sellwingri

Allure minimum is $15, Symphony is $10 and Harmony is $10.

3 hours ago, John&LaLa said:

 

At one point they ran out of martini glasses 🍸, and used wine glasses 🍷🤣

I fell in love with curacao cosmos on my last cruise and it’s now my go to cocktail. However, if I’m in the casino or at a show, I ask for it in a rocks glass (no ice) so it’s easier to hold/drink.

I’m on b2b’s starting next Sunday.  Did they give you any idea when the Aqua Show will be back? 

I keep my binoculars in my suitcase so I don’t forget them on any cruise.

We did this several years ago and it was bad-both food and show.

Will they print out the results for you?  We’re doing a B2B on 4/17 and will be going  to Kennedy Space Center between trips.  I imagine they’ll want to see the results when we reboard.

On 3/26/2022 at 6:19 PM, BarbO1999 said:

No smoking on a couple of my cruises earlier in the year and it was fabulous.  There were crowds so it didn’t appear to keep people out.  Then they again allowed smoking. What really upsets me is how the casino is handled during the day.  They open the tables on the smoking side!  So if you want to play cards (I play UTH) you have to sit with smokers.  It absolutely makes no sense to me if smokers only make up 15%  of cruisers.  

You can always ask for paper copies.

17 hours ago, rennyn said:

So it isn't combinable with a comp cruise (makes sense).

 

Is it combinable with other general offers though? If my TA gets me a great deal with some OBC, does this combine on top of that?

 

As I cruise more I've been pondering picking this up, especially with the price still low relative to pre-pandemic.

This just recently changed.  In the past, I had free cruises and still received  the OBC.  In fact, I had $100 of OBC on my free Symphony cruise 3 weeks ago.  Not sure why it changed with no notice and no specifics when you qualify and when you don’t.  It’s also taking much longer than it used to take.  It used to take 2 days for your credit to be added.

1 hour ago, Another_Critic said:

When you ask for $100 on a 14+ night cruise, be sure to tell them to apply the additional / unrequested $150 to one of my bookings.  😛

 

TL;DR - Amount is based on sailing length, not a fixed $100.

I apologize if I wasn’t specific but there are very few cruises of 14 days or longer. 

If your cruise is 6 days or shorter, the OBC is $50.

Send an email to shareholderbenefit@rccl.com with your reservation number, names, and C&A # asking them to add $100 OBC to your cruise.  Attach a copy of your brokerage statement showing you own a minimum of 100 shares of stock.  No form to complete. 

It used to be completed with 2-3 days but it’s taking much longer now.  If you don’t get a response in 10 days, send a second request.

We just look at our on line account on the TV to make sure we weren’t charged.  After 4 cruises using the new system, we’ve never been charged for a drink and we’ve never told a bartender or server to use a voucher for our drink.  It’s done automatically by the ship computer.

5 hours ago, DragonOfTheSeas said:

Did you feel they had staff to handle that number?  We board on Friday.  Is the MDR open for lunch on embarkation day? TIA

As far as I know after 35 cruises with Royal, MDR has never been open for lunch on embarkation day.

You should keep the OBC that you have now but you won’t get more.

I’ve used Walgreens 3 times and was never charged.  We had our results back in 2 hours.  Will use it again in 3 weeks for our next cruise.

7 hours ago, TheMiz said:

 

 

I too got a mystery FCC of $450 to be used by March 31st

 

No clue what is going on. 

I’ve gotten several!  Just add it them all to my European cruise in May before I have to pay it off.

17 hours ago, CruiszBug said:

That is probably because that luggage airport transfer service is sponsored by the Port of Seattle and not Royal Caribbean.

Yes, the city of Seattle pays for it.

I’ve had them a few times and they’ve always been crispy, hot, and very good.

It’s now only available in Seattle.  

I’m on a b2b next month and plan to go to Kennedy Space Center for the day in between.  I’ll print out the 2nd SetSail Pass and take it with me but what about the Covid test results?  I know I’ll take the test on the next to last day of the first cruise but I won’t have access to a printer.  Anything else I’ll need to bring with (other than passports)?

We’ve done b2b cruises in the past but didn’t get off the ship.  In April, we’re getting off the ship and going to Kennedy Space Center for the day.  Do we need to complete the on line check in form for the 2nd cruise?  Will we have to present the set sail forms when we return? Any other helpful hints you can give us would be helpful.

After having several on Symphony last week, my new favorite is Curacao Cosmo.  Fabulous!

7 hours ago, raphael360 said:

Sorry to get off topic but,  sellwingri, did you go to the casino on Virgin and if so what is your impressions of it.  I'm a BJ and Holdem player and, traveling as a single, would love to spend hours at the BJ tables.  Are they 6/5 or 3/2?

I canceled the cruise.  I’m so used to Royal that I didn’t feel comfortable based on what I read.

I always send an email 3 weeks before my cruise asking for a table near the window. We’re open to sitting alone but agree that a table for 6-8 is fine.  They just started allowing strangers to sit together again.