oddly excitered

48 minutes ago, Frapaccino said:

Thanks that still §74 per person per day, assuming it’s US § wondering if they take into account the currency exchange or as that would bring it down to around £57 a day which is a bit better so could maybe wait for discount? We cruise in July from Southampton. 

 

Totally get the peace of mind, my son will be 18 so may benefit from the drinks package.

 

Previous  cruises (RCI and NCL) we were able to order multiple drinks on one card, wondering is that the same? We’re a party of 12, 6 adults 6 kids. Have read no sharing as could result in package being cancelled without refund, does that happen? 

 

many thanks 

Probably not going to be any meaningful discounts before July, drinking age is 21 here so your son will not benefit.

They will only allow 1 drink per sea pass card if you have the package. without the package you can buy the whole ship a round if you wish! I cannot comment on punishment for sharing as I have not witnessed this, but I would be surprised if anyone would notice a bit of sharing if it's not obvious. 

There is drink of the day specials which can save you some and domestic beers cost less than mixed drinks.

Just off Anthem a couple weeks ago, the cheapest we saw on the package would have cost $1190 for our 8 day cruise for 2 people. 

We brought on 2 wine bottles and pre purchased the case of water for the room, 25 bucks, 6pack of beer with the cooler at 39 bucks,(the new cooler is really good quality) and our total bar bill at end of cruise was $600. We drank what we wanted, when we wanted and that was plenty!

I do not enjoy being totally inebriated during vacation but enjoy afternoon drinks. The package always makes me want to "get my moneys worth" and actually detracts from the relaxing enjoyment I am looking for.

See you onboard! We have done this cruise four times on Anthem and still super excited to board, we love the ship and getting away in the winter. I will be interested to see your perspective with your vast experience on other lines.

Not getting internet this time so I won't be able to comment until after we are back but maybe we can catch up in person.

If you just go to the end and ask the question he will answer, really entertaining writer and loves to interact. he would love to answer the question as his intent is to help educate those who are not familiar with the ship and he hasn't touched on that subject yet.

Thank you Harry, for this detailed trip report, being on the east coast working night shift I look forward to your daily dose of entertainment during my long overnight!

Did you ever even get to the pool deck? we cruise on anthem out of jersey in the winter and are somewhat concerned with odyssey coming here next year with the lack of the indoor pool.

I was reading a comparison of the 2 ships earlier and it stated there are actually more pools on odyssey than anthem.

Does odyssey actually have what could be considered a "pool" in the solarium?

check cheapo dads trip report, he was on odyssey but same area on similar ship, he loves questions.

Okay, my voyage is fast approaching, and I am still not able to get any idea if royal has resumed these excursions. Any recent cruisers out there who have or have not been able to go to blue lagoon in Nassau?

Still not showing as an option to purchase but my planner still says I have it booked, this is literally the only thing we have booked for this trip and looking forward to it.

We are cruising mid February to Nassau and booked blue lagoon before the accident which prompted royal to remove these excursions from the planner.

What is royal currently providing passengers who had this booked? I imagine that by February the island will resume operations but if they do not, what should we expect?

Been there, those ferry boats seemed under size for some of the waves we took on a calm day!

We have the island booked again for February, Hope this brings some of the safety concerns to light!

5 hours ago, Another_Critic said:

Captain's Club is a separate program.  Points are listed on your Celebrity account or the Celebrity app.

Do the points from celebrity count towards royals loyalty program though?

Thank You, This worked for me also.

Does anyone know if captains club points from celebrity will show? I have emailed c&a two weeks ago and have not gotten a response.

We were there 2 years ago and found it to be wonderful for a day in Nassau, Boat ride was rough but efficient, lunch was good and the girls poured a great drink!

Just back from my first celebrity cruise after several on royal. I was not blown away by any of the experiences over royal.

We did eclipse out of Vancouver and had a very nice time but my expectation for celebrity was too high. Entertainment was good, but less than royal, Alaska cruise so plenty of kids but somehow, they seemed better behaved than on royal. Food is subjective and we don't do specialty but always dine in the dining room as opposed to buffet, we found it very similar. 

I like the more open feeling of the royal ships, never done oasis class, mostly quantum class.

Basically, I think they are becoming more similar than not these days and we booked our next trip on royal as soon as we got off the ship!

Just off eclipse, first celebrity cruise and first time in Alaska.

Have primarily cruised royal mostly anthem of the seas.

The ship is beautiful and clean, furnishings showing wear but not to detract from the experience at all.

Thank you to all previous posters on this board for sharing their experiences!!

We are boarding next month and have had some of the same reservations reading some of the complaints.

I choose to ignore negativity as many just need to complain and there are many wonderful experiences being had that are rarely reported on. 

As you can see from the responses here you only hear the good if you actually ask the question and I thank you for doing so. embarkation champagne is always low quality so nothing missed there and I am sure that the food will exceed my expectations, just looking forward to a stress free week and not cooking, cleaning, doing dishes or even fixing my own drinks.

Enjoy your time and please report back.

Thanks for this info, staying at pan pacific in early July and plan on bringing aboard a case of water for the week.

Also looking to pick up a couple bottles of wine to bring aboard, would there be a convenient location for that also?

Round tripping out of Vancouver. Thank you, this is the specific info I was hoping for.

Thinking for this one we might just disconnect for the week and enjoy timeless Alaska old school and share photos once we are home.

Ships wifi is always expensive, its kind of silly as it costs the cruise line next to nothing I would think. Nevertheless it is nice to be able to stay in touch.

Is it possible to use mobile data on your device as the passage is apparently in the US? Not just in port but on the ship between ports.

I have not seen this asked so I apologize if the topic is redundant.

We will be cruising round trip out of Vancouver.

    Thanks

I mostly drink Iced tea on a cruise, have my mug filled all the time.

We are going on our first celebrity cruise this summer in Alaska, Is their tea good and strong? we have only been on Royal and the tea is good, how does X compare?

Hi all, heading out to Alaska on the eclipse this coming summer and I see X says classic cannot access social media. Is this true?

First time on Celebrity but we have sailed on royal many times and never had to upgrade the wifi to access my account. just want to be able to post updates and brag to all my friends!

I recently booked my first on X after years with royal and yes the X site uses the same login.

Haven't figured out the captains club member number yet though, I assume as with royal it will be available after my first cruise is completed.

On 11/19/2022 at 7:53 AM, MichiganFisherman said:

What does " I have not found the cruise tour on any of the usual websites for booking" mean.? Which tour as you need to be more descriptive and explain what you're asking better . 

For example, find a cruise on cruise critic only shows the cruise portion of these adventures, not able to book anything involving the land portion offered by the cruise line, therefore I assume i will have to deal with RCCL directly.

I am looking to book soon for 2023 and I have not found the cruise tour on any of the usual websites for booking.

Is this something you have to book on RCI website? Even when I have booked with RCI in the past (through nexcruise onboard)  it always was assigned to my travel agent after booking. There seems to be a lack of info on the land portion of these trips (except all seeming to say not to go with royal but do princess or hal) this is going to be a big deal for us, and I want to do it right.

Any info would be helpful.

Thanks.

Thanks for the awesome pictures, I have been prepping for my own return to sailing next week and you are definitely adding to the pre cruise experience!

Great to see Norver straight on shot where you can see he is wearing a button of his picture so he is recognizable with his mask on.

Always love to see the crews smiling faces.

Yes, much appreciated!

Drink prices? I don't get the package so try to get the most bang for buck, How much is a bucket of beer? also we love the variety of the drink of the day, I see its posted in the compass but is it still reduced price?

Thanks so much and I hope sailing is going smoothly,