Has anyone experienced "Priority" elevator?

[Ramjet1997]

Recently on the Freedom of the Seas, we noticed several elevators passing us by, and there was a notation on the elevator floor reading above the doors that said something like "Priority" as it quickly passed us by - we have never noticed this before and is very disturbing to the waiting riders.

 

Has anyone experienced this before? Is this really happening or is it a fluke? I read on the Facebook Royal Group that this was possibly being used by high level suite and Pinnacle guests - and that Royal implemented this but are now backpedaling on it - any truth to this?

 

Hope this is not reality - this could turn into another Disney World with their "Fast Pass" fiasco for rich people willing to pay more that the normal cost of the park to gain faster admission to the attractions....

[notsomadhatter]

I've been it one a few times on different lines, most recently as a way to unload passengers from wedding space located in the funnel. One elevator to that space at the top of the ship and 30 people to clear out.

 

Your "Fastpass fiasco" analogy is a bit flawed as that service is free and does not require spending money on anything. It's also still in use. :confused:

[CruiseKeeper]

Just saw them on the Allure. There were 3 of them going at the same time and it was explained to us that it was because it was close to all onboard time on a port day and was an effort to move people quickly.

[Scotty G]

Medical Emergencies take priority.

 

Also, if the elevator is at its weight limit, it may be programmed to bypass floors not requested by someone on the elevator.

 

The Concierge has the ability to take control of an elevator when taking Suite, Pinnacle and D+ guests from the lounge to the deck where they are disembarking at cruise end or at Labadee.

Edited December 22, 2014 by Scotty G
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[Ramjet1997]

I've been it one a few times on different lines, most recently as a way to unload passengers from wedding space located in the funnel. One elevator to that space at the top of the ship and 30 people to clear out.

 

Your "Fastpass fiasco" analogy is a bit flawed as that service is free and does not require spending money on anything. It's also still in use. :confused:

 

 

I thought that the special fast lines at Disney required additional payment? If not, why wouldn't everyone use it?

[cb at sea]

The elevators on ships are too small, and folks are too pushy..while I can do several floors, up or down by stairs, not everyone can. There should be no priority except for emergencies.

[dcedar]

I think the elevators are just wacky at times.

 

On the Indy I noticed elevators passing our floor with only a few people in them. Once we pressed the down button but decided to get on the one going up since it was only one floor. Why wait for it to come back down again? We got on the elevator and went up the one floor. On the way back down it totally skipped the floor we started on so we just waved at the others that were with us waiting for the down elevator. LOL

[Lionesss]

I am sure there is a way to call the elevators to certain floors by a control center.

 

On the Allure many a day an empty elevator zipped by us and another one was close behind and stopped.

 

Sea Ya

[Snow cat]

I thought that the special fast lines at Disney required additional payment? If not, why wouldn't everyone use it?

 

No, doesn't cost a thing, everyone can use it.

[orville99]

I thought that the special fast lines at Disney required additional payment? If not, why wouldn't everyone use it?

 

 

everyone does. ;)

 

 

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[Ramjet1997]

OK - forget the Disney reference......

[txcowboy10]

Quantum has that feature too on elevators for gold card suite guests to use... Though few knew of the feature on my sailing two weeks ago

[spookwife]

Recently on the Freedom of the Seas, we noticed several elevators passing us by, and there was a notation on the elevator floor reading above the doors that said something like "Priority" as it quickly passed us by - we have never noticed this before and is very disturbing to the waiting riders.

 

Has anyone experienced this before? Is this really happening or is it a fluke? I read on the Facebook Royal Group that this was possibly being used by high level suite and Pinnacle guests - and that Royal implemented this but are now backpedaling on it - any truth to this?

 

Hope this is not reality - this could turn into another Disney World with their "Fast Pass" fiasco for rich people willing to pay more that the normal cost of the park to gain faster admission to the attractions....

 

 

Umm no one can pay for Fast Pass access, it is included in the ticket price. when you can book your three selections per day just depends whether you stay on site or off.

 

as for Priority: have seen it many times, usually used by STAFF who need to set something up( such as using the VCL for an Art auction). I also got to use priority access on disembarkation day as a suite guest who was escorted directly to the pier and customs and bypassing the normal crush of people trying to get off.

[spookwife]

I thought that the special fast lines at Disney required additional payment? If not, why wouldn't everyone use it?

 

nether the old Fast Pass system nor the new FP+ system EVER required additional payment.

 

UNIVERSAL has that, where you pay extra money to get FOTL access.

[dz9yvr]

I have seen that on port days. I think they have those elevators focused on moving returning passengers from Deck 2 to the other decks. They don't respond to the call buttons on the floors. If it happens to stop you can hop on and go up.

[JasonV1]

Rich people can pay a per hour fee to have a guide escort them around the park. The guide can take them directly in all the FastPass lines (but usually not to the front of that that I saw). The WDW website has details about some of the packages, I saw someone on my last trip who had a guide with him and his kid.

 

If you want to schedule Disney FastPass+ in advance you must stay in a Disney resort. Everyone else schedules theirs inside the park the day they arrive, and getting preferred times for in demand rides is tough if the crowd levels are high.

 

 

Recently on the Freedom of the Seas, we noticed several elevators passing us by, and there was a notation on the elevator floor reading above the doors that said something like "Priority" as it quickly passed us by - we have never noticed this before and is very disturbing to the waiting riders.

 

Has anyone experienced this before? Is this really happening or is it a fluke? I read on the Facebook Royal Group that this was possibly being used by high level suite and Pinnacle guests - and that Royal implemented this but are now backpedaling on it - any truth to this?

 

Hope this is not reality - this could turn into another Disney World with their "Fast Pass" fiasco for rich people willing to pay more that the normal cost of the park to gain faster admission to the attractions....

[skagen]

Quantum has that feature too on elevators for gold card suite guests to use... Though few knew of the feature on my sailing two weeks ago

 

Shhhh!

[kjkrmk]

Suite guests can get escorted off the ship by the concierge. It is a perk of a grand Suite or above. Guests in these suites can go to the Concierge lounge and then they are escorted down on the elevator non-stop as Priority. Part of the benefits of opting up for a grand suite. We took advantage of this several times in October on the FR.

Edited December 22, 2014 by kjkrmk

[mcatmcat]

Let me pick my words wisely lol

 

I have a friend that in the old ships if he is the 1st one in the elevator and no one is pushing any other floor lever he can skip all floors.

 

Does it work 100% no. But a whopping 90% even when they are people in every floor requesting an elevator.

It won't work in allure or oasis, how does he do it ? I don't know 😇, and of course what he is doing is not fair ( I know the mentally of some in here )

 

 

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[mollyeilis]

I have nothing for the elevator question.

 

UNIVERSAL has that, where you pay extra money to get FOTL access.

 

 

Now that we have the original FP question worked out, please know that Universal's isn't to be considered "front of the line". Unless you are very lucky there will always be someone in front of you; multiple people can't have "front" of the line access. It's Express Pass. It's fast, it's lovely, I won't stay anywhere but a deluxe resort when at UO (because unlimited Express Pass is included with deluxe resort stays), but it's not FOTL.

 

 

If you want to schedule Disney FastPass+ in advance you must stay in a Disney resort. Everyone else schedules theirs inside the park the day they arrive, and getting preferred times for in demand rides is tough if the crowd levels are high.

 

Onsite people can now reserve 60 days out.

Offsite people can reserve 30 days out.

 

And EVERYONE can change their reservations, depending on availability, while in the parks, either on a phone app, browser, or at a kiosk.

[drarill]

I thought that the special fast lines at Disney required additional payment? If not, why wouldn't everyone use it?

 

 

You can pay for a fast pass @ Universal not Disney. BTW, those have different prices depending on the time of the year and worth every cent if you are not staying in one of their hotels.

To the OP, we were also taken non-stop to our suite from Michael's club on embarkation day in Celebrity. Celebrity's cruise guests are escorted to Michael's club from the pier to wait there until their suites are ready. It is a really nice way to start your cruise.

 

 

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[internetwhiz]

Quantum has that feature too on elevators for gold card suite guests to use... Though few knew of the feature on my sailing two weeks ago

 

 

It was explained this past week that the access for gold card on quantum to have priority elevators has been disabled. The RFID frequency for those in emergency positions and gold card were too close.

 

 

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[HiCSailor]

It was explained this past week that the access for gold card on quantum to have priority elevators has been disabled. The RFID frequency for those in emergency positions and gold card were too close.

 

 

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It actually was never access for Gold Card members, nor pinnacle, nor D+, nor D...

 

What's been widely rumored across the board as a plot by the Royal Caribbean Illuminati was actually an error with the RFID room keys and WOW bands in Quantum. The frequencies used were too close to those used by the emergency response teams to "commander" the elevators (think of the firemen service key slots common in elevators, but now electronic).

 

This has been discussed at recent captains corners aboard Quantum and I believe it's been corrected. I had not heard of it and other ships, but it may be a similar issue or, as others have said, either a mass movement of people from a special event or an emergency response in progress.

[ltjn]

On our recent cruise aboard Freedom Of The Seas, 30 November, we used the priority elevator on a few occasions, but always with the concierge present and activating the system. We were staying in an Owners Suite and this was one of the amenities for staying in any suite. The two times it was used for us was leaving the ship to tender over to Cocoa Cay and disembarkment day, 7 December.

 

When we were getting ready to leave the ship for Cocoa Cay and board the priority tender, our concierge actually told us to expect some not so nice comments from other passengers and we passed them in the tender line. Yes, there was several rude comments made to my family.

[jules815]

Suite guests can get escorted off the ship by the concierge. It is a perk of a grand Suite or above. Guests in these suites can go to the Concierge lounge and then they are escorted down on the elevator non-stop as Priority. Part of the benefits of opting up for a grand suite. We took advantage of this several times in October on the FR.

 

This is very good news. We have a flight that's earlier than what we normally book, out of Miami, when we cruise on Liberty in March. Out of all the suite perks for that cruise, this is the one I'm most interested in.