kccrzr Posted July 16 #51 Share Posted July 16 We were on Segment 1 of the WC from Miami to LA and the time flew by much faster than I expected. I would like to see a fairly port intensive WC of 4-5 months leaving after Christmas. I don’t think I would ever do a cruise over Christmas again - missed spending time with family too much. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dahirsh Posted July 16 #52 Share Posted July 16 On 7/15/2024 at 4:05 AM, island lady said: I seriously doubt it. From what I hear and read....RCI lost money on this cruise. It is still suffering from stupid snafus. Like when we were rejoining the cruise in Barcelona last week for fourth quarter. The usual check in process at the terminal went well, we get up to the "ding in" on the life boat deck and they told us we could not check in without our sea pass card. Whaaatt???? Told the security woman that we don't get the card until we board the ship. She said corporate orders no one on without sea pass card. Waiting in the hot Barcelona sun on deck for over half hour while they finally realized stupid was not working. 😣 They had to check us in manually, since our printed out set sail pass did not work. By then there were two long lines waiting to ding in. We also had major snafus upon checking in for first quarter in Miami. I for one, will never do a Royal WC again!!!! as inconvenient and uncomfortable that must have been for you, I don't really see it as a reason Royal would choose never to plan another world cruise. Lack of revenue coming from the casino and specialty dining, I could. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DelMom18a Posted July 17 #53 Share Posted July 17 14 hours ago, island lady said: What works for us is the split up. First quarter, 63 nights. Hop off in LA, rejoin in Barcelona for the last quarter, 62 nights. Did you cruise during your time off Serenade? I hope you're enjoying reacquainting yourself with some of your fellow passengers. 🙂 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Another_Critic Posted July 17 #54 Share Posted July 17 (edited) 20 minutes ago, DelMom18a said: Did you cruise during your time off Serenade? I hope you're enjoying reacquainting yourself with some of your fellow passengers. 🙂 From her signature: FIRST QUARTER WORLD CRUISE SERENADE 12/10/2023 WONDER 2/25/2024 ALLURE 5/6/2024 FOURTH QUARTER WORLD CRUISE SERENADE 7/10/2024 Edited July 17 by Another_Critic 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare island lady Posted July 17 #55 Share Posted July 17 16 hours ago, orville99 said: We are looking at winter 2026-Spring 2027. They usually leave around the end of December/ beginning of January, but their itineraries haven’t been released yet. We definitely want to do Silverseas. We are booked up into mid 2026...but am on the hunt for the 26/27 season. 🙂 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare island lady Posted July 17 #56 Share Posted July 17 5 hours ago, DelMom18a said: Did you cruise during your time off Serenade? I hope you're enjoying reacquainting yourself with some of your fellow passengers. 🙂 Yes we did. 🙂 Both Allure and Wonder. Plus a month out in Willamette Valley wine country, and setting up our daughter's wedding out there. It's great to reconnect to our friends on board again. And of course...what crew members are still here, that we were on board with during first quarter. Having a great time!! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare ReneeFLL Posted July 17 #57 Share Posted July 17 On 7/16/2024 at 9:56 AM, orville99 said: We were on Allure right after the restart, and the staff outnumbered the passengers - the ship felt dead - there was no vibe at all. We were on the Allure for the test cruise. Only 650 passengers and it was a ghost town. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jldev Posted July 21 #58 Share Posted July 21 I'd love for RC to do a world cruise every couple of years or so. Sure they would likely not be as long as the current 9 month one though. Nor be as "ultimate" with it's inclusions for full WC's as the current cruise. It would give those of us C&A members, who are not yet at the times in our lives to be able to do a world cruise but would like to, something to aim for. So I wonder how much credibility there is in the rumour that Micheal Bayley will announce another RC world cruise when he's in Coca Cay with the current world cruise just before it ends... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare island lady Posted July 21 #59 Share Posted July 21 4 hours ago, jldev said: I'd love for RC to do a world cruise every couple of years or so. Sure they would likely not be as long as the current 9 month one though. Nor be as "ultimate" with it's inclusions for full WC's as the current cruise. It would give those of us C&A members, who are not yet at the times in our lives to be able to do a world cruise but would like to, something to aim for. So I wonder how much credibility there is in the rumour that Micheal Bayley will announce another RC world cruise when he's in Coca Cay with the current world cruise just before it ends... I can see a WC that is half length. Though that is what we made it as for ourselves. (1st quarter, last quarter) totaling 125 nights. Maybe a 120 night, that can be broken in two sixty nights? These mini segment break ups are annoying for us...... IMHO. Luckily we have the same cabin for each 63/62 night quarters. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jldev Posted July 21 #60 Share Posted July 21 I was one of the annoying mini segmenters as we cruised from Singapore to Dubai over 15 nights on the UWC. As soon as RC announced they were doing a WC, I was pretty sure that I'd like to do a RC WC when we get to retirement age (or earlier if we happen to win Lotto 🤣) and, our time onboard that special cruise, definitely reconfirmed my feelings ❤️ 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dahirsh Posted July 21 #61 Share Posted July 21 6 hours ago, island lady said: I can see a WC that is half length. Though that is what we made it as for ourselves. (1st quarter, last quarter) totaling 125 nights. Maybe a 120 night, that can be broken in two sixty nights? These mini segment break ups are annoying for us...... IMHO. Luckily we have the same cabin for each 63/62 night quarters. can you elaborate on what you are finding annoying about the mini segments? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare island lady Posted July 21 #62 Share Posted July 21 43 minutes ago, dahirsh said: can you elaborate on what you are finding annoying about the mini segments? The formality of being a "turn around day"....when we never booked it that way. The mini segments came much later after the quarters were being booked. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dahirsh Posted July 21 #63 Share Posted July 21 8 minutes ago, island lady said: The formality of being a "turn around day"....when we never booked it that way. The mini segments came much later after the quarters were being booked. so how is that effecting the full cruise or qtr cruise cruisers? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare orville99 Posted July 21 #64 Share Posted July 21 5 minutes ago, island lady said: The formality of being a "turn around day"....when we never booked it that way. The mini segments came much later after the quarters were being booked. And, no other cruise line that routinely does WC’s does them that way. Cunard comes the closest with 4-6 segments. Most of the other lines do 1-3 segments total. Also every other line ranges between 100 -150 nights at sea. There are a lot of choices out there to fit almost anyone’s criteria. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare orville99 Posted July 21 #65 Share Posted July 21 (edited) 2 minutes ago, dahirsh said: so how is that effecting the full cruise or qtr cruise cruisers? Everything comes to a halt when you are cycling a new batch on and an exiting batch off every two weeks. Edited July 21 by orville99 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DelMom18a Posted July 21 #66 Share Posted July 21 41 minutes ago, orville99 said: Everything comes to a halt when you are cycling a new batch on and an exiting batch off every two weeks. I hadn't thought of that, I was thinking about the luggage in the hallway. There's no activities or port access for the non-departing people? That would definitely be annoying and very frustrating. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lovesthebeach2 Posted July 21 #67 Share Posted July 21 1 hour ago, dahirsh said: so how is that effecting the full cruise or qtr cruise cruisers? We did 2 segments from June 20 - July 10. The second segment everyone - including those that were doing the full world cruise - had to stand in line by the theatre to recheck in I guess…. In our case we had to get new cards for that segment, not sure what the others did, but they were all in line and a lot of them were complaining about it. So in that way, they were affected a bit. It was also noticeable around the ship when the new cruisers got on that day. They were loud and everywhere, a bit chaotic, which is normal for people excited about a cruise, it changed the vibe of the ship for awhile. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lovesthebeach2 Posted July 21 #68 Share Posted July 21 1 hour ago, DelMom18a said: I hadn't thought of that, I was thinking about the luggage in the hallway. There's no activities or port access for the non-departing people? That would definitely be annoying and very frustrating. There definitely was port access, as it is if you’re doing a B2B on any ship. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare island lady Posted July 22 #69 Share Posted July 22 14 hours ago, dahirsh said: so how is that effecting the full cruise or qtr cruise cruisers? Everything you would go through on a B2B. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare island lady Posted July 22 #70 Share Posted July 22 14 hours ago, orville99 said: And, no other cruise line that routinely does WC’s does them that way. Cunard comes the closest with 4-6 segments. Most of the other lines do 1-3 segments total. Also every other line ranges between 100 -150 nights at sea. There are a lot of choices out there to fit almost anyone’s criteria. LOL...it's still doable. Things could be worse....and in fact, the one good thing is...three more bottles of wine with start of each mini leg. 😄 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lovesthebeach2 Posted July 22 #71 Share Posted July 22 6 hours ago, island lady said: LOL...it's still doable. Things could be worse....and in fact, the one good thing is...three more bottles of wine with start of each mini leg. 😄 We only get two, but that’s enough for us …. I wanted to tell you that when we were just on Serenade, I got tired of their not so great Chardonnay, and tried your Kim Crawford Sauvignon and we both loved it! I hope there was some left for you when you got on.😁 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare island lady Posted July 23 #72 Share Posted July 23 17 hours ago, lovesthebeach2 said: We only get two, but that’s enough for us …. I wanted to tell you that when we were just on Serenade, I got tired of their not so great Chardonnay, and tried your Kim Crawford Sauvignon and we both loved it! I hope there was some left for you when you got on.😁 On first quarter it was so annoying how much they kept running out of Kim Crawford. It's become very popular, especially being included in the unlimited drink package. Finally ran into that situation in the WJ yesterday for lunch, but luckily still in supply in the CL. Though our favorite bartender is stashing it away for the few of us that drink it every night. 🙂 Not a Chard fan myself. My go to wines are NZ Sauvignon Blancs. 🥰 Have not touched my comped wine yet, which is Peter Yealands NZ SB.. Saving that for when the whole ship runs out of KC. 😉 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sgmn Posted July 23 #73 Share Posted July 23 8 hours ago, island lady said: On first quarter it was so annoying how much they kept running out of Kim Crawford. It's become very popular, especially being included in the unlimited drink package. Finally ran into that situation in the WJ yesterday for lunch, but luckily still in supply in the CL. Though our favorite bartender is stashing it away for the few of us that drink it every night. 🙂 Not a Chard fan myself. My go to wines are NZ Sauvignon Blancs. 🥰 Have not touched my comped wine yet, which is Peter Yealands NZ SB.. Saving that for when the whole ship runs out of KC. 😉 Plenty of Kim Crawford in the MDR. I've been offered it by our server each night. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lovesthebeach2 Posted July 23 #74 Share Posted July 23 8 hours ago, island lady said: On first quarter it was so annoying how much they kept running out of Kim Crawford. It's become very popular, especially being included in the unlimited drink package. Finally ran into that situation in the WJ yesterday for lunch, but luckily still in supply in the CL. Though our favorite bartender is stashing it away for the few of us that drink it every night. 🙂 Not a Chard fan myself. My go to wines are NZ Sauvignon Blancs. 🥰 Have not touched my comped wine yet, which is Peter Yealands NZ SB.. Saving that for when the whole ship runs out of KC. 😉 Not sure who your favorite bartender is, but we never had a problem at the R Bar. Reynold would see me coming an pour a glass 😁 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare cruiselvr04 Posted July 23 #75 Share Posted July 23 Lol. Kim Crawford. Twice now when I’ve asked for it the bar staff has substituted another one. They always act surprised when I catch them…. We love KC with dinner! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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