DavidOrawan

11 hours ago, PhillyFan33579 said:

Not trying to sound negative, but no one is forcing you to cruise on 

New sale on drink package. Now down to 81.99 per person plus 18% = 1354.36

Just now, Cdude said:

I think it was $2,200 for an ocean view. This is for the 9/1/24 sailing.

So 4660 If no casino offer?

16 minutes ago, Cdude said:

I got an ocean view on SOTS for 7 nights on a casino offer free. Had to pay total $350 for taxes and port for two of us. Paid $210 to upgrade to an OV balcony we got to pick. Paid $1200 for drinks and $700 for UDP. Total for everything $2,460 for two with all the trimmings:)

But how much if no casino offer?

Just now, smokeybandit said:

I've got a balcony cruise coming up that I could get all that for about $2000 on a 7 nighter. And it was booked rather late in the calendar, so it could have been a lot less had I booked early.

Wow so cruise was 400 for 2 people in Ocean View Balcony. 

Sign me up.

11 hours ago, smokeybandit said:

You can find a balcony room with all that for a lot less than $5000

You are correct, same date as my next cruise on RC is 4800 not 5000

Just 1453.48 seems like a lot for 7 day cruise. If it get under 1000 I might go for it. 

Just now, TexanSailor said:

 

I am not sure what cruise line you are comparing to, but I find Royal's individual drink prices to be in line with the industry.  Living in a large metro area, the drinks onboard Royal's ships are not far off from what we pay at a restaurant or bar on any given day.

I mean when you include 2x in balcony cabin + drink package + internet + maybe 2 specially dining we are at over 5000? Where princess or ncl are around 3500 and for comparison msc is under 3000

Wow

Just now, la_croisiere_s'amuse said:

The short answer: because people are willing to pay those prices. 😉 Every cruise line uses a different pricing model, and as you've probably seen, prices can vary dramatically (both cruise fare and add-ons) from ship to ship and date to date.

 

The good news is that nobody is ever compelled to purchase any of it. 🙂 

Understand it just make Royal price so much higher than others.

Well drink prices are alot higher also, 14/15 per drink + gratuities and beer 8 + gratuities is alot.

Why for royal is the drink package so expensive? It make the cruise so much more than other cruise lines. It's almost as much as the cruise itself? 89.99 per person + gratuities. And that on-sale precruise.

Does anyone have information on how busy the aurea top 19 Solarium is on the MSC Seashore/Seascape?

48 minutes ago, D_And_K_gocruising said:

Exclusive Club Balcony Suite Amenities

• Distinctive Purple Keycard
• Pre-book onboard dining as early as 125 days prior to sailing
• Pre-book entertainment as early as 21 days prior to sailing
• 1 complimentary valet laundry
• 1 bottle of sparkling wine upon embarkation
• Treats delivered to your stateroom twice per week.

 

Well their site says one of the perks of a club balcony is an exclusive purple card.. so, there's that.. 🙂

 

Crap, my last cruise Club Balcony and have a green card. Maybe I shoild complain 🤔 

Club balcony on Breakaway was green in January 

Big price difference between VV and NCL for same cruise.

VV 4842 no extras

NCL 3778 with drink, dining, wifi, excur, pkg

July cruise same dates and ports.

If on a cruise with warm weather and a day or 2 at sea definitely worth it. If like our last cruise from New Orleans in January, unusable 1st 2 days and last sea day would have been wasted money. I canceled before and so glad I did saving 3 x 229. 

6 hours ago, unionhall said:

We are just back from the 5 day Bermuda cruise on the Getaway. These are my comparisons from cruises this past year. We never had a bad meal on Virgin Scarlett Lady and we never had a great meal on the Getaway. The food was cold in American Diner and in the Garden Cafe consistently. The salad bar and dessert were better than the meat in Moderno. This was the first cruise for me where there was always a half hour wait when we went to OSheehans and we tried all different times. I believe there were 4400 passengers sailing so it was a busy ship. The food was not once worth the wait.  The best meal we had was at Teppanyaki and we all joked it was because it was hot when we were served. The entertainment is lacking during the day. The worst was a Scattergories game where  the host didn’t give a letter for the question so it went on for way too long listening to over 30  people read out their answers.(ie.. the way the game is played the question is name 5 countries that begin with C. When people write the same country you get knocked out but when your not given a letter there are way too many options.) There were no afternoon shows in the theater. There was a time when you could see a magic show, a juggler or a mentalist but now it’s bingo. There was more daytime entertainment on the  RCL Oasis and definitely more evening shows. Million dollar Quartet was enjoyable but we have seen it many times. Rumors was not on this week in Syds.  I liked the late night  pizza on Oasis over the wings in Osheehans. Watching a football game in Playmakers is fun watching the games on Getaway with no sound not so much fun.  The casino could do with the glassed in section for smokers that other NCL ships have. Oasis wins there with its non smoking casino in a different area.  Getting a drink while playing slots in the casino was almost impossible some nights. The worst was when they took your card and then didn’t come back for twenty minutes holding you hostage to the area. We had previously booked the ten day Caribbean cruise on the Getaway  for February and for the first time in over 45 years of cruising I am not looking forward to a cruise. I was platinum on Carnival when I stopped cruising that  line in 2016 because of the poor quality of food. I am Sapphire on NCL and I do enjoy the dinner with the officers but that isn’t enough to get me to book NCL again. We sailed on the Prima in January out of Port Canaveral and then in March to Bermuda. The ship isn’t for me. I liked the cabins and the food hall. The outdoor space was amazing when you could use it but out of NY in the cold weather there wasn’t much time. It was too crowded  inside on the bad weather days. The point of my post is we are lucky  that there are so many options to chose from when you want to cruise. When your usual line no longer makes you happy don’t be afraid to try out another brand.. I am booked on Royal and Celebrity this year and I am looking forward to finding the line that suits me now. If Virgin would home port in the NYC area that would be the front runner.

Where is everything getting this cold food? Just off a week on the breakaway and the only cold food I got was supposed to be cold.

On Breakaway it was 12 or 16 oz cans last week.

On Breakaway last week. Wait in line about 30 minutes then when they opened the doors 75 cut in front of people waiting.

6 minutes ago, CruisingSince1982 said:

Married adults and adult child. It's going to be tight. I doubt we will do it.

Doing it right now on the Breakaway, 

Plenty of room and storage.

Parents and adult daughter.

Keep checking, I just cancel 3 vibe passes for breakaway Jan 7th cruise.

229 for January cruise on Breakaway 

Last cruise on Escape we got off at approx 10:30 latest available.

Good idea, get it before it's sold out.

Travel agent said was for the $20 pp per day for 1st 2 guests in a room. So 7 day cruise $280 not sure if room credit or they just pay NCL directly?