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If I am paying over $500 pp to get to San Juan, there is no way I am going to settle on the Facination.
In fact we just booked RCCL Adventure and I didn't even check the prices for Facination.
My 2nd choice would have been Celebrity Summit - but I really liked the Adventure itinerary - St Maarten, St Kitts, Aruba and Curaçao.
Jane
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Do you recall if they offered a discount on the ultimate drink package? Some say various ships offered this to C&A members for Diamond, Diamond Plus, and Pinnacle.
No, darn it - and I was watching like a hawk :o
Jane
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Thanks!
Going on SoS in a few weeks for the 10 nighter as well!
Edit: Is there a recent listing defining what is on each menu somewhere for us folks who aren't 'seasoned' RCCL cruisers? :) Thanks so much !
You might want to try beyond ships. .com ( no spaces ) go,to,Serenade page and there is a link for menus - most if not all are included !
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I don't know where I found them - maybe do a google search - there are 14 different menus - if I can figure out where I will let you know !
Jane
If you do a search for" megacruiser" on this,website, they did,a great review 2/14 that has a lot off the menus listed ( yes - they are STILL the same lol )
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Thanks!
Going on SoS in a few weeks for the 10 nighter as well!
Edit: Is there a recent listing defining what is on each menu somewhere for us folks who aren't 'seasoned' RCCL cruisers? :) Thanks so much !
I don't know where I found them - maybe do a google search - there are 14 different menus - if I can figure out where I will let you know !
Jane
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Thank you for the drink info. We receive the D+ drink vouchers but the drink card is a perfect fit for us to save a bit of money. How was the entertainment on board? How was the guitar player in the pub. We always enjoy the atmosphere in there.
We will be boarding in a few weeks and Radiance class has always been our favorite size.
Thanks
The entertainment was varied - a young Elvis impersonator - great !! A pianist
one show and a violinist another - both very talented but not exactly our cup of tea
One of the shows was a comedian/ magician ( good) and a Russian balancing act that were amazing !! The 2 production shows we saw were very entertaining .
Sorry - didn't hear the pub singer except when walking through to the theater - never seemed to be anybody in there. The piano bar guy was terrible - I heard he was a replacement for the usual guy - listening to him sing was painful !!
Had a band playing in the atrium most nights - Pulse - those guys were great and could play and sing all kinds of music !
Enjoy your cruise - our favorite class of ships !!
Jane
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Just off the Serenade, and thought someone out there might want this info- I couldn't seem to find it before our cruise, so we couldn't book specialty dining ahead of time. We booked onboard, and didn't have any problem getting a table even though we just called in the morning
The only anomaly on our cruise was the Super Bowl on Day 3 - I'm not sure if there was a menu shuffle ??
Day 1 Mojo
Day 2 Saffron
Day.3 ****aki
Day 4 Pimento
Day 5 Chives
Day 6 Basil
Day 7 Tarragon
Day 8 Bay Leaf
Day 9 Jasmin
Day 10 Pomodoro
Coupons were available from day 3 on - 10 for $80
That price INCLUDED gratuities, so a bargain for any drink except for beer !!
Jamison & Ginger &7.50 + 1.35 - 8.85
Drink of the day - $8.00 + 1.44 - 9.44
Bloody Mary - $10.00 + 1.80 - 11.80 ( woo Hoo - saved $3.80 with coupon )
Bud $6.00 + 1.08 - 7.08
Capt & coke $7.50 + 1.35 - 8.85
Gin and Tonic 7.50 + 1.35 - 8.85
Cokes were 2.50 + .45 - 2.95
We had seriously considered getting the drinks package, but with the coupons and our 3 Diamond drinks every evening, we never came close to a break- even bar bill.
If anyone has any questions I will be glad to try to answer ;)
Jane
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"The only downside that I can think of is RCI may change their mind about allowing changes! Not unheard of with RCI."
Now I can't imagine why you would think that !!! Lol
Jane
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We are in cabin 9582 on the Serenade for the Christmas cruise i was just wondering if this is a good location and if the view was ok as far as obstructions
You have a hump cabin, which most people love. If you go to cruise deck plans dot com( no spaces) you can see exactly where your cabin is located.
Some people have complained about noise from the centrum entertainment bothering their sleep, has never bothered us, but we tend to stay out late ;)
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If the OP books a phantom cruise while onboard they can get $100 instant OBC (But the deposit becomes non-refundable).
An open booking will get them $25 OBC
And our cruise is a 10 day, so we will be eligible for $150 OBC - I will take the chance of non- refundable deposit :)
And I understood from what I read that your deposit would be equal to your OBC - so in this case $150 - seems like there is no downside - or am I missing something ?:confused:
Jane
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We sail Feb 6-13th. I really want to book our next cruise onboard to take advantage of the lower deposit. The problem is the next cruise we want to do is to Alaska in 2017. We need a bit more time to save for this trip because we want to bring my parents along. My mom was just diagnosed with early stages on Parkinson's and Alaska has been a dream of hers. From what I have read the sale dates for Alaska 2017 don't come out until the week after our cruise. Is there any way to still book this onboard or am I out of luck?
From what I understand is that you just book ANY cruise, and just change the details when the cruise you want is available to book - at least I hope that is the way it will work because I am planning on doing exactly that next week on the Serenade.
Anybody have any experience with this scenario ??
Jane
Man I must be a REALLY slow typist lol
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Still available !! :):)
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Don't bring a debit card and bring more than ONE credit card !!
Our credit card was used fraudulently while we were on a cruise last year - thank heavens I had brought a spare card " just in case " !!:eek:
I would hate to think I would spend valuable cruise time stewing about how I was going to pay my onboard account !
Jane
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Hmmm....I'm wondering if these are a thing of the past. Carnival isn't listed at all anymore. Before, the cards were there, just listed as 'Sold Out'. I sure hope they come back!
They are MIA a lot, but so far they have always eventually shown up - just need to keep checking !!
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We are on the 10 night' date=' what menus do they do for the extra nights?[/quote']
Yes, please - does anybody out there know ????
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Woo Hoo - just got 2 $500 cards - get um while they're available !!!:D
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That is a GREAT upsell call - what a deal !! Hope you all enjoy all that extra space you will have 🚢:o
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And did you depart Grand Turk early?
If so, how were those who had gotten off notified to return to the ship?
We were originally told we were going to stay till 5 since we were skipping Half Moon Cay , but when the ocean condition deteriorated the Captain decided to leave early.
The conditions were terrible - torrential rain and wind ,so the majority of passengers were already on the ship. The captain blew the horn a few times and
as soon as everyone was back we headed out ( and home )
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What is the ocean like?
It was fine - I think the Captain wisely kept us as far away as possible :)
We have never sailed that close to Cuba before as we headed West away from the Bahamas.
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I think that would be UTC (roughly London) time so several hours later here in Maryland. Probably somewhere around 5AM.
Roy
Good guess Roy - they just announced we would be getting in at 6 AM ;)
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Marine Traffic shows an ETA of 23:30 hours on 10/3.
All we were told was that we would get to Baltimore " earlier" than scheduled.
Your guess as to what earlier means is as good as mine.
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Because you're missing one port? Or is their something else going on? Like too wavy or rainy to enjoy the cruise? I understand there is a hurricane but am surprised they are giving that compensation just for a kissed port.
Sorry - in a hurry so didn't go into detail - Grand Turk was 5 hours of torrential rains and wind , we skipped Half Moon Cay :( then Freeport was just cancelled.
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Just a quick update on what's happening on the Pride.
We were just notified that we are skipping our stop in Freeport tomorrow because of Hurricane Joachin. sp??? Lol
We will be getting 50% off our cruise fare for this cruise and 50% off a future cruise.
I was really surprised as a hurricane is obviously no ones fault - especially when you cruise the end of September
Kudos to Carnival :):)
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Someone on my roll call on that other site asked on John Heald's page.
Darn - I was looking forward to trying some new things !! Oh well, it's not like we will go hungry 🍔 🍴 🍨 :D
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