DaKahuna

Correct, you cannot use OBC to pre-pay gratuties. Correct, you cannot use OBC to make deposits on future cruises. I have been able to do this in the past. I used my room key and logged into my account on a slot machine. (default password is your birth date). I then did a room charge for $$$ and used that money for a couple of spins on the slot machine. On one cruise I was able to cash out for the full amount of credit. On another cruise when I cashed out, only my winnings were paid out and the remainder of the OBC I had deposited was credited back to my on board account. As other said, this works on some ships and not on others. My most frequent use of OBC is for extra gratuties (tips) to staff on board who I see have gone over and above or stood out to us in a positive way. I have done this at odd times during a cruise and at the end of the cruise.

Damn- too many choices. We a have a reservation for 150 on Day 5 of our upcoming Harmony cruise. I thought I knew what I wanted when I made the reservation but now I am no longer sure.

I wonder if this was one big fake SMS scan validating people's phone numbers for future messages with links to click on to plant malware on their phones. I did not receive one but the responses people are reporting seems suspicious to me.

That is correct for Diamond C&A members. The free bag does not kick in until you become Diamond +

https://www.royalcaribbean.com/cruise-dining/coastal-kitchen @Ret MP My friend one thing to keep in mind is that Junior Suites are only permitted into Coastal Kitchen for dinner. Junior Suite guest are not permitted for breakfast and or lunch as you said yourself. Pinnacles can dine in CK based on availability. From the above Web Site - Exclusively for suite guests and Pinnacle Club members, Coastal Kitchen fuses Mediterranean influences with farm-fresh flavors from California. Additionallly, Pinnacle's have access to the Suite Lounge, which on Oasis Class ships shares the same space as Coastal Kitchen, so any Pinnacles that are not sailing in a suite may be using the CK entrance to get to the lounge, instead of crossing to the other side of the ship to use the lounge entrance. I know a lot of things have changed since 1/1/2023 but on our last sailing on Quantum, a couple who we make friends with were Pinnacle sailing in a balcony stateroom. We talked to them about Pinnacle and access to Coastal Kitchen. They had spoken with the Maitre'd on day 2 and were told they would be welcomed to have breakfast, lunch, and dinner in CK due to low number of suite guest using CK. With the exception of lobster night and embarkation day lunch, we never saw CK more than about 2/3rds full on any day/night of our B2B. So my final take is this - If you are not Pinnacle and are sailing on Oasis or Quantum class ships and want guaranteed access to CK, book at least a Grand Suite. Otherwise, you take your chances in a Junior Suite and settle for dinner in CK when available.

This page was accurate as of our sailing in August/September on Quantum. https://www.royalcaribbeanblog.com/2016/12/22/everything-you-need-know-about-the-bionic-bar-royal-caribbeans-harmony-of-the-seas

So did a lot of others. This is the third topic for that same message.

Duplicate topic --

Damn, we are feeling left out -- nothing in email, on the app, or text message. Guess we will have to wait until we are onboard Harmony on 2/18 to complete the muster drill.

Why start a new one -- we already have this one.

I guess I am alone in my feeling that people should always stick to the topic. If I want to read about Princess, NCL, or other cruise lines, I'll go to their cruise critic area. I come to Celebrity to read about Celebrity. I come to PUP to read about PUP. I appreciate the ability on CC to ignore and or skip over topics that are of no interest to me.

Sorry, I do not recall. At the time of our sailing with Hilario the crew was not permitted to leave the ship. As I recall he said any gel would be okay so we picked out one from the three offerings the drug store had and he seemed pleased with our choice.

I no longer pack a tie with me when we sail. I typically wear jeans/docker's during the day and dress pants at night. During the day I'll wear a polo shirt or the occasional t-shirt. At night it is a long sleeved or short sleeved dress shirt. Depending on the itinerary, I may bring a sports coat. Our next cruise is 15 days and I plan to take full advantage of our free Elite bag of wash and fold laundry service and will have dress shirts and dress pants put through the regular laundry at least once.

We love it when people decide to dine in Murano or Tuscan Grill the first night. We always go to Luminae for lunch and dinner the first day and the more suite passengers that eat in the specialty restaurants the better for us.

I am not sure I get it. If a note of any kind is given if the receiver does not like it or takes offense they can simply throw it away.

IIRC the dashboard signs are only provided to passengers sailing in the upper suites. Passengers sailing in standard suites, such as Sky or Celebrity Suites do not get these signs. Those passenger just drop their luggage with the regular porters and proceed to the Retreat Entrance to the left of the main entrance as described above.

This has been our experience as well. Never asked for a card in the lounge but have been asked to show our card at the bar or when ordering from a server at the Retreat Sundeck.

Use his @gamil address that is in his signature. You cannot message through Cruise Critic.

Her name would not be Wida by any chance? We had Wida on Reflection in December 2021 and she was wonderful as was her helper Bibek.

Well, looks like there is no Power UP for January. It's a shame. I was looking forward to a couple of extra points between now and our April sailing, not that it would make any difference.

As @RichYaksaid. no you will be able to get drinks on the classic package and pay and up charge for drinks not covered by your package at the Retreat Sundeck. Free premium drinks are only available in the Retreat Lounge/Michael's Club.

We are in agreement with others about finding suits worth the price. We've sailed in Veranda, Concierge, Aqua, Sky and Celebrity Suites. The one thing we enjoy that I do not remember seeing mentioned is that on port days you can enjoy lunch on the Retreat Sundeck on Revolutionized ships. Having done a number of sailings in the Caribbean on Royal and Celebrity there are some ports where we will only walk off, spend an hour or so window shopping in the area around where the ship is docked or where you disembark/embark on tenders, and then go back to the ship, usually in time for lunch onboard. Since Luminae is closed on port days we find this very convenient and an acceptable alternative to OVC or Room Service.

Just logged in with no issue.

No. The free back of wash and fold laundry is not a suite perk.

We are very glad to hear this. We have a reservation there next month on Harmony.