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4 hours ago, Garyjames220 said:

What does everyone else think about the drinks package

 

do you think it will come down more 72 dollars seems a lot and that’s the so called Black Friday offer 

Bear in mind the headline prices on the UK site include the 18% gratuity, while those on the US site don’t. So it’s more like $61 plus gratuity which isn’t a terrible deal.

Assuming they’ll all want access at the same time, the one person/three devices package.

It will almost certainly be far cheaper than buying three separate one device packages.

If all they want to do is access the web/socials, Surf may be enough. But if they want to watch videos/YouTube etc as most teenagers do, you should probably get Surf & Stream.

25 minutes ago, chill6x6 said:

So I was going to book the Chops +1 dining package.  When selecting the days to dine, cruise planner would only let me pick day 1 or day 2 at Chops even though if I were to pick ONLY Chops instead of Chops +1 I could pick any of the seven nights of the cruise. Maybe this is one of the conditions of the "deal."

Yes, if you book any of the dining packages you have to select either day 1 or 2 for your first reservation. Presumably because those nights are the quietest for the restaurants. You might be allowed to change it on board when you book your second meal, but don’t count on it.

Yes, you can switch devices.

No, it’s not hard.

Yes, the instructions are easy to follow.

Far too early to say. That’s 8 months away, anything could happen. 

5 hours ago, Blauelini said:

I couldn't figure for the life of me how to book the second, specialty dining reservation when I purchased this for an upcoming cruise. We wanted Jamie's for the +1 but will have to wait I guess to book once on board. We paid for Izumi for a third night as well. Going to bring my invoices as I have a feeling they will think Izumi is our +1 and will to go to guest services. 

Yes, book it on board. Just go to any restaurant on embarkation day and they’ll sort it. You can also change your Chops day or time if the options you were offered don’t suit.

On 11/20/2021 at 2:43 PM, sellwingri said:

This really makes it difficult for those of us who stay at a hotel the night before.  With an earliest check in time of 2pm, not sure what we’ll do for then 2 hours before.  Not customer friendly.

However the ability to stay in your cabin until well after 10am on disembarkation day instead of being expected to leave by 8 is customer friendly IMHO. YMMV.

Replaced by a Q&A with some of the Entertainment team (typically the CD, a show cast member, musical director and tech manager).

You’ll get an invitation in your cabin at some point. It’s mildly interesting but tends to feel a bit awkward to me (it’s often quite early in the day and I suspect they’d rather not be there).

Has anyone seen any price cuts for speciality restaurants or dining packages?

2 minutes ago, thethreeofus said:

Does anyone know when the 2023 Europe Deployment will be released?

The week of December 6th, supposedly.

No it’s not currently playing.

At the Entertainment Q&A on my sailing last month they said it’s technically more complex than Grease and they don’t yet have enough technical staff available to run both shows. They’re hoping to restart it next year.

As others have said, some you win some you lose.

But it’s galling when other lines like Royal will reimburse you in the event of a price drop. And only this week I got Virgin to reprice two cruises as they allow one change after booking.

You’ll need to get tested on the 25th, 26th or 27th. 
 

I had no problem getting into CK every night on Anthem during one of the UK staycations in September (in a JS).

It was never full - but then the ship was at less than 40% capacity. It’s a reasonably big room though.

3 hours ago, joetop2467 said:

When will I be able to book shows for a February 19, 2022 Symphony cruise?

On February 19, on the app once you’re on the ship’s wifi, or in person/by phone once you’re on board.
 

You can’t book shows in advance under the current protocols.

1 hour ago, RedIguana said:

If I can catch it at $53, break even for me is 4 glasses of wine and a water. 

Bear in mind the OP is quoting UK pounds. £250 is approximately $335, so $84 per person or 7 cocktails a day to break even. Not good value IMHO - but cruise planner prices always seem to be higher on the UK site.

Six months is a very long time in Covid years but if the protocols in May are still the same as they are now, yes.

Hopefully you’ll be able to use the same test to board the flight back to the US, assuming one is still required.

On this page, you want the person icon (above the ‘da’ in Florida) …

On the next page you’ll see a link to Select a Different Sailing. At the bottom of that page, below the list of your upcoming cruises, there’s a link to Get More Details on Ships We Support. That takes you to a list of all the ships, and when you select one it’ll bring up a list of all its upcoming cruises.

19 minutes ago, Miloomar said:

If they were at 60% in November, we'd see more ships with the Windjammer open for dinner... i think I've only seen people report 1-2 ships have that so far

Well if the app is correct, Windjammer is open for dinner tonight on Allure, Anthem, Brilliance, Enchantment, Explorer, Freedom, Harmony, Independence, Jewel, Liberty, Mariner, Oasis & Quantum. That’s 13 out of 22 ships.

33 minutes ago, hollon said:

do we have to wait until after we  get onboard to book those when we get checked in at 12:30 or will it open up the morning and can book in hotel room.  I'm assuming once on board, but hoping 🙂

Entertainment can only be booked on the app when connected to the ship’s wifi, or in person/by phone on board.

You can use any number of devices, but only one at a time.

3 hours ago, little britain said:

I presume you mean it is charged against your health insurance, but travellers do not have that so I'm sure it isn't free for Brits!  I'll eat my hat if it is! 

The booking form requires a cellphone number, and it won’t accept a UK number.

Windjammer & Solarium Bistro are open for dinner on Anthem this week.

16 minutes ago, Bradison said:

Does being in a suite impact this question?  We are in a CLS and got a 2:30pm slot.  Not happy about that and was hoping it was not that stringent

Technically, suite guests can arrive an hour earlier than their scheduled time.

But as others have said, enforcement varies from port to port and even cruise to cruise. If the terminal’s relatively quiet when you arrive, you’ll probably be let in early. If it’s chaos, you’ll be asked to wait outside.

Any drink up to $13 is included, which covers virtually all cocktails and frozen drinks on the standard menu.