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I won my RoyalUp bid! Balcony to Grand Suite!
BecciBoo replied to ckrobyn's topic in Royal Caribbean International
We did question the location when we went to the cabin, guest services would not move us. A little late if ship is pretty much fully booked. Of course it never hurts to ask, I am a firm believer in that! We have been moved after boarding a couple of times but not with a Royal Up bid. This is from the terms and conditions for Royal Up: Can I choose the location or specific features of the RoyalUpâ„ upgrade cabin? No, your cabin location and attributes will depend on availability. RCI cannot guarantee a specific cabin number assignment within the upgraded category. -
Labadee, Haiti stops...affected by local unrest?
BecciBoo replied to Dreamer68's topic in Royal Caribbean International
I always think of Good Morning Viet Nam when I hear the word Peninsula! "Say, didn't we meet last year at the Peninsula Club"! LOL -
Labadee, Haiti stops...affected by local unrest?
BecciBoo replied to Dreamer68's topic in Royal Caribbean International
Actually a peninsula with a tall fence: -
ALways do. I memorized my # long ago. I also put in the other discounts on that page, BUt then it usually changes the price point on that same page after you enter it, but the ICON doesn't. and then it shows you the "You are getting the best price" message. Oh, and I stay logged in. Other ships bookings it will actually show your C&A#at the top left of page. But I always input it all in the discount page.
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They are not honoring our points on ICON as well. Nothing changes when you put in your #. It says, "you are getting the best price". MMMMMMMMM???
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Icon of the Seas Blocks Are In The House!
BecciBoo replied to Lloyd555's topic in Royal Caribbean International
I wouldn't trust anything you see on moch bookings right now. Cabins become available it seems, every few hours. My DD an her hubs are looking for an interior way out to Sept. 24 on our cruise and it doesn't show any available on deck 4...none! I don't trust that. Also some Central Park interior ocean view window cabins(no balcony) on deck 9 are apparently being held for 4 occupancy...what? Don't trust that either. Since when can't you book a cabin with Lazarus bunks and a couch just because there is only 2 of you? After all, the wording says "UP to 3" ! I think things will change drastically the closer we get to the Miami arrival. -
Icon of the Seas Blocks Are In The House!
BecciBoo replied to Lloyd555's topic in Royal Caribbean International
Ain't it the truth, ain't it the truth! It's taken me several days to finally get what we coveted after last Monday, but finally.....whew. It typically takes a few minutes to complete a booking with any other ship in the fleet! I honestly just do not comprehend what benefit they get from eliminating 2 people units. It's like, oh you're only 2, YOU CAN"T HAVE IT! WHAT................... -
I won my RoyalUp bid! Balcony to Grand Suite!
BecciBoo replied to ckrobyn's topic in Royal Caribbean International
Us too. We won our first bid a year ago on Symphony and ended up in a better category, but was too far from elevators so I wasn't too thrilled all in all. You can't pick your location with the bid! I bid about $10 more than the minimum that time. Didn't win in September, but the ship was Grandeur and it ended up fully booked. I have deduced from this that the bigger the ship and the more cabins in the category you want, the better your odds. I'm hoping that is the case on ICON. Surely there will be an opportunity with so many cabins. And I know from experience that Royal Up is a much cheaper way to get that suite, etc. than just booking it yourself. I think we saved several hundred dollars with our first bid. -
How Long do You Wait to Make Final Payment?
BecciBoo replied to LEMJMcC's topic in Royal Caribbean International
I didn't say that. She did get a notification about cancellation. She went back and checked, she had actually gotten 2 saying final payment was due. She said she never saw them, so she was unaware until we went to check in. That's why I caution to set many reminders. I save everything I get in a special doc file on my computer and I'm always looking at the confirmation page to check the date. She happens to be a very busy real estate person, she just got too busy an was relying on those emails too much...it's our responsibility...I think she has learned well. -
How Long do You Wait to Make Final Payment?
BecciBoo replied to LEMJMcC's topic in Royal Caribbean International
Gotta be careful though. My cruise bud usually waits until she gets that email notice from RCCL, but this last cruise, the day we were supposed to print up the luggage tags, there was no cruise on her account! She said she never got the email so she forgot to pay it...yep, they DO cancel those! She was able to get an ocean view on deck 3 at the last minute, but not the JS she originally had...what an unhappy camper...caveat emptor!. Lesson learned, put that final payment date on your phone reminder. I am so ACD, I would never forget that date. Usually pay it off the week before so I can get adjustments as others have said. -
Icon of the Seas Blocks Are In The House!
BecciBoo replied to Lloyd555's topic in Royal Caribbean International
After several days talking/texting/emailing with front office...they would not budge on that requirement. I think it ludicrous that lots of cabins are excluded from couples for no good reason, but everyone I spoke with said the same thing, she's too new and they are still formulating the booking method...in a nutshell, "hang in there you can transfer to the room you want when normal booking resumes". Since they had the biggest booking day in history I guess it worked, but boy is it frustrating. For those who booked them with 3 peeps, you may be able to remove the 3rd peep later on before final payment. They offered me several alternatives to the category (which required the 3 peeps) I wanted, the Panoramic Ocean View cabin, but there are only a few of them. Currently, they have added notes to my account, she said, holding 2 other cabins until they become available. But for now, we have a Sept. sailing Accessable about 8 ft from the forward elevators at a reasonable amount 😅 $2373 for us. We just couldn't afford Jan 27, too rich for our wallet...sniff. Don't know if we'll ever be able to be there. But I feel I was vindicated about it being that date. As for our current cabin, we're happy with it...at least we're on the ship, who'll be in the darn cabin anyways?! NOw for the 19 month wait watching this thread like a hawk for new announcements, speaking of which, where is that "exciting" new announcement Bayley????? -
Is it worth it to go to Wonderland again?
BecciBoo replied to Jenna's topic in Royal Caribbean International
We've been twice, will not go again. We loved trying it the first time and feel it was worth it, the second we were kinda roped in by traveling companions, but in December coming up, not so much. I'm looking forward to trying SeaPlex Playmakers and the 270 cafe on Odyssey. And the Mason Jar on Wonder next year -
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BecciBoo replied to planefring1's topic in Royal Caribbean International
We loved ours but I wouldn't pay extra over reg. balcony now, it was a novelty then. -
Sorry I'm a little defensive this evening what with all the nay sayers and people doubting what I'm saying. Guess that is just the CC way.
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Icon OTS looks like a joke…
BecciBoo replied to planefring1's topic in Royal Caribbean International
You know this is so typical, I read the same posts before Freedom debuted, then Oasis and now after 5 successful Oasis launches and the most popular cruise fleet in the world, we see it again for this ship. Different strokes for different folks. Ya'll have fun, I know we will.- 194 replies
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Icon of the Seas Blocks Are In The House!
BecciBoo replied to Lloyd555's topic in Royal Caribbean International
BTW, I have confirmed with corporate that the Inaugural will be the 1/27/24 sailing directly from Bayley's office. -
Icon of the Seas Blocks Are In The House!
BecciBoo replied to Lloyd555's topic in Royal Caribbean International
Which we know to be the end all in opinion don't we. I've watched tons of You Tube reviews that say they are quite popular not to mention my own on Edge last year. I'm not worried at all, I'd book one in a blink. I loved all the automatic window blinds and so forth. And not having to deal with humidity. But thank goodness there ARE those other options. Personally, as I said earlier, we're going for the Panoramic cabin with fixed floor to ceiling on ICON. -
Was that a nasty retort or just an attempt at humor, if it was I retract my earlier comment.
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How rude...Sad you're not one of them.
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Icon: Inaugural Sailing
BecciBoo replied to cruisetorelax44's topic in Royal Caribbean International
Just reveived word from my corporate contact: Official inaugural is "😊 Anytime. You're so sweet and funny. Had me in stitches. And the date is 1/27/24. " -
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BecciBoo replied to cruisetorelax44's topic in Royal Caribbean International
Plenty of people.....I give up on you. -
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BecciBoo replied to cruisetorelax44's topic in Royal Caribbean International
I'm not sure I can fly with your supposition Ken. I'll wait and see what I find out from my contact. -
Icon: Inaugural Sailing
BecciBoo replied to cruisetorelax44's topic in Royal Caribbean International
I've got my feelers out. Talking to the head of marketing at RCCL Miami. Waiting for her to tell me which date is the Inaugural.