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Is the 20% discounted already reflected in the displayed price?

 

This is what's showing for Harmony Nov'19 2016:

 

$36 Select BPSO

$47 Premium BPSO

$53 Ultimate BPSO

 

But after I add a package to my cart, it doesn't seem to apply any 20% off?

If your trip is included, it should have a "20% off" banner on the main page. If you see this, then yes the price should reflect 20% off what you would pay onboard. Not all trips seem to be included in the promo.:o

When is your cruise in November?

We sail 11/27 for the 12 nighter:D

Looks like you may be with us?

I'm sorry I can't find the tribute band on that list for January 2, 2017...Is it not on there yet or do I just not know how to look things up? :)

I looked at each group whose time frame matched our trip (i.e. Oct-Dec or similar) and then looked for Anthem - that's the only way I found ours:eek:

On our November trip departure time is listed as 3pm! With earliest checkin time being 10:30am, that should be interesting:p

we sailed last Nov. the u2 cover band was called L.A. Vation and they were awesome.we are sailing this Nov 27th,anybody know the band yet? this is watson50,get back to me please.thank you

Watson50 if you're on Anthem with us 11/27 the tribute band is Bon Jovi 'Slippery when Wet':D

Looks like Bon Jovi for us! Very Happy! Though Journey would have been good too:D

I don't want to be accused of stealing or having my beverage package cancelled so I have some questions. I am the only one having a package on our upcoming cruise.

 

1. If I order some water bottles from my ultimate beverage package and stock the cabins refrigerator with them, is my girlfriend allowed to drink from them if she is thirsty or does she need to order her own and pay for it separately? Can I share them on land with her or does the rule apply there aswell or only the ship?So, you pose an ethical question. The correct answer is no she should not drink them as they came from the package and she does not have a package. You can only get one bottle at a time so if you want to waste the time 'stocking' your fridge (and that is a kind term - they're more like coolers) go for it. On land only you will know, so that one is your call. How ethical are you?

 

2. If order a bottle of beer and buy one extra of the same brand for my wife at the bar, would it considered be stealing if we mix the bottles up and I drink from her paid beer and she drank from my beer that was part of the package?

How can they spot which one that belongs to who if we ourselves loose track off them? I know that maybe it would be safest to waste them both and get new ones and keep better track on whos beer is whos, but that doesn't seem environmental friendly. So now you've gone from ethics to being silly. You will have a paid receipt for one of the beers. It won't be a problem.

Have a good trip.

Or wait until you're on the ship and go to the desk where they're selling packages. Tell them you want to upgrade and the difference will be charged to your onboard account

BUT if you do it this way, it might be a bit of a sticker shock, as right now many sailings have 20% discounts on packages. This is supposed to be 20% off the price on board so, it should be more expensive to do it this way than just canceling now and repurchasing. You should be able to do this as long as you're not leaving very soon;)

I've done a balcony guarantee four time in the last six weeks or so. Website has always shown Deluxe Obstructed but invoice shows X GTY. Have gotten a d5, d7 and a d8.

I've probably switched my cabin at least 6 times in the last three months on our upcoming trip (as guarantees were assigned or better options became available). Never an issue at all??:)

I feel your pain...I was trying to modify reservations for my group of 8 once entertainment started opening up :eek:, I couldn't find a time before 9 or 9:30 for a group my size.

What I would suggest you do is book a separate reservation for the remainder of your party at the same time as yours. Once you board, immediately go to the dining room and explain what is going on and ask to be placed at the same or adjacent tables (read they can be shoved together;)). I think that may be your best shot.

HTH

Since your trip is in 5 days, it really won't matter if someone thinks it's a good choice or not - not like you can change it:(.

But hopefully it's on the port side of the ship rather than the starboard side, as that area has had reports of smoke from the smoking area on deck 5 making the balconies smelly:eek:.

Positive is that you'll be on a cruise! Bermuda isn't a lot of sea days so the smoking area will most likely not be heavily utilized.

Enjoy your trip:D

Teehee...Mega Ships...Grandeur & Sovereign:eek: My how times change:cool:

I have done the XGTY 3 times on our upcoming Anthem trip and have been assigned a D5, D7 and D8 respectively. Not sure if I'll jump back in a fourth time....:p

Years ago on Sovereign we had two adjacent insides on deck 4 ( I think). We're on an inside corridor between the main outside corridors and it was very quiet. Would think being on exposed end would be noisier ( remember those long hallways after a few drinks ).:)

Do you save more money if you buy the drink package before you board or is it the same amount?

Currently some sailing are offering 20% Off on select drink packages. According to RCCL it is 20% off of the package price on board. People are reporting mixed results as to if it really is 20% off, but it is definitely a lower price than on board;)

You obviously won't be able to use both promos, so it will come down to which one is the better deal. 30% off each passenger should be better BUT if your B1G1 had OBC or something that could offset the difference.

If you've cruised with Royal before call C&A and have them price the cruise for you without changing anything. When I call I know what my bottom line fare amount is so I can decide if it's worth the change. That being said, I've taken the XGTY on Anthem two times in the last 2 1/2 months to get the price down on our 11/27 trip. Sitting at just under 2500 for the two of us;).

Can you take $100 off the price then?

 

We are not Verizon customers.

From what I've read, these can only be used at the time of booking with a specific company. Basically useless. The Carnival ones can be used at any point in your reservation, so theirs are better in that respect (to my knowledge;))

Thanks! Sharing with my group!

Yeah - this popped up in my cruise planner last week. Before it just said Superior blah blah Cabin 12***, now it has (smaller balcony) on it. Looks like it means our balcony will be 55 sq. feet not the 68 sq. feet. Not a huge difference to me - we too booked the Balcony GTY and got a D5;)

We get on when OP gets off so our check in isn't open yet:(

My experience is from 2011 but maybe it will help. We were on a trip with others covering a total of 4 cabins. I had the unlimited package. We were able to take large group pics (12 ppl I think) with no problems. When put on the digital system they showed up on everyone who they had swiped cards for. They were also on the wall (this was Explorer) so that if they didn't show up in your digital wall you were able to have them added.

Now, for whose photo the print would be if your talking about the unlimited print package...they will only do one set BUT you can order as many reprints as you would like. But they would be additional charge - the unlimited package only entitles you to one print of each picture.

HTH

Found out last night that they have changed the posting order as well. AFAIK the C&A discount was taken off the bottom line. They are now taking off before any promos are applied. As an example my Anthem trip has a balcony gty at $2796. 12 night emerald discount should be $200 but C&A rate is $2656. They took the $200 off THEN applied the 30% off.:(

Wow, so this blows...after our November trip we only need 5 more nights to diamond. I know we'll never make D+ but now not too sure we'll even try for diamond. Balcony discount is pretty important to us (even though most times we are booking more than 6 months out), and this just seems like another slap from Royal:(

Yep, made the mistake of ordering an entrée and having the Tutti salad. Ooof. Poke me with a fork, I'm so done.... :o

Yeah, my DH refers to that as 'feeling like a tick' as in ready to pop:eek: He rates cruises by how often he reaches that point. The lower the better;)

Hmmm checked my November ressie and it too says 'smaller balcony' for cabin 12680:confused: