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Motion sickness and window seat while dining
loman replied to wrg's topic in Royal Caribbean International
Depending on the time of the year when you sail , it could be dark outside which may take away the appeal of a window seat. -
RoyalUp Program worth the stress?
loman replied to GSgolden11's topic in Royal Caribbean International
I , for one do not participate in this program for the simple reason as i dont want a cabin under the pool deck . This would seriously impact my happiness, as the deck chairs get dragged around in the early hours of the morning. I select my cabin and stick with it . Others dont mind getting less than desirable cabin locations though. And i suspect they will most likely be the ones left over for the royal up program. Although some may get lucky and snag a good location. Good luck to you . -
Waste of time in my opinion.
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Has anyone flipped their floorpan themselves?
loman replied to goldfish65's topic in Royal Caribbean International
I like the bed by the balcony as you dont walk into the bed as you enter . -
Using diamond benefits on a Celebrity Cruise
loman replied to driverandrews's topic in Royal Caribbean International
I just logged into to Celebrity for the first time with my RC login . Im Elite status ( match with my Diamond status on RC ) -
Had an issue several years ago on Oasis . Guy decided to jump off the ship on the last night. Looked a little fishy as his partner had his phone set up to record the whole thing. He jumped off the balcony and landed on top of the life rafts, but it was raining and made the top of the rafts slippery. He ended up dangling on the arm that holds the raft in place before he let go and down he went. Dont think they ever found him. Anyway , we ended up getting into port a few hours late. There were many people on the royal promenade trying to get off . It was a bit of a cluster**** with lots of nervous pax. I had a12 oclock flight so no issue for me. Although this does not happen very often , have a solid plan B if you have an early flight.🙂
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You are correct . They want a voucher for a Baileys if you arent within the 5 - 8 pm time frame.
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Tell me about neighborhood balconies...
loman replied to AMommyof2's topic in Royal Caribbean International
The truth is , if you find ocean view balconies are close in price to the inward facing balconies and you can swing the difference , get the ocean view. No noise and you can keep your curtains open. I tried a boardwalk cabin when Oasis was a new ship for the novelty , but it was one and done. Went back to ocean view after that. -
We have sailed the various classes of RC ships and settled on Oasis class for the same reasons posted by other cruisers. We dont even look at other class of ships anymore. ( will try Icon class in the future ) Symphony would be our choice.
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Tell me about neighborhood balconies...
loman replied to AMommyof2's topic in Royal Caribbean International
Ah yes , i recall getting 4 points per night when i booked a crown loft on Allure during that promo for the two of us. The suite was also heavily discounted at the time. -
Tell me about neighborhood balconies...
loman replied to AMommyof2's topic in Royal Caribbean International
If i may , i would like to hijack this thread to ask you a question, as i know you are an expert in all things RC .🙂 If i were to book two balcony cabins ( the connecting kind ) , one for me and one for my wife, and we go as solo , one person in each of the cabins , i know we get double points for booking solo , but might we get quadruple points ? ( we are both Diamond if that matters ) And one other question, is there group rates for connecting ocean view balcony rooms ? Looking at Symphony . Many thanks in advance . -
I wouldnt find it too much of an inconvenience if i werent allowed into the Crown lounge during happy hour . I only want a couple of expressos during the day and happy hour isnt the time of day that i want one , so no problem for me. I use my diamond drink vouchers at other locations. Unless you use it as a meeting place with others , I dont see the appeal of the lounge now that you have to use your vouchers if you want a drink.
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We had 645 MTD on Harmony . We would show up at 6 pm and the concierge would find us a two top table on any of the 3 dining rooms and we we would be seated in minutes , as there were no shows from early fixed dining. There were no lines and as long as you dont mind a different table and waiters it worked well for us .
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RCCL transportation to New york airports.
loman replied to COCKYMARK's topic in Royal Caribbean International
How much is the charge per person and what are the departure times please ? i was assuming you used it , if not , no worries -
What essentials and fun items do you bring?
loman replied to Love2cruise-71's topic in Royal Caribbean International
I needed tums once. Got them in Cozumel . Paid about 2 bucks more than typical price. -
Yep . our cabin is very neat also . We even go as far as pull up the bed covers so it looks partially made. No clothes lying around , and everything put away . You walk by some open doors and it looks like a crime scene . Feel sorry for the stewards having to work around that mess.
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What essentials and fun items do you bring?
loman replied to Love2cruise-71's topic in Royal Caribbean International
I dont bring any extra crap. I like to travel light . Cash and a credit card on hand if anything comes up . -
Check with some travel agents , as they may have group rates and they could be lower than published rates by the cruise lines .
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Should RCCL have more accessible cabins?
loman replied to thefog's topic in Royal Caribbean International
I booked a cruise close to the sail date once. The RC rep taking the reservation offered a handicap cabin to me and told me that someone who would actually need that type of cabin typically books well in advance and are not last minute planners. -
This is what we do closer to the end of the cruise so we can do our boarding passes.
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I cruise in the fall also . We went western caribbean instead of eastern once .
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ICON of the Seas Highlights! Super edit!
loman replied to Coast To Coasters's topic in Royal Caribbean International
Nicely done ! Thanks for sharing . -
The porter that takes your bags can tag your bags with your room number . They would most likely be expecting a tip . I tip 5 bucks for two bags as i print mine at home and have them staple them to my bags.