Another_Critic

41 minutes ago, Tatka said:

We gotta remember that solarium rating often depends on where a person saling in/from.

 

We in Northeast need a different solarium than many people sailing from Florida.

I personally want an enclosed Solarium (w/ AC) when sailing from Florida.  YMMV.

41 minutes ago, NeepierRoad said:

Also, the FCC covers the cost of the stateroom only. If you choose to use the FCC on a less expensive cabin, the balance remaining is still a FCC and will not cover any extras like taxes, gratuities, etc.

I thought an FCC could cover prepaid gratuities and insurance.

23 minutes ago, WisconsinFan said:

We will be getting on her in one week! Looking forward to your thoughts.

She's not coming back for 9 days.  Are you planning to board in St. John, NB?  😄

4 minutes ago, mking8288 said:

Housekeeping delivered a long extension cable to 2 of our cabins

"I couldn't get connecting cabins, so I'll create my own!"  😄

39 minutes ago, Merion_Mom said:

 

I think that you've already had too much to drink! 🤣🤣🤣

They are dancing on the ceiling.

8 minutes ago, Mum2Mercury said:

With a guarantee, you'll have zero control over whether you're near your traveling companions -- and the chances of your assignments falling near one another are slim-to-none. 

I've usually faired better than slim.  🙂

Nordic Empress a few doors away.

Quantum - 3 doors away

Anthem - both forward, but 1 deck apart

Grandeur - side by side cabins

Anthem - 1 cabin between us

YMMV.

I think you will get more concise answers if you state why you booked the original scenario and what is your ultimate end goal.

It may also help naming the ship and whether you are inside or outside of final payment date.

11 hours ago, TheBeardedCruiser said:

Has anyone had success with booking two guarantee cabins on the same voyage? I've been tempted to do that when we travel with friends. We want to be near each other, obviously. I'm afraid that we'd be assigned rooms at far ends of the ship from one another...

You may (or may not 😄 ) have a better chance of being nearby if you link your reservations.  However, linking reservations does allow all parties to see some parts of the other party's reservation.

2 hours ago, lulurobby said:

is it the last 4 numbers that is your room.

Yes, the numbers after the -

1 hour ago, poocher said:

Booked a March 2025 cruise in May.  MTD reservations just showed up about 2 weeks ago.  Maybe yours just aren’t available yet?  It should show as the last option under DINING in the cruise planner.

I still can't make MTD reservations for my Feb. 2025 cruise (booked in late August).

3 hours ago, trrn2016 said:

On the cruise vacation receipt it shows Dining. My Time().  Does that mean waitlisted??

You are assigned My Time.  If waitlisted it would be within the ().

An example for waitlist would be 7:45 PM(MY TIME). 

32 minutes ago, Tatka said:

 

Of course. Harmony does not have a solid roof. 🙂

Yes, which IMO is dumb.

46 minutes ago, rrraydon said:

The aqua shows are fantastic, one of the good things about the Oasis class ships!

I always book deck 8 ocean balcony. I like to roam Central Park.

I booked the furthest aft deck 8 boardwalk balcony on Allure.  Can roam Central Park and see the Aqua Theater.

To clarify, there is no A/C in Harmony' solarium, there is A/C in Wonder's solarium.

There's confusion because the quote was regarding one ship (Harmony), but the response was based on Wonder.  See post #14.

35 minutes ago, lovesthebeach2 said:

It seems to have been fixed. Royal hold me in their chat to try to log out and log in and if that didnt work to uninstall and reinstall the app…...hubby did that and it worked. I just had to log out and log in 

I didn't do anything other than click the Check-in button, then View SetSail Pass.  I first tried clicking the Person Icon, then View SetSail Pass, and it didn't work, but it does now.

25 minutes ago, billysr31 said:

Has anyone used drink voucher for the discount off a bottle of wine?

I haven't personally, but others on here have reported using a voucher for a discount.  I assume that 18% gratuity is added to the remaining balance.

Drink vouchers may also be used toward a discount off the purchase of any bottle of wine — 20% off bottles over $100 and 40% off bottles under $100.

I wonder what discount is given for a $100 bottle of wine?  😄

The screenshots aren't showing the entire screen, but the entire balcony is very quickly shown.

Apparently you need hand holding, since you were told exactly what to do and still rebutted the advice.

Look at this.

https://www.cruisedeckplans.com/ships/slideshow-cabin-members.php?ship=Brilliance-of-the-Seas&cabin=9592

1 hour ago, rrraydon said:

Also, I do not know how this My Time Dining thing works as I've never run in to this problem before. Can you just show up at 6:30p and stand in line?

Yes, there is a No Reservations line for My Time Dining.  You can try showing up earlier, as they might have an empty table available from main seating.

Another option is to go to the dining room when you board, and see if they have space available in main seating.

1 hour ago, SAS21 said:

Can I check in without my passport? I mailed my old one off for renewal and have received the new one yet. Can I update my check in information once I have checked in.

1 hour ago, not-enough-cruising said:

just check in and check DL/BC as your form of ID, when you get to check in at the pier, present your new passport

1 hour ago, Anton said:

Yes you can update it later.  Pick birth certificate initially and then when you get the new passport, go in and edit the record to enter the passport information. 

FYI - You can only check-in with a BC for an closed loop cruise departing from the US.

You can use the app to pick the check-in time and fill in the rest after you get your passport.

1 hour ago, BirdTravels said:

Or you can have food delivered to your stateroom morning, noon, and night. 
 

 

49 cruises and I've order room service twice.  Sandwiches once and cookies another time.

1 hour ago, BirdTravels said:

You’re on a cruise. Breakfast in bed is a tradition. Fill out a door tag and food will be delivered in the morning. 

49 cruises and I have never ordered breakfast room service.

30 minutes ago, Tree_skier said:

Yeah but who wants to spend a week in wales!!!!

 

🤪

It's a killer experience.  😉

1 minute ago, rrraydon said:

How about the restaurants on Symphony, did you try any?

I only tried Solarium Bistro for breakfast and lunch, WJ a few times for breakfast and lunch, Johnny Rockets for breakfast, MDR for dinner, and one night at 150 Central Park.  And of course, Sorrento's for pizza.

One other difference is the solarium on Symphony has a vey different layout than Oasis.