Tunkhannock

I will never trust Royal Caribbean trash again.

Don't hold back. Tell us how you really feel.

RCCL did compensate us 50% per person for the Bonfire at Snorkel Park excursion that was just awful, and I believe they actually cancelled it for future cruisers.

I just checked my upcoming cruise's "Cruise Planner", and I can confirm it's no longer listed as an option.

You will not be forever condemned to live in the Bahamas. ;)

You say that like it's a bad thing.... :p

Are those prices in US$ or Euro?

EDIT: Never mind! I ran it through Google Translate and got my answer.

As of May 2015 prices in dollars plus 18% service charge (increase from 15 to 18 per cent from 1 February 2015). The service charge is automatically added to the bill. Extra tip is therefore not necessary.

At first, I was disappointed that we would not receive this amenities on our upcoming cruises where we qualify for Sky Class. After reading the list of benefits, I'm less than impressed.

 

When you compare this program to the former suites "Enhanced Program", this no program can be summarized as "So What". There is certainly no reason to raise fares for these 'amenities'.

I certainly don't think it's a good value to pay the new increased prices based on what you're getting. I'll make future bookings with that in mind.

I see the Star tier will have a Nespresso coffee maker. Do you think the lower tiers will continue to have the current coffee maker and tea kettle?

Wouldn't that be a kick in the teeth to those in JS who lose their coffee/tea maker as part of their "upgrade"?

Royal Caribbean just responded to a post on their official FB page...they have no plans to implement the program on any other ships.

But I'm willing to bet that they'll still raise the price on the other ships.

This is an amazing review! I'm definitely enjoying reading it.

Thank you!

I wonder what the range of the Coast Guard helos are.

It has the same effect on me as well, despite being 'non-drowsy'. So I take one a day, just before bed, starting the night before the cruise, and have no issues.

Mike

Heh. I think it's officially marketed at "less-drowsy".

And rightfully so! I feel bad for all the passengers delayed at sea because of these people trying no doubt to sneak into the United States...

I'm going to give yankees111 the benefit of the doubt and assume that he/she was just trying to be ironic and it got lost in the translation somehow.

I'm just kind of surprised that NSync still has fans. Huh, go figure.

Am I the only person who keeps checking their booking online to see if the upgrade fairy has visited?:(

Heh, no, we're doing it too, even though we realize that the chance of an upgrade happening is only slightly better than winning the Powerball lotto.

That is the route we take to get to the port. You'll be fine with those directions.

Thank you for the confirmation. :)

Keep the radio turned to 1010 or 880 AM radio when you are within range

I'll make a note of that...

If you have a Smart Phone the best thing is to download the Waze app. It alerts you to hazards, accidents, etc. We have it set to "fastest way" to get somewhere and it has come in handy many times (not going to the port) in our travels.

The DW and I have both used Waze in the past (we were both "royalty") but it's been a while since I've used it. Maybe I'll load it back up on the phone...

So you don't think that it's a bit odd that a poster that puts up a post ending with "Feel free to ask any questions you might have regarding differences between the two lines", then doesn't answer any questions after 4 days?

Especially since the OP has logged in since then, but apparently has avoided coming back to this thread.

Never having the opportunity to fly with Virgin Atlantic, what makes it different?

I'm not being sarcastic, I'm genuinely curious.

I just think it's funny that the OP posted a super-vague message and has since then been a no-show, and we're up to message #96.

:D

Kind of makes me want to make a habit of getting up early to watch the chair hogs place their stuff to save chairs before breakfast and move it to a less desirable place. I might just have to hog a spot at the bar to watch them return. LOL! :D

I would pay to watch the resulting drama.

That sounds like a reasonable route on a Sat morning. However, you need advice from the locals that do this trip more regularly than I do.

Great. Thanks for the reply! :)

I will probably get flamed for this but my take on the matter is that people who get up early to get lounges in the pool area or tie up lounges all day by never leaving except for the said "acceptable reasons" for leaving are almost as inconsiderate as the chair hogs.

I won't flame you, but I do disagree. If somebody is "actively" using the chair, I have zero problem if they want to sit in it the entire day.

There's a big difference between somebody using the chair for a long period of time and somebody "reserving" a chair for their exclusive use that they (maybe) eventually plan to come back to after a long period of time, letting it sit idle and unused.

Carol or any other Cape Liberty guru:

We'll be driving in from the west, specifically from northeast PA via I-80. I know this question has probably been answered, but I can't seem to find the answer.

Ye Olde Google Maps is suggesting the following route:

1. I-80 East to I-287 South
   
2. I-287 South to NJ Route 24 East
   
3. NJ Route 24 East to I-78 East
   
4. I-78 East to Exit 14A
   

From Exit 14A, we would follow your excellent directions.

Is this route correct, or do you suggest something else?

I've seen it done, well, perhaps not by a cruiser, but I have seen royal remove stuff and have someone occupy the chair. On a couple of occasions another passenger has come back hours later and raised hell. The person on the receiving end was very intimidated and distraught.

I would laugh in the chair hog's face. What's he going to do, other than complain and moan?

Would I be a bad person if I put a thumbtack on a chair "owned" by a blatant chair-hog?

(answer: yes, yes I would. But it would still be funny to watch.)

Lol, It's a small world! There will be four of us in our group of my immediate family on the cruise... However, we are joining a large group of casino / golf folks on this cruise... Should be fun!

 

Kyle

Yeah, there's a bunch of people on our Roll Call going to the golf tournament too.

Not me. Federal law prohibits me from playing golf due to safety reasons to everybody in the vicinity.

http://boards.cruisecritic.com/showthread.php?p=47280092#post47280092

Menus: http://www.royalcaribbeanpresscenter.com/download-press-kit/7/

Thank you Bob!

Anyone have the order of the MDR menus for the 5 night Bermuda trip (trying to plan the specialty restaurants).

 

I have the menus - just need the names of each night. They used to put it on the compass but the recent compass I have doesn't have them.

Can you send me a copy of those menus as well? We're on the same cruise as you.

panache570-tunk@yahoo.com

Thank you!