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The hotel will pick up your luggage usually between 7:30 and 10:30 if memory serves. We always board after 1:00 to avoid crowds. We have 3 bags and tip $20 (this is not a free service). You can ask the person who picks up your luggage where check in is since it changes. You will take the convention center elevators to either the CS level (that is the baggage area or an exhibit hall we have done both over the last year as we cruise from Vancouver often
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If a package is included in your booking I will guarantee you that you are paying more than someone booking without a package
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Our alcohol use has not changed since packages have come out. At home we always have around cocktails and wine daily. We have always had 8-10 drinks a day in cruises since 1990. The difference is that before packages we had to pay per drink the plus package saves us a ton. And yes our health is very good in our early 70’s
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There is no reward you can get to have reserve class seating. You must be in a full suite or reserve class mini suite. It doesn’t matter if it is your 1st cruise or 80th cruise
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Also the SD’s have a set menu over a 21 day cruise that could get very boring
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We book aft suites only and have never had a soot issue on any class ship
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No it would show what a mistake the system is. Normally we would only do 2-3 specialty dinners over a 14-21 day cruise
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Royal class ships are noisy around the piazza area due to its construction and placement of lounges and restaurants. This being said the aft penthouse suites are incredible and have massive balconies. We prefer grand class burnt due sail Royal if the itinerary suits. We are actually booked in the Majestic for 20 days Boston-Quebec-Boston in 2025
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Reserve dining is a separate area of the MDR (main dining room). This area is limited to full suites and reserve class mini suites. The menu is the same as the MDR but there is an extra pasta or entree for this dining area only. No waiting, no reservations and dedicated wait crew.
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New captain and new crew. Great attitudes. We never asked how the were going to charge things in Alfredo’s just asked for one salad and one pizza they even split the pizza on 2 plates. Never took more than 45 minutes to eat. We were so impressed we have cancelled our Panama cruise in January and switched to the Grand to Hawaii
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O I spent the first 20 years of cruising as a younger version of me cramming 3 people into insides just so I can cruise. As I got older and financially better off I moved up to balconies the mini suites now full suites. I don’t see why you think I am set in my ways. I use the plus package for my 10 drinks a day , CA and Wi-Fi. I get one free specialty dinner and can afford one other each cruise. We split casual meals so that gives us 4 lunches if we don’t want to go into port sometimes. We don’t take photos anymore, have our own gym routines, the desserts are way too much for even one a cruise. Why would I want to pay $60 per day extra per couple for the “new” premier when it didn’t make any sense when it it was $40 per day
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So people with the plan could book up both lunch and dinner every day if they wanted to That is not going to help in my opinion. We will stick with our suites and get embarkation dinner in SD and Reserve dining which we totally enjoy and if we feel like another SD we will prevail on the Sabatini’s breakfast manager or suite concierge to squeeze us in after 8:00. And yes this has been offered to us many times as in “We are full tonight but we Weill find a table for you”
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Sorry but as a suite / Plus plan customer I will expect them to roll over for me like they do now. I was told point back last week on the Grand not to worry about the app that they would always find room for me at Crown
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If that is the case I will propose having a bunch of folks take premier for a short cruise and using no specialty dinners to jam the MDR would that send them for a loop ?
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On the Grand over the last 2 weeks we shared one pizza 3 times and charcuterie plates at Vines 2 times no charges at all. In fact at Vines they suggest sharing