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On Vision in June was in a JS with two friends. I boarded ahead of them by a few hours with two bottles and when they boarded they each brought two and no one batted an eye. Again YMMV but it seemed pretty lax in Barcelona. Other ports may pay more attention. 

19 minutes ago, island lady said:

I wanted to order a case of water for the cabin for our upcoming Wonder cruise out of Barcelona.  The description clearly states cans of water.   Pass....

We were on Vision in June and they served cans of water which I agree was odd. I like to put liquid IV into my water at least once a day and the cans made it impossible to do. This was at the bar so not sure how the cases would look but I did hear that it was cans in room delivery too (word of mouth only). 
 

Just now, Shone216 said:

Thanks….Which days were they 

 

 

I can’t recall for sure but I want to say night 2 and 7. 

We sailed Vision in June. Two. 

4 hours ago, soloadventurer said:

Royal Caribbean adamant Japan sailings on the 5th & 15th April are going ahead - despite yes Twitter posts and RCCL website stating the only cruises going ahead are out off Singapore & China 

 

Absolutely shocking customer service the right hand doesn’t know what the left is doing !!!

 

 

Japans current restrictions are due to expire on 1/31. I’m guessing once they renew or update that we will know our fate for April. It’s unfortunate to have to wait a few more weeks but again that’s my guess based upon what I’m reading online.

I'm on one of the April cruises out of Tokyo. I doubt we will sail but I asked RCI via FB messenger tonight and was told that all Quantum sailings are excluded from the suspension and we'd still be sailing.

Like I said I have my doubts. 

Has anyone been able to find a list of the sailings with this offering? I've been on the HA site and couldn't locate it. I have a few sailings I was interested in and if we can take our in-laws that would be perfect. 
 

I tried doing a dummy booking for one and didn't see it as an offering while progressing through the screens. I wonder if that would be the only way to tell.

Edit - I googled and found on a TA site. 😊

5 hours ago, wahwah1 said:

I was planning to book a Junior Suite and the first RCL sales said I will have access to Coastal Kitchen for dinner only.  When I tried to pay the deposit, another RCL sales said I am not entitled to dine in Coastal Kitchen because of Golden Suites (certain sailings have modified benefits).  The sailing I am interested is roundtrip Tokyo on Quantum of the Sea and it won't dock in China.  I just read online that Golden Suite is for sailings from mainland China.  So what does this mean? Does it include or not include?

 

I never sailed with RCL before, but have sailed mostly with Celebrity or HAL.  Therefore, i am very unfamiliar with RCL programs.  

 

If someone knows what's going on, it will be great if you could clarify things.  I find RCL is very confusing on amenities and benefits.  Nothing seems to be simple/clear.

 

Thank you very much.

you may want to call and speak to someone else. We booked quantum for the 4/5/21 sailing the other day and when I called yesterday to apply my FCC I asked about this and was told that it wouldn’t apply since we are sailing from Tokyo not HK or China. We are in a GS but I asked anyway because we had originally planned to book a JS however the rate for the GS was too good to pass up.

are you on the 4/5 or 4/15 sailing?

I always look forward to your travel blogs. Thanks for posting and reminding us of good times.

1 hour ago, MichellePerth said:

Thanks. Those would be out of mainland China.   I'll have to commit to getting a visa there if I go down that path. 

 

Does anyone know if all the itineraries in this lot are released. Might we be getting more in the next couple of weeks? 

When I researched last years deployment I don’t think the rest of them were released until April or so. Someone correct me if I am wrong.

Conversely we did a med cruise in 2018 from end of October to mid November and it was almost 80 in Naples. Way above the average and what we were expecting so it can be a total crap shoot. I will say shoulder season is the best time to go; crowds are smaller and the lower temps make all the walking and hustle not overly exhausting. 

I literally looked this up 10 minutes ago for myself and it looks like it was April of this year for 2021 so I’d assume the same for 2022.

2 hours ago, Jim_Iain said:

Just got back from dinner and drinks in the executive lounge. 

 

Sometime you can’t make up things you see.  While sitting sipping wine a portly gentleman came walking by our table carrying a plate of food and a wine.  In order to get between chairs he must have sucked in his gut.   Next thing we saw, his shorts had fallen down and were around his ankles.  Unable to rectify with his hands full he waddled to his table before being able to pull them up.   

Looks like he’s a week late with his full moon 😂

But in all seriousness what a sight. Poor guy however my inner teenager would have to stifle a giggle. 

38 minutes ago, Travrat said:

I said it was discrimination to not allow people to drink at a bar because they don't have a premium drink package or to not serve them in a regular sized glass when they order a martini at the Martini Bar.

 

 

This may or may not be helpful as we’ve not been on Equinox but when we sailed Eclipse we had drinks at the martini bar every night with the classic package and never ordered a martini- for 12 nights. I see where you’d be angered by what you’ve heard but wanted to hopefully offer comfort in that was NOT the case on another ship. 

Edited to add that I drank other vodka drinks with Tito’s at the martini bar with no upcharge or issue.

Hi all-

i did a quick search and came up with posts about wedding proposals so I figured I’d ask the CC hive. We just received a message from the engagement team at Celebrity regarding our cruise in 11 months. I booked this last November so it isn’t a new booking. She basically just welcomed us aboard and asked us to call her if we need anything. I’ve received called from cruise planners at Celebrity before and the messages were much different unless they’ve changed their titles?

Also so for reference we are not in a suite and while we have cruised RC many times this is only our second with Celebrity. 

Just wondering if this is a new thing or fairly common? We did not receive this for our Eclipse sailing last year. 

Has anyone been able to determine which ships would possibly sail Norway/Baltics in 2021? I tried sleuthing some port schedules but came up with nothing.

I’m guessing it would be Radiance class but also curious if some of the itineraries will change a bit. I’m eyeing the 13 night Ultimate Scandinavia but hoping for more than 1 Arctic Circle cruise (just Norway). 

29 minutes ago, Boatsie said:

Is anyone (like me) still waiting for FCC from missed RCCL sailings from Hurricane Dorian?

 

I was supposed to sail on Sep 1 on Allure and opted to cancel.  I know RCCL said we’d see FCC for missed cruise due to Hurricane Dorian by September 20...but I saw some comments that some have already received them.

 

 

 

 

I was to sail Harmony and got my credit within 4 days. One of my employees was to sail on Allure and he is still waiting. He booked through a TA and I booked direct if that makes any difference.

16 minutes ago, Gishua_ said:

Are these cruises always so expensive? Next summer balcony running about $7500 - $10000 with the various included options/ Reg Verandah/ Concierge Class/ Aqua Class. Seems so expensive. Are they cheaper if you book as soon as they come out?

We didn’t book this one but for reference we booked a 12 night British Isles cruise in Aug 2020 on Reflection the day it was released last December. Since then our Aqua room has gone up almost $4k total. Conversely we did a 12 night Med cruise last year on Eclipse and got about 10 price drops and saved about $3k. The Northern Europe cruises definitely command higher pricing for the most part in my opinion.

Not RCI but I remember in November 2008 we did a Western Med cruise on NCL. We originally booked a balcony room; prices plummeted so hard we were able to get a 2 bedroom Haven Villa for about $1100 each. It was such a ridiculous steal; I have really fond memories of that cruise. There's no way we could get a deal like that ever again. And to add to it we got round trip air from JFK to BCN for $269 each.

It’s a bit further than ISP or LGA but PHL is an option. Once you get out of the city it’s pretty much a straight shot up 95/turnpike. It’s about an hour and 45 min without traffic; definitely don’t land in PHL st rush hour or you could easily put another 30 on that.

Here you go

http://www.travelandcruise.net/travellove_en/Our-Trips/Celebrity-Millennium-Japan/celebrity-millennium-japan.html

Usually Black Friday IIRC. 

12 hours ago, njaloha said:

Hi there

Looking forward to your review!!!! 🌼😀

Thanks for chiming in and have a great cruise... Wait... That's the itinerary I'm looking at....8/10/20!! 😀 

😁😁come aboard!

We are on the Aug 2020 sailing and can’t wait! Been to Amsterdam several times before but never cruised from there; just wanted to chime in and say hi from a fellow NJer (now relocated to AR) 😁

And also not every excursion starts when the ship enters port. Some are offered multiple times throughout the day and others up to several hours later.