Clarea Posted October 12, 2017 #126 Share Posted October 12, 2017 We are Diamond and coming back to Royal after a few years away. Can the Balcony discount be combined with shareholders benefit or it's still not allowed? Virtually nothing (including the balcony discount) can be combined with the shareholder OBC. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stefanny28 Posted October 12, 2017 #127 Share Posted October 12, 2017 Love the Diamond Lounge and the free drinks. Am even happier now that the free drinks loaded onto the card can be obtained in the main dining room and specialty restaurants. Is this true? The free drinks can now be obtained in the MDR??? That's wonderful... The free drinks are definitely my favorite Diamond perks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clarea Posted October 12, 2017 #128 Share Posted October 12, 2017 Is this true? The free drinks can now be obtained in the MDR???That's wonderful... The free drinks are definitely my favorite Diamond perks. I'm not sure the ablity to use vouchers in the MDR is a fleetwide thing right now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
melsblue Posted October 12, 2017 #129 Share Posted October 12, 2017 Access to Diamond Club with free drinks for me I agree!!! And being able to tour the bridge Sent from my iPhone using Forums Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
melsblue Posted October 12, 2017 #130 Share Posted October 12, 2017 I agree!!! And being able to tour the bridge Sent from my iPhone using Forums Priority boarding, priority seating, proportion tenders, being recognized.. there’s so many!! Sent from my iPhone using Forums Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clarea Posted October 12, 2017 #131 Share Posted October 12, 2017 I agree!!! And being able to tour the bridge I thought bridge tours were a D+/PC perk.:confused: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimAOk1945 Posted October 12, 2017 #132 Share Posted October 12, 2017 Balcony Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-N920A using Forums mobile app Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ricka47 Posted October 12, 2017 #133 Share Posted October 12, 2017 The Diamond Lounge with the coffee machine and the free drinks in the evening. We recently did Aqua class on X and there just is no equivalent to the DL. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caribbeanboy Posted October 12, 2017 #134 Share Posted October 12, 2017 The daily happy hour. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
genegri Posted October 12, 2017 #135 Share Posted October 12, 2017 In order: Free internet minutes Balcony discount Diamond lounge Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ALSEAU Posted October 13, 2017 #136 Share Posted October 13, 2017 We have been Diamond + for several years. One perk we really like is priority boarding for tendering. In Grand Cayman when returning to the ship there is always a long line waiting to be tendered back to the ship. As a D+ you pass the crowd and get priority boarding. We both get 48 hrs of free wifi. So on Day 4 we sign on and have 1 device free for the rest of the week. We don't drink much. During Happy Hour my wife will get 3 cans of coke that we put in the cabin fridge.to drink the next day. I will get 3 unopen beers. What I don't drink that night will go into the fridge. We love the Oasis class ships. As D+ we never book a show except for the Comedy club. All other shows we show up whatever night and time we want to go. We can sit in the rows reserved for suite guest but we do go early and sit wherever we want. . I like to sit on an end seat. Hate to be in the middle of a row. Since we have been on a lot of cruises we have a lot of cruise pictures. So we are happy to make a selection of the 2 best pictures from our portfolio for free. Wait a minute I have just had a senior moment. This was supposed to be one perk. My bad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paulette3028 Posted October 13, 2017 #137 Share Posted October 13, 2017 Virtually nothing (including the balcony discount) can be combined with the shareholder OBC. This is so annoying.....Royal is penalizing their most loyal people with not allowing combining the shareholder OBC with another 'earned' benefit -- both from the standpoint of status attained PAYING for cruises takes as well as the investment made into the company by owning stock. I have expressed my displeasure as often as I can, to C-Suite people. I will say I do like how my stock has increased in value. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paulette3028 Posted October 13, 2017 #138 Share Posted October 13, 2017 In order: Free internet minutes Balcony discount Diamond lounge Let's be clear when you are referring to 'Free internet minutes' what it is is a Free DAY of internet, but the time cannot be spread out over the sailing it is one 24hr period of time. For a couple sailing together each person who is Diamond would get one complete 24 hr period. When you are D+ that increases to two days per person. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clarea Posted October 13, 2017 #139 Share Posted October 13, 2017 This is so annoying.....Royal is penalizing their most loyal people with not allowing combining the shareholder OBC with another 'earned' benefit -- both from the standpoint of status attained PAYING for cruises takes as well as the investment made into the company by owning stock. I have expressed my displeasure as often as I can, to C-Suite people. I will say I do like how my stock has increased in value. Agree. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frank808 Posted October 13, 2017 #140 Share Posted October 13, 2017 We have been Diamond + for several years. We love the Oasis class ships. As D+ we never book a show except for the Comedy club. All other shows we show up whatever night and time we want to go. We can sit in the rows reserved for suite guest but we do go early and sit wherever we want. . I like to sit on an end seat. Hate to be in the middle of a row. I thought even as d+ you still had to make a ressie to get into the show? I know you can use standby line to get in. But you say that you show up early so they let you in the ressie line because d+? I know that there is reserved seating for d+. But i thought you still needed a ressie to get in early. Just turning d+ on our b2b and am wondering. I know as a sky class you do not need ressie for any show but comedy. Thanks Sent from my SM-N910P using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ALSEAU Posted October 14, 2017 #141 Share Posted October 14, 2017 I thought even as d+ you still had to make a ressie to get into the show? I know you can use standby line to get in. But you say that you show up early so they let you in the ressie line because d+? I know that there is reserved seating for d+. But i thought you still needed a ressie to get in early. Just turning d+ on our b2b and am wondering. I know as a sky class you do not need ressie for any show but comedy. Thanks Sent from my SM-N910P using Tapatalk Just returned from a B2B on the Harmony. Went to most of the shows both weeks. Never made any ressie. Always arrived about a half hour early so we could get seats where we wanted. When they scanned our card we were ask several times if we had reservations. We said no but we are Diamond Plus. The response was always go on in. Of course this does not include the Comedy club. Since we turned D+ we have not made reservations on the Oasis class ships and have never been turned away on Oasis or Allure. That's one of our favorite benefits of being D+. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frank808 Posted October 14, 2017 #142 Share Posted October 14, 2017 Just returned from a B2B on the Harmony. Went to most of the shows both weeks. Never made any ressie. Always arrived about a half hour early so we could get seats where we wanted. When they scanned our card we were ask several times if we had reservations. We said no but we are Diamond Plus. The response was always go on in. Of course this does not include the Comedy club. Since we turned D+ we have not made reservations on the Oasis class ships and have never been turned away on Oasis or Allure. That's one of our favorite benefits of being D+. Ok thanks. Wont be able to try this until next year when we sail oasis class again. Sent from my SM-T217S using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cruisegirl1 Posted October 14, 2017 #143 Share Posted October 14, 2017 Is this true? The free drinks can now be obtained in the MDR???That's wonderful... The free drinks are definitely my favorite Diamond perks. It was available in the dining room on the Oasis, however. only during the stated cocktail hours. That meant if you had late dining which started at 8 o'clock, cocktail hour was over and you could not use the vouchers at that time. M Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alohanuiloa Posted October 14, 2017 #144 Share Posted October 14, 2017 Free drinks/ balcony discount/ breakfast and happy your at Diamond Club and Concierge Club/ free photos Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lv2bcruzin Posted October 14, 2017 #145 Share Posted October 14, 2017 DL, balcony discount, 3 free drinks are pretty much the three we get the most use out of. That being said we still buy the drink pkg. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aidanlana Posted October 14, 2017 #146 Share Posted October 14, 2017 Since we were 'hastily' (and pleasantly) upgraded during our last cruise we weren't expecting D perks - but found the drinks during the happy hour very helpful - although we don't drink! We've also booked our next cruise using the D discount and saved quite a bit on our particular sailing. Never occurred to me to check out the Diamond Lounge for coffee or breakfast - that would have suited us! Roll on the next cruise! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frank808 Posted October 15, 2017 #147 Share Posted October 15, 2017 Free drinks/ balcony discount/ breakfast and happy your at Diamond Club and Concierge Club/ free photosD does not get concierge lounge access. Starts at d+ Sent from my SM-N910P using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maureencruiser Posted October 15, 2017 #148 Share Posted October 15, 2017 I want to get to 150% single occupancy charge but that's a loooooong time away still. I know, right? Why do we have to wait so long? Most people don't even use it. They will know They're "supposed" to know. On the second night of my Harmony cruise, the bartender at the Schooner Bar rang me up as BOGO instead of 3 free drinks. :mad: The next day, I put myself on the "hurry up" plan to make sure I got all three. Also, We had water and cookies waiting in the cabin when we boarded, but, we never got anything else. I knew I could ask for robes, but, with three women sharing a cabin, we were struggling to find places for clothes, as it was. We never got chocolate covered strawberries or petits fours like we used to, has that changed? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grapau27 Posted October 15, 2017 #149 Share Posted October 15, 2017 I know, right? Why do we have to wait so long? Most people don't even use it. They're "supposed" to know. On the second night of my Harmony cruise, the bartender at the Schooner Bar rang me up as BOGO instead of 3 free drinks. :mad: The next day, I put myself on the "hurry up" plan to make sure I got all three. Also, We had water and cookies waiting in the cabin when we boarded, but, we never got anything else. I knew I could ask for robes, but, with three women sharing a cabin, we were struggling to find places for clothes, as it was. We never got chocolate covered strawberries or petits fours like we used to, has that changed? Maybe a word to the D concierge next time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare island lady Posted October 15, 2017 #150 Share Posted October 15, 2017 I thought this thread was about favorite "D" perks? Seems a lot of suites/D+ responses. ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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