What do other cruise lines do that you wish Royal Caribbean would do?

[time4u2go]

Since there's not much to talk about these days related to cruising, I was wondering what things other cruise lines do that you wish RC did?  I feel like there's always room for improvement, for any cruise line!

 

For me, one of the things would be to have better (any?) poolside dining options.

Edited January 15, 2021 by time4u2go

[livingonthebeach]

I wish RCI loaded sea pass cards with unlimited drinks during Happy Hour like Celebrity does or if it's only 3, 4 or 5 drinks to have them available during the entire day and not just during HH.  

Edited January 15, 2021 by livingonthebeach

[mugtech]

Schedule cruises that go from coast to coast through the Panama Canal.

[livingonthebeach]

Have South American / Antarctica cruises again i.e. Santiago Chile to Buenos Aires or Rio - like Celebrity or HAL. 

[firefly333]

1. Go to coco cay again from Galveston.  I dont care if no key west and only 2 ports.

 

2. Guys burgers and guys bbq like carnival. I really like carnivals lunch options.

[sandebeach]

12 minutes ago, firefly333 said:

1. Go to coco cay again from Galveston.  I dont care if no key west and only 2 ports.

 

2. Guys burgers and guys bbq like carnival. I really like carnivals lunch options.

I agree with Guy’s Burgers poolside. Holland America has the Dive-In poolside grill, it is also great. 

[wvufan]

No smoking in casino

 

[pcur]

1. Start cruising from the West Coast again.
2. Have refundable deposits like Princess cruises.
3. Have longer itineraries like Princess and HAL.

 

[GTO-Girl]

Once you reached a certain loyalty level your rooms would be ready upon boarding....

[goldie099]

1 hour ago, time4u2go said:

For me, one of the things would be to have better (any?) poolside dining options.

YES! A counter (or two) up on the Lido near the pools - this is one way Princess excels over RC in terms of Lido deck amenities. Pizza on one side, grill on the other. Grab & go!

[smokeybandit]

I thought they started adding a taco bar poolside to some of the ships in drydock

[Tree_skier]

2 hours ago, mugtech said:

Schedule cruises that go from coast to coast through the Panama Canal.

I really want a to do a Panama Canal cruise

[Tree_skier]

47 minutes ago, pcur said:

Start cruising from the West Coast again.

Ding, ding, ding... Winner, winner, chicken dinner.

[Tom47]

1 minute ago, Tree_skier said:

I really want a to do a Panama Canal cruise

We took a Panama Canal cruise, Ft. Lauderdale-San Diego w. Celebrity.  Azamara also does this cruise.  Both owned by & share loyalty w. RCI.  We loved it.

[zdad59]

I like that Celebrity (a sister company of RCL) permits you in your room immediately upon boarding.   It may not even be turned over yet, but it gives you a chance to put your carry on luggage down and maybe change into a swim suit.    Should be an easy implementation since they have the procedure already built into the company.

 

[George C]

13 minutes ago, zdad59 said:

I like that Celebrity (a sister company of RCL) permits you in your room immediately upon boarding.   It may not even be turned over yet, but it gives you a chance to put your carry on luggage down and maybe change into a swim suit.    Should be an easy implementation since they have the procedure already built into the company.

 

On my celebrity cruises in last few years you couldn’t access your cabin/suite until about  1 pm. I do love lots of things about Celebrity, love getting a glass of champagne or sparkling wine when you board the ship. They have a great suite restaurant and suite lounge much nicer than rccl. 

[Ashland]

1 hour ago, GTO-Girl said:

Once you reached a certain loyalty level your rooms would be ready upon boarding....

This shouldn't be based on loyalty it should be all cabins ready upon boarding.

[Ourusualbeach]

 - Instant savings and OBC offers combinable with the balcony discount.

 - Military discount or OBC offered on every cruise.

 - Leftover FCC converted to OBC

 - Final payment  moved to 30 days prior to sailing until sailings resume

 

 

[CanadaRob]

West coast cruises,,

Different  more pool food options

Better RFID tech like Princess

 

 

[hallux]

A better solo cruisers program.  NCL has this NAILED on the -Away (and -Away+) class ships at a minimum with the dedicated Studio lounge and daily meet-up before dinner.  They also assign a staff member as the solo host to help organize events, schedule group activities and get the group to the MDR and seated together for dinner.

[WeMissSeaView]

1 hour ago, Ourusualbeach said:

 - Instant savings and OBC offers combinable with the balcony discount.

 - Military discount or OBC offered on every cruise.

 - Leftover FCC converted to OBC

 - Final payment  moved to 30 days prior to sailing until sailings resume

 

 

Yes, make final payment due 30 days prior to sailing.

[Missusdubbya]

5 hours ago, livingonthebeach said:

Have South American / Antarctica cruises again i.e. Santiago Chile to Buenos Aires or Rio - like Celebrity or HAL. 

This! (NCL does them too)

 

4 hours ago, firefly333 said:

2. Guys burgers and guys bbq like carnival. I really like carnivals lunch options.

plus a good Mexican option like Blue Iguana. Carnival wins on poolside food.

[neverbeenhere]

While some of the forementioned ideas are in our wheelhouse and some are not, we are fine with the product Royal offers. It gives us options in lines. We don't want all lines the same.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[grandgeezer]

5 hours ago, mugtech said:

Schedule cruises that go from coast to coast through the Panama Canal.

We’ve done it three times. San Diego to Ft Lauderdale, on Norwegian Sun in 2006. L.A. to Ft Lauderdale, on Sun Princess, in 2007. San Diego to Miami, on Serenade of the Seas, in 2009.

[FromSea2ShiningSea]

4 hours ago, pcur said:

1. Start cruising from the West Coast again.
2. Have refundable deposits like Princess cruises.
3. Have longer itineraries like Princess and HAL.

 

 

Celebrity just opened up new 7 or 8 night Mexican Riviera sailings for Fall 2022 and 15 night Panama Canal Christmas sailing December 2022 out of Los Angeles on the Millennium.

 

https://www.celebritycruises.com/2022-2023-cruises/2022-mexican-riviera-cruises?allowMobile=y&ecid=em_23236381&rid=143802192&mes=Celebrity Mexican Riviera & Panama 2021 AM JAN 14 2021 EM&emsc=CCC_ELT_NLX_NAN_L_USA_CA_1_WEB&empf=U&emct=E&lnkid=HERO_CTA