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11 hours ago, Host Clarea said:

 

Info here:  https://tuxedorentals.rccl.com/tuxedo/tuxrental.nsf

I'm not sure this site is maintained. I wouldn't consider it, but Symphony & Spectrum aren't even listed ships.

17 minutes ago, DaniDanielle said:

My favorite email is the one telling me to finish booking my cruise when it is already booked and paid for!

I got one of those today...

14 hours ago, Bsmeme said:

I'm going to be on Harmony in August. I had thought about making reservations for this, but they had taken the balloon ride off my cruise planner for a couple of days. I just saw it back on cruise planner for $74. a person. I don't know if it's worth that much money. 

I can't imagine that this is worth the money. I see it at a similar cost for my August Symphony cruise.

The ride is apparently 10 minutes only.

Their promotions have zero predictability.

Last week, I got an email that shore excursions were on sale. They ended up being more expensive. Once the sale ended, they became cheaper. I get an email with promotions literally every 2nd day.

15 minutes ago, danadi18 said:

Nope!  I checked in a couple of weeks before and they gave me a 12 PM boarding time but we went early anyway.  

Good to know! I also have a 12 pm arrival time and was considering going early. 

Great review! Did you have expedited boarding since you checked in with the app? 

The pictures are generic. This is hosted by Plus Grade.

Research the equivalent cabin on the Royal website for your ship.

15 minutes ago, PhoenixCruiser said:

Getting off the Symphony was the worst part of the cruise.  Plan for lines, long lines.

Why? I thought they just take your picture and if it matches the picture from boarding, you're set. 

12 minutes ago, brillohead said:

I would *never* do the cruise line's transfer.  

Why? Is there usually a long wait for taxis? 

Just now, nelblu said:

It all depends on the scheduled transfers.  If you want to be at the airport by say 10:30AM ask Guest Services.

Do I need to be on a certain transfer? Or can I just take the next bus that leaves? 

On my upcoming Symphony cruise, I have a 12:00 PM flight from MIA.

Based on this, it looks like I'll be given a disembarkation time of 7:30 AM. Do I need to actually get off this early? I'm using one of Royal's transfers. If I want to be at the airport by 10:30-10:45 AM only, would getting off closer to 8:30-9:00 be cutting it close?

Hi!

I've seen some old blog posts (January 2018) when Royal Caribbean was trying the expedited checkin process. Certain SetSail passes had an indicator that they were "eligible".

Now, on Symphony, if you checkin using the app, are you guaranteed expedited checkin? Or is there still some degree of selection/randomness?

Thanks!

Wow. This thread went in a direction that I didn't expect.

Thanks to those who responded to my question.

23 minutes ago, Queen of Oakville said:

bwahahaha Merion Mom, …. I'm really not sure how you feel about this subject 😉

 

 

I wish I had asked here when I first looked at the roll call.  For the poster who called Royal Caribbean - all I did was google the sailing date and ship name and Quince Cruise and came across the travel agent who was planning this event.  If you are really worried - call the travel agent and find out how many people are part of their charter.

 

Me, I'm stuck.

Interesting. The sailing before is actually also a "Quince cruise" (as is the next Symphony sailing this month).

I'm looking at a Central Park balcony.

Thanks everyone. My travel agent called Royal Caribbean and they couldn't find any large groups specifically identified as "Quincenera". This week works best for me for many reasons.

Hoping that booking this won't be a huge mistake.

Thanks for the feedback, everyone. 

The August 3rd sailing is my best option due to work. However, some of these comments are definitely making me nervous. 

I am heavily considering traveling on the August 3rd Symphony sailing. 

However, looking in the roll call thread, I see this is a Quince Cruise. 

Is this a bad idea? Will areas be blocked off for the group (such as the Solarium or prime seats)? 

Hi!

When I last traveled on Harmony, I loved the quiet Solarium. There were usually tons of chairs present.

I know that Symphony's Solarium has a pool. Does this draw in more guests? Is it hard to find a chair sometimes in a shaded Solarium area?

Thanks!

Compared to deck 9 last year on Harmony (which was fine), would deck 11 be substantially worse?

Hi!

For someone that could be prone to motion sickness, is deck 11 too high in the ship? I'm looking at a Central park cabin mid-ship.

Thanks. Strange though. Last year, when I stayed on Harmony of the Seas, I definitely had the Johnny Rockets perk.

I can't seem to figure out why, but room 9631 last year was category 1S -- which is tagged as Boardwalk. Now, it's tagged as 2S -- which is Central Park. Any idea what happened?

In any event, looking at a category 2J room on Symphony this year. The Central park perks do seem better.

I just don't see why those details aren't on the main Royal website. I also had to use Google to find that pdf.

From what I understand, on Oasis-class ships (including Symphony), there are perks for all Central Park & Promenade view & balcony rooms. Is this listed anywhere on the Royal Caribbean website? I can't seem to find it.

On my Harmony sailing last year, Central Park rooms had a rock climbing opportunity, lunch at Johnny Rockets and a free soda package. Curious if the same is on Symphony.

Thanks everyone! Interesting responses.

Hi!

A question that I've been wondering. I often see pictures on Instagram (or in person) of Royal Caribbean staff eating at the specialty restaurants. If anyone knows, how does this work for them?

Do they pay out of pocket? Is this just a perk of the job?

No issue whatsoever with them doing this. I assume certain positions are more likely to have this opportunity than others.

22 minutes ago, brillohead said:

Not an issue... see discussion in this thread:
 

 

Thanks! Missed that thread.