Rare 20165 Posted August 28, 2018 #1 Share Posted August 28, 2018 We were on 8/12/2018 cruise and just submitted our review, but would like to get others thoughts on that sailing if you were on it. We have cruised RCCL quite a bit and felt the level of service has gone down hill, especially in the MDR, but also the food quality and over all RCCL experience has declined. Dont get me wrong, we had a good time, but usually after a cruise, we are WOWed, this time it was just eh... I think the ship was too big for us, although our kids may disagree. We are a family of 4, 47, 46,15,12. It was also very odd not to feel the ship move most of the time. Even in pretty rough waters. I also though it was more expensive than usual. Our end of the cruise tab was about $2800 and we purchased the drink package and excursions prior to the cruise so it didnt even include that. When im fully recovered, ill take a closer look at that bill... Overall, good time, not great.... Happy to answer any questions. Thx Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nanatravel Posted August 28, 2018 #2 Share Posted August 28, 2018 Did you have a White Night? Is so, what night? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare 20165 Posted August 28, 2018 Author #3 Share Posted August 28, 2018 Did you have a White Night? Is so, what night? No, not that i saw. We may have missed it, but i didnt see it in any of daily activity sheets. The kids probably would have picked up on it given they did it last cruise so i do think they had one. thx Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matj2000 Posted August 28, 2018 #4 Share Posted August 28, 2018 What can you possibly spend $2800 on? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare 20165 Posted August 28, 2018 Author #5 Share Posted August 28, 2018 What can you possibly spend $2800 on? Well, i do tip regardless of the fact we had the ultimate drink package. Some of that is daily room tips, 2 cabins. Some pics package. $300. We did buy some wine, maybe $200. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lbjen Posted August 28, 2018 #6 Share Posted August 28, 2018 Wow I would not have left the ship without checking that bill! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare 20165 Posted August 28, 2018 Author #7 Share Posted August 28, 2018 Wow I would not have left the ship without checking that bill! I glanced at it before we got off and nothing jumped out at me. One thing i will say about RCCL is they are very good about correcting errors after you get off the ship. We had an issue on one of our other cruise bills so i called them about a month after the cruise and they corrected it no questions asked. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luvscruising2007 Posted August 28, 2018 #8 Share Posted August 28, 2018 Arcade? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare 20165 Posted August 28, 2018 Author #9 Share Posted August 28, 2018 Arcade? Painfully no, i actually prepurchased that as well. got them 200 each for 160. A special they were running on line prior. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
molsonschooner Posted August 28, 2018 #10 Share Posted August 28, 2018 Wow I would not have left the ship without checking that bill! I agree, that sure sounds like a lot to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare 20165 Posted August 28, 2018 Author #11 Share Posted August 28, 2018 I agree, that sure sounds like a lot to me. Im not saying that RCCL made a mistake or anything, everything just seemed to either cost more and or charged for things that we didnt use to get charged for. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matj2000 Posted August 28, 2018 #12 Share Posted August 28, 2018 In RC eyes, you are the Ultimate passenger. Photo Package, Wine, $360 on arcade. Did you buy the Evicta Watches or pool towels? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reallyitsmema Posted August 28, 2018 #13 Share Posted August 28, 2018 Well, i do tip regardless of the fact we had the ultimate drink package. Some of that is daily room tips, 2 cabins. Some pics package. $300. We did buy some wine, maybe $200. I would check that bill. Tips for 4 is $406, $300 on pictures and $200 on wine only has you at $906. That leaves almost $1900! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smplybcause Posted August 28, 2018 #14 Share Posted August 28, 2018 I'm a little gobsmacked at 200 on wine when you have the drink package! I know it's not the best wine, but it's included. And they discount it so that's actually over 300 on bottled wine, how'd you drink enough on package stuff to come out ahead. Besides the 400 and change for room gratuities the rest were all your choices... not sure how you can really blame royal on being expensive. Sent from my SM-G960U using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laurie997 Posted August 28, 2018 #15 Share Posted August 28, 2018 I called at & t they told me to put my phone on airplane mode and find wi fi spots. Do you know anything about this? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clarea Posted August 28, 2018 #16 Share Posted August 28, 2018 I called at & t they told me to put my phone on airplane mode and find wi fi spots. Do you know anything about this? Did you mean to post in another thread? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Biker19 Posted August 29, 2018 #17 Share Posted August 29, 2018 I called at & t they told me to put my phone on airplane mode and find wi fi spots. Do you know anything about this? Set up your phone for WiFi calling, then do as your carrier suggested. You can then use your phone like at home. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Katfam17 Posted August 29, 2018 #18 Share Posted August 29, 2018 We were on the same cruise! We had a wonderful time and thought the customer service was excellent. It was our first cruise! And you are right there were only brief moments when I felt like ship was moving! It was spectacular. I’m sorry that wasn’t your experience. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
George C Posted August 29, 2018 #19 Share Posted August 29, 2018 How was the entertainment? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
psupa Posted August 29, 2018 #20 Share Posted August 29, 2018 That bill seems very high. Besides all the other things you mentioned did you gamble? The pre-purchase charge would have been charged when you placed your order and not when onboard. I would have gone over that invoice before I left the ship. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reallyhooked Posted August 29, 2018 #21 Share Posted August 29, 2018 $2800 tab at end. Wow. That’s almost the price of a cruise for us. What’s important is that you had a good time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Katfam17 Posted August 29, 2018 #22 Share Posted August 29, 2018 The shows were ok. I have a 10year old son so he wasn’t very interested in them but we went to 3 different shows 😃 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare 20165 Posted August 29, 2018 Author #23 Share Posted August 29, 2018 In RC eyes, you are the Ultimate passenger. Photo Package, Wine, $360 on arcade. Did you buy the Evicta Watches or pool towels? You are very correct. and yes, we actually did buy one of those watches for one of our sons. thats so funny. And yes, i know they were over priced, but its vacation. So theres another $200... And to be clear, im not complaining about the cost, just stating that we really didnt do anything differently in regards to our spending, yet our bill seems a lot higher this time. Its usually around $1500 when we pre purchase the items i mentioned above. thx Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare 20165 Posted August 29, 2018 Author #24 Share Posted August 29, 2018 I'm a little gobsmacked at 200 on wine when you have the drink package! I know it's not the best wine, but it's included. And they discount it so that's actually over 300 on bottled wine, how'd you drink enough on package stuff to come out ahead. Besides the 400 and change for room gratuities the rest were all your choices... not sure how you can really blame royal on being expensive. Sent from my SM-G960U using Tapatalk The majority of the wine cost was on 1 bottle that we purchase during the wine tasting. They were selling it for $150 and it was worth about $350 when i googled it so we bought it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DISFANS3 Posted August 29, 2018 #25 Share Posted August 29, 2018 Huge tab at end.. Check that bill.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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