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I had heard that Footloose would no longer be on the Norwegian Joy starting on this cruise. However I just did my check-in and they had where we could reserve show times for Footloose. I'm wondering if anyone has heard any updates or if this is an error on the website. 

12 minutes ago, shof515 said:

you can make reservations onboard the ship. they only allow a small amount of reservations to be made online

Didn't realize they leave room to make reservations on the ship. We made a reservation to for 4 and I planned on changing it to 2 on the ship anyways. Thanks!

My wife and I are cruising on Dec 10th, our planner just opened yesterday (Nov 19th). We have one specialty dining to use. I went on the cruise planner and all the restaurants only allowed bookings for tables of 4,6,8 or the only 2 person booking was for 9:30 at night. Has anyone else experienced this or does anyone know a secret to getting a booking at a decent time for two people? 

15 hours ago, dandelpino said:

Yes. The tap water at all bars and restaurants is free of charge. It's the bottled water that they charge extra for. Keep in mind all the tap water on the ship is pure RO water so it's all drinkable, even the one from the tap in your cabin so that's a last resort if you're parched at 4am.

 

 

For me personally I bring (or buy) a good sized bottle and refill it from the water dispensers in the buffet. A 1 liter bottle for each of us is usually sufficient. You're not supposed to refill bottles directly so if you're observed doing it you will be asked to first fill a glass then transfer it to your bottle. We usually do our refilling run late at night right before turning in for the evening when the buffet is deserted. 

Thank you. I am perfectly fine with tapwater. I've always drank from the tap in the room with no issues. 

16 hours ago, hallux said:

I don't get the drink package and always ask for glasses of ice water from wandering staff or at a walk-up bar.

That is perfect. I have a heart issue and have to make sure I stay well hydrated so it's important for me to be able to have constant access to water. I also know myself well enough to know I wouldn't get out the pool/ hot tub enough to get water. 

I was looking at the premium package and it shows bottled water, where the included package does not show bottled water being included. My question is, is that a mistake and you can get bottled water with the normal drink package? If not, will they bring you glasses/ cups of water at shows or around the pools? Just wondering what is the best way to get water if it's not included in the package? Sorry if this is a weird question, my wife and I normally cruise Royal so the thought of bottled water not being included in the drink package seems off. 

My wife and I are going on the Escape in December. With the current promo, we get one specialty restaurant. We are leaning towards the steakhouse but wanted to get other peoples opinions as we have never done a specialty restaurant on a cruise, even though we’ve been on so many.

The ones where you can get 10 drinks for $89 or something like that?

I always like to try new drinks when I’m on a cruise, so hit me with your favorite drinks.

1 minute ago, OCSC Mike said:

All reservations are made onboard Oasis-class now (or from the terminal if you’re there early & the ship’s wifi reaches).

Just now, Ocean Boy said:

You can't book until you board and connect to the ship's wifi through the app or you can go to the ship's box office and staff will helo you.

Thank you both for the quick reply. 

Our cruise starts in 10 days. Is Royal just no longer allowing you to book shows prior to the cruise and have to reserve on the ship? Or is Royal no longer doing reservation at all?

They ended up just crediting $500 to my bank account. Thanks everyone for  the input. 

I just booked a cruise, it was after final payment date so I had to pay in full. I then went to the rewards on my card and redeemed the $500 cruise discount after putting in my cruise information. My question is, will Royal just credit my card for the $500 since I had to pay in full?

Is anyone else just going to CVS or Walgreens? That's my plan and I don't believe it costs anything to get it done there.

I saw a post about a week ago saying that the nightly shows, comedy, and live music was not going on. Now I just saw a post talking about how the nightly shows were done, just with a smaller capacity of cruisers. My wife and I want to go on a cruise soon but only if the activates we enjoy are going on. To anyone that has cruised recently, did your cruise do all/ most of the shows and activates that a normal cruise did pre-covid?

On 12/26/2021 at 7:59 AM, mek said:

Well, he can complain all he wants, but anyone who cruises right now and expects more than a room, some meals, and a view of the ocean is being totally unrealistic.  

Blame it on the cruise lines if you want, but when does common sense kick in?

Then the price should be lowered if we aren't receiving the full package. I'm fine with receiving the bare minimum if I'm not paying for everything else.  

19 hours ago, DevonfromAcme said:

With all due respect, what did you expect?

 

You booked a gigantic ship AT CHRISTMAS (literally THE premium week of the entire year), during a pandemic.

 

I'm really not sure what you're asking, here. . .

 

I don't get the point of your post. Does he not deserve to complain about their being no shows? I would definitely complain since that is my favorite part about cruising. 

2 minutes ago, BNBR said:

 

I'll pay more for Royal.  But for example, this summer, Royal was about double the cost.  So we sailed Carnival.  We ended up having a nice time, but we thought the product was still bad enough that we would maybe skip cruising next summer and just use our RV more if Royal is much more expensive again.

Have you ever tried Norwegian? It’s cheaper than Royal, although not as cheap as Carnival. I thought Norwegian had great ships and comparable shows. I still think Royal had better staff and food though. 

2 minutes ago, BNBR said:

 

Carnival has a product that is below Royal overall.  But they usually have a price that reflects this.  It becomes a question of value.

I can definitely agree with that. I don’t mind paying more for Royal because I’m a big believer in “you get what you pay for”.

2 minutes ago, time4u2go said:

Have you actually been on Carnival?  Many feel that their food is far better than Royal's.

I personally haven’t been on Carnival, but with all the reviews as well as people I’ve talked to agreeing, my wife and I may never try Carnival. Even cruise critic, as well as other websites that “grade” cruise lines, usually have Royal at the top of the list. Of course, reviews can be bias, but when my wife and I cruise, we make a point to ask people about their experience with other cruise lines. You do have some that like Carnival or another cruise line, but the overwhelming majority that have done multiple cruise lines, say the Royal is the best in many ways, including food.

In all honesty, your opinion on the food blows me away. The food and entertainment are usually the things I look forward to the most on my cruises with Royal. Almost every person I've talked to says Royal has the best food in the MDR, with maybe the exception of MSC.  

5 hours ago, Oceansaway17 said:

If you like decorating the door, may I suggest you try DCL.

I was on for Halloween and I would guess 30% of doors were decorated with signs, magnets, pictures, organizers for parents etc etc.

 

I never saw any of them removed.

 

Yeah, only have to pay double the price for a cruise. 

How was dining in the MDR? What it structured times like 6 & 8, or could you show up whenever and get a table pretty fast?

On 11/7/2019 at 5:39 PM, barb65 said:

If you like the taste of a frozen chocolate milkshake, then try a Bushwacker. Another great frozen drink is a Mango Meltdown. 

I second this, I usually don't do frozen drinks but this was a good "dessert drink". Another good drink as people mentioned above in a Miami Vice, it is 1/2 pina colado, 1/2 strawberry daiquiri with blue carocao on top.  

4 minutes ago, normannna said:

I'd prefer it wasn't allowed.  I've seen drinks being spilled and think its a bit unhygienic.  Hope Royal follows Norwegian on this.

 

Also don't see the fascination for people sitting in the pools for hours on end drinking and sometimes the pool becomes too crowded!

Hot tubs are already “unhygienic” to begin with and I have only seen one drink spilled in the hot tub on my 9 cruises so far. Just think about how many sweat or even urinate in the pool. I don’t think a little alcohol would hurt.  Also, you should be should be showering whenever you get out the hot tub or pool anyways.