Loft 19

[Bob NC]

Had a Loft 19 Cabana for the Sept 30 sailing of the Mardi Gras and now I never want to sail without a cabana again.  Too bad they are only on 3 ships.

 

 

[mz-s]

is special food included? or is it the same buffet food just that somebody goes and gets it and brings it to you

[Bob NC]

26 minutes ago, mz-s said:

is special food included? or is it the same buffet food just that somebody goes and gets it and brings it to you

They go get your food from a variety of different places for lunch.

 

I'd usually get an omelette in the morning and carry it up to the cabana for breakfast.

 

[lazydayz]

We really enjoy the Loft 19 cabanas as well.  As to lunch, they have a special menu and will go to Guys or Shaq's for you.  There is also a salad bar in the Serenity area that is very close to the cabanas. 

[klfrodo]

Well, I was going to say Thanks for helping keep Loft 19 a bit of a secret. Now, everybody will want one and the price will increase dramatically.

[Bob NC]

1 hour ago, klfrodo said:

Well, I was going to say Thanks for helping keep Loft 19 a bit of a secret. Now, everybody will want one and the price will increase dramatically.

 

I try too keep up, but I didn't even know about it until a couple weeks before the cruise.

 

I can't see the price going up much more than it is currently.

[mz-s]

2 minutes ago, Bob NC said:

 

I try too keep up, but I didn't even know about it until a couple weeks before the cruise.

 

I can't see the price going up much more than it is currently.

 

Supposedly the cabanas can be hard to get so I can definitely see the price go up.

[Bob NC]

Just now, mz-s said:

 

Supposedly the cabanas can be hard to get so I can definitely see the price go up.

Last week there were just 3 cabanas occupied.

[mz-s]

10 minutes ago, Bob NC said:

Last week there were just 3 cabanas occupied.

 

It may have been they were only so popular back when a lot of cruisers had bonus OBC to spend due to the COVID shutdown.

[lazydayz]

2 hours ago, mz-s said:

 

It may have been they were only so popular back when a lot of cruisers had bonus OBC to spend due to the COVID shutdown.

 

On our NYE on the Celebration this year, only one cabana is left.  And I paid full price - $2,000 plus the automatic gratuity.  

[Tom-n-Cheryl]

What the heck ?? !!!

 

I thought I'd just go in and see how many were left for our 10/22 Celebration sailing. I booked our cabana months ago (same one we had in May) for $2,000. Now I see that they're running a "sale", apparently since there are 7 left (out of 12).

 

I wonder if I can get a refund or some OBC !!

 

 

 

 

 

Tom

[lazydayz]

2 minutes ago, Tom-n-Cheryl said:

What the heck ?? !!!

 

I thought I'd just go in and see how many were left for our 10/22 Celebration sailing. I booked our cabana months ago (same one we had in May) for $2,000. Now I see that they're running a "sale", apparently since there are 7 left (out of 12).

 

I wonder if I can get a refund or some OBC !!

 

 

 

 

 

Tom

 

Pretty sure you can cancel and rebook to get the new price. 

[Tom-n-Cheryl]

4 minutes ago, lazydayz said:

 

Pretty sure you can cancel and rebook to get the new price. 

 

Yep - I just called "the fun shops" and was told to do the same. I then pointed out to them that I did the exact same thing for a prior sailing (after already having our preferred cabana) a year or more ago. Thirty seconds later, when I went to rebook at the lower price, the one I had released was not returned to inventory. I kept checking several times over the next hours, and even days - and it never came back up. Thus, I didn't end up having a cabana that sailing, as there's only one we like.

 

So... I'll just let it go - and know that I paid a premium to get our preferred cabana...

 

Tom

[lazydayz]

2 minutes ago, Tom-n-Cheryl said:

 

Yep - I just called "the fun shops" and was told to do the same. I then pointed out to them that I did the exact same thing for a prior sailing (after already having our preferred cabana) a year or more ago. Thirty seconds later, when I went to rebook at the lower price, the one I had released was not returned to inventory. I kept checking several times over the next hours, and even days - and it never came back up. Thus, I didn't end up having a cabana that sailing, as there's only one we like.

 

So... I'll just let it go - and know that I paid a premium to get our preferred cabana...

 

Tom

 

No. 5?  

[Tom-n-Cheryl]

Oh - wait -- never mind !!

 

It was actually $2065 I paid (which includes tax/gratuity/whatever!). I went in and did a mock booking of another cabana (at $1750) and the total came out to.... $2,065 !!!

 

So... sale, schmale !!!

 

Tom

[Tom-n-Cheryl]

Just now, lazydayz said:

 

No. 5?  

 

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