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15 hours ago, styles27 said:

That’s interesting that your confirmation says you have to pay tips on drinks 

 

We have WiFi and Easy Plus package included in our upcoming Divina cruise and I’m not seeing anything about tips mentioned.
Maybe I’m just missing it somewhere. Where in your confirmation does it say that?

Thank you. i will take it as a good sign they are not charging you for the tips then. 

Its not jsut my confirmation where it says it. It is also on my Cruise Ticket too. Below is a screen shot from my crusie ticket. I put an arrow where it mentions the tip. 

2 hours ago, smplybcause said:

So my first time with MSC, but I'm assuming they were similar to other brands before covid. Now they just ask for your room number when ordering a drink. Sometimes they'll ask to see it but no one has taken my card for any drink order. So start memorizing your cabin number! 

 

Also the easy package has a bit more than previous. Not as much as when it switches over this fall, but better than before covid according to the friend I'm cruising with. If I remember I'll post the menu.

 

Oh and upgrading from easy to premium for a 3 day cruise was $82 and change including the 15% gratuity. Most drinks are covered but there is a specialty cocktail list that is only covered if you do premium plus. 

 

On my Divina Cruise I got the Wifi and Easy Drink package included in my promo. My confirmation says we have to pay tips for the drinks? Have you confirmed that? Im not a drinker but I was hoping to get a few here and there since it would be free but not going to be interested if have to pay tips on them too since I dont really want the drinks anyways. Thank you

Oh ok, missed that one. I am glad it is not jsut me. I was worried I was missing something. Thank you

I am hoping someone here might have advice? I am 30 days away from my first ever MSC Crusie. Going on the Divina out of Port Canaveral. I keep checking my account and keep looking at this and it always says all mandatory guest info has not been provided. Anyone else have this issue? I have checked in for plenty of other cruises in the past so online check in is not new to me. I do not see any box left to click or put info in. Its all filled in. I called MSC and they said they cant see anything. I am not sure what else I should do at this point. It says check in must be complete 48 hours prior which I have done it but I can not get the system to say its done. What shoud I do now? I appreciate any advice

I am looking to add to my ship model collection and having trouble finding these. If anyone has one and interested in selling please let me know. 

Carnival Sunshine

Carnival Sensation

Carnival Victory

Harmony Of the Seas

NCL Epic

NCL Encore

Celebrity Edge

Not strict at all. On Harmony I arrived 30 mins before my time and we were allowed in with no issues. On Mariner last week I arrived an hour and a half early and again I was let right in with no issues no questions. Have a great time!!

4 day on January 16 for me and no email here either

3 minutes ago, gooselover said:

However, hidden in TINY PRINT was a disclosure that said this was a nonrefundable deposit.  I doubt that ANY of you would have caught this as everything looked perfectly normal!  And YES, I did look over the cruise documentation

I don't feel its hidden. I have booked several Royal cruises and the confirmations clearly state non refundable everytime. I have known it every time I booked mine and my most recent cruise I just booked said non refundable in the same place it always says it. But that's just me. Whenever i get my confirmations from any cruise lines I always read everything over closely to make sure there is no surprise and if there is I would take care of it right away so there is a better chance to get the issue fixed. Not wait 7 months.  

I am a first time Royal Caribbean Cruiser going on Harmony of the Seas for a 3 Night on May 6. I know its short but I am going to do my best to pack it all in in those three days so i am trying to plan ahead for some things and a few of the things I have read in others trip reports I do not see listed as activities in my Royal Caribbean App for my cruise. I am wondering if these events are exclusive to longer cruises or if maybe it just does not show up on the app in advance? So if you have any ideas it will definitely help my planning. Thank you

1) The evening balloon drop? I believe it happens on the first night of the cruise at midnight?

2) I have heard there are parades on the Royal Promenade?

3) I also have seen some videos on youtube of a goodbye song performed on cruises. Would love to see that as well. 

Like I said I know its a short cruise so they may not do any of this. Was just curious if anyone had any first hand experience with short cruises on Harmony.  Not seeing it in the app is making me assume neither of the above is happening.

I appreciate any info you can provide. Thank you again

33 minutes ago, Redsonya37 said:

That is good to hear. Someone posted recent pics and the big spire was only about 25 % done so my hopes fell about a May completion date. 

I had not saw that picture but I am really hoping this tweet is right. Excited to get to see it all completed soon. They definitely have some work to get done quickly. 

6 minutes ago, Redsonya37 said:

I doubt it will be open then from the pics I see

Yesterday, Royal tweeted they are targeting May 2nd as the opening. 

You have all been wonderful with your replies. I really appreciate it. I know I am going to be happy because cruising is better than no cruising right 🙂 you all gave wonderful advice and i appreciate it. Looking forward to trying Harmony out in just a few weeks now. 

Thank you. Will look into this. I appreciate it. 

So I am a frequent cruiser with Carnival. Pretty loyal to them actually. I love Carnival for its value as well fun it offers. I always have a good time. I have taken 8 cruises with Carnival so far. 

Now the reason for this post I have decided to do some price checking with Royal and found amazing prices on some great cruises. I have actually booked and deposits on three different trips. Harmony for one and then Mariner of the Seas in Sept and again in January. The prices were so good I could not pass up on it. I think a lot of that has to do with the studio rooms they offer. So for those of you who have cruises on both cruise lines do you find them to be pretty comparable with experience? to give you an idea with Carnival my favorite ships have been the Magic, Breeze, Sunshine. Any advice you can give a new person to Royal I am all ears. 

Thank you so much 

When i have cruised on the Breeze last year I had wifi from Carnival for the day of debarkation all the way through when I left at 930am but when I sailed Liberty this year when I woke up at 630am I had no wifi at all. Not sure what their official policy is. 

So here is my experience. On my last cruise we had a 1230 - 1:00 check in time. Thats really late from what I normally do. I like you enjoy being on the ship as early as possible. So we still arrived at the port at our normal which is about 11. You will see two lines. One line says on time which is the check in time you selected. There was another line then for early or late arrivals. So I went in the early arrivals line.  It was much longer than the on time line but I still got through that longer line and on the ship by noon and I was happy. Good luck and i hope you can get an early check in time. Like another person said it opens up 90 days in advance in your cruise manager. 

I am curious to read your review as well. The Elation is the only option for me for next year that works with my dates and its definitely not the ship i would normally chose but its either Elation or no cruise at all. I am looking forward to reading what you have to say

I am new to Princess. Does anyone have any idea when to start to expect Fall 2020 cruises to come out for the West coast? 

I was checking the Princess site and it shows out through Sept 2020 only. I know you wont know for sure but was curious of what past practice has been like. 

Thank you

Thank you so much to all of you for taking the time to reply. You are making me feel better with this. I think I am going to go ahead and get this confirmed tonight then. Will be nice to try it out. THanks again

So I am looking into planning my 2020 cruise now. For the dates I need to go the only itienrary that is working for me is the Carnival Elation 5 Night out of Port Canaveral. I know this is one of the oldest ships and I am just curious what you think I would feel like after having experience and loved the Breeze, Glory, Liberty, Sunshine and Victory. I feel a cruise is better than no cruise at all but I am just looking for advice on this one. Its a nice 5 night itinerary I like I just wish it was a different ship. If it was up to you to do Elation or no cruise would you take the Elation? Thanks for taking the time to read this

I LOVE Ameber Cove. Visited for the first time in October aboard the Breeze. The pool area was huge with ample spaces to sit. Seemed everyone had a great time there. The shops were nice to visit around the port area. No one was overbearing or demanding you to buy things. I enjoyed the live music that was being played by the islanders. So that was fun to watch a bit. I spent the majority of my day at Ocean World though which is beautiful and a lot of fun. I highly recommend that as well but if I didn't have an excursion booked I would definitely find it fun passing the time in the port area as well. 

16 minutes ago, ProgRockCruiser said:

 

Out of curiosity, did you book this cruise yourself on Carnival.com, via a Carnival PVP, or via an online or in-person TA?

 

Just gathering data...

It was over phone and I swear on my first confirmation the correct number was there. Because the rate I booked was even for past passengers. So to have a blue number assigned to me and still have the rate I got is what is weird. 

Thank you so much I will print another screen to prove the level I have. Thank you so much for your quick reply. Not sure how this different number got on it

I leave on Carnival Liberty tomorrow. I just printed all my documents and I noticed in the corner it said VIFP level blue. I am not blue, I am actually gold. I also notice the number next to it is not my number. But my name, birthdate and everything else is all correct. I also am careful to go over the passport details and names etc but never thought to look at VIFP number. I really would like to get my gold pin and gold room card on the ship because I collect them and display it in a photo box. I also want the credit for this cruise. Do you think when I get on the ship I will be able to get them to change it or am I tough out of luck with this? Just curious what I should do. Thank you so much

This is not really in regards to the new look but I was trying to purchase something to add to my booking and every credit card I  put in comes back as saying This card was not recognized   have any clue if there is a problem with the site? My cards are working everywhere else.