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  1. Dear Cruising Soozin,

     

    I was on the ship two weeks after "hurricane cruise" last February one year ago. Martinique was open, we docked and everyone complained that everything was closed. St. Lucia was not in the agenda.

     

    Cruising Soozin wasn't talking about your cruise, she was trying to correct your misconception that PortsideCruzan, post 14, was cancelling because RCCL switched Martinique for St. Lucia. They were cancelling because RCCL switched St. Lucia for Martinique and they had the same opinion as you about Martinique.

     

    Dave

  2. Hello everyone!

     

    I have had this cruise booked for almost two years. I have done research and planned my routes from my D2 balcony on Harmony of the Seas. And then RCI had to go this morning nad change everything up exactly a week out from my sail date and give me a JS ;) Because my fiance and I are leaving tomorrow morning, I have a few quick JS questions:

     

    • My FFIL AND FMIL paid for this cruise, in celebration of my FFIL's retirement. We are tempted to give them the JS to celebrate and switch into their balcony room. Is this even possible at this point?

    • It seems we can get in Coastal Kitchen (yay!) but what about the Concierge Lounge? Are JS guests allowed in there?

    • Can we bring non-JS guests in Coastal Kitchen? (And the Concierge lounge if we can go in there)?

    • If Harmony does this, do we get to sit in the special suite loungers near the pool and/or the seats at the shows?

    • Our luggage tags still say our old D2 (though our Set Sail pass has our new room on it). How can I get the luggage tags upgraded so I can print before we leave tomorrow?

     

    Anything else I should know last minute about our JS?

     

    Thanks in advance!

     

    You should definitely offer the IL the JS.

  3. According to sites that monitor cruise prices, I had no problems finding RCI cruises sailing in the next few weeks that are now priced lower than when they were first placed on the market.

     

    I'm guessing spring break is a key factor here.

     

    Example: Oasis sailing August 13 (a few weeks away), "Balcony / Superior Ocean View Stateroom with Balcony / D5"

     

    Went as high as $3500 in 2015, is now $2200.

     

    Some day I will have that flexibility to go at a moments notice and live close enough on the east coast to drive to find those last minute deals but with my wife being a teacher, thus having limited options to when she can take off, and currently booking airfare from Arizona that isn't a possibility at the moment for us.

     

    Awesome when you can take care of those deals.

  4. Well at least those that said the new pricing structure to not discount last minute cruises was not going to go away and that booking far in advance was the new norm.

     

    So I booked nearly 2 years in advance for the Adventure for spring break March 2017 which I had never done previously. We booked a Jr. Suite on the hump for $1,250/pp with taxes and port charges that included $300 RCCL OBC and $190 TA OBC.

     

    Just looked today because this is typically my time frame for looking at spring break travel next year and saw it is now double at $5,017 with $425 C**** cash card.

     

    Thank you very much.

     

    Dave

    :):D

  5. I wish I'd been there....not because I really wanted to see it, or would have done anything differently...just because that would mean I was currently on Oasis. :D

     

    You have love to the DYKWIA crowd! New thread: "Best Answers to the Question: Don't You Know Who I Am?"

     

    1.) I don't now, but the whole world will as soon as I post this video of you making an a$$ of yourself.

    2.) I'm sure you're famous in your village, but this particular location has more than one idiot.

    3.) The woman who's about to be fired for the black eye you just gave the company.

    4.) Someone who obviously needs a new publicist.

    5.) No, but I'm hoping you earn enough for bail money.

     

    The best response I've seen to this is "Excuse me everyone does anyone know this person is, they seem to have forgotten who they are"

  6. I just booked us a grand suite for our family of 5 on March 31st. I was looking for our 2017 spring break trip and ran across the Seaside. I booked it now because I didn't think the suites were going to last long at the prices they were offering. She looks absolutely gorgeous, I'm curious about what their idea of a "marine reserve" island is and we got a suite with all the amenities for what we usually have to pay for two cramped cabins.

     

    However I had to pay a $700 deposit and does anyone know why there appears to be a cubicle on the balcony. Oh and I was not offered a room selection there was one suite offered on Deck 10 and that was it.

     

    I was offered 14003 doing a mock booking but can't change the room selection like I can with the Divina, some bug that will be worked out soon hopefully.

  7. I could do a mock booking and it looked like most categories were available. I'm in the US. it was $1,800 + for a Bella inside and up from there. Just saw Mike's post and I experienced the same issues with trying to select another cabin.

  8. I've just come to realize that some itineraries with Nassau, Phillipsburg and San Juan have extended time in San Juan depending on the order of the itinerary.

     

    Most itineraries are docked in San Juan from 8 AM to 4 PM while the one I'm on is from 9 AM to 2 AM the next morning. On my itinerary( Oct 8, 2016) San Juan is the last stop. Does anyone know why this might be? I excited to be able to spend the evening in San Juan.

     

    Thanks for any insights and or guesses. :)

     

    Dave

  9. Since I booked a couple of months ago on the Seaside I noticed a new category called grand suite. I have one of the 14 aft larger suites ( at least they look that way graphically), are these considered to be the grand suites?

     

    Thanks

     

    Dave

  10. Yes, that's the size I packed in for our last 8 night cruise. However, the only difficulty for me is finding room for my sport coat. That had to go in a different bag.

     

    I seriously need to plan out each day though... which pants I'll wear more than once in the Main Dining Room, which shorts can be worn more than one day, making sure shirts work with the shorts/pants I'm bringing, etc... It's funny though, even though I plan it out I still end up coming home with something I haven't worn each cruise.

     

    Dan

     

    I wear my sportscoat when flying then I don't need the luggage space.

     

    Dave

  11. That's actually very helpful. If you assume the sink is level, your shot was only off by one degree. Pretty impressive given the circumstances! :)

     

    The Black line at -1 degree is the camera angle. The water, which would represent the actual tilt, is at 8 degrees - the red line. I also put in a purple line that's at an angle of 15 degrees off level. Finally, there's a green line to show the 45 degree angle. The water would be running out to the sink at around 15 degrees.

     

    Angles.jpg

     

    Based on this pic I'm sticking with my 3 tile estimate. :)

  12. This is the best picture I have of something to measure the tilt:

    e6a205a07d57fa48e834dc44e1e48b14.jpg

     

    Based on this picture I would estimate an angle of 14 degrees. An estimated drop of 3 tiles vertically over 21 tiles horizontally. But that's based on the moment that picture was taken.

     

    Just saw the other response just now and that is not an unreasonable estimate as well.

     

    Dave

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