Joseph2017China

I'm sorry, but no one ever gave me candy at work.  Hey look, I got candy for you.  Getting candy would be really an insult.....like why do you think I can't buy candy that I like?  Just give me money.  Let my adult mind make my own decision what I will buy.  It's only cute when giving it to kids.  Adults want money.  It's not even a nice gesture.  I think more of an insult treating a person like a child. 

I honestly did not notice......

Bring a gas generator and place it in your trunk?  

Day one is sailing day. You get 5.   The day you get off at 8:00am you get no free drinks, but since nothing is open, it doesn't matter. (unless you wanted a coffee)

Like going to Disney on a Saturday during the summer.  Set the expectation, and than it's ok.  What is more important was that everyone was together

AI = Artificial Intellegence.  

3 hours ago, Lisichka said:

Yes, and I do a lot of cruises across the world.  The difference here is that comedy shows, announcements, etc will only be in Mandarin.  As a solo cruiser I like to meet and communicate with others, and my Mandarin is a little rusty.  Royal tells me about 90% of the people on the cruise I had originally booked will only speak Mandarin.  Likewise they have replaced all staff for this particular cruise with Mandariin speaking staff.

 

My question really wasn’t if this will be a good or bad cruise but rather if more cruises will be released for next year.  That’s it. 

Even if more cruises released it will be Asian

19 hours ago, basser said:

Wil my GPS apps on my phone work if I don’t have wi fi?

If I understand correctly, you want to use Apps that use GPS for location, such as a map.  The answer is no, it won't work.  Although the phone continuously pings for towers, if you have the internet turned off, it won't do anything. (note wifi is the internet, and is only an avenue to get to the internet)  So if your data is turned off, airplane mode, and you don't subscribe to the ships internet through wifi, than nothing. 

Once you book the tax and fees stay the same

Taxes are each individual country, not the USA.  It is not a fixed percentage either.  It is entirely controlled by the country.  

Fees are docking fees per passenger.  Again, this can change based on the country that is creating the fees.  

If the ship collects in excess of the fees they are charged you might get an OBC for it.  It might only be a dollar or two.  

You are assuming that taxes are a fixed percent so when the trip goes down, the tax goes down.  This is not that kind of tax.  

Best thing to do, is not look at it since you can't control it.

Remember for every negative comment on food, there is 100 people liking it, and not commenting.  Just like people complained the menu never changes, and now it's changed, they complain it is changed.  

Just see for yourself, and make your judgement.  I personally saw no issues

9 hours ago, CPT Trips said:

I wouldn’t recommend that anyone do online banking on a public network. 

All networks are public. Even the ATM is attached to a public network 

1 hour ago, steveru621 said:

 

That's not likely to be a bank ATM in the hotel.  The ATM is going to charge you a minimum of $3 and your bank $5. There is no conversion fee if you use an ATM card.

Poster afraid of doing ATM by herself so one in a very public place like her hotel a a second choice.  I personally don’t worry about the fee.  I only take around $200 for small items

1 hour ago, Wineaux007 said:

I have a PIN attached to my credit card, only for emergencies as it would be considered a cash advance at an ATM and interest would start the day of transaction.

Online banking you can literally pay the credit card same day so no interest 

11 minutes ago, PWP-001 said:

I always ask for the paper copy to be delivered with turndown.

 

The paper copy could easily answer the OP's question whereas the app cannot right now.

 

OP, which is the itinerary you're interested in, or the specific port, as I was just sailing Harmony last week.

Yes it can but most people no longer get it so finding copies are now hard

53 minutes ago, vjmatty said:

Actually, if you look on the app it’s usually a window….5:15 to 5:30, or sometimes 5:30 to 5:45, so it’s not an unreasonable question. 

30 minutes us rude and late.

1 hour ago, taglovestocruise said:

I see you have the UDP and paid the 18%. Issue is that the waiters in the Specialty restaurants only receive a dollar or so out of that amount. The reminder of the 18% goes into the general tip pool.  Nothing extra goes to the bartenders, they get 0 from a voucher drink. As a side note the room service runners are volunteers who work for the extra anticipated tip. 

I pay the cruise customary tip only.  How it’s split or what they get paid is not my concern 

On 4/30/2023 at 11:46 AM, Scottdalfonso said:

You leaving cash on the bar? 

If you don't tip more than 18%, after 30 drinks of extra tipping, I pay for two additional drinks.....so the end result is the same

On 4/29/2023 at 4:15 AM, TeRriii said:

I got free cocktails for me and my wife from North Star Bar bartender.

He said the cocktail is on the house because only me that always tips him when I ordered drinks.

The sailing is on East Asia, tipping culture is not well known there. 

This makes no sense to me.  On the ship, if you pay for it, you pay 18%.  If you are tipping more than 18% that is not normal.  Plus, it is not tipping culture, it is customary tipping, which is 18%.  So, everyone tips him, 18%.

So the first issue was fixed.  But what is the second issue, that the ship has two fixed times, and it is moved 30 minutes?  I'm pretty sure no matter how much you complain, they are not moving the entire ships dining plan for you.  

Many people buy things that are not needed for convenience.  However, you already paid for it, so need to double the price.  But it is your choice, not ours.  For anyone that doesn't like room temperature water, all water out of the tap, at home, or most places is warm, until it has ice in it, or chilled.  Even if you carry water off the ship, most likely it is not cold.  Personally, I don't care, what temp it is.

6 hours ago, Bloodgem said:

Can you get Irish Coffee with the Refreshment Drink?

Yes you can, as a mocktail.  Note a mocktail has no booze.  So an Irish coffee on the refreshment package is just coffee......

Did it. Than the barcode trick.  Am on central’ park 10th floor and completely happy.  I wished for boardwalk but not unhappy.  It’s going to be my first time and it was hugely cheaper 

Pay full price......get first pick

Pay reduced priect....get leftovers.

This has always been that way.  I'm pretty sure if you cancel on the ship, all you get is OBC.  Will it work?  Seems like a lot of hassle, just to get a time slot.  Plus in theory, you can cancel on the ship, and before it can be rebooked, someone else booked the newly opened slot, which would be funny.

Or you can use you coat?  

16 hours ago, 7680 said:

Hello All,

Four in our group will be using the gym daily. Is it difficult to access space and machines, ellipticals, treadmills, etc in the 8:30am timeframe? Thanks!

The ship has a gym?