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    Valentines Day Unlimited Dining Question

    in Royal Caribbean International

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    We will be on the Harmony of the Seas February 12-18th. I’m a little nervous because the app says all of the restaurants are completely booked on day 3. Couldn’t figure out why until I realized it was Valentines Day 🤦🏼‍♀️ We paid for the unlimited dining package and do not plan on eating in the MDR at all….are we going to be stuck in there or will they be able to squeeze us in somewhere? I’m going to be so mad if we paid all that extra money and we can’t even eat at specialty restaurants because of them being booked 

    Dining and Drink Package Questions

    in Royal Caribbean International

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    You guys are alway so helpful…couple of quick questions! We’ll be sailing on the Harmony of the Seas in February of 2023. The last time we cruised was the infamous Norovirus Oasis of the Seas in January of 2019 so a few things I’m sure have changed…We know we want to do the drink package and dining package for the entire duration of our trip. I’m ready to pull the trigger now…Internet, dining and drinks are at roughly $1555. My concern is that due to the rising costs, prices are only going to go up from here. I know that if we see a better deal we can request a refund and simply repurchase. My question is has anyone actually seen a better deal and canceled and repurchased? I just feel like once they bait you into purchasing they’re not going to offer a better deal. Would love your thoughts, especially since we’re 280ish days from sailing. Second question…completely confused by dining wording. They said we get a $20 credit at Ala carte venues, yet they charge you an extra $10 to go to like Isumi. How exactly does that all work? And one more extremely random question I just thought of….we loved the teak chairs on the very back of Oasis by the running track. Enjoyed many sunsets there as no one seemed to really know about it. Any quiet spots you recommend on the harmony?? Can’t thank you all enough for your help. Hope my questions make sense 

    Cruise Planner questions

    in Royal Caribbean International

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    Just booked a January 10, 2021 cruise on allure. When will I be able to book things like the ultimate dining and drink packages? I’d like to be able to keep an eye on prices and right now it won’t let me do anything, it says to check back closer to the date. Also, once I buy a package can I cancel and rebuy if the price lowers? Thanks for your help!! This is only our second cruise and we booked pretty last minute so I didn’t run into this problem. We were on the infamous oasis norovirus cruise of January 2019. Crossing our fingers that doesn’t happen again!! 

    Norovirus

    in Royal Caribbean International

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    We’re on board, I haven’t heard anything about a full refund. Where are people getting their information from? What I made of it is we’re getting refunded another day. I couldn’t hear the captain very well though so maybe I’m wrong??

    Norovirus

    in Royal Caribbean International

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    23 minutes ago, BEENSAILING said:

    Anyone on board can tell us what the staff is doing? Wonder if ship will be delayed on next sailing for deep cleaning?

     

     

    https://www.wesh.com/amp/article/more-than-150-passengers-fall-ill-on-cruise-that-left-from-port-canaveral/25837337

    The staff are doing a great job. Everyone is wearing gloves and sanitizing literally EVERYTHING...arm chairs while people

    are still in them, garbage cans, railings, etc. They won’t even let you in shopping stores without sanitizing. Just my opinion but I kind of think it could have been a staff member. Just don’t understand how one person could get this many people sick. Seems more like someone didn’t wash their hands after using restroom and then contaminated a whole lot of food. I guess we’ll never know though 

    Norovirus

    in Royal Caribbean International

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    This is just crazy. We’re hunkered down in our room because I’m so scared of getting sick. Captain says we’re all getting onboard credit. We already have onboard credit that we have no use for. Prepaid for everything before we got on the ship. Anything we can do about this? Is a credit possible? This is our first cruise in 15 years and will most likely be our last. Not just because of this, just realized we’re not cruise people.

    Ultimate dining package question

    in Royal Caribbean International

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    51 minutes ago, banderboo said:

    My experience using UDP on the 11/25 sailing of Oasis was the following:

    Once on-board we were able to book all reservations for the week. We did not have any issues getting a table for the time/restaurant we wanted.

    • Only Giovanni was open for Embarkation lunch. Chops was reserved for people who purchased the 'Key'
    • We were able to book Izumi for habatchi on the first night and were told if space is available they will allow you to use the UDP package.
    • JR was not included with the package
    • Our waiter brought lobster tails to the table on lobster night (we did not ask for them, he just brought them)
    • Tip/service charge is included but if you have an exceptional waiter then I would tip more (in cash)
    • We were given a $30 discount off the price of the Chef's table - which I highly recommend
    • Sea day lunches have limited hours 11:30 - 1:30 so if you want to eat at a specific restaurant for lunch then you need to make a reservation (high recommend doing this)

     

    Thanks for all the great information! Quick question: I know we’ll get a $35 credit at À la cart restaurants. Is this per person or per check? And also is this a one time credit or can we go to one of these restaurants more than?

    Ultimate dining package question

    in Royal Caribbean International

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    1 hour ago, twangster said:

     

    Yes.  The normal price of the UDP on most ships is $24 per day.  That includes the service charge or gratuity. 

     

    When I get a free specialty dining offer from a travel agent I add a tip because I don't know how that billing works and I wouldn't want the wait staff to be left empty handed.  

     

    Let's face it, $24 per day for dinner when you have already paid for dinner in the MDR is a very high price to pay.  A part of that high price is the gratuity (service charge) for the staff.

    Interesting point about already paying for dinner in the MDR. This is a trip of a lifetime for us and I keep reading such bad reviews about the dining room food. Are the specialty dining restaurants worth the extra cost? My husband is a little disappointed we won’t be experiencing the main dining room aspect of cruising, but we’re huge foodies so specialty dining seems to be a no brainer if it’s truly tastier than the dining room. I did forget about formal nights and that chilled soup (!) Can we request lobster tails or chilled soup in a specialty restaurant if we know it’s on the main dining menu that night?

    Ultimate dining package question

    in Royal Caribbean International

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    Not sure if it was a computer glitch or what, but I was just able to book the ultimate dining package for $250 for our 7 night cruise even though it said $24 per person per day!! Any 

    way couple questions: Is gratuity included in this price or are we charged extra when we dine? Also we have all of our entertainment booked and I’m wondering if we can book our dinners right now or do we have to wait until we board? If that’s the case is it fairly easy to get into restaurants on a whim or should we book everything on day one?

    Where to stay post cruise Port Canaveral

    in Florida Departures

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    Shuttle comparison link: https://boards.cruisecritic.com/showthread.php?t=2683694

     

    Ditto to the post above, my suggestion would be to pre-book a rental vehicle (one way) at a location (Budget?) in Cocoa Beach. Once you're off the ship, take the specific rental shuttle from the port to the pick up location to get your vehicle. You then have the rental vehicle for that debarkation day as well as to get you back to MCO.

     

    Thanks for the tips! I sure appreciate it. We made reservations with Cortrans Shuttle Service for round trip service from our hotel, but I like this idea so much more!! So budget offers pick up right from the ship to the rental?

    Cruise planner questions

    in Royal Caribbean International

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    Two quick questions: Thinking about booking a spa treatment and I’m just wondering if I can cancel it if a better price comes along? Also trying to figure out what nights to do specialty dining and the menus are up on the RC app for our sailing (January 6 on the oasis) Just wondering if those are fairly accurate or if menus could change without notice. I’ve looked on many different weeks and they all seem to be in the exact same order

    Where to stay post cruise Port Canaveral

    in Florida Departures

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    We have a late night flight the day before our cruise, so we’re planning on just staying close to the airport and using a shuttle service to get to the port the following morning. Our flight home isn’t until Monday so I was thinking it would be nice to stay in Port Canaveral Sunday rather than being stuck in an airport hotel the entire day. Any hotel recommendations would be great! Also how do we get back to the airport from there? Is Uber or a taxi service our only option or are there more affordable shuttle services available that would be willing to pick us up from the hotel? Thanks for your help!

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