frank808 Posted June 7, 2015 #101 Share Posted June 7, 2015 Ok thanks for clearing that up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aroundthewworldgirl Posted June 7, 2015 #102 Share Posted June 7, 2015 Thanks for this post! So glad I checked this forum, if not I would not have known about the RCC sale. I booked an OV a couple of weeks ago on the Harmony sailing from Barcelona July 10, 2016. I am traveling with my friend, it will be our first time sailing with RCC. We usually sail on Carnival. Because of this thread, I checked the RCC website and was able to upgrade from our OV to a Balcony for a lower rate than the OV and we got a $100 on board credit! It will be our first time traveling to Europe and we are excited about sailing on a new ship. Can't wait to see the robot bartenders.:D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KiwiGal117 Posted June 7, 2015 #103 Share Posted June 7, 2015 I just booked! Yippee! TA was really surprised about lack of availability. I blamed it on this thread!! LOL!!! Tried to book D4 but it was sold out, so now in D3 on Deck 10, midship, port side. Question - when I look at the deck plans, I thought that the right hand side was starboard? No? We have 10610 and 10614 and TA telling us it's port side. I'm no expert on ships, so thought I'd throw it out there to all of you... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clarea Posted June 7, 2015 #104 Share Posted June 7, 2015 I just booked! Yippee! TA was really surprised about lack of availability. I blamed it on this thread!! LOL!!! Tried to book D4 but it was sold out, so now in D3 on Deck 10, midship, port side. Question - when I look at the deck plans, I thought that the right hand side was starboard? No? We have 10610 and 10614 and TA telling us it's port side. I'm no expert on ships, so thought I'd throw it out there to all of you... Royal's deck plans typically have starboard on the right side. The staterooms 10610 and 10614 are on the starboard side. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare A&L_Ont Posted June 7, 2015 #105 Share Posted June 7, 2015 Oh wow. My husband would be so jealous. Where do you buy your boards? Can you get them in Canada? I'm thinking of getting him one for Xmas. And how do you fly with them? I'm a very understanding wife too. It's a good thing I'm independent because sometimes it feel like I'm on a solo cruise :) I'm already stretching my vacation time at work so march might not happen. But never say never! Who knows we might get to see each other one day. The DHs will be riding and the flowrider widows will be at the beach pool. :D I bought my boards direct from Waveloch. I bought Waveloch/flowrider boards as I know they are allowed on the ship. On some ships they don't allow other brands. I would hate to drag the board only to find out that I can't use it. They will ship from the U.S. At the bottom is a link to their website. I also bought the padded bag from them. I wrap them in larger bubble wrap and use insulated pipe wrap to protect the sides and ends. I check it as luggage and it gets exrayed as oversized and it goes into the plane's cargo hold. It comes out either on the carousel or the oversized cargo area at the end destination. If you ever get one in your house I can send you a few pics on how to pack them. The web-site is not that great to navigate. http://www.flowridershop.com West Edmonton Mall also has a Surf Club. You could shop and DH could ride and it is cheaper than a cruise. They might sell boards too. You could even stay at the hotel overnight, in a them room too. ;) http://www.wem.ca/play/attractions-at-wem/world-waterpark/wem-surf-lessons-and-wem-surf-club http://www.wem.ca/media/227453/You-can-now-surf-an-endless-wave-at-World-Waterpark.pdf Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
susancruzs Posted June 7, 2015 #106 Share Posted June 7, 2015 Absolutely no interest in trying the big ships of RCI! Not a chance, just not for me! :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paulette3028 Posted June 7, 2015 Author #107 Share Posted June 7, 2015 Absolutely no interest in trying the big ships of RCI! Not a chance, just not for me! :) Just curious, why NO interest in trying the big ships.....which ship is your favorite? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Sunset Glow Posted June 7, 2015 #108 Share Posted June 7, 2015 Who knows we might get to see each other one day. The DHs will be riding and the flowrider widows will be at the beach pool. :D I bought my boards direct from Waveloch. I bought Waveloch/flowrider boards as I know they are allowed on the ship. On some ships they don't allow other brands. I would hate to drag the board only to find out that I can't use it. They will ship from the U.S. At the bottom is a link to their website. I also bought the padded bag from them. I wrap them in larger bubble wrap and use insulated pipe wrap to protect the sides and ends. I check it as luggage and it gets exrayed as oversized and it goes into the plane's cargo hold. It comes out either on the carousel or the oversized cargo area at the end destination. If you ever get one in your house I can send you a few pics on how to pack them. The web-site is not that great to navigate. http://www.flowridershop.com West Edmonton Mall also has a Surf Club. You could shop and DH could ride and it is cheaper than a cruise. They might sell boards too. You could even stay at the hotel overnight, in a them room too. ;) http://www.wem.ca/play/attractions-at-wem/world-waterpark/wem-surf-lessons-and-wem-surf-club http://www.wem.ca/media/227453/You-can-now-surf-an-endless-wave-at-World-Waterpark.pdf Thanks for that. I'll do some research. Maybe they sell the waveloch boards at the mall here because they have a Flowrider. We checked out the cost of west ed mall Flowrider when it opened. I think it's cheaper to go on a cruise. :) First you have to buy a day pass to the water park at about $40 then it's $20 for 3 rides!! Can't purchase an unlimited ride pass. Ridiculous. Can you imagine how first time riders feel? They will burn through $20 in about 15 seconds. It's a shame because we are only 25 minutes from west Edmonton mall :( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
racerxspeedy Posted June 7, 2015 #109 Share Posted June 7, 2015 In addition to the water slides the Harmony will have the Solarium expand out over deck 14. This is currently a large sun deck on the Allure/Oasis. I know I will enjoy having this additional space, and experiencing the differences between these ships - good or bad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare mcatmcat Posted June 7, 2015 #110 Share Posted June 7, 2015 None unless it sails from Florida Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hawaiifrank Posted June 7, 2015 #111 Share Posted June 7, 2015 A balcony is cheaper than an inside, go figure...:) What they said. :thumbup: We have a Boardwalk Balcony booked on Oasis for Feb 2016, a b2b. We booked it during our February 2015 cruise. So the Feb Harmony OTS was a given. See the pattern here? We've cruised each February with my brother and his wife for the last 5 or 6 years. The Oasis will be our first balcony on RCCL. We normally go with Prominade View, but there weren't 2 together on the b2b so we were offered Boardwalk Balcony cabins and were pleasantly surprised that the price was only about $150 more than a PR catagory. I wasn't thinking about that balcony discount! Since we had booked the Boardwalk balcony on Oasis, it seemed natural now to check the cost "up there" for our next cruise. Surprise, surprise! The BB was actually less than an a "cheap" inside cabin with this new 30 - 30 promotion and our (now even better Diamond) balcony discount. We've never booked this far out either. In fact, is it unusual for a line to take reservations for a ship that far ahead? Especially one not scheduled for completion for over a year? Maybe they need extra cash to fund the construction. :eek: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jules815 Posted June 7, 2015 #112 Share Posted June 7, 2015 None unless it sails from Florida It will be arriving in Ft. Lauderdale in early November, 2016. :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hawaiifrank Posted June 7, 2015 #113 Share Posted June 7, 2015 It will be arriving in Ft. Lauderdale in early November, 2016. :D And the Roll Call for that transatlantic cruise has 5k posts already. :) I wish I was on it. :( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
emmy Posted June 7, 2015 #114 Share Posted June 7, 2015 None unless it sails from Florida I am on the Harmony Transatlantic bringing it over to Florida for you :) Nov 5 /16 3 night and then Nov 12/16 first 7 night out of Port Everglades with sailings up to April 22/17 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davekathy Posted June 7, 2015 #115 Share Posted June 7, 2015 Two more for no interest. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ken at the beach Posted June 7, 2015 #116 Share Posted June 7, 2015 We've never booked this far out either. In fact, is it unusual for a line to take reservations for a ship that far ahead? Especially one not scheduled for completion for over a year? Maybe they need extra cash to fund the construction. :eek: Quite common. It happens every year when the new itineraries are released in March/April. Next March/April will see itineraries released until April 2018. We always book once the itineraries are released and quite often this us the best price, of course if the price drops you can call and get a price reduction. You really can't lose by booking early. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KiwiGal117 Posted June 7, 2015 #117 Share Posted June 7, 2015 Two more for no interest. Is it the size? As I mentioned earlier we have booked, but I'm surprised myself at my excitement. For us it's all the activities for 12 yo DS. But wonder if it my be overwhelming. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chawkjewel Posted June 7, 2015 #118 Share Posted June 7, 2015 We've always wanted to do a transatlantic. Due to our Alaska trip this year, 2015 just wasn't feasible so I set my sights on 2016. I would have gone either eastbound or westbound but we kind of had our hearts set on an Oasis class since, if we are going to experience any weather, hopefully the bigger ship will handle it better. Booked the Harmony TA on day one and saved over $300 on 6/1 when this sale began. We're very happy. Sure wish it was this year instead of next year! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davekathy Posted June 8, 2015 #119 Share Posted June 8, 2015 (edited) Is it the size? As I mentioned earlier we have booked, but I'm surprised myself at my excitement. For us it's all the activities for 12 yo DS. But wonder if it my be overwhelming. We Cruise the Caribbean so one of the big issues for us is limited ports the mega Cruise ships sail to. We are empty nesters so on board kid type activities is of no interest to us. We did a B2B on the Liberty Of The Seas (biggest ship we've ever Cruised on) in 2011. Loved the ship and her staff but hated the dream work creatures and the kids pirate parade through the MDR. Edited June 8, 2015 by davekathy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KiwiGal117 Posted June 8, 2015 #120 Share Posted June 8, 2015 LOL! Don't blame you, I would too in your situation. Hadn't thought about the ports, so good to keep in mind! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beachammo Posted June 8, 2015 #121 Share Posted June 8, 2015 Wow.....Hope I never get to the point that I would hate a "kids pirate parade" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grandma Petania Posted June 8, 2015 #122 Share Posted June 8, 2015 B2 is $702 with $100 OBC and B1 is $723 with $100 OBC. That's for the 1/28/17 sailingDid you get the OBC from RC? If so, how did you swing that? I am also booked for your sailing, and didn't see anything about getting OBC when I booked. On another topic, given the heading on this thread, I kind of shake my head at the people who come here to post that they have NO interest in sailing on the Harmony. :confused: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yorkvillain Posted June 8, 2015 #123 Share Posted June 8, 2015 (edited) Did you get the OBC from RC? If so, how did you swing that? I am also booked for your sailing, and didn't see anything about getting OBC when I booked. On another topic, given the heading on this thread, I kind of shake my head at the people who come here to post that they have NO interest in sailing on the Harmony. :confused: Lol. I know. I like when someone does a review of the Oasis or Allure and then someone else posts in the same thread that they have no interest in sailing on a ship that big. But be prepared now for some of those people to say they were just answering the question in the heading of this thread. Edited June 8, 2015 by Yorkvillain Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nashcruise Posted June 10, 2015 #124 Share Posted June 10, 2015 Just booked the Western Mediterranean for September 2016 for a once in a lifetime trip with my mother! The price couldn't be beat for such a great itinerary on a brand new boat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WisconsinFan Posted June 10, 2015 #125 Share Posted June 10, 2015 I just booked! Yippee! TA was really surprised about lack of availability. I blamed it on this thread!! LOL!!! Tried to book D4 but it was sold out, so now in D3 on Deck 10, midship, port side. Question - when I look at the deck plans, I thought that the right hand side was starboard? No? We have 10610 and 10614 and TA telling us it's port side. I'm no expert on ships, so thought I'd throw it out there to all of you... Facing forward port side is always on the left. Easiest way to remember is port has four letters as well as left. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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