djjoe Posted March 6, 2021 #1 Share Posted March 6, 2021 We are hoping to book Oasis in September and I'm a little confused about the Suite Lounge and Coastal Kitchen. It seems that Royal Caribbean has made several changes in the past few years, removing lounges and adding cabins. We were looking forward to Coastal Kitchen and the lounge. If Pinnacle members are not allowed in the lounge in order to make space for Grand Suites and above, it changes the dynamic of sailing Oasis class ships. Where do Diamond Plus and Diamond members go for evening cocktail hour. Is there an area for them? I realize that no one has cruised in the last year, but any info from 2020 or 2019 would be very helpful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lovelife Posted March 6, 2021 #2 Share Posted March 6, 2021 Yes, the suite lounge and Coastal Kitchen are for Pinnacle members and full suite guests (at least they were prior to the pause in cruising). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lovelife Posted March 6, 2021 #3 Share Posted March 6, 2021 Forgot to answer that there is a Diamond Lounge on Oasis for Diamond and Diamond Plus members. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare island lady Posted March 6, 2021 #4 Share Posted March 6, 2021 (edited) If not in a full suite (GS and above) and not a Pinnacle (though sometimes on Pinnacle heavy cruises, they are put in another separate lounge)....then indeed as lovelife mentioned there is a Diamond Lounge. Deck four, no windows and a bit small, but most times they include the lounge next door as overflow. Edited March 6, 2021 by island lady Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
firefly333 Posted March 6, 2021 #5 Share Posted March 6, 2021 I'm booked this sept, and getting a little worried. No mock cruises, nothing to indicate crusing will start any time soon. I'm going to be bummed if I get cancelled again. Just saying this sept might be iffy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare twangster Posted March 6, 2021 #6 Share Posted March 6, 2021 By policy yes Pins are allowed, normally. No one knows what pandemic protocols will do during the initial restart. Nor does anyone know when the restart begins, so... We have seen that in Singapore on Quantum that Pins were not allowed in CK or the SL due to the pandemic. However that started before a vaccine was real. I'm assuming Pins might not have normal access in 2021 and early in 2022. So I'm booking the ultimate dining package. Hopefully I'm wrong. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare John&LaLa Posted March 6, 2021 #7 Share Posted March 6, 2021 @Milwaukee Eight😇 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
molly361 Posted March 6, 2021 #8 Share Posted March 6, 2021 (edited) 2 minutes ago, John&LaLa said: @Milwaukee Eight😇 I was going to do that when I first saw the thread. It's Bike Week he's probably busy elsewhere Edited March 6, 2021 by molly361 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Milwaukee Eight Posted March 6, 2021 #9 Share Posted March 6, 2021 32 minutes ago, John&LaLa said: @Milwaukee Eight😇 I’ll get on this later. At Bikeweek. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Milwaukee Eight Posted March 6, 2021 #10 Share Posted March 6, 2021 Ok. Taking a break from Bikeweek. Pinnacles deserve their own lounge. They earned it. However, the Suite Lounge and CK should be reserved for Suite Guests ONLY. 😇 How’s that..... @molly361 and @John&LaLa M8 7 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smokeybandit Posted March 6, 2021 #11 Share Posted March 6, 2021 (edited) All the times I've booked a suite there were always more Pinnacles in the lounge than suite guests. The place will be empty if RC keeps them out. I hope it doesn't come to that as I've met a bunch of good people more than happy to talk about their cruise experiences with someone who hopes to some day reach that level Edited March 6, 2021 by smokeybandit 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare twangster Posted March 6, 2021 #12 Share Posted March 6, 2021 Just now, smokeybandit said: All the times I've booked a suite there were always more Pinnacles in the lounge than suite guests. Pins book suites too. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Milwaukee Eight Posted March 6, 2021 #13 Share Posted March 6, 2021 2 minutes ago, twangster said: Pins book suites too. Not an issue with that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cigar King Posted March 6, 2021 #14 Share Posted March 6, 2021 10 minutes ago, Milwaukee Eight said: However, the Suite Lounge and CK should be reserved for Suite Guests ONLY. 😇 Preach on brother, preach on. 😉 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cigar King Posted March 6, 2021 #15 Share Posted March 6, 2021 7 minutes ago, smokeybandit said: All the times I've booked a suite there were always more Pinnacles in the lounge than suite guests. I don't mind sharing the lounge, when there is space. However, if there are a lot of Pinnacles on the ship the lounge can get very crowded, especially around dinner time. The suite guests deserve, and paid for, a lounge that can accommodate them. 10 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blizzard54 Posted March 6, 2021 #16 Share Posted March 6, 2021 I recall being on a few cruises where the Pins were hanging out in the D lounge and the Suite Lounge was mostly empty. It depends on a number of factors. The nature of the SL or CL, the concierge, and the passengers. We often have cruising friends on a sailing and we will spend time in both lounges. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Milwaukee Eight Posted March 6, 2021 #17 Share Posted March 6, 2021 11 minutes ago, Blizzard54 said: I recall being on a few cruises where the Pins were hanging out in the D lounge and the Suite Lounge was mostly empty. It depends on a number of factors. The nature of the SL or CL, the concierge, and the passengers. We often have cruising friends on a sailing and we will spend time in both lounges. Last time we were on a cruise you couldn’t get a seat in the SL or when your reservation for Dinner in the CK for the Pinnacles. M8 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare John&LaLa Posted March 6, 2021 #18 Share Posted March 6, 2021 39 minutes ago, Milwaukee Eight said: Last time we were on a cruise you couldn’t get a seat in the SL or when your reservation for Dinner in the CK for the Pinnacles. M8 Unique cruise, I'll bet 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Milwaukee Eight Posted March 6, 2021 #19 Share Posted March 6, 2021 5 minutes ago, John&LaLa said: Unique cruise, I'll bet It was but shouldn’t matter. We paid fir those amenities. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare John&LaLa Posted March 7, 2021 #20 Share Posted March 7, 2021 13 minutes ago, Milwaukee Eight said: It was but shouldn’t matter. We paid fir those amenities. You were warned😇 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare mac_tlc Posted March 7, 2021 #21 Share Posted March 7, 2021 2 hours ago, Milwaukee Eight said: Ok. Taking a break from Bikeweek. Pinnacles deserve their own lounge. They earned it. However, the Suite Lounge and CK should be reserved for Suite Guests ONLY. 😇 How’s that..... @molly361 and @John&LaLa M8 That didn’t take too long 😜 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Milwaukee Eight Posted March 7, 2021 #22 Share Posted March 7, 2021 6 minutes ago, John&LaLa said: You were warned😇 Yes we were but it shouldn’t matter if we booked a Full Suite. Lots of Suite Guests unable to get a reservation in CK for dinner ALL week. We had a reservation for CK and were NEVER seated for our reservation time. Once as long as 45 minutes late. There was NO SEATS available in SL on boarding day. Seldom was there any seat available in the SL when happy hour started. Lots of seat saving. Just sad for Suite Guests. Next M8 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare twangster Posted March 7, 2021 #23 Share Posted March 7, 2021 So should we save time and just copy all the posts from the other threads on this or do we all want to pad out post counts and post the same comments again? 😇 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Milwaukee Eight Posted March 7, 2021 #24 Share Posted March 7, 2021 (edited) 2 minutes ago, twangster said: So should we save time and just copy all the posts from the other threads on this or do we all want to pad out post counts and post the same comments again? 😇 Does it matter? I say give the Pinnacles their own exclusive lounge and dinning area. M8 Edited March 7, 2021 by Milwaukee Eight 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheMastodon Posted March 7, 2021 #25 Share Posted March 7, 2021 2 hours ago, Milwaukee Eight said: Ok. Taking a break from Bikeweek. Pinnacles deserve their own lounge. They earned it. However, the Suite Lounge and CK should be reserved for Suite Guests ONLY. 😇 How’s that..... @molly361 and @John&LaLa M8 Suite guests + P’s only. Move on! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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