.... there is no game plan, they will seat you where they have room

 

So that means...and there is no denying it...interesting you already know this as a truth, though you´ve never sailed RCI that the waiter will be all over us on the last night looking for and extra tip...and of course I'll feel bad if I don't give one...

 

Again...I want to try rccl...so no need to say go back to ncl...but I also like NOT knowing the waiters...and sitting in differing locations in the mdr each night

 

I wonder what the hostess will say when I say I want different locations and waiters each night...probably...oh we can't guarantee that as we booked you with the same guy and table each night they didn´t book you with the same table and waiter each night. She will probably tell you, that she can´t guarantee you a table with a different wait team each night, as she might run out of locations and tables for 6 during the course of the cruise, depending on the size of ship and thus MTD. But she will also tell you she´ll try her best to accomodate (maybe a nice tip with your request helps:p).

 

It better be a good location lol

 

 

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Most of the time when I don´t ask for anything I end up all over the MTD room with different waiters every night. If I have had some excellent wait staff I´ve been asking to be seated with them again and they try hard to accomodate, but some days it doesn´t work. This might be different for a party of 6 though, as there are most likely fewer 6 table tops opposed to 2 table tops.

Your post is way out of line with anything posted in this thread. I do not understand your overreaction.

 

The OP asked how much to tip extra, IF HE WANTED TO TIP EXTRA.

 

Others weighed in on that question.

 

Why would you take that personally in any way, shape or form, or assume that somehow people care what YOU DO?

 

I just was gobsmacked by your post.

Exactly, she certainly didn´t read or understand the OP.

It really is no one else's business what you or anyone else tips. A generous tip for one may be a medium or slim tip for someone else. It's in an envelope anyway and no one will know. Give what you want to give, if anything at all on top of the gratuities/auto-tip.

This !!!

Wow! And I thought the political polarization currently in full bloom was intense.

 

The arguments against these increased safety measures baffles me. As a counterpoint to the stance that employing lifeguards at the solarium pools is senseless unless we also have them at hot tubs I say this: I would favor stationing lifeguards at those hot tubs too except that I know it is unrealistic from a cost per passenger perspective. Many more passengers use the pools than the hot tubs simply due to size so of course the cruise line is trying to cover the most area they can within reason. And I thank them for it.

 

As for the “staring” at someone in a new bikini complaint.....I. Just. Can’t. Even.

 

Grabbing some popcorn now to enjoy the rest of the debate.....

The rest of the debate was over more than 5 weeks ago already:rolleyes:

I still dont get it. How is cash on day 1 different than day 11

 

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Some people simply have an obstructed view;):D

It's pathetic how some people are so judgmental and are incapable of answering a question for a first time cruiser.

 

 

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So nice to see you are not judgemental at all:rolleyes:

Yes, No, No.