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    Wonderland and a picky eater ?

    in Royal Caribbean International

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    So we are going on Harmony on 3/18, my wife will eat just about anything so I think she would love Wonderland. I on the other hand am a meat and potatoes guy .. would they have anything that would interest me ? The menu is rather hard to decipher ..

     

    Off the topic, I'm on that cruise, check out our roll call if your looking for some things to do.

     

    Mike

     

     

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    RCCL and the Panama Canal

    in Royal Caribbean International

    Posted · Edited by Motorman23

    I wonder why? Were they not selling good?

     

    Logistics, they only did the canal trips to move ships to and from Alaska and only certain size ships fit. The Alaska ships now go to Hawaii and Asia so no reason to move them through the canal. Celebrity still moves from Alaska to the Caribbean and vice versa so you can try them.

     

    Mike

     

     

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    Does RCCL price match?

    in Royal Caribbean International

    Posted · Edited by Motorman23

    Hi [emoji3]

     

    I found a TA who is charging me 50$ less if I transfer the reservation or if I make a new reservation with him. I was wondering if Royal does price match when a lower price is offered somewhere else.

     

    Thank you

     

     

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    The TA is giving you part of their commission which is allowed, royal keeps all their commission and never gives it to travelers if you don't use a TA. I always book with a TA and get between $25 and $100 obc depending on the value of the cruise.

     

     

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    RCI Blackjack Rules

    in Royal Caribbean International

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    I've never understood how winning at blackjack depends so much on the skill of the other players at the table. So what if they play stupidly? :confused:

     

    I have to agree, bj has much better odds of winning vs the house edge then 3 card will ever have. With all the decks in use and constant shuffles machines (bigger ships seem to use these) the impact of bad play by a neighbor on your cards is very small although it can screw with your mojo or attention as can a smoker or drunk.

     

    Jmoho

     

    Mine

     

     

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    Deployment Schedule 2018 - 2019

    in Royal Caribbean International

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    Can't enlarge the picture

     

     

    Week of March 6, 2017

    Europe (Phase I), Year-Round Caribbean & Bahamas

     

    Week of March 13, 2017

    Alaska & Cruisetours

     

    Week of March 20, 2017

    Europe (Phase II)

     

    Week of March 27, 2017

    Northeast & Seasonal Caribbean

     

    Week of April 3, 2017

    Australia & Singapore

     

    Week of April 24, 2017

    China

     

    Where do the transatlantics fit in?

     

     

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    Thank you Royal Caribbean for Channel 23

    in Royal Caribbean International

    Posted · Edited by Motorman23

    I think you quoted all my favorites!👍😜 There is nothing better than watching the same episode day after day after day! Lol

     

    Just a guess, but they probably pay per episode as opposed to per showing and use the same DVD day after day, week after week. The accounting dept probably loves the savings.

     

     

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    Taking Cash On A Cruise

    in Royal Caribbean International

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    On Rhapsody last month, the casino cashier would not give us cash from

    our sea pass account. They would only give you chips at the tables from

    your account. Not sure if this new policy is on other ships or not.

     

    That's usually the case, just take the chips back to the cashier and you have cash!

     

     

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    Smoke free casino experiment

    in Royal Caribbean International

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    They did a 3 week experiment on the Majesty by restricting smoking in the casino. It didn't go well. Revenue dropped significantly. It was like a ghost town. They reverted back to the way it was, it was packed every night, and the revenue increased. Imagine that.

     

    Thank you, 4 pages of comments and yours was the only one that addressed my question. Looks like my "source" is real, lol. The rest of you who want to go on about smoking on ships should take your concerns over to the anti smoking threads which this wasn't intended to be. Btw, I am a non smoker.

     

     

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    Smoke free casino experiment

    in Royal Caribbean International

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    And I understand that many, if not all, Celebrity ships have nonsmoking casinos.

     

    I won't even set foot in the casino if smoking is allowed. Looking forward to craps on Celebrity next year.

     

    Interesting times are ahead. Casinos are largely the only places allowing indoor smoking in most of the US. This is thanks to powerful lobbying by big tobacco, casino owners, and native american groups. I'm wondering if Trump is going to be anti-lobbyist and push to ban smoking, or be the casino owner he is and push to keep it, or be anti-regulation altogether and push to eliminate nonsmoking rules everywhere.

     

    Thanks for the response. I would like to provide more response on my inquiry. I sent an email to Michael Bailey several months ago and surprisingly got an email response which included a phone number (strange, I admit) anyway he said they would try a few cruises with no smoking in the casino and review. How it went. Not sure it was Michael but hopefully it was. He said it didn't go well. Your opinions are well respected.

     

     

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    Smoke free casino experiment

    in Royal Caribbean International

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    I was told by a high ranking rccl employee that Recently Royal Caribbean experimented with two cruises that had a no smoking rule for the casino for the entire trip. This was an experiment to see if it would impact profitability. It should negative results accordingly to this employee, was any one on this cruise that subscribes to cruise critic? If so please let me know what ships and trips and your opinion.

     

     

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    Anyone? Please don't let me think my new contact at rccl is bogus....

     

     

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    Smoke free casino experiment

    in Royal Caribbean International

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    I was told by a high ranking rccl employee that Recently Royal Caribbean experimented with two cruises that had a no smoking rule for the casino for the entire trip. This was an experiment to see if it would impact profitability. It should negative results accordingly to this employee, was any one on this cruise that subscribes to cruise critic? If so please let me know what ships and trips and your opinion.

     

     

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    What else are they cutting out!?

    in Royal Caribbean International

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    Is it true the are cutting fresh water out also? I heard that in 2017 they will stop offering free water with meals (you can buy bottled water) then I heard from a reliable source on the internet that they will eliminate salt water in the pools in 2018. Get this.... toilet water is gone in 2019. Holy crap... whoops I meant holy cow what's next? Fresh air in the casino?

     

     

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    National anthem before boarding

    in Royal Caribbean International

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    One reason could be is that it was sailing on the "Anthem" from a USA, NJ Port and felt it would be appropriate. I'm sure no disrespect was intended at all. Just paying respects to the Americans living and leaving from NJ, USA :-) I nothing wrong at all. :-)

     

    Agreed, I would stand for the Canadian anthem or any anthem that I recognize from a free country. I was in Toronto this past May, actually on our Memorial Day, and I went to a baseball game between Toronto and Boston. They played both anthems and people stood for both. I am amazed that in Canada all the fans still stand and sing their anthem which in my opinion is a great one to sing.

     

    Mike

     

     

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    MDR - favorite table for two?

    in Royal Caribbean International

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    Hi cruisers. We're about to embark on our first Royal Caribbean cruise, on the Serenade of the Seas. We've got early assigned seating, and we prefer a table for just the two of us. Got any tips to share about preferred locations for this kind of table? On other lines, we've found, and enjoyed, a table for just two along the balcony on the upper level. Or perhaps a window table, if it exists. Any suggestions? Other areas? I'm going to email them and see if we can put in a pre-cruise request.

     

    Thanks! I appreciate advice from you more-experienced RCCL cruisers. :)

     

    I have been on serenade and also the jewel and try to get two tops by the windows on the side the sun sets on if possible. You need to be specific when you put your request in to the dining email.

     

     

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