A quick suite question

[carkosh]

We're in an OS on the Liberty of the Seas next month. We were just wondering that if we embark early will we be able to drop off carry-ons in the suite & then head out immediately if the cabin is still being cleaned. I know that Celebrity lets us do this & was wondering if RCL allows this. If not, we may just wait to embark until a little later. Thanks for any info.

 

Carol

[PhoenixCruiser]

Lately the fire walls have been closed until about 1.

 

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[Retired LEO]

Lately the fire walls have been closed until about 1.

 

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And guarded.

[cb at sea]

Don't bring anything that you don't want to haul around with you...

[B-52]

And guarded.

 

What about the new suite perks, where a cruise member will meet you and escort you onboard? The way I interpret it, they will have the suites cleaned and ready as early as possible??

 

"Upon arrival at the pier, guests booked in the Presidential Family Suite, Royal Suite, Royal Family Suite, Owner’s Suite and Grand Suite have access to dedicated security and check-in lines to help ease them swiftly through the embarkation process and directly to their suite accommodations (think the first-class lane at the airport)."

[PhoenixCruiser]

What about the new suite perks, where a cruise member will meet you and escort you onboard? The way I interpret it, they will have the suites cleaned and ready as early as possible??

 

"Upon arrival at the pier, guests booked in the Presidential Family Suite, Royal Suite, Royal Family Suite, Owner’s Suite and Grand Suite have access to dedicated security and check-in lines to help ease them swiftly through the embarkation process and directly to their suite accommodations (think the first-class lane at the airport)."

 

 

Good point, then again what time are we "recommended" to show up at the pier - 1 or 2 PM :p

 

You can't get into the first class lane at the airport three hours before the plane takes off.

 

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[RCCL_NVcruiser]

Per the press release on RCCL.com

 

"Additionally, guests booked in the Royal Suite and Presidential Family Suite are personally welcomed by a senior officer at the cruise terminal and escorted to their suite.

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I don't think other suite guests are taken to their suites...but I will be pleasantly surprised on Sunday if I am wrong!!!! :rolleyes:

[B&D]

Please post when you get back and let us know

[B-52]

Please post when you get back and let us know

 

 

Ditto: I would be interested if Suite Guests are treated any differently during check-in and embarkation.

Suites being GS and above I believe.

[benbell]

I will be embarking on LOS this Saturday in the Owners Suite.

 

I will be arriving at the pier directly from the airport and will let you know how my trip goes.

[carkosh]

Thanks, Everyone, for your replies. I guess no one really knows until they go. Believe me, it won't make or break our cruise if we aren't allowed in our suite until 1pm or so. I'll just pack my carry-on a little lighter before I embark just in case we can't go onto our suite to drop off some things.

 

Benbell, if you're in my suite please take good care of it......hehehe. Have a great time!!!

 

Carol

[benbell]

I will be in 1348... I will take pictures too.

 

I will also report back on the new perks from the list below:

 

Even as Royal Caribbean cuts back on service for passengers staying in standard cabins, it's upgrading its offerings for those staying in suites.

The mass-market line today unveiled a laundry list of new perks for suite passengers that range from access to priority security lines at embarkation to complimentary laundry pressing on formal nights.

Notably, the new perks include complimentary 24-hour room service -- a once-standard amenity on Royal Caribbean ships that was recently eliminated across the fleet. While Royal Caribbean still offers complimentary room service to all cabins during the day, the line began charging a delivery fee in January for late-night room service to standard cabins -- a move that was criticized by many longtime Royal Caribbean fans.

Among other perks for passengers in suites unveiled today:

-- Priority check-in. Passengers booked in the Presidential Family, Royal, Royal Family, Owner’s and Grand suites will have access to dedicated security (where available) and check-in lines to help speed them onboard. Passengers booked in the top-tier Royal and Presidential Family suites will be personally welcomed by a senior officer at the cruise terminal and escorted onboard.

-- Elite keycards. Passengers in Grand Suites or higher category cabins will receive distinctive gold SeaPass cards that will tip off crew to their elite status.

-- Upgraded cabin amenities. Suites will come with complimentary slippers, luxury spa bathrobes, exclusive Vitality bathroom toiletries, Ghirardelli chocolates at turndown, plush duvets and a special pillow menu.

-- Extra nibbles. On the first formal evening of a cruise suite passengers will receive a pre-dinner cheese presentation, and on the second formal or final evening of the cruise, a ‘petits fours’ plate during turndown service.

-- Upgraded room service. In addition to complimentary 24-hour room service, passengers in suites will receive coffee and tea service throughout their cruise and have exclusive privilege to order from the main dining room’s full breakfast, lunch or dinner menus for in-room dining.

-- VIP access. Passengers booked in the Grand Suite and higher category cabins will receive an invitation to a private cocktail reception hosted by the Captain of their ship. They'll also be entitled to reserved VIP seating for shows in the main theater, priority bookings in the salon and spa, and priority access for tendering and shore excursion tickets.

-- VIP poolside seating. On Voyager- and Freedom-class ships, suite passengers will have reserved VIP seating poolside as well as at the ice shows in the Studio B venue.

-- Concierge Club access. On Radiance-, Voyager- and Freedom-class ships, suite passengers will receive a personal key to the private Concierge Club (staffed by a concierge who can make reservations for specialty restaurants, shore excursiosn, spa treatments and more).

-- Priority disembarkation and luggage service. Passengers will be able to leave the ship quickly through a priority departure and will receive complimentary valet luggage service (where their bags are automatically transferred to the airport).

As part of the new suites program, Royal Caribbean also is upgrading furnishings in all suites. The installation of new plush sofa-beds, deckchairs and tables, and state-of-the-art entertainment systems with flat-panel televisions and CD/DVD players will be completed by 2010.

[Bobbye]

We were in the Presidential Family Suite and were taken directly to the suite.

[cavkc]

We just returned last weekend from staying in an OS on Explorer.

 

The new suite perks were implemented, however we noticed no difference at check-or embarkation whatsoever. They had the dedicated sutie check-in lines, but they have always had that.

 

However to answer the OP's question, we were onboard at 12 noon and whilst the doors to the corridors were closed, they were not locked or guarded so we simply went down to our suite and dropped off our stuff. Our suite attendant was still getting the place cleaned, but it wasn't a problem at all going in.

[bajathree]

Just came back a couple weeks ago from staying in an OS in IOS....the enhanced suite perks were very nice:)but you still couldn't get to our room till 1PM.

[benbell]

That seems like the one thing I really liked about Princess was that i boarded and was directed straight to my room, it wasn't even 12 noon.