Bee Guy

Call Crown & Anchor Society and set up your preference.  I think the number (in the US) is (800) 762-0585. 

There are specific choices available, but I am unable to find the list.  Once you make your choice, it will be set for subsequent cruises unless you change it.

51 minutes ago, masonpips said:

Curious about TAs as well - when do these show up for booking typically?  The latest I see now are November of 2020 - I'm looking for spring 2021.  Thanks

Perhaps next week?

http://creative.rccl.com/Sales/Royal/Deployment/2021_2022/19069859_Deployment_Opening_Schedule_20212022.pdf

On our last cruise our room attendant left 2 pool towels on the loungers on our balcony.  We never had to sign them in or out.

10 minutes ago, cruisegirl1 said:

I can’t tell from your post, but is there a problem with children being in the lounge?  

 

Children are allowed in the diamond lounge, concierge lounge, and suite lounge. Of course children of a certain age must be accompanied by an adult.  Doesn’t really matter that it’s “happy hour“ as there is drinking everywhere around children all day and all night on the ship.  

 

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The only issue is one of being considerate.  If seats are occupied by children, they can't be used by adult members that would appreciate the use of the lounge.

2 hours ago, island lady said:

 

OP:  Enjoy that cabin...best on the ship!  🤗 And congrats!  We are on sister ship Serenade for that cabin B2B through the NZ fiords in 2021!  🙂 

Thank you.

Very much looking forward to it!    Very large wrap around  balcony!   

We just booked the Radiance from Honolulu to Vancouver in May 2021 as the second leg of a B2B.  We had booked 9256 on first leg and very much wanted it on the second leg, so we booked as soon as we were able.  However "our" room was already taken.   Oh well!   We booked the aft balcony next to it, and the RCI rep we booked with asked if we would like to be put on a waitlist in case of a cancellation of 9256.  Well, yes!  Didn't expect anything to come of it but yesterday we got notification that 9256 was available!

I don't know who had that room, but if it is someone here, thank you!   I hope all is well for you.

We are also sailing on the Freedom.  Our cruise is in Dec.  Anyone know whether or not we should expect the DL to be busy?  This is the first cruise we have taken in a while that is not a TA or TP and it would be nice to have the Lounge a little less crowded.

The lines both offer great ships, great cruises, and great service. 

The perks for loyal cruisers are a little different.  Royal offers limited WI_FI and laundry, but ample booze.  Princess offers limited booze, but better WI-FI and laundry.  Princess also offers do it yourself laundry for cruisers with less loyalty points.

Royal offers balcony discounts, not sure if princess has similar perk, but I don't think so.

2 minutes ago, rimmit said:

 

Can’t remember if I saw you on the roll call, but If you haven’t booked your hotel yet I suggest you do so.  They are 85% sold out already for the dates prior to the cruise.  Apparently there are several conferences around those dates.  I was struggling to find a hotel,  but did finally book one.

 

See ya on the boat!

Thanks for the heads up!   We have a room booked.   Actually we are doing the Baltic before that cruise as B2B, but saw the talk about rooms becoming scarce so we decided to book one ASAP.  

LOL! We will be doing two TA's next year, the one mentioned above and a B2B Holy Land cruise on the Explorer followed by another TA.   A bit much, but they are bucket list items and time is catching up with us.

6 hours ago, rimmit said:

 

 

The Sept 2nd 2020 Arctic TA was sold out in less than four months and then removed from the website.  Per various people posting on the roll call you cannot even get on the wait list as many are posting on the roll call asking if anyone is cancelling.

 

 

That is a bucket list cruise for us, (and apparently a lot of others also).   We booked it on 12/17/18 and are very glad that we did.  That is a cruise that you do not wait for price drops, or you miss out!

Is an annual policy available and cost effective for frequent cruisers, or is it best just to buy a policy for each cruise?   

4 hours ago, DELTABLUE said:

ADVENTURE:   Drew Devine #1397
ALLURE:   Mike Hunnerup as of 8-11-19 #1371

 

ANTHEM:   Mitch Merucci September 21 #1477 to January 5, 2020 #1368
BRILLIANCE:   Andrea Olivieri #1453 till 10-15 then Rob McNally returns #1478 Please confirm Rob is aboard
EMPRESS  Elvis Pinto returns from vacation 9-7 #1273 Please confirm Elvis  is aboard
ENCHANTMENT:  Bobby Broughton.  Will join Liberty April 2020. #1277 Elizabeth Hackett to cover vacation, early October #1476 Is Elizabeth aboard? For how long?
EXPLORER:  Clo O'Connor 7-21 for full contract #1280
FREEDOM:    Daniel Dornas as of 10-6-19 #1501, Cory Rogers for 30 days in Dec to take ship to Cadiz in Jan for drydock #1444
GRANDEUR:  John Blair August 8 until November 30 #1194, then Susan Adams to cover vacation. 11-30-19 roll call #1032
HARMONY:    Marc Walker as of  9-29 #1097
INDEPENDENCE:    Mike Hunnerup  #1501 Please confirm Mike is aboard
JEWEL:         Simona Ferraiuolo #1401
LIBERTY:  Brian Leavitt returns October 13 #1365 Please confirm Brian is aboard

 

MARINER:    Dan Whitley as of 9-20 #1477
MAJESTY:  Tornado Tanya Yates Tongue as of 6-24 #1234 any update?
NAVIGATOR:   Hugo Arenas returns 10-18 #1426 Please confirm Hugo is aboard
OASIS:           Bobby Brown for 3 weeks, after drydock #1475
OVATION:     Chris Brown as of 9-30-19  #1476
QUANTUM: Paul Rutter any change?
RADIANCE:   Mark Rous  #1430
RHAPSODY:  Bill Bronckhurst  #1477
SERENADE:  Carly B  as of  ?  , should be on through November.  #1476
SPECTRUM: Fang Lixin through December #1394

 

SYMPHONY:  Mike Szwajkowski as of 9-29 #1297

 

VISION       Steve Davis  for transatlantic crossing, will be on for 8 months #1518
VOYAGER:  Michelle Oliveria on vacation #1394 who is working here?

 

Is Mark still on the Radiance?   We just got off and had heard that he was leaving.  Vacation maybe?

5 minutes ago, Plum Happy said:

 

What about the last flight?  What time does the last flight leave?

I don't know.  It would depend on the airline, and destination.  My point is that Maine's airports are all very small compared to major airports in large cities.   They do not have the traffic to justify multiple flights some airports offer.

3 minutes ago, Plum Happy said:

 

In this case, you should take the very last flight out the day before.

 

 

Maine does not offer the options of many large airports.

On 10/12/2019 at 10:27 AM, Flat sea lover said:

Error sorry, you can do 1 free laundry on 5 day or more cruise on LAUNDRY day, they will tell you when that day is, according to the list.

Just off the Radiance and they did not enforce the laundry day.  We were able to send laundry when we choose.

5 hours ago, twangster said:

It's the free booze that make DL's crowded.   Take away the unlimited DL drinks and the DL crowds will be much better.

The crowding is evidence that the program is doing what is intended.   That is not a good reason to end it.

1 minute ago, rolloman said:

I doubt they will be allowed to roam the ship. But then again this is such a bad idea nothing would surprise me. Think about the bacteria and infections one could bring on board from the polluted water and debris some of these folks have been surviving in the past week. 

I would think that those considerations would be secondary to helping hurricane victims.   I agree that there may be some exposure, but I also think that it can be managed.

4 hours ago, DragonOfTheSeas said:

We took a September cruise a few years ago.  There was little color.  So, I would go with October.  

 

 

If foliage colors are a priority I would suggest after Columbus Day.

16 to go, we will be on the Radiance

2N is midship  6N is forward or aft

I believe the hump may have a larger balcony.  

The spacious balcony is not a lot bigger but it does have a larger sofa that we like instead of the love seat.  It also has a few more small shelves.

24 minutes ago, Host Clarea said:

 

No, if you are linked and staying in the same stateroom, Royal punishes you and only allows one person to get the gift(s).

That's disappointing!   I recently called to give our preference and they asked for the preference for each of us, leading me to believe that we each would be receiving gifts.

It does not appear that the OP has been around for a while.

5 minutes ago, Plum Happy said:

Did you scroll down to see the box with View More?

I'm not sure what you are referring to, but when  I go to the registration page and at lower section of the page search for my next cruise it shows only 2 have registered.  That would be myself and my wife as I just re-registered this morning.