Vera/Lee

1 hour ago, JessyCruises said:

We started cruising soon after the restart in August 2021  and have been on about 30 cruises since and only gotten COVID tgat one time.

I hope you and Paul stay well and enjoy the rest of the cruise! We cruised as much as we could after the restart and never got sick. 

I'm enjoying your review and love the beautiful pictures!!! Thanks for sharing. We are booked on Explorer for December. Still hope to sail with you both again some day. Glad you are having an awesome trip;)

50 minutes ago, Lionesss said:

6.  Just gave hostess their tips

What is the appropriate tip for the casino hosts?

11 hours ago, TX.Mameow&Papeow said:

We booked a b2b, 5 nights on Oct.25, and 4 nights on Oct.30.

Yeah!!! I'm glad to hear I will get to see Mama Mia three more times this year;)

We're on the same b2b. Look forward to meeting you.

Allure has been my favorite ship for years because of the entertainment onboard. I love Mama Mia! I have sit through it repeatedly and loved it every time. It does seem that Royal is cutting cost everywhere they can. Oh well, I'll still enjoy the cruise and look for the triple red hot machine in the smoking area of the casino;) Thanks for that tip! We're booked on Allure for a b2b (4+5) and another short cruise, but I hope to get another offer to make that one a b2b also. 

1 hour ago, h20skibum said:

You all know that you just prime those machines, and they hold the jackpots for Sue.  🤣🤣

Absolutely! That's always my luck:(

Yes please!!! We all want to know;) 

2 hours ago, PompeySailor said:

can you provide me the name of my new machine please 😉

Thanks for the review! We're booked on her in December. I've been thinking about making it a B2B and after your review I'm going to do it. What was hitting in the casino? It's fun when you can win some to play more. We loved the casino on Wonder. I gave back my winnings, but got a lot of points and had fun doing it.

1 hour ago, StephPS79 said:

We are doing an 8-night Bermuda out of Port Canaveral on Mariner

We did this last year and really enjoyed it!

2 hours ago, Daghis said:

Yes, I received it (23JUN102) as well. This is the list I got.

Nice list! The only 7 night on my offer is for Adventure and we're booked on her in September. We camp in the summer months instead of cruising. I'm hoping for another offer for December to make Explorer a B2B.

I received the email yesterday confirming my status and the free offer was posted on their site around the same time. Did anyone else get the "June Jackpot" offer last week? There are only 7 ships listed, with only one 7 day offer, but I believe it's for me and a companion. That gives me hope for future offers. I'm not interested in any buy one get one offers!

9 minutes ago, Daghis said:

I'm pretty sure the answer is no. Certainly, Club Royale is making it look like they're trying to cover even less of our travel companions' cost.

 

It had been, though, that booking an extra cabin or two would get a nominal discount for those folks, but that's about it. I don't know what the current details are for this as I've not done it with RCI in quite a while.

Thank you! 

I have a question, please. Does anyone know if I can use the trade in value of my offer to book a second cabin for my immediate family?

21 hours ago, RFerrington said:

I can almost guarantee you that you will not be able to combine C&A discount with a casino discount.

I called today and booked another free offer. The representative that helped me confirmed that you are correct! She said they have had a lot of comments about the VAR offers only including 1 comp guest. At this time it's just that one offer and if there is a policy change, we will be informed. 

23 minutes ago, RFerrington said:

I did a quick look at prices for the OA 9/3/23 sailing.  Full fare for a 4V is $1599 before any taxes or port fees….so $530 is definitely less than 50% of full fare.  Agreed, the single supplement thing makes no sense at all…

Would the diamond plus single supplement help to lower the price? My new offer that appeared today was just changed to "1 COMP GUEST IN A DOUBLE BALCONY OR OCEANVIEW".

1 hour ago, RFerrington said:

We just disembarked EX yesterday.  We each won a comp cruise and booked through Next Cruise while onboard.  Both of those offers were comp room for 2.

We disembarked last month from Wonder and Oasis. I've booked a comp cruise and another free offer since then, both for 2 people. I've also had two new offers that I have not called about. This sounds like something new they are trying. 

2 hours ago, sandebeach said:

Received a new offer 23VAR405 but when I called to book it is complimentary for only one guest. The FB casino page also has people posting about this, and one person talked to a supervisor who said that is the new offer. I hope this is just a glitch! I don't want to pay full fare for the second person in the cabin so will skip this offer. 

Wow! I got that offer and was considering it until I read this. That would be a game changer for me!

1 hour ago, John&LaLa said:

Health questions complete. Check in confirmed 

Have a great cruise! I'll be getting on as you exit.

2 minutes ago, def0715 said:

Also confused about the date/point reset. I am Prime now, but am currently on a cruise. Do I have to earn 2,500 [points this cruise to stay Prime? Does my current Prime status remain, but my points/tier credits return to 0? Someone at Club Royale said I'd have status, I think through 2024.

Also, to maybe answer the other question, the sheet in the casino says it's 1,500 points for an interior stateroom, but that's a NextCruise booking deal (comes with $100 FreePlay). Can't remember how that works but booked one a cruise or two ago. I seem to recall parting with a few hundred dollars to make that reservation. Not sure if one gets a free cruise without doing the NextCruise thing onboard?

Fairly new to Royal and sort of wishing I had booked one more cruise when I got the last email. That offer expired a few days ago. Couldn't fit a cruise within those dates into my schedule.

You can check your points and offers at clubroyaleoffers.com. There's a place for your last name and rewards number. I would call Club Royale at 888-561-2234 to get answers to your questions or talk with a casino host on the ship you are on. To qualify as Prime you need 2,500 points for the year. I believe it's from April 1st to March 31st. At the end of their year, your points will reset to 0 and you start earning again for the next year. (I'm Prime now, but have until March 31st to get a total 2,500 points to be Prime starting April 1st.) --I'm not sure about your status through 2024. It could???have something to do with when you qualified. Ask the Casino Host!--

9 minutes ago, texasreb said:

I guess you did read where NCL quarterly report had $48 million loss ?

I didn't see that, but not surprised. This morning I'm watching the news about California Regulators closing Silicon Valley Bank. Do you ever sail out of Galveston? 

1 hour ago, def0715 said:

For the first time ever, since I started getting offers, I have none. Anyone know if this is “normal”? The last one expired yesterday. I used to have about a dozen at any given time. Thanks. 

I'm still getting offers, but have read many offers have stopped or been lowered. It will be interesting to see what happens in the future and especially after April 1st. For me, my guess is it will depend on how many points I get on my next two cruises. Does anyone know if 800 points in one cruise will still get you a free interior offer? That was a special for awhile.

We're boarding Wonder for the first time this Sunday. I have read that the Casino has a Golden Room and a Green Room. One is for high rollers and the other is for non-smokers. One of them has a place for some type of snacks. Online it looks like it's on deck 4 next to the Diamond Lounge. I'm looking forward to finding them myself.

4 hours ago, cruisegirl1 said:

Received this so I guess I’m fine. 

Yay! I got my too. See you onboard. 

2 hours ago, Cruise5life said:

I was on a cruise last Aug/sept.   And didn’t see them.   But the same cruise a week later the captain woke up the ship at 2 am and announced that they were out and able to see.      
a lot of pissed of people.  And. A lot of thankful people.    Lolol.   
missed them by 1 week.     

Where was the ship when they were visible? North of Skagway? Thanks!

6 minutes ago, fishiecrackers said:

It's dark enough in September, depending on how late you're up. We've seen them in Seward in late August, but I was with my sister and we had stayed up all night talking so it was basically the middle of the night. It's just random chance of whether the conditions will be right, so obviously the more days you're in Alaska, the better chance you have. We live in Anchorage and really only see them once or twice a year, but there is lots of light pollution here.

 

If seeing them is super high on your bucket list, maybe take some extra days on one end of the cruise and fly up to Fairbanks while you are already in Alaska? That's the best place for viewing, and they have lots of tours, hotels that will call your room if they're out, etc. We're trying this next week with a friend who is here from California, but only going for one night, sooooo.... wish me luck on that, haha! 

Best of luck and thank you for the advice!