Number of Pinnacles on Wonder of the Seas during the last few weeks (i.e summer)

[Jimbo]

2 minutes ago, OCSC Mike said:

My guess is smaller ships & Pinnacles skew older.

 

Wonder has been sailing with like 60% new cruisers (no status) & very few Pinnaces based on several top tier boards I’ve seen posted this summer.

 Royal Veterans  know it's over priced.

[island lady]

19 hours ago, coachmike1959 said:

DW and i are also on that cruise doing a b2b over halloween..happy cruising

 

We as well, doing the B2B end of Oct. and then staying on for the Nov. 5th. cruise.  "Sea" you on board!  🙂 

[island lady]

12 hours ago, SherriZ366 said:

Agree -- the prices are high -- this is a family cruise.  Kids, grandsons and other grandparents.  Reminds me of 2005 when we met you but a smaller group.  

 

Yes, I fondly remember!  🙂 

[orville99]

11 hours ago, Jimbo said:

 Royal Veterans  know it's over priced.

And over rated.

[OCSC Mike]

46 minutes ago, orville99 said:

And over rated.

 

Compared to what and how so? I'd happily sail any Oasis class ship but I do appreciate the differences/venues on Wonder (loved Mason Jar brunch, it has El Loco which I like, has Playmakers, liked the covered Solarium, liked the WJ layout, etc.).

 

Just curious, not being argumentative, everyone has their own preferences.

Edited July 28, 2023 by OCSC Mike

[WeMissSeaView]

On 7/25/2023 at 2:47 PM, SherriZ366 said:

There are over 500 Pinnacles on the President's cruise.  

Cruise started with 547 Pinnacles and 12 made Pinnacle this cruise, so there are now 559 Pinnacles on the President cruise.  Numbers on other ships may go up after this Sunday.

[orville99]

36 minutes ago, OCSC Mike said:

I'd happily sail any Oasis class ship

As would we, other than the Wonder. Just don't like the sterile, cold, and unwelcoming vibe of the ship. The paneling in the suite hallways reminds me of the basement rec room my uncle built in the 50's to hide the plumbing and laundry tub, and the stateroom corridors on all the other decks look like they were lifted intact from a Red Roof Inn. Sorry, but IMO they cut way too many corners to conserve $$ and get the ship sailing in a market it was never designed to serve. 

Edited July 28, 2023 by orville99

[OCSC Mike]

1 minute ago, orville99 said:

As would we, other than the Wonder. Just don't like the sterile, cold, and unwelcoming vibe of the ship. The paneling in the suite hallways reminds me of the basement rec room my uncle built to hide the plumbing and laundry tub, and the stateroom corridors on all the other decks look like they were lifted intact from a Red Roof Inn. Sorry, but IMO they cut way too many corners to conserve $$ and get the ship sailing in a market it was never designed to serve. 

 

Interesting. Other than noticing the random artwork in the hallways that can be interesting, I'm not sure I've ever spent a minute thinking about hallways. Thanks for the explanation.

[torpeedo]

On 7/26/2023 at 4:26 PM, orville99 said:

And there were only 12 of us on the July 16 cruise😇

With 12 did they set up the Music Hall for happy hour or were you able to use the SL??

[orville99]

12 minutes ago, torpeedo said:

With 12 did they set up the Music Hall for happy hour or were you able to use the SL??

We used the SL.

[molly361]

24 minutes ago, OCSC Mike said:

 

Interesting. Other than noticing the random artwork in the hallways that can be interesting, I'm not sure I've ever spent a minute thinking about hallways. Thanks for the explanation.

You don’t spend time hanging out in the hallways?

[OCSC Mike]

2 minutes ago, molly361 said:

You don’t spend time hanging out in the hallways?

 

No, there's no food there. 😁

Edited July 28, 2023 by OCSC Mike

[SherriZ366]

4 hours ago, orville99 said:

We used the SL.

That's what i was hoping to hear.  I hope we have a small number like you did (12).  Last time on Wonder, the Pinnacle Lounge was set up in the Music Hall.  RCI put on a very nice appetizer buffet but it wasn't heavily used.  There were 70 Pinnacles on this WN cruise last December.  

 

Were you able to use the SL immediately after boarding on embarkation day?  I am guessing that we can use CK for lunch as Pinnacles.  

[orville99]

18 minutes ago, SherriZ366 said:

Were you able to use the SL immediately after boarding on embarkation day?  I am guessing that we can use CK for lunch as Pinnacles.  

We didn’t have lunch there, but we were able to go in and make dinner reservations for CK as soon as we boarded.

[cruisegirl1]

18 hours ago, OCSC Mike said:

My guess is smaller ships & Pinnacles skew older.

 

Wonder has been sailing with like 60% new cruisers (no status) & very few Pinnaces based on several top tier boards I’ve seen posted this summer.

Seems there are new cruisers on every ship these days and that is how RCCL likes it!  There were around  630 total C&A reported at the top tier party.   If I do my math correctly, with approx 2200 passengers, over 70% were new cruisers.     Seems high, but like I said,  what RCCL wants.

 

We took Wonder in the Spring and had over 100 P on the sailing. 

M

[island lady]

8 hours ago, OCSC Mike said:

 

No, there's no food there. 😁

 

Actually yes there is...especially in the morning.   Pax think it is OK to put their "garbage" outside their door in the hallway for the taking.  😄  Me, I leave inside for proper .....more sanitary disposal.  

[OCSC Mike]

Just now, island lady said:

 

Actually yes there is...especially in the morning.   Pax think it is OK to put their "garbage" outside their door in the hallway for the taking.  😄  Me, I leave inside for proper .....more sanitary disposal.  

I was waiting for a comment about room service trays or random plates in the hallways. 🙈

 

We often have a small stack of plates & cups piled neatly for our cabin steward to remove. Hard for me not to grab a little something on the way back to the cabin.

[cruisegirl1]

What do we do with once a day cleaning in non-suite cabins?  Dirty plates could sit in a cabin for almost 24 hours.  I hate them in the hallway but that is often the only option. If one has early cleaning (what we prefer), a mid afternoon snack will not be picked up till the next day. 

 

M

[island lady]

12 hours ago, cruisegirl1 said:

What do we do with once a day cleaning in non-suite cabins?  Dirty plates could sit in a cabin for almost 24 hours.  I hate them in the hallway but that is often the only option. If one has early cleaning (what we prefer), a mid afternoon snack will not be picked up till the next day. 

 

M

 

Lots of time on my hands during a cruise...most often we will take back up to the WJ if we don't want them in the cabin. When I do leave them in the cabin, I dispose of the food in the trash, rinse or wipe clean, and stack neatly.

 

I never, ever leave plates of half eaten food in the hallway.  Have seen too many of them tripped over, carts/wheelchairs/scooters trying to get by, and splat on the carpet.  Ick.  

[Mikew0805]

23 hours ago, OCSC Mike said:

 

Compared to what and how so? I'd happily sail any Oasis class ship but I do appreciate the differences/venues on Wonder (loved Mason Jar brunch, it has El Loco which I like, has Playmakers, liked the covered Solarium, liked the WJ layout, etc.).

 

Just curious, not being argumentative, everyone has their own preferences.

I like Wonder, but I do not like it as much as I thought I would. We had Mason Jar for dinner, and I could barely eat anything except the cornbread, and I do not even like cornbread. However, we did not try the brunch, and I keep hearing that people like that better. The one thing that annoys me on the Wonder is access to Deck 17 and 18 via only the glass elevators instead of an entire half of the elevator banks. Trivial as we can all probably use the additional exercise, but it just annoys me. I really do like the casino layout on the Wonder... far better casino bar layout than the other Oasis class ships.

[OCSC Mike]

3 minutes ago, Mikew0805 said:

The one thing that annoys me on the Wonder is access to Deck 17 and 18 via only the glass elevators instead of an entire half of the elevator banks. Trivial as we can all probably use the additional exercise, but it just annoys me.

 

Yeah, I get it. We seemed to rarely get the elevators that went up to 17/18. Fortunately (or unfortunately) for us, being in a suite is a rare occurrence and we'll be back with the common folk for the 4 future Wonder cruises we have booked.

 

Like most things cruise-related, everyone has their own preferences and opinions. I don't expect everyone to love Wonder just b/c I did.

[BND]

A lot of experienced cruisers/higher status don't cruise in summer.  Fall and spring tend to be the prime time.  A lot of that is because most are retired and don't have to go during school holidays.  Last July, we were on a 6 night to Bermuda on EN and with 475 or so points, we were the #3 onboard so we got recognized at the top tier party.  The LA practically begged us to come and participate.  There were two Pinnacles onboard and we were next with point count.  Not as common, but that wouldn't happen the rest of the year.

Edited July 29, 2023 by BND

[SherriZ366]

9 hours ago, Mikew0805 said:

I like Wonder, but I do not like it as much as I thought I would. We had Mason Jar for dinner, and I could barely eat anything except the cornbread, and I do not even like cornbread. However, we did not try the brunch, and I keep hearing that people like that better. The one thing that annoys me on the Wonder is access to Deck 17 and 18 via only the glass elevators instead of an entire half of the elevator banks. Trivial as we can all probably use the additional exercise, but it just annoys me. I really do like the casino layout on the Wonder... far better casino bar layout than the other Oasis class ships.

I remember that there was a bank of glass elevators on both the port and starboard side on Wonder that went all the way to Deck 17 and 18.  we sailed don WN last December.  On earlier Oasis class ships, the elevators that went up to 17 were only on the Port Side.   

[SherriZ366]

As long as Pinnacle numbers are below 70, we can use the SL and below 130, we can use CK. 

 

I hope we can wait in the SL and then have lunch in CK on Day 1.   

[Mikew0805]

12 hours ago, SherriZ366 said:

I remember that there was a bank of glass elevators on both the port and starboard side on Wonder that went all the way to Deck 17 and 18.  we sailed don WN last December.  On earlier Oasis class ships, the elevators that went up to 17 were only on the Port Side.   

It was annoying if you could not get the glass elevator. It would be easier if a whole set of elevators on one side or the other would go all the way up. Then there would be no luck involved with getting the right elevator.

 

On the other Oasis class ships, the elevators on both port and starboard go all the way to 17.