talia-co

Thanks so much. I will do a review and pictures from our Oasis cruise 3/22

 

Caneguy

well now I'm anxiously waiting for your review and you haven't even sailed yet!

absolutely fantastic pictures! We love the Allure. Thank you for sharing. Hoping you have a great time on the Oasis!

Hey Mil76! Yes we need one in Denver! I didn't know about the Albuquerque possibility. Thanks so much. We will definitely look into it. Looks like it is a nice wide Flowrider!

Just like you we are royal loyals because of the Flowrider. We laugh at having to "prepare ourselves" for the one Flowrider on the Quantum and Navigator! :) I would be interested to hear about your experience on the Navigator as we will be sailing her later this year.

Take care and have a great time on your cruise!

You on board right now? If so could you see if they are still doing the best of the best.

 

Many thanks,

Andrew

No, sadly we are back in Denver. We were on the Allure last month and they did have the Best of Best show on Saturday night! The Flow Show was immediately after.

Ok, I just talked with someone currently on the Allure sports staff and they said they had not heard of any change yet. So, I think everyone should wait for official clarification before sending an email if one is inclined to do so. I'm waiting to hear from some other staff. I'll report here later if I am told anything of significance.

 

 

Every waking moment that it is open and my DW lets me on that thing!!;)

 

 

Yes! This is DH and DD.

It has been confirmed by 3 people that know Sports Staff on various ships that we will no longer be allowed to bring our personal boards for use anymore. They have yet to give a reason. I have already emailed the powers that be since after the rules ban the bombardment of emails seemed to finally work in our favor. So, I would encourage you to do so again. The emails are agoldstein@rccl.com and fferrari@rccl.com

Wow! This isn't good. Now I'll have to get the word on why from our friends on the sports staff. On each of our 5 most recent cruises, there were several riders who brought their boards also.

We live in Denver and only flowride on the ships; even so, I thought the price was fine especially for such a nice board.

Allure specific:

Higher Ground - Red Hot Chili Peppers (Blue Planet)

We Weren't Born to Follow - Bon Jovi (Crown and Anchor event video)

RCCL Commercial:

Levels - Avicii

Lust For Life - Iggy Pop

That is how it is supposed to work according to the fine print, but I was still accruing points until about 20/21 from cruises my parents took. Eventually I did stop accruing, but it wasn't at 18 (although that could be because my parents stopped booking on RCI in favor of Celebrity/Princess at about that time, so its hard to know what the cause was). There is no designation in the C&A system between the 20 points I earned by being physically on a ship, and the rest of the points in my account. This could all be one of RCI's inconsistent enforcement issues, but unless after this next cruise my points drop back down to 27, I believe I start out of the gate with a huge boost.

That sounds great! I only ask because although our two daughters have sailed every cruise with us thus far, they most likely will not be sailing every cruise with us as we reach the Diamond Plus level before they are 18. Anyway, all the best to you and your fiancé!

Although I still stand by my point about how the mass market cruising industry derives its profits from on-board sales much more than cruise fares, thus I can see why RCI sees fully paid cancellations would not earn points, the more I think about it, the more it seems to just benefit RCI to take the hit and give the C&A points (at least if requested).

 

The reason is their policies already allow for some people to accrue a vast number of points without actually being on-board more than one night (and potentially never step foot on a RCI ship). How, you ask?

 

Well take my fiancee as an example. I already am currently well into Emerald status (about two cruises away from Diamond), thanks largely to my parents when I was a teenager. In fact, not only have I never given a dime to RCI of money I personally earned until a few weeks ago, I have only spent 20 nights on board RCI ships, thus my status is already highly inflated based on my parents' trips while I was in college an unable to cruise with them. My fiancee has never stepped foot on a RCI ship, but since we cohabitate (and she will be married to me by the time we cruise) she will get bumped to the same level I am (mainly from essential nepotism) at the end of our honeymoon. She will have spent a total of 7 nights on board, and be a short Bahamas cruise away from Diamond. If we take a weekend trip to Foxwoods' MGM area and sign up for M-Life, she could be Emerald with me the day we hop on board (without her ever being at sea on RCI ever).

 

What is my point? There are ways, however rare and context-specific, (without even trying to "game" the system) for people to rack up a large number of C&A points without actually cruising (or spending a dime), so is paying for a cruise and backing out last minute for a legitimate reason, really that much worse?:confused:

I thought once a child becomes 18, he/she retains the Crown and Anchor level of their parents at that time but to get to the next level, they will have to earn the point difference between their actual points and the points required for the next level. Perhaps I've not understood the rule or your situation.

awesome! Thanks for the info OP.

thank you Clamett! Hope you had a fantastic cruise!

ok, looks like I should call RCCL. I thought I'd ask here first as I supposed I was overlooking something obvious. Thanks for the information. I'll give our cruise consultant a call.

We paid a deposit for a sailing on the Allure and our credit card lists the seller not as RCCL but as Admiral Cruise Reservations. Is this the norm? We've always had RCCL as the vendor. I booked directly on the phone with an RCCL representative. Any input is appreciated. Thanks!

Also, sorry, meant to say the credit card lists the vendor as Admiral Cruise Reservations.

I think what it really means is that your room won't be ready until 2pm. You can usually board once they have everyone else off the boat from the previous sailing, you just won't have access to your room.

Just because you've cruised with them before doesn't make you any more knowledgable then I am about policies and how things work. It just means you have more personal experiences to make assumptions off of. And we know what happens when people assume. :)

the docs say absolutely nothing regarding room accessibility. Your first post is an assumption. Why do you insist on some "truth" that is clearly of your own making/interpretation?

thank you! You absolutely ROCK! I've been wanting this information; your time is so much appreciated.