coachmike1959

yes it will..you can also decrease the bid..

6 hours ago, orville99 said:

3 B2B between January and April. Have two more B2B scheduled - one on Mariner (16 nights) leaving on Saturday, and a B2B on Harmony in October. There’s an 8-night Bermuda cruise between those, and an 8-night December cruise on Jewel.

DW and i are on the harmony on october 23 and october 30

7 minutes ago, Mkripke said:

Hello

 

We are heading out this weekend and I have heard that the port is a bit unorganized, can anyone let me know if they have seen improvements yet?

the port is very easy. drive in to the porter. drop off baggage. pull into parking ramp less than 300' . find a spot and get on board. hope you have fun

7 minutes ago, bigque said:

When you are notified that you have been accepted for a Royal UP bid do they let you know the cabin number so that you can make a decision if you want it or not??

when you bid you put your credit card number in. If accepted you are charged immediately. I know because i had a bid in for an upgrade for my cruise leaving this monday. I was notified by email that it was accepted and my next email was from my credit card company saying my card had been used. once accepted you cannot cancel tho if you dont like the new assigned room you can request another room of the same cabin type if available.

3 minutes ago, PTC DAWG said:

What’s keeping you from cruising now?  Was on Allure last Sept…sailing Celebrity this Saturday..

OP is probably not vaccinated ..

14 hours ago, iuki said:

Thank you.  😁

it also includes dsiembarkation day. So if you want a specialty coffee before or a cocktail in the windjammer they are included. I usually get a bloody mary or a chai tea latte before i get off

5 minutes ago, doublej said:

Word of caution... we chose to order wine with dinner and use one of our 50% off Diamond discounts rather that our Diamond free  drink voucher discount.  No problems.  However, the next night the waiter said we had used our one allotted half-off discounts and would have to apply the 20% off discount for the wine.  We went with it and said fine.  The next day after visiting with the Loyalty Ambassador, he agreed that each of us were entitled to two 50% off glass of wine discounts.  No biggie, but just be cautious and aware.  Sometimes the waiters are not familiar with the perks. 

did you use the same card for your 50% off glass of wine?? DW and i do that for a nice glass of wine and make sure we use my card one night and her card another

you need the cup provided with the cups you gets for purchasing the soda package..you cna use one of your cups as that to get the water...they have flavored water such as dansani cherry or a multitude of flavors..use your cup to fill it and then pour the water into his cup

just finished a 2-4-3 day sailing. reservation were recommended for the ice show. no other shows had any reservations at all..

you can stop into the CK upon arrival and make a reservation if available. free of charge.

4 minutes ago, JohnScot said:

In the current Covid environment is there any difference in the payment method when ordering a drink at a bar or restaurant with or without the drinks package.

Do you have to sign at any time.

DW and I are D+ and we ordered wine that was over $13. We signed each time for those. For our 5 free drinks we didnt have to sign

one bottle of wine per person in your cabin..i believe 12 bottles of water or soda under 17oz. cant help with excursions..DW and i always take a cab to a beach..much cheaper and all free...there are always places to rent a chair..

chambord margharita..had it on the odyssee in october and the allure in september...the right bartender and it is awesome

2 hours ago, awestover89 said:

You still need the physical card to board. I don't think you need them for the ports

you have to have the card for the bahamas..even if you just walk around the port

6 hours ago, leisuretraveler223 said:

Alright, try this one on for size.  We have a specific challenge because of travel right around a holiday, making scheduling the tests very difficult.  HOWEVER, one member of our party is a licensed physician.  He is willing to bring BINAX NOW test materials when we all meet up in Ft. Lauderdale the day before sailing. He can do the test, and will provide everyone with a printout with their name and DOB, confirmation of negative test results and his signature and license information (both his home state, and he's licensed in Florida).  You think that will suffice?

from what i heard the test has to be done at a "licensed" service such as a pharmacy..doctors certificates are not allowed

7 minutes ago, hcorey said:

Are tips included with the unlimited dining package?

 

when you purchase the package there will be an 18% surcharge added..i usually add a $10 gratuity if the service is good

21 minutes ago, Lb737az said:

Anybody have a idea of what percentage of capacity the Odyssey will sail with on October, 3rd 2021 ?

we just got off oasis and the count was 2200 people..i believe the ship holds 5500..i would think 50% is a good number to use

11 hours ago, luckyinpa said:

 

do you mean you didnt have the booze package and they gave you booze ?  im in a suite next month and i'm not a drinker but wouldnt mind one or 2 during the week

no we didnt have the drink package..one of the perks for a suite is supposed to be 11a,-11pm beer soda wine and water and happy hour from 5pm-8pm. a few times i went to the lounge for an afternoon cocktail and was going to use my drink vouchers but the bartender never swiped my card. 

12 minutes ago, watertraveler said:

Mac-tic ~  We just got off the Oasis today and had a terrific week.  I hope your weather is as good as we had.  We had just under 2400 passengers onboard.  There was plenty of room for all!

 

 

DW and i just got home from driving to buffalo ny..we had a terrific time..masks anyplace inside except for eating and drinking. We had a suite for the first time and the bartenders in the lounge were very nice. they would serve us any drink we wanted all day long...tell MC John and Raj Michael and Brenda said hello

Just now, suzyluvs2cruise said:

Do you have a source for this? 

the email i received from the concierge yesterday did not mention soda wine and beer available 11-11..just the happy hour 5-8

1 hour ago, Mocamps said:

We have just booked our first Royal Caribbean cruise (on Anthem of the Seas) for some years, after shifting to smaller ships.

 

It leaves in less than 2 weeks so I'm trying frantically to remind myself of stuff I need to be aware of beforehand. I would welcome some tips from some of you Royal Caribbean veterans!

 

Most of our more recent cruises have included drinks but we don't want to feel we need to drink enough to make a package worthwhile so on that subject,

 

Can we still bring 2 bottles of wine onboard?

Do they still sell Wine packages? We used to find these useful as we can usually get through one bottle of wine with dinner each evening.

How expensive are speciality coffees? We don't drink really fancy ones (just Americano or sometimes a Cappucino) vut don't usually like the standard filter coffee at breakfast.

 

I know we need Covid tests and I'm hoping they'll send me details of that in the next couple of days but I also read that it's possible to book tests privately and then claim the money back. Is that perhaps the safest option? And how does that work? Can I book ANY private test and then keep the receipt or are there a limited number of suppliers?

 

Anything else I need to know at this stage?

as of today ( and things change) you need a PCR or antigen test 2 days before you cruise. So cruise on sunday test on friday. there is a way to get around the 2 bottle per cabin by checking in 2 bottles and carrying on 2 bottles. I have done this on longer cruises

1 hour ago, LorraineP said:

Any problems booking shows & times you want?

i just cut and pasted the program out of a different board..DW and i are on in 6 days

15 minutes ago, tampadee said:

We are scheduled October 23 on Odyssey.  Will this be back to regular amount of passengers?

i have read the odyssey is sailing at a little less than 50% today

2 minutes ago, calmingwaters said:

Hi. Would someone post a pic of the Show schedule for oasis sept 5 cruise? Thanks

if the port is haiti they may not be stopping there. We had a b2b with stops in haiti both cruises and they are now stopping in coco cay and it took awhile to list the coco cay excursions..