Fouremco Posted January 12, 2017 #1 Share Posted January 12, 2017 The more I read, the more I'm confused about the towel situation. On other lines, pool towels were simply there for the taking, and beach towels were provided in your cabin. If you didn't return the latter, you would be charged for them, just as you might be charged for an item from your mini bar that you drink. We will be on the Allure for our first RCI cruise in March, and I'm wondering what the process is there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clarea Posted January 12, 2017 #2 Share Posted January 12, 2017 The more I read, the more I'm confused about the towel situation. On other lines, pool towels were simply there for the taking, and beach towels were provided in your cabin. If you didn't return the latter, you would be charged for them, just as you might be charged for an item from your mini bar that you drink. We will be on the Allure for our first RCI cruise in March, and I'm wondering what the process is there. Yiou check out pool/bech towels from a kiosk on the pool deck. Any towel not returned by the end of the cruise will cost you $25. You can exchange towels there as much as you like. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fouremco Posted January 12, 2017 Author #3 Share Posted January 12, 2017 Yiou check out pool/bech towels from a kiosk on the pool deck. Any towel not returned by the end of the cruise will cost you $25. You can exchange towels there as much as you like. Thanks, Bob. Those kiosks must be busy places! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clarea Posted January 12, 2017 #4 Share Posted January 12, 2017 Thanks, Bob. Those kiosks must be busy places! Not really. Maybe on the last evening when people are turning in towels. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
njm5378 Posted January 12, 2017 #5 Share Posted January 12, 2017 Suite guests do not have to check out towels, if that applies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matj2000 Posted January 12, 2017 #6 Share Posted January 12, 2017 The whole towel charge is just a scare. Anyone who was ever charged for one and actually paid it is probably the same person who wouldn't give his spouse a sip of his soda because she didn't have her own drink package. If you get charged, go and have them take it off. It is very easy...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ken at the beach Posted January 12, 2017 #7 Share Posted January 12, 2017 (edited) Yiou check out pool/bech towels from a kiosk on the pool deck. Any towel not returned by the end of the cruise will cost you $25. You can exchange towels there as much as you like. They were still doing the fake scan last week on Allure. The scanner wasn't even hooked up. My wife made the scanning sound for him and he just smiled at her. The big bins for towels on deck 2 after a port day with no one there checking the towels in kind of gives it away as well. Edited January 12, 2017 by Ourusualbeach Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clarea Posted January 12, 2017 #8 Share Posted January 12, 2017 They were still doing the fake scan last week on Allure. The scanner wasn't even hooked up. My wife made the scanning sound for him and he just smiled at her. The big bins for towels on deck 2 with no one there checking the towers in kind of gives it away as well. It looked like they were doing fake scans on Brilliance last month. I'll check more closely next week. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ken at the beach Posted January 12, 2017 #9 Share Posted January 12, 2017 It looked like they were doing fake scans on Brilliance last month. I'll check more closely next week. Enjoy.:) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fouremco Posted January 12, 2017 Author #10 Share Posted January 12, 2017 The whole towel charge is just a scare. Anyone who was ever charged for one and actually paid it is probably the same person who wouldn't give his spouse a sip of his soda because she didn't have her own drink package. If you get charged, go and have them take it off. It is very easy...... it does seem a bit silly. I guess they won't credit me $25 for all the towels I take from the Chair Hogs! :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matj2000 Posted January 12, 2017 #11 Share Posted January 12, 2017 It looked like they were doing fake scans on Brilliance last month. I'll check more closely next week. That really makes a lot of sense now. I remember I checked out 4 towels and brought 2 back later. I asked her if I had any others out and she said no..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cb at sea Posted January 12, 2017 #12 Share Posted January 12, 2017 (edited) They just want to keep their towels...I don't blame them...they're expensive! So, just bring back that which you borrow! So easy! You need not worry about it! It's the same with resort hotels....they make you "check out" their towels, too! It's really not a big deal! Edited January 12, 2017 by cb at sea Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fouremco Posted January 12, 2017 Author #13 Share Posted January 12, 2017 (edited) They just want to keep their towels...I don't blame them...they're expensive! So, just bring back that which you borrow! So easy! You need not worry about it! It's the same with resort hotels....they make you "check out" their towels, too! It's really not a big deal! I've never had to sign for a towel on a cruise, at a resort, at my gym or anywhere else. Besides, if I stole one, it would cost me more for overweight baggage on the flight home than it would cost me to buy the towel!;) Edited January 12, 2017 by Fouremco Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clarea Posted January 12, 2017 #14 Share Posted January 12, 2017 I've never had to sign for a towel on a cruise, at a resort, at my gym or anywhere else. Besides, if I stole one, it would cost me more for overweight baggage on the flight home than it would cost me to buy the towel!;) Unfortunately, a large part of the loss is guests leaving the towels on the beach at port stops. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fouremco Posted January 12, 2017 Author #15 Share Posted January 12, 2017 Unfortunately, a large part of the loss is guests leaving the towels on the beach at port stops. That's why I like HAL's and IIRC Celebrity's approach of having pool towels that you can access freely and larger, nicer beach towels that are part of your cabin inventory. Seems to solve the problem (as far as I know) without going through what now appears to be a charade of checking towels out and in on RCI. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jamesboat Posted January 12, 2017 #16 Share Posted January 12, 2017 Are you limited to checking out a number of towels at any one time? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clarea Posted January 12, 2017 #17 Share Posted January 12, 2017 Are you limited to checking out a number of towels at any one time? Possibly, we've done 4 at once and not had a problem. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jamesboat Posted January 12, 2017 #18 Share Posted January 12, 2017 Possibly, we've done 4 at once and not had a problem. 4 is what I was thinking, thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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