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6 hours ago, 1025cruise said:

Have you checked the roll call? That's where you will find your fellow cruisers.

I have been on the Diamond 15-day Oct 15, 2019 roll call. Is there a roll call for pre-cruise 

land tour Oct 10, 2019? If so, where can I find It?

Walte

This post is the 5-Day pre-cruise tour for the 15-Day China, Taiwan & Vietnam Cruise.

Anyone else signed up for this pre-cruise tour?

Looking forward to hear from someone.

Walter from Colorado

On 6/24/2019 at 1:59 PM, zalusky said:

I decided to buy some using IRA money.  I plan to leave it in the IRA so the dividends are not taxable   Sit and ride without tax considerations.

The dividends are not taxable only if your stock is in a Roth IRA.  In a SEP IRA you pay taxes on the amount you take out.

Each Elite member gets 250 minutes of free internet.

On 3/12/2019 at 5:47 PM, kywildcatfanone said:

Do elite level still get so many free minutes of internet? 

Wonderful post. Enjoyed reading everything you did. 

Something to look forward to on our Aug 17, 2019 British Isle cruise.

Regards

Walter

On 2/9/2019 at 10:08 AM, dchip said:

I am on the Royal right now. The Medallion Net WiFi is fast!!!! I’m truly amazed and pleased. Having unlimited WiFi is also allowing my photos to back up. I hemmed about giving up my free minutes but it is worth every penny to me. Might not be another passenger’s cup of tea. 

 

Cheers, Denise 

I will be on the Crown in Aug 2019 and purchased the Medallion Net WiFi.  I paid $74.99 each for 12 day voyage.. Did you prepurchase yours or did you wait until you got on the ship?  I read somewhere on a post that if you wait till you get on the ship, the price is less. I gave up my free elite minutes. 

Hope to hear from you

Regards

Walter

8 hours ago, Thrak said:

This has come up many times. It's a very confusing list of stuff by Princess. The buffet is open for breakfast, lunch, snack time, and dinner. All day, every day. It closes at 11:00 PM. Ignore the confusing publication that makes it look as if the buffet is closed.

Thank you

What a relief. I  prefer the buffet to the MDR.

8 hours ago, caribill said:

 

A buffet will always be open at dinner time.

 

It will either be the Horizon Court/World Fresh Marketplace or Cafe Carib on the ships that have both those venues.

8 hours ago, caribill said:

 

A buffet will always be open at dinner time.

 

It will either be the Horizon Court/World Fresh Marketplace or Cafe Carib on the ships that have both those venues.

Thank you

Princess should edit their web site and bring it up to date

Is the Horizon Court Buffet open at Dinner Time. Princess web site says it ,is closed for Dinner.

The $61/day is for the single user internet plan and drink package together.

How many days did you get billed?

I just got off the Allure and I paid $61 per day for the deluxe drink package and Vroom combined, just under $500 for the cruise. I am not a heavy drinker until I got on the cruise, lol. Great deal for the unlimited Patron and Grey Goose included in the deluxe with no limits. If the package price increases in the future, you can blame me. :-)

I assume the 61 per day included gratuities. Did you get billed for for 7 days or 8 days.

Glad you enjoyed the Grey Goose.

Mamma Mia was shown on Day 1 at 8:00 p.m., Day 2 at 9:30 p.m., and Day 3 at 5:00 p.m. It runs about 2 1/2 hours with an intermission (I think it was 15 minutes or so)

Thank you for this information . Greatly appreciate it. Now all I have to do is wait for Royal Caribbean to open up

the shows so that I can make reservations.

Hope you had a great cruise.

Regards

Walter

Saw Mamma Mia yesterday and it's a no miss show/performance. As good as the Broadway production, but much closer to the action. Just have reserves and get there half hour earlier for any good seats. We had seats center 3 row, and noticed some reserved seats in the first 2 rows for pay. Not sure, but many were empty and the reserve sign were removed 15 minutes prior to the start of the performance.

Saw Mama Mia on the Allure in 2012. Am sailing on her again July 1 - 8, 2018.

Would appreciate it if you would respond when the show was available on your cruise. What days of the cruise and times of the show.

Thank you

Walter

Staying at Embassy Suites 17th St. on June 30th. Are there any good Restaurants within a short waling distance of hotel.

The nightlight is to the right of the door on all their ships. I sailed on the Star in DV and the Sky in PV. I always have duct tape and scotch tape on my cruises. Just tape a piece of paper over the light leaving just a little of the light exposed. If you don't have tape, ask the room stewart for some.

Have a great cruise.

I forgot to say " when the bathroom is on the left as you enter the room"

The nightlight is to the right of the door on all their ships. I sailed on the Star in DV and the Sky in PV. I always have duct tape and scotch tape on my cruises. Just tape a piece of paper over the light leaving just a little of the light exposed. If you don't have tape, ask the room stewart for some.

Have a great cruise.

$38.

What ship did you get a drink package for $38.00 and what year as that?

I'm not happy with the way it's presented. The package wouldn't be worth it unless a great deal, then it would be a matter of convenience.

 

I'm on Oasis April1. They were advertising $45 (plus gratuity) per day. Not bad but not a must have for me. Now today they added a Buy one get one 50% off on top of the other ad. Yes it STILL says 45/day.

 

I called because the result I got was well more than Buy one get one half off of $45. The total they quoted is $743 including the 18% gratuity. Not sure exactly how they come to that.

$45.00 per day + 18% gratuity = $53.10 per day x 7 days = $371.70 x 2 people = $743.40 total

Doesn't look like you are getting the 50% off.

Couple of quick questions:

 

For staterooms which include a complimentary bottle of champagne, is it possible to swap it for a bottle of wine?

 

On the included tours, usually how many guests are in a single group/coach?

Yes you can get the wine.

Probably around 30

I always take my mini Ipad on the shore excursions and I snap a photo of the Bus and it's license plate to make sure I get on the right bus. Sometimes they do not have their Group Number displayed.

Was on Viking river cruise (Paris to he Alps) in April (2017) and purchased 2 - $100.00 Future Cruise vouchers and used them when I booked my November (2017) Viking Sun cruise.

Seriously looking at a window cabin, deck 9, overlooking Central Park on the Allure. Quiet is probably first consideration, then view, Any experiences ? This will be first time on Oasis class ship.

First time on the Allure (2010) we had a Balcony.

Second time on the Allure (2012) we had Central Park on Deck 9.

We are booked on the Allure (July 1, 2018) we will have Central Park again.

Beware there are several CP staterooms on Deck 9 with obstructed view.

Otherwise, the rooms are large and you will love the view.

Regards

Walter

You might be able to find pictures from a specific room here

 

www shipcabins dot com

 

http://www.shipcabins.com/

Great web site. Thank you

Walter

The obstruction is the bow of the ship, you can look straight out , but looking down is the heli pad. By request of the captain some quests in a few cabins are asked to keep the curtains closed at night

Thanks for the info. How was your experience with this type room? Any pros or cons with this location of room? What deck were you on? I am getting a family cruise together and there are 8 rooms available with this location. You input would help in my decision.

Thanks

Walter