WorkingForOBC

Just wanted to alert everyone that I received a spend $1000 on RCL, get 20,000 membership rewards points offer on my Amex Gold card (non-branded).

1 hour ago, SunsetsNSmiles said:

sun worshipper here! 😎 ☀️ 

Booked!! 

Congrats on getting the room! Glad it all worked out.

54 minutes ago, CruiserMickey said:

I think you will love this stateroom. We have done Alaska cruises many times (we just live 1 hour from Vancouver), so are planning on taking advantage of the balcony as much as we can.

 

Ask any questions and I am happy to answer!

Don't want to threadjack, but there are a couple questions that pop into mind.

Do you know if the stewards will provide extra blankets to use while sitting out on the balcony, or if you'd recommend bringing our own?

Along with Inside Passage cruising to and from Vancouver, our itinerary should include Hubbard glacier, and Tracey Arm Fjord. Ideally we'll have great sightseeing opportunities from the balcony. However, are there times you think we should try to stake out a spot on the foreward part of the ship?

This will be my family's first trip to Alaska (me, DW, and DS (age 8)) but it hopefully won't be our last.

 Also, to the OP, @SunsetsNSmiles, good luck snagging 1100 tomorrow!

9 minutes ago, CruiserMickey said:

We are in JS 1100 on Brilliance right now and we LOVE IT! I would not hesitate to book it again. 

We booked 1100 for an Alaska cruise on the Brilliance for 2024.

We are so excited! Would love to hear if you have any recs/tips after your cruise.

Celebrity has Sunset Verandahs. Most other cruise lines would call these rooms Aft Balconies.

Maybe RoyalUp is doing a mashup :⁠-⁠)

Sorry, I want to be clear that I'm not specifically questioning the OP. It's just that there are so many errors in this announcement, that I'd be cautious before jumping to conclusions.

12 minutes ago, mistertomatoe said:

 

I got the reward on Apr 9. I contacted support on Apr 27 and got the pass today May 1 via priority mail. The stamp says Apr 28. Support hasn’t said anything but I guess it got things moving.

 

https://playstudios.helpshift.com/hc/en/16-tetris-mobile/contact-us/

 

 

I'm going to give you all the credit.

I was just notified of your response, and was half way through submitting a ticket from the link you provided, when I remembered that I hadn't actually checked the mail from today. Lo and behold, my Park Pass was waiting for me! I definitely think you got the ball rolling. We have some National Park visits already planned for this summer!

Do you have the link to this announcement?

The grammar: "Monday's," "Thursday's" and the fact that NCL doesn't have a "Majestic" leaves me with some questions.

July 2024 is a long time away. It's most likely that My Time bookings haven't opened up in the cruise planner yet.

Personally, we have a Feb 2024 cruise booked, and My Time dining reservations opened around the 1 year mark (Feb or March 2023).

We also have an August 2024 Alaska cruise planned. When I look at the Dining section of the cruise planner, nothing is populated yet.

One last question, you say that you're looking at your "account." Do you mean that you're looking at

the Royal Caribbean Cruise Planner, or is it a different "account?"

@mistertomatoe

Have you received the National Parks pass? The redemption information is a little confusing. It seems like they will simply send the pass to the address without any further steps? However, I just received an email reminding me to redeem my purchase. Do I need to take any other steps?

Thanks.

48 minutes ago, LatinaInTexas said:

Interesting, I can't seem to find them on my Tetris. I see new gift cards for Target and National Parks but no Southwest. Which category are they under?

They were at the bottom of the retail category, after scrolling past all of the bike offers.

The Southwest gift card disappeared first, and the Airbnb gift card may have still been available yesterday, but I also see that it's disappeared.

No clue whether they'll ever come back.

It also seems that they're limiting purchases to just 1 gift card in a 14 day period now (used to be 2)

20 hours ago, laudergayle said:

One of the stated benefits for Club Balcony Suites is early dining and entertainment reservations.  I recently read where someone in a club balcony successfully booked online at 125 days. Personally, the app has never allowed us to do early dining reservations when staying in club balcony.  We’ve had to wait until 120 days…I suppose I could have called and asked.  
 

Now that entertainment reservations can be made in advance (26 days for some, 21 days for most) I “assumed” that Club Balcony should be part of the early group.  We are 26 days out today…and not able to make entertainment reservations via the app, online, via chat or a phone call.  Just curious if anyone has had success being Club Balcony and early reservations?

I think you may be referring to my post regarding the club balcony. I'll confirm that I was actually able to book my dining at 125 days through the app. This was despite the fact that it was telling me to come back at the 120 day mark when I was looking at the app (and on the website) on day 126.

I'm also heading to Bermuda, but we'll be on the Pearl. I don't believe the Pearl has any entertainment that can be reserved, so I won't be able to contribute any data points for this part of the question.

Good luck and bon voyage!

Not the OP....

Disney offered the Disney+ subscriber discount (free third and fourth passengers) on sailings from January - March, 2023. Excluding the Wish (and some other exclusions). It was first announced in the fall (2022), and you could book it as long as there was still availability. There's no information as to whether it will ever be offered again.

41 minutes ago, firefly333 said:

Oh .. ok. I said when I cruise on carnival I miss my rcl perks. Was not saying carnival had these perks. I meant I miss my free rcl vouchers and wifi...wish carnival did offer better perks. 

 

Rcl has better perks imo. 

 

 

 

 

1 hour ago, nelblu said:

I have no idea as I never cruised Carnival.  It was a question to poster (unfortunately, I left the? off) that I will not name who made the following statement " And I sure miss my free drinks and wifi on carnival. 

 

Anyway, have a good evening.

 

 

As an impartial bystander, I initially read firefly's post as it was intended.

However, I now understand the confusion, and nelblu's interpretation.

I think the mixup on nelblu's part was genuine, and I hope that you two can make up :⁠-⁠)

To update this post, my 125 day booking window started today. To my surprise, I was actually able to book my dining reservations, even though yesterday it was still telling me to come back at the 120 day date.

I was also able to book a repeat restaurant easily through chat (they don't let you book two reservations for the same restaurants on your own).

2 hours ago, OrangeCatRamblers said:

 

Not live since we, as a family, only want to unplug on vacation. But I'm sure I'll have a lot to say when I'm back! 

Totally respectable choice, and I am 100% in favor of that.

I truly hope they're a fun, lively group that brings a high energy vibe to the ship, and that your family will have a (positive) unique experience.

7 minutes ago, OrangeCatRamblers said:

I'm on the Prima sailing 4/16 and by that time, several overnight stops should have already happened.

 

However, I'm on the Soca cruise, which you all may or may not know is transporting the performers for the on-land music festival in the Dockyard. What on earth would happen if we couldn't go to Bermuda that week! 

@OrangeCatRamblers any chance you're considering a live blog? I think we're all dying to hear how this cruise works out... And all hoping for the best for you and your family!

28 minutes ago, randil49 said:

I reached Rank 3 in Tetris, but still don't see how to get any awards. Can someone please show the steps to use Tetris?

Have you linked your account (through Facebook, or whatever method you've previously used)?

The big banner that says myVIP REWARDS with my loyalty point total appeared after I reached rank 3.

19 minutes ago, WorkingForOBC said:

Not to hijack the thread, but I also didn't know that Tetris was active. I just downloaded, and linked my accounts. Unfortunately I don't see anywhere to redeem loyalty points or any "rewards" at all. Do you know where to find the "rewards" in the Tetris app?

I'll answer myself.... Haha.

I think you just have to reach a level threshold within the Tetris game before the Rewards become available. Perhaps it's Rank 3.

7 hours ago, mistertomatoe said:

I panicked when I saw the giftcards available in Tetris and purchased $10 Cheesecake Factory and $10 Google Play giftcards only to see the ones I really wanted (AMC and Amazon) available the next day. Too bad you're limited to 2 giftcards every 14 days.

Not to hijack the thread, but I also didn't know that Tetris was active. I just downloaded, and linked my accounts. Unfortunately I don't see anywhere to redeem loyalty points or any "rewards" at all. Do you know where to find the "rewards" in the Tetris app?

Your review is entertaining and informational! Thank you so much for sharing. I don't know that a Star Trek cruise is in our future, but it's really interesting to read about, and learn more about charter cruises.

8 minutes ago, laudergayle said:

I’ve had the same experience with app not allowing Club Balcony to book at 125 days.  For my upcoming cruise I am going to call NCL at day 125 to try that way,  

Guess I'll be on the phone too. Does anyone think this can be accomplished via chat... or best not to risk it?

1 hour ago, julig22 said:

Nope on seeing other excursions.  Pretty stupid on their part IMHO but their choice.  You can always call and ask.

Thanks for the confirmation, even if it wasn't the answer I was hoping for.

Hello All.

I've booked a few excursions through NCL. After booking these excursion, I'm no longer able to see other excursions that happen during the time of my booked excursions. Is it possible (or does anyone know a way) to see these other excursions? I'd like to see if any other options open up.

I know that NCL excursions are often expensive, but we have the FAS+ upgrade so the extra discount makes some excursions cheaper than going direct through the provider.

A second question has to do with our restaurant booking window. We have a club balcony/minisuite, so I think our reservation window should open at 125 days. However, both the app and the website is saying to "check back" on a date that would coincide with the 120 day booking window. Have any of you seen this before? Do you think the app/website will allow us to book at 125 days, or do you think we'll have to call to book?

Thanks.

23 minutes ago, FionaMG said:

 

Not for me. I have two upcoming cruises on Anthem, one next month and the other in July, and it's not showing on either. 😕

30 minutes ago, Jumping Cruiser said:

Has this appeared on Anthem for anyone?

It shows up for my Anthem cruise in Feb 2024... Which is beyond the "select sailings" date. I guess we'll see what happens.