RFerrington

@Cruise a holic I hope you brought up your suite issue with the Hotel Director. Unless you go to them before you leave the ship you are unlikely to get any compensation, but if you address is up the chain you most likely would have. I realize most people aren't gunning for compensation but if you have an issue, you should let the management know about it and know about your disappointment.

Vintages tapas is never an option for the UDP. It is excluded. 😌

Here’s a hypothetical… If Dan and I were both to receive the “One person complimentary” offer, could we combine them and get a normal fully comped cruise for 2 ?

We were excited to see an offer on Clubroyaleoffers.com until we realized it was one of those useless single complimentary offers. What a bunch of BS unless you happen to be a solo cruiser, which we are not.

Update ! The crappy 4 and 5 night sailings offer that Dan received turned out to be one of those @#@#@ single person offers. Utterly useless 😔

Dan finally gone a couple of crappy 4 and 5 night offers. Still nothing for me.

This is my guess…

The last Suites Concierge letter I received also did not mention the 11-11 beverage service. I was also concerned but the 11-11 service was working just like always. My guess is they don’t mention it in case they decide to end it in the future. Won’t surprise me in the slightest…

We always use the laundry perk and have never had any issue with shrinkage or fading. I never use that limited list; I send out anything I want laundered and use the longer list that is normally used for paid laundry service. I put a big X through the charge and write NC D+ in big letters. Never had an issue and never been charged for anything.

We cruise between 2-4 times per month. Haven’t had an offer since March. Luckily we booked a bunch back when we were getting offers so we’re nearly booked solid through the end of the year. After that though….not much.

AMEN !

🥰

Yes

This is my hypothesis as well

Wow ! Looks like the balcony is the bargain of the day !

😯😵

Congratulations !!! The OS is my favorite cabin on non-Oasis class ships. Really nice upgrade ! Yes, you will still get 2X cruise points since your original cabin was already eligible for double points. You will have 24 hour access to the Suites Lounge and your drinks during Happy Hour will be complimentary. However, no other alcohol or sodas will be complimentary outside of the SL so if you were originally going to purchase the DBP, you probably still want it. Only the Oasis class ships offer 11-11 complimentary beverages. As you mentioned, there is no suites restaurant on Mariner so there is no complimentary specialty dining EXCEPT for breakfast. You will have access to a specialty restaurant for breakfast (most likely Chops but I'm not sure which one Mariner uses). This is a wonderful perk. It's one of my very favorites. If you want to have specialty restaurant [evening and lunch] dining, you will need to keep your UDP. Enjoy the OS ! You will be spoiled.

I think you are absolutely on target. We [older, long-time clients] are no longer their target audience. It's ok with the cruise line if they lose us - they are targeting the young family crowd who will (presumably) stay with Royal for THEIR cruising lifetime.

Don’t forget that the UDP includes specialty dining on sea days plus the package is [for the most part] unlimited meaning you can visit multiple paid venues per day. When you factor all of those meals in, the UDP is most definitely less expensive, per meal, than buying a la carte.

Interesting. Is that a "Galveston" thing ? I have never heard of a "western" night. Should be fun !

Actually, I feel confident that they would prefer to have more people purchase the more expensive, individual meals.

The Concierge letter has been coming 5 days prior for us, recently. Shouldn't be less than 5 days.

Depends on the ship. O has 4 more Star Class than their newer sisters (the owners and grand panoramic suites and the 2 ultimate panoramic suites on the front of the ship). Allure has 2 more (the owners and grand panoramics but not the ultimate panoranics). Wonder and Utopia are the worst as they have removed the SC Loft suites completely.

No. The alternating pattern indicates that 12714 would have the bed by the bathroom. 12712 is the "right" orientation so the room next to it (12714) would be "wrong" meaning the bed is near the bathroom. Remember....you must start your orientation/alternating from the HALLWAY.

Thanks for that little piece of intel, Ken. I never knew this !!!