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seeyakids

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I think you missed the point of using a DP in the Lounges. It offers one to upgrade the alcohol one drinks. I personally like Tito’s. If drinking beer, something other than the beer on the list. This works well in most DL/CL/SL that have a full bar. Hasn’t worked in Freedom/Enchantment CL.

 

Generally we only have one drink and are on our way, occasionally two and can’t recall three. We normally eat early and don’t return later for more drinking.

 

Early eating allows for early start in the Casino.

 

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I didn't miss the point at all. We're talking about over crowding in the lounges. You can go to ANY bar and get ANY drink of your choice thus leaving a seat free in the lounge for someone wanting their FREE DRINK.

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I didn't miss the point at all. We're talking about over crowding in the lounges. You can go to ANY bar and get ANY drink of your choice thus leaving a seat free in the lounge for someone wanting their FREE DRINK.

 

 

 

So now your saying we don’t have as much right to your Status Lounge as you do?

 

We enjoy the view typically from the Diamond or Suite Lounge.

 

Yes, we can go to any open bar we choose. You can too.

 

 

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Milwaukee Eight

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Talk about a pointless club.... what options do we have other than RCI?

 

 

 

Although, if it is too busy, I will buy a few hours with a small group of flow riders.

 

 

 

JC

 

 

 

There you go!!! If it is something you want, you buy it. Technically, someone could buy (rent) the Flow Rider all day if they wished.

 

 

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As much as RCI would like the money, very unlikely they would preempt all of the regular sessions for a whole day.

 

 

 

I understand but what if a special Flow Rider Group was aboard as a Charter. Not a full Ship Charter. I’ve seen large bridge playing groups take over several prime areas on cruises.

 

It’s not likely the other cruise passengers would have known this in advance.

 

 

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Do you know if they had shorter boards or only giant bandits. This was never an issue until my last cruise on the Ovation, as I was only allowed shorter boards near the end of the cruise, and they didn’t really want anyone else using it but me. If that is the new trend, I need to buy a short board before October. I really think the Ovation was a one off because they were in Asia, where communicating to the regular Chinese was an issue.

 

That said, I am not going to probably take a chance.

 

JC

 

I can’t recall. But on my last cruise on oasis last year they had some new boards. Short and long and a couple different brands I think. One had raised edges and channels below as I recall. The typical outlaw as I recall and a different one. Long is 44 or 42 right? I know they had boards 2-4 inches shorter than the longer boards. So either 40 or 38.

 

I switched to using a short board and it did help a lot.

 

I’m a solid rider but far from great (I can carve all day, do 360s, etc) and like trying to get some tricks down but I don’t feel I cruise enough to warrant buying my own board. But I do think it would help. But there all so different it is hard to know what to get.

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There you go!!! If it is something you want, you buy it. Technically, someone could buy (rent) the Flow Rider all day if they wished.

 

 

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No only during the hours that it is not open to the general public. They have to keep giving the newbies their crack to get future addicts.

 

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I can’t recall. But on my last cruise on oasis last year they had some new boards. Short and long and a couple different brands I think. One had raised edges and channels below as I recall. The typical outlaw as I recall and a different one. Long is 44 or 42 right? I know they had boards 2-4 inches shorter than the longer boards. So either 40 or 38.

 

I switched to using a short board and it did help a lot.

 

I’m a solid rider but far from great (I can carve all day, do 360s, etc) and like trying to get some tricks down but I don’t feel I cruise enough to warrant buying my own board. But I do think it would help. But there all so different it is hard to know what to get.

 

Yeah Outlaws, they are the only boards I have ever seen on a RCI ship. I carve really well, almost Pez level, I can do 360s, but I don’t like falling so I am not good at them. I just try to carve at the top of the wave as long as I can. I am too old to want to waste my ride trying to do tricks. The only cruise I had the luxury was the Anthem cruise, and I learned to drop in at the top and did more 360s, but I still don’t like falling and prefer to surf til tired and then just slide off the side.

 

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Are they still letting STAR cut the line?

 

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Might depend on the ship. Last I heard they were on allure but on oasis they were not when I heard that. When I was star on oasis they gave you time in the morning before it opened to the public. So this gave good riding time without line cutting but you had to get up early for it and I think it was only based on no one renting it at that time.

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Its good to talk and offer debate, but why is there a need to constantly offer suggestions of ways to reduce benefits?

RCI introduced the loyalty scheme and run it how they see fit. They sure don't need to be told how to run it.

 

If you must offer up solutions..why not offer suggestions that may increase benefits?

They won't do that!! is the cry.... but they have in the past...

 

You asked - we listened! Often we hear great ideas from our Crown & Anchor® Society members that we are able to bring into action.

They brought in three free drinks vouchers. Was that not an increase in benefits?

They brought in double cruise points for solos. Was that not an increase in benefits?

 

How about getting this thread back on topic and stop with offering RCI detrimental solutions in the form of reduced benefits?

If they want to stop the lounge overflows then that is their prerogative, if a venue is full, just accept it and go elsewhere and use your free vouchers.

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I didn't miss the point at all. We're talking about over crowding in the lounges. You can go to ANY bar and get ANY drink of your choice thus leaving a seat free in the lounge for someone wanting their FREE DRINK.

This is a very valid point. If he has a DP why not go to a different lounge so it lets someone get the free drinks in the DL.

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I don't recall that this thread was started to discuss ways to increase benefits. It was a heads up on changes to past policies

 

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Probably not, but I don't think it was started to discuss ways to reduce benefits either, but looking back that seemed to be the theme.

 

Regarding the heads up on changes to policies, stopping the lounge overflows is their prerogative and there is little that can be done about it. Suggestions around reduction of benefits to alleviate it is surely not the best way to go?

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Yeah Outlaws, they are the only boards I have ever seen on a RCI ship. I carve really well, almost Pez level, I can do 360s, but I don’t like falling so I am not good at them. I just try to carve at the top of the wave as long as I can. I am too old to want to waste my ride trying to do tricks. The only cruise I had the luxury was the Anthem cruise, and I learned to drop in at the top and did more 360s, but I still don’t like falling and prefer to surf til tired and then just slide off the side.

 

JC

 

On allure once with Pez. Apparently he was star class the next week ( they had a separate line and you could go about every third rider in main line) and he hogged the flowrider so much which started a huge thread on here about it.

 

He is good though and even more so given his age. He was nice to me but some don’t like home that is for sure.

 

Sounds like we are similar but I’m not pez level. I can ride as long as I want typically though if I don’t try new stuff.

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