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Are there any movies on Carnival Legend?   We are booked for a 14 day cruise in January 

Maya Chan!  You can get massage there, too. 

 Thanks for reminding me to dig out our National Parks card!  And the tip about the Butterfly people!

I just booked this as it is our first time driving to the port.  They get good reviews from you guys and Yelp.  Thanks for the hot tip!  🔥 

On ‎6‎/‎1‎/‎2019 at 12:56 AM, CimW said:

My sister uses one.  I take duct tape to tape the extension cord to the floor so we don’t trip on it.  

I use duct tape, too.

I buy the $3 gallon as I don't want some random water inhaled in my lungs. 

On ‎6‎/‎2‎/‎2019 at 5:41 PM, coevan said:

 

 

Do you really need the Hub App to know there is a Sea Day Brunch?

umm Sea day brunch is on...Sea Days!

On ‎6‎/‎8‎/‎2019 at 10:49 AM, missyhol said:

Hi there,

 

Last year we arranged and booked with RC to cruise  on the Islands of Japan and Philippines tour in August.    Already we have been informed that we are no longer stopping in the Philippines so a fundamental mis-sell already. Anyway, not particularly a showstopper in itself  but nonetheless annoying - unfortunately we had already paid out for flights from UK to Hong Kong and return so we couldn’t really pull out.   However, really concerned of the reviews on this site with regards to the RC Voyager ship and current onboard staff and amenities.   We sailed with RC last year from NY to the Bahamas and really enjoyed ourselves so convinced others to join us.   I’d hate to get on board and find it is really as bad as the reviews have said.  I am hoping its not the case and that we all have a fab time.  We know its an older ship and I do know that some people have higher/lower expectations etc. However, i would feel more comfortable if I’m prepared if it does turn out to be a “motel” on sea i want to make sure that i collect all the relevant data/photos i need to claim refunds etc (and whether indeed this may be a mute point with RC -?)  We have already lost first deposit as they sold us a “you won’t get it cheaper than this deal” which transpired to be £2000 more expensive for our group of 9 than the cost 6 months later - we lost deposit (over £1000) and rebooked saving £1000 but as you can imagine it has already left a very bitter taste already with regards to the customer service of RC. 

 

So back to my question - has anyone claimed and been successful to receive a refund?

 

What sort of things do i need to record/photo/talk to if things are bad?  By the way, I’m hoping that I really don’t have to - but like the girl guide i was - i like to be prepared !

 

Many thanks

Maybe cruising isn't for you.  If you are looking for trouble, trouble will find you.  And you could be banned from cruising

On ‎5‎/‎20‎/‎2019 at 12:04 AM, perfect match said:

 

I was able to sign up on the AARP website and earn points without an actual AARP membership. AARP members do earn 2X the points for the quizzes, though.  I don’t know if I could have redeemed for a certificate because I couldn’t get the redemptions page to open, and I didn’t plan to try to redeem this far out from our cruise anyway.

are you old enough to be a member?  You have to have the membership

So my update:

I bought the first RCCL certificate,  one for $100 that cost $90.  Right away got a confirmation email that the funds were in process.  Then got an email from the RCCL certificate rep.  Within 2 days, the funds were applied and received a PDF of my bill. 

I repeated this process with 4 more $100  for $90 for each certificate.  If you choose these, send them all in the same email.

After these were applied, I sent my final 2 certificates (in the same email) for $500 each. (cost $400 each) 

When all was said and done Savings = $250! 

Called RCCL and paid my balance of $54.16.

Done and Done.

On 5/19/2019 at 4:21 PM, Iamcruzin said:

Seems like a lot of work for $10 considering minimum wage here in $12 and hour.

Retired so no wage.  

22 hours ago, mugtech said:

Do you have to be a member of AARP to participate?

Yes you do. Then you go on Rewards for Good and earn points for doing little test questions about lots of topics.  Once you rack up the points, you can spend them.  Not just for RCCL and Carnival certificates, but discounts on goods and services.  They also have sweepstakes.  I have won a gift card for the movie theater.

Well mugtech have you ever used them?  What’s not to like about saving cold hard cash?

Still have to pay for the cruise, right?

I’m going to buy more after this trial run.

Have used the Carnival gift cards from AARP with no problem.

Thanks to ULCajunCruiser for the encouragement!

Nothing ventured, nothing gained.😊

Ok!  I received my first $100 certificate yesterday. 

So this morning , I filled it out. Took a picture and sent the email to the provided account. Fingers crossed as I would like to purchase more before my July 1 due date for complete payment!

On 5/10/2019 at 5:27 PM, biomedbob said:

Thanks!  I was going to bite, but just don't know.  There are so many restrictions on applied discounts (shareholder, early booking etc.etc.....)   Let us know.  Thanks!

 

I don’t seem to have any of those restrictions. Just a straight booking from RCCL web site.  What’s not to love about a 10% discount?

Just ordered a $100 one. Will be back to post my results!

So I’m already booked myself though RCCL.  I have no perks, etc as it is a straight booking.  So no problem to buy these and apply them as my payments?

also- do they send you an email to let you know they are applied?  

Thanks ULCajunCruiser!

14 hours ago, ULCajunCruiser said:

I think you need to have a cruise already booked for these to be useful.   So they're not good for the deposit, but can be used to pay the balance as you go.

 

It's not as easy as the Carnival Gift Cards, but with enough time these work just as well.

 

Step 1:  Purchase the RCCL Certificates from AARP

Step 2:  Wait until they are delivered

Step 3:  Fill them out

Step 4:  Scan them

Step 5:  Email them to the address on the certificates

Step 6:  Wait about 10 business days for them to be applied

 

I've used them a couple of times, and they've worked well in paying off my balance

Thanks for the great info!  Will definitely get one and try it. 

How exactly do you redeem these?  Do you have to have them purchased before booking, or can you buy them after booking and then apply them to the balance?  We booked directly online with RCCL, no travel agent.

We have purchased the Carnival gift cards in the past and had no problem applying them to our outstanding balance.

Just unsure of how the Royal Caribbean ones work.

On 5/5/2019 at 4:36 PM, jbethel11 said:

Are you happy with that stateroom? It appears that with the next sentence you are not happy. Back to my original question what would be the ideal stateroom numbers?

Room 2329. I’m very happy with this room.  I had another room picked, but it was right under Pig and Anchor on Starboard side.  Didn’t feel like smelling BBQ smoke all day, and someone had noted that you could hear all the conversations outside of that venue.

I bring my own extension cord.  I also preorder the distilled water ($3)

On 4/26/2019 at 10:29 PM, jbethel11 said:

Going off of that, where would be the ideal spot to book a cove balcony in advance? I have plenty to choose from ...

Our next one is just under the entrance to the MDR. Look carefully when you choose.  That being said, we really have loved all of our Coves.

We have had a cove balcony 2 times on Dream and once on Vista!  Booked for another on Horizon.  We love people watching in port, and also can see the flying fish when out on the water.

Don’t forget your extension cord!

Just wondering if they are doing any cooking/serving of food outside.. or is it all inside with seating outside?  We booked our balcony on deck 6 upstairs from this venue

thx 

Thanks for the great review

Just booked Horizon end of September..question about Pig and Anchor.  Do they cook outside or is the cooking and serving done inside?  The room we booked is upstairs from it.