Royal Caribbean Cruisers -- How Are Things Where You Are? (was "Routine" ​ 😁 ​day in lockdown... how was yours?)

[Arzeena]

12 hours ago, Ocean Boy said:

Anyone who has been on Odyssey care to tell me what you thought of the ship? I have not sailed on this class of ship.

Loved it!❤️ Would definitely book again.

Quantum plus class and felt like a wider version of Anthem. I like the Oasis class, no doubt, but I like the Quantum class way better. Just a matter of preference.

[Arzeena]

11 hours ago, John&LaLa said:

 

Laura's new favorite.

 

iFly

Bumper Cars

Music Hall

Giovanni's Wine Bar

Izumi

Two70

Playmakers

El Loco Fresh

Windjammer 

 

We're back on her in March right after the Group Cruise 

 

Very different than Anthem

 

With a couple of new venues, I felt it was very much like a wider version of the Anthem, having been on both. I loved it.

[Momof3gurlz]

10 hours ago, helen haywood said:

We closed today!  And also got AT&T out to hook up internet, security system rep out to set system to be monitored, termite guy out to trench and meeting with pet sitter.  Whew!  Back at our hotel drinking celebratory wine.  Best of all DH is now very happy and excited about our move.  Great to be on the same page again!!

Congratulations! Wishing you many happy years and new memories in your new home. 

10 hours ago, Coralc said:

 

We would like to see photos of your feet on the IFly and Northstar!  😃

Wouldn’t we rather see his feet in person on the Bella cruise 😇😂?!

[Ozark_Kid]

11 minutes ago, Sunshine3601 said:

I just bought 2 device plan for our 12.04 sailing.   Saved a little under $5 vs the casino discounts we get.

Bought the 3 device plan and 1 soda pkg with voom for $18.99 for Chris for our March sailing with them.

And bought Jamie's lunch for $16.99 for our Dec sailing.

Eric is thinking about the 4 of us doing Wonderland in March.

Still hoping to see excursion for Blue Lagoon to go on sale for March.   

Coco Cay water park on sale for $43.99 for day pass may grab that for the kids.  

 

I am glad it worked out for you.   It looks like it has worked for some, not so good for others.  RC IT. 🤪 

Have you tried Wonderland land before? We enjoyed it on Symphony and Harmony last year.  I forget what ship you are on in March. I was looking for a good 3 day meal plan but no real sale on it and the UDP was not great. 

That's a great waterpark price.  Surprised you didn't get tickets too!  We really enjoyed it and you can get some great pics from the top of the slides too.

I am off to sous vide a turkey breast.  I guess it has become an annual thing now!.

[Arzeena]

11 hours ago, helen haywood said:

We closed today!  And also got AT&T out to hook up internet, security system rep out to set system to be monitored, termite guy out to trench and meeting with pet sitter.  Whew!  Back at our hotel drinking celebratory wine.  Best of all DH is now very happy and excited about our move.  Great to be on the same page again!!

Congratulations! 🥂

 

[Luckynana]

11 hours ago, helen haywood said:

We closed today!  And also got AT&T out to hook up internet, security system rep out to set system to be monitored, termite guy out to trench and meeting with pet sitter.  Whew!  Back at our hotel drinking celebratory wine.  Best of all DH is now very happy and excited about our move.  Great to be on the same page again!!

Congratulations!!  Busy, busy, but productive day for you!  So happy for you that DH is on board with your new home!  Much happiness for you as you make new memories together in Florida!

[Jimbo]

8 minutes ago, Ozark_Kid said:

I am glad it worked out for you.   It looks like it has worked for some, not so good for others.  RC IT. 🤪 

Have you tried Wonderland land before? We enjoyed it on Symphony and Harmony last year.  I forget what ship you are on in March. I was looking for a good 3 day meal plan but no real sale on it and the UDP was not great. 

That's a great waterpark price.  Surprised you didn't get tickets too!  We really enjoyed it and you can get some great pics from the top of the slides too.

I am off to sous vide a turkey breast.  I guess it has become an annual thing now!.

3 day sailing for our cruise was $95 and 5 day for $162.

 

Was thinking maybe going for the 3 day but not sure might that price get lower?

We have our Diamond Plus Buy-One Get One Free, we plan on using the first 2 nights................But it seems thes packages they are selling make you reservations for the first 2 nights.

 

So  just how is that handled? I rather use the two B1G1F the first 2 nights and use the 3 day packages later on the other 14 days of the 16 day cruise. Does anyone know how they handle that?

[helen haywood]

Thanks everyone for the well wishes!!  Now comes the not so fun part…more packing and the movers…and a mountain of unpacking…and, most stressful of all, moving the cats…. And then hoping they acclimate quickly.  The pet sitter that came over was the most unbelievably thorough one I’ve ever dealt with!!!  She was at our house for an hour and a half!!!  She went into what she’d do if one of the girls was sick…what if it was an after hours emergency…. I thought I was a good planner but she was light years ahead of me…and gave me new things to worry about…sigh.

 

She told me about a Facebook group for lost pets.  Yikes!!  My worst nightmare.  

[A&L_Ont]

1 hour ago, bobmacliberty said:

 

 

 

But will they break the tables in the parking lot and throw “bedroom toys’ on the field?😂

 

52 minutes ago, bobmacliberty said:

Can't remember the last time that I stayed up late enough to see this.

 

 

 

 

These kids have it all wrong. They should be cheering like this if the day went backward to Thursday. 😂 

[Luckynana]

@helen haywoodYour furry babies will be just fine!  🥰

[John&LaLa]

12 hours ago, Ourusualbeach said:

Looking forward to our 8 night southern over Chistmas in 2023 on her. 

 

That was our trip, minus Christmas.

 

Now I will say we wete in an OS and only had about 2500 passengers, might not be as pleasant with 4000+

[John&LaLa]

39 minutes ago, Arzeena said:

With a couple of new venues, I felt it was very much like a wider version of the Anthem, having been on both. I loved it.

 

Only thing I didn't like on Odyssey was long walk to SL and the elevators. 

[Jimbo]

26 minutes ago, helen haywood said:

Thanks everyone for the well wishes!!  Now comes the not so fun part…more packing and the movers…and a mountain of unpacking…and, most stressful of all, moving the cats…. And then hoping they acclimate quickly.  The pet sitter that came over was the most unbelievably thorough one I’ve ever dealt with!!!  She was at our house for an hour and a half!!!  She went into what she’d do if one of the girls was sick…what if it was an after hours emergency…. I thought I was a good planner but she was light years ahead of me…and gave me new things to worry about…sigh.

 

She told me about a Facebook group for lost pets.  Yikes!!  My worst nightmare.  

How long is the drive from your old house to the new house?

[helen haywood]

With no stops, just under 5 hours.

[Sunshine3601]

1 hour ago, Arzeena said:

If this helps you predict price ups and downs for the sales:

($5.99 is great for soda package).
Currently soda pkg $7.99. Internet plus soda is $18.99....for our Jan and March sailing.

Coco pass was $88 for March sailing.

Internet for Jan and March is $1 up this morning at $14.99

Blue Lagoon Dolphin experience was $99 and Stingray was $57 for Nov sailing.

Will revisit on Cyber Monday unless I read something new.

I am eyeing that Serenade sailing and one other. I love that ship. I want to go before that lovely old lady sails the world cruise and gets "tired" or develops gut problems.🤣🤣

Thank you for this info 🤩

That would be awesome if you join us next September on the Serenade repo🥰    We, also, love the Serenade and nice itinerary for the repo too!  We booked an ovb on deck 7 towards aft with the extended balcony for $1945 with port fees.  Pretty good price for a 12 night sailing.

[Arzeena]

43 minutes ago, Jimbo said:

3 day sailing for our cruise was $95 and 5 day for $162.

 

Was thinking maybe going for the 3 day but not sure might that price get lower?

We have our Diamond Plus Buy-One Get One Free, we plan on using the first 2 nights................But it seems thes packages they are selling make you reservations for the first 2 nights.

 

So  just how is that handled? I rather use the two B1G1F the first 2 nights and use the 3 day packages later on the other 14 days of the 16 day cruise. Does anyone know how they handle that?

We go to any specialty dining venue after boarding and have them re arrange the reservations, so D + BOGO can be used on the days it can be used (day 1 or 2) and the package reservations go for later days.
Some people suggested to pre book individual restaurants you plan on going to, in cruise planner and then when you go let them know that you are using BOGO or TA's specialty dinner voucher and they will refund the difference as OBC or however you booked.
Both ways to do this have worked for us.

 

When and where are you cruising? I am very happy to see that you finally feel comfortable cruising.

 

[Sunshine3601]

1 hour ago, Ozark_Kid said:

I am glad it worked out for you.   It looks like it has worked for some, not so good for others.  RC IT. 🤪 

Have you tried Wonderland land before? We enjoyed it on Symphony and Harmony last year.  I forget what ship you are on in March. I was looking for a good 3 day meal plan but no real sale on it and the UDP was not great. 

That's a great waterpark price.  Surprised you didn't get tickets too!  We really enjoyed it and you can get some great pics from the top of the slides too.

I am off to sous vide a turkey breast.  I guess it has become an annual thing now!.

Website worked fine for me this morning and I received all the email confirmations. 

Yes, I surprised Eric last March with dinner at Wonderland for his birthday.   We both enjoyed the uniqueness of it and think the kids would be WOW'd with it.

We are on Anthem.   

I'm not seeing any good dining pkg sales yet.   Maybe next week as I suspect they will update their sale.

 

 

[Arzeena]

4 minutes ago, Sunshine3601 said:

Thank you for this info 🤩

That would be awesome if you join us next September on the Serenade repo🥰    We, also, love the Serenade and nice itinerary for the repo too!  We booked an ovb on deck 7 towards aft with the extended balcony for $1945 with port fees.  Pretty good price for a 12 night sailing.

That is an awsome price for a 12 nighter in a balcony, for the Serenade. Just have to work out some date kinks before we decide.

[BonTexasNY]

45 minutes ago, helen haywood said:

Thanks everyone for the well wishes!!  Now comes the not so fun part…more packing and the movers…and a mountain of unpacking…and, most stressful of all, moving the cats…. And then hoping they acclimate quickly.  The pet sitter that came over was the most unbelievably thorough one I’ve ever dealt with!!!  She was at our house for an hour and a half!!!  She went into what she’d do if one of the girls was sick…what if it was an after hours emergency…. I thought I was a good planner but she was light years ahead of me…and gave me new things to worry about…sigh.

 

She told me about a Facebook group for lost pets.  Yikes!!  My worst nightmare.  

Congratulations.  So exciting.  Try not to stress.  Your kitties will be fine.

[Jimbo]

14 minutes ago, Arzeena said:

We go to any specialty dining venue after boarding and have them re arrange the reservations, so D + BOGO can be used on the days it can be used (day 1 or 2) and the package reservations go for later days.
Some people suggested to pre book individual restaurants you plan on going to, in cruise planner and then when you go let them know that you are using BOGO or TA's specialty dinner voucher and they will refund the difference as OBC or however you booked.
Both ways to do this have worked for us.

 

When and where are you cruising? I am very happy to see that you finally feel comfortable cruising.

 

Panama Canal October 2023 on Radiance of the Seas.

[Jimbo]

15 minutes ago, Arzeena said:

That is an awsome price for a 12 nighter in a balcony, for the Serenade. Just have to work out some date kinks before we decide.

Shows no balconies available for that sailing now.

[bobmacliberty]

45 minutes ago, A&L_Ont said:

But will they break the tables in the parking lot and throw “bedroom toys’ on the field?😂

 

I love what the Detroit Lions social media team did here:

 

[Ozark_Kid]

1 hour ago, Jimbo said:

3 day sailing for our cruise was $95 and 5 day for $162.

 

Was thinking maybe going for the 3 day but not sure might that price get lower?

We have our Diamond Plus Buy-One Get One Free, we plan on using the first 2 nights................But it seems thes packages they are selling make you reservations for the first 2 nights.

 

So  just how is that handled? I rather use the two B1G1F the first 2 nights and use the 3 day packages later on the other 14 days of the 16 day cruise. Does anyone know how they handle that?

The 3 night package for $95 is good.  Right now ours is showing $113 which is what it has been for awhile.   The norm was $110 but everything has bumped up.  The UDP for our 7 day cruise is $226 which is about what we paid for the 8 day.  

With the plans you just go to about any specialty restaurant to make reservations for whatever is available.  Just make sure you do it as soon as you board.  Do they offer an UDP for a 16 day cruise?  I bet that would be expensive. 

[Jimbo]

2 minutes ago, Ozark_Kid said:

The 3 night package for $95 is good.  Right now ours is showing $113 which is what it has been for awhile.   The norm was $110 but everything has bumped up.  The UDP for our 7 day cruise is $226 which is about what we paid for the 8 day.  

With the plans you just go to about any specialty restaurant to make reservations for whatever is available.  Just make sure you do it as soon as you board.  Do they offer an UDP for a 16 day cruise?  I bet that would be expensive. 

UDP is not offered on longer cruise like this.

[Ozark_Kid]

2 minutes ago, Jimbo said:

UDP is not offered on longer cruise like this.

I guess just order three 5 night plans each.  😆.   That would be a lot of eating!