PrincessCatarina Posted June 21 #1 Share Posted June 21 I sailed the Icon a while back from Miami and realized it is the only cruise I do not have that “excited to be getting on” boarding photo from they usually take as you approach the ship. Has Royal Caribbean done away with this photo op? Or did we miss it because we boarded early at around 11 am and via the suite lounge? We got a photo with the ship background later that evening on the Royal Promenade, but it made me wonder if boarding photos are a thing of the past. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leaveitallbehind Posted June 21 #2 Share Posted June 21 (edited) They were still doing it with our Oasis NYE cruise this year. Edited June 21 by leaveitallbehind Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Biker19 Posted June 21 #3 Share Posted June 21 13 minutes ago, PrincessCatarina said: Has Royal Caribbean done away with this photo op? Or did we miss it because we boarded early at around 11 am and via the suite lounge? That may be a port/time/location dependent thing - the opportunity should be there most of the time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cruiser24 Posted June 21 #4 Share Posted June 21 Yes, they’re still taking boarding pictures. We get one every time. If it’s not right as you’re boarding, ask a crew member where they’re set up. Sometimes on the small ships they take the pictures near the photo shop. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Merion_Mom Posted June 21 #5 Share Posted June 21 I have never boarded a Royal Caribbean ship where they were NOT taking boarding photos. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crzndeb Posted June 21 #6 Share Posted June 21 This is usually the only pic I get, to remind me when and where I went. 🤷🏼♀️ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leaveitallbehind Posted June 21 #7 Share Posted June 21 1 minute ago, crzndeb said: ....to remind me when and where I went. 🤷🏼♀️ .....typically my wife handles that for me on a regular basis. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smokeybandit Posted June 21 #8 Share Posted June 21 We weasel right past them every time. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
George C Posted June 21 #9 Share Posted June 21 We never get the boarding pictures, but always get a couple of pictures since it’s a free perk for diamond, one each. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leaveitallbehind Posted June 21 #10 Share Posted June 21 2 hours ago, smokeybandit said: We weasel right past them every time. You and me both. 1 hour ago, George C said: We never get the boarding pictures, but always get a couple of pictures since it’s a free perk for diamond, one each. Used to get the pictures of the ship but kind of let that go recently as well. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smokeybandit Posted June 21 #11 Share Posted June 21 Just now, leaveitallbehind said: Used to get the pictures of the ship but kind of let that go recently as well. I'm on a cruise in October with parents from both sides. Not sure I can get away w/o having a photo taken this time. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoloAlaska Posted June 21 #12 Share Posted June 21 I always run away from this one. I’ve been possibly traveling, hauling things around, and never look my best. Let me freshen up first before taking a picture. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leaveitallbehind Posted June 21 #13 Share Posted June 21 8 minutes ago, smokeybandit said: I'm on a cruise in October with parents from both sides. Not sure I can get away w/o having a photo taken this time. Take one for the team! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
George C Posted June 21 #14 Share Posted June 21 I glad I have all those pictures back when I was 30 pounds lighter and still dressed in a tux and there really was formal nights . 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
not-enough-cruising Posted June 21 #15 Share Posted June 21 6 hours ago, leaveitallbehind said: .....typically my wife handles that for me on a regular basis. my wife tells me where to go, rarely enlightens me as to where I have been Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cruiseguy1016 Posted June 21 #16 Share Posted June 21 We sailed on Jewel out of San Juan this past March. My wife and I always just walk past the photo op because we don't want the picture but this trip was a family cruise and we had 4 first tme cruisers with us so we wanted to make sure they got their picture taken at boarding. We looked all over for it and couldn't find it. We've cruised out of San Juan many times and it's usaully at the bottom of the stairs where you scan your Seapass (or Set Sail Pass) for the first time to board the ship. The photo op was not there so we figured it would be up on the deck after we boarded. It wan't there either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LuCruise Posted June 21 #17 Share Posted June 21 7 hours ago, Merion_Mom said: I have never boarded a Royal Caribbean ship where they were NOT taking boarding photos. We just went on Liberty out of New Jersey and no photos. We did however, have them on the previous two on Wonder out of Port Canaveral and Odyssey out of Fort Lauderdale. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Merion_Mom Posted June 22 #18 Share Posted June 22 4 hours ago, LuCruise said: We just went on Liberty out of New Jersey and no photos. We did however, have them on the previous two on Wonder out of Port Canaveral and Odyssey out of Fort Lauderdale. Hmmmm. After a quadrillion cruises out of Cape Liberty, I was able to make my statement above. But I'll be boarding Liberty next month, and will see if that experience mirrors yours! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elizabethbp Posted June 22 #19 Share Posted June 22 I too will be boarding Liberty soon and will be upset if no pictures. My daughter and I always get a pix at Cape Liberty in the tee-shirts she orders for us for each cruise. It is a tradition for us. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Merion_Mom Posted June 22 #20 Share Posted June 22 34 minutes ago, elizabethbp said: I too will be boarding Liberty soon and will be upset if no pictures. My daughter and I always get a pix at Cape Liberty in the tee-shirts she orders for us for each cruise. It is a tradition for us. You'll still be able to take pictures, even if the photographers are not set up at the top of the escalator and along the corridor to the boarding ramps. You will just have to wait until you are on board, and wait for the evening. 🙂 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snorkler8 Posted June 22 #21 Share Posted June 22 Anyone know about going out of Seattle (Ovation). It sounds like it might really depend on the departure port? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leaveitallbehind Posted June 22 #22 Share Posted June 22 (edited) 18 minutes ago, snorkler8 said: Anyone know about going out of Seattle (Ovation). It sounds like it might really depend on the departure port? I don't think that it is port dependent. Every RCCL cruise that I can recall that we have been on in the past 32 years has had a boarding picture station somewhere in the terminal, or perhaps on board. Typically in the terminal en route to boarding after check in. I cannot recall one that didn't. Edited June 22 by leaveitallbehind 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cruiseguy1016 Posted June 22 #23 Share Posted June 22 2 hours ago, leaveitallbehind said: I don't think that it is port dependent. Every RCCL cruise that I can recall that we have been on in the past 32 years has had a boarding picture station somewhere in the terminal, or perhaps on board. Typically in the terminal en route to boarding after check in. I cannot recall one that didn't. That has been my experience also. I'm sure people buying the pictures is a decent source of revenue for them. I was shocked that they did not have one in San Juan in March Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leaveitallbehind Posted June 22 #24 Share Posted June 22 1 minute ago, cruiseguy1016 said: That has been my experience also. I'm sure people buying the pictures is a decent source of revenue for them. I was shocked that they did not have one in San Juan in March Yeah that's surprising. As they are all 3rd party contracted services, there is no expense per se to the cruise line to have them available. And with the % the cruise line takes from their sales, its all a plus revenue stream. Maybe was an issue with the photography company. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LuCruise Posted June 22 #25 Share Posted June 22 Just to clarify on my post about Liberty...There were photographers around the ship taking pictures during the cruise. But they didn't have someone right as you are boarding with the background (and prints the ship) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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