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Two weeks ago, I was not able to get a Heineken zero with my refreshment package on the Oasis. I've been on the Oasis once a month going back several months and here is my experience. When I order it, bartenders are up front and tell me it is not allowed on the package. That kind of makes me mad. I can get a canned soda, even a bottled Sprite Zero but not a non alcoholic beer. I don't argue at all anymore but originally I did and was told it was a beer and not allowed. It does taste like a beer, but to you beer nuts out there....It is NOT a beer. LOL. On Celebrity it has been hit or miss. Their refreshment package is called a Zero Proof Alcohol package. When they turn me down, I mention that it is indeed zero alcohol and have won that fight on occasion.

Of course, there is inconsistent consistency. Crazy, right? We’ve been pins 5+ years and in May on our Ovation Alaska cruise the Loyalty Ambassador told us we could no longer use our $25 vouchers at their Pub for our usual pub burger meal. We have often enjoyed a burger there in the past as well as Playmakers. He told us the terms of the vouchers have changed to only include specialty restaurants. We thought…chicken excrement! Makes you wonder where those terms are available to read. 🙄

You can say that again.

For us as well in 2019 although we flew into Hong Kong, sailed 3 ports in Vietnam and finished in Singapore. Royal provided our visas. We did have to present it once although I forget where.

We were on 2/4 Anthem. Public restrooms were comparable to the public restrooms we used on our road trip to Bayonne. Paper strewn even outside the doors, trash cans overflowing, lack of paper products. A woman I conversed with in elevator said she took a picture and sent it to corporate. I spoke with the head of housekeeping when I met her. She blamed passengers. Something wrong with that. We’ve been cruising Celebrity lately and there was a stark difference. Of course it’s the unruly passengers, but also their job to keep up after it.

That used to be the case. Talked with bartender last week on the Anthem. They now get paid flights both ways…YMMV.

I can top that…just heard a speaker phone conversation on an elevator on the Anthem. Person was oblivious to our looks and stares. Where is Larry David when you need him?

Years later I still have awful thoughts about the people in cabin next door that played their taste in music loud enough to detract from our glacier watching on the Ovation. If it was you, I’m still thinking bad thoughts about you. Nature and calving sounds are not as important as you or your tinny background noise. To the rest of you, I apologize for the whine.

I’m on the Anthem now, am pin with refreshment package. My vouchers have been charged for NA beer. So far, I’ve seen Heineken Zero and O’Douls.

We disembarked the Oasis on 6/17. We did have access to Chops for pinnacle breakfast. I think that’s our favorite perk having a quiet civilized breakfast there. Only 59 pins onboard that week. We got our three bottles of wine although they made substitution for our Pino Noir. NBD, we got Merlot instead. We had two dinners at CK. I’m not that impressed with them anymore. One thing that was not available when you last sailed was a $25 voucher for dinner in a specialty restaurant. Hubs and I both qualified and we spent that $50 at 150. Welcome back and enjoy your cruise.

We parked, did not pay. Will pay when we leave. YMMV.

We are on the Oasis now parked in one of the outer lots. They were only allowing parking in the garage for handicapped parking. An attendant handed us our time stamped paper and we are to pay when we leave. Your guess is as good as ours,