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13 hours ago, DCL2RCI said:

Just curious, when were you notified that your bid was accepted and how far in advance did the genie contact you? 

We were notified about 3 weeks out and the genie contacted me about a week and a half before we boarded. 

12 hours ago, RFerrington said:

Perhaps you mean Star Loft ?  There are no Sky Lofts on Harmony.

Yes star loft. 

We just got back from the Harmony. We won a bid from an owners suite to a Sky loft suite. Our son and his girlfriend were in a balcony cabin. Our genie included them in all of our shows and dining reservations. Some specialty restaurants charged us for them some did not. We were celebrating my son’s graduation from flight school and new job. I asked her if we could throw a party for him in our suite and she decorated and had food and a special cake for him. Even if your children aren’t upgraded I’m sure your genie will include them in your requests. Ours went above and beyond to make sure our vacation was amazing. 

12 minutes ago, hwmyones said:

I know Izumi hibachi isn’t always included with thr dining package when you buy dining package, but hibachi was included with star class?

Yes it is included. Immune adult son and his girlfriend are in a balcony cabin so we had to pay for them. 

Update on our royal up experience to a star suite. We have had dinner at both Izumi and 150 Park the last 2 nights. The chef at Izumi was the best we’ve ever had on land or at sea. The food and service at 150 Park was incredible. We did have to pay for our children who are not in our star suite at these 2 restaurants. Last night our Genie decorated our suite and had a large cake waiting for us after dinner to celebrate our sons graduation. Our Genie Marla has been amazing and if you are lucky enough to have her she will treat you and anyone traveling with you wether in a suite or not like royalty. We are traveling with a group of 22 and they have all fallen in love with her just because she is so friendly and nice. 

9 hours ago, RFerrington said:

We have sailed Star Class 7 times, including B2B SC cruises, and it would not occur to us to take advantage of either the SC program or the Genie in this way.  It doesn’t occur to you that this is cheating ?  I agree that allowing your family to be included in your plans is fine.  Reserved seats at the shows is hurting no one but free meals to which they are not entitled is not.  Sorry.

We didn’t ask for the free meals and were surprised when there wasn’t a charge. We had lunch at Jamie’s the first day and dinner the last two nights in the dining room. We go to Izumi tonight for dinner and may be charged and will gladly pay it but if they don’t charge us I will again be grateful to Royal Caribbean for our good fortune and if anyone else is as fortunate as us I will be happy for them. 

30 minutes ago, RFerrington said:

That should not be happening.  

Honestly we paid a lot of money originally for a suite and ocean view balcony. Then paid a good additional amount for the Royal up.  Having our 2 children included in our experience is a minimal amount to the cruise line and hurts no other passengers. They have their own alcohol package so that doesn’t even come into play. A few meals and experiences are a nice touch for guests who have cruised with Royal Caribbean for almost 40 years. We have cruised in a regular cabin and a suite, we have cruised with a genie and without and I hope everyone who has genie or not has the best experience on their cruise. The genies are here to make our vacation truly special and ours has gone above and beyond to do just that. She is honestly the best. We are cruising with a group of 22 people and although she has only taken care of us the rest have met her and already fallen in love with her. She is fun, friendly, and very good at her job. I hope when you cruise in the future you are able to have a genie and share your good fortune with your family. 

3 hours ago, John&LaLa said:

 

I can see the included, but did they need to buy a dining pkg to eat with you outside of in room dining?

Are they allowed in the SL?

We went to Jamie’s Italian last night and were not charged for them. This morning we went to the suite restaurant for breakfast and they just sat us at a table for 4 no problem. They have their own drink package so we haven’t tried to buy them alcohol. 

16 hours ago, Jkvoss said:

Follow up question... I have 2 cabins (1 for my husband and me and 1 for our teenage kids). We were offered a bid on a 2 bedroom suite. Im wondering if I did a bid and was accepted, could our kids stay with us in the 2 bedroom suite (we would not cancel their original cabin but it would not get used either) I know their key cards would not work for the suite but they would be with us... 

We are on board right now and did a royal up to a Star Loft suite. Our adult son and his girlfriend are in their own room but our Genie has included them in our reservations for everything we’ve done. In our emails before we boarded I told her who we were traveling with and she said they would be included no problem. I hope you get your bid accepted this has been amazing!!!! 

2 hours ago, Southern latitudes said:

How aggressive was your bid?  I got an email and have bids in for the Star Loft and 2 Bedroom Aqua Theater-both slightly above minimum?  I am currently in a GS.  I love the GS so will be happy staying put, but I thought a bid was worth a try.

I bid $1500.00 a piece which was still $7000.00 less for the star loft than I would have paid had I booked It when I booked the cruise. I feel so lucky to have gotten it. 

I received the notice my bid was accepted 3 weeks out. From a owners suite to a star loft suite. I also tried to bid before I got the email offer and it said you are over 30 days out and wouldn’t let me bid. 

For anyone who’s had a Genie before. What were some of your special requests? What did the Genie surprise you with? 

8 hours ago, TravelMadBrits said:

 

 

Hi 

We had Marla last year on Symphony and she’s great. She gave us loads of options on board & if we wanted to try something a bit different she made it happen. You will be so spoilt... it was a shock going back to a ‘normal’ room. Enjoy!

What were some of the things you requested? We had a Genie on our last cruise but we didn't ask for much except shows and dining reservations.

On 1/8/2020 at 10:05 AM, RFerrington said:

You're going to love the Star Loft.  They are incredible suites.  The views are magnificent. Only bad thing is that you will be spoiled forever.  Let us know when your Genie contacts you and who it is.

 

BTW, which ship ?

I received our email yesterday. We have Marla. Have you had her before? 

4 hours ago, RFerrington said:

You're going to love the Star Loft.  They are incredible suites.  The views are magnificent. Only bad thing is that you will be spoiled forever.  Let us know when your Genie contacts you and who it is.

 

BTW, which ship ?

Harmony of the Seas. We were in the other Star Loft Suite 2 1/2 years ago. It will be fun to see which one we like better. We really liked our last Genie I can't remember her name. We didn't ask for a lot but she was very nice and took great care of us.

I bid $1500.00 per person. I’m still feeling so lucky!!!! 

Oops!!!! I meant Star Loft. I was so excited I wrote the wrong thing. We’re in suite 1724. 

Wow!!!! It’s 19 days out and I just got an email that my bid for a Sky Loft Suite was accepted. We were in an Owners Suite and now I’m getting a Sky Loft for about $7000.00 less than the price to purchase it. I’m still pinching myself!!!! Our last cruise in the Mediterranean we had a Sky Loft I purchased before they added all the new perks and upped the prices so I got a lucky deal on that one too. So excited for all the perks and the Genie!!!! 

We’re in an owners suite and I bid on a 2 bedroom and a 4 bedroom suite. My kids are in an ocean view balcony. Does anyone know if I would be able to upgrade them with us to the new suite if we were to get it?