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33 minutes ago, Nessa1dc said:

Can I pre-order the WOW Bands for the Anthem?  If not, what do I need to do to get them?

No. You can purchase them at Bolores on the first day or two and at guest services after that. 

3 minutes ago, Ourusualbeach said:

Ok but your post just said looking for any and all information and didn’t specify actual experiences.

No worries if I knew how to edit it I would. 

5 minutes ago, Ourusualbeach said:

http://www.royalcaribbean.com/royalsuiteclass/sky

Thanks looking for experiences from people who stayed in one. 

Looking for any and all information on the sky loft suites and sky class on Anthem. TIA

1 hour ago, BND said:

Never mind

You realized my "facts" on that one was correct huh? 

18 minutes ago, Rjh8842 said:

Here are the options that should have been offered but were not 1) keep my obc and upgrade to a suite ( i checked they are still available) 2) stay in the same category and double my obc ( not cut it in half like they offered) 3) switch to one room and half the obc (like they offered) but only pay for what I was paying for one room.

has anyone had a similar issue where royal screwed up? Is there a different number I can to get real results. I am justifably upset. I just can not believe they they are not willing to fix a mistake they made. And are trying to make me pay for it. Please help.

1. Were you willing to pay for the suite? 

2. Why double the OBC, was it per person or per room? 

3. This option would allow all the people in the other room to go for free??.

1 hour ago, BND said:

Nope, you do not need your passport to get off the ship in Nassau.  Been there many times (10+) and there is no requirement for that.  What you need is ships card and ID.  I don't know a single port in the Caribbean that requires a passport to get off or reboard the ship.

My point was if they had a passport they could have taken it off with them. Most of the people I saw in Nov. were using passports. 

9 hours ago, Paulette3028 said:

Never will we be close.   If we do a Royal excursion, it is their responsibility to get us back to ship in time, or the ship waits for the excursion to return before leaving. When we do our own (which has become more frequent), we do morning or early afternoon returns to ship to enjoy the ship before everyone has made it back on board.    Our priority is enjoyment, not stress.  

They don't always wait. If they leave you it's their responsibility to get you to the next port. 

When I was in Nassau in Nov. You had to have your passport when you left the ship, they atleast should have had theirs.

6 minutes ago, Casino Comp Chick said:

 

I am more curious about the star class which includes beverage package, dining package, prepaid gratuities but thank you for your quick response. 🙂

The cabin I have been stalking just jumped 2K during this new “Presidents Day sale” and I have a long time before sailing but I was curious if bidding max may be an option if it includes everything.

It's the same you will get them. 

3 minutes ago, Casino Comp Chick said:

If you bid and win a star category cabin do you receive all the perks such as beverage package, tips, dining etc?  I checked the thread and have not seen any mention of this. 

Yes you, I bid and won a sky class and will get l of the benefits. 

10 minutes ago, dodgestang said:

Which Sky loft?  We're in the owner loft and don't expect our bid for the royal loft to work out since I know the room is booked/paid for and I seriously doubt the occupants would cancel at this point...so we might be neighbors for the week 😉

10th floor, what floor are you on? 

13 minutes ago, HLR said:

 

How does that math work? You said in post #8 "We were in a family Jr suite and bid $2500 total, an extra $250 total on the minimum bid for a sky loft suite." But then you say above the minimum bid was $850 which is only $1700.

 

$2500 [2 x $1250 pp] minus $1700 [2 x $850 pp minimum bid] = $800 extra above the minimum bid.

 

The math says you bid $400 per person over the minimum bid...right?.....not $250... ?????

 

Am I missing something?

You are correct. I apologize, initially I bid the $250 over then husband added the additional $150.

Has anyone had the chance to bid a second time after winning their first bid? 

13 minutes ago, Ashland said:

Did you just get an email from RCI originally that this was available for your cruise ? And how far in advance of your cruise did you get this option?

I got the bid offer Tuesday 2/12 and the email saying it was accepted Friday 2/15, for the April 13 sailing on Anthem of the seas. We bid agressively, hsuband really wanted the room. The minimum bid was $850 we bid $1250 each person. 

10 hours ago, jbalok said:

Congratulations on your bid being accepted. I am hoping mine will be.. when is your departure?

April 13.

39 minutes ago, davekathy said:

We have when in the theater before the entertainment. One each for the show and one each to take back to our cabin. 

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48 minutes ago, sparks1093 said:

How many bottles can you get with the drink package at one time?

You can get two each time, sometimes they do it automatically if not just ask. 

10 minutes ago, taglovestocruise said:

Would you please share your old cabin cat.  and what you upgraded to and how much you bid.  thanks

Sure.. We were in a family Jr suite and bid $2500 total, an extra $250 total on the minimum bid for a sky loft suite. 

3 hours ago, sparks1093 said:

Good to know, I was planning on grabbing bottles to stock up to take ashore with us and this will definitely help.

They will have some when you get off elevator right before you disembark selling water. 

2 minutes ago, HOSKI said:

Yes, you will need to cancel your combo and rebook your drink package. 

Thanks. Will I have to refill out special needs forms for cpap supplies? 

My royal up bid was accepted. Prior to that, I ordered the combo drink/internet package. The room won the bid on comes with internet. Is it my responsibility to cancle the combo package a d repurchase drink package or will they take care of that? TIA

31 minutes ago, JDPCruisers said:

We have always books our cruises directly through Royal Caribbean or at NextCruise.  We've been told if you book through a travel agent or transfer your reservation to a travel agent, you can get extra perks.  Can anyone share if this is the case and what kind of perks can you get by going through a travel agent?

Depending on what the TA is offering you can get OBC, free specialty dinner, champagne or wine in your room, free lunch and/or free gratuities. One thing to be cautious of is when using a TA they own your reservation and RC will not even talk to you about it, they will tell you your TA has to call. The only thing you can do if using a TA is order from cruise planner. 

On my next cruise I will be Diamond. I went back and forth with getting a drink package or not. I enjoy trying different drinks and not having to worry about the cost. The time for the free drink on diamond are limiting to me. It doesn't include drinks at the pool or in the evening at events. I decided to purchase it this time and track when and what I drink and will decide for future cruises if I continue to get it. 

1 minute ago, Ourusualbeach said:

Yes the Seapass cards are a different colour.

Thanks. Do you know the colors? I like the royal blue color. 

8 minutes ago, Ourusualbeach said:

You can order off the MDR menus.

Thanks. An odd question do the seapass cards and wow bands change colors for sky class.