Rare John&LaLa Posted May 4, 2016 #101 Share Posted May 4, 2016 Drinking beer on the pool deck all day 3 coupons certainly wouldn't cut it. :o ;) :D Pool. :eek: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Merion_Mom Posted May 4, 2016 #102 Share Posted May 4, 2016 I also meant to say that there were no slips, so they're not tip fishing. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk No, of course not. That would benefit the WORKERS, not the cruise line. :rolleyes: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Merion_Mom Posted May 4, 2016 #103 Share Posted May 4, 2016 Pool. :eek: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scotland01 Posted May 4, 2016 #104 Share Posted May 4, 2016 You'd be surprised. I've witnessed it on more than 1 sailing. And how, well for example I go into the DL/CL just before cocktail hour to get a coffee. Groups already have their seats and are awaiting drinks, 90 minutes later we enter the lounge, the same people are still there and are obviously 'enjoying' themselves. Still there when we leave maybe 1 hour later, and they cannot speak coherently! And I can confirm that was as recent as this Feb. Winner! Totally agree with you Pete we were on same Adventure TA 2 years ago as you. you had a suite to celebrate your partners birthday and CL packed every night. Same group every night sat on right side the entire time! Note you are going on Azura soon. We have had several Caribbean cruises on her or sister ship Ventura. No drinks perks but much cheaper drinks!! Margaret Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lakelorain Posted May 4, 2016 #105 Share Posted May 4, 2016 IME Celebrity started using (requiring) paper vouchers during the nightly elite event ever since they started using paper vouchers a few years ago. Occasionally the elite lounge waiter lets it slide, but not usually. I have been told (no, I can't prove it) that each Celebrity drink voucher equals a tip amount from the cruise line for the waiter. Thom We've been on 3 Celebrity cruises within the past 10 months and didn't have vouchers. If you wanted a drink, you attended the nightly Elite Event where drinks were unlimited. Ships were the Solstice and Summit. On 2 of those cruises there were several hundred Elites on board so the Event was standing room only each night. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TravelerThom Posted May 4, 2016 #106 Share Posted May 4, 2016 We've been on 3 Celebrity cruises within the past 10 months and didn't have vouchers. If you wanted a drink, you attended the nightly Elite Event where drinks were unlimited. Ships were the Solstice and Summit. On 2 of those cruises there were several hundred Elites on board so the Event was standing room only each night.Seems different ships are doing this differently (no surprise). I guess IF they issue vouchers, they may be collected anywhere, but obviously if you didn't get vouchers then it is strictly the Elite party. We were on Connie in January and we had vouchers, but there was also a roped off Elite area in Reflections Lounge where vouchers were still taken. Same deal on my last two Equinox cruises. Not a deal breaker either way for me; I like chatting with people in the Elite Lounge but sometimes it is nice to pick up something at another bar. No vouchers required for a morning Bloody Mary at the Elite breakfasts:p Thom Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare John&LaLa Posted May 4, 2016 #107 Share Posted May 4, 2016 How do you feel about the ocean. ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
okieyankee Posted May 5, 2016 #108 Share Posted May 5, 2016 So for all of you Diamond/Elite experts, if you are Emerald on RCCL, you get the equivalent perks on X, my question is if our X points give us enough for Diamond on RCCL, will we get the Diamond perks? I know the points don't interchange with the cruise lines reward programs but they do give you the perks as if you had that status on their line. Thanks Sent from my SM-T810 using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul65 Posted May 5, 2016 #109 Share Posted May 5, 2016 (edited) How do you feel about the ocean. ;) There is no P in OCEAN. :cool: (Maybe a little in the Pacific.) Edited May 5, 2016 by Paul65 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TravelerThom Posted May 5, 2016 #110 Share Posted May 5, 2016 So for all of you Diamond/Elite experts, if you are Emerald on RCCL, you get the equivalent perks on X, my question is if our X points give us enough for Diamond on RCCL, will we get the Diamond perks? I know the points don't interchange with the cruise lines reward programs but they do give you the perks as if you had that status on their line. Not sure how to answer this as you get 2 points/night in a RCI suite, and can get up to 15 points/night on X. It is not an issue of the number of point you have, as the points don't have the same value. BUT if you are Elite on X, then you have Diamond status on RCI. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Merion_Mom Posted May 5, 2016 #111 Share Posted May 5, 2016 So for all of you Diamond/Elite experts, if you are Emerald on RCCL, you get the equivalent perks on X, my question is if our X points give us enough for Diamond on RCCL, will we get the Diamond perks? I know the points don't interchange with the cruise lines reward programs but they do give you the perks as if you had that status on their line. Thanks Sent from my SM-T810 using Tapatalk Here is the equivalency: If you are Platinum or Emerald on RC, you will be recognized as Select on Celebrity. And vice versa. If you are Diamond, Diamond Plus or Pinnacle on RC, you will be recognized as Elite on Celebrity. And vice versa. You can only get higher than Diamond on RC and higher than Elite on Celebrity by earning EVERY point necessary for the level. (you start from zero on the other line) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare John&LaLa Posted May 5, 2016 #112 Share Posted May 5, 2016 There is no P in OCEAN. :cool: (Maybe a little in the Pacific.) You don't think fish do #1? They probably do #2 as well. :eek: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chandom Posted May 8, 2016 #113 Share Posted May 8, 2016 This was the notice given on Allue boarding today. . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Biker19 Posted May 8, 2016 #114 Share Posted May 8, 2016 "to better understand the level of service" - anyone care to translate that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RoamingRetirees Posted May 8, 2016 #115 Share Posted May 8, 2016 "to better understand the level of service" - anyone care to translate that? How many drinks they serve each person and how often. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ken at the beach Posted May 8, 2016 #116 Share Posted May 8, 2016 I haven't read through the entire thread and this may have already been mentioned but this could have been implemented so that they have an accurate record of what drinks have actually been served to customers and have not walked out the back door with employees. With no inventory control it would be quite easy for bottles to disappear. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Biker19 Posted May 8, 2016 #117 Share Posted May 8, 2016 With no inventory control it would be quite easy for bottles to disappear. To where? Some DL employee is stocking the bottles in his cabin for consumption/sale later? It might sense in a land based bar, but seems unlikely on a ship. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Biker19 Posted May 8, 2016 #118 Share Posted May 8, 2016 How many drinks they serve each person and how often. That's the obvious part, but why? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RoamingRetirees Posted May 8, 2016 #119 Share Posted May 8, 2016 That's the obvious part, but why? Maybe they want to see if people are drinking in the lounge and also using their 3 coupons (maybe giving them to someone else?). Maybe they want to see if people drink more than 3 in the lounge--perhaps they may give more than 3 coupons to get people to go to other bars and alleviate the overcrowding in the DL/CL/SL. Maybe they want to know if people are really staying in the lounges for the entire happy hour (as several people have complained about here). There may be other reasons, but that's what initially comes to mind. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sunkissed Mommy Posted May 8, 2016 #120 Share Posted May 8, 2016 To where? Some DL employee is stocking the bottles in his cabin for consumption/sale later? It might sense in a land based bar, but seems unlikely on a ship. While I'm not going to call out crew members for being naughty. Yes, yes I could see someone taking it back to their room for personal consumption. I dont think they all do it. But there are bad apples in every crowd. Crew members party harder than the rest of us sometimes! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Merion_Mom Posted May 8, 2016 #121 Share Posted May 8, 2016 This was the notice given on Allue boarding today.. pilot? PILOT? Do you mean pilot program, o wonderful Royal Caribbean writers? :eek: :rolleyes: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ATC cruiser Posted May 8, 2016 #122 Share Posted May 8, 2016 While I'm not going to call out crew members for being naughty. Yes, yes I could see someone taking it back to their room for personal consumption. I dont think they all do it. But there are bad apples in every crowd. Crew members party harder than the rest of us sometimes! More often than sometimes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robandana Posted May 8, 2016 #123 Share Posted May 8, 2016 (edited) I was just thinking of what a deal I got on my last cruise when buying alcohol in the duty free shop aboard a ship. 2 1L bottles of Beefeater and 2 1L bottles of Smirnoff Vodka for under $50 US, each bottle has 33oz or 33 drinks at 1 oz each. Now I am sure RC pay much less for there booze than they sell it to me so if you get 33 drinks per bottle and each bottle costs less than $10 that's like 30 cents per drink plus the mix.... I can't see them worrying about bottles/drinks going missing it must be to calculate how much revenue they are possibly losing during the 3 hour lounge access. Edited May 8, 2016 by robandana Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
okieyankee Posted May 9, 2016 #124 Share Posted May 9, 2016 So much ado about nothing. Sent from my SM-T810 using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Biker19 Posted May 9, 2016 #125 Share Posted May 9, 2016 Like most of the rumor threads. Sent from my iPhone using Forums mobile app Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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