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Thanks for the info!  I actually received cabin assignment yesterday afternoon and it was a standard balcony and then last night I received the email to bid on an upgrade so I put in for the XL balcony...fingers crossed!  🙂

Thanks everyone! I assume if I get a chance to bid on an upgrade it’d be an email? I was hoping to get the chance since we are in a GTY obstructed view. 

Hi all-

Leaving this coming Friday on Scarlett Lady...still no cabin assignment or luggage tags, when can we expect cabin to be assigned and how do we go about getting luggage tags?  I'm so used to RCI, this is all new to me.  🙂

I had the same issue but under my account it showed I had a balance due and I was able to pay from there, I waited on hold for an hour and never got anyone so happy it finally worked from that screen.

So what exactly is a "private event"?  This will be first time on VV and trying to learn as much as I can.  🙂

I can add the bar tab to my cart but when I go to check out it keeps giving me an error, both on the desktop and mobile version of their website...anyone else having this issue?

On serenade now. Half full. Maybe 100 people at comedy show last night. Only one level of dining room open. Walked up to pool at 9 am and got two chairs poolside with maybe 3 other people in the row of 20 chairs. 

23 minutes ago, mugtech said:

• The good news is they are not taking up Trump's idea of keeping everyone on the ship so the disease does not enter the country.  Hope they get those people on Grand Princess into that non-commercial port soon.

Where did you hear that? Does that mean they will not be quarantining future cruises that have passengers that test positive?  
Scheduled to sail Friday on Serenade and considering canceling...not for fear of getting sick but out of fear of being quarantined and stuck if a fellow passenger becomes sick. 

On 3/4/2020 at 10:15 AM, gmsuk said:

The last list currently shows Chris Brown as being on the Serenade. Therefore in view of this info does anyone have an update please as to who replaces him on Serenade?

 

I’m wondering the same thing. 🙂

I know this is really far out but I’ve seen an ABC itinerary for Explorer leaving March 12, 2021 on a few different sites but it’s no where on Royal Caribbean’s site. Any ideas why? There are cruises before and after that date, it’s like that period is blocked out for EOTS.

Possible charter pending? 🤔

28 minutes ago, Denise Ann said:

This is not the new boat.

the new catamaran has shade, we just were with them in February..

Agree - New boat has a whole section of shade at the back.  On a 3.5 hr tour we were on the boat for about 1 hour total, most of your time is in the water.

1 hour ago, bobmacliberty said:

We're also booked with Woodwind in May, largely because of the glowing recommendations here.  One of our party is not really interested in snorkeling but may want to put her face in the water.  Woodwind promised that they would make her feel very comfortable, whether she wants to snorkel or not.  We also looked at the glass bottom boat option but it had mixed reviews.

We had someone on our excursion that was very nervous and not a good swimmer. They actually had her hold on to the guide who carried her through the water. They are amazing!!!

Just back from Bonaire last week, second time there and this time we did Woodwind.  Hands down it is not only the best excursion I have ever been on it might just be one of the best experiences of my life!  Next time I am in Bonaire I would seriously consider doing both the morning and afternoon tour with Woodwind.

Thanks everyone, very helpful!  I figure even if the excursion is mediocre it beats sitting in Ft. Lauderdale's boring airport!  😎

We are doing an Everglades excursion through the cruise ship as our flight leaves later in the day and it seemed a good way to kill some time and see the Everglades. 

Has anyone done this? 

I'm wondering how the luggage process works?  Do we still put it out the night before and then grab it ourselves and take it to excursion meeting point?  Do we carry off our own luggage? 

On 1/20/2019 at 4:04 AM, cgncruiser said:

Site is not very accurate: it shows for the Jewel 2/25 docking -arriving from Nassau, which is correct, but departure Nassau again as next port. It is Carthagena in fact!

I'll be on the 2/15-2/25/18 Jewel cruise and we do not visit Nassau.  Last port of call is Grand Cayman on the 23rd.

I have to search for cruises in an "incognito" window otherwise soon as I specify ANYTHING it shows NO cruises available....ever.  🙄

1 hour ago, shopping is fun said:

Does anyone know who will be CD on Jewel for Feb 1 Southern Caribbean sailing?

I'm wondering about Feb 15th sailing as well.  I don't see great things about Simona but not sure how long CD's actually stay on. seems she may be coming off after being on since November....

Thank you - this is helpful!!  Back to counting down the days.  🙂

My mom and I are cruising on Jewel in February in an interior room.  My step-dad decided this weekend he wants to join as well.  Since we are after final payment the RCI agent on the phone was giving us a bit of a hard time about booking an ocean view cabin and moving her into the room.  So we just booked him an ocean view on his own.  Can we move her into his room once we get to the port?  I'm sure she can get a key to his room and unofficially stay over there but for the ease of charging and not having to carry two cards it would be easiest to switch her at check in. 

Anyone have an insight?  TIA

On 11/16/2018 at 3:13 PM, jlkb said:

Kim, I have read all of your reviews and have thoroughly enjoyed them.  I haven't seen anything from you in quite a while.  Just wondered if you were taking a break from CC or you just haven't cruised in a while.  I am looking forward to reading about your newest adventures.  Janice

 

I've been wondering the same!  Love passing the days till my next cruise living vicariously through Kim's wonderful reviews!

15 minutes ago, scubarn1 said:

When we were in a cabana last spring, we did not get snorkel gear, just towels, cooler with water and a couple of floating mats. The snorkeling is not that great in Labadee. With the amount of people in the water, the bottom is stirred up and visibility is almost zero. There was no coral and only a small amount of tropical fish at Nellie's Beach.

Agree - No gear provided but we brought snorkel gear with us as it was new and we wanted to test it out.  There wasn't much to see.

2 minutes ago, sellwingri said:

Yes, they were available in the Windjammer at least once.

 

This makes me so happy!  LOL

Was on Serenade last year and really enjoyed the crepes in the buffet.  Was disappointed to not see them on Navigator this past winter.  Have they made an appearance on Jewel?  I think I read this was a radiance class thing.

On 11/12/2018 at 10:37 AM, Northumberland said:

We will be on Serenade in March and we're really encouraged by most of the positive responses on this thread. Based on a few of the negative ones, I guess we can conclude that most positive and negative reviews are subjective. Some have commented about fewer options based on her size compared to the larger ships. We've been on Oasis and I found it less appealing because of the overwhelmingly large crowds. We had 6300 people on our sailing and although it is a beautiful ship, we found it very uncomfortable in the common areas. Especially the MDR. We almost needed a shoehorn to fit into our table. Our favourite ship was Navigator. Although it's a larger ship, it didn't feel overcrowded and the staff were fantastic. We anticipate Serenade will have a similar feel even though there are fewer activities on board.

I was on Serenade in February 2017 and then Navigator in March 2018.  I found the flow of people to be much better on Serenade.  Schooner bar, where many activities like trivia are held would be so crowded on Navigator with it being located in a main walk way to the casino.  Serenade has Schooner bar aft, it's larger and it's much less of a bottleneck.  I think you'll be very pleasantly surprised with Serenade....enjoy!!!