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16 hours ago, c-leg5 said:

I would try writing to reservations. It used to be seasonal and we have had to negotiate in the past. Also be careful not to get caught up with a timeshare presentation for a discount. 
 

We haven’t had a pass since cruising resumed. I am sure things are back on track now (hopefully) but we stayed there when cruising was halted and were surprised by the poor quality, maintenance and service compared to previous day pass visits. Of course it was difficult all round at that time. 

Thank you so much for the reply.  Do you happen to have the email address to get in touch with them?

We are looking to see if Grand Park Royal still does day passes?  And if so what's the latest pricing?  Thank you so much for any info you can give us. 

6 hours ago, HappyTexan44 said:

From what I've read, and what I planned on doing myself.   When you are checking in, and you are talking to the crew with the ipad, tell them that you want to switch to a Cash Account.   Someone said that they deliberately didn't upload a photo since that was a good time to switch to a cash account.  

This is exactly what we plan on doing.  If we can't do it then we'll go to guest services after we board.  I hope we can do it on check in though.

2 minutes ago, PhillyFan33579 said:

Keep in mind Guest Services can get very crowded on embarkation day. As the previous poster mentioned, you can charge up to $500 so you don’t need to go to Guest Services right away. I am not trying to give out financial advice, but I find it much easier to use a credit card to pay for any expenses. By doing this you never have to go to Guest Services during the cruise.  You also have the backing of your credit card company if unauthorized charges show up on your bill, especially if it happens after you are off the ship and you can’t go to Guest Services to dispute the charge(s). Unfortunately this happens more often that it should (just search this website for plenty of examples). 

This is the reason we would just like to do a cash account.  We've had charges show up after we've left the ship that's been a pain to get removed.  We will just close our account the last night to make sure there are no charges and that's it. 

My wife and I are looking into setting up a cash account once we board Odyssey this weekend?  What is the best way to go about this and how much cash do they require?  Thank you for any info.

We just booked the 8 nights on the Odyssey ... and decided to upgrade a little to the Junior Suite for a little extra room.

Thank you everyone for chiming in and helping with our decision.  🙂

1 minute ago, Tree_skier said:

What is the price difference between the 2b GS, OS and the CLS

2b GS that I've priced has always been cheaper then the CLS. I'm not sure about the OS. 

The 2 bedroom Grand Suites seem to be very nice and spacious with 2 bathrooms also. 

53 minutes ago, Starry Eyes said:

You did not mention your plans for Puerto Rico.  Would you be adding days to explore there?  If so, is that something that sounded great to you both?  If you answer yes to those questions, I’d have a reason to say you should consider the Jewel cruise.  If not, Odyssey.

 

 

We were just going to fly in the night before.  We are leaning heavily towards Odyssey.  Seems alot of people love this class of ship. 

We kinda narrowed down our next cruise to either...

1.  Jewel OTS Grand Suite for 6 nights out of San Juan to Ft. Lauderdale.  Stops are Philipsburg, St. Maarten ... Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas ... and Basseterre, St. Kitts & Nevisat.  We would have to get a 1 way flight to San Juan (which isn't that big a deal) and our son would just pick us up at Ft Lauderdale. (We live in Sarasota, Florida)

2.    Odyssey OTS Ocean View Balcony for 8 nights out of Ft Lauderdale.  Stops are Perfect Day at CocoCay, Bahamas ... Oranjestad, Aruba ... Willemstad, Curacao.

We are in our 50s and it will just be my wife and I cruising.  We like the casino, bingo, eating and going to a few shows.  We like hanging in our cabin relaxing also on the balcony.   We have never been to any of these ports including San Juan PR.  Thank you so much for any advise you can offer.  🙂 

Thanks to all the great advice here we decided to upgrade to CLS 1756 for our upcoming cruise.  We are super excited!!  Thank you to EVERYONE!! 🙂

1 hour ago, orville99 said:

We have stayed in both of those suites, and given the choice, I would pick 1756 - better layout. We have also stayed in 8260, and while we liked the GS cabin layout, the CLS gives you so much more room and features - like the walk in two person rain shower upstairs😎

 

BTW, for $800 total cost to upgrade, I would take the leap to the CLS. There really is no comparison between a GS and a CLS on Allure that would convince me to stay with the GS for that price.

This is great info thank you so much.  We are leaning towards getting the Crown Loft Suite. 

Thank you EVERYONE so much!!  We are leaning towards getting the Crown Loft.  You only live once right?  LOL

3 minutes ago, Jerseygirl1416 said:

This is a great point. If there are no side CL suites available I’d keep the GS and bid on an OS. 

1702 and 1756 are still available and they are both side suites. From my research it seems they may have a little smaller balconies but that doesn't bother us. 

1 minute ago, Jerseygirl1416 said:

Is the OS available? I think it’s so much better than the GS or the CL.

Not to purchase outright. Only through RoyalUp at $740 min bid. 

The price for us to upgrade is $800. I was just mentioning that even the Royal Up minimum bid is $1500. You guys don't even think it's worth it for the $800?  

My wife and I are booked in a Grand Suite on Allure in Oct for 5 nights for our 25th Anniversary.  Grand Suite Cabin #8260 on Allure of the Seas.  We've been talking about upgrading to the Crown Loft Suite and we were just seeing opinions from everyone if it would be worth it.  It's about $800 for us to upgrade (min bid for Royal up is $750 each so $1500 total).  Thank you so much for any advice or opinions.   

The reservations for shows just opened up on our app for our Oct cruise on Allure.  Should we make reservations now on there or just wait till we get contacted by our concierge for the reservations?  We are in a Grand Suite on Allure of the Seas.  Thank you

56 minutes ago, aftermidnight said:

My husband & I have been in The Royal Suite, The Owners 

suite & The Grand Suite on Enchantment. We were in the Grand suite for 20 days & it is the noisiest. Sorry to have to tell you that!  We spent most of the time either in the suite lounge or on our deck.  The noise from the carts are the worst & it’s early morning.  If you still have a chose, I would go as far as I could forward.

 

 

Thank you.  As of right now we are in GS 8528 which is the farthest forward Grand Suite on the Deck 8 starboard side.  I'm seriously considering either downgrading to a Junior Suite on Deck 7 or even a Oceanview Balcony on another quieter deck.  

1 hour ago, RFerrington said:

We have not sailed on Enchantment but a few years ago (less than 8 ) we were on Grandeur in a GS right beneath the WJ and I promised NEVER again.  It was really noisy.  REALLY noisy.  I will never ever pay for a full suite again on a Vision class ship unless it is one of the ones that is NOT beneath the WJ.

Thank you very much.  Maybe we should change our room.  We really wanted the Grand Suite (we just love them) but if it's going to be that noisy I don't think it's going to be worth it.  Maybe we should try to switch it for a JS on Deck 7 in the AFT

I see that most of the complaints are from over 8 years ago so maybe RCI fixed this and it's not an issue anymore?

My wife and I just booked a GS 8528 on the Enchantment for a 7 Night Western cruise in March 2024.  After reading some posts about noise it really has me worried. Should we try to change to somewhere completely different?  Is the noise THAT bad?  My wife and I are in our 50s and enjoy staying in our cabins, reading, napping and relaxing on the balcony.  We can bring ear plugs and a sound machine but we definitely need our sleep. Lol. Is it too loud for even that?  Thank you for any advise you can give us. 

We decided to just pull the trigger and upgrade to the GS.  The perks on the Oasis class ships helped us make the decision.  We got Cabin 8260 which seems like a great cabin on the 8th deck.  Thank you 🙂

5 minutes ago, orville99 said:

Not sure how much you paid for your balcony cabin, but given the small difference in price today between a Junior Suite, a Grand Suite, and a Crown Loft Suite, I'd probably skip over the JS and just bid on the GS and the CLS.

 

 

 

 

We paid $2474 for our Balcony cabin and yes we planned on skipping over the JS for either the GS or the CLS because of the Perks and price wasn't that much more.  Thank you

22 minutes ago, firefly333 said:

I think it depends on how long ago did you book? When allure came out these dates were cheap, and now way way up. So if you locked in a price long ago to upgrade by paying the difference is a huge jump.

 

Royal up would be the cheaper option often. Be sure you know how much it costs to upgrade and do a mock booking.

 

See if your oct dates are open .. if not they will be rather soon. Sept royal up already been open a while.

 

https://www.royalcaribbean.com/booked/cruise-room-upgrade

 

 

Thank you so much!!  It's not available yet but we will keep watching for it.