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What ports did you visit? We are leaving on the Oasis on October 3rd!

Nassau, St. Thomas & St. Marten

Will be on the Oasis in November. I can't wait to see her!!!

You won't be disappointed!

Great to hear. Lady O is pretty amazing. What did you love the most?

I think the vast majority of food venues. The salad in Central Park cafe was amazing!

This was our first cruise with Royal Caribbean. We usually cruise Carnival. It was an amazing ship. Very large! We had a fantastic time. If you're on the fence about going then just do it! I'll be happy to answer any questions anyone has :D

We did 11:45 with luggage express and had plenty of time.

 

To do the luggage express, your flight cannot leave before 11:30 at FLL. But worth every penny not to see your luggage until you get home! Will do it every time.

Thanks everyone! I'm not sure what luggage express is but I'll check it out.

As long as you are not returning from a transatlantic cruise, you should be fine.

Nope! Thank you :)

So once we return to FLL from the cruise our flight out is at noon. Should we have any issues making this flight?

Thanks!

Thank you for posting this link.

This is the best list of eating venues I have seen so far.

I wish RCCL would update it and issue a new one.

 

I printed this one and made changes with a marker. I plan to take it with us on Allure.

I so agree. I'm not sure why they don't but I too am glad someone offered it up! At least it's a start!

As well as venues which no longer exist as they were removed/changed out in the refit. Those would be

 

Cupcake Cupboard--->Closed, integrated with the Ice Cream Parlor to make Cups and Scoops

 

Boardwalk Donuts--->Converted to Boardwalk DogHouse

 

Ice Cream Parlor--->Converted to Cups and Scoops

 

Seafood Shack--->Converted to Sabor

 

Opus Dining Room --->"Split" into three restaurants, Silk, The Grande, American Icon, but still functions as one MDR with Dynamic Dining being canceled for the Oasis class ships.

Thanks a lot!

No, there are a good number of "free" venues.

 

Here is an old document that details the restaurants. Even though it's not 100% accurate anymore, what is marked as free is still free, and it should give you a good idea:

 

http://www.creative.rccl.com/Sales/Royal/General_Info/Flyers/10020614_Allure_Specialty_Restaurant_Flyer.pdf

Thank you so much! This is exactly what I needed. So they will give us something like this when we get on board? So for the ones saying cover charge, you pay that fee per person and then you eat for free?

This will be my first cruise with RCCL so I'm trying to figure it out. Do you pay to eat at all dining places around the ship except in the MDR?

Also, if you get your stateroom assignment a few days in advance of the cruise, you can contact Royal (or have your TA contact them if you used a TA) and ask them to re-issue your docs. That will give you downloadable luggage tags with your proper stateroom number.

Good to know!

The porters will have a manifest that they can consult to find your stateroom number.

Great! Thanks so much!

So I booked a guarantee room and I went to print docs and the tags are basically blank. So my question is this. Since you give your bags to the porter before going to the check in desk how do you find out your room number to put on the bags?

Thanks!

I agree with Jeff. You have to spend the time at the tables and make sure the pit bosses are doing their jobs. Why? The pit bosses have to input what your betting. When they swipe your card when you sit down and then when you leave they take you "out" will give them total time at the table and then when they input your bets they will use some math and get your average per hour. Also going with Jeff said, dont play for the comps. You will lose every time. Ive had people say you got a free cruise, drinks, etc. Let me tell you that I could have bought a couple cruises for the free cruise I won and a $20 bottle of wine is nothing. Play to play.

Great advice..thanks!

Thank you!

So I recently saw a video and when showing their room which by the way was a ocean view with seating window, they said and we have two bathrooms. They showed both and I thought that was awesome. What cabin is this??

Always give your players card when you go to a table. Buy in with cash or large chips (don't just take a stack of reds or greens and sit down...better to buy in for $500 than for $100 with four rebuys of $100 each). Color up when you leave (don't just take your stack of reds and walk away). Try not to table hop too much. Bet $25 or more per hand.

 

Basically you want to make sure the pit boss notices you as a regular, rateable, player. Don't play for comps or try to trick the pit boss. Don't try to increase your bet when he's watching, decrease when he's not. They've seen it all and won't appreciate it. If you want to receive meaningful comps you need to be a green chip or better player and put in some hours. It doesn't matter how much you win or lose...they want to see consistent play over a number of hours (and at $25/ hand it will likely take a lot of hours to get meaningful comps).

Great! Thanks for the tips!

So on our last cruise we spent about $2000 in the casinos and specifically asked if we would be rated and they said yes. I've seen on here other folks getting all kinds of offers and all we got was a $25 offer. Seems wrong. So...on my next cruise I want to make sure. Do I just need to buy in for $500 or more at a time or what? HELP!!:(

Well that sucks....but good to know. Oh well what are ya gonna do right?!:(

All you can do is wait until Royal gets their act together, just like the rest of us. Keep checking the website and this forum.

Ok thank you :)

So I'm new to RCCL but not to cruising. When we booked the agent said we were booked for "Dynamic Dinning". Now I don't know what that really means except that we will have options at various restaurants on the Oasis.

So in my head this means we do not have guaranteed seating anywhere correct? Also, the above post states that DD has been delayed till later in the year. Now my cruise isn't till September but how do I even begin to plan dinning options?:confused:

Does Royal Caribbean have a limit on their drink packages like Carnival?

If you are asking about Oasis, the answer is yes, subject to approval of ship's management.

 

The answer varies by ship.

Great thank you!

First RCCL cruise...can the partitions between the balconies be opened if you are traveling with other couples?

Thanks!