BuckeyeMan

12 minutes ago, Jarmo said:

Haven't seen a sticker in a few years unless the package is purchased on board.

Perfect. That is what I was hoping. Our drink package has already been purchased well before boarding.

Thanks for the info.

Should have read sticker instead of stick.  Just wasn't sure if it would be printed on my seapass or it would be a sticker.  

Can anyone tell me if the Deluxe drink package will be printed on my seapass card or will I have a stick applied to my seapass?  Is it based on the ship?  

34 minutes ago, Biker19 said:

Likely after her dry dock (May 2020)

yeah... Makes sense there.  Bummer for me but totally understand.  

Thanks

I know it not currently support on Explorer. Any ideas when it might be available? We are sailing in mid Feb.  

Following as we are looking at this excursion also.  Looking at it on Royal's site it looks like they store your luggage.  They have 3 trips to the airport and that is included in the price.  I didn't see the 8:00 time though.  Where were you seeing this time?  I wasn't wanting to get off the ship that early.  Hope others will comment that have done this excursion.

And I was also looking to kill some time before flight out of FLL with our ship arriving back in Miami.  I liked the idea of luggage being checked and taken to the airport with us.  Figured it would save on luggage storage and save on uber/taxi to the airport.  Any other ideas besides renting a car?  

They held my 2 bottle for the second cruise and then delivered to our cabin for the second cruise. I explained I was doing B2B but they would not budge and insisted on pulling 2 of the bottle which were delivered on the 2nd cruise.

just off IOS. There were 2 weddings onboard.  Four night cruise.  We had the UDP.  Were told on embarqment day we could use for speciality dining but upon going to Chops were told the entire room was booked for lunch.  Could not understand this one but it turned out some business booked the entire lunch that day in Chops.  Not happy to say the least.  But to answer your question, yes it was included.

We are doing B2B cruises on Indy starting Saturday. Who is the captain? Cruise director?

37 minutes ago, suesnake2002 said:

For lunch, i just would say no bathing suit and cover ups. I believe the one time we did it we wore shorts

thanks for the help. Any ideas which restaurants will be open on IOS for lunch?  And even if any will be open on embarqment day?

We have the ultimate dining package.  What is dress code for lunch at specialty restaurants for lunch?  Also, on Independence which speciality restaurants will be open for lunch?

Thanks in advance for any help.

18 hours ago, Sailing12Away said:

I have no idea about your cabin, but I'm booked in 9518 & 9520 sailing this July. I'll let you know how it goes 😉

Thanks for the help. I am thinking if I want to move with our group I need to act quicker though. Anyone else have any thoughts on this cabin location?

On 1/21/2019 at 9:23 AM, bobmacliberty said:

I think the BC4C cruise was sold out but if you know about a closet somewhere that I could hide in, I'm all ears.

OH no. Still availability. Hop on this year.  It is the best time you can imagine.  

Will this have an obstructed view behind us? Is it too close to the elevators?  This is for a 2020 May cruise.  Should I look to switch to starboard or is port the best side to be on for a Hawaiian cruise?

Still early and I can move cabins.  Thoughts???

Thanks in advance. First cruise of NCL after numerous RCI and Celebrity and Carnival cruises.

How far and price?  Best method to get there?  Was curious on best option.  It will be a Saturday with ship arriving at 7:30 if that matters.

Thanks in advance.

1 hour ago, bobmacliberty said:

I've never been to KW so pardon my ignorance.  Google Maps shows Empress and HAL Nieuw Amsterdam docked near Mallory Square, where it looks like a very short walk to Duval Street.  I also see piers that look like they are part of the Coast Guard Base (part of NASKW??) off Mustin Street.  Is it one of the piers near Mallory Square that is damaged, requiring use of the Mustin St. piers on the CG base?  Inquiring minds...

 

Bob,

BC4C docked at the port on the military base.  Then we were shuttled to the 3K run/1K walk through Key West.  You should have stayed on the ship for that cruise.  We wouldn't have thrown you off 🙂  Unfortunately we are not porting in Key West this year.  We had a blast at Sloppy Joe's after the run/walk.  

IOS will be in GC that day as it is a charter that I am on.  Watch for all the Buckeyes in port 🙂

I O!

8 minutes ago, tarrenel said:

With the refreshment package you can get virgin cocktails. I am not a drinker so I do not know one cocktail for another, so with being said and so I don't look like an idiot when ordering, what are some cocktails that I can order that actually taste good as a virgin cocktail? Also on Royal Caribbean can I get my virgin cocktail with my package and then buy lets say a shot of rum or vodka and have the bartender mix it together?

Order a virgin Miami Vice.

Also, can you just get milkshakes free if you don't purchase food?  I am not sure on that.  I have the refreshment package on my next cruise and there is a JR on the ship.

4 minutes ago, vacationlover_mn said:

Yep, I know.  I redeemed mine about 6 months ago, for my upcoming sailing.

That is normal.  They told me 10 days before the cruise.  You can call them and ask them to add them to your cruise planner now. They will get a department that will get it added now.  If you don't call and request it be added early they will not add it until 10 days prior.  I redeemed 500 in OBC and the same thing happened to me.

what date if we can ask?

3 minutes ago, Host Clarea said:

Yes, the OBC from Visa points is fully refundable.  If you don't cash it out on the last day, it will automatically go back onto the credit card securing your onboard account.  If that is the Royal Visa card, you will lose 2X point for that credit, so it's better to take out the cash.

Can you explain the "Take out of the cash"  Are you saying go to guest services and get the cash back from the unused portion of the OBC?  Do this rather than let it go back on our card?  And our CC securing the account would be the Royal CC.

We are doing B2B cruises in Feb.  Trying to plan how much OBC to allocate to each cruise.  What happens to OBC from our RC credit card if we do use the full amount? I thought I had saw it was returned to my credit card as a credit.  Just want to make sure so I know how to plan. 

Thanks in advance.

1 minute ago, Merion_Mom said:

 

There are no passenger cabins on Deck 5.

oops... Deck 9.  Fat old fingers here.  We are in 9225 and 9362 I believe.

We have B2B cruises coming up on IOS. Looking at our set sail passes our muster locations are A9 and D25. Cabins are both on deck 9. Any ideas where the locations for muster might take us?

Major bummer. We were hoping to go to the beach and sightsee in Fort Lauderdale. Any other luggage options?