Lordnlkon

Barcelona, Rome, Copenhagen, Sydney, Singapore, etc....

 

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Like I mentioned earlier, look at the capital one venture card. 2% back on every purchase and can be used for any travel related expense with no gimmicks.

I charge everything I can on the card to build up points.

I would charge my mortgage if I was able to.

I know for many people it is a mental thing about not wanting to get a big credit card bill at the end of the month. But in my mind, If I have to pay for something anyway, why not build the points?

(Obviously as with any card with perks, it's only worth it if you pay the balance in full every month)

We have taken 4 free (except for port charges & taxes) 7 night Caribbean cruises using the points earned.

I do this same thing. Just with a much better card. The RCI credit card is very lackluster when comparing rewards programs. Look at the Capital One Venture card. You can do the same thing, you just get 2% points on every purchase, not just Royal Caribbean stuff. Also you can use it for any travel related expense and you don't have to do any gimmicks to get the rewards. You literally just wipe out charges from your login, you don't even have to speak to anyone or jump through any hoops. I just paid for our entire cruise in April on the Allure with points. I charged it at final payment and 3 days later when it showed up, just logged in and wiped the entire charge off my account with points. Took about 30 seconds.

Sounds like some people are living in the past....

Now get off my lawn!

Learn something new every day!

I thought Code Red was when there was an outbreak of Noro on the ship. :o

That’s code brown :eek:

You want me on that ship.... You need me on that ship...

Don't forget the "tipping" differences between the UK and USA customs differ quite a lot. We in the UK tip regularly at about 10% USA citizens possibly more but we don't expect to be tipped as a waiter/waitress in restaurants or anywhere else but US workers do expect and in some cases demand it.

Well you have to realize that in a lot of places, servers have to pay out a certain percentage of the check to other workers in a restaurant(like bar staff, bus boys, kitchen line staff). So if someone leaves no tip or a minimum tip, then they could actually have to pay to wait on your table.

Not if you booked a cruise on board. Used to be $100 pp, until recently. They now charge full deposit on any booking, no matter where you book it.

 

Gwen [emoji3]

We just booked at next cruise, while on board liberty last week, for Symphony next January and it was 100pp deposit. It was non refundable, as we are going with a big group of people(so we know we won't change) but still was only $200 total.

There is plenty of cruise lines who specialize in smaller ships with diverse itineraries. It’s just not royal’s target demographic anymore.

It looks pretty cool. I definitely like the updated design.

Oasis class ships. The small ships are boring to us as there is significantly less to do.

Get a real CC like the capital one venture card, much better travel card than the gimmicky on board credit. Can use the points to wipe out any travel related charge. Just paid for an entire cruise in April with points. No hassles, no gimmicks, it just erases the charge off your account.

Conversely, you could move to Florida and have 4 ships at your disposal.

I lived in Orlando for 15 years so I understand. I’m stuck in Texas for 8 more years till the wifes’s kids graduate high school then we’re moving back.

I really wish they’d put an oasis class ship in Galveston, so I could take advantage of the dedicated stand up flowrider more often.

There is a flowrider about 30 minutes from my house, and it has been there for at least 5 years, and I have never gone. It is only open basically when school is out (it is outside and we have winter here) so, I can't really imagine going there and waiting in line as probably the only adult doing it. I could be completely wrong, but I don't think so. I have considered renting it one evening and bringing a few friends, but my guess is that like 90% of the people on a cruise after a couple of falls, they will no longer want to play with me.

 

JC

You’d be surprised. There are quite a few adults who ride and you might make some new friends. I go about twice a week locally when I can but I do try to avoid the busiest hours when schools out.

To the posters stating that the flowrider is the main draw to the cruise, do waterparks near you not have them?

Yes but then I don’t have all my food cooked for me, my housekeeping all done and get to visit exotic locations in the Caribbean in between times on the flow.

Flowriding is just like any sport: skateboarding, surfing, skiing, wakeboarding, snowboarding etc. It's a sport, the chance to injury yourself is there. It's actually pretty low compared to some of the others however and as has been mentioned 99 rides out of a 100 the worst you usually have to worry about is some water up the nose or losing your bathing suit.

Oasis - Dual Flowriders. That's all I have to say.

4 is the minimum. And like several have said, they get a lot more time and help over the regular line. If you think the flowrider is something they’d enjoy, it’s worth the $69. We cruise Royal specifically for the flowrider. I spend half my cruise there.

I would do it. We took our 13 year olds (twins) and paid for the lessons on the first time it was offered...that way the kids learned early on in the cruise and were able to enjoy riding better the rest of the cruise.

If they really want to spend some time at the flowrider during the cruise, book the lesson and do it early. It will help them actually learn how to ride and then they will enjoy it significantly more.

Thanks for the review! We are sailing on Liberty later this month. I'm hoping the temperatures inch up a bit . . .

Hoping it stays a little cool, it'll keep people away from the flowrider :)

We like deck 14 as close to the flowrider as possible.

I would say call customer service to see what they say but based past on previous RCI experience, I doubt they know either.

We really like the dinning package and definitely think it's worth it.

Getting on the Rhapsody of the Seas tomorrow out of Tampa. Wondering how many people coming from the north east have travel problems and will not be able to make the cruise. Maybe a chance to be upgraded.

Or ask what your upgrade options are. If it's not free, you might be able to get one really cheap.

I was actually thinking that. What if someone decided to fly to the first port a day or two later to find their cabin was sold to someone else. Cruise line couldn't do that.

Very true but I bet there will be enough people who are just outright cancelling that rooms will be available.