RosieRoo

In my experience they are not as well versed in Royal Caribbean as they are in Celebrity, so you really need to know exactly what you want. They can book it, but they can’t really give you much guidance regarding ships, perks, etc.

Interesting work around. I would never have even thought of that.

I couldn’t find anything on their website that said only 90 days forward, but my TA sent me this. I don’t know where this is stated on their website.

I totally agree. I know their policy and I’m not disputing the cancellation policy. I just don’t see where it says you can only move a booking 90 days forward not backward.

So I have a different scenario. I have a YC booking for November and I want to move it to October, which is about 30 days backwards. Their website lists this as their policy: For Bookings with the Fantastica, Aurea or Yacht Club Experience, one departure date change can be made free of charge from the time the Booking penalty period begins, as stated in the above cancellation chart, until 30 days prior to departure. Any subsequent departure date change will result in a fee of $50 per person. The new departure date must be within 90 days of the original departure date. Any change to a date that is more than 90 days from the original departure date is considered a cancellation and is subject to the above cancellation charges. Any change made less than 30 days prior to departure is considered a cancellation and is subject to the above cancellation charges. I don’t see anywhere that it says you can only move it forward, but that’s what they are saying.

I think you are only allowed to move the cruise 3 months forward or back. At least that’s what I was told when I tried to move a YC booking without penalty.

I booked my favorite JS the day this opened up. I’m not sure what the price was on the cheapest balcony, but I remember the aft balconies were almost as much as my JS.

We’ve had the same experience as far as using it for lunch except for on the Jewel. I was told if I wanted to use it for lunch I’d have to pay the dinner pricing. How does that even make sense? It would have cost me less to buy two full price lunches than to pay for one dinner 🤦🏻‍♀️

Have sailed both. One thing that hasn’t been mentioned is the butler escorts you onto the ship right from the sidewalk. They also escort you off the ship at every port. Also their private island has a separate Yacht Club beach with restaurant and bar that you are transported to via golf cart. I think MSC has it all over NCL as far as value for the money.

There definitely are groups. I booked when it first opened and my TAs pricing was less than Royals.

Great! I think that’s a better choice for a first time cruise. Have a great time.

Normally I would never book under a public area, but if you want a PH you have no choice.

Thanks for all your replies. As of right now the only cabin on the port side that is left is 8062. On the starboard side there’s 8059, 8061, 8063 and 8065. Which would you choose? I have read multiple posts about noise issues, but most of them are from years ago. I’d appreciate any advice on these cabins.

First time on Oceania and will be on Insignia. We are looking to book a PH. I’ve read tons of threads on the noise issue from above. For those of you that have sailed in PH suites on the Insignia recently could you please recommend which suites to avoid? Or which are the best to avoid noise from above? Thanks

It was a lot of sea days and a couple of them were rough. That’s the chance you take sailing anywhere in the Atlantic. Didn’t bother us, but there were some seasick people. Probably not the best choice for a first cruise. We’ve done those repositioning cruises 5 or 6 times both on Royal and Celebrity. It’s nice to only have that one way flight, but if I’m going to have that many sea days I think I’d go across the pond not to the ABCs. Just my opinion of course. In 2025 Oceania has a repo out of Boston with a lot more stops if you are interested.

We did the repositioning this year and it didn’t have Bermuda. There were a lot of sea days. Honestly, it sort of felt like a transatlantic.

Brilliance is open, but that’s August 30th, 2025. Don’t know if you’d consider that fall or not.

Exactly. We would have booked one of the segments but there were no JS or above cabins left.

If the Brilliance follows the same pattern as the Jewel does in 2024 the R/T will be after the transatlantic.

Jewel September 7, 2024 Boston to Boston It was originally the Grandeur I believe. It changed to Jewel when they pulled the Jewel from overseas. So everyone who booked on the original sailing was able to transfer over to the Jewel if they wanted.

Congrats! The interior looks amazing. I have seen several videos on YouTube of decks 12 and 14, but it would be great to hear from people who actually sailed in these cabins. Hope you have a great experience!

We are booked in an SJ in May. I could find little to no information on which were the most or least obstructed by the slides. It would be great to hear from people who have actually sailed in them.

We have an SJ booked in May. How did you get the concierge number? Was it sent via email? And how many days in advance were you able to book your reservations?

@John Bull,thanks so much for your detailed advice. I do not like to travel by bus. That is why I am trying to find a private car tour. I will only have the one full day in Southampton so I was hoping to make the most of it.

Thank you so much for sharing your experience. I will look into them.