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I saw Captain Gus give this response to the question “what’s all new onboard?”:

”the underwater paint, speedlog, a few bearings, some valves, some new IT stuff. We changed a few glass that went milky etc. No new features as such, Indy is as good as it gets...”

1 hour ago, Biker19 said:

Yes. 

Thanks! I assume it will stay that way with RoyalUp in play, but never can tell any more!

Thanks guys!  I debated on keeping the WS and hoping for a GS on assignment, but I"m thinking I'll probably have better luck saving the money and trying to RoyalUP for the GS.  I'm assuming all suite guarantees are still 90%+ JS when they're assigned?

Hi all!

Just curious - If I make a change to stateroom category, will RCCL require me to cancel and rebook, or can it be done on the same reservation number?  I have a WS booked on a Freedom sailing, but spotted a price drop and was thinking about just booking a JS. I've changed staterooms within the same category before without issue, but not a different category. I just don't want to cancel and lose the double points on this sailing.

Thanks so much!

Will 

4 hours ago, John&LaLa said:

 

Although my kids love it, I have to admit that the aft view is so much cleaner without the Ultimate Abyss...

1 hour ago, PhillyFan33579 said:

I can’t tell for certain what ship that is, but it is definitely not Freedom. The bottom part of the hull is painted light blue on Freedom. It is all white on the ship in this picture. 

Based on Skypad but no cantilevered whirlpools, it looks like Mariner to me.

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KSF finally disappeared on our April Harmony sailing. Total price went up around $1000

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I came across this photo of a post dry dock Adventure balcony:

My brother is currently on Mariner in a GS. This looks consistent with his experience. (New carpet, upholstery, etc, but same cabinetry, bathroom fixtures, etc.)

Hope this helps!

Will

On a White card[emoji6]

 

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Assuming Royal is using standard prox cards, they should look something like this:

You can see the two areas marked on this one where it’s safe to punch. Won’t be on Harmony for a few more months. Interested to see if they’re the same. If not, I guess my girls will be wearing Wow Bands all week.

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John,

 

We are enjoying your photos and (hopefully OK by you) we are copying them.

 

I gave a pre-paid Harmony Grand Suite (Spring Break 2019) to our son for his birthday. The granddaughters will not find out until Christmas and we will use your photos to get them excited :eek: about going.

 

Continue to enjoy your cruise. Excellent thread.

 

Gil and Gail

We'll be on Harmony for Spring Break 2019 as well. We had intended to keep it a secret from our daughters until Harmony showed up on a Hallmark movie one afternoon while flipping channels. Our eight year old was so excited about the ship that we couldn't not tell them. Wish I had video of her expression when I pulled up the reservation to show her.

We’ve been fortunate. Every cruise has been late August to late September. We just knew the risk and planned accordingly. We’re just now getting to cruise again, but in the past the savings for this time of year were significant.

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My kids were just whining that we were out of S&V at home. I hear you on the flavors. I’m starting to see new ones here that I first saw in Asia years ago.

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I don’t have chocolate, but this might make me feel better. Memories of Allure.

 

Thanks for the review! We’re excited to return to cruising in a few months! Just curious- I’ve seen your Lays mentions a couple of times. Those not available in Canada?

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We're on Freedom next week with our 21 month old so I can confirm. Waiting to see how interesting that gets...lol. We sailed on Liberty a couple of years ago when our oldest was 10 months old. The H2O zone was open every day, even in port. The only sort of downer we had is that the "splash pool" area of the H2O zone is very small with around 2-3 inches of water. For safety/sanitation, our daughter was only allowed there, and not in any other area of the H2O zone because she wasn't potty trained.

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We've had both D1 and JS on Liberty. For us, the extra space (especially the walk in closet) makes a huge difference when traveling with kids. We didn't feel like we were tripping over everything, even with the pack-n-play set up all the time. That being said, we've not paid $500 to upgrade. Everyone's situation is different though. I'd say if it is worth it to you, then go for it. Be warned though...the extra space will spoil you after the first cruise in any larger cabin. DW is not as thrilled about being back in a D1 on Freedom next week...

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I know you're not alone in this opinion, and the "keep the old fashioned meals" group is quite vocal about it -- but I think you're in the minority.

We haven't been able to cruise in a few years. (Our DDs are 4 yrs and 20 mos.). I'm sure we are part of a minority, but we also prefer traditional dining. Part of our reasoning is simplicity. Our family travels in a group so the dining consistency greatly helps in planning. (It's easy to say "see you all at dinner" when people have varying plans. - Just trying to coordinate the character breakfast and ice show ahead of time for next month's sailing has been a pain) In fact, part of the reason we enjoy cruising is that every other vacation has the "where are we eating tonight" dilemma that is often a struggle in a large group. The other huge thing for us has been the experience of having the same team each night. We like walking in with seats & high chairs already arranged and everyone's preferred drink already on the table. We've also enjoyed getting to know those staff members (So much so that we've only booked a speciality restaurant once, and then cancelled it to not miss the MDR). We actually still keep in touch the waiter we had on our first Liberty sailing in 2008.

That said, a lot has changed in the few years that we've cruised and we understand that the market drives more changes each year. I don't fault RCL for doing what's best for their bottom line, especially if the change really only affects a minority of guests.

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Hi Will, so sorry that the LA gave you such back information. The OBC is determined by length of cruise and is per cabin and not per person.

 

$ 50 for sailings of 3-5 nights

$100 for sailings of 6-9 nights

$200 for sailings of 10+ nights

 

According to C&A, as of July 31, 2008, they were not going to allow the coupons if you had an OBC attached to your reservation. It was one offer (which is an OBC for booking a cruise while on board, whether it is a NC or a specific cruise) or $$$ off C&A coupon.

 

However, with all the various changes going on..............I have no idea if one can use a C&A coupon anymore.:o

I'll give it a few days and see if both post to my account. The NextCruise misunderstanding is really no big deal. We caught the LA on the last evening and she was absolutely swamped. I was just grateful that she took the time to stop and go over it with us. We will hit platinum on our February sailing, and at that point I wonder if there is even a benefit to booking a NC anymore.

Gotta love the inconsistencies.... We were told by the LA on Liberty last month that the advantage to adding 2 names to the NC reservation was that it would secure us the OBC amount per person. ($100 per person on the NextCruise booking which would have given us a $200 stateroom total because we paid $200 onboard for the NC) Also, I had never heard that you could not combine the NC offer with any C&A savings certificates. Our TA asked for the certs when we booked, so undoubtedly we'll hear back from her that we can't combine the two.

Hope everyone is having a good weekend!

Will