Maybe all C&A members will stay on RCL after reading this

[tscoffey]

It was curious how the author stated (and I paraphrase), “while I would have loved the teen club as a kid, it doesn’t necessarily appeal to me as an adult in my late 20’s”.

I would certainly hope not, otherwise we’re treading very close to serious boundary issues on a cruise.

Edited August 21 by tscoffey

[cruisegus]

Just an observation based on what I have read here, on the other 2 big Royal forms and my FB groups.

 

It is not the Diamond or D+ that will be making the jump to X, as not much question, especially if you drink alcohol at all, Royal is much better.  Not many of them want a 2 hour slam it window, like Royal used to have.

 

Making the jump will be Pinnacles as already witnessed in the reports that I've been following, at the Zenith Lunchon most times the P's have been out numbering the true Zenith by around 2 to 1.  Not much question, except for the possibility of Costal Kitchen (Suite Restaurant) which is now numerically controlled, which X does not offer, all the rest of the Zenith benifits are much better.

 

But then I think that was Royals plan all along to off load Pinnacles and open the cabins to more family who historical have a larger on-board spend.

 

JMHO 

Edited August 21 by cruisegus

[PTC DAWG]

1 hour ago, doghog said:

Tell Jason Liberty that. 

We are doing our best

[DennysDad]

7 hours ago, DaKahuna said:

 

 But isn't that her perogative?  It's her blog and her review, seen from her eyes.  Just like my review or anyone else's.  It's their experience in their own world.  You just have to take it as that and not as gospel. 

 

No. It's not her blog. It is part of a Royal Caribbean website that I cannot mention on her. She is works for and is paid by them. Her reports are biased due to this fact.

[Traveling Fools]

I'm sorry, but i quit reading the review and accompanying 4 pages when OP stated they had only been cruising for 3- years and only on RCL.

 

[DaKahuna]

7 hours ago, zitsky said:

I wish people would stop trying to make one cruise line more like another.  You like ABC?  Well go cruise on ABC.

 

 AMEN!

 

[jjm34957]

On 8/18/2024 at 9:08 PM, Ex-Airbalancer said:

😁May this story will scare off all the C&A members from Celebrity 😉😁

https://www.royalcaribbeanblog.com/2024/08/17/i-left-royal-caribbean-celebrity-after-20-cruises-heres-why-im-going-back-royal

 

I agree with her opinion that the reciprocal amenities are not similar when it comes to drinks. We sailed Royal a couple years ago and was surprised at how great the drink vouchers were. We had some good quality cocktails, at any lounge, at any time and wine with dinner. We did not spend any money on drinks for that cruise. On Celebrity we have had a drink package every cruise for the last 9 years. The Elite happy hour has became worthless for us. I would really like to see Celebrity match the Royal program or maybe they could upgrade my drink package to premium so I can get a craft cocktail or better glass of wine.

 

I also was really impressed with the entertainment on Royal. In the end Celebrity is still the cruise line of choice for this 65 year old.

 

Just my opinion, for what its worth. (Close to Zero)

 

Edited August 21 by jjm34957

[island lady]

16 hours ago, doghog said:

Youngster. Pony Express. 😁

 

LOL...what comes around goes around.  I am thinking of the movie "The Postman" with Kevin Costner.  😉 

[cublet]

4 hours ago, DennysDad said:

No. It's not her blog. It is part of a Royal Caribbean website that I cannot mention on her. She is works for and is paid by them. Her reports are biased due to this fact.

Hello,

 

Are you sure?

 

The servers on which this blog is posted are not Royal's.

 

Regards,

 

Cublet

[DennysDad]

51 minutes ago, cublet said:

Hello,

 

Are you sure?

 

The servers on which this blog is posted are not Royal's.

 

Regards,

 

Cublet

Yes. 100%. The article is reposted on other sites, but go to "That sites" articles page to see for yourself. She works for Matt. 

Edited August 21 by DennysDad

[DennysDad]

52 minutes ago, cublet said:

Hello,

 

Are you sure?

 

The servers on which this blog is posted are not Royal's.

 

Regards,

 

Cublet

Just click on the first post in this thread. It sends you right to the site 

[BP99]

On 8/19/2024 at 7:39 PM, Cruising89143 said:

It is still a perk. Listen, I could care less who likes what. I am laughing my butt off at some of the so called “high brow” Celebrity passengers who think that they cruise on a luxury line when in reality it’s a mass market line and their worried about having to rub elbows with the less common folk of Royal Caribbean. Some need to get over themselves. They are only special in their own minds. 

Hi,

LOVE your comments!

Totally AGREE!!

We became elite on Celebrity first but actually liked Royal

better as Diamond+ (entertainment, benefits, diamond lounge etc). We found that more Celebrity guests enjoy wearing their

tuxedos, gowns, bling etc. as compared to RCL.We don't go on a cruise to show off! We go on cruises to to visit new destinations, travel across the oceans (TA and TP's),

enjoy food that we don't need to cook etc. and see excellent

entertainment. We are NOT upset with kids on board or upset

with a man wearing shorts at dinner!

 

[hcat]

On 8/18/2024 at 9:08 PM, Ex-Airbalancer said:

😁May this story will scare off all the C&A members from Celebrity 😉😁

https://www.royalcaribbeanblog.com/2024/08/17/i-left-royal-caribbean-celebrity-after-20-cruises-heres-why-im-going-back-royal

 

paid blogger?  Worse than loyal  cheerleaders! 

We rely on  CC staff  reviews. But most important, trusted CC members over the years..Some we agree with  some not but hope none are paid " promoters".

[zitsky]

1 hour ago, BP99 said:

Hi,

LOVE your comments!

Totally AGREE!!

We became elite on Celebrity first but actually liked Royal

better as Diamond+ (entertainment, benefits, diamond lounge etc). We found that more Celebrity guests enjoy wearing their

tuxedos, gowns, bling etc. as compared to RCL.We don't go on a cruise to show off! We go on cruises to to visit new destinations, travel across the oceans (TA and TP's),

enjoy food that we don't need to cook etc. and see excellent

entertainment. We are NOT upset with kids on board or upset

with a man wearing shorts at dinner!

 

That said, I don’t care for this fake populism.  I specifically cruise Celebrity because I am NOT required to wear a tuxedo or “bling”.  But I also don’t care to see backwards baseball caps or tshirts or flip flops at dinner.  It’s not hard to dress like an adult.

 

 

 

 

[BP99]

On 8/19/2024 at 6:54 PM, the penguins said:

Cunard passengers and crew turn "cult" into an art form.

Hi,

My wife and I really liked our Cunard cruises. We did many

TA's on Cunard and liked each one. Beats flying!

Positives:

Great food (esp fish and chips) and great services.

Excellent entertainment. Especially RADA group.

Great trivia. HARD. 3/10 correct often won!

Negative:

I had to buy a BLACK suit to eat in the dining room.

A different color or jacket was a no admission.

Luckily Walmart had cheap one!!

The dogs were the first to get on board the ship.

Paraded in front of us while we waited in the terminal (true

story but I wasn't upset. I threw that in as a JOKE that

I will always remember!).

[zitsky]

21 minutes ago, BP99 said:

Hi,

My wife and I really liked our Cunard cruises. We did many

TA's on Cunard and liked each one. Beats flying!

Positives:

Great food (esp fish and chips) and great services.

Excellent entertainment. Especially RADA group.

Great trivia. HARD. 3/10 correct often won!

Negative:

I had to buy a BLACK suit to eat in the dining room.

A different color or jacket was a no admission.

Luckily Walmart had cheap one!!

The dogs were the first to get on board the ship.

Paraded in front of us while we waited in the terminal (true

story but I wasn't upset. I threw that in as a JOKE that

I will always remember!).

OMG Cunard lets you wear a Walmart suit to dinner?  If I wasn’t a shareholder I would find that funny.  🙂

 

 

[TeeRick]

16 hours ago, zitsky said:

If only the bloggers and influencers would realize that they are not the center of the world.  
 

 

Agree with you here.  But it is the followers that make them think that they are the center of the universe.  I never follow anybody.  I don't need more uneducated biased opinions from self-made celebrities!

[cublet]

4 hours ago, DennysDad said:

Just click on the first post in this thread. It sends you right to the site 

Here is a list of the 'Blog's server details and Royal's various entities, I don't see a relationship.

 

Royalcaribbeanblog.com

 

172.66.43.167

 

Cloudflare, Inc.

Address:        101 Townsend Street

City:           San Francisco

StateProv:      CA

PostalCode:     94107

 

 

Royalcaribbean.com

 

23.193.21.98

 

AKAMAI

Address:        145 Broadway

City:           Cambridge

StateProv:      MA

PostalCode:     02142

 

 

Royalcribbeangroup.com

 

23.213.252.130

 

As Royalcaribbean.com (above)

 

Royalcaribbeanpresscentre.com

 

159.135.22.192

 

Liquid Web, L.L.C

Address:        4210 Creyts Rd.

City:           Lansing

StateProv:      MI

PostalCode:     48917

 

 

Loyaltoyoualways.com

 

75.2.60.5

 

Amazon.com, Inc.

Address:        Amazon Web Services, Inc.

Address:        P.O. Box 81226

City:           Seattle

StateProv:      WA

PostalCode:     98108-1226

 

 

Regards,

 

Cublet

[cruisegirlppp]

On 8/19/2024 at 5:54 PM, the penguins said:

Cunard passengers and crew turn "cult" into an art form.

But do they have special pins that they wear around the ship ???🤣🤣 Have not sailed that much on RC but the wearing of the pins seems odd.

[zitsky]

59 minutes ago, TeeRick said:

Agree with you here.  But it is the followers that make them think that they are the center of the universe.  I never follow anybody.  I don't need more uneducated biased opinions from self-made celebrities!

I understand the interest in personalities.  There are celebrities I listen to or watch.  I just don’t make it my whole life.  I don’t understand the interest some folks have in following cruise line employees.  It seems like a cult to me.

[PTC DAWG]

3 hours ago, BP99 said:

Hi,

LOVE your comments!

Totally AGREE!!

We became elite on Celebrity first but actually liked Royal

better as Diamond+ (entertainment, benefits, diamond lounge etc). We found that more Celebrity guests enjoy wearing their

tuxedos, gowns, bling etc. as compared to RCL.We don't go on a cruise to show off! We go on cruises to to visit new destinations, travel across the oceans (TA and TP's),

enjoy food that we don't need to cook etc. and see excellent

entertainment. We are NOT upset with kids on board or upset

with a man wearing shorts at dinner!

 

Royal is your line then..choices are good. 

Edited August 21 by PTC DAWG

[DennysDad]

1 hour ago, cublet said:

Here is a list of the 'Blog's server details and Royal's various entities, I don't see a relationship.

 

Royalcaribbeanblog.com

 

 

 

172.66.43.167

 

 

 

Cloudflare, Inc.

 

Address:        101 Townsend Street

 

City:           San Francisco

 

StateProv:      CA

 

PostalCode:     94107

 

 

 

 

 

Royalcaribbean.com

 

 

 

23.193.21.98

 

 

 

AKAMAI

 

Address:        145 Broadway

 

City:           Cambridge

 

StateProv:      MA

 

PostalCode:     02142

 

 

 

 

 

Royalcribbeangroup.com

 

 

 

23.213.252.130

 

 

 

As Royalcaribbean.com (above)

 

 

 

Royalcaribbeanpresscentre.com

 

 

 

159.135.22.192

 

 

 

Liquid Web, L.L.C

 

Address:        4210 Creyts Rd.

 

City:           Lansing

 

StateProv:      MI

 

PostalCode:     48917

 

 

 

 

 

Loyaltoyoualways.com

 

 

 

75.2.60.5

 

 

 

Amazon.com, Inc.

 

Address:        Amazon Web Services, Inc.

 

Address:        P.O. Box 81226

 

City:           Seattle

 

StateProv:      WA

 

PostalCode:     98108-1226

 

 

 

 

Regards,

 

Cublet

Again, She works for that site. As seen in post no 1 in this thread. 

[PhillyFan33579]

On 8/19/2024 at 12:00 PM, DaKahuna said:

 

One can only hope. 

 

I did note that the article was written by someone in their 20's with no children.  

 

I think it is fair to say most people in their 20s will prefer RCI over Celebrity. 

[DennysDad]

1 hour ago, cublet said:

Here is a list of the 'Blog's server details and Royal's various entities, I don't see a relationship.

 

Royalcaribbeanblog.com

 

 

 

172.66.43.167

 

 

 

Cloudflare, Inc.

 

Address:        101 Townsend Street

 

City:           San Francisco

 

StateProv:      CA

 

PostalCode:     94107

 

 

 

 

 

Royalcaribbean.com

 

 

 

23.193.21.98

 

 

 

AKAMAI

 

Address:        145 Broadway

 

City:           Cambridge

 

StateProv:      MA

 

PostalCode:     02142

 

 

 

 

 

Royalcribbeangroup.com

 

 

 

23.213.252.130

 

 

 

As Royalcaribbean.com (above)

 

 

 

Royalcaribbeanpresscentre.com

 

 

 

159.135.22.192

 

 

 

Liquid Web, L.L.C

 

Address:        4210 Creyts Rd.

 

City:           Lansing

 

StateProv:      MI

 

PostalCode:     48917

 

 

 

 

 

Loyaltoyoualways.com

 

 

 

75.2.60.5

 

 

 

Amazon.com, Inc.

 

Address:        Amazon Web Services, Inc.

 

Address:        P.O. Box 81226

 

City:           Seattle

 

StateProv:      WA

 

PostalCode:     98108-1226

 

 

 

 

Regards,

 

Cublet

RCB.com is not owned by RC if that's what is confusing you. The blog site is run by Matt Hochberg. 

[PTC DAWG]

4 minutes ago, PhillyFan33579 said:

I think it is fair to say most people in their 20s will prefer RCI over Celebrity. 

Agree, who would have ever thought that?  😆