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I never had issues with wifi calling on Princess or RC. Super annoying that Carnival blocks it.

5 minutes ago, mamiamjo said:

Not sure.  don’t know that specific code, if its a casino offer I would guess it would work the same. If it’s not a casino offer I think it may start day two.

I guess we will find out once we board the Jubilee later this year.

On 2/10/2024 at 1:33 PM, mamiamjo said:

Although they include a disclaimer on your confirmation saying that the Drinks On Us benefit is not available on embarkation day for sailings departing from Galveston, as mentioned in a couple of posts above, and from my own experience as well, DOU everywhere will be activated once the Casino opens.

Any idea if an RU4 Cheers to You will work similarly out of Galveston? Or would we need to wait for Day 2 at 6am for it to be activated?

1 hour ago, The4OfUs said:

 

We're on this cruise too 🙂  - it's been a while since we sailed with Royal, my brother and sister-in-law do it all the time (FL residents) and we're going with them - but they swear if we wait till the date is closer we'll get a better deal than this - have you seen that? 

The best prices I have seen are during Black Friday sales. Since RC had a Black Friday month sale (or at least this is what they did in 2023), hoping the prices decrease right before our cruise on the 15th. 

Utopia of Seas 11/15/24 Sailing

$79.99 Deluxe Beverage Pkg

$27.99 Refreshment Pkg

$8.99 Soda Pkg

Ehhh. Not really a deal.

Here is a link for Carnival's kids menu for their MDR, Steakhouse and Chibang. 

I can't believe all 3 Vista Class ships have had the same issue multiple times. They had years and have not found a permanent fix to this problem. 

5 minutes ago, BirdTravels said:

And a dried out lobster lunch is not worth $170. 

$170? LOL. It is currently going for $246 per person for my cruise in 2 weeks. Totally not worth it.

I will be on Harmony on 4/1, below is the schedule:

Day 1 - Miami:
1887: A Journey in Time (Studio B): 7pm/9pm
Adult Comedy Show (Attic Comedy Club): 8pm/10pm
The Fine Line (AquaTheater): 8:15pm/10:15pm

Day 2 - Sea Day:

Grease (Royal Theater): 10:15pm
Adult Comedy Show (Attic Comedy Club): 7:30pm/9:30pm/11:30pm
The Fine Line (AquaTheater): 8:15pm/10:15pm

Day 3 - Sea Day:

Grease (Royal Theater): 3:30pm/8pm

1887: A Journey in Time (Studio B): 7pm/9pm

Day 4 - St. Maaten:

1887: A Journey in Time (Studio B): 9:00pm
Adult Comedy Show (Attic Comedy Club): 8pm/10pm
The Fine Line (AquaTheater): 8:15pm/10:15pm

Day 5 - St. Thomas:
Adult Comedy Show (Attic Comedy Club): 7:30pm/9:30pm/11:30pm

Love & Marriage Game Show (Royal Theater - No Reservations FCFS): 10:30pm

Day 6 - Sea Day:

Columbus, The Musical (Royal Theater): 8pm/10pm
Adult Comedy Show (Attic Comedy Club): 8pm/10pm

iSkate Showcase (Studio B - No Reservations FCFS): 9pm

Day 7 - Perfect Day at CocoCay:

Columbus, The Musical (Royal Theater): 7:00pm

iSkate Showcase (Studio B - No Reservations FCFS): 8pm/9:30pm

21 minutes ago, sandc4e said:

How much was your internet on BF?  Cheapest I saw was 14.99/day

 

$13.99 on BF for Harmony of the Seas for 4/1/23.

Thanking for asking these questions as I am new to RC and am trying to figure it all out as well. l will be on the same ship and dates as you on HoS. I have a teen son also (17 year-old) that I will be taking onto the cruise. 

Thanks everyone. Looks like a lot of standing in line and waiting will be part of our cruise. Bummer.

11 minutes ago, poocher said:

AFAIK, MTD is only deck 3 and begins as early traditional dining starts to clear out.  If your chosen time is too late, you can go to the MDR upon boarding & see if you can get an earlier time or just show up & be seated as tables open up.

Thank you, that was what I figured. Hopefully the wait isn't too long each night.

This will be my first cruise on Royal Caribbean (I have done Carnival and Princess before), so I am trying to understand how the Main Dining Room operates. My family and I will be on Harmony of the Seas in April and we chose My Time Dining because 5pm for early seating is way too early and 8pm for late seating is way too late for us. Below are the listed times for dinner in the RC app:

MDR Deck 3
Dinner 6:30pm-9pm
 

MDR Deck 4
Early 5pm-5:15pm
Late 7:45pm-8pm 

MDR Deck 5
Dinner 8:30pm-9pm

When I try and make reservations for MTD, the earliest time available is 7:15pm everyday on MDR Deck 3. I ended up booking it everyday, as I did not want to not book it and end up with only later times as I wait to see if anything else pops up. However, is there a way to check if earlier times becomes available without cancelling your current reservation? I don't want to lose my current reservation if nothing earlier is available. In addition, is the MDR Deck 5 really only available from 8:30pm-9pm? Is that utilized for MTD also? It is spring break, so I am confused why all the dining rooms are not being utilized for the full dinner hours, or is it?  Lastly, if no earlier reservations pop-up, should I just go and wait at 6:15pm and hope to get seated at MDR Deck 3 when it opens up if I want an earlier time to eat? Not sure what is the best solution for my family when we tend to eat between 6pm/6:30pm.

31 minutes ago, jakenzie32 said:

When I go on the web or the app it is only showing 30% off for me. I have a 5 day cruise booked. I selected both cruisers and went to cart and checkout and it remained at 30%. What am I missing?

It is just how Royal Caribbean does their "dynamic pricing" strategy. Offers are different for each cruise ship and date. So someone on Allure of the Seas will pay $65.99 one week, and the person on the following week for the same ship might pay $75.99. Only keep track of the per person per day cost. Do not bother with their percent discount as its all marketing. 

No difference for me today. Still at $72.99 per person per day for our April 1st Harmony of the Seas cruise.

Just got off the Panama Canal cruise on the Emerald Princess (12/18-1/2). It was lasagna on the menu every night and only saw fettuccine alfredo once on the 15 night cruise. The lasagna was not good.

8 minutes ago, Honolulu Blue said:

Annoyance #362 about other cruisers is people who head down to disembark and line up contrary to the rules.  PLEASE DON'T DO THIS.  Every ship I've been on (Princess or not) has explicit instructions on where to go to wait to disembark.  It can vary based on status, plans to self-assist, whether you have an excursion, and some other things.  If the time of departure has to vary for whatever reason, they'll make announcements, and if it affects where and when the meeting locations are, they'll mention that too.

Never cruised on Princess before, so I have no idea what the protocols are. The only line I have been on is Carnival and they just call your deck number for self-assist debarkation and tell you to head straight to the gangway. 

Anyone know which deck is debarkation on for the Emerald Princess out of Fort Lauderdale? And if we are supposed to arrive at 7am, what time should I start lining up?

I had a similar experience with the Mardi Gras at Port Canaveral last summer. There was 4 of us, with a total of 3 pieces of luggage. We went to our designated number area and could not find any of our luggage. It took us an hour going up and down every aisle before we eventually found them (which were all in different locations). Luckily we didn't have a flight until 7pm as we were planning on spending the day at the Kennedy Space Center, but still a frustrating experience. Honestly, I think the port workers were just lazy and did not want to sort and place the luggage in the correct area. 

Any issues bringing the smaller bottles? Out of Long Beach for Carnival, I have been able to bring 4 of the mini bottles (187ml), which equal to 1 regular size bottle (750 ml).

"Additional wine or champagne bottles are welcome, but will incur a $15 corkage fee each, irrespective of where they are intended to be consumed."

Has anyone ever been charged for bringing additional bottles onboard during check-in? The security at the x-ray machines aren't Princess employees, so I am curious how they go about enforcing the $15 fee for each additional bottle?

3 minutes ago, sandancer said:

We cruise on 5th November with Princess. If we buy now what are the chances of being able to claim obc for that cruise?

You just need to submit a statement showing that you own the stock. So if you buy today, and get the September statement with it listed you will be able to request for the OBC through princess via email. The last shareholder request I sent to Princess took 2 days to post.

Wouldn't it have been easier to get an EU adapter, unplug the bedside lamp and plug your cpap in behind the bed? It does require moving the bed a little bit to reach the socket, but it wasn't too difficult to do so. 

It is understandable that there is a lot of negatives lately as Carnival has had so many cut backs and it is interfering with guest experiences onboard. I know I was getting quite frustrated with several things when I was on board my Alaska cruise this past summer on the Carnival Spirit. However, here are a few positives.

Soul Play is great and I wish they would have it on more ships. Make sure you line up early, I got there 30 mins before sign-ups began and the line was quite long. I ended up not getting my preferred time/activity because it was already full. Note, you will not be able to sign up for everyone in your party as you can only sign up for an activity for yourself + 1 additional person. So if you are a party of 4, make sure 2 of you guys are there to be able to sign up for all of you.

There are 2 places to get specialty coffee (deck 2 and deck 9). Deck 2 tends to be busy, so I would go to deck 9 near the Serenity area and there is rarely a line there. 

The retractable roof over the pool is a nice touch for those cold sea days.

Overall, I personally would not sail on her again unless it was the only ship with the itinerary that I wanted. There were just far more negatives that outweighed the positives on the Carnival Spirit for me.