Goodtime Cruizin

1 hour ago, PWP-001 said:

Nope:  According to their financial statements, Royal is still swamped with debt that's draining their cash.  Cutting the staff meteorologist only save a few coins.

OK, I call Dibbs! Mine first.

6 hours ago, outtoseacruise said:

Royal has started to drain their swamp of useless positions & waste. 1 down and 2 (possibly 3) more to go. https://twitter.com/JamesVanFleet/status/1659161312776056832?s=20

Great. Now can I get my bed turned down at night again?

does anyone have an email for this representative ?

8 minutes ago, coachmike1959 said:

i have had bartenders tell me that my 5 drinks were all used up but DW still has drinks left on hers. of course that is after a few tips spread out over a few drinks. they always ask if i want to use DW's voucher and of course i say yes..and a thank you..i always tip $1 per drink whereever i get a drink

Them barkeepers learn fast. They understand the game that needs to be played and how to make that tip.  

1 hour ago, happy cruzer said:

Galveston seems to be very popular this year.  I booked out of New Orleans at a bit more than half the price of a cruise out of Galveston which more than paid for air, etc.

New terminal allowing the larger Oasis class ships! 

1 hour ago, A&L_Ont said:

Take the humans out of Waffle House and there would be no fights there as well and it’s way cheaper than Disney. 

I like iHop more. Their coffee is much better. 

See what I did there. 😆

Beauty is always in the eye of the beholder! 

Always! 

8 minutes ago, firefly333 said:

Looks like we are on the same harmony cruise. Go this year, next year the prices are up so I'm still booked b2b. 

The Sunday of Thanksgiving week I hear is an excellent week to go cruising. Perhaps we'll share a pint or two.

23 minutes ago, Jimbo said:

Long time no see, where have you been?

Took a Covid break from cruising & the mods gave me a break from posting. 🤣

But we're headed back out twice this year. Greek Isles on Explorer & Caribbean on Harmony.

28 minutes ago, John&LaLa said:

 

I'd need a really big house to do that

Wallpaper. 

OK... so here's what the Royal benefits states on their website...

On 5/5/2023 at 6:32 PM, klfrodo said:

A freakin nightmare unless you are a Pinnacle is what a Presidents cruise is.

Over run with (rightly so) very entitled passengers.

I bet they have impressive hallway pictures hanging on the walls. 

6 hours ago, not-enough-cruising said:

This is really how it works. If the Diamond member isn’t in the picture or on the folio then you can’t use your perk. 

I've read this a few times in this thread but each time I read it, I ask myself...why? Why is this rule in place? As a Diamond, it's my earned perk. What image I choose is my diamond privelege. Can anyone explain the logic behind the rule other than Royal wants the revenue from her family member? 

On a different note, We've had about a dozen or so cruises in our time. What I don't need is another 8x10 pic of me & the wife on a cruise. But I must say they do look impressive all lined up on the hallway wall by cruise year . 😉

2 hours ago, Hoopster95 said:

 

Yes!!! That’s right!

Welfare is likely better income than Royal, and you don’t have to work 304 days straight at 12 hours per day. 

... and you also are no longer required to do turn down service.

This thread has come full circle. 

I think Wow is the perfect name. 

"Wow! I have to take it on & off?"

Bottomline for us... not worth it. Perhaps this one thing they can learn from the Princess line. Their bands are really really good. 

On 12/9/2022 at 8:30 AM, swoopy2110 said:

Person makes mistake & blames someone else. Welcome to 2022.

Are you referring to the mistake of email stating a 14 day refund? 

Magnetic Scrabble letters.

They are fun & inexpensive. Connect the letters to leave and receive messages.

1 hour ago, John&LaLa said:

 

But this isn't the 10+ years loyal thread😉

 

BTW, did your credit card get charged initially?

yes.

5 minutes ago, John&LaLa said:

 

Just stating facts, hardly gloating. 

 

Do I experience hiccups, sure, every now and then.

 

Did Lufthansa totally destroy my 11 night Baltics cruise, yep. Ces la vie.

 

But I honestly don't believe there is any bait and switch going on. It's all marketing and dynamic pricing.

That's your take.... Marketing & Dynamic Pricing.

Other's take... it was a mistake

Still other's take... It was an error

Me...Bait & Switch 

I took the bait. I purchased the goods. They processed the CC. They canceled the order. And now a re-purchase at BF pricing is not allowed. Brother you can call it whatever you want, but for me it's Bait & Switch. 

I think this thread as run it's course. My message is there and one can believe as they wish. 

Happy Thanksgiving everyone!

You post that like you're special and/or something that was supposed to work, actually did. Look, I'm glad it did. I happy for everyone that got taken care of last Friday and Saturday. In fact you should consider yourself very fortunate. Thousands upon thousands were not. And John... you're better than this. Instead of gloating, you should be showing a bit of empathy for those that did the same as you but experienced a different result. RCL was shut down, even the C&A reps were locked out when I called on Friday afternoon. 

8 minutes ago, ramja96 said:

 

I have to disagree.  I just saved over $200 on our Refreshment Package (for 2), and about $80 on our internet package this past weekend.

You think you saved $280. Everyone knows how RCI operates, if you saved $280 over the weekend, it was overpriced to begin with. But you seem satisfied w/ the purchase so then it's all good.

41 minutes ago, geneparmesan said:

I've been following the beverage package prices for my cruise next June. It's been $72.99/day for some months now.

 

Last week, it moved to $77.99/day.

 

The Black Friday sale has taken it down to $72.99/day. 😄

Ours was $74.99/day, on Black Friday it dropped to $62.99/day (BOGO50), bought it, card processed, then cancelled, and now it's $72.99/day. 

It's all BS. 

Black Friday sales and promotions for Royal started this past Friday... or at least they said it did. But the shut down all purchases via claiming a Technical difficulty. When it came back on line the prices were much higher than originally posted. 

I bought a neck lanyard to proudly display it. 

3 hours ago, Iamcruzin said:

I have to say that I'm done with cruising for a while. My son has been doing land trips as early as last August. He is headed for Cabo San Lucas this week. He hasn't had any issues. This year he is vaccinated. Last August he was in St Thomas when they went into lock down. He still had a good time and didn't spend as much money as planned since everything had to be take out and they had to buy liquor and  make their own drinks.  Cruising is just too nerveraking right now. Wearing masks on board which I am opposed to is the least of the problems. 

Smart move. Even vaccinated people are now passing covid to other and catching covid as well. Even though the industry has tried, and even w/ all the protocals, cruising just isn't a viable option these days. The ports of call are only half open anyway. Too much time, energy and money is invested in cruising to go to ports that have another set of rules. And you're right , masks are only just a small part of the overall discomfort of cruising these days. I truly hope things will be better in one year from today as we are supposed to fly to Amsterdam.