Puffinater

Have eaten in both and Giovanni's has replaced Portofino as our favorite.

I am not sure if this is the correct venue to sing the praises of a concierge, and if someone will tell me a better place, I will gladly repeat myself, but I just have to say that Luca Lorio on Mariner last week was fantastic. Whenever we asked for help, he seemed genuinely glad to be of assistance. I watched on many occasions as Luca worked a crowd either in the Concierge Lounge or in the halls and he tried his best to get to everybody and make sure they were all having a good time.

 

This was my first time on RCCL, and as long time fan of the Neptune Lounge on HAL, I went into this cruise with some reservations. While the coffee machine in the Concierge Lounge is indeed inferior to those in the Neptune Lounge, the service we received was not. Also, it is in no small part due to the care we received from Luca that we have canceled a HAL cruise for next Spring break and replaced it with NOS from NOLA. Before Mrs. Trout would let me book it, she made me promise Luca would be on board.

 

Now all I have to do is figure out how to get concierges transferred.

 

Trout

If Karen is still onboard I believe Mrs. Trout will quite happy with the service she will receive. Karen is a top notch concierge. Enjoy.

Excellent cabin, great location on the ship, and a larger than normal balcony. You will be very happy with this stateroom.

Good to hear thanks for the info.

Long time RCI cruisers. We are looking forward to heading out on our first Celebrity cruise next year. We will be on the Solstice in cabin 1229 a C2. Any comments? Good? Bad? Indifferent? We are D+ with Royal so will sail as Elite. Any hints? Suggestions? Thanks in advance.

Not unless you count all the people in the Diamond Lounge who are legends in their own mind:p

I think I also met them in the overflow lounge one night.:)

Thanks so much!! Any chance you have Ricardos last name?:)

If it is the same Ricardo the last name is Mock.

What is fun for some obviously is not fun for all. Putting a $$$ value on fun kinda takes the fun out of it. It is great to have a choice of what you do.

May have used LMT for the first and last time. I had read about foreign transaction fees being applied to charges made to them and sure enough it happened to me. Even though this appears to be something they are quite aware of they will not remove the charge without a copy of my credit card statement. Not happening. Did a copy and paste and received an email back stating they wanted a copy of my statement. I don't think this is something a customer should have to go through. So while I got a great price their customer relations/service gets a big fat zero. Looks like it is back to PL and Hotwire for me.

For Voyager Class ships. Deck four walk toward the front of the ship. There will be stairs near the front walk up and if it is not roped off you can access the helipad.

Priceline bidding on:

• 2 rooms
  
• One night 05/12 only
  
• 3 1/2 star only
  
• San Juan area 8 only
  
• Starting bid $56
  
• Winning bid $77
  
• Hotel: Radisson Ambassador
  

Good luck!

Seems like the Radisson is popping up quite a bit. Nice price.

Very impressive. Will follow this thread.

Do you know how much the block went for? I have an extra Mariner of the Seas one. However, as heavy as it is, I can see a problem shipping it.

 

I think I will see if I can trade it for another ship one on our upcoming Royal cruises.

 

Tucker in Texas

Sorry I don't know it was an auction and I really wasn't watching it.

Really?? I'll have to check out the going rate.;)

Yup and there was a block there yesterday but it is gone now.

Got the Marriott Stellaris on Priceline (Zone 8, Resort)

 

One room, one night precruise for November 30,2012

 

Bid accepted : $106.00

 

With tax : $126.44

Nice price. The Stellaris website is showing $209 for that date.

Oh but now,my brand new(in the bag) towel with the pillow would really go for big bucks;);)

You will not be the only one selling there are some there already.

ROFL LOL.........isn't it amazing what you can find on ebay these days? My husband was curious and took a look and couldn't believe what RCI items were listed.

I have seen everything from crystal blocks to napkins. I can understand the blocks, bags, towels etc but cannot for the life of me figure out why someone would buy napkins and drink stirring sticks.

Don't they realize they are cutting into ebay sales by eliminating these items.:(

Frankly I won't be too sorry to see the beach towels go. With luggage limitations on all the airlines now, I don't think many cruisers want to add that much weight to their bags on the way home. I would prefer something I could actually use on the cruise...maybe a discount on a specialty restaurant, free specialty coffee, etc.

The towel has been one of our selections since they started the program. Agree they do add weight but we usually account for it when packing. There is already a coupon for BOGO first night specialty resaurant and the CL has a coffe machine for expresso, frappachiono (sp) etc.

There was some discussion about this about 2 weeks ago on the PC/D+/D thread. Looks like they are removing the most popular choices. The new beach towels did not hang around long.:(

Thanks to everyone for the updated info.

martyap..Thanks for that code. Do you know if it works for all Radissons or just the one in SJ? Thanks.

Holy crap it went through! I was playing around and really didn't think it would work, but I chose zone 8, $75 bid for a 3.5 star in San Juan and .....

 

It said "it's in the bag!"

lol I can't stop laughing because I really didn't think it was going to go through already, I wasn't totally prepared, but it's done.

 

Radisson Ambassador

three rooms

$260.70 total for all three rooms...is this a good price?

 

What is near the hotel? Can I walk to anything interesting? How far from the Carnival pier?

 

Sorry for all the questions, but I haven't even booked the flights or cruise yet!

Looks like you now have to book a cruise.

In my opinion you got a really good price. Hotels in San Juan are typically quite pricey. If my memory is correct I believe I have read that there are some restaurants and a CVS or Walgreens close by.

What dates?

WOW simply WOW or maybe even yikes:eek:.

Found this info posted elsewhere by someone else and figured it might help someone over here.

Radisson Amabassador San Juan

11/30/12 1 night precruise

Bid zone 8, Resort and 4 star $75 rejected.

Rebid zone 8 added 3.5 star increased to $80 accepted + fees $16.97 = 96.97

Pricing on hotel website shows total cost of $218.38.

Karen Hernandez is now on Navigator. She is the same Karen who was on Mariner last year - a very nice lady.

 

Gina

Thanks this is good news. Sailed with her on the Mariner and thought she did a great job.