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Will be there on December 27, 2017. We would love an island tour, not interested in scuba or snorkeling. Any recommendations?

True. But it is less than half of what Diamond members get.

 

Platinum Balcony Discount When Booking More than 6 Months from Sailing Date:

$ 50 * for sailings of 3-5 nights

$100* for sailings of 6-9 nights

$200* for sailings of 10+ nights

 

Emerald Balcony Discount When Booking More than 6 Months from Sailing Date:

$ 75 * for sailings of 3-5 nights

$125* for sailings of 6-9 nights

$225* for sailings of 10+ nights

 

Diamond Balcony Discount When Booking More than 6 Months from Sailing Date:

$125* for sailings of 3-5 nights

$225* for sailings of 6-9 nights

$325* for sailings of 10+ nights

 

Diamond Plus Balcony Discount When Booking More than 6 Months from Sailing Date:

$150* for sailings of 3-5 nights

$250* for sailings of 6-9 nights

$350* for sailings of 10+ nights

 

Pinnacle Club Balcony Discount When Booking More than 6 Months from Sailing Date:

$175* for sailings of 3-5 nights

$275* for sailings of 6-9 nights

$375* for sailings of 10+ nights

We are Diamond and coming back to Royal after a few years away. Can the Balcony discount be combined with shareholders benefit or it's still not allowed?

Just saw the show on Breakaway on our September cruise. Nothing special at all, very basic and a lot of hype. Not something we'll ever want to see again.

Dizzy also has a solo show which is really bad. A lot of silly giggles and a few cards tricks displayed on 2 screens.

JMO of course.

The Thermal Suite is an adults only area. Often quiet, but not 100% guarantee. The ship normally sails full, but there will be more families during the holidays.

Just got back from Breakaway. Had Thermal Suite passes for both of us. It's a very nice area but not everyone understood the meaning of "relaxation" area. People were screaming in the pool, talking very loud, laughing and trying to talk over each other completely ignoring that other people were trying to read or just relax. It wasn't once occurrence either. Every day we had the same situation.

Also as someone mentioned before many people occupied heated lounges for HOURS, they treated these lounges like the ordinary places to relax, sleep, read, etc. We usually come to the Thermal Suite in the late morning for an hour or two but after 2-3 days of constant noise and not be able to use heated chairs for even 15-20 min we switched to an hour or so in the evening. Not very convenient but we couldn't take the morning mayhem anymore.

It was our 4 Breakaway cruise and we always buy thermal suite passes when they are available, we usually enjoy the piece and quiet of the place. Not lately though. Not sure we'll spend over $400 again if we can't enjoy the place as we used to.

I know it's individual choice.. Do you tip and how much would be considered appropriate if the dinner is a Platinum perk??

Thank you so much everybody! Especially for all the details! Much appreciated.

Just became Platinum, would love to get this perk. Can it be booked ahead of time or only on board?

Thank you for the report. We were on the same cruise, had a good time but the service really went down from our previous experiences with NCL. Granted it was in the buffet but I also picked up the tea cup and it was a lipstick on the side of the cup.

We had the best and the worst waiters in the same restaurant - Taste. The best was a young lady who made sure we were served quickly to make it to the Latitudes party ( put her on My Hero card). The worst was male waiter who literally threw plates on the table before we finished our previous curse, didn't refill the glasses and generally looked like he didn't want to be there.

We never got the $25 credit for missing a day in Bermuda. Could it be that you received because you were in Haven?

We always feel that by the time we actually de-stress enough to feel like we're on vacation it's halfway over. With the 14 days we felt were in total vacation mode and weren't even half way done! On the 7 day mark we kept saying how great it was that we still had another whole week ahead of us. We didn't get sick of anything and it brought us to some islands that we hadn't been to. We are now spoiled and 7 days doesn't seem worth it anymore :(

 

This is exactly how we feel! We just got from 7-day Breakaway cruise. The stress and the tension (life happened) started wearing off only on day 4. And in 3 days we had to disembark to get back to reality again. We did one 14-days cruise and absolutely loved it!

With some of the extras mentioned,you would get your choice of 2 "Free At Sea" promotions instead of 1 for "insides" - that could cover your internet usage with a 250 minutes plan (for light use, checking email, etc. while at sea ***) and $50 shore excursion credit per day per stateroom (that's $50 x 4 port days = $200 equivalent (non) cash-back)

 

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I'm not sure this is the correct information about $50 excursion credit. Every time we chose this perk we were told that this is ONE TIME $50 credit, not in every port.

Thank you for the review. Can you give more details about your day pass at Westin St.Maartin? How much was pp? Was it easy to get a cab back to the ship? Any details would help. We'll be in St.Maarten on our next cruise and would love to spend a quite leisurely day at the nice beach.

Point taken :) Thank you all.

We are going on Breakaway in 3 weeks.

There is a Health Form you need to fill out at the time of boarding. Every time we cruise we and many other people fill out these forms while standing in line to check in.

Is there any way to download this form beforehand? It would be nice to fill it out before and just bring with us.

What was your cabin# which had an extended balcony? Thanks.

It was so easy and we had so much fun! We booked directly through Comfort Suites Paradise Island, and you automatically get passes with the room. I checked prices on other online travel sites before booking and found they had the best rate at the time. Be sure to book it for the night you are arriving, not the night before, and when you get there you just check in and check out, and they will direct you where to go. If you only have two people, you may be better off booking day passes through Atlantis, but as a family of four, we saved hundreds of dollars. Here is the link:

 

http://www.comfortsuitespi.com/m/

 

Have a great time!

 

 

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Thank you so much! Great information!

Great review and pictures! Thank you for taking the time! Can you tell how did you book a day pass st Atlantis through Comfort Suites? Sounds like a great way to spend the day!

Thank you so much Moby0215 and mking8288 for detailed explanation Now it all makes sense :)

This is what the Gem provided to us 2 weeks ago, FWIW.

#1 below mentioned both CruiseNext and CruiseNext Ultimate (which is good for Haven & suite bookings, per my understanding) ... those of you who book them can speak to it. The form(s) has to be signed & returned/drop off at the CN Office for it to be processed.

 

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We are going on the Gem in a week and were thinking about buying CruiseNext certificate on board. How does this Special Offer Buy 1 Get 1 Free actually work? I get 1 certificate, pay $250 and get$500 OBCs to spend on board? (I think I need another coffee STAT :)

Thank you so much for the dailies, pictures and all the details! We are going in a month so I'm making notes:)

We have $50 excursion OBCs and would like to rent a clam shell on GSC. Did you use your cruise card for renting the clam shells? I'd love to use at least part of OBCs for this but I'm not sure if I have to book them on the ship or I can do it on the beach? Thanks!

Magenta dining room is open for lunch. We did this last time on the gem and it was perfect!

 

 

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Thank you so much! It's nice to have an option to avoid the buffet rush :)

We are going on Gem at the end of May. Where do you go for lunch on the embarkation day Is there anything open besides the buffet? Just trying to avoid the madness :)

Cruise more often.

 

We're so low maintenance, it actually bothers us to have someone "wait upon" us. We're capable of making our own dining reservations (or eating in the MDR, if needed). We like seeing other people, so we don't need a dedicated restaurant. If we have to wait 5-10 minutes for a table at a restaurant, we're comfortable with our own company to handle that. I'm fat, and if I don't get chocolate-covered strawberries or M&Ms every afternoon, it's no great loss. The perks would be wasted on us.

 

I will say the only thing that might make us consider a Haven room would be if the Haven area were kid-free, and I'm not even convinced of that.

 

For us, the getting away is the vacation; maybe we're just not pamperable!

 

--Michael

I was going to write the reply and then I saw your post :) Our feelings to the tee.

Nothing more to add. Thank you! :)

I wouldn't go on Breakaway if you look for a quiet and leisure vacation. (Ask me how I know?: :)

The ship is crowded, very loud and you have to pay (thermal suite, Vibe etc) to have some quiet place to sit, read, relax...

We bought thermal suite passes to get away from the crowds. It's a wonderful place BUT as our luck would have there were people in there who made their business to have very loud and long conversation while sitting in the Jacuzzi or in the the pool.

Then there were people who practically parked on the heating chairs, laying for HOURS and keeping the towels on the chairs while taking a dip in the pool or going to sauna.

Yes, we tried to come in different hours of the day... NO we couldn't get any piece and quiet even in the thermal suite, we were able to catch maybe 4 hours of relaxation time total during our 7 days cruise.

Long story short.. This ship is great for families, there are tons of things to do but it is not the ship for those who just want to relax.. At least it wasn't for us.

Wow. Perhaps you could show a little empathy. These people work very hard. In my opinion it is the Captain who should lead in all aspects and set a tone for the officers and crew.

 

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Empathy is one thing, professionalism is another.

I completely agree with MizDemeanor.

We all have bad days at work but complaining about working conditions to the customers is unacceptable.

They called out of the blue to offer you a refund for a fraudulent mini-bar / water charge you were not aware of?

The rep asked if I received my refund of $12.37 that I called about week ago.

And yes, it was out of the blue :D