bajathree

You need to talk with Club Royale and see why. I remember when I first made Prime I wasn't getting offers and called and they didn't have my most recent mailing addy and corrected it. Since then my mailbox gets blown up (NOT COMPLAINING) with between my wife and I around 6 offers a month.

Hard Rock Tampa have done several free cruise certificate promos for their Icon level members over the past year for a free short cruise on Royal. So they have at least thrown out a bone in the past for other than top level. But I would have thought they would have offered an annual Icon level sailing also with this new relationship.

So the relationship looks to be pretty much only benefiting the very most top tiers. I guess that Royal must have only sent e-mails out to Signature and Masters. I would have thought that Prime would at least get something.....as well as I thought that Icon (next to highest tier at Hardrock) would have at least got an annual 3 night interior cabin sailing. Just an FYI....Icon level members at Hard Rock get 3 free night stays at resorts offered all the time. Just like Prime members at Royal are offered 3 and 4 night sailings constantly.

So it looks like they finalized the relationship and benefits between Royal Caribbean International and Hard rock....at least on the Hard Rock side. Looks pretty lackluster unless you are a top tier X card holder at Hard Rock. X Card holders get a annual complimentary 7 night sailing in a balcony or $2500 towards any sailing of your choice. Not seeing any Hard Rock benefits for any level Royal Caribbean casino members. No Limit Partnership Royal Caribbean International & Celebrity Cruises

Thats a ridiculous statement.

No, I don't think it's made up. I just don't understand why some people seem to create a new username to make the complaint.

And uses "notahappycruiser" as a user name....I don't buy it.

I just seems odd to me that someone who says they research the "rules and forums" and posts a very very detailed account of their experience would have not kept track of their username or password.

Why would you create a new username TODAY here on CC to post this? It's quite clear you aren't a stranger here....you admit yourself you looked it up on the forums.

Just when I thought I have heard it all when it comes to what people bring on cruises with them. I think lugging water on a cruise is silly...but folding bikes🤨

We can add those Infinite balcony cabins to the list also🤨

So then I think you kind of answered my question with this. Since Icon was a comp sailing for you.....would you pay out of your own pocket to sail Icon again?

I ignore the Icon offers....no interest in what I call SpongeBob of the Seas. I love Oasis class and have over 20 Oasis class sailings and still counting under my belt. But when Royal designed Icon Class....it was families on steroids that must have been in mind. Having grown kids and in my 60's I have 0 interest in Icon class. They ruined the Boardwalk...they eliminated the Solarium...and made it into a floating CoCoCay kiddie park.

For the "available online bookings" those are great...they allow you to go right online...chose your cabin and book it yourself. No downside that I have seen.

If by "credit" you are referring to your freeplay....no it wouldn't automatically show up when you start playing....you must go to the casino host and have them download it onto your account. I wish they would have it that it was automatically downloaded.

Yup....3 price drops over the past week on my Utopia sailing has now totally erased my $270 upgrade fee for my comp interior to an ocean balcony. An ocean balcony is now priced below the least expensive interior.

You cant go wrong with Corona and Total Wine

Don't be so sure...Royal app and website is riddled with glitches. IMO it's a mistake as I haven't heard of Hooked being open on embarkation day for lunch. I recently just read about someone that had the same happen with booking Chops for an embarkation lunch.

We are 3 weeks after you on the 23rd sailing.

Not so crazy...there are many sailings out there where a guaranty balcony is priced less than the lowest priced assigned interior.

We just also did the same on a SY sailing;) for next year....no idea what will be 10 months out....it was a $12 total upgrade for both.

Thats exactly why I don't go crazy on upgrading a casino offer....wouldn't pay more than I would want to risk loosing. What I like to do if it's an interior offer for say like an assigned 4V (lowest category interior) is find a sailing that currently is offering a balcony guaranty thats within dollars difference of the 4V. That way you upgraded and are still safe if you end up having to cancel.

Yes....the person who "has the offer" has to sail...the second person can be changed as long as you didn't combine offers.

That is one really nice thing about casino offers....if you have to cancel you get back all your taxes and port fees (which is all you have to pay unless you upgraded) and loose nothing but the offer itself.

The Key is going to make absolutely no difference in this respect. It wouldn't be any different than if you booked special dining lunch for embarkation day. You let the waiter know if you have any food allergy's.