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So it works in the "I want to get what I want and don't want to worry about paying" sort of way. :)

 

You have the diamond lounge and free drink vouchers and you went Ultimate? Wow. And here I'm trying to discourage DH from getting Replenish b/c he tends to come in around $18/day instead of Replenish's $20/day. It just makes no sense to me; he should get what he wants and pay for it b/c that ends up being cheaper than the package.

 

But I'm not the bookkeeper in YOUR house. :)

 

Last cruise I got exactly what I wanted, never thought about it, and didn't have a package.

 

Though I might have to go back on the anti-Replenish stance for DH next time, since I managed to utterly destroy the soda cup during our recent condo-to-house move. Who knew how much the inner cup would shatter, when full of water and knocked to the ground with the force of a yoga bag while turning? It was my 2nd fave cup for water at home, too.

I wanted to be able to have a drink without having to run back to the lounge every time I wanted one.

Also, in Labadee, when they come around with Labadoozies and other drinks, I can just sign for one with no charge.

We did think about it and contemplated this for about a month.

Once you factor in a tip with every drink the prices are much higher by the drink.

At $15/ drink, it doesn't take many of them to break even, especially when you consider that gratuities are built into the package price.

That cup has a huge "mouth" and it never comes near the dispenser spout.

My refillable water bottle has a massive "mouth" as well. It's probably the same as the cup they provide you with. I understand if we're talking about a Poland Spring water bottle, but that's not what I was referring to.

Of course it made you feel like you were getting a good deal. You bought two packages and used it for 4 people. I suspect that the more RCCL reads of this type of practice, they will once again require ALL persons over 21 in a cabin to purchase the packages. Or worse, "include a fee package" for everyone and increase the cruise prices accordingly.

 

 

 

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Nobody does business the way that you're describing it.

An inventory is done and assessed based on rate of consumption and the number of passengers.

The price per unit is weighed against the revenues and prices adjusted accordingly.

So If more free drinks are being consumed and eating into their margins, they will either eliminate the more expensive drinks or increase the cost per package or paid for drinks.

They know that a certain number of people are sharing drinks. They also know that some drinks are given away to those with vouchers and in some cases, a bar tender may give more than one drink to get a bigger tip.

It's all accounted for and figured into their costing model.

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The difference is with a water bottle your mouth goes right over the small hole in the top. With a glass you have a larger area. If you put a glass up to the spout to refill you can easily avoid touching the side of the glass to the spout. With a water bottle it is harder since the opening is usually very small. Have seen way too many times people putting the opening, that they just drank out of, right up to the spout of the water dispenser. If you water bottle has a removable top you may be ok.

I was thinking about a sports bottle (refillable) where the top screws off and the open container can be filled, not an Avian or Poland Spring bottle.

What you're saying makes sense.

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if you do this please remember that the drinks cannot be dispensed directly form the machine into a personal vessel. you must use one of the glasses provided and pour from that into your bottle.

I get the intent, but how is that different than when you use the glass that they have provided you with, for drink #2 or #3?

Are you assuming that people won't refill the same glass or is there somebody there enforcing this?

What about the soda machines, with the cup they leave in your cabin, which is used over and over?

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Do you really think you are going to drink $1200 worth of liquor on a cruise?

I need to qualify my OP.

$1200 is for two of us.

This is for a 9 day cruise.

So after taxes and the gratuities that are added to the package, it works out to be about $600/pp.

We figure between water, soda, alcohol, and coffee, we'll spend more than $50/day each.

I think 3 alcoholic drinks alone is somewhere around $45.

I think it's a bit nuts, but that's how the math works out.

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There are drinking fountains in the AO area.

 

 

If they want a fresh squeezed OJ in the morning, just buy them one. Get them the small one; much more reasonable size than the bigger one with your package.

 

I hope the Ultimate packages make sense financially (or "I want to get what I want and don't want to worry about paying"ially LOL) for you and your spouse.

We're not sure if it makes sense or not, but we know that we don't want to think about it.

For us we could have simply kept our drinking to the diamond lounge and the free vouchers.

But hey- we're on vacation [emoji849]

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Windjammer. I would suggest talking a sports bottle that you can fill up for them so that they can take it with them.

Great tip! Thank you!!!

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I believe water is always available.

 

 

 

Regarding a drink package for the kids, included in the cruise fare for all passengers is iced tea, hot tea, milk, chocolate milk, juice (not fresh squeezed), tap water (not bottled), hot chocolate, lemonade, flavored waters. So unless your kids only drink fresh squeezed juice they will be fine. The regular breakfast juice is made from concentrate kind OJ. There is usually also Apple, cranberry and tomato.

Thank You!

Where do the kids get lemonade or flavored waters?

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My wife and I both signed up for the Ultimate Drink Package (can't believe that we're about to tack another $1200 onto our cruise vacation!).

We're sailing with two kids, ages 9 and 3.

So our questions are:

1 - What do kids do about drinks while they're under the care and supervision of Adventure Ocean staff? Do the staff provide them with water or other refreshments while they're there, even if the kids don't have a drink package?

2 - Do we need to buy our kids (who don't drink soda) a drink package for the 1 drink a day that they want to have Orange Juice? It seems a bit nuts that we're not able to just get juice for them when we get ours, given the $1200 price tag, but I guess rules are rules.

I am now on the maiden voyage of Harmony Of The Seas and just seen the show Grease.

 

I am very much suprised that Royalcaribben sold this show to tobacco companies and created it like a smoking advertisement for teenagers. Several times (i counted more than 6) players are smoking real cigarette on the stage and showing this as a nature of being adult.

 

Here in Europe, its mostly forbidden to advertise tobacco material. But i see that big tobacco companies found their way of advertesing in Europe by entering to cruise ship shows where all age groups are able to see it. In my opinion, these scenes are easily can be adapted to a non-smoking version, but its very clear that company did not want it, or did not care about it.

 

So, the managers and workers of RCCL is free to tell their children that its a normal habit to smoke, but i strongly advice everybody to keep their children away of this show if you do not want them to be a smoker in future and live long.

 

 

 

And just another question of this situation, is it allowed to smoke on Royal Theater?

Sounds a bit dramatic, but maybe not? Was your comment about selling advertising space confirmed or validated?

The original movie and show were very much in line with what you were saying. The times were marked by an era of being cool.

Smoking was associated with cool people.

It's only in somewhat recent years that it's beeb publicly frowned upon as unhealthy and unfashionable.

I've never been a smoker, and I want to be clear that this is not a judgement about personal preference as much as it is a response to the OP about why smoking was made glamorous in the show Grease.

Are you sure those were real cigarettes and not just props that gave off smoke?

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Thanks for the review libertybelle41!

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On our way back to our room we passed the outdoor pool. Something is missing:

I think that was damaged during the storm.

I wonder why they haven't replaced it with something, even if it was with something different.

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I'll check it out next week! I'm planning on doing another review so I'll be sure to mention it.

Thank you swim! Looking forward to reading your review! Enjoy your cruise!

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Really? why?

I think it has to do with the idea that it was piloted on Quantum/Anthem as a concept.

It was well received and now they've given it a proper place and expanded the program.

Oddly, I heard that it was damaged in the storm on Anthem and haven't heard a mention of it since.

You're absolutely right, and I definitely know that he pronounces it that way. For some reason, I just CAN'T bring myself to pronounce it that way. I know I'm not saying it the way he says it, but I think it comes down to this: if I say something to someone about Guy Fieri and I pronounce it as Fee-Air-Ee... I'm pretty confident they will know who I am talking about. I bet if I were to say something to someone about him and pronounce it Fee-Ety, they would give me a goofy look and say "Guy WHO???"

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[301-909-7351 * *24731958#COLOR=Black]My next cruise will be on Liberty Of The Seas. I picked that one because there seems to be a lot of interest on YouTube about cruise ship waterslides. I've paid for quite a few of my cruises with ad revenue from my YouTube video about Carnival's "Green Thunder" waterslide. So, I think a video of the new Tidal Wave waterslide on Liberty Of The Seas is in order. From what I've heard, they plan to have it operational sometime in June. So, it looks like my cruise in early summer will put me in the right place at the right time to put together a nice YouTube video of the newest cruise ship waterslide.

 

 

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That's awesome!

I'm curious why not Harmony, with her Abyss water slide and new H2O zone?

I don't know for sure, but I think it's the largest water slide at sea.

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I've put together a little video comparing my experiences with four cruise lines: Royal Caribbean, Carnival, Princess, and Norwegian.

 

I highlight the best cruise I've had with each of those four lines, plus I mention one stand-out that I proclaim "The Best Cruise Ship In The World". Since you're reading this on the Royal Caribbean board, I think you'll be pleased with my choice.

 

Take a look at the video at https://youtu.be/3qOrz26Fni4 and be sure to reply with your comments about the video... I'd love your feedback.

As always, loved your video! I can't wait to board in about 5 weeks!

One side note. You mentioned Guy's burger joint. He pronounces his last name Fee etty. I'm not sure why i the R's are pronounced as T's, but that's how I've heard his name pronounced on his show.

Keep the videos coming!

When's the next cruise you're taking us on?

How do you explain the ships that have 80%+ approval ratings? This is coming from the same small percentage of the cruising population that took the time to say what they don't like on the Anthem. If this was truly the best cruise ship in the world, there would be more lovers than haters.

Statistically speaking, the sample size is waaaaaay too small to draw conclusions one way or another.

Additionally, outside influence may/may not account for the users experience, based on feedback before the person boards the ship.

To start with, the purpose of this thread is not to judge people. It's simply to get a feel for what people are wearing to the MDR/No-Fee Dining Rooms on Anthem.

We're leaving in 4 weeks and I just had my "Oh Crap" moment.

You see, I accounted for formal nights (renting a tux) and casual days (short, jeans, polo shirts, sneakers, sports sandals, etc.).

But I've blanked on dinner (outside of Windjammer, where anything goes).

So, what do you wear to dinner?

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I though that Anthem got back to NJ on Friday from the 7 night Bermuda-Boston run. My map shows that she's still in NJ.

Is something wrong with my map or is this accurate?

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Hopefully they have resolved this for you by now. If not, I would call C&A and complain.

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No, it's a 7-day cruise to Bermuda and Boston.

NICE!

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We are headlining toward Boston......not nj just yet

Is this a 6 day cruise?

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She's on her way back from Bermuda, due back in her home port of NJ in just 5 hours.

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Not sure I would trust it yet, without some other positive reports. Seems like it would be pretty complicated for Royal's IT department to tackle.

What's not to trust?

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