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15 hours ago, BaumD said:

ACL official policy is NO tipping required as it is included in the cruise fare. However, most people will give tips to dining servers or housekeepers that take care of them. Also, Bus Drivers and Tour Guides should be tipped. (On many itineraries, the busses follow the ship so you will see the same bus and driver every day.)

Thank You for your   response, that is exactly what I wanted to know.

Taking this cruise in June and enjoyed your review very much. Just have a question I have not seen addressed on any reviews. It pertains to tipping.  I have taken many large  ship cruises and besides normal billed daily gratuities it is almost expected to tip the staff additional cash gratuities for, eg. bartender, room steward, room service delivery.  I want to do the right thing and have no objections to providing tips in addition to "gratuities included".  What is appropriate with ACL?

Thank you

Any courts on the Radiance?

What would be an appropriate tip for the lounge bartender if having 1 drink?

what would be an appropriate tip for the concierge lounge bartender if having 1 drink?

Will be sailing on the Radiance Dec. 4 in the Carib and wondering when the Christmas decorations will be done. Never sailed during holiday season and thought it would be nice to see.

Will be on Radiance in December in Owners Suite. Since this is a huge splurge want to take advantage of all the perks. Does anyone know what area the reserved loungers are in the pool area? How early would I need to claim a seat?

I am going to make my airline reservation shortly and need to know about what time disembarkation is in Seattle, also time to airport. This way I can allow enough time for my departing flight.

Will there be an "Event" on a 5 night cruise?  I am usually on longer cruises.

14 hours ago, newmercies said:

You should have electrical outlets in the small bedroom.  We were in cabin 8668 in January and there is a vanity cabinet in the smaller bedroom with electrical which we used to plug in our medical refrigerator.  I think you'll be fine. 

That's good news. Thank you for replying

1 hour ago, ONECRUISER said:

Yeah hopefully it does but I dont remember seeing any. Just scanned 4 Videos of this Cabin and didnt see any.  Was on Brilliance Solo in same Cabin 7yrs ago. Ship was Designed over 20yrs ago, long before newer Ships started coming with ext outlets inc USB. Done several Cruises on Radiance, doing 6 more inc couple Panama Canals in Fall 2023 & 24... Good Luck!

Thank you for taking the time to investigate this. I was thinking the same thing that the older ship won't have an outlet in the secondary bedroom.  This may present a problem because we have a family member on a c-pap machine at night.

Booked into suite 9656.  Does the smaller bedroom have access to any US electrical outlets?  Can't tell by looking at pictures. 

On 2/9/2023 at 12:18 PM, Ourusualbeach said:

Yes, all suites.  2 bedroom GS and 2 bedroom Aqua suite are available depending on the ship

Also, 2 bedroom, 2 bathroom Owners Suite, eg Radiance of the Seas. Sister and I are sailing shortly and pricing was not much higher than 2 solo, adjoining balcony cabins.  Suite perks were worth the difference,

3 minutes ago, George C said:

There was a section in WJ for suites only , no special menu .

I have stayed in Grand and Owners suites on voyager class ships and this is the first time I have heard of a special section on embarkation day in WJ.  Can you tell me a little more about it? I travel solo and it is hard to find seating when you are alone and can't save seats while getting food. Have tried all the techniques like tilting the chair. leaving a book but nothing seems to work. A reserved area would be so much easier.

I will sometimes get a day rate at a hotel on the beach or near sights. Rate usually is from 9a to 6p. Works well with disembarking and flights. Try dayuse.com or use a large brand website like Hilton and put in same date for check-in and check-out and day rates will pop-up.  If you have a favorite hotel you can call and ask for a day rate.

thank your for your responses, just what I needed to know

Once leaving the ship in the morning I will have a long wait for my afternoon flight. Flying business class with American and can't find an Admirals Lounge in Barcelona. Does American share lounge access with another airline?  I know other airports like LHR you can pay a fee and have lounge benefits, anything like that in Barcelona.

Thanks for any suggestions

Sailing for the first time on Holland in a Neptune Suite on the New Statendam in April. Is there any bar service in the Concierge Lounge in the evening? I am traveling solo and it would seem like a nice place to meet people.

I will have $200 OBC with the Have It All package. Will this OBC be considered non-refundable?

Sailing from Port Canaveral in 10 days and the Royal Up fairy has granted us an Owners Suite.  Is there a special line for suite guests to board?  This is all new to us and we just want to enjoy any perks we get.

Thanks for any replies.

7 hours ago, REOVA said:

If you wait onboard the time slot you want may not be there. You can book yours and DH and then DF for same times using credits available. Then once onboard go to desk and have them combine for table for 3. 

When can you book specialty dining with the HIA credit?   My cruise is 125 days out and it does not allow me to book specialty dining yet.

Thanks for the info.  I will call closer to the sailing date.

On 12/15/2022 at 10:54 AM, five. said:

Royal bid is not a thing. But they do upselling (paid upgrade), you can read through this thread:

 

Particularly this post and wait until you're a few weeks away from the cruise:

  

 

Trying to order Flowers in Royal Gifts and keep getting a message under the category FLOWERS " we can't find products matching selection".  Are flowers no longer available to order for the cabin?

New to Holland America.  Is there an upgrade program similar to Royal Caribbean Royal Up where you can bid for an upgraded cabin?