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Am I wrong , you used to be able to the let cabin person know ahead of time how you wanted your cabin beds set up. Lately we have to be lucky enough to track him/her down and request that the beds be apart.Could be I'm thinking of Celebrity but I thought RCCL somehow did this at check-in.

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13 hours ago, Biker19 said:

Yes, that was an option that's no longer there. You now simply ask the cabin steward during the first encounter.

 

I was just asked that by the phone rep while doing some changes on an existing cruise a few days ago.  The phone rep can still do those requests.  Just have to call.  

 

Having that request done in advance helps the cabin attendant not to have to make the bed twice during busy TAD.  

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8 hours ago, brillohead said:

It doesn't matter what you request, they always have them together.

I just leave a note on the bed and the room attendant takes care of it while I'm at dinner.  No need to chase them down, just leave a note.

 

 

Excellent idea.  🙂   Much better than having to do it during check in time if still together when you check into the cabin.   

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Cabin steward comes back on duty at around 3pm and has there clip board where they start going from cabin to cabin  checking in   for special needs, dining times, request for ice, etc. they will be in area  also from early seating time making nightly turn down  through 9pm when they disappear.

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8 hours ago, brillohead said:

I just leave a note on the bed and the room attendant takes care of it while I'm at dinner.  No need to chase them down, just leave a note.

 

 

We bring a pre-printed note introducing ourselves and listing a couple of requests. Seems to work well and they don't need Sherlock Holmes to decipher my hand-writing.

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3 minutes ago, cruisegirl1 said:

Bed placement ( apart/together) is not an issue that needs the attention  of special needs.  Simply ask the cabin attendant. 

 

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That same thing came to mind when I saw it as well.  Soooo simple to just call CS on the phone ahead of time as well, with cabin attendant following up if needed.   

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1 hour ago, island lady said:

Having that request done in advance helps the cabin attendant not to have to make the bed twice during busy TAD.  

The issue seems to have been getting that request to the ship/steward. Not sure calling will make that process any more reliable than the previous online option where the feedback suggests it didn't get to them very often.

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3 minutes ago, Biker19 said:

The issue seems to have been getting that request to the ship/steward. Not sure calling will make that process any more reliable than the previous online option where the feedback suggests it didn't get to them very often.

 

No idea, but sounds about right.  So far mine has always been spot on....but then again...we like beds together, which I still believe is the default.  And they still always ask me on the phone if I want together or separate.  

 

At least they get our other requests correct....errr...most of the time.  😉 

 

 

 

 

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9 hours ago, brillohead said:

It doesn't matter what you request, they always have them together.

I just leave a note on the bed and the room attendant takes care of it while I'm at dinner.  No need to chase them down, just leave a note.

 

Bingo.

Notes are the best. We leave notes all the time. No problem.

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Just now, 2chiefs said:

Bingo.

Notes are the best. We leave notes all the time. No problem.

 

Me as well.  Half the time we don't see our cabin attendant until after our early dinner.   I leave notes on the bed on several occasions.  Most recently...TV decided to die an early death.  😮 

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24 minutes ago, island lady said:

 

No idea, but sounds about right.  So far mine has always been spot on....but then again...we like beds together, which I still believe is the default.  And they still always ask me on the phone if I want together or separate.  

 

At least they get our other requests correct....errr...most of the time.  😉 

 

 

 

 

Because together is the default.

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1 hour ago, island lady said:

I was just asked that by the phone rep while doing some changes on an existing cruise a few days ago.  The phone rep can still do those requests.  Just have to call.  

 

Having that request done in advance helps the cabin attendant not to have to make the bed twice during busy TAD.  


This isn't the case anymore. I think they bring in other staff (from below decks) to help set up rooms for TAD, so ALL rooms are "bed together" no matter what, to streamline the process.


In October, I was doing a B4B on Explorer, and I had one room the first week, and the room next door the following three weeks.  I had made arrangements with my room attendant to move my belongings into the closet of the new room after the previous occupants vacated the room on the morning of TAD.  He ALREADY KNEW that I wanted the beds separated (because I'd had them separated the previous week in the other room), but he told me that he would break the bed later in the day.  

One would have thought it would be a lot easier for him to just make the bed up originally with it separated, but I don't think it was JUST him involved in the process... so the default is "bed together" for every room no matter what, because there isn't a good way to make those preferences known to whoever it is that will be setting up the bed.  

So calling the 1-800 number or getting your reservation noted at the time of the booking isn't going to make any difference -- just leave a note and it will be taken care of later that day.





 

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15 minutes ago, Ozark_Kid said:

On arrival to the cabin, couldn't you just call guest services and make the request?


Good luck getting someone at Guest Services to answer the phone, especially on boarding day. 

Still much easier to just leave a note for the room attendant.

 

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