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Interesting. I've never seen "upgrade not available" before. Must be something new.
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Mariner in Bermuda this Fall
RFerrington replied to Pumbaamd's topic in Royal Caribbean International
We are on Mariner 10-13 (and 10-20). The 10-13 itin has an overnight in Bermuda. This will be our Pinnacle cruise unless something changes...which is always possible ! -
Offers received from Club Royale (Royal Caribbean)
RFerrington replied to Daghis's topic in Cruise Casinos
Follow-up on this subject. I called today to have the certificate applied and it worked perfectly. The price was exactly what the NC rep quoted. Quick (once I finally got through) and easy. -
Another interesting thing about Izumi on Mariner....while you had to make the hibachi reservations at Izumi they did not take any reservations at all for the sushi bar. That's the first time I've heard of no reservations for sushi. Now, granted, the sushi side of Izumi on Mariner is TINY...they have obviously gone all-out for the hibachi experience on Mariner, but I was surprised that they would not make a reservation for us for sushi. It is walk-up, only.
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CoCo Cay snorkeling
RFerrington replied to ceejay_San Angelo's topic in Royal Caribbean International
There were 2 tiny sharks at the Beach Club yesterday. Some said they were nurse sharks and some said lemon sharks so I don't know what they were....but they didn't cause any harm. Dan found the water around the Club to be too shallow for any real snorkeling. I guess we will have to try Chill Island next time. -
Unlimited dining package on boarding day
RFerrington replied to MaxandEmme's topic in Royal Caribbean International
I’ve never been denied embarkation lunch when I’ve had the UDP. I would guess that either Chops or Giovanni’s or both will be open for embarkation. -
Offers received from Club Royale (Royal Caribbean)
RFerrington replied to Daghis's topic in Cruise Casinos
It is a nuisance. They did give us a confirmed cabin and quoted us a final price so hopefully no pricing surprises. This change surprises me b/c they made such a big deal about making NC a “partner” in the casino comp process….and now a complete turnaround. I am actually leaving the ship with more money than I boarded with so I’m very happy ! Very unusual for me ! -
Icon of the Seas Blocks Are In The House!
RFerrington replied to Lloyd555's topic in Royal Caribbean International
Oh, cool !! Another "bad welds" ship discussion !! -
Offers received from Club Royale (Royal Caribbean)
RFerrington replied to Daghis's topic in Cruise Casinos
Interesting change re: booking [onboard-earned] casino certificates at NextCruise… NC can no longer apply casino certificates to onboard bookings ! NC can book the cruise but you then must call Club Royale and have the certificate(s) applied. Not sure when this change occurred but today when we took our certificates to NC (Mariner) they could not/would not apply the certificates. We will have to do that once we get home. They did permit a low ($100 PP) deposit. That also surprised me. -
Even better ! Thanks. I’m feeling better about my chances…
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Thanks, Graham So you guys shared a package ? Oh no…that will never work for us ! Lol Thanks for this intel though….it’s very encouraging that they are allowing you to use both the D+ and the Prime discounts. I figured it would be one or the other…
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That's a great question. I have heard conflicting answers. I have read that some have been successful in applying their Prime discount to remaining days, after they use their D+ free days. I know for sure that you cannot use these perks together - at the same time. But I think you are asking the same question I have - can you use them concurrently.... I will find out very shortly ! We will be on a 4 night Serenade sailing in July. I intend to use my 2 free D+ days and then try and get my Prime discount applied for the last 2 days. I expect this attempt to fail....but I'm going to try. Even if I get no Prime discount for the last 2 days it will still be cheaper than buying the plan pre-cruise UNLESS they increase the onboard price above what it is currently showing. There's just no way to anticipate how this will work out, but I will report back !
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Izumi Sushi Ultimate Dining Change
RFerrington replied to HSDerm348's topic in Royal Caribbean International
Thanks for this information. This is pretty much what I had assumed, but never had it verified. I think this is what we can expect from now on. Kinda slimy... -
MDR open on embarkation day
RFerrington replied to sellwingri's topic in Royal Caribbean International
We boarded Mariner on 5-26 and the MDR was serving GenPop. We were told that Mariner was running a month-long trial. It was a limited menu but was very good. I hope they make this permanent and take it fleet-wide. I will say….they did a horrible job of advertising this embarkation meal. Had it not been for a lovely lady in the D Club, we would never have known about it. -
We do. If we have bottles of Coke, water or even champagne, I will bring them home….but I just have an hours drive. If I had to fly I would not bother.
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dining packages have gone way up and you get less
RFerrington replied to joyhannah's topic in Royal Caribbean International
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RCI C&A 25 years goodies?
RFerrington replied to little britain's topic in Royal Caribbean International
We got the baseball caps. I think it was when we were on Oasis in Feb. We were on a B3B so I can’t recall which leg but they were only given out once at a Top Tier Event. Never saw them given out again after that. -
Question about outlet extender + USB charger
RFerrington replied to screenname2004's topic in Royal Caribbean International
I have had mixed results with a block very similar to that one. It was recently confiscated in Miami (Terminal G). I did not bother to retrieve it. Even though it may say "no surge protection" and perhaps there actually is no surge protection, but the screeners at the ports don't care about what it says....if they decide that it's not appropriate, it will be confiscated. It's almost 100% guaranteed that anything with a power cord will be confiscated. I have used the one below for my past few cruises and so far, no issues. I completely understand that these look almost identical to what you are showing, but these plug into the Euro plugs rather than the US plugs. -
New Suite Deposits Effective June 1, 2023
RFerrington replied to Ken at the beach's topic in Royal Caribbean International
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