Rare John&LaLa Posted January 30, 2018 #901 Share Posted January 30, 2018 I keep forgetting about the Compass Deli up there, including Sorrentos. Though that was probably my last time on MJ since she is leaving us. I thought she was coming back for a few months this spring Sent from my HTC One_M8 using Forums mobile app Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grapau27 Posted January 30, 2018 #902 Share Posted January 30, 2018 Have never done the drinks package. Wouldn't know what is on those...specialty coffee included? We don't drink sodas or "froo-froo" drinks...so never needed to check them out. ;) On Freedom we got a speciality coffee with the DP. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonygcharles Posted January 30, 2018 #903 Share Posted January 30, 2018 just got off the Freedom and surprise that most of the perks went away. You et specialty coffe only at the specialties restaurants. No priority boarding or debarkation. In othe words you really get othing except washing clothe and folding and one free picture. How is cup of coffe doing any damage to RCL revenue? Johnny Rockets all you get is buy one milkshake and get on free lol. Not much to keep me with RCL. Sad! :') We did Freedom from Ft L last Feb , the Priority boarding sign was not easy to see , I had to ask a RCCL attendant where it was too We are going back in March , hope they have not got rid of it , cue's to get on look like they where over an hour long ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
go fish 44 Posted January 30, 2018 #904 Share Posted January 30, 2018 Just off the Oasis on Sat. and I have a copy of the Diamond concierge letter beside me and there is no info re coffee from Starbucks. But one change is now you can use your 3 coupons that are loaded to your sea pass from 4.30 to 8pm in the Main Dining room and Specialty restaurants and of course any bar as well as the Diamond lounge. Sue Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grapau27 Posted January 30, 2018 #905 Share Posted January 30, 2018 Just off the Oasis on Sat. and I have a copy of the Diamond concierge letter beside me and there is no info re coffee from Starbucks. But one change is now you can use your 3 coupons that are loaded to your sea pass from 4.30 to 8pm in the Main Dining room and Specialty restaurants and of course any bar as well as the Diamond lounge. Sue Maybe they are realising the small DL for US sailings is insufficient for the number of qualifying guests. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ken at the beach Posted January 30, 2018 #906 Share Posted January 30, 2018 Maybe they are realising the small DL for US sailings is insufficient for the number of qualifying guests. Not sure what using the 3 drinks at dinner has to do with the size of the lounge. If you’re at dinner you can’t be taking up space in the lounge. Just wish they’d apply this consistently though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marfl Posted January 31, 2018 #907 Share Posted January 31, 2018 Maybe he is thinking of the Drinks Package and not D or D+ perks.I am talking about drinks packageThe specialty coffee was one of the perks for D+ . Sent from my SM-G930T using Forums mobile app Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marfl Posted January 31, 2018 #908 Share Posted January 31, 2018 Maybe he is thinking of the Drinks Package and not D or D+ perks. I am not talking about drinks packageThe specialty coffee was one of the perks for D+ . Sent from my SM-G930T using Forums mobile app Sent from my SM-G930T using Forums mobile app Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grapau27 Posted January 31, 2018 #909 Share Posted January 31, 2018 Not sure what using the 3 drinks at dinner has to do with the size of the lounge. If you’re at dinner you can’t be taking up space in the lounge. Just wish they’d apply this consistently though. No but they weren't allowing the Diamond drinks in the MDR or Speciality before so thats good if it is all ships. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redrobo Posted January 31, 2018 #910 Share Posted January 31, 2018 Maybe they are realising the small DL for US sailings is insufficient for the number of qualifying guests. I would hazard a guess that the majority of higher tier C&A guests are Floridians, so there maybe something in what you have written. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grapau27 Posted January 31, 2018 #911 Share Posted January 31, 2018 I would hazard a guess that the majority of higher tier C&A guests are Floridians, so there maybe something in what you have written. I would to as there are so many ships leaving from Florida ports to the Caribbean and Bahamas it is easy for Floridians to do multiple cruises and build up their loyalty statuses. In European cruises i have never encountered a full DL lounge. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare island lady Posted January 31, 2018 #912 Share Posted January 31, 2018 I thought she was coming back for a few months this spring Sent from my HTC One_M8 using Forums mobile app Just a few weeks I think, then off to Tampa, then down to Miami. We will be sailing the "land yacht" for our annual spring time, beach time in the Florida Panhandle from mid March to mid May. Need to get some use out of those new kayaks also! ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare island lady Posted January 31, 2018 #913 Share Posted January 31, 2018 On Freedom we got a speciality coffee with the DP. That would make sense then. It has never been a D/D+ perk loaded onto our cards that I know of. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare island lady Posted January 31, 2018 #914 Share Posted January 31, 2018 But one change is now you can use your 3 coupons that are loaded to your sea pass from 4.30 to 8pm in the Main Dining room and Specialty restaurants and of course any bar as well as the Diamond lounge. Sue Thanks, that's good to know. It has been on and off on various ships lately. Hope that is fleet wide soon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare island lady Posted January 31, 2018 #915 Share Posted January 31, 2018 I would to as there are so many ships leaving from Florida ports to the Caribbean and Bahamas it is easy for Floridians to do multiple cruises and build up their loyalty statuses.In European cruises i have never encountered a full DL lounge. It's empty on the Alaska cruises also. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marfl Posted January 31, 2018 #916 Share Posted January 31, 2018 It's empty on the Alaska cruises also.Australia also Sent from my SM-G930T using Forums mobile app Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clarea Posted January 31, 2018 #917 Share Posted January 31, 2018 It's empty on the Alaska cruises also. I remember the high point cruiser on an Alaska cruise had 400 some points. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare island lady Posted January 31, 2018 #918 Share Posted January 31, 2018 I remember the high point cruiser on an Alaska cruise had 400 some points. We were somewhere over 350 on one a few years ago, were second top cruiser...and totally shocked at that! :o Super nice dinner in Chops with the LA, HD, and the beverage manager with the other two top cruisers! :hearteyes: It also served as our "meal with an officer" since the three top cruisers were the only ones over 350. ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcfaithie Posted February 4, 2018 #919 Share Posted February 4, 2018 We are going on Oasis in 3 weeks...we are diamond. Could you guys give us a rundown on how the diamond lounge, drinks and etc for diamond worked ? Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clarea Posted February 4, 2018 #920 Share Posted February 4, 2018 We are going on Oasis in 3 weeks...we are diamond. Could you guys give us a rundown on how the diamond lounge, drinks and etc for diamond worked ? Thanks! DL is accessible for free self-serve specialty coffee 24 hours. Continental breakfast for a couple of hours in the AM. Nightly free snacks, soda, selected beers and wines, and basic cocktails for 3.5 hours each evening. Three drink vouchers each evening that can be used for the same drinks during the same time period at other bars around the ship. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Starry Eyes Posted February 4, 2018 #921 Share Posted February 4, 2018 DL is accessible for free self-serve specialty coffee 24 hours. Continental breakfast for a couple of hours in the AM. Nightly free snacks, soda, selected beers and wines, and basic cocktails for 3.5 hours each evening. Three drink vouchers each evening that can be used for the same drinks during the same time period at other bars around the ship. Tacking onto that last bit: on Oasis the three drink vouchers can be redeemed in main dining room and specialty restaurants as well as the various bars. On our recent cruise, the Oasis DL was pretty full from before 4:30 to 5:45 or so. As people left for dining, spaces opened up for later arrivals. We sometimes chose to enjoy other venues using our voucher; were treated well wherever we used our vouchers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
travelmonkey Posted February 4, 2018 #922 Share Posted February 4, 2018 Don’t bother with the survey. I was on the serenade at Christmas for a very expensive cruise and the food was awful. I unfortunately have the same cruise booked next year. If the quality of food and all the short cuts continue we will have to take it as a loss and go back on celebrity which we love but this cruise’s itinary isn’t as good. Serenade sailors beware Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SherriZ366 Posted February 5, 2018 #923 Share Posted February 5, 2018 Bucky and I are missing you by just one week on January Oasis next year....ooops...nopeyou are leaving this weekend. Wrong year. ;) Have a fantabulous cruise! :D Pat -- you're missing us by a week on OA too. We sail on 1-13-2019. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare island lady Posted February 5, 2018 #924 Share Posted February 5, 2018 Pat -- you're missing us by a week on OA too. We sail on 1-13-2019. Oh drats! :o We are mixing it up, with the 12/2 being eastern, the 1/20 is western...and friends John and Sandy are on the 1/20 cruise again also. Sorry we will miss you! :( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SherriZ366 Posted February 6, 2018 #925 Share Posted February 6, 2018 Oh drats! :o We are mixing it up, with the 12/2 being eastern, the 1/20 is western...and friends John and Sandy are on the 1/20 cruise again also. Sorry we will miss you! :( We keep missing each other!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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