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Sheesh a rejection email right before sailing?!? Way for RCL to put a damper on it! Lol I will await the news this evening 😂
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Hey all. I got the Royal Up email last Wednesday and bid on an upgrade from OV to Balcony. We sail tomorrow out of FLL and my bid STILL says “pending.” Someone in my roll call got a rejection like the day after her bid as too low, but I haven’t heard a peep yet.
Should I call? Have they overlooked my bid and are just going to leave me hanging? I’d rather an answer other than being in limbo! Thanks!
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How much was the champagne excursion??
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On 1/10/2019 at 1:39 PM, pc_load_letter said:
I saw that haha!!! Love my crossfit community but I'm all set with being judged by many of the people who do it hahaha!!!!
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Thank you everyone!!!!!!
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20 hours ago, pc_load_letter said:
I have noticed more and more gyms with C2's. Even the small little ship I take out of Long Beach a couple times a year has one.
Looks like the Serenade does have a rower. Here is a link to the pics of the gym...
Word of warning though....any ship fitness area gets busy. My wife and I get there as soon as they open, especially on sea days. On days where you are at port, most people are getting off for their excursions so it will be not so busy. On port days, it will get more busy later in the afternoon as people return to the ship, usually around 3 to 5 pm.
Definitely look up dumbbell and bodyweight routines.
That’s wonderful. Thanks for linking me and for all that info!! At least we can row and use dumbbells or whatnot for sea days. Worse comes to worse, I don’t mind using the leg press if I can’t use a barbell. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
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Does anyone have a breakdown of what they have for equipment? I tried google searching images and saw a bunch of weight machines (which are not our style). My husband and I both do Crossfit and are planning on dropping into some gyms we have found in St. Croix, St. Thomas & St. Kitts. I couldn't really find much in St John Antigua or St. Maarten (let me know if you know otherwise). We want to be able to do a decent workout on the days at sea before relaxing all day. Thanks!!!!
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On 10/29/2018 at 7:11 PM, pc_load_letter said:
I eat everything and drink everything....alcoholic drinks as well since we usually get the beverage package.
The wife and I get to the gym right when it opens....usually 6:30 or so depending on ship. We'll run for 30 minutes then do a HIIT\crossfit style workout.
Usually about 10 rounds of dumbbell clean & jerks or dumbbell snatches, followed by pullups, situps, burpees and pushups.
If the ship has a Concept 2 rower, we'll mix it in for 2 minute intervals.
We don't touch any machines and so everything is dumbbell or bodyweight. I also kinda chuckle at those guys doing heavy sets or whatever. It's a cruise ship gym so you are going to be limited.
Here is a good cruise ship workout that will really tax your muscles and aerobic capacity...
Have you found that a lot of ships have Concept 2 rowers? My husband and I are worried about the gym on RCL Serenade haha. We want to be able to get some workouts in on sea days without having to resort to using machines (barf). We will settle for dumbbells or kettlebells because we know they def won't have a squat rack. We've also looked up on Crossfit gyms in the USVI to drop in to. Hopefully they won't be too out of the way.
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Here is the link to the one day pass info!! I think we are definitely going to do this for our April 5th sailing on RCL.
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1 hour ago, Journey2016 said:
We were just on the Allure for Christmas. My wife and I did not take the package, and brought two bottles of wine with us. In addition, taking a Central Park balcony gets you another bottle of wine and a free meal in Giovanni's Table. There were 4 port days of a 7 day cruise, so our bar bill was less than $200. If we had taken the package, it would have cost us almost $900.
On the other hand, there were 6 other people in our party (my in laws), and the other three cabins all had the alcohol package. They felt the need to drink as much as possible to "get their money's worth" and spent the entire cruise HIGHLY intoxicated to the point where, by night 5, I was purposely avoiding them.
I think I'm going to follow your lead. I don't want to get to the point where I have to drink my money's worth if I get the package. My plan isn't to get loaded this whole cruise, as I haven't seen my husband for an entire year due to his deployment. We have more important things to do hahaha :)
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1 hour ago, BillieJeanKaraokeKing said:
I think the OP needs a new husband!
Excuse me? My husband has been straight edge his whole life and is a Captain in the military.
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2 hours ago, Sobro said:
Bring your wine as carry on or your checked bags will end up in the naughty room. And if you haven't, please join our roll call. We won't bite.
will do! on both counts!
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On 12/27/2018 at 11:52 PM, pspercy said:
We were on Liberty 12/9 - 16 and on the Friday they offered Drink cards at $79 for 10 drinks.
"18% gratuity automatically added".
That would be much more worth it for me than the deluxe package. We plan to bring a bottle of wine in each suitcase (both are for me haha). I wonder how to find out if they will be offering this on our sailing. I suppose I can just wait and see.
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On 12/27/2018 at 9:11 AM, vacationlover_mn said:
Also... think about how many port days you will have. We drink less from our drink package on port days. Though, you CAN use the package on Labadee 🙂
Good point. That's also something to think about. We have 5 fairly long port days! It's not like I will drink in the am either. Hmmm....
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12 hours ago, Balsam12 said:
I believe you can purchase the package onboard as long as there are at least three days left on the cruise, however the price per day will probably be higher than purchasing before the cruise.
So... if you will take water on board, don't drink soda, hubby doesn't drink alcohol, then really it only leaves barista coffee and fresh juice. If you're happy with the standard coffee and other included drinks, it comes down to how many alcoholic drinks you would have per day.
Some maths as an example, using prices from my upcoming cruise:
Deluxe package - $69 per day
Refreshment package - $35 per day
Total for you to get the Deluxe would therefore be $104 per day.
The Deluxe package covers drinks up to $12 each
If neither of you drink soda, fresh juice or specialty coffee, and you have your own water, then you would need to have 8 or 9 alcoholic drinks per day to make the Deluxe package worthwhile.
If coffee is important, you can usually get a coffee card, which on my sailing gives 15 coffees for $43.
Note - my prices are in AUD, but the maths would be the same no matter what the currency.
Hope that helps.
Thank you!!!! I appreciate your breakdown of everything!!
We saw the specialty coffee card. We are definitely getting it for him. I may still do the deluxe package for myself if it includes all the coffee too. I figure 1-2 lattes a day plus wines with dinner and a couple poolside drinks. It would most likely be worth it for me.
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12 minutes ago, Balsam12 said:
From what I read on various websites, you can contact RC and simply tell them the truth... that your husband does not drink alcohol. They will then allow him to purchase the refreshment package and you the Deluxe Beverage package. It the first operator you speak to to says no, just try again with another one.
The other question would be, if your hubby doesn't drink at all, do you drink enough to warrant the package, or would it be cheaper for you to get the refreshment package and just pay as you go for alcohol?
That's what I'm wondering. I haven't been on a cruise since 2013, so I am not familiar with what prices are currently for a good glass of wine or mixed drinks. If the package is $50 a day, it may be worth it for me if the prices are over $10 a drink. Are you able to just buy it for part of the trip or are you required to purchase it for the duration of the cruise?
We plan on just doing the carry on waters and seltzer at embarkation as we don't drink soda either (we'd have our Uber driver stop at CVS on the way to port). Then we can drink the lemonade or whatever is free on board.
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Hi there. Sailing on April 5th on the Serenade. It will be my first time on RC. I noticed for the alcohol packages it says that every person in the room who is over 21 MUST purchase the package. I would like to do it, but my husband has never had a sip of alcohol in his life. It is asinine to expect him to pay $500 when he wouldn't even use it. Is there a way around this? Could I site religious reasons and they would HAVE to abide by it??
How much are drinks a la carte approximately? Thanks!!!
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next saturday the 5th is going to be my first cruise, but i've been planning for months now!!!
check your local Dollar Tree for stuff to bring on the cruise (i'm obsessed with that store. not your typical junk.):
small bottles to put shampoo, conditioner, body wash etc in.
laundry bags (i got one that says "grimy" ;) )
compression storage bags (more room in your suitcases!!)
plastic baggies etc.
travel mugs, aluminum water canteens
i've even seen pill boxes there for your ibuprofen, diphenhydramine, vitamins etc.
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UGH!!!! That is crazy!!!! What do they expect you to bid for them to accept it, your first born?