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2 hours ago, cruiseguy1016 said:

 

They will be allowed to check in with you.

Thank you! 

We are traveling with my future MIL (separate reservations/rooms) and her friend in November. They are first time cruisers, and we are Diamond Plus. Will they be able to accompany us through the Diamond Plus line or should we use the general check-in line? She is very hard of hearing and will require my fiance's assistance when checking in. 

Enchantment sucked a mooring line into its bow thruster leaving Charleston on its last cruise. I assume that is causing some reduced thruster functionality until they can get it fixed. 

Asking the masses to see if I may be up the creek. I've yet to call Royal yet as I'm waiting for an FCC to be regenerated, but I've run out of cruises in the next year to apply said FCC's to. I have around $1,100 in credits left to use and I really do not want to lose them. Has anyone had any luck in getting Royal to apply them to a cruise beyond the sail by date? I have a cruise scheduled for June 2023 that would be the perfect candidate. Unfortunately booking another cruise this year, is a bit out of the question as far as my time off from work is concerned. Thanks in advance for your feedback. 

I'm finally onboard with the infamous Radio! Love your live threads. See you onboard!

See you on board! 

1, 2, and 3: Anthem 11/29/2020 (I'm cautiously optimistic... its my birthday cruise)

Considering most Radiance Class ships are as new if not newer than Voyager class ships, they're probably not going anywhere.... 

Soooooo… Back to the topic at hand... The Rivers in Pittsburgh opened this week and they require masks. I believe you are still able to smoke (don't ask me how that works), but most slot machines have plexiglass between them and the ones that don't are distanced away from others. Table games are limited to three players per table.

17 minutes ago, island lady said:

My Grandeur out of Baltimore 9/17 was cancelled last week.  

Canada?

Booked for August 23rd and November as well. My family is also rebooking cruises for this year as well. As soon as we are allowed to sail we will be on board following whatever guidelines are in place. 

OP must not have heard that you're not allowed to be optimistic about the world opening back up on Cruise Critic right now. I heard that will be allowed to resume sometime in 2021. 

Ha! Glad someone still has a sense of humor.

Took our 4/13 on Serenade and turned it into the 6/7 Oasis and 7/29 Adventure. Basically two for the price of one. Turned disappointment into excitement as well.

14 minutes ago, jknc said:

Note; when comparing bailouts of banks and automakers to cruise lines remember some did not survive.

 

Oldsmobile, Mercury, Saturn etc. 

 

The cruise marketplace will look very different in a few months, that feels inevitable at this point. 
 

Brands like Princess, Celebrity could disappear.

Aren't you just a bundle of joy. Instead of armchair quarterbacking this whole thing, how about we ride it out stop playing into the what could happen. All it is doing is causing people to panic. 

Grandeur did as well this morning.

2 hours ago, Cru1s1ng2009 said:

With the selling of grandeur I have to assume that Enchantment isn't far behind. What is left that will fit under key bridge? Majesty?

 

 

Radiance class will fit. Key Bridge is higher than the Sunshine Skyway Bridge in Tampa by 5 or 6 feet, and those ships get in and out of Tampa with no issue (fog not included).

I switch between RCI and HHonors cards. I use the RCI card till I rack up $200-$300 OBC then switch back to HHonors and cushion my points balance with them. 

Was on Anthem last Thanksgiving for an 8-night. Lots of kids and families, which was to be expected. They did serve a special Thanksgiving meal in the MDR but we opted for Wonderland that night instead. The decorations did not go up the day after, which was extremely disappointing. Overall, I'd do it again in a heartbeat, because you cannot top spending Thanksgiving Day on an island. 

15 minutes ago, rimmit said:

While they do make money on it,  it’s not really a huge money maker like the newer ships,  but it does get people in the door and introduces them to cruising.

Highly disagree with this. Baltimore has one of the highest percentages of repeat guests. Travel in the winter months and there are well over 1,200 C&A guests, with usually around 500 Diamonds. 

1 minute ago, OACAggie said:

I didn't know Enchantment was in Baltimore before. When was that?

Referencing my signature, 2009-2010 area lol

Sad day. I love that ship. Anyone know a more specific date? I want to try to get on the last sailing. Heck I may have it booked for all I know.

1 hour ago, wolfcathorse said:

he's over 10,000 C & A points now

Actually he just hit 8,000 last month. 

50 minutes ago, Bobal said:

Or you could speak to the Loyalty person onboard - we usually end up doing that anyway since they invariably send the wrong thing or don't send it at all. 

Glad i'm not the only one that has this problem.

In what universe is Nassau and CocoCay Western Caribbean? I guess they have to pay for the island somehow.