cruisegirl1

Oh my. Who expected one would see kids on a family cruise line? And in the summer no less......... M

I wish folks who don't want children onboard a family cruise line will consider taking a different CruiseLine/ or vacation and stop complaining about kids . If you don't want kids onboard, don't take a line that caters to families. And, don't sail over summer or a major US holiday and complain even louder. We've taken numerous cruises (many in the summer or over holidays) and can honestly say we've never been bothered by kids on board. Have we seen kids run in the hallway or get in the elevator before we've had a chance to get off, of course, but who cares? We recently sailed Easter week on Harmany with 1500 kids. NO ISSUES. Lighten up

I see many blocks for sale on Ebay. Has anyone one on this thread wanted to sell one there, or if you listed one, have you been successful? Thanks. M

You will likely be recognized on the first leg, the cruise on which your reach 700 points. You probably are aware that unlike other categories, pinnacle is most always recognized on the cruise reached. The jury is out on whether pinnacle benefits are awarded on that cruise or the next. Speak to the LA when you board the first leg. m

We had 23 last week, 28 this week, with a nearly full ship. We were allowed access, but our keys did not open the door, either week. I’m not sure the number of pinnacles matters regarding the key working the door. Dudley was happy to exchange out our keys. Enjoy your cruises. m

In the recent thread, no one felt the staff was at fault. I believe many felt the adults who asked a staff member to risk their job to serve a minor is what was wrong. Everything except alcohol is fair game, Including smoothies from the oasis class ship spas. m

Covid issues on this and last week’s Mariner. Not only were there numerous cases on board, people on my social media cruise specific page many Jane posted testing positive once they’ve gotten home. Tonight, we have some canceled entertainment, for the second time this cruise. m

We have access. I am currently on board B2B and for this cruise and last cruise our keys would not open the door. They only opened the door of the diamond lounge. The concierge had to give us new keys that allow us to open the suite lounge door. Came up in the evening twice so far and never saw more than a handful of people in the room in the evening. I’ve been in a few mornings for some coffee. YAY, the machine has decaf beans. Many of the machines have a decaf bin, but it is filled with regular beans. Luckily not the case in Mariner suite lounge.

I agree with the poster above who guessed that the point structure would be the same but the benefits might (at some point) change. And of course change usually equates to reduce n

Why just pinnacles? Shouldn’t other groups have to return badges/pins as well? Why do we always pick on pinnacles? m

I would hope a bar tender would NEVER allow an alcoholic drink be put on a child’s sea pass card. And to bribe a bartender to do so is sad. Crew need their job and can’t afford a bad survey response because they didn’t break the rules and serve a minor some alcohol. No problem to use a minors 4 daily drinks for soft drinks, smoothies etc. m

We are arriving back from Mariner Sunday. You think there will be problems getting in? And we are heading back out that same day for another eight night cruise. m

I am enjoying your post. I am on board as well, but enjoy hearing things from your perspective and catching up on a few things I might’ve missed. Stay well, I know of two individuals who are in Covid quarantine. m

You must’ve missed the announcement that they were doing crew drills all morning. No problem on board. m

Some men wear shorts to evening dining venues. As an adult you can decide what is appropriate. m

We’ve been on several NYE cruises and every one had a special MDR meal, souvenir menu, party decorations (hat, beads, noisemaker). The meal was always festive. m

You can’t purchase it at the pier, but you can purchase it once you are on board the ship. m

That would be me-so I always ask. They have regular decaf coffee and have offered to give me that with some milk/foam but I’d rather have a cappuccino. On the ships I’ve been on recently (Mariner, allure, harmony) none of them actually had decaf beans in the machines. They were all labeled incorrectly. I pay or use a voucher to get decaf cappuccino at Café Promenade. I don’t need all the drinks they give me, so using one for a coffee is great. Before all day vouchers, I had to pay. m

Ha ha-I was thinking the same thing. m

As a diamond member you receive the cookies and can pre-select the welcome beverage in your cabin. You have a choice of a bottle of water, a Can of Coke, Diet Coke, Sprite or diet Sprite. If you did not preselect a beverage, your beverage selection defaults to a bottle of water. If you’d like to have something in place for your next cruise, see the loyalty ambassador. The other gift selections don’t kick in until diamond plus. m

If they’re just doing it for the money, why couldn’t they just impose a fee rather than create a confusing system? Would’ve been so much easier. The fee could have been handled by the cruise line, like they did for Cuba, or passengers could simply obtain a travel visa like we do for other countries. m

A couple of upcoming cruises have the All Access tours for sale via the cruise planner. I was surprised to see it offered. I'll check the dates. Seems covid only cancels free ship tours not those that cost extra. M

What ever they decide works for me. I recall many cruises when everyone on the cruise had to go through customs ( on board) when we had a US port ( like St Thomas) after a foreign port, but prior to returning to Florida. We were all assigned a time ( I think by deck or cabin number to file through the dining room. Had similar routine on some European cruises. Officials came on board, and inspected everyone's passport. Got us all through. Guessing testing will be some method, maybe by deck. It certainly will be interesting! M

I find the FB page to be mostly clueless. According to RCCL, 8 night cruise itinerary 1, Port Canaveral 2. Nassau 3. Coco Cay 4 Sea Day 5 Bermuda 6. Bermuda 7. Bermuda ( well, a few hours) 8. sea day Bermuda is on the 5th day. Gotta count Port Canaveral as day one. Wish we had the Bermuda itinerary of the last 8 night Bermuda cruise so Bermuda would be our first stop and also we would have a few more hours on Day 7. M

I printed the form but it cut the second page in the middle of the initial line. Changing size didn't help. M