jstuartys

This past week it seemed to have run once from the port to Columbus Cove and then stopped. It just sat there the rest of the day.

We are on the Harmony on the 3rd as well. Our littles look forward to searching:) On our last cruise, the skeeball machine took our money.. but we realized someone had put a duck in the ball shoot. Got the duck and the missing balls. haha.

Great first hand issue. Thank you!

Thanks! Definitely hoping our kids stay cold/allergy free.

Hi. This may not be a popular question and I hope we can keep the behavior bashing to the other thread... But, how are the kids clubs looking these days? Are they still limited capacity with first come, first serve signups, or is it a little more open season now? We are on the Harmony in 2 weeks. In Dec, we weren't able to get much club time for the kids on the Mariner, so even though it's summer, I am hopeful we can get a little more parental freedom this round.

Others will know more (and then whatever they say, someone will say the exact opposite, so be prepared for that), but I have been on 4 cruises with RCCL in suites and I have never booked right when they come out. It probably varies by ship though.

My kids and I will happily be cruising this summer. My kids are too young to go off on their own, so they'll be safely by our sides or in Adventure Ocean. But, they will probably be too loud at times and they will probably try to get on an elevator they shouldn't and they may even try to cut in line because my 8 year old sometimes can't tell his head from a hole in the ground. We will make them apologize or we will apologize for them, but they are kids. That's life and we were all kids once... unless you were born at age 18, and if that's the case, I feel sorry for your momma.

Never mind just read the fine print:) redeem within 30 days of booking

When it says “new bookings only” for OBC, does that mean I have to book a new cruise and redeem the OBC credit at the same time?

Only value I had from it was early embarkation, internet, and the Chops lunch menu day 1. The show stuff didn't really help. The internet package will sometimes make it worth it, but that doesn't seem to be the case much anymore. I suggest subtracting the cost of internet and chops lunch to get the real cost.. and see if that extra is worth it to you. 8 days is a lot to pay for it!

6-12. 5 and under is supposedly free, but I was charged for my 5 year old in Dec. I didn't argue much about it though because it also says that kids are only supposed to eat off the kids menu and they always let my 9 year old eat whatever he wanted, so it kind of evened out.

I saw on a Cruise Compass from last week that it had “Grease: In Concert” But not the full show.

We could check in at 45 days but could not select an arrival time. Just kept getting a message that said “we aren’t quite ready for you yet. Check back closer to you sail date”. Finally was able to get an arrival time at day 30.

What is the earliest supposed arrival time anyway? is it 10AM?

Check in is live now for the July 3 folks

I have a feeling it will magically be available tomorrow. Since today is technically day 31, I bet they jumped the gun on the emails causing chaos today. But, my hope is that we can check in tomorrow.

Thanks! The kids a little less flexible, so I think we will go ahead and book. I would take the risk with just the adults. haha.

ah, that makes sense. It also seems to be the most expensive with a family since the kids price is much closer to the adult price than the other options.

Hi, We have cruised RCCL several times but usually stick to smaller ships. This summer we are making the jump to the Oasis class. We have the 3 specialty meal dining plan, but for $80 more, I can just book the 3 restaurants we want in the cruise planner individually and avoid having to race to a restaurant to try to get the times/venues we want. Are the specialty restaurant reservations harder to get on the larger ships? I have never had an issue getting what we want on the smaller ships but not sure if its more of a gamble on the larger ones. Seems it might just be better to spend the $80 (what's another $80, right?) and avoid the hassle and risk of disappointment? Is it hard to get reservations on board? Thanks!

Has anyone used that site that proctors any test for $20? Testandtrace or something like that. Does Royal accept their validation? I am sure that’s been asked one of the testing posts but I can’t locate. thanks!

"Usually" is a key word from Biker. I am at 30 something days out now. We can check in, but still cannot select arrival time. Without that, there was no real rush to check in. haha

Hi. Is there a new time frame for picking a wellness check time at the port? I thought it was 45 days out , but we are inside of 45 days now and the check in page says "We’re not quite ready for you. Check back closer to your cruise to select an arrival time and complete check-in." Assuming this a bug and not a feature, but anyone else seeing this?

You were able to select a wellness check time at 45 days though, right? I am currently not able to even do that even though I am within 45 days.

Mine just has a button on the pic that says “retake”. Does yours not?

Thanks! I'll keep an eye our more more specific kid things as we enter the summer. I bet it pops up more often