zebra36

My experience has been: reserve time on cruise planner (same time every night) and after first night just walk in and go to same table as first night for the remainder of the cruise.

Depending on the type of luggage you will be bringing also consider storing luggage under the bed in the open position to create additional storage space for stuff that does not need to be hung up. Good luck with your plans and have a great cruise!

Had problem earlier this morning trying to book Giovani's lunch with 40% off and would not get to the point of actually booking and paying, seems to have resolved itself and all seems to be good for now. I did have to cancel and rebook a previous reservation after checking dates as the original reservation allowed me to book a date which no longer shows as an option, go figure.

NO APPLE DANISH!! By far my favorite pastry on any of RCL's ships, I hope this is just a temporary situation.

Piggybacking ? Redeemed credits for a casino free play award and got acknowledgement from the MyVegas folks that it was applied but do not see any notation on cruise vacation receipt. Do I just show up at the casino cage and hope they have the information in their system?

Juust be sure to request the wash and fold bag and do not use the laundry bag hanging in the closet.

Thanks for all of the great pics, especially of the bar menus.

In the past I considered the included food to be good enough ( sadly that is no longer the case), however, for more recent cruise I have opted for lunch in Giovani's for a few days when they are offering discounts just for a change of pace.

One of my favorite spots on ships that have them. Unfortunately, most if not all newer builds do not have this as this space does not generate any revenue.

Never tried but they seem pretty restrictive about claiming more than one award within a limited time frame. You can try to do it and at worst will just get declined message once you hit submit.

There should be an email address(clubroyale@rccl.com) in the award certificate that shows the info you need to supply to have the OBC credited to your booking. This info goes to the casino folks for approval and subsequently you should get an email from them indicating the OBC was credited to your booking.

A UTUBER mentioned that Bailey(sp?) mentioned that the current mega builds will be the last for a while and looking to build a smaller class after the last of the behemoths is completed.

Frequently check pricing but have never had a call just message on their booking site asking if I want to complete the booking.

My speculation is: this will depend solely on casino action on board RC ships, unlike the MGM partnership that just matches(?) C&A levels with MGM tiers.

SR and Military discounts are rare, though I do catch a military one every few years. These just seem to depend on how slowly bookings are going for any particular cruise.

Just guessing that the Hard Rock partnership will be based solely on casino activity on board ships vs the MGM deal which just requires a certain tier level with RCL's loyalty program for MGM benefits.

Reading about new endeavor with Hard Rock properties and curious as to how this will affect the MGM partnership. Recall reading about similar deal with an on line betting site but have not seen much about that lately. If all of these go through just seems like some winnowing likely.

My advice: BOOK A LATER FLIGHT!

Depending on how dark you need the room to be to sleep, I just leave the bathroom light on and close the door.

Thanks for reply. Arrive in Norfolk pretty early and will wait it out there until about 1

To be on the safe side I would not depend on HOPE and verify that all are checked in by any means.

Seems to be a quality vs quantity thing! Not a beer drinker myself but I can see the point of the quantity side if only the alcohol side of the equation is most important.

Hope to board next Friday. ? How was the boarding process for you, I will be cabbing it from the airport and just trying to time the trip there so as not to get to the terminal to early or run into a cluster of folks trying to board at the same time, does the terminal baggage drop-off area get very congested? Thanks for any response.

Schadenfreude!

I have only seen the Bigelow foil packets of various blends. My preference is just plain mint tea though I believe there are quite a few varieties available.