Just Booked Grand Suite - Any Advice (Sky Class)

[tlund]

We are Diamond but never booked anything higher than a hump balcony.  We just booked a 2 bedroom Grand Suite on the Oasis in December.  Thought we got a good price at $1800 pp (if not, we'd like to know if we overpaid).  Never used a concierge and never had any suite class (sea, sky or star) before.  Any tips on taking advantage of all of the benefits (of which we haven't even looked at), etc.  So excited!!

[Jerseygirl1416]

11 minutes ago, tlund said:

We are Diamond but never booked anything higher than a hump balcony.  We just booked a 2 bedroom Grand Suite on the Oasis in December.  Thought we got a good price at $1800 pp (if not, we'd like to know if we overpaid).  Never used a concierge and never had any suite class (sea, sky or star) before.  Any tips on taking advantage of all of the benefits (of which we haven't even looked at), etc.  So excited!!

How many did you book into the suite? If it was 2 you got a great deal. 

[George C]

Great price , great ship , you will be totally spoiled , concierge can help with any problems or help booking specialty restaurants etc, love being escorted off at end of cruise, love reserved seats for the shows ( only thing you need to prebook is comedy club) room and bathroom are much larger along with balconies. You can have all your meals in Costal Kitchen, I personally am not that impressed with dinner in CK but do eat all lunch and breakfast there , view is fantastic in CK. Drinks in suite lounge which is in same room as CK. 

[Cigar King]

Personally I'd suggest you order dinner one night.  It's nice to have surf and turf on the balcony.

[tlund]

23 minutes ago, Jerseygirl1416 said:

How many did you book into the suite? If it was 2 you got a great deal. 

Yes, it was priced for just the 2 of us.  The 1 bedroom was also the same price but we chose the 2 bedroom since it had 2 showers (so we can both get ready for dinner at the same time) and the balcony was bigger.  Don't need the 2nd bedroom, but we liked the separate living room in case we wanted to watch something different on TV.

[tlund]

21 minutes ago, George C said:

Great price , great ship , you will be totally spoiled , concierge can help with any problems or help booking specialty restaurants etc, love being escorted off at end of cruise, love reserved seats for the shows ( only thing you need to prebook is comedy club) room and bathroom are much larger along with balconies. You can have all your meals in Costal Kitchen, I personally am not that impressed with dinner in CK but do eat all lunch and breakfast there , view is fantastic in CK. Drinks in suite lounge which is in same room as CK. 

Looking forward to CK instead of the buffet.  Love the drinks in the suite lounge since we will have 4 other drinks on our card for the rest of the day.  

[tlund]

17 minutes ago, Cigar King said:

Personally I'd suggest you order dinner one night.  It's nice to have surf and turf on the balcony.

So, do you order through room service off the main dining room menu or does CK provide that service?  New to us as we never ordered room service in our prior cabins.  Great idea.

[Ashland]

Following....Our extended family (adult son, his wife and two kids) has a 2 bedroom on Harmony end of April 2022...We're booked in a GS and at this point we're two doors away hoping to get the one next door...checking on this daily !!

[cruz_happy]

We book Grand Suites almost exclusively.  (We do enjoy our quiet time sin the cabin.)   Love them and the perks you get. But be forewarned, very addicting.  Concierge can help you with whatever; get to know him or her.  Remember you have reserved seating area in theatre, ice shows,  other shows, and reserved sun deck space ( although usually higher deck than pool level).  Most times (not always our experience) the concierge escorts you off the ship past the crowds in ports that tender and debarkation.  The balcony will have loungers as well as table and chairs. (I have been known to take naps on the lounger with the sound of the sea hitting the side of this ship.). Do have room service at least once.  We haven’t been on ships with CK yet but you get MDR menu you can order from for room service.    If other questions and you think I can help, please just let me know.  Enjoy your suite experience.  

[Chiliburn]

The bad news is ,you will be spoilt.

You can use your 4 diamond drinks anywhere through the day and go to the suite lounge for happy hour.

I will second the free room service,you will get a private number for the kitchen. You can order just about anything and the portions are huge.

The hamburger Royal is great.

[forgotmyCCname]

That's a great price for even the one "bedroom" which isn't really a bedroom. 2 bathrooms is the best!

[George C]

2 hours ago, tlund said:

Yes, it was priced for just the 2 of us.  The 1 bedroom was also the same price but we chose the 2 bedroom since it had 2 showers (so we can both get ready for dinner at the same time) and the balcony was bigger.  Don't need the 2nd bedroom, but we liked the separate living room in case we wanted to watch something different on TV.

Great deal we are paying about 1k more for a one bedroom grand suite on Allure in November. Love having the second bathroom we had that on our last cruise in July on Celebrity,  I might do a up sell to get that if it’s offered.

[AshleyDillo]

2 hours ago, tlund said:

Yes, it was priced for just the 2 of us.  The 1 bedroom was also the same price but we chose the 2 bedroom since it had 2 showers (so we can both get ready for dinner at the same time) and the balcony was bigger.  Don't need the 2nd bedroom, but we liked the separate living room in case we wanted to watch something different on TV.

 

We just booked a 2-bedroom GS for a sailing next year on Oasis..same exact price as the 1-bedroom in our case as well.

[tlund]

1 hour ago, cruz_happy said:

We book Grand Suites almost exclusively.  (We do enjoy our quiet time sin the cabin.)   Love them and the perks you get. But be forewarned, very addicting.  Concierge can help you with whatever; get to know him or her.  Remember you have reserved seating area in theatre, ice shows,  other shows, and reserved sun deck space ( although usually higher deck than pool level).  Most times (not always our experience) the concierge escorts you off the ship past the crowds in ports that tender and debarkation.  The balcony will have loungers as well as table and chairs. (I have been known to take naps on the lounger with the sound of the sea hitting the side of this ship.). Do have room service at least once.  We haven’t been on ships with CK yet but you get MDR menu you can order from for room service.    If other questions and you think I can help, please just let me know.  Enjoy your suite experience.  

Thanks.  My husband said the same thing.  It will be hard to go back to a regular room.  Seems like the room service is recommended by everyone.  Would have never thought of it.  Will definitely do that.

[Chiliburn]

27 minutes ago, tlund said:

Thanks.  My husband said the same thing.  It will be hard to go back to a regular room.  Seems like the room service is recommended by everyone.  Would have never thought of it.  Will definitely do that.

There’s also a couple of tours the concierge organises .

Being escorted of the ship is pretty good for the ego and if there’s a line getting back on or anywhere ,just flash your card and watch the faces drop.

[Ashland]

1 hour ago, Chiliburn said:

There’s also a couple of tours the concierge organises .

Being escorted of the ship is pretty good for the ego and if there’s a line getting back on or anywhere ,just flash your card and watch the faces drop.

Have never done this...

Just how do you do it when there's a line to get back on the ship when in port?

[Chiliburn]

1 hour ago, Ashland said:

Have never done this...

Just how do you do it when there's a line to get back on the ship when in port?

We where on a ship tour in vila vanuatu ( the stetting of Mchales navy ) and there was a 50 meter line to get on the ship ,just before sailing.

Every one was carrying on and we just flashed our gold card.

Security escorted us on to the ship,should have seen the dirty looks.

[Surfguyxxx]

As cruz_happy stated, they're very addicting.   The extra room, the abundance of drawers and closets, the bathtub and even the fruit and cookies daily brought to your stateroom.  The attendants are seasoned and go the extra mile for you in the event you need something.  The concierge is there to help too, so take advantage of that perc (without being a PIA).   For example, we requested to talk to a future cruise person and they came to the suite lounge to discuss options.  The backstage tours, the bridge and the kitchen are always a fun afternoon or two also.  Have fun.

[pasodancer]

8 hours ago, Ashland said:

Have never done this...

Just how do you do it when there's a line to get back on the ship when in port?

There should be a separate line for suites when getting back on the ship in ports....just walk up to the suite line & show your card.

[Cigar King]

13 hours ago, tlund said:

So, do you order through room service off the main dining room menu or does CK provide that service? 

We have only done the MDR.

[IEHL]

First cruise on RC. booked 1060 deck 10 on Radiance. Anything negatives I should be aware of.

Also, please what is 4 diamond drinks?

[Sea Dog]

We put in for RoyalUp on a Grand 2 bedroom suite on Explorer. Anyone know what kind of amenities you get if any on Explorer?

[reallyitsmema]

42 minutes ago, pasodancer said:

There should be a separate line for suites when getting back on the ship in ports....just walk up to the suite line & show your card.

 

We sail in suites and have never seen a separate line for suites getting back on the ship in ports.  What ship and ports have you experienced this?

[poocher]

4 minutes ago, Sea Dog said:

We put in for RoyalUp on a Grand 2 bedroom suite on Explorer. Anyone know what kind of amenities you get if any on Explorer?

We are currently booked in a JS on Explorer but I know we will end up upgrading to a GS so I am interested in this answer too.  Booked in an OS on Harmony in March and I’m afraid it’s gonna spoil us for anything else 🙄

[forgotmyCCname]

10 minutes ago, reallyitsmema said:

 

We sail in suites and have never seen a separate line for suites getting back on the ship in ports.  What ship and ports have you experienced this?

Same here- when we had Star our Genie always happened to show up as we reboarded

but never for any other suite.