firefly333

Lol I paid quite a bit imo for my b2b on allure I just did in dec. I had originally thought once I get the 340 pts for the solo discount of course they would apply to all future cruises. Pushed and got them in sept but meanwhile had to pay for dec. So it was paid off. I dont see anywhere where these rules are either, that you cannot apply a solo discount once you pay a cruise in full. Theres lots of these secret rules. Rcl isnt straightforward like other lines. But the perks are very good once you get there going forward. I just booked a great deal. Doesnt do any good woulda shoulda coulda. I've been so mad at carnival I said never again during Ike the hurricane. But eventually came back. They dont care. Rcl has more hoops than other lines. Some take delight learning them. It's like a secret language. Lol

I too looked the day they came out and booked as soon as my TA got the rates. Rates up with 30% or the same with the 550 off sale. But were already high imo for 2024. I have seen some deals close in, so sometimes it pays to check close in. Ncl drops their extras and will be less. I posted a allure deal a couple of weeks ago and seeing deals in January. Princess bringing in a ship just for jan and rcl will have a 3rd ship in Galveston for a few months imo why close in prices are on sale. Princess had 20% solo supplement. If he can I just told my ta to rebook a cruise I cancelled and moved to march lol .. and cancelled my hotel room. Now it's on sale. Rcl wouldnt have 3 ships competing after this, was just because a ship didnt go down under and got delayed.

Only works up to a point. I couldnt figure it out. About half my cruises were before the 1 pt per day current system. And half of the old ones fell off so I cant see them. I have to call for the really old ones in my history. Depends how long you been cruising. It took me 20 years to get here but I havent been loyalty to just rcl.

From what I read brillance didnt dock until 5 pm. I'd guess many missed flights. Boarding of course super late but maybe the ship left before midnight. The downside to flying.

I tried it, says not valid for me.

Sorry you feel like you took a 3 day cruise for no reason. I did 4 legs on grandeur to get to 340 pts in sept rather than dec. It did what I expected though logically I havent saved as much on my 9 future bookings as the 4 legs cost me. But I did get the pts from cruising, I think 44. Needed 43 or some such. Even though logically i didnt save as much as it cost me, i would be complaining even more about price hikes if i didnt get there when i did. Dont beat yourself up. They wouldnt give you pts if you cant justify them other than you hoped to get to diamond sooner. Do another short cruise? Sounds like if your husband took the short cruise was what you all needed to reach diamond. Rcl does have us jumping thru hoops but the result is worth it, i agree.

Seems odd then allure would have a hole punch desk set off from customer service for a do it yourself hole punch. We just punched our own.

There may be some new ships that you cant punch a hole but most do. I just did allure and you can punch a hole in those cards.

Looks good to me, I'd still eat it. .. though I'd prefer it covered in pepperoni. I'm with Lisa.

I went ahead with my bookings. I cant see that I'd need help. I have a lot of time on this class ship, did breeze b2b Halloween 2023. Dream is 14 days but I've been on this ship before. The big thing will be the expense of excursions for me. New ports. Nothing I really need help with. The price is the price. It's already now over 3k, and keeps going up.

Grease?

They would be better for motion since they are mid ship. I've been more aft and never near the singing so I have never had issues with music. Just look what is below when you book.

What I had was rancid. Burned like acid. Havent ordered it since and I get 5 vouchers a day and dont use them up so it's free.

Run dont walk. Imo the shops they promote of course pay rcl to be promoted. I'd call it a kickback. Those stores gotta charge more to break even. Find a store not promoted to shop. I think some go hoping they get free things thrown their way. I cant imagine any other reason.

My dream cruise was when my ta was going on a cruise and it wasnt a carnival cruise so he told me go ahead and book and transfer it to him. We never got it transferred, so it's still booked direct. I tried to add a pin number, just never worked out to transfer. Might be a way to transfer later to a pvp though.

Better make sure your insurance covers weather if you miss your flight. It happens. I saw earlier brillance ots couldnt get into tampa earlier. They missed flights today. Mad scramble to rebook flights.

Idk about that, I dont think I'm a tuna fan. Allure had tuna with sliced avacado. I just wanted the sliced avacado lol. I'd eat craisens.

There are ports of call boards here on cc that may be more specific to what you want to know. We dont even know your ports of call. If I want to do private and my roll call isnt doing a group private for a excursion I wait until I arrive in the port and pick something last minute. Always plenty of vendors with last minute excursions for cheap.

It's very close to what it came out at. And I grabbed oct 12 on harmony for 8 days and was surprised to see dec was higher for 7 days. I did pay more for allure dec 2021 but not apples to apples, did a higher category. Harmony is doing 6/8 once a month thru nov 2024, then it stopped, and then a few days later finally released dec 2024 .. higher. I've booked as soon as they came out all 3 years. I booked 3 dates in nov and dec 2023 and think that's too much but vs 2024 a good deal and I'm a sucker for deals. Not much change since they came out. Dec 2023 and dec 2024. My friends always want the same week so I track that week only. We book as soon as our TA can. You can see starting inside and balcony prices below. My 8 day oct 2024 only about $20 less but 1 more day. So yes I was surprised when dec came out and took a decided jump. Some of us just want to cruise then.

Further out should be cheaper to me. ..when it first comes out. Not restrained to me. Everyone says book early.

I've read here on cc either just bring the test or a picture of the test. I'll bring both. I'm on radiance to Columbia in march.

Idk if this is a good reason to book air2sea flights .. just read this ....."Currently on Brilliance. Dense fog has us locked out of the Tampa Bay. Lots of people are going to miss their flights. So glad we have travel ins and that we did Air to Sea!"

There will be other places to get the free lemonade, a cafe or sorrentos the pizza place. The specialty coffee is Starbucks... not to be confused with stand alone starbucks which is also on some ships. Allure had both. There is a hot and cold menu of coffees. Yes like starbucks. Most places will have red bull and different waters for grabbing. I had to go to the vitality bar at the spa to get vitamin and power aide drinks. ..though they did have the power aide on carts on ice on port days to push selling it when you were getting off the ship.

Maybe I was burned out on carnival and rcl food but I enjoyed ncl food a lot. Thought it was better. ..though could be just because I needed a change.

Perks matter less on carnival. Laundry is a big perk for carnival or priority boarding, so others will board and debark before you. Other than that no biggie. Less is included but the pay restaurants are less expensive. Drinks you either need to buy the pkg or pay for each drink. No option for them to be included unlike celebrity. More fast food during lunch and it's good and free. I eat guys burgers but not the ones on rcl. Stir fry is free for lunch on carnival though the line is slow as each one is cooked by itself.