Really stupid Newbie question - What is the yellow VIP sticker?

[cured]

After reading more on this forum, I am beginning to be suspicious that on our recent Med sailing we were benefiting from the previous cabin occupant's status after a late RoyalUP bid and win.  If true, a huge thanks to the previous occupants!

 

So, who gets the VIP stickers?  

[Clarea]

Where is this sticker?

[cured]

3 minutes ago, Host Clarea said:

Where is this sticker?

It was a little, round, yellow sticker with the letters VIP in the middle, placed on our Set Sail passes.  Every time someone saw it, they said "oh, VIP," and bent over backwards to help us.  We were definitely spoiled!

 

 

[Clarea]

6 minutes ago, cured said:

It was a little, round, yellow sticker with the letters VIP in the middle, placed on our Set Sail passes.  Every time someone saw it, they said "oh, VIP," and bent over backwards to help us.  We were definitely spoiled!

 

 

 

Was this sticker added to the SetSail passes or was it there when you printed them?  If added, who added them?

[#55worktoplay]

Casino?

[cured]

7 minutes ago, Host Clarea said:

 

Was this sticker added to the SetSail passes or was it there when you printed them?  If added, who added them?

The stickers were placed on the passes when we checked in at the Rome port. 

 

Gifts in the cabin every night (champagne, chocolate covered strawberries, fruit.)  "Our" table was always waiting for us in the MDR (MTD) no matter what time we showed up. Always ushered to the front of any line. Invite to the the party on the helipad, and many other things. 

 

This was our first RCI cruise, so were pre-gold so we shouldn't have had any perks at all. Trying to figure out if these were normal Sky class perks or we were mistaken for someone else.  We originally thought, wow, that CL suite upgrade really was worth it. But after reading more on here after we got back, I am thinking, "yeah, no."

 

Edited September 7, 2019 by cured

[cured]

5 minutes ago, #55worktoplay said:

Casino?

First RCI cruise, so nope.  And we have no status with any land casinos.

[Clarea]

1 minute ago, cured said:

The sticker was placed on the passes when we checked in at the Rome port. 

 

Gifts in the cabin every night (champagne, chocolate covered strawberries, fruit.)  "Our" table was always waiting for us in the MDR (MTD) no matter what time we showed up. Always ushered to the front of any line. Invite to the the party on the helipad, and many other things. 

 

This was our first RCI cruise, so were pre-gold so we shouldn't have had any perks at all. Trying to figure out if these were normal Sky class perks or we were mistaken for someone else.

 

 

What ship?

[cured]

2 minutes ago, Host Clarea said:

 

What ship?

Oasis 

[Clarea]

Just now, cured said:

Oasis 

 

I suppose it could be something to do with your suite, but I cannot recall any posts about yellow VIP stickers.  Could be to distinguish you from the JS staterooms that also have the word "suite" on the SetSail pass.

[dodgestang]

What color was your key card?  You mentioned it was a very last minute upgrade I think....so maybe they didn't make you a new keycard

 

[molly361]

Some of Those are sky class perks

Edited September 7, 2019 by molly361

[cured]

3 minutes ago, dodgestang said:

What color was your key card?  You mentioned it was a very last minute upgrade I think....so maybe they didn't make you a new keycard

 

Orange

[stunned]

Enjoy the freebies when you get them, just don’t expect them all the times. 😄

[cured]

Exactly 🙂

 

I tried searching google and this forum and it seems there is a VIP program, often added by corporate, but I don't know if this sticker was indicative of that.  If it was this, we definitely were benefiting from the previous occupants of our cabin.

 

The only perks I can find of the VIP program is the beverage package. Which would explain the strange comment by our absolutely wonderful cabin steward who bent over backwards for our few questions. When I asked her how to get our cups for the beverage package, explaining we all had the package, she looked at us like we were crazy and said "Didn't anyone tell you, you didn't need to buy the beverage package."  

 

I was confused because I thought only Star class got the beverage package included.  But being newbies..... 

 

We booked the same cabin for next summer and I am trying to figure out what we should have had and what we shouldn't have had and what I do really need to purchase.

Edited September 7, 2019 by cured

[lovelife]

 

Never heard of this or an orange card!?!

[cured]

2 minutes ago, lovelife said:

 

Never heard of this or an orange card!?!

I will take a picture and post it.

 

[molly361]

17 minutes ago, cured said:

Exactly 🙂

 

I tried searching google and this forum and it seems there is a VIP program, often added by corporate, but I don't know if this sticker was indicative of that.  If it was this, we definitely were benefiting from the previous occupants of our cabin.

 

The only perks I can find of the VIP program is the beverage package. Which would explain the strange comment by our absolutely wonderful cabin steward who bent over backwards for our few questions. When I asked her how to get our cups for the beverage package, explaining we all had the package, she looked at us like we were crazy and said "Didn't anyone tell you, you didn't need to buy the beverage package."  

 

I was confused because I thought only Star class got the beverage package included.  But being newbies..... 

 

We booked the same cabin for next summer and I am trying to figure out what we should have had and what we shouldn't have had and what I do really need to purchase.

Here are the suite perks

https://www.royalcaribbean.com/faq/questions/what-are-the-benefits-of-the-suites-program

[cured]

From the thread from the RCI Employee: (I didn't want to hijack that thread)

 

Ok John & LaLa, what exactly is the VIP sticker 😁?

 

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  On 8/20/2019 at 10:55 AM, ROYAL CARIBBEAN DUDE said:

Hi everyone,

 

For 6 months, I was working in the shops onboard Independence Of The Seas. I actually got the opportunity to meet some of you guys, and I just wanted say thank you for saying hello!

 

I actually made some YouTube vlogs of my experience during this contract, and wanted to share it with you guys. I'm trying to show what being a Royal Caribbean crew member is like. For example: what our cabins look like, where I work, what we eat, what the crew bar looks like, what I do in my free time.

 

In this first vlog, I show you the sign-on process. Me, walking on to the ship as a new crew member - followed by a ship tour.

 

https://youtu.be/TwY2wMDjpBk

 

I'm actually about to start my next contract onboard Mariner Of The Seas for 7 months, starting my new role as a Casino Host.

 

I hope to meet more of you soon, and ask me any questions you may have about being a crew member!

 

Chris

 

We'll join you next month. How about a VIP sticker. 🤣

 

[cured]

This one is my daughter's. Just noticed hers had additional "Show Pass" on it. Ours were just plain VIP. Card is more orange in real life.

 

Edited September 7, 2019 by cured

[cured]

oops, sorry those were so big.

 

After further research, the sticker may be as simple as an indication of having The Key.  We had the key but then canceled it when we got the upgrade because most of the Key perks were also included with the suite. Since it was such a late upgrade, they must not have removed it from our account.

Edited September 7, 2019 by cured

[John&LaLa]

32 minutes ago, cured said:

From the thread from the RCI Employee: (I didn't want to hijack that thread)

 

Ok John & LaLa, what exactly is the VIP sticker 😁?

 

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  On 8/20/2019 at 10:55 AM, ROYAL CARIBBEAN DUDE said:

Hi everyone,

 

For 6 months, I was working in the shops onboard Independence Of The Seas. I actually got the opportunity to meet some of you guys, and I just wanted say thank you for saying hello!

 

I actually made some YouTube vlogs of my experience during this contract, and wanted to share it with you guys. I'm trying to show what being a Royal Caribbean crew member is like. For example: what our cabins look like, where I work, what we eat, what the crew bar looks like, what I do in my free time.

 

In this first vlog, I show you the sign-on process. Me, walking on to the ship as a new crew member - followed by a ship tour.

 

https://youtu.be/TwY2wMDjpBk

 

I'm actually about to start my next contract onboard Mariner Of The Seas for 7 months, starting my new role as a Casino Host.

 

I hope to meet more of you soon, and ask me any questions you may have about being a crew member!

 

Chris

 

We'll join you next month. How about a VIP sticker. 🤣

 

 

The VIP sticker used to be used by the casino host to grant you free drinks. Not sure if they still use them. I got one on Mariner last year.

 

 

[cured]

15 minutes ago, John&LaLa said:

 

The VIP sticker used to be used by the casino host to grant you free drinks. Not sure if they still use them. I got one on Mariner last year.

 

 

Ours was a round, yellow VIP sticker (shown above) although I like your Silver one better, lol.  Never stepped foot in the casino so have no idea if ours would have worked. 

 

I do know that at the MDR, they would see our orange card with the yellow sticker, pull us out of line, the guy would grab someone and say "VIP guests" and would escort us to the back podium where we would be immediately seated at the same table (377) in a small section surrounded by a half wall where we saw the same people every night.  Even when the lines snaked out past the elevators, we never waited more than a couple of minutes to be seated.  I have been wondering if this was a normal Sky class benefit.

[John&LaLa]

30 minutes ago, cured said:

Ours was a round, yellow VIP sticker (shown above) although I like your Silver one better, lol.  Never stepped foot in the casino so have no idea if ours would have worked. 

 

I do know that at the MDR, they would see our orange card with the yellow sticker, pull us out of line, the guy would grab someone and say "VIP guests" and would escort us to the back podium where we would be immediately seated at the same table (377) in a small section surrounded by a half wall where we saw the same people every night.  Even when the lines snaked out past the elevators, we never waited more than a couple of minutes to be seated.  I have been wondering if this was a normal Sky class benefit.

 

That's typical of Sky Class benefits. 

 

But the orange card and yellow sticker are odd

[barb in ga]

I don't know about the VIP sticker, but the orange Seapass card may indicate that you boarded in Civitavecchia on your Med cruise, not Barcelona.

We sailed Symphony last September, and I just checked my Seapass--it's orange.

Barb