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Honestly I think it would make sense to merge the loyalty programs across the Royal Caribbean Group as a brand. Form a business perspective, if you can break down perceived barriers between brands, you open the door for people to feel connected to the group at large. What I'm imagining by saying this is that folks would feel free to follow the group as a whole vs. being loyal to just one arm of the group. That way, when someone considers a vacation in another part of the world, they'll look for and be open to an experience on another sister brand of the group versus finding a different travel provider to go with. "Loyal to Royal" would take on so much more meaning if that meant that I could travel on Celebrity using the same status as on a Royal ship without having to do any extra legwork for matching.

Thank you for taking us along with us and offering us such a unique perspective! It seems like you had a great time despite the shore excursions dept. not quite meeting your expectations. Beyond the survey, I'd send a brief email to their corporate office to let them know what happened especially since Alaska is a once in a lifetime cruise for many given the cost. I'm looking forward to your next review!!

I kept reading and did see that, I'm still very much amused by it.

Lease self-aware comment made on this thread. When you're heading south, it's not like you're going through a different ocean or something- it's the exact same ocean with the exact same weather challenges. What a weird claim to make.

Anyone else noticing that @iscruisingdunzo and OP @rockon391 are the same person but keep forgetting to switch their account for the reply they are giving 🤣🤣🤣 (see post #4 and #6 as proof). I'm amused 🙂

...what does this have to do with travel insurance?

Yikes, OP. You're really not doing yourself any favors in your own thread. General ship maintenance happens all the time, year round, on every ship. The extreme conditions these ships sail in require it.

This is a classic example of where people don't really know how these point of sale systems work. Oftentimes, for most Point of sale (POS) systems, the option is to turn it on or turn it off and nothing in between. In the case you reference, if the grocery carry out cafe/sub counter should have a tipping option available, the entire store might need to have the option enabled because of the limitation of the POS system, thus making it an option for the normal checkout line. People on these boards jump to the worst assumptions sometimes and reading through this thread has just been an eye opening experience.

Vegetarian here- honestly I've never heard of someone who couldn't be around the "smell" of meat. That'd be really hard to do since meat is being served literally everywhere. Most plant based products don't really smell 100% similar. Your friend might just have stronger preferences than others.

They are definitely doing it- signup times were weird when I was on Radiance in May and the cost was a bit much so I chose not to do it. I don't think they had even announced it on day 1, but you can always try to go over and see if you can signup for it.

I'm really excited that they're rolling out more health-conscious options and vegan options onboard. The switch to cruise food from home food is always really hard for my family, as is finding a legitimate (well thought out) vegetarian or vegan option onboard besides the indian option. Don't get me wrong- the indian option is always tasty but you can only eat so much of it.

As others have pointed out, it's more to do with homeland security/customs than anything else. Passenger manifests must match and are usually pre-screened by customs long before you step foot on a cruise (which is why they ask for your ID information a month before).

You should check out Consumer Rescue- they're an offshoot of Elliott's original team and have been doing better work overall IMHO.

That won't suddenly absolve OP's parents of the debt. RCL will just go directly after them via collections and as another commenter pointed out, likely get them banned from RCL in the future. OP, you should write a brief email (specifics only, no feelings, no extra details) to executive relations explaining the situation and asking for a reversal of the exact amount (give them the actual number) of charges given the situation. RoyalGuestRelations@rccl.com Guestclaims@rccl.com Wait a week for a response. If that doesn't work, work your way up- don't just email the CEO as the first line of defense- if they say "no", there's nobody else who can help you.

Friendly reminder (as another commenter mentioned) to clear your cookies for Carnival's website. While the issues might have to do with the way the site was updated, it's not helpful that your browser is storing pieces of it for later use on what is a "new" site.

Or a jock 😉

We went to Huli Huli Hut, sat at the bar, and had a great time. Their food was amazing and we met some very friendly locals who shared their boils with us- some of the best crawfish I’ve had. Also recommend staying close to there so you can walk to the downtown area with bars and shopping. not sure about any gay bars, I didn’t notice any in that area.

It likely did, but OP wasn't awakened by that first one.

I found a link on google for this. They seem to be advertising a transportation service. With it being an hour away, you might want to book a rental car and return it closer or just keep it for the week and park it somewhere like a hotel where it might not cost more to park.

This is truly a logical fallacy. The jobs that are tipped clearly need to be done by someone and the jobs that aren't tipped also need doing. It's not about skill level or education, it's about a role needing to be filled- or everyone on these boards would be screaming about something not being available or getting done on their vacation. I agree with you- Royal should just pay everyone what they deserve. The reality is that they probably market tested this already and most people would rather pay a low fare up front and come in with a "fresh wallet" for the other stuff.

I bought the premium plan, but Mexico also comes with my Verizon plan so I had really decent internet and data connection throughout the trip. Zero issues with the onboard wifi throughout, although switching devices didn't work as well as it did when I was on the Dream last December. Enjoy your trip!

Thank you for bringing us along 🙂 I honestly was a bit confused about that overhang covering your balcony, but once you posted photos underway it seems like a really great place to be on the ship. Did you like having the extra shade or would you have preferred a different location?

It looks like the Vista had another incident of propulsion issues a few days ago. It must have been strange floating in the Gulf of Mexico and even reminiscent of the "poop" cruise (although that happened on a different class of ship). I'm wondering what recourse, if any, Carnival has against the ship builder/engine builder based on the seemingly regular issues with the vista class ships and what it might have been like onboard during this.

I CANNOT WITH THIS LINE. 🤣

I'd prefer the Cove as well, and on the Mardi Gras they are a bit higher up than on other ships in the fleet so I doubt you'd run into the door being locked due to weather (although there's always a chance). I always found their idea of an upgrade from the coves to "standard" to be a weird way to put it. Maybe some folks see it as an upgrade, but I see it as a lateral switch not worthy of paying more for.