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Nordic Empress was our first. Got me hooked! Went from Sovereign to Majesty to Monarch etc etc. It's been a lot of fun, and I sure do love the perks!

Back in the early 90's, when we cruised the Sovereign quite a few times, they would allow you to buy a bottle in one of the shops, pay a 10% upcharge, then you could take to the room. I remember getting OJ delivered to the room then sat at the pool all day drinking Screwdrivers. I'm probably one of the reasons they stopped doing that. Lol!

Just redeemed 40k points for our cruise in November. Got the updated "invoice" the same day and funds added to cruise planner two days later. Already used some for embarkation lunch. I feel I was lucky this time, normally not available that fast. I've called RCCL before with my BOA receipt in hand and asked nicely for them to make it available sooner than later. Sometimes it works, sometimes I still have to wait.

Called yesterday to update my two amenities. Did the "book new cruise option" then was forwarded to C&A live person. Took all of two beers, and I'm a quick drinker. Ha! Now I'm waiting for RCCL to update my C&A level from D+ to "Crown" Lol!!!! (Joking, but who knows) 😉

We never received a block for 140 because we weren't on a ship when we hit that number. We got to 140 during the points transition time, from 1 point a sailing to 1 point per night, so we were denied. We finally got our 350 point block though.

That has never happened to us, and we've taken over twenty comped cruises.

There are three of us, so I usual request a four top by the window.

I sent my request in three weeks ago, got the standard auto response, then got this yesterday, a week from our cruise. Thank you for contacting the Royal Dining Department. Your request has been forwarded to the ship for processing. Your table assignment will be on your Seapass card. We look forward to welcoming you onboard! Thank you and kindest regards, Royal Caribbean Dining Administration

Let's try this. I printed, scanned and saved. 2024 Prime excluded list.pdf

Here are the sailings. 379CB752-E4DA-43CB-B82D-D350952C7CED.pdf

Dang, three pages and not one comment about the only edibles I'm aware of.............panties. 😉

Our cabin steward set up our bathroom door with a towel. No banging. 🙂

I want to be his Bro too! 🙂 Oh, I'll take a Stella also.

Hit the Major on the Wonder this past October. This is with a $1.76 bet.

I'll be on the Allure Monday, I can definitely look for you. Not sure if stock would be the same on all ships, but worth a try.

I thought Classic was for us older folks. lol! Have a Happy Thanksgiving!

Which level is "Classic"? I've only heard of Choice, Prime, Signature and Master. We're Prime working on Signature next week on Allure.

My apologies. I made comments on the wrong thread. My comments were meant for thread "Are you still adding cash gratuity on top of automatic gratuities". Disregard my comments on this thread. Have a wonderful day, and if you see me on board I'll buy you an adult beverage! 🙂

Not bragging, was asked if I did anything with Charity. Yes, agree, people do whatever they want with their money. Thanks again. Enjoy your day. Wait, my bad, you were talking about the above and beyond tipping. Not really bragging, it's just I've been blessed and want to share with others. No harm there, but, I'm not going to try and convince anyone to do what I do, just enjoy life and do what makes you happy. Cool?

Thanks! Yes, working at a Catholic Hospital has blessed me with ways to donate to charities, which I do. I also enjoy donating time to Special Olympics, Beach cleanups etc. It’s not always about the money. 😁 Enjoy your day!

All good. Cheers

Not shaming anybody. There's two sides to the story and both sides need to be heard. It's cool either way, just stating how I handle it just like those that remove the auto's state how they handle it. It's a vacation, enjoy!

Yes, after rereading the posts, around six folks are considering removing the auto grats, but, how many "silent" folks, like me (until now, ha) will continue to leave the auto grats in place AND tip above and beyond the auto grats? Like I've stated on many of these tipping threads, I've collected quite a bit of singles when the cruise industry was shut down and I plan on giving those out to the crew members who didn't have an income during that time. Lastly, as I've stated before, I can't take it with me, and my son already has more money than me, so I'll take care of the crew that takes care of me.

Cancelled and rebooked Chops & Giovanni's lunches for our two upcoming cruises. Thanks Ken for the heads up, saved quite a bit.

Or, you can leave them in place, enjoy your cruise, and not think about it again. 😉