scubamommy!

Excellent.

Also remember you get a Comp Speciality dinner. We got a letter from BOA about using it. I'll try and find it.:D

Say what? No, wait? I hadn't heard of this perk? What are the requirements?

Thanks everyone! We also have a generous OBC this time since we booked on board with a great deal to boot, so I called in my points as a payment to the cruise itself and got $500 off! Not to shabby! Not to shabby at all! ;)

You are correct, there is a discount available with the Premium card that has a yearly fee. It is not tied to paying for a sailing tho.

 

$300 discount on a future cruise of at least 7 nights or more in a Concierge Class stateroom, after making at least $5,000 in transactions within your first 60 days*

Thank you Wallie! We did all that, so I think we will qualify. I knew it was something, I just couldn't remember what. Thank you!

We got this card about two years ago for our last cruise. Since then have used it a TON to rack up the points ( we just pay it all off every month). My question is, besides the points, which we intend to redeem on this cruise, I heard that if we use it to pay for our balance for this cruise there is a discount of some kind. Any truth to this? We are booked through a travel agent, if that makes any difference? Thanks for any info.

Thanks, I actually changed our flight to fly out of Newark now instead. The flights were only $10 more and I could change for free within my time limit. The shuttle there should be a lot less and save us some time!

Just booked our flights to LGA so we can do the tourist thing before our cruise and now I am trying to work out how we are to get back to LGA form Cape Liberty AFTER our cruise. Both Cape Liberty and LGA reps have been very unhelpful. All I can find is a car service for $189.00 for a family of 4! Does this sound right? Taxi's seem to be higher as well since they have to go through both states? When I mapquest it, it says 26 miles and takes about an hour. Can anyone recommend something more reasonable?

Thanks everyone! I 'll look into both of those! Fantasea sounds awesome!

Hi all, heading to Bermuda for Spring. My husband and I have been on to many dives to count around the world, however our two teens are being certified now so they can dive with us in Bermuda. Never been to Bermuda. I searched the threads and can only find info on the beginner Scuba dives in Bermuda. Can someone recommend the best diving for off a boat? Any shipwreck dives not to very deep? Since the kids will be new to this I think they would enjoy something like that. Although I am sure they will enjoy any dives! Thanks in advance for any advice.

Thanks for the reviews, love the way you broke it down, easy to find details about which things I am interested in!

Thanks for all the tips and pictures, we will be bringing our two teens in Spring and I am just in planning process now. Your post is most helpful!

There are plenty of veg options on all the buffets and each standard menu in the dining room has at least one veg option every night, but if you ask your server they have an entire Vegetarian menu they will bring you each night. I also found that if we ate in a specialty restaurant one night ( which also all have several veg options) and I missed something that looked good on the previous nights veg menu I could request it for that night. They usually brought me the next nights menu at the dinner table because I always liked to look at it to know what I should be getting my taste buds worked up for.

Thanks for sharing! Awesome!

Oh Thank you Don, I DID try and find it but the only one I could see was the customer service number. We all know their website is the not the easiest to maneuver. Thanks for that!

We are getting things in order for my mother who will watch our kids while we are gone. While I know we can not be contacted for just anything, is there a number I can list for her in case of a real emergency? Hopefully will not even have to worry about it but I do like to have it listed in case.

Yes, we are leaving medical powers to her with notarized forms, like I said I just like to have all the numbers listed for her IN CASE.

We also plan on checking in when at ports.

We are sailing Reflection if that helps.

Thanks in advance.

Bummer, we sail in 2 weeks and have been looking forward to trying the Molecular Bar! Didn't have it on Connie last year, but have heard great things, hopefully they will still have it on Reflection when we sail!

We board in 3 short weeks! Love seeing the dailies! Thanks Arno!

Looks like they are trying to appeal to a younger later party crowd with that Society X. Sounds interesting even though I may not be considered "young" I certainly am not old either at 45. I would at least check it out. I see where one mentioned a "cover" but not all of them? Did you by any chance check any of that out?

Loving it! more more more!

Yes, I realize we should have waited to upgrade drink package, like I said: live and learn. This is only our 2nd X cruise and we are hooked, just learning how to work it all out, catch the good deals and get the most from our bookings. The boards have been most helpful! We should have it by next time! LOL

We got $150 OBC from X from booking onboard last year, we got $50 OBC from TA ( and now a bottle of wine) and we got $100 OBC from getting an X credit card.

My TA does not sail X so doesn't know all the ins and outs, I had to tell her today that we wouldn't get Blu when she told me again that was a benefit. Believe me next time we book I will look into a different TA, after this. She has been nice, but I just need to find someone who KNOWS all this! :)

Thanks for the tips everyone, You are correct I would have gotten all 3 ( 300 OBC, plus grats and drinks package) yesterday for $49 per person. I REALLY WISH my TA had told me that ( but she honestly didn't even know). Today it is $150 per person. Still a good deal , however since I already have $300 OBC ( and upgraded my drink package already) and am traveling with a group who likes to eat in the dinning room every night then it would not make it worth it for us to pay an extra $300. I really do not know what we would spend all that OBC on. My TA felt bad and is throwing in a bottle of wine for us now, which is a nice gesture that she didn't have to do, but am kicking myself for not catching this yesterday! Ah well, live and learn. She also said she would keep an eye to see if it drops again.

The joys of watching the prices and always wanting a better deal. No complaints though, we are looking forward to our cruise and will enjoy it no matter!

Thanks for helping me learn what to look for though! :)

Wait? What? I thought it was only all 3 for Alaska or Europe? Can someone chime in here to clarify? Because if we could get all that I could do without the balcony being so large? LOL

Thanks for clearing that up on the benefits everyone. You have confirmed my initial thoughts about keeping my A1 balcony! And by the sounds of it, I wouldn't get anything I even thought was included anyway. LOL

Points don't make that much of a difference to me either, we only have the time ( and $) to cruise once a year at this point. Maybe some day we will go more..... hopefully!

Thank you for being so helpful everyone!

Hi all,

I always see such great advice I thought I would ask to see what you would do. We are sailing Reflection next month in cabin 9270 ( a 1A cabin), which I am told has an extra large balcony. We like to spend time out there, especially DH takes naps and has breakfast out there, so he is looking forward to the extra room. Right now we can upgrade to a C3 cabin ( I think cabin 9352 or something close to that) for only a total of $98 ( $49 each).

My question is what does this get us? Not sure if these are included but here are some thoughts:

A butler does nothing for me as I like to unpack myself and ordering room service has always been fine/easy for us , really don't know what else I would have him do. obviously never had one.

Flowers in room and /or extra bath stuff is REALLY no biggie either. I like my own products.

Does Persian Gardens come with that? That might make it worth it? What exactly does that entail?

Dinner options in Aqua would be nice but we are traveling with a group of 6 and they won't be upgrading, so wouldn't use that much at all. That's the only one I am really bummed about., IF it is even included, we would certainly upgrade just to check that out if it were just me and DH.

Is there something I am missing? My TA wasn't quite sure, I knew you all would be the most helpful. We have been looking forward to that big balcony since we booked last year, but I would hate to not upgrade at that price if it means we would get something we would use?

Would love to hear your feedback! Thanks in advance!

LOVING this review and all the pictures! We sail on Reflection next month!

Last cruise we took our kids and since they were younger( 10+ 11) we booked two balcony rooms. They were not allowed out on their balcony with out us and they listened to us. If they were older I would have booked an inside across from us in a minute to save the $, but we certainly enjoyed having our balcony! It gives you more space to eat and spread out when you order room service or what ever.

Looking forward to the rest of the review! Thanks!

Loving all the pictures! Especially of SJ. We will be there next month! Thanks!

I saw those great deals come up yesterday, what date did you book? We are on the March 21st sailing! Will we be seeing you again?:p