gadaboutgal

Have a great cruise.  We are getting off after 3 weeks and don't want to leave. 

At least it looks like you can remove the wristbands when you want to.  I would hate to have to wear one of those paper or hospital type that you can't remove at all.  

Wonder if you can ask for different colored ones.   (to coordinate with my outfits!)

Most recent update re: Pinnacle check in:

https://www.royalcaribbean.com/crown-anchor-society/program-updates

Now check in flexibility for Pinnacles is 1 hour.  Don't know anything new about Suite guests.

19 hours ago, jcc1025 said:

We are on the August 15th cruise out of Galveston, they changed the ship from Liberty to Independence and reassigned our cabins a couple of weeks ago. I believe that is because they are lowering the passenger numbers and spreading the cabins assignments out. They changed the itinerary because some ports are not allowing passengers. We show the drink, dining and tours on our planner and can purchase them at this time. The number of tours is lower and I read on the Celerity that in Cozumel and Costa Maya you could only take ship tours due to restrictions by the host country. I am sure a lot of this will change as we move forward but fell that our cruise is a go at this point. 

For the last 3 weeks on Adventure, we the vaccinated passengers were able to get off in any port without a Royal excursion-that included getting off in Cozumel.

NOTE: Royal's excursions are only required now for unvaxxed and their traveling group. (On Adventure , this July 26 cruise means children and family groups)

Adventure's itinerary is two stops at Coco Cay- Sunday and then Monday; however, this week Freedom did its test sail to Coco Cay on Monday.  So Adventure moved its second stop at Coco Cay to Friday.  

Adventure returns to its original itinerary next cruise.

Having a low number of guests versus full capacity is so appealing.  Currently, Adventure only has a bit over 900 passengers and it is so amazing.  No waiting in lines, no chair hogs, no crowded promenade.  I wish they would extend the limited capacity well into 2022.

I'm guessing that Suite guests will be treated as special as always-including providing the "unvaxxed" with their own special areas.

1 hour ago, suzyluvs2cruise said:

 

No email here about Coastal Kitchen in the future. Do you know who sent it? 

Email sent from Mark Tamis SVP HOTEL OPERATIONS.  Sorry I can not figure how to attach or paste the complete original email.  I think someone else on another thread did post it earlier.

C&A can use their free drink vouchers on Coco Cay.  There was a misunderstanding the first cruise out but that has been resolved.  The vouchers are good everywhere including the dining room.

Diamond lounge is not crowded even at cocktail hours and is pretty much as always with the exception that we have someone serving the tidbits (mini breakfast and lunch and the afternoon cocktail snacks) from the buffet and preparing and serving the coffee, juice, tea selection.  Drink servers as always get the drinks from the outside lounge, Blue Moon, bar where they swipe your card for your free drinks. 

Coffee, etc., is served from 7a.m. to 9p.m.

Suites and Pinnacles are given a grace period of 90 minutes before or after their assigned check in time.

During these Adventure sailings, Pinns are not invited to breakfast in Giovanni and are not permitted in the Suite lounge.

Breakfast in the dining room or Windjammer only with lite offerings in the Diamond Lounge.  

Whales are like snow birds.  They come down to the warm waters in the winter. Mainly January through April.  So if you vacation in summer only you should head north to Maine, etc.

Adventure of the Seas current sailings still call the two special nights "formal". However, as on Royal pre-covid shutdown, everyone dresses any way they please including shorts in the dining room.

On Freedom it should be very easy to set up the dining room as Vaxed/Unvaxed/Mixed as there are three decks.  

Currently on Adventure, the theater is so restricted in numbers that there the same shows are presented over and over again in the week.  I think there would be an easy way to again reserve certain shows for V/U/Mixed seatings.

All Pinnacle gifts are being delivered to cabins.  The first week of Adventure's sailings it was a little spotty as to who/when/what but this was eventually sorted out.  

Supposedly, some day in the distant future, all benefits will once again be available to Pinnacles.  Many P's are taking bets on the Concierge/Suite lounge access.  We shall see.

Pins did receive email regarding Coastal Kitchen in the future:  that they will be able to make reservations for dinner.  Again, we shall see if there are sufficient reservation spots!

No changes at all to internet free access.

  eloise-currently back to back to back on Adventure

Currently sailing on Adventure.

There is no special breakfast area for any C&A level.  Only suite guests have a special place for full breakfast and that is Giovanni. Past, pre-covid, Pinnacles were included in any specialty breakfast area with suites.  Diamond and above had a special area of the main Dining Room but not now on Adventure.

They still have the plastic water bottles on Adventure, June 16.  Maybe old stock?

9 hours ago, Empehi said:

Please can someone be specific that is on the Adventure about the DL, DL+ and Suite Lounges?

1, Is there a DL and what is in it? ie. coffee, water, soft drinks, any food, alcoholic drinks etc?

2. If there are vouchers how do they work and what do they include?

 

Thanks ......

I am on the Adventure June 12 sailing:

1) Yes, there is still a Diamond Lounge.  The items available have not changed-The buffet self service area is now roped off.  An attendant is there from 7am to 9pm to serve your coffee/tea/a.m. juice and any food items from the morning continental breakfast or the HH appetizers

2) Vouchers are on your seapass. They are good  for any drinks up to $13 at any bar and are also used in the Diamond lounge.  In the lounge, the cocktails/drinks are "retrieved" by the waiter from the Blue Moon bar outside of the lounge which is where your "voucher" is swiped from your seapass.

 Though there are fewer chairs in the Diamond Lounge now to restrict capacity; there is still a very large gathering of LMI in the outer Blue Moon.

We are on Adventure right now and are doing just fine without lugging phones around.  Even for check-in I presented paper copies of what is needed.  I don't want or care to spend my vacation looking down at a phone all day.

1 hour ago, coffeebean said:

Feel free to ridicule Florida. We deserve it!

Wholeheartedly agree.

MisAdventure of the Seas

They are using the paper straws===the ones that disintegrate as you drink your mudslide.  I have brought my own with me.

I think this is like Royal's dream come true:  how to get the Pinnacles out of the Concierge/Suite lounges.

Without the CK on Allure, Oasis, etc.  there is very little to offer me to sail on those big ships and pay those big prices.

On the Adventure, the Suite Lounge is reserved specifically for Suite guests only.  No Pins permitted unless staying in a suite.  Royal has effectively closed the Suite Lounge to non-suite Pinnacles!