CruisingHusker

I’ve been on hold for 2hrs and 15 minutes. Ugh. Already booked something for October. Hoping I can apply this. 

3 minutes ago, MRRG said:

Club Royal can do it even if you booked directly with Royal consultants

Awesome. Thanks! I’m hoping they have less of a wait time. 

If I booked my cruise through Club Royale (casino) do I call them or the Royal line? I believe club Royale was listed as a ta on my invoice? Thanks!!

I was in this room Nov 30- December 7th. It amazing!!  My biggest piece of advice is to take advantage of having meals on your balcony. That was one thing we enjoyed the most. Enjoy!

On 11/25/2019 at 7:26 PM, A&L_Ont said:

Sunil was amazing on board and with pre-cruise communication for us. While on board we communicated with him in person, by FB Messenger and lastly by phone. I’d gladly have Sunil as our Genie again any day. 
 

Andrew, I just wanted to pop in and let you know that so far Sunil is amazing. He couldn’t be any better. I mentioned you and he had nothing but wonderful things to say about you and Lisa. He said you even emailed on Thanksgiving. That’s really special. And suite 1724 is awesome. We are loving the giant balcony. Thanks for the reassurance!

I finally heard from our genie, Sunil. I have read that his pre cruise communication isn’t the best but he’s amazing on board. I hope that’s the case. I’m glad I reached out and didn’t wait for him to contact me. That might not have happened. I can relax now!!

15 minutes ago, Cruise a holic said:

We did a similar level bid-  We are currently in a CLS.  Hopefully we will hear in the next few weeks- however we love the crown loft suite- so I am thrilled regardless.  But would like to experience the royal genie and the other perks!

My last star class suite was a 2 bedroom aqua theater suite on deck 8 on Harmony. It was life changing for me. I would be willing to bid higher on that room but there are only 2 of us this time. 

9 minutes ago, Cruise a holic said:

We also are doing a Royal up bid for our Jan cruise- did you bid low, med or high level?  I do not think we will get a move up as their appears to only one 2 bedroom aqua suite left.

I think my bid was on the weak side. Minimum was $1700 pp. I bid $1860pp. Found out I got it about 3 1/2 weeks before the cruise. 

17 minutes ago, A&L_Ont said:

 

It isn't a bad idea at all.  It just guarantees that things get moving sooner than later, and helps to relieve any possible anxiety. 

Thanks, Andrew. I’m excited to be staying in “your” room after following your Symphony review. 

I couldn’t stand it anymore and I emailed the suite concierges. We will see if that makes a difference. 

Update: we sail on Saturday and I still haven’t heard anything. Should I reach out to the concierge and have them get me in touch with my genie?

12 minutes ago, Host Clarea said:

They are normally busy with the next cruise.  In other words, you may want to wait until the cruise just before yours.

Thanks Bob. I will try to relax. I am a planner and it’s kind of hard for me to just hand it over. 

I am sailing on Symphony on November 30th. I won my RoyalUp bid and went from a grand suite to a star loft. I was upgraded a couple of weeks ago. I got my pre cruise survey but I have not heard from a genie. I am not demanding but I would like to make sure my meals and shows are planned. I have been star class once before and I remember communicating with the genie several weeks out. I’m sure my upgrade is slowing the process. Not sure what to do or at what point to reach out. 

I had my RoyalUp offer accepted today. I am on Symphony on November 30th. I am going from a grand suite to Star Loft #1724. I bid on October 1st, the first day I got the email. Minimum was $1700pp and I bid $1860. In total it is still half the price of what they were asking every time I checked. I’m very excited!! 

This is a huge pet peeve of mine. I recently went to a Bruno Mars concert in Vegas where he had all of our phones locked up when we walked through security. You could keep it on you but it was in a locked bag. There were areas outside you could get it unlocked if you needed to use it. It was the best concert I’ve ever seen because no one was distracted. I wish they would all do this. 

37 minutes ago, A&L_Ont said:

 

 

 

this will help. Ice cream delivered cabana side. 
 

 

Andrew, this “perfect “ day you’re having finally convinced me to book a chill island cabana for my November Symphony cruise. I had been holding back because of the $999 price tag but if my day is anything like yours it’s worth it. Thank you. 

54 minutes ago, A&L_Ont said:

Live from the floaty. 
 

 

Was your floaty included with your cabana?

Yes, you can order room service from the MDR during the hours they are open. Coastal kitchen is open for lunch on embarkation day. I think it’s around 11:30 or 12 that they start serving. 

11 hours ago, CruiseMomTX said:

 

What did you think of the suite and everything included with a GS?  We just got a RoyalUp offer accepted from a JS to a GS #9244 of the Allure sailing 8/25, super excited.  Do you have more pics or info?  Thanks!!

The pictures posted are what the suite looks like. It’s nice to have the internet included and I really appreciate the reserved seating for the shows. Don’t forget you can order room service for free. The suite lounge is a nice place to relax and there’s a great specialty coffee machine in there too. Enjoy!!

With the amount of your deposit,  did you book a suite? The deposits on grand suites and up are always non-refundable. 

1 minute ago, cruisingagentone said:

Thank you I appreciate it

No problem!

16 minutes ago, cruisingagentone said:

Cruising Husker

Do you remember which cabin it was with the picture of I'm guessing your daughter in it?

Thank You

It was on deck 9. I think 9244.

I found a couple of more pictures of a different one we had on Allure with the fold down beds. 

I have sailed in one of these as well; however, I was in 12648 which used to be the presidential suite before they split it into 2 two bedroom grand suites so it didn’t have the beds that fold down above the twin beds. This is the best picture I have. 

I found a picture.