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Everything posted by leaveitallbehind
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Been there a few times myself. Nice place.
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Then I guess I'm missing the point of your posts!
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That is the timeframe to which I am mainly referring. We have not been delayed post covid other than the one time that I mentioned, which was the result of a slightly delayed disembarkation from the prior cruise. With that one exception, in our experience as referenced, the check in timing queues have worked well and have facilitated a smooth check in and direct boarding process without delay.
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I will be checking under Sink and bed now
leaveitallbehind replied to link99's topic in Royal Caribbean International
I feel confident that this will not reoccur as I highly doubt if the cruise line will sit back with this or permit it to continue, and likely has already checked not only the many ships staterooms but has vetted any involved crew. You really don't think this is - or ever was - a widespread ongoing issue at this point, do you? And with the attention that has been focused on it, that the cruise line would continue to allow it to happen? -
Internet for Diamond
leaveitallbehind replied to Harrisonkid's topic in Royal Caribbean International
You can also use both sessions for the same person - it is not specific to the individual. What we do on virtually every cruise is one of us purchases the package we want for the week, and the other logs in with their device for both sets of hours available by our tier. In our case that provides us with 1 full week for one of us (any device, one at a time) plus 4 days for the second person (any device, one at a time). So on a 7-night cruise, there is only 3 days where we both don't have internet and only pay for one. Works well for us. -
Further, a credit card must be used at the time of the FCC purchase or on board booking.
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I would think whatever the issues were a month ago would have been long since resolved. And in our experience, the "technical difficulty" that had canceled a performance was an illness with one of the safety scuba divers, of which they normally have two.
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I will be checking under Sink and bed now
leaveitallbehind replied to link99's topic in Royal Caribbean International
...you'd think you'd learn the first time! -
I will be checking under Sink and bed now
leaveitallbehind replied to link99's topic in Royal Caribbean International
Agree - we always put our suitcases under the bed with the rest of the stuff already there. Would be pretty cramped quarters for him in our stateroom! I will be sure to give them an extra shove putting them under from now on - LOL. -
I will be checking under Sink and bed now
leaveitallbehind replied to link99's topic in Royal Caribbean International
Not me. While it is unsettling, 1 crewmember out of 28 ships and 35,000 ship's crew - not overly concerned. Hopefully it shouldn't become a trend - LOL. -
Non-Royal excursion related lawsuit
leaveitallbehind replied to neverbeenhere's topic in Royal Caribbean International
While I feel horrible for the individual and the family involved, IMO this is an unfortunate consequence of a litigious society driven by questionable attorneys whereby people attempt to deflect responsibility for their own actions on anyone other than themselves. -
There is no trick, but you may be seeing two different things. The Select internet benefit is published as 25%. The 20% showing on the app may be the current promotional sale being offered for that internet package to anyone on that sailing. Call CC to confirm which is which and determine the better value for you. Note that the CC discount is valid only for purchases made pre-cruise and is independent of promotional prices. You cannot combine the two,
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Buyer Beware - Shore Excursions
leaveitallbehind replied to Waterbuffalo55's topic in P&O Cruises ( UK )
Sorry for the frustration and hope your partner recovers quickly. It is important to understand the terms and conditions associated with advanced purchases such as excursions. I realize this doesn't help the situation now, but for future reference, unfortunately the 48 hour cancelation window is common amongst a number of cruise lines as it relates to closing transactions related to that itinerary prior to departure. There also typically are on board restrictions regarding cancelations that may result in an OBC versus a refund. It varies by cruise line, which is why it is good to understand this at the time of purchase. As mentioned, the more important issue is with your partners health and I hope they recover fully and quickly. -
Yes - the main pool has stairs into the pool with handrails on both sides. They enter from either side at the head of the pool to a landing in the water from which you can enter the pool at its shallowest end. The handrails are also accessible at the landing from the pool. This is the same for the Solarium pool. If you google the ship and go to images you should find pictures.
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Quantum with a 7 and 5 year old.
leaveitallbehind replied to thefog's topic in Royal Caribbean International
RCCL's primary cruising demographics is families with children and Quantum is one of their premier ships for families. The kids club program IMO is one of the best in the industry and there are a lot venues that are oriented towards kids. They will be more than entertained and you will have the ability to have free time to yourselves as well. Study the ship and what it offers on the RCCL website to get a better idea of what to expect ahead of time. -
Wonderland - Any Items Contain Tree Nuts?
leaveitallbehind replied to LuCruise's topic in Royal Caribbean International
I realize that and not being critical - just was suggesting that would be the only sure way to know instead of hoping someone here knows for sure. Enjoy your cruise. -
I guess there are always exceptions with the check in timing, and I was only providing our experiences. You may be able to check in earlier once at the pier. But that is not something I am assuring or recommending. Anything that can be scheduled ahead of boarding would be in the planner. But, yes, some things can only be scheduled on board. Along with our phones we also put the app on a tablet as an alternative.
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As alternatives, RCCL and Celebrity, as two examples, have sofa beds in many of their standard staterooms. Many also have the drop down upper berths. IMO, however, the upper berths are more comfortable. Again, JMO.
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Wonderland - Any Items Contain Tree Nuts?
leaveitallbehind replied to LuCruise's topic in Royal Caribbean International
IMO, I think the only way to be sure is to ask the maitre d or the waiters once on board. I would not rely on CC posters to be certain. Otherwise there may be items in the ingredients that may cause concern and if you don't know, then there could be an issue. Wouldn't he rather not be served foods that may include those items? It's kind of a Catch-22 in that you don't want to eat foods that contain those items but you don't want to find out if those items are in the foods. If it were me, I would ask. Again, JMO. -
You are correct that the times are check in times. However, since they started the check in time queues, we have only been delayed and not gone directly on board once after we checked in. That one time occurred when we were scheduled with the first check in time and the ship was delayed in disembarking the prior itinerary's final passengers. We waited in the seating lounge upstairs where there was plenty of room for about 15 minutes. We then boarded. Otherwise we have always gone directly on board once checked in. This, at least, has been our experience over at least eight cruises since that started from three different embarkation ports.
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Have you ever been there? (Labadee, not jail - lol)
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Another TA question
leaveitallbehind replied to Candleonwater's topic in Royal Caribbean International
Stay on top of your TA. I can see an over the weekend delay because a lot of TA's don't respond then. But certainly by tomorrow you should have something from them. Hopefully it is a live person with a brick and mortar agency and not just an on line entity so you have someone to talk with. -
No, but I would bet my safety on the decisions of the cruise line which would be passengers, crew, and ship safety before any risk at a port of call. I am rather certain they would suspend that stop before ever putting anyone at risk. They have done it in the past. Keep in mind they also have employees there as well for whose welfare they also have a primary concern.
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BTW thank you for clarifying from your prior post. Hard to say whether or not you should upgrade as I think it is pretty much a crap shoot as to which staterooms are affected and which are not. There are 1,649 staterooms on Beyond and I think the problem is random, so IMO the odds are pretty low that you would be assigned one of the affected staterooms. But who knows? Also, I don't if Blue Chip bookings - perhaps based on tier status? - would have different outcomes for upgrading GTY's beyond the initial category in which it is booked. Others with direct experiences would have to respond. But I do know that with standard GTY bookings, as I mentioned before, the odds are very slim to none that it would occur.