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On 6/2/2024 at 7:46 AM, mil76 said:

Greetings from the Anthem of the Seas in beautiful Southampton England!  Train arrived on-time at 11:00 and we were on board by 11:40, and that included walking to the port and getting lost once.  Getting through the terminal was a breeze. 

 

Love the view of IKEA.😄

 

Got my soda cup and Flowrider waivers are signed.

 

I hate to quote a really old post, but how was the walk from the train station? Were there sidewalks the whole way?

I'm staying at one of the hotels near IKEA the night before and was wondering if you are able to walk into the port or if you are forced to be driven in?

23 hours ago, irun5k said:

Did you have a later time?  I wondered if there was just excessive demand for the 6:45 slot since that slot would capture everyone that would have taken an earlier time if they were still offered.

I had 7:15p all 3 nights.

It may have just been a rush of everyone when MTD first opened

Funny, I am just off the Allure and had no issues with MTD. I booked reservations 45 days out and I was promptly seated within 10 mins of showing up for my designated time.

How did you book the Mixology class? I see the option on the pre-cruise planner, but it doesn't indicate which day(s) its held.

3 hours ago, tinawhitecar said:

This may be a dumb question, but how do you use the 50% off beer, wine or soda coupons (or the 10% off)?
 

When you hand your card to the Bartender, tell them you want to use your 50%off (or 10%) off coupon.   When they swipe your card, the options come up.  It is easy.

Thank you! Sadly I have missed out on a lot of 50% off drinks.

This may be a dumb question, but how do you use the 50% off beer, wine or soda coupons (or the 10% off)?

I've always had to pay full price. Are there restrictions on which type you can order?

51 minutes ago, actuarian said:

The newest Disney ships do 3/4 night itineraries because Disney's largest source of revenue comes from the people who visit both their parks and their ships in a single trip.  All the other cruise lines start their newest ships on longer itineraries.  For example, RCCL mostly uses the older Voyager and Freedom class ships for short cruises, while the newer Oasis and Quantum class ships are almost always assigned longer itineraries.  It is the same for Royal's partner cruise line Celebrity; only the old M-class Celebrity ships do short cruises. I assume that the RCCL marketing department must know what they are doing when they assign long itineraries to their most valuable ships.

Royal also spent a significant amount of money "amplifying" those ships for shorter itineraries.

2 hours ago, Jimbo said:

Makes you wonder too does 7 night cruises or a 3 or 4 night cruise give the cruise line more revenue per day? On a short cruises I would think I would have to get my bang for the buck so might spend more per day on a short cruise.

 

I know though on turn around day the cruise line is paying port people twice as much for doing two short cruises instead of just one 7 day cruise per week.

Meaning they have to load and unload baggage and check in people twice a week rather then once a week.

Must be worth it to the cruise lines though because they continue to do short cruises.

3-4 day are easily the money makers for cruise lines. It's why historically all new Disney boats start on the 3/4 day itineraries. 

What time do the staterooms usually open?

I have the same problem and they just emailed me saying my cruise is being cancelled due to rejecting my waiver despite filling out the attestation as being fully vaccinated.

Of course customer service isn't taking anymore calls this evening.