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1 hour ago, Ourusualbeach said:

A few random observations.

 

The new elevators are fantastic.  No more throngs of people pushing their way into each elevator then stopping at every floor.  The most stops I have made is 2.  Waiting an extra minute or two to get an elevator that then makes few stops is definitely a plus.

 

Windjammer is laid out like Wonder.  Very efficient, made to order omlettes at the very back, many miss thelis so it doesn't appear to be busy.

 

Bed configuration is yhe same as Oasis class with the cabin on the right side of a connecting pair having the bed by the balcony.  This ship does have the closer near the bed like Oasis and Allure to it is a tight squeeze with the bed by the bath so a definite preference for bed by the balcony on this class of ships. 

 

 

 

 

Do you know if the Infinite Balcony Central Park balconies follow the same alternating pattern as the Oasis/Oceanview balcony cabins?  Also, do you have access to take a picture of these cabins?  

Someone posted a while back the formula for combining spouse’s complimentary stateroom offer as long as we have the same offer code(except the last digit). Does any have that formula?

20 hours ago, EllinWebster said:

So we've decided on a starboard ocean balcony cabin on Royal Caribbean, Harmony of the Seas and are between two cabins - 8566 & 8568. 

 

My spouse noticed different layouts and it's apparently very important that we book a room with the living area closest to the balcony (GREEN) as opposed to the bed being near the balcony (PURPLE ) - see attached diagram with photos. 

 

Before you suggest it, my spouse is super extra and has already emailed RC, a travel agent and scoured crusedeckplans.com. Based on her research - she believes there is a pattern of alternating layouts and that Room 8566 should be GREEN and 8568 should be PURPLE. 

 

Can anyone confirm so I can book this cruise? 🤪

 

 

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You will want 8566 if you want the living area by the balcony. 

I vote 8566.  We usually pick close to the elevator. Deck 8 being Central Park deck is very quiet in the evenings. Also, the public restroom is kind of nice in case your spouse is in the restroom in your room, and you need to go, too. Just saying. 

3 minutes ago, smokeybandit said:

It likely means it's sold out

Thanks for your prompt response!  I kind of thought that was the case.  

I’m trying to see if I can see how much it is to upgrade my junior suite, but I can no longer see our November 11th cruise on Navigator showing up on Royal’s website.  I booked thru Royal Caribbean,  but double checked on Costco website, too. It’s only 25 days away and we’re already checked in. Any ideas?

We’re going during spring break in March with adult kids and our grandchildren.  It’s $223 per person after a 10% discount. Definitely not worth that. We went this past March and it was much cheaper, plus we had onboard credit money to spend. The lobster was amazing!

It’s use it or lose it. They are now worth up to $13, so you can get drinks up to $13, or you can pay the difference if it’s more. Pretty nice perk. Also, can be used on cafe promenade specialty drinks, just not Starbucks branded drinks. If you can’t use them all you can get water bottles to take to your room. 

2 minutes ago, soremekun said:

I am at a weird "almost there" stage.  I am one single solitary point away from achieving diamond status.

 

Is there an inexpensive way to get over the hump so that I can hang out in the exclusive club for my October cruise?

 

It appears as if I can neither buy, trade, barter, nor scheme my way to diamond status.  On the second day of the cruise, can I negotiate my way into the Diamond Lounge?  Or, will I be stuck on the outside looking in?

Unfortunately, you will have to wait till the next cruise to officially get your Diamond benefits. You can take a 3-4 night cruise to get to Diamond, but that’s how it works. 

3 minutes ago, Sailaplay said:

Thanks so much for the info. You are all so helpful!

 

Kim

According to the diagram RCL Fan attached, it also looks like your stateroom has the capacity to hold 5 people. 

I would, but it’s only on the 9th deck. 

Does anyone happen to know the best area to stay on Oasis of the Seas Central Park interior view cabin windows where the window isn’t  obstructed by the metal structures or the rising tide bar?  Just curious, as I am in the process of picking our daughter’s cabin. I tried to look on YouTube but can’t quite figure it out. TIA

We were on the Odyssey of the Seas March 26th sailing. We grabbed coffee from the 270 Cafe and then sat in our room/balcony until our number was called at 9:15am. 

Just now, Biker19 said:

Yes.

Thanks for your prompt response!!

Can anyone tell me if I can use one of my free drinks for a cafe mocha at 270 cafe?  I know I can’t use at any of the Starbucks on Royal Caribbean’s ship. 

Here is our official itinerary:

On 2/25/2022 at 7:41 PM, Russ Lomas said:

Just an update. The OP posted in the Roll Call that he received an email earlier saying RCCL responded and will be switching the March 26th sailing back to Coco Cay as well and guests should be notified shortly. Wonderful that RCCL is listening to comments and pivoting when possible to satisfy their customers 

I’m a she lol. My name is Nancy. Thanks to your group we did the nice emails and phone calls and got the “glitch” reversed and had Coco Cay reinstated! Just got the official email  this morning! Many thanks and you all have a wonderful cruise Saturday. 

33 minutes ago, Biker19 said:

So, then, if we can get enough folks together to complain, we should be able to change any itinerary, right?

No. I would never and have never proposed that. Just  that we were given Coco Cay and the shore excursions options, but then it was taken away 3 weeks later. 

33 minutes ago, Biker19 said:

Correlation is not causation - not much different than some COVID issues.

True, but the letter they got and posted on their roll call states that Royal Caribbean listened to their phone calls and emails and reinstated. That was my point. 

Sorry, don’t know who to contact. We were substituted Nassau for Grand Cayman. In early February we were changed from Nassau to Coco Cay Yay!  Then a week later we were told it was a glitch. They did this to March 26(us) and March 12th. Following roll calls for both, I noticed that because enough people called and emailed and complained, they were officially listened to and got Coco Cay reinstated. Who do I contact to get Coco reinstated for our March 26 Odyssey of the Seas? We were both lumped together and itineraries mirrored each other. Any advice would be greatly appreciated. 

19 minutes ago, Ourusualbeach said:

Opposite to Oasis pattern. 

Thanks! That’s kind of what I remembered seeing posted here. 

Does the bed placement on Odyssey follow the same formula as the Oasis class?  If I look at 8254, looking at the pattern of the nearest connecting cabins, would the bed be by the bathroom/sofa by the balcony? 

. . .and then today, Coco Cay is gone from our itinerary and back to Nassau. Bummer!  At least I didn’t remove the Blue Lagoon w/lunch excursion that I booked when it was 30% off. 

1 hour ago, Starry Eyes said:

I gather from other posts that you might be on Odyssey.  Having not yet sailed her, I have no idea about bad locations/severity of obstructions with regard to RoyalUp categories.  Let us know what you see on the computer website.  

You were right. I’m able to adjust my bid on the website on the computer. 

1 hour ago, Starry Eyes said:

Sometimes I have difficulty modifying on my phone; I find my computer browser works better with the RoyalUp website.  Have you tried that?  Does your superior balcony bid say “pending”, something else, or nothing at all?  Did you bid on other categories or just the “superior balcony”?  If you did bid on other categories, do those say pending, canceled, etc?

I’ll try going on my computer. My superior oceanview balcony says pending(it’s 51 days out). I just bid on this since I don’t want to get a bad balcony location or obstructed view balcony but I might try that, too.