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Ok I admit I never really ate in the cafe. It was so hot and humid. I did have a few roast beef sandwiches in the WJ which I did enjoy. I never went hungry!

@Ourusualbeachexplains it different, but seems like to me i also dont get the balcony discount with current sales because $550 off is more than my discount. But if I book a group rate I do get the discount and it's that much cheaper at least, by the amount of my balcony discount.

I think he is talking about the cafe on oasis ... not what grandeur offers.

Not what you asked but I also stopped by the coffee kiosk for free snacks. Especially cookies during the day. They had a new macadamia cookie that grew on me. Pastries in the morning and fruit and stuff. Its air conditioned, deck 6. I didnt like that cafe on deck 9. They made sandwiches in the morning might be good if you missed breakfast and those looked good. The cafe didnt have cookies. And it was very hot and humid. Not a nice place to hang out in may. Too hot. So I suggest deck 6 coffee place for free snacks. There were some premade sandwiches in the cafe .. just nothing I was ever hungry enough to stand in line for. Each to his own.

None of them looked good to me and the pizza was cold. However I was impressed with the daily fresh made place in the WJ I did not have on liberrty. One day they would have a pasta station, the next cuban sandwiches and some others I liked you could grab as they were made, another night crepes in WJ. At least twice they did shrimp and mussels pot. Where they stir fried the shrimp and mussels in fish juice. Only one night had a chinese night in WJ. The duck was delicious. Yes there was a oriental night but the chinese night was different. I like the other WJ theme nights. Caribbean etc. I thought the plantains were perfect. I dont like them green. I like them ripe and sweet but not mushy. These were perfect with beans and rice. Lots of salsa. I dont like their meat patties bit on the oriental nights the meat slicing station I got pork belly twice, another favourite. I really liked their WJ choices. They did have roast beef sandwiches at lunch at least twice I saw where they were fresh cutting the roast beef and you could go find a bun I put mine on. And had sauce for the roast beef. I was very happy with WJ

I did b2b2b2b on grandeur. Yes we did have lobster on the 5 night legs. All 3 of them had lobster. Despite not expecting it we had lobster night, night 4. Did not have it on the 4 night. This was just in may, not that long ago. I assure you I had 3 lobster nights. They seem to have a lot of lobster coming out of Galveston as I have seen cold lobster 3 times on liberty during lunch.

yep they firmly said no return of port fees. Agree they were a firm no. I read other posts here where others got their port fees back so I wrote to ask what the policy is. I admit I was surprised they have no policy, it's up to every ship to do whatever they want. I feel they cant charge port fees and use them for something else. If a ship doesnt make a port they can decide they need the extra profit and keep it. That's why I thought it might be applicable here, they missed a glacier and no obc. Ships decide.

If someone is 86 and HC she can board without the key and board with hc suites and the key. All 3 sat together here to board. Your sister can sit with the hc lady and help her board. One helper is allowed. With or without the key she can board before the others. Just ask when they arrive and explain she is hc and needs help.

Since the ship is sailing out of alaska, I'm not sure temperatures will be comparable to new orleans departures. Menus are fleet wide and will be the same from ship to ship. I'm also waiting. I'm booked jan 30th. I'll bring my hoodie as winter can be cool onboard.

You can wear shorts any night. I had a tablemate wear nice shorts to elegant night on liberty and not a word was said. Wear what you want. Just not a bathing suit.

I booked grand Cayman and Jamaica and got Costa maya and Belize. Lower port fees. Then we skipped costa maya and no refund. I wrote to mbayley and asked why no refund of port fees. He said they had no policy and it was up to each ship if they wanted to refund anything. That since they dont charge extra if port fees go up they dont have to refund if they drop (such as what carnival does). I personally feel it's wrong to charge port fees and not return unused fees. But yes they say its their policy. Refunds are up to each ship. The ship said since it was weather no refund. We had a windy day and 6 ft waves. I wrote and here is their answer when I asked for their written policy on refunding for missing ports. Thank you for writing into the Royal Caribbean Executive office. I am happy to address your concerns and requests on behalf of Mr. Bayley today. We’re sorry to hear of the disappointment and trouble you have had with requesting refunds of Taxes & Fees. Since you are still onboard the Liberty, we ask that you please bring these issues to the attention of our dedicated Guest Services staff onboard, so they can address them promptly. Generally, Taxes & Fees costs fluctuate daily, sometimes hours, before a sailing. When you make your vacation plans, we lock in those costs for your specific reservation. As we do not charge guests if those prices go up, we also typically do not refund if they should go down prior to sailing. Also, compensation or refunds for missed ports while inboard are at the discretion of the ship crew and staff. We apologize again for the inconvenience and frustration. Thank you again for contacting us. We look forward to welcoming you onboard soon. Sincerely,

I love the WJ for dinner but first night in Mdr for dinner I like the no sugar added berry cobbler. I love berries anyway and it's like crispy granola or something on top. It's probably my favorite dessert. And I order it with a scoop of chocolate ice cream on top.

Sounds to me like you booked a reduced price rate and want to match a rate that requires a full price deposit. If you change offers the terms change. You might have gotten some obc promotional and that might go away. I've had some before this that were wow sales with promotional obc I would have lost as it was part of the rate.

I always order 2 appetizers as do everyone I've eaten with. I think you can have more. You can go in early and order your drink at the bar.

I've done her 5 times since restart and every time the aft elevators have had various issues where buttons dont work or I have to push the button on the other side. And one section seems prone to a lot of shaking.

If you are just booking now after all the previous stuff has expired, you can get a price adjustment only until final payment from what I'm reading.

What's a case label? Luggage tag. I only do carry on, up to you. They have blank ones at the port. Bring your original vaccine card, not a copy. I cant tell if that's what you mean. Passport usually. Otherwise drivers license and birth certificate if closed loop. Credit card. I have everything ready to show fast.

I had a ov toward the back and I heard the motors or engine noise more. Wasnt bad where I was but noticeable. Idk if it's been 10 years but a long time since carnival had a onboard booking desk. Long gone.

Carnival also was offering super low fares to alaska. I'm thinking people werent booking alaska because fares to seattle were so high this summer. .. which is why now you see rcl also offering super low fares to alaska. People just dont want to pay these high fares to fly. Idk if seattle is higher priced than some other flights or just this summer air fares are crazy last minute.

I always stopped by the WJ to get my fresh squeezed oj. And some coffee, then diamond lounge for more coffee and maybe a fruit cup with pastry. Anything I dont have to fix or wash up. I usually order eggs fried hard with bacon, but varies. Or a omelette. Grandeur wj was very big on avacado toast, never saw anything like how much they out out, 2 kinds.

Yes

You probably have to change the booking after you board.

@Ourusualbeachknows everything rcl lol. I read 8 cabins gives one free berth..ie one pax cruisefare, not one cabin. Of the type cabin most booked but that's a long time ago.

As long as you booked by sept 30 2021 and sail by dec 31 2022 you will get double pts. It's in the system. I dont think your family gets double pts because the double pts offer isnt open to people who didnt have a rcl number. You husband and minor children will share your loyalty level though. If it's not shown you can call and they can match.

yes absolutely. I do it all the time. A couple of times I've gotten 2 glasses I love it so much. Such a treat imo.