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2 hours ago, gatour said:

Neat idea.  I don't normally drink coffee, much less Starbucks.  But may just have to start  so I have an excuse to buy another souvenir.

 

Can someone please post a picture of one.

It’s a fun collectible and neat reminder of favorite cities, attractions (Disney, Universal) and states/countries on your travels. 
 

27 minutes ago, nanseev said:

It won’t let me PM you - can you give me your email?  Or try DMing me?

Tried to DM message you too but not working

greg@sheltonville.com is my email. Thanks. 

On 3/17/2024 at 1:55 PM, nanseev said:

We have decided to keep our cruise on Navigator April 26-29, so if you still need one at that time, let me know.

Hello there. Would you still be willing to purchase and ship a Navigator of the Seas Starbucks mug from the ship?  I can send you money ahead of time via PayPal, Zelle, etc. 

15 hours ago, Viajera7 said:

I collect them too. I am going on the Navigator in May. I don’t do eBay but if you find a way to communicate, I’ll do it for you.

Very kind, thank you.

Thanks everyone for your replies.  I appreciate it.  I may take you up on those offers.  Have a great week everyone.

My wife and I collect the Starbuck Been There/You Are Here Series mugs and were excited to see Royal Caribbean add these to some of their ships.  We only collect the mugs for places where we've been though sometimes purchasing at the location isn't possible.  When we went to Turkey on Odyssey of the Seas, the Starbucks didn't have any in the store near the port, so we ended up ordering one off eBay.

When Royal Caribbean announced the Been There series for their ships, they showed Navigator as one of the options that would be released.  We sailed on that ship in October 2022, and I've been checking eBay for months but haven't seen one listed.  I've seen Allure, Odyssey, Mariner, Icon, Wonder, etc.  

Anyone been on the Navigator lately?  Are they selling the Navigator Been There mugs at Starbucks?  

If they are selling them and you're sailing soon, maybe consider picking one up and price gouging us collectors on eBay. 🙂 

Happy sailing!

Thanks for people’s feedback but it wasn’t a placeholder it was a selected time of 10a that was offered when originally booking. Checking the hours of the restaurant in the app shows it operates 11:30-1:30 on Day 1.  Good tip. 

 

Why RCCL offers time slots earlier than the restaurant opens, no clue. Rebooked for 11:30a. 
 

Yeah we’re booked Day 1 10a

We booked a 10a brunch reservation for the Mason Jar on Wonder of the Seas several months ago. 
 

However, the earliest check-in time available was 11:30a when we checked in online a couple weeks back. 
 

I’m hoping they’ll let us check in earlier than 11:30a since we have the reservation. Anyone experienced this situation?

Thanks. 

Enjoy your cruise. Hope to see more posts. 

On 4/12/2022 at 3:31 PM, crewsweeper said:

Ok, I 'm back. Had a "naughty Voom " experience.  Was informed that I  was using too many devices. 🤨 Only allowed 2 per cabin, not two per cruiser.

Can you clarify?  I thought they didn’t care how many devices you used, but if you paid for 2 devices you could only be logged into 2 devices at any give time. 

We’re visiting Athens on Friday, May 20. We currently have a Best of Athens tour booked with Royal Caribbean excursions. It’s an 8 hour tour and longer than we’re likely to enjoy. 
 

The Acropolis and Parthenon are on our must do list.    I’ll have Yanni’s Live from the Acropolis playing on my air pods and growing up in Nashville with a full size replica of the Parthenon I know I can’t miss seeing the original.  
 

The metro stations near the cruise port and Acropolis make this appear to be something we could navigate on our own.  
 

Any feedback on doing the Acropolis and Parthenon on our own vs a scheduled tour?   Any safety concerns with the metro?  
 

I know we’d want to pre purchase tickets if self touring. 

We have also considered keeping the Royal excursion and heading back to the ship on our own if the tour was becoming too long. 

Thanks. 

Glad it worked out. Enjoy the cruise.  

Saved almost $2,000 during a sale last year.  Used a TA but they had to call RC. Easy. 

Other than the extra space in the Jr Suite room, my favorite perk is the double points. 

Paid for the upgrade and the RC reservation number didn’t change. Thanks!

5 minutes ago, HicksRA said:

If your reservation number didn’t change, you’ll still get the double points (36). If they rebooked under a new res # you won’t. 

4 minutes ago, firefly333 said:

As long as you paid to upgrade to the JS you should get the pts. If you used royal up you do not get the extra suite pt.

We booked a 9 night cruise in May 2021 for May 2022 on Odyssey of the Seas through a travel agency.  We originally booked an Oversized Balcony cabin and based on the Double Point offer from RC’s website, would expect to receive 18 crown and anchor points. 
 

Today, we modified that reservation to a Junior Suite. That should yield 36 crown and anchor points, correct?  Just making sure this change to an existing reservation doesn’t disqualify us from the double point offer. 

The FAQ re: double point offer on RC website. 

• The double points offer is exclusive to our most loyal guests, the Crown & Anchor Society members! Members will receive double Cruise Points on bookings made through September 30, 2021 for sailings departing January 1, 2021 to December 31, 2022.

One other question.  This is the first cruise where we used a travel agency. While there is certainly a benefit of some OBC, our interaction with this TA hasn’t been that great. Never get a return call from the person we originally booked with, adding travel insurance to our flights was a multi-week process and agents we do speak with don’t seem overly knowledgeable.  I end up waiting on hold while they call Royal Caribbean anyway. 

Should we give another TA a chance or just stick with booking directly with RC in the future?

Thanks and happy cruising. 

We sailed on RC last fall and I must have gotten a dozen emails about our vaccination status.  Filled it out the first three times they sent it and then just ignored it after that.  We showed up to the port with RC still thinking my wife was unvaccinated but we showed the vaccination card at the terminal.