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We were on the Crown last month on Aloha deck and yes the stabilizers do make noise especially at high speed or during weather and seas. Just part of cruising did not affect our cruise

We are still getting free balcony offers and have 7 booked through 2025. Our free play however which used to be $600 to $1,000 per person and those are now $250 to $400. We sail next month for 16 days most of which are at sea. We will see what offers we get

We generally do around 10k to 12k in points and our bounce back is usually a free balcony and free play

That’s funny we sail in Penthouse suites and a 16 cruise costs us around $4,500 pp with the package.

Well you are still waiting eating princess pastries and coffee while I am dining at 4 star restaurants. Last month in SF I disembarked at 8:30 and the were already lined up down to the Embarcadero Besides I will be on board for 2-3 week plenty of time to meet others

our ritual is to eat lunch on land to avoid the early crowds and go to the terminal around 2:00 when we can just waltz on the ship

I was just on the Crown last month and had no complaints about the bed I slept like a baby

And playing black jack and eating in the MDR. It was on the older Sun Princess and windows were knocked out in passenger cabins. Quite the experience. Some people actually left the ship in Acapulco and this was a canal trip to Lauderdale

It depends on what you think is a lot. 3 drink a day plus sodas and coffee drinks and you are ahead of the game

Always do but you can have the waterfall. You couldn’t pay me to drink that swill. LOL

Heck I went through a cruise right after 9/11 where we sailed through a full hurricane with 40 foot waves and an FBI search with dogs where we were pulled off the ship in our swimsuits for 2 hours. No complaining and this was before drink packages you should have seen my bar bill but complaints no

So I don’t use room service so I want something else to make up for it like an extra specialty dinner or a 3rd mini bar. Maybe they need to have a menu for suites so you can say trade laundry services for unlimited casual meals

Some people are always looking for something for nothing. It’s like the people who visit New Orleans around Mardi Gras and complain because it was noisy and they couldn’t sleep.

The US customs takes almost no time at all. Basically you are scanning your passport and looking at a screen. There are usually at least a dozen or more stations there

We were on a full ship sailing on the Crown that was a VIP cruise and some evenings there were times when it was nearly impossible to get a seat at a table or a machine

If they should get that why shouldn’t they get free casual meals or exercise classes or desserts or a number of other things that are only included if you get a package

I occasionally are on 7 day cruises as part of a b2b and still believe it is worth it but each to their own. Most of our cruises are 14+ days. The point of this thread however is that people in suites should get free room service and free OceanNow while admitting that that is not part of suite perks

Most non Royal or Sphere class ships only have a couple of casual venues and some of them may be pop ups. Vines has only one available 3 course meal no choices

They appear to be talking about the OceanNow feature and seem to think that they can use the feature without paying and just get a limited menu. No true all or nothing

All my friends and myself sail with the Plus package. It is just too good a deal to not get

In almost every embarkation port we are boarding later. So many people want to board early that makes for long lines everywhere. We now go have lunch and then show up around 2:00 for a 4:00 or 4:30 departure and there are no lines

If you don’t activate the feature I don’t believe you can even use the feature. We never use it since we are out and about the ship getting food and drinks at venues

It seems to be different on some ships. We are in the Crown Grill on the Crown in February and were not charged the 18% just the $39 per person. We sail next month on the Ruby and we will see what happens

You are gettin exactly what you paid for. The large suite and large balcony, Sabatini’s breakfast, mini bar, reserve class dining, free laundry etc. We always cruise in full suites but also take the plus package to cover our WiFi, gratuities and drinks. That also covers room service Nothing in the suite perks says free room service it says you can order from the MDR menu but nothing about it being free. If you get Covid and are quarantined then room service will be free

Likewise my canceled cruise is no longer showing on the app but my other 5 are showing. Good for now