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On 4/7/2024 at 6:38 PM, Womack21499 said:

My niece would be on the sofa bed and my son in the blow up mattress. Both are grown adults and prob don’t want to sleep in the same bed lol.

And squeezing 4 adults into the room was cheaper than just getting 2 rooms? It certainly wasn't smarter

5 hours ago, Sail2k said:

Side note...they pulled the DJ booth totally out of the Oasis pool area.

Interesting since they flat out said they weren't planning on doing that a few months back

Anytime you lose a towel just look for a chair hog and just take their towel and turn it in... Actually do this even if you don't need a towel just bc they are chair hogs

in this situation when you have to buy the no show a drink package or anything else off the planner.. does the refund get processed automatically as well and at the same time as the port fees/tax? 

Normally i would say a royal cruise is not "too wild" but this is a 3 day just after colleges get out, there is a chance it will be more wild than average... but not like overly crazy or anything. But if he wants people his age and not just to cozy up with a book by the pool, Celebrity would feel like almost a punishment to a college kid if it's just the 2 of you. 

13 hours ago, Another_Critic said:

As far as I know, Anthem never had the phone unlock capability even though they have Wow bands.

 

They had phone unlock on Oasis on my Oct 2021 cruise but it worked intermittently.  Of course it didn't work when I left me SeaPass in my stateroom.

 

P.S.  I would help if you mentioned the ship(s) that you plan to sail on.

 

My question isn't about a specific ship as much as it is about the fleet. A few years ago royal made a big deal about it when talking about the functionality of the app and it seems weird to drop it

2 hours ago, Scottdalfonso said:

It was removed as far as I know..we had it on oasis Last February, but it was gone when we went again in October. And I know it's not even available on Icon at all

Hmmm I wonder why they would remove it since WoW bands are still a thing and its using the same basic tech.

I kinda wish someone on a ship right now can confirm. 

Does this still work on the ships with rfid capable doors? Or have they removed this from the app? If you're currently sailing and it's still a thing can you take a picture of the section on your app with it? 

If you dont plan on going far while in Canaveral, book the show that day since the ship will be docked and there wont be any rough seas for the early performance. Yes rain might still happen but at least you've eliminated 1 of the risks.

But also, you say that this October they canceled or cut every performance, so you were on the 10/1 sailing I believe that was in the wake of a hurricane? The 10/8 sailing did not cut a single performance short or cancel even though the last night was pouring and very few people were in the seats. (I watched from the side near the rock wall). When you sail in hurricane season, you never know what will happen even week to week.

Adjusted for inflation, Icon is cheaper than Oasis was in it's first year

it certainly isnt 9-6 JOB

You're looking at it backwards. It's not an upcharge to pick your own cabin, it's a discount to let royal stick you in whatever corner no one wants. 

On 2/6/2024 at 6:09 PM, Oceansaway17 said:

yea I think they like them to stay at least 3 years which is what Oasis and Adventure did. But it was time for Anthem to leave after many years. I am doing Odyssey in April of 2025

This isn't how things worked before Covid... the Oasis ships rotated every year

32 minutes ago, Cruise Gopher said:

Let’s see if the video will upload.

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that doesnt seem any louder than the bar area of the main pool on the island

29 minutes ago, smokeybandit said:

We'll find out in about 4 weeks

 

 

Idk how i missed that schedule. Thanks

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Anyone have any clue why there are still no itineraries for Cape Liberty after April of 2025? They released all of the NA 2024 sailings in December of 2022 so we're a month past that timeline already. It looks like about half the ships in the fleet have itineraries for next summer and the rest are still up in the air

Any thoughts on if Symphony will see a second year in a row or will Wonder or Utopia come north? Allure/Harmony/Oasis already have itineraries so I know it wont be them and I guess assuming a quantum class comes north it'll be Ovation or Spectrum

19 hours ago, tvo7 said:

I am based in Galveston so the main sbip here is Harmony.

 

Let's say I go on 3 cruises this year all on Harmony.

 

1. Are the shows all the same? Grease and the aqua theater guy spining around in his dress? Will they change the shows around?

2. After going multiple times, does one get bored of the same ship in terms of activities to do?

lol if you go on that ship in 10 years it'll still be the same shows

1 hour ago, Dktrpanda said:

I usually go through *****, so if I cancel and rebook later, I probably just have to pay their “administrative fees” ($300?) which is relative peanuts for a $10-12k total fare…….

Never use a travel agent who charges the traveler... that's travel agent 101. 

Has the captain addressed the fact that Yemen has declared they are joining in the current conflict? The ship will sail very close to the Yemen as it leaves the Red Sea since the furthest they can physically be is about 5miles at the opening to the Gulf of Aden

people show up to the port at 8am sometimes and just wait for hours... if you want to be one of those people, go for it

On 10/15/2023 at 9:10 PM, mark290 said:

If the last four months is any indication there is a good chance you will see 30% off and a possibility you will see 35% off. Off of what is a key part of the equation. My 35% off got me it at 70$ a day. With gratuity I am am $82.5/day all in.

 

I have seen the 30% pop up pretty regularly but the 35% only once so far. It definitely varies by ship and your specific cruise.

What sailing are you on that you see 30/35% off ever? My Oasis sailing last week never went beyond the BOGO50%/25% in over a year, including black friday 2022

On 10/15/2023 at 4:39 PM, WrittenOnYourHeart said:

I'm on Anthem our of NJ in February in a solo balcony cabin. I'd really prefer to get the deluxe beverage package so that my cruise feels "all included" - but it's constantly on the BOGO 50% off sale - which doesn't help me as a solo. What are the odds that they change it to a sale with an overall % off at some point between now and then? I get hopeful every time I get the email about "Save on extras for your cruise" thinking it might have changed, but so far no dice.

 

Barring that kind of change of sale happening, is there a way I could purchase OBC for myself so I can still kind of feel like everything is paid for? That means I'll have to do math to make sure I don't go over what I've bought for OBC, but...

You know that even though it says BOGO50% it's actually a 25% off sale.... you dont need to buy 2

4 hours ago, BND said:

 Doesn't bother me but someone without a smart phone won't be happy. 

 Well since they can time travel from 2012 or earlier, I'd like to speak with them

13 hours ago, Jetdriver787 said:

I suspect a lot of it is “GTY” allocation, or cruisers unfamiliar or unconcerned with the layouts and deck plans?

GTY cabins aren't assigned months in advance though. But cruisers who are "unconcerned" are just plain rude and inconsiderate to those who need them. Royal should require people who book connecting cabins to book both cabins or at least pop up with a warning to those people who are too dumb to notice.