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    Whats on my card????

    in Royal Caribbean International

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    I suggest you read the words of mine you quoted in msg 10, and your comment in msg 10. I EXPLICITLY said "the last 4 digits of your credit card and expiration date are on SetSail Pass along with your name". I did NOT say anything about that info being on your SeaPass.

     

     

    Then change the title of this post it says "what's on my card" not set sail pass

     

     

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    Whats on my card????

    in Royal Caribbean International

    Posted

    I can't comment on what you have seen, but I am looking at my RCI SetSail Pass for my cruise next week. It shows "Card Type: Visa, Card Number: ************nnnn, Expiration Date: Mmm 2016" The "nnnn" are the actual last four digits of my credit card (which I am declining to show here) and "Mmm" is the three character abbreviation for the month of expiration.

     

    Thom

     

     

    Your sea pass card

     

     

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    Whats on my card????

    in Royal Caribbean International

    Posted

    You are correct that OP said sign & sail card; my fault that I missed that:o. Although only the last 4 digits of your credit card and expiration date are on SetSail Pass along with your name, you are correct that they are there. I still THINK (entirely possible I'm wrong) they were trying to ask about the SeaPass since they mentioned drink and photo discounts.

     

     

    I have never seen any numbers of my credit card be printed on my pass.

     

     

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    Quantum of the Seas review

    in Royal Caribbean International

    Posted

    Can you please explain what disclaimer at the door is about. What you cannot decline?

     

     

    Well I am finally back from the cruise and wish to provide a review.

     

     

    Review Disclaimer

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    What is written in this review is my personal opinion only – based on my own experience, and does not represent anyone else.

     

     

    This review is provided “as is” and does not constitute advice, readers are encouraged make their own decisions through their own independent research.

     

     

    Not everyone experiences the same events in life, please understand when writing this review, you should understand the concept of “context” - context means “to within a certain scope” (unless specified) – for example: to give the whole ship a rating, would be unfair, as there are so many aspects, so each area has been provided a specific rating and that rating only applies to that item reviewed.

     

     

    Review

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    The facts:

     

     

    Cruise date: 1st December 2014

    Cruise length: 11 nights

    Cruise ship name: Quantum of the Seas.

     

     

    Introduction

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    This ship has been nick named by my family as “baby quantum” and has been given the gender of male, because of its blue hull.

     

     

    The ship itself is beautiful from the outside (this statement does not include the internal features)

     

     

    Boarding process:

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    Pro:

    The boarding process of the ship was really good, especially with 4000 people getting on board – the boarding process from the word go was easy and quick inside the terminal up until we got onto the ship, with the taking of photos, signing of waivers and customs.

     

     

    Con:

    There is a disclaimer at the door that you really cannot decline since you have already paid your full fair with no refund, as well as flight tickets

     

     

    The process of getting from deck 5 to our cabin on the first day was hard, because the lifts took forever and were over crowded.

     

     

     

     

    The entertainment

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    Mumma Mia was brilliant and really well done

    StarWater was great – when the screens didnt break or someone didnt fall and nearly die during the performance show

    Other then that the ship was totally boring - the ship was boring – so little too do – I went on the wave rider

     

     

    I saw the dodgems once and went on them once.

    I was able to go roller skating once (that was fun)

    I was able to go on the wave rider multiple times

     

     

     

     

    Thank god 96% of the passengers on the ship were very old, because the ques for waver rider and everything was horrible with the few people – in 1 hour you got 3 goes on the wave rider.

     

     

    The pools give me the creeps and I didnt use them half the time, these small pool areas, - without being rude, and no disrespect intended, but how do some of the RCI customers wash themselves in the small bathrooms? I dont think they do, or physically cant, so they go in to the pools – and I never saw the pools being drained once – only chained off for the night.

     

     

     

     

    you never ever know what is going on in the ship even with the cruise compass,

     

     

     

    went to the quizzes - everyone is asleep and the whole atmosphere was dull....

     

     

     

    The internet

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    I didnt purchase the internet they wanted massive prices and when I asked around with it, apparently it was really bad that I was told by a person using it on their tablet.

     

     

    They wanted something like $500 dollars! For top tier internet! Thats a joke! Most hotels on land have internet for free!!

     

     

    Food

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    Windjammer

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    The same food for 12days :(

    The the food was cheap (potatoes, eggs, tin fruit )

    The food was horrible

     

     

    At first when I got on board, I t hought the people on the cruise were very wasteful and it made me very angry after a while I realised it wasnt the people being wasteful, by the end of the cruise not a lot of people were eating in the windjammer – because the food was horrible! It was the same thing every single say and it was the cheapest form of food you could find!

     

     

    The cutlery always had food stains from previous users when I went to eat(dried egg, dried sauce etc).

     

     

    You do not need a drink package the drinks in the windjammer are really good

     

     

    The four restaurants

    The four restaurants were good – no complaints

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    What broke

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    broken lifts

    broken virtual balcony

    broken bathroom

    broken water

    broken dish washer

    broken guest services who didnt take complaints seriuosly and I have names of senior RCI staff who were terrible

     

     

    broken wave rider

    broken two screens

    broken xboxs (when not broken - over run by teenages)

     

     

     

    The music in the music hall was all the 70's while everyone was in their 90s – no 80s music..

     

     

    The music was really bad

     

     

    There was absolutely no night lift for people in their 30's

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    The stateroom

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    The stateroom was good – a decent size – very happy

    The bathroom was tiny – im surprised how some people could fit into them

    The water pressure sucked – it “did its job”

     

     

    The staff

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    cruise director

    What cruise director? Jimmy? The guy that can always be found partying, never takes complaints about the entertainment, and has ordered guest services not to pass on messages for him to contact you.

     

     

    But he could always be found dancing and partying on – I managed to come across him while leaving the ship, and told him of a complaint and he never followed up.

     

     

    The activity staff

    They stare you down and if you dare complain, the never speak to you the same way again (starting with the manager)

     

     

    The guest services are HORRIBLE – they completely ignore your complaints and say “its logged”

     

     

    the guy in charge of the restaurants – was ABSOLUTELY BRILLIANT I mean he saved the cruise!

    And although the food was horrible – the staff in all the restaurants work like machines! you people have my respect and admiration – they are literally slaves and do it with a smile.

     

     

    Summary

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    This is my first cruise – the only thing saving me RCI reputation is THE CUSTOMERS of RCI who on the ship “dont judge RCI based on this cruise, their other ships are better” and that is coming from a pinnacle member couple and others that I spoke too

     

     

     

     

    In summary, I really disliked this cruise – it was boring (and I was bored out of my mind), expensive, the food in the windjammer was repetitive and a lot of the staff are terrible – I can name the senior RCI staff if anyone wants it.

     

     

    I dont know where all these other positive cruise reviews are coming from, I promise you that by the end of the cruise, ALOT of people were unhappy, and I COULD NOT WAIT to get off it.

     

     

    I flew round the world for this cruise and I wish I had spent the money elsewhere...

     

     

     

     

     

     

    Special shout out to

    * The dutch family

    * The yatzee players

    * The korean and vietnam vets I got to speak with

    * The Austrian couple.

     

     

    On a closing note I wanted to write a much more indepth review but I just dont have the time to go into the details, with xmas and new year....

     

     

    if you have any questions – please feel free to ask and I will do my best to answer them honestly

     

     

     

     

     

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    Quantum of the Seas emergency stop

    in Royal Caribbean International

    Posted

    Thanks for sharing. Wonder if anyone got a lucky North Star ride while there. Won't be long until the Anthem or Ovation start making stops there.

     

    Hope that passenger is going to be alright. Looked like they had a full head and neck restraint on him. Hope he didn't fall during the rougher seas and hurt his neck.

     

     

    He either did have a fall and is in full spinal precaution (must of been complaining of neck or back pain) or he's in a bucket for easier movement

     

     

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    Oasis 3 & 4

    in Royal Caribbean International

    Posted

    I'm starting to ponder. With the introduction of dynamic dining. This will eliminate the need for a main dining room, so I'm guessing the three story dining room on the upcoming 3&4 oasis ships will be a thing of the past?

     

     

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