Hello! I'm a crew member!

[ROYAL CARIBBEAN DUDE]

11 hours ago, ladysail2 said:

Thank you for posting the video, Chris. It was nice to hear the singing!  I'll be on Explorer until Dec. 22 and am looking forward to seeing the decorating.

 

I've heard Explorer is a lovely ship! Yes I get excited for the holiday decorations every year!

[ROYAL CARIBBEAN DUDE]

Did you guys see my Labadee video?

 

Which do you prefer, Labadee or Coco Cay?

 

Did you hear the itinerary on Mariner has changed? The 4 day cruise is going to Coco Cay twice now - instead of having a sea day!

 

 

[brillohead]

Hey Christopher... I came up and shook your hand on Thursday night.   Good seeing you!

[jbethel11]

29 minutes ago, ROYAL CARIBBEAN DUDE said:

Which do you prefer, Labadee or Coco Cay?

Haven't been to CoCoCay yet, so cannot say. However Labadee was nice to say "I went to Haiti!"

[nicstress]

On 9/11/2019 at 3:11 PM, ROYAL CARIBBEAN DUDE said:

 

All tips go into a tip-pool, and the tips get distributed evenly between that department.

 

You can give tips to specific crew members through guest services.

Many guests have been told cash tips given directly to crew cannot be kept. That they still have to put it back in the pool? Is this true? 

[Clarea]

47 minutes ago, nicstress said:

Many guests have been told cash tips given directly to crew cannot be kept. That they still have to put it back in the pool? Is this true? 

 

They don't have to physically put money in the pool.  Royal assumes they were tipped the standard amount and reflects that in their next paycheck.

[uvadover]

9 hours ago, ROYAL CARIBBEAN DUDE said:

Did you guys see my Labadee video?

 

Which do you prefer, Labadee or Coco Cay?

 

Did you hear the itinerary on Mariner has changed? The 4 day cruise is going to Coco Cay twice now - instead of having a sea day!

 

 

 

Love the video, but I'd probably edit out the schlong and balls suntan lotion gag.

[BIBPhotography]

Looking forward to meeting ya Chris!  I'll be on the Oct 7th cruise!  If a guy who looks like Santa pops in, its just me!

[ROYAL CARIBBEAN DUDE]

On 9/28/2019 at 2:42 PM, brillohead said:

Hey Christopher... I came up and shook your hand on Thursday night.   Good seeing you!

 

Yes it was nice meeting you in real life!

[ROYAL CARIBBEAN DUDE]

On 9/28/2019 at 9:58 PM, nicstress said:

Many guests have been told cash tips given directly to crew cannot be kept. That they still have to put it back in the pool? Is this true? 

 

In the casino, yes, any tips we get - we put it straight into the pool. I assume it's the same for all departments, but I can only speak for myself.

[ROYAL CARIBBEAN DUDE]

On 9/29/2019 at 6:30 AM, BIBPhotography said:

Looking forward to meeting ya Chris!  I'll be on the Oct 7th cruise!  If a guy who looks like Santa pops in, its just me!

 

Ha ha! I'll see you next week!

[ROYAL CARIBBEAN DUDE]

So what do you guys really think of our crew cabins? Bigger or smaller than what you expected?

 

 

[Biker19]

7 minutes ago, ROYAL CARIBBEAN DUDE said:

Bigger or smaller than what you expected?

A bit smaller.

[retiredgram]

I agree with Biker19, a lot smaller than I expected.

 

[Artemus]

On 9/28/2019 at 11:14 PM, uvadover said:

Did you hear the itinerary on Mariner has changed? The 4 day cruise is going to Coco Cay twice now - instead of having a sea day!

Hello again, Chris‼️ I had not heard this. Do you know when the two visits to Coco Cay  on four night cruises begins❓ Will the itinerary be CC, Nassau, CC❓

[voyager70]

39 minutes ago, retiredgram said:

I agree with Biker19, a lot smaller than I expected.

 

 

A lot smaller than I expected as well.

 

[chengkp75]

17 minutes ago, voyager70 said:

 

A lot smaller than I expected as well.

 

Actually pretty spacious compared to many two man cabins I've seen, with two desk areas. And a private bath.

[rafinmd]

I think it's pretty well in line with what I expected.  A couple of years ago I got a behind the scenes tour of the Amsterdam from their Security Officer (a Cruise Critic friend of mine) when our ships were in port together.  His Officer's cabin was about the same size as yours but he didn't need to share his.  I'm curious, you have the lower bunk which I assume means you were in the cabin first, but he has the 2 big shelves while you only have 2 small ones.  Is that by mutual agreement?

 

Roy

[voyager70]

24 minutes ago, chengkp75 said:

Actually pretty spacious compared to many two man cabins I've seen, with two desk areas. And a private bath.

 

Interesting, thanks for the info.  Makes even standard passenger cabins seem quite spacious!

 

[atush]

3 hours ago, ROYAL CARIBBEAN DUDE said:

 

In the casino, yes, any tips we get - we put it straight into the pool. I assume it's the same for all departments, but I can only speak for myself.

 

So if you get an gift (not in in cash) such as a gift card or items from home- would you be able to keep that?

[ROYAL CARIBBEAN DUDE]

On 9/30/2019 at 12:26 PM, Artemus said:

Hello again, Chris‼️ I had not heard this. Do you know when the two visits to Coco Cay  on four night cruises begins❓ Will the itinerary be CC, Nassau, CC❓

 

It has already started. Yes, that is the itinerary.

[ROYAL CARIBBEAN DUDE]

On 9/30/2019 at 1:23 PM, rafinmd said:

I think it's pretty well in line with what I expected.  A couple of years ago I got a behind the scenes tour of the Amsterdam from their Security Officer (a Cruise Critic friend of mine) when our ships were in port together.  His Officer's cabin was about the same size as yours but he didn't need to share his.  I'm curious, you have the lower bunk which I assume means you were in the cabin first, but he has the 2 big shelves while you only have 2 small ones.  Is that by mutual agreement?

 

Roy

 

Yes, I was there first. Everyone wants the bottom bunk. Sometimes, we will have an agreement where we will swap beds half way through the contract.

[ROYAL CARIBBEAN DUDE]

On 9/30/2019 at 2:44 PM, atush said:

 

So if you get an gift (not in in cash) such as a gift card or items from home- would you be able to keep that?

 

Yes, we can keep these type of gifts. Most of the time, I get candy from guests.

[ROYAL CARIBBEAN DUDE]

On 9/30/2019 at 1:24 PM, voyager70 said:

 

Interesting, thanks for the info.  Makes even standard passenger cabins seem quite spacious!

 

 

Yeah for sure! I spent a lot of time in my parents cabin when they came on for a cruise during Europe season.

[ROYAL CARIBBEAN DUDE]

Who else has seen the Grease show? What other Broadway shows do you like onboard? I really want to see Mama Mia! I'm a big fan of the movies.