alfaeric

Seems that not many know about that itinerary- we had that ship for a few days until we changed it to two weeks later for an easier cruise. The more important cruise, to us, is the one immediately after the odd repo- the Grandeur goes to Greenland for 3 stops. Something to really be excited about. OP, I, too, am confused why you will not put together the same package if it's an itinerary you really want. RCI is a line that tries to keep a budget tight for those people who don't want all of those features on a cruse- with the room being cheaper than Celebrity. I guess people have their limits.

We've had great service and food in CK- on the Oasis last May, Anthem last December, and Allure a month ago. It's far better than the MDR for us. Don't give up on it.

Which is to say they give you a luggage trolley that you can hang all of your clothes on. And load up all of the rest of it on the bottom. We've only changed cabins once, and because the stewards were already so busy, we moved it all ourselves- it was just down the hall a little. And then immediately unpacked. This happened after getting off and back on, but pretty much before most people boarded.

The only people who really worry about what you wear is your significant other and other passengers. And I only worry about the former.

If there are any "kids sail free" promos, may want to look into a suite for 4. Then everyone gets 2 points, and the system cost may not be much higher. Some friends of mine did that with their kids- and they got the lounge benefit, too.

Apparently, the licensing for Chicago was too much for them to keep it on. It was also a shorter version of the original as well. And I suspect that the cost of making a brand new Wizard of Oz is cheaper than licensing an existing show.

Many, many years. At least until the next dry dock, but I'm betting it will stay even beyond that. If they show one of the big shows on the short cruise, it will certainly be Mama Mia. (the latter, I don't know)

No. The island is pretty large.

Sorry, but the hypocrisy is kind of astounding. Bare legs are bare legs, regardless who bares them or how they are bared. If you allow *some* of the population to do it, you should let all of them do it. It's really silly to me that we side with letting men admire women's legs and feet, but if you offend the men by showing the exact same features of a man- it's somehow wrong and offensive. Basically, reading this thread is just another reason I will wear shorts and sandals to the MDR- so that I can ruin other's vacations because they are focusing on the wrong things. I really do find it funny how many people are bothered by seeing men's legs when they want to see women's legs in the exact same manner.

So because it harms the men's feelings, men should not be able to wear shorts in the MDR? Seriously? That's pretty weak. If women can bare their legs and feet with what they wear, men should be allowed, too.

If Kilts are ok, why are shorts not? It makes no sense that legs are ok in one way, but so bad in others. And we have seen kilts.

Just got off a pair of cruises- one on the Allure, one on the Radiance- I wore shorts for dinner a few times in each cruise. And that would include Costal Kitchen. Sandals, as well. Heck, on many nights I did wear pants, I also wore sandals. If anyone think's it's inappropriate, it's other guests, not the crew. And for the other guests, I really don't care what they think of me- if me wearing shorts and sandals to dinner ruins their vacation, that's totally their option. Honestly, if women can wear dresses and bare part of their legs, someone needs to explain to me why the same for men is so very bad. Same goes for shoes- there's almost no difference in how much of my foot can be seen vs many shoes women wear that are considered dressy. Someone wants to dress up, I'm 110% for that, as you always look great. But we pack for two weeks of cruising, and space is an issue.

I was looking specifically for the headliner, which is what S.M.T. was looking for. Just looked for 4/15 and the headliner shows are not listed.

We stayed the whole thing to just form an honest opinion of why we think it's so bad. But seeing others climb over people to get the remaining seats AND then climb all over people to escape was a fun distraction- we were way up in the nosebleeds in one of the little nooks.

While there *should* be plenty of seats for Cats, the one time we saw it, it was super crowded- massive amounts of people squeezed in 5 min before showtime and then extended 5 more min. Then 20 min later, most of them left.

No reservations needed for the headliners.

I'm confused how this is a cost savings. Unless they are giving out a LOT of bottles of sparking wine, $250 to one person is more than 10 bottles of low cost sparkling wine. Especially the really cheap stuff with a plastic stopper.

Do it via the app. It's faster and you can do it wherever you are on the ship. The only show that is actually full is the comedy club. The rest have quite a few openings on boarding day. I did reservations about 1pm on boarding day and got every show when I wanted them.

The doors open around 45 min before showtime. Once open, there's no line. But we've lined up for WWRY and there were 2 dozen or so waiting for the doors to open to get the seats they really want.

Just looked for our soon to be on Harmony cruise, and apparently not. We are about 4 weeks out right now. I know they don't require reservations, but people do like to plan....

It's not personal, it's business.

It's always interesting to see how people extrapolate a handful of people to an entire population. Especially when the population they extrapolate to isn't even part of the handful of people. But people also like to quickly condemn.

You are correct that you *can* do that. And I would recommend that you do that. What I'm pointing out is that the shows (other than comedy) are not actually sold out, as there are seats held for people to do reservations when they get on board. So if you are late to the pre-booking, you can book almost all of the shows when you board. But do it ASAP as other people are also making reservations as they board.

It's also more quiet most of the time (and depending on where you are in the MDR).

Tips are taxed, sure. If there are records and it's expected as part of the industry. But this isn't the restaurant industry where there's any record that they would get any tips. And it's also not an industry where tips are nominally considered part of their income. So if they report it, it's all on them. And given the cash and the lack of records, I doubt most do report it.