welshrich

Thankyou, the obc is showing as $226 when not using a c&a number, when I put my number in I get the balcony discount which is almost the same.

Hi, looking at a cruise and noticed a nice obc on there, when I went to book a balcony I see it's not combinable. Sailing in two weeks time, does anyone know if I book onboard whether they will give OBC too? I know I'm risking not getting the same price as today but it's been pretty stable recently. tia.

Hi, has anyone used Budget car rental at Tampa recently? Have not sailed from there for a few years, just wondering if they still offer a shuttle from their downtown branch, have tried contacting them but not getting a response.

Thanks for this, do they still honour cruises booked before the change, just checked two of them and they still say drinks, wifi and tips on my confirmation?

We've done about 45 RCI cruises, and last year did our first on Celebrity, wow!, what a difference, reminded us how RCI used to be. We sail RCI more for the ship as we've been to most of the ports they service, we did the Celebrity as it went from Dubai to Singapore. I thought the Edge was in lovely, not all the bells and whistles of RCI but apart from the indoor skydiving on quantum class we don't tend to use slides etc. Service was so much better on Celebrity all over the ship from the cafe to stateroom attendant to restaurant service. We ate in the dining rooms in the evenings, did not try any speciality ones as the MDR seemed same standard as speciality on RCI. We've since booked 3 more on X, still like RCI and have some booked with them.

Hi, after many years sailing on RCI we sailed on Celebrity last year and loved it, although Elite through the reciprocal RCI program we chose the add on that included drinks, wifi and tips. We've since booked 3 more cruises with Celebrity but noticed that on their website it only mentions drinks and wifi. Does anyone know when this changed? as we booked through a TA we've not heard anything from them, unsure if we still have tips included or if we need to now include them in our budget, also thinking that if it's separate whether to drop to the non included package and just enjoy the evening happy hour and pay as you go for any other drinks?

I'll probably get flamed for it but I wish they would introduce a cover charge during peak times, it's frustrating when you want to have a drink and watch some entertainment and virtually every seat is taken with no one drinking.

After 45 cruises I can name some of them, usually, the ones that have been great at events like the 70's night or the really bad ones that were so cringy we'd avoid anything they were involved with. One of the worst (for us) is revered by people on here and I'd get flamed for naming them). We don't really notice much on short cruises, but on the longer ones like Panama Canal or Transatlantic it can make a difference on how their team is with onboard events.

Hi there, not been on Odyssey but have been on Anthem, Quantum and Ovation, you will have a great time as the solarium is enclosed should you get any bad weather. We've done about 7 TA crossings and there are usually guest lectures, movies in the theatre on sea days and generally more activities planned on the crossing. We also found that on the longer cruises you get to know fellow cruisers and the crew a bit more so it's a bit friendlier.

Hi, Does anyone know if there is single sex steam or sauna available on Edge? Only sailed RCI and a lot of there older ships have (or had) them.

This ship looks incredible, I remember following along with Genesis (Oasis) and then Quantum, just waiting for Icon 2 to go on sale and hopefully prices might come down a little and I will book, Looking forward to watching all the videos from the first few cruises.

Same here, the chicken and then the paella, truly a sign that the cruise had begun.

We did a b2b twice last year and had to move cabins, it's really easy to do and does not take long. We did ask the LA on the first segment if there was any other availability but it was a full sailing. They did advise to ask onboard and if a swap or the existing cabin was still available they may have been able to change it.

Not too worried about the turndown service but I would like to see the mints return, was nice at the end of the day to have that while reading the compass for the next day.

We recently did a s2s out of Port Everglades, we let guest services know and on the last day we debarked, got our cases and cleared customs, then went to the suite checkin outside the terminal who had us and a few others on a list, they directed us to a bus who took us to the other terminal at the port, we then waited outside until check in opened and checked in as normal. hope this helps.

We did a b2b on Radiance last June out of Vancouver. We were meant to do a landtour but I got the dreaded Covid and as the prices had shot up we did the cruise instead. Glad we did as the weather was not great the first week, misty and some rain and our helicopter tour was cancelled, the second week was amazing weather. We hiked in Skagway one week and did the train the next, did sledding with dogs on the glacier. Saw some amazing scenery and would really recommend. Planning a return trip for my birthday to hopefully do that land tour! The other thing that might appeal to you is that the cruise was really casual, although they had 'formal' nights everyone seemed to be relaxed about it as it was the most tiring cruise I'd been on.

Have followed this thread all the way, not booked on her yet as the prices are too high for me right now, hoping that when her sister(s) go on sale the price will drop a bit and we will experience her for ourselves. Can't wait to see the pics and videos when the sailings start.

Our first cruise was on Freedom, it was the one that got us hooked, our second was Monarch which was the smallest in the fleet and we enjoyed it just as much. We love any ship we are on and have recently sailed on Radiance class (more by coincidence than choice) which we love. You'll have a ball, we've only ever felt crowded at the old style muster drill which does not happen anymore and when the shows end and everyone leaves at the same time.

Hi, was on Brilliance about 2 weeks ago, they have a 'book nook' on deck 8 or 9, very small selection, these were removed halfway through the cruise due to a noro outbreak. I usually take some and then leave them or swap them but hardly worth it this time.

But what did you think of the play, Mrs Lincoln?

Sailing in two weeks and looking forward to seeing the new menu. I've read about complaints about the food for years but have yet to come off the ship lighter than when I went on. Maybe RC are looking at going more like the Norwegian way with having just a couple of basic free venues and then all the others for a fee to encourage people to spend more.

Thanks each. I have seen an excursion but now am wondering if it's the genuine thing. Been to Nassau several times so was just looking for something different. Other thing we've never done is gone over to Atlantis so might try that.

Hi there. Visiting Nassau in a couple of weeks, been a few times so want to try something different. Has anyone done this excursion or can advise the best way to do it? I find it a bit off putting when we get off the ship there and are bombarded with offers for tours so would like to sort something out before we go. ria.

I miss the honey stung chicken too, but I do like the butter chicken and also the fresh pineapple as I never have the time or patience to cut it up at home. They seem to be phasing out the boarding day Paella too which was a bit of a tradition as it meant we were 'on a cruise'.

Hi, cruising soon and have an OV cabin, there is a chance to bid on a royal up for a balcony cabin. My question is, if the bid is successful would they then apply the D+ balcony discount that we would normally get or is this only on 'normal' bookings? Tia.