amby6063

On 5/14/2024 at 5:50 AM, MLCK88 said:

Have you gone on your cruise yet? I’m thinking of booking. It’s the only room left 

We ended up getting an unobstructed balcony on deck 11. The ones from 7

didnt look too bad though! You’ll have a great time either way! 

48 minutes ago, TexanSailor said:

On Odyssey last month, 8 days, 80 C&A drinks, never received a receipt to sign 

Yes I mean for the drinks after the free ones 🙂 

Yep the pricing sucks. We just hit diamond so the 4 free drinks is nice, but the convenience of the drink package is why I really like it. I hate having to sign the receipt every time and watch the transactions. It would be nice if they discounted the drink package further to offset the free drinks. Never going to happen though, I know. 

I’ve been having the same issue for a few days now too. Also located in Canada if that makes a difference. 

Yep! We have 2 cruises with Royal booked in the next 10 months but just booked a spring 2025 trip with Princess instead. 
 

7 day Mexican riviera balcony for 4 pax on navigator was $7200 + gratuity + drink package + wifi. 
 

7 day mexican riviera same week on Discovery Princess was $4500 for 4 in a mini suite with the plus package included and fully refundable deposits. I love Royal, but navigator is not worth double the cost of the competition. 

1 hour ago, Cinderellis said:

Thank you so much Amby6063!  I feel much more comfortable booking this!  

Have a great time! 

12 minutes ago, Cinderellis said:

Wow - thank you!  The hotel stated they had an outdoor shower, I was hoping to use this to rinse off.  Was this offered to you?  Was there a DJ (if you were there on a weekend)?   We will be there on a Sunday and hope for not blasted music at the pool  Thanks again!

yep there was an outdoor shower, my husband used it  (dressed lol) after going for a run. They did have music at the pool starting at noon but it was good! Could still have a conversation with the music playing. They shut down after about an hour though because it started pouring. 

Just now, Cinderellis said:

Have you cruised/stayed at Bahia Mar yet?  This is where I am looking at booking for our cruise return day on Feb 25th.  Flight isn't until 7:45 pm

We did stay there for the day! $15 taxi from port to the hotel, we got there around 10 am, stored our luggage and there were a ton of pool chairs open. Got busier throughout the day though. Had lunch at the tables by the pool. Theres also a pool house with a ping pong table to hang out in. Walkway straight to the beach was really convenient. I wish they had showers, but overall it was great and worked really well for the 8 of us! 

1 minute ago, Charles4515 said:

You need to have the discount added at time of booking. After that you can be screwed. I use a TA and when I get a quote I make sure she got the discount. I don’t book direct but if the online quote did not show the discount I would call. 

That’s too bad it can’t be added after! We got a pretty great deal though so I’m not too too concerned. Good to know moving forward, although that diamond+ marker is a long way away! 

I’m newly diamond and was wondering the same. Quoting out a trip for next January and no difference booking a balcony if I use my c&a number or not! 
 

we have another sailing coming up in April (haven’t hit final payment yet). I called and they told me they would credit $275 for the diamond discount and then emailed me after saying I would have to refare to add it so it’s better to not do it. Very confusing. 

Anyone used Resort Pass? We booked with the Bahia Mar, price was reasonable for the 8 of us. 

3 minutes ago, Animalgirl27 said:

Yes that was it! I did the bar code trick so I knew what room I was getting for a while now, but yes it was officially assigned today. 

That makes sense! I guess I can wait for that email instead of checking the app 8000 times per day if the room has been assigned 😂 we’re 34 days out and know the number via the barcode trick too 

2 hours ago, Animalgirl27 said:

It's so odd, I just received an email from Royal Caribbean regarding my RoyalUp bid. I received the below message and there were no changes (same stateroom) so I resubmitted my bid:

RESERVATION MODIFICATION

This email is to let you know that we’ve cancelled your requested RoyalUp upgrade due to a change in your reservation.

Did you have your guarantee room assigned today? I’ve heard of the room being assigned cancelling the bids. 

Are there stairs from that deck 7 balcony area down to the boardwalk?

edit - just see the stairs now in the pics, thanks! 

9 hours ago, Dolby1000 said:

Thank you for all the answers, I appreciate it. For those on Dexcom, one other question, how do you handle security when you need to bring additional devices for a change during the cruise. Can they go through the scanner?  Can you go through the scanner with it on since you can't remove it? How do you handle this? We haven't traveled with this system yet and she is in all sorts of worry about this.

 

Thank everyone again in advance.

They haven’t even noticed it for the most part. Sometimes I set off the metal detector and I just tell them I’m wearing an insulin pump and they flag me through. I keep all of my supplies in my carry on bag and they’ve never questioned anything. 
I usually get a pat down though at airports, no big deal! 

I use a dexcom g6 as well and have had no issues on cruises with it! 

Absolutely love your review! Thank you for posting! We are sailing 6 nights on Symphony in January, can’t wait!

It’s currently bogo 50% for the January 7th cruise on symphony. Showing around $1523 CAD for 2 people, 6 night sailing. 
 

I booked it a couple months earlier for 30% off, paid $1374 CAD. 

1 minute ago, dcgrumpy said:

Did you get a new confirmation? Oceanview Balcony Guarantee should say XB-GTY

I got a new receipt emailed but there’s no code on it anywhere. Or my old one for that matter 🙂 just says Stateroom : gty and online says balcony guarantee. Hmmm. 

I’m sailing on Symphony in January. I called today and upgraded from a neighbourhood gty to an ocean view gty. My invoice though still just says balcony gty and I can still bid for an ocean view balcony through Royal up. Any idea where I can see and confirm that it was in fact changed? 
 

thanks! 
 

Adding to the questions because this is my first time seeing a Royal up option (or booking a gty cabin!)

I am booked in a  neighbourhood balcony gty cabin, sailing Jan 7 2024. I bid on an ocean view cabin. 

Do these typically not get approved/ assigned until close to the cruise date? 
If it did get assigned early would it just change my neighbourhood gty to ocean view gty or would it give me a cabin number? If it did happen to give me a cabin number can I treat it like a gty and choose a different available cabin in the same category? 
 

thanks in advance! 

Are there any other cabins available in the same category? You could choose a different one! 

We’re booked for the la Quinta airport in early January too. I used a corporate discount and got two rooms for $472. I’m thinking now that seems high?? Seems like all of the hotels have gone up so much since we were last in FLL! 

We have 3 gty cabins booked for early January on Symphony  and I have been stalking daily (or more lol) too! Glad I’m not the only one! 😂😂

Try calling back but press the option for booking a new cruise. Customer service is always much better on that line!