JimAOk1945 Posted May 16, 2017 #51 Share Posted May 16, 2017 Sailed in suites multiple times. My experience is the escort off varies by port. In some cases it was to the front on the disembarkation line not customs line, in others it was just you were the first tag called, and only once was there special treatment in the customs line Sent from my VS987 using Forums mobile app This has been our experience as well. Sailed in suites multiple times. My experience is the escort off varies by port. In some cases it was to the front on the disembarkation line not customs line, in others it was just you were the first tag called, and only once was there special treatment in the customs line Sent from my VS987 using Forums mobile app Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-N920A using Forums mobile app Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clarea Posted May 16, 2017 #52 Share Posted May 16, 2017 Another perk in GS is the free internet which means not keeping up with minutes used. Also reserved seating in the theater. Free internet is only for Sky/Star class suites on Oasis and Quantum class. Not on Serenade. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Milwaukee Eight Posted May 16, 2017 #53 Share Posted May 16, 2017 Sailed in suites multiple times. My experience is the escort off varies by port. In some cases it was to the front on the disembarkation line not customs line, in others it was just you were the first tag called, and only once was there special treatment in the customs line Sent from my VS987 using Forums mobile app Same here. Never any special treatment for Customs Line. Sent from my iPhone using Forums Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare John&LaLa Posted May 16, 2017 #54 Share Posted May 16, 2017 Same here. Never any special treatment for Customs Line. Sent from my iPhone using Forums You need to buy more stuff then. ;p FWIW, if you have the red tickets, your luggage is in a separate area, and you have a dedicated line to customs. You may not go all the way to the front because there are other red tickets folks in front of you. Wasn't it that way on Serenade for you? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Milwaukee Eight Posted May 16, 2017 #55 Share Posted May 16, 2017 You need to buy more stuff then. ;p Yep. We always seem to get checked. [emoji15] Sent from my iPhone using Forums Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clarea Posted May 16, 2017 #56 Share Posted May 16, 2017 Same here. Never any special treatment for Customs Line. I believe we had a special suite line at Port Everglades once, must have been terminal 18. Our luggage tags said "Suite/Pinnacle" and once they saw that, they moved us to a different line. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Milwaukee Eight Posted May 16, 2017 #57 Share Posted May 16, 2017 I believe we had a special suite line at Port Everglades once, must have been terminal 18. Our luggage tags said "Suite/Pinnacle" and once they saw that, they moved us to a different line. We have been escorted to our bag claim area but shared the same Custom Line with others. There wasn't much of a line at Customs when we're were escorted off the ship. Best escort we have ever received was off Serenade. They held up other cruisers so we could precede to our bags. I think this probably more to do with the Concierge, Mario Reyes. He was the best. Sent from my iPhone using Forums Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sellwingri Posted May 16, 2017 #58 Share Posted May 16, 2017 Free internet is only for Sky/Star class suites on Oasis and Quantum class. Not on Serenade. So we're just given the code when we check in? We're sailing on Oasis for the first time in Oct and we're in a GS. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clarea Posted May 16, 2017 #59 Share Posted May 16, 2017 So we're just given the code when we check in? We're sailing on Oasis for the first time in Oct and we're in a GS. Either at check-in or in the stateroom, happened both ways for us. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RFerrington Posted May 16, 2017 #60 Share Posted May 16, 2017 Sailed in suites multiple times. My experience is the escort off varies by port. In some cases it was to the front on the disembarkation line not customs line, in others it was just you were the first tag called, and only once was there special treatment in the customs line Agree that it depends on the port. Our last time out of Miami (NAV for Christmas + NY) the Concierge was not permitted to leave the ship at all. There was virtually no special disembarkation treatment for anyone. It was kind of a joke, really. We all met in the Concierge Lounge, thinking we were getting a special disembark only to find that the Concierge led us all to the back of the line where everyone else was getting off the ship. What a waste of time ! Our bags were on the ginormous carousel with everyone else's; it was a complete charlie foxtrot. The special red tags got us absolutely nothing ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GWBonthego Posted May 16, 2017 #61 Share Posted May 16, 2017 Just off of Empress yesterday in Tampa. We met the loyalty ambassador at the schooner bar and were first off at 7:15 -- no escort or special line, but since we were first there was NO line! :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoppy2cruise Posted May 16, 2017 #62 Share Posted May 16, 2017 Concierge on Liberty somehow messed up the normally great disembarkation yesterday , we somehow came after groups 2 and 3 and did not get off till 10am ( was always off by 9am in past) hope we never have to deal with him again. We met Jorge in the Schooner Bar and were escorted off at 8:30 just after the self-assist passengers on May 14. A couple tried to "crash" the line and were turned away when they didn't have a gold card to "ding" off the ship. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare island lady Posted May 16, 2017 #63 Share Posted May 16, 2017 It would be great if all suite guests on all RC ships were given this perk. The Concierges aren't consistent across the fleet. Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-N920A using Forums mobile app My usual reply..."The only thing that is consistent RCI ship wide.....is inconsistency" ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimAOk1945 Posted May 16, 2017 #64 Share Posted May 16, 2017 My usual reply..."The only thing that is consistent RCI ship wide.....is inconsistency" ;) True [emoji106] Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-N920A using Forums mobile app Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare island lady Posted May 16, 2017 #65 Share Posted May 16, 2017 You need to buy more stuff then. ;p FWIW, if you have the red tickets, your luggage is in a separate area, and you have a dedicated line to customs. You may not go all the way to the front because there are other red tickets folks in front of you. Wasn't it that way on Serenade for you? My sister had mechanical problems with her truck and was waiting to disembark later to be sure her secretary had driven down with a new truck. So she was the very last red tag to go down and pick up her luggage, indeed in a special area. Porter was waiting for her, with her luggage on a cart, then escorted her to the special line straight to customs. Then she still had to wait for her sister to show up at the parking lot since I was not in a GS...OR a Painacle ;) (I was in the long...long line for customs clearance :(). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare John&LaLa Posted May 16, 2017 #66 Share Posted May 16, 2017 My sister had mechanical problems with her truck and was waiting to disembark later to be sure her secretary had driven down with a new truck. So she was the very last red tag to go down and pick up her luggage, indeed in a special area. Porter was waiting for her, with her luggage on a cart, then escorted her to the special line straight to customs. Then she still had to wait for her sister to show up at the parking lot since I was not in a GS...OR a Painacle ;) (I was in the long...long line for customs clearance :(). Mobile Passport line was shorter than regular entry line Sent from my HTC One_M8 using Forums mobile app Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare island lady Posted May 17, 2017 #67 Share Posted May 17, 2017 Mobile Passport line was shorter than regular entry line Sent from my HTC One_M8 using Forums mobile app Yeah, I need to check into that...thanks John. :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimAOk1945 Posted May 17, 2017 #68 Share Posted May 17, 2017 Mobile Passport line was shorter than regular entry line Sent from my HTC One_M8 using Forums mobile app Can you please provide a link? Actually others might appreciate it as well. Thanks Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-N920A using Forums mobile app Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clarea Posted May 17, 2017 #69 Share Posted May 17, 2017 Can you please provide a link? Actually others might appreciate it as well. Thanks https://mobilepassport.us/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimAOk1945 Posted May 17, 2017 #70 Share Posted May 17, 2017 Thanks Bob! Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-N920A using Forums mobile app Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare BecciBoo Posted May 17, 2017 #71 Share Posted May 17, 2017 Dont rule out the larger suites, if you can find very good cruise buddies to split the Presidential Suite with you, it might be within your grasp. Our share of the fare on LIberty next year is about what we paid for a balcony on Radiance to Alaska. Our GS on Vision is less than $2000 even though its just a 5 day, we decided it was now or never. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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