-
Posts
4,721 -
Joined
Content Type
Forums
Store
Blogs
Downloads
Events
Gallery
Everything posted by ZoeyVictoria
-
Hideaway beach impact on Coco Cay
ZoeyVictoria replied to edrussell's topic in Royal Caribbean International
I hope that Royal will not sell more passes than they have loungers to accommodate. Paying for a beach experience and not being able to find a lounger is not good. I am pleased with the location, as I walked from South Beach a couple of weeks ago because the tram was impossible - it looks like a shorter, less crowded walk. To answer your original question, you have already seen two couples who originally said “No!” change our minds and do a conditional booking. I think there will be a number of people who think it sounds great, are just curious, or are willing to try it for the relatively low initial price (that we know is going to increase). It just might result in fewer people in the other areas. -
Hideaway beach impact on Coco Cay
ZoeyVictoria replied to edrussell's topic in Royal Caribbean International
I figured I had nothing to lose except the use of $64 for a few months, and the possibility of gaining something new at a good price. -
Hideaway beach impact on Coco Cay
ZoeyVictoria replied to edrussell's topic in Royal Caribbean International
Great ☹️. I caught the “four more watering holes” but not the “non-stop DJ-spun beats”. Oh, well, I will have ninety days to read reviews before I cancel. I remember bands at two locations being mentioned and hoped they wouldn’t have other music conflicting with the bands. -
Hideaway beach impact on Coco Cay
ZoeyVictoria replied to edrussell's topic in Royal Caribbean International
I was definitely opposed to it when it was first advertised because it sounded like a non-stop, loud party instead of a relaxing beach day. There is less emphasis on the party atmosphere now. I just checked (since you brought it to my attention), and it has a 50% off Black Friday price of $28.99 (total for two is $64 with taxes) for April 2024. I booked it with the intent to check reviews carefully and cancel if my first impression was correct. If I booked it after already deciding it wasn’t for me, I suspect there will be plenty of other people who book it just out of curiosity. It was the $28.99 price that caught my attention. -
Spring Break starting in March, but when?
ZoeyVictoria replied to bayou cruiser's topic in Royal Caribbean International
I thought March 27 would be late enough to avoid it. I was wrong. -
Yeshiva Week 2024 Cruises Check Your Dates
ZoeyVictoria replied to crazyfrazee's topic in Royal Caribbean International
The only good thing to come from the closure of the Solarium Bistro is that there will fewer people in the other restaurants. -
We were on the Celebration the week of October 1 and 100% agree with you. We went to the MDR one time, on the first formal night, and did not return. There are too many other options to bother with the MDR for meals you can get on any ship, even if the food and service had been good. We were on the Mardi Gras twice, in September 2021 and February 2022 and experienced the same thing. On the Mardi Gras we were assigned to a table. We were led there to find the table already occupied. We stood awkwardly in the center of the MDR while they got another table assigned. Led to that table, which was also occupied. The third try was a table right next to the kitchen doorway, which required every waiter to immediately turn to the right and go past our table. Every waiter that entered or left the kitchen was within inches of us and some even brushed up against the table or our shoulders. On the second Mardi Gras trip, we didn’t even try it once. I love a lot of things about those ships, but not the MDR.
-
Yeshiva Week 2024 Cruises Check Your Dates
ZoeyVictoria replied to crazyfrazee's topic in Royal Caribbean International
Yes, same as you. Planning to have a great time as usual, but not a fan of rudeness. Going into it prepared, thanks to CC. -
Yeshiva Week 2024 Cruises Check Your Dates
ZoeyVictoria replied to crazyfrazee's topic in Royal Caribbean International
We are on the January 21 sailing, as a free Prime casino cruise. We are leaning more and more towards smaller ships and this cruise might be the boost we need to say “no more” to the Oasis class. It is tempting to choose newer and more expensive ships when there is no cost, but next year’s cruise will probably be chosen with different priorities. -
After a bad breakup years ago, my ex received an email that showed the second person’s name and address. He had been on the booking at the time we split up, so I halfway understood why it happened (and, yes, all of his info including his email had been changed to her info). He called me to tell me that he had the name and address of my female companion. It caused me no trouble other than a little irritation, but there could have been serious consequences.
-
I will be on the four-nighter on December 5, in between your cruises and the WC. I’ve been curious about the changes, so I am paying close attention to your comments. We were on the Serenade in July, so hopefully the differences will be noticeable to us. We are hoping it will be similar to the early post-pandemic cruises, based on the number of cabins still available. We booked an inside with a casino offer, but received a Royal Up offer with a “special promotion” on balconies a couple of weeks ago. The minimum was $15 pp, we bid $20 and were upgraded within a week. It should be an interesting cruise.
-
We were on the Conquest on Christmas Day in 2021. We were so surprised to see families wearing matching pajamas, not just for breakfast but all day long. Never saw anyone with gifts, though. We felt a little bit left out. Last year we were on Jewel of the Seas, in San Juan for Christmas Day. We did not wear pajamas to walk around San Juan, but we had Christmas shirts.
-
Saint Greg's Regal Princess - Live - November 12, 2023
ZoeyVictoria replied to Saint Greg's topic in Princess Cruises
No, we want to see the cute video of your feet on the sea walk! -
Saint Greg's Regal Princess - Live - November 12, 2023
ZoeyVictoria replied to Saint Greg's topic in Princess Cruises
Well, those may be your feet, but that is not the sea walk. Tomorrow? -
Saint Greg's Regal Princess - Live - November 12, 2023
ZoeyVictoria replied to Saint Greg's topic in Princess Cruises
The sea walk can make a fun video. For people who are afraid of heights, concentrating on the phone while taking the video is distracting enough to make it possible. I think it would be very nice for you to show us your feet on the sea walk 😂 IMG_3784.mov -
Saint Greg's Regal Princess - Live - November 12, 2023
ZoeyVictoria replied to Saint Greg's topic in Princess Cruises
I was on the Regal in March 2022, with early post-Covid 35-40% occupancy. My SO and his sister (in another cabin) were newbies, so we went to that event. There were six prizes and seven cabins in attendance, so they came up with a bottle of champagne for the unlucky seventh cabin. My SO won a $150 photo package and his sister won a specialty dinner. -
The itinerary for the Vista on December doesn’t look appropriate for two cruise elegant nights. Day 2 Nassau, Day 3 at sea, Day 4 Amber Cove, Day 5 Grand Turk, Day 6 at sea. Since the last night is never cruise elegant and Day 3 is a sea day which would usually be cruise elegant, would Carnival skip the second cruise elegant night or have it on a port day?
-
Carnival Embarkation Drug Searches
ZoeyVictoria replied to txcruiser1234's topic in Carnival Cruise Lines
If it is profiling, who are they looking for? Is it possible that there were repeated reports of marijuana use on a balcony on a past cruise, but no one was ever caught? Were all of the balcony occupants in the vicinity of the reporter suspects and are now being profiled? -
Saint Greg's Regal Princess - Live - November 12, 2023
ZoeyVictoria replied to Saint Greg's topic in Princess Cruises
I see Barbie is not on your list. We very rarely watch movies, but we were on Independence of the Seas and thought it would be nice to see a movie on deck during the evening. We promised ourselves we would watch 30 minutes before deciding if we liked it or not, but after seven minutes, we just couldn’t take any more and bailed. -
Blackjack card counting
ZoeyVictoria replied to HappyTexan44's topic in Royal Caribbean International
Three-card poker is fun because there is nothing you could do that would affect or irritate other players (as happens in blackjack). There is usually great camaraderie because every player (and the dealer) wants the others to do well. -
Black Friday starts the 9th.
ZoeyVictoria replied to Ourusualbeach's topic in Royal Caribbean International
I reserved Chops lunch on the Wonder in January for $17.99. It was $26.99 yesterday. -
It is priced per sailing. A bid of $100 per person will be $200 total for the length of the cruise.