hwcruisers

With an embarkation in Houston, the ships bars will not open until the ship is 12 miles off the Texas coast (approox. 8:00 p.m.). With this in mind there will be limited time to purchase beverages on the first day. Will Princess allow you to purchase the beverage package on the second day? (6 day package) Royal Caribbean out of Galveston has implemented this policy several months ago.

Both Sabor and Izumi offered 20% discounts, but they were for one night only. If you have a flexible schedule you can take advantage of this discount. Neither restaurant was crowded when we attended. Don't miss Sabor or Giovanni's. Both excellent. Izumi was OK. The rolls were excellent, especially the lobster roll. I would not recommend the hot rock selections. Took too long to cook and not much flavor.

We had the credit card confirmation for paid restaurants, but failed to print out the promotion. Big mistake on our part. Should not have taken the representatives word that it would show up on our account. Lesson learned!

We had the credit card confirmation for paid restaurants, but failed to print out the promotion. Big mistake on our part. Should not have taken the representatives word that it would show up on our account. Lesson learned!

We just returned from cruise on the Navigator of the seas. Two weeks prior to cruise, RCCL website posted a WOW promotion for the speciality restaurants. They offered 15% off one, 20% off two and 30% off three. These had to be prebooked and prepaid. We called RCCL, reserved three restaurants and paid. The representative assured us that we would receive this discount, applied as a shipboard credit. Unfortunately the Navigator refused to honor this promotion. When we went to the guest services desk, the manager (Anna) was rude and just ignored us. She stated she didn't have time to discuss this and if we wanted this discount to show her proof. Apparently customer service is not in her job description. Another couple was at the desk with the same problem and they were treated the same way. There is a lack of communication between the ships and the RCCL website.

Just a warning. Print out everything from the website, request written confirmation through email and be sure to bring written copies.

Apparently RCCL has a history of changing promotions while you are at sea. We will never pre-pay again. Once you get on the ship, restaurants offer 20% discounts.