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I've asked about upgrading at check-in and been told they don't have that information.  They told me to check at Guest Services.  I haven't bothered to do that and just stayed with my original cabin.

I wouldn't make any hasty decisions  but if this cruise stops in St Thomas, as of now, unvaccinated will not be allowed to sail.  Since your cruise isn't until January, a lot can and will change.  Wait until final payment to make a decision.

14 hours ago, SRF said:

 

Except that there are TAs that give awesome service and DO NOT CHARGE FEES.

 

Your choice......

My agent never charges a fee and I've cancelled several cruises.  Also, gives excellent perks.  I would not use an agent who charges a fee. I've also heard of agents who charge for any changes to a boooking. 

1 minute ago, Sunshine3601 said:

Curious to know,  If casinos were non smoking on a RCL cruise ship, how much time would you spend on a daily basis in the casino?     Would you go and say play $20 till you lost it (or won!) or would you stay for the long term - and play for several hours every day or night?

Depends on whether I'm winning or not....  I play online poker, at home, for hours.  I never have to worry about smelling like smoke.

I am a non-smoker.  If, I sit next to a person who's a smoker, I can smell them, whether they're smoking then or not.  Do smokers realize they stink? 😃

19 minutes ago, vacationlover_mn said:

What?  It really happened.... Why would I lie?

Had you been to the beach that day?. I don't think the cabin attendant carries around sand, just to put in the bed of poor tippers.. but believe as you will.🙄

I am always baffled by people that act like Deck 7 is poison. We had a JS on 7 on Allure and loved the location. The aft elevator situation (IMO) is not big deal after the first time you figure out how to avoid it. Of course, we also use the stairs most of the time. It was very convenient to the Boardwalk, Promenade and Central Park.

We also like Deck 7. As close to the back stairs as possible. There's a little area back there, close to the rock climbing wall, where you can watch the Aqua Theatre. It's also convenient to go down to the Promenade Café for coffee.

We spent a day at the Alaska State Fair and it was a lot of fun. If you are doing a DIY trip, it's easy to work it in. It lasts about 12 days, after the middle of August. It's held in Palmer, which is a short drive from Anchorage. We spent a night at a B&B in Palmer.

I found the B&B's to be very reasonable in price and you also get your breakfast. We had very good meals. Just thinking about it, makes me want to do it again.:D

Consider doing a Bed & Breakfast tour in Alaska. We did this a few years ago and loved it. We stayed in some really unique places. We flew into Anchorage and took a train to Fairbanks, stopping in Denali for two nights on our way north. We then flew from Fairbanks back to Anchorage and picked up a rental car to continue our tour. We flew home from Anchorage but you could work this in with a cruise. We've done two Alaska cruises so on this trip, we spent 10 days doing B&B's. I put this together, myself, without using a TA. I think one of the books I used was Alaska Planner. You can get it from the State of Alaska.

If my travel agent didn't give me any perks, I would book directly with the cruiseline and cut out the middleman. I usually book my cruise directly with the cruiseline and then transfer to the TA within 60 days for 10%sb credit.

When we first started cruising, we had to use an agent, since online booking wasn't available and agents offered little to no incentive to book with them. They didn't have to, to get your business. Very few brick and mortar agencies exist anymore. My, how times have changed. :)

Wow! That's amazing! (although in a way, you kind of missed out on some of the fun, only being in there 18 minutes). That's truly impressive though ;)

 

 

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I was also in this group.

 

We now hold the World Record. The crew member was literally stunned.

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Congratulations!

Just curious, had anyone in the group done it before?

Most people would be saying, "I'm sure glad I bought insurance."

Really, isn't this what you buy insurance for? To cover emergencies?

When I go into my bookings there is a link in the upper left hand side where you would click to do your online check in. I will see if I can get it for you. http://www.espresso.cruisingpower.com/choiceair/protected/enterSearchFlight.do

 

 

Gay

I see. I think what you're calling E2Air is actually Air2Sea. That's why I couldn't Google it. :)

For our flight to Copenhagen, we will be doing Round Trip from our home in Southern Calif to Boston since our TA ends in Boston, then 1 way Boston to Copenhagen. I was surprised to find out, that Norwegian Air was very competitive with E 2 Air on their 1 way pricing. Last price I found for my husband & I out of Boston to CPH, $772 total. ( E 2 Air & Norwegian ).

Do you have a link for E2Air? The only thing I find when I Google it, is for Heating & Air. :)

Glad to see the issue has been resolved. Be sure to check if someone is in your old cabin.

Have a good cruise. :)

I already told them to move whoever is in that cabin to the Jr Suite. But they're claiming it's a maintenance issue.

I'll bet they'll suddenly get that "maintenance issue" fixed and somebody will be in that cabin. I've had a few aft cabins and they're wonderful. They, at least should have had the courtesy to call. Keep after them, the squeaky wheel gets the grease. Good luck.

Somebody probably wanted your cabin, so they gave you an "upgrade", which you didn't want. Is your cabin still available? If it is, shouldn't be a problem getting it back. If it isn't, tell them to give whoever has it, your upgrade.

How do I get TA price? Can you please private message me if you cant openly post about it. Thanks

It sounds like you need more help than just finding a TA. Do you know anyone who cruises that can help you? Are you looking for one that has an office in Ft Lauderdale? I might suggest you look in the phone book. :)

Welcome to CC. You need to do some more homework. That is not a very good price for an inside cabin. For that price, you can probably get a balcony cabin. Living in Ft Lauderdale, you should be able to take advantage of the Royal Caribbean weekly sales.

Check some of the agents that advertise on Cruise Critic.

No, nothing special. That's why most people eat there. If, you want formal night, you should eat in the dining room.

For Royal to charge extra for a chintzy band, after you've paid thousands for the cruise, is just ridiculous.

The bean counters at Royal have blew it on this one.:(

I have one from the Quantum but I sure wouldn't pay extra for one. Kind of a nuisance to use, imo.

At least Cruisebaza is on the ship and didn't have to cancel.

The last person who posted on the roll call, for this cruise, said their connection in Chicago was cancelled and they couldn't get another flight that would get them to Bayonne, before the ship sails. The couple was celebrating their 50th wedding anniversary on this cruise.

Hopefully, they had cruise insurance.

So this is a situation we have never seen and hope we wont again.

Im also not pointing fingers at any nationality, as I saw some rude Americans as well, especially in the guest service line:eek:

 

But an interesting side note. The other couple we sat with, his father was actually part of the Great Escape. The movie that starred Steve McQueen.

His father is still alive and actually attended the veteran reunion last year at the German prison camp museum in Poland(I think). Something like the reunion of Pearl Harbor they use to do.

We were also on this cruise and I agree this was the rudest bunch of passengers we have ever encountered. The pushing and shoving was terrible. We are not new to cruising and have taken at least 10 transatlantics. We are presently booked on the Harmony, for next years T.A. and are seriously considering canceling.

The lines for almost everything were terrible and MTD is not handle correctly. If you have a reservation for the same time and table every night, you should not have to stand in line and wait every night, sometimes up to 20 minutes. The Allure is just not a well run ship.

People seem to love Captain Johnny but maybe he should spend more time supervising and less on socializing. :(

I called Crown and Anchor when I had a discrepancy and they transferred me to resolutions. Resolutions took care of it immediately. I'm sure this happens frequently.

I have a promenade cabin above guest relations - is it safe to assume that is a quiet area? Please say yes!

The problem is, you're not likely to see much going on below you. We had a promenade cabin, deck 7, above and across from Guest Relations and it is outside the area where all the activity is. We also had a large cup hanging in front of our window. Not a good view at all. I would never book that cabin again.