avlski

Thank You! 

Hi! When does the window open to make show reservations? Thx annie

No need to be efficient! Making enough money! 

Hi Shelley! My Mom and I were on the same sailing.  It was WONDERFUL! Loved everything!  Embarkation/Debarkation - EASY! Efficient! Had a few little snags but Guest Services went were GREAT!  Listened/Concerned and SOLVED issues. Dining/Food: ! Overall GREAT. We enjoyed EVERYTHING! Breakfast - did  a few days in Main Dining Room (American Icon)/Solarium Bistro.  Lots of tasty options. LUNCH: American Icon - LOVED it! We had early traditional dining.... enjoyed everything.  Pool Areas: We spent some time in Adult Only Solarium..... NICE.... Only CON: no pool.... missed it!  Shows: Minor Con - most were late at 10PM. Would have preferred EARLIER!  Loved GREASE/Ice Skating/Headliner! Columbus - Did not care for it (waste of time): silly/alot of  senseless innuendo. Cleanliness: EXCELLENT.  The crew was constantly cleaning.  Overall: 10/10! Awesome cruise! Would LOVE to sail on Harmony of the Sea AGAIN! 🥰

🤩 Hope you have a WONDERFUL cruise! We will be taking your place next Sunday!  🌴🛳️

I have following along! Thank you for all your time, effort, and hard work in putting this review together! Love it! Thank you again! avlski

Wow! Just finished reading your OUTSTANDING review! Loved it!

Thank you for sharing & all your hard work in putting this together!

Thank you annie

Wow! Thank you so much for such an AWESOME review! Your pictures and stories made me feel like I was there! Appreciate all your hard work! Thanks again, Take care, annie

Hi.... Hope ALL are EXCELLENT! Booked a cruise on Disney Fantasy. We were assigned room 7504. Just looked it up.... weird shaped room at back of ship. Has anyone stayed in this room and what was your experience? Pro's and Con's. Thank you avlski

Thank you for the live review! We were supposed to be on this cruise but had last minute schedule conflict! Have fun! Annie

Good Day, Recently completed 15 day Hawaii cruise (3/21 to 4/5). We LOVED LOVED the International Cafe. It was open 24 hours. There was seating (little tables/chairs) near IC counter and around the Piazza. Most of the time we did not have a problem getting a seat. In AM both display cases had lots of VERY VERY tasty cakes, pastries, donuts. Yum! YUM! Around 1100, they would add delicious salads/sandwiches. The IC also had a coffee/tea bar. They had fresh brewed coffee, lattes, capachinos, etc for a FEE. I RECOMMEND buying a coffee card for approximately $29. This card was good for 15 specialty lattes/capachinos/frozen coffees, etc. It also entitled you to all the fresh brewed coffee/tea that you watrd. The fresh brewed coffee or tea did not count as a punch. I loved it. Also, if you do not use all your punches, the card can be used on next cruise for lattes/capachinos NOT FRSH BREWED COFFEE. Star IC staff were OUTSTANDING! PROFESSIONAL, Kind, pleasant, friendly courteous. We looked forward to IC treats and chatting with staff everyday! Enjoy! "GOOD DAY MADAME!!!!!" :)Annie

Good Day! We had Princess transfers from ship Star Princess to SFO. Cost was $29/pp. We did have a Gold tag to put on our luggage We had to go to terminal and claim luggage. There were plenty of porters who were very pleasant and happy to assist. We walked across the street with porter and luggage and it was loaded onto the bus. The entire process took approximately 10 minutes. Piece of cake. Hope that helps. Annie

Aloha! I was on this cruise too! Great weather! Had a marvelous time! Really enjoyed the food, MDR, Horizon Court, and especially the International Cafe! "Good Morning Madame!" Enjoyed all the entertainment! Had an inside cabin on Aloha Deck which was beautifully maintained by our cabin steward Querivan! GREAT TIME had by all! Aloha

Aloha! We are on this sailing with you! We are having a great time too! Cruise ship staff are ALL very pleasant/helpful! Food has been great! Especially love International Cafe coffees, deserts (YUM DOUBLE YUM!) and salads/sandwiches. Enjoying the entertainment The Star is a beautiful wonderful cruise ship! LOVE everything so far, no complaints! Aloha annie

Thank you for quick responses!!! Very excited!!!! Thank you

Good Day! Aloha! Presently in San Francisco at hotel waiting to board the Star. Does anyone know the earliest you can drop your luggage off? If possible, we would like to drop off luggage & then do a little SF site seeing. Should have asked this one sooner :) thank you annie

Good Day to ALL!

Thank you for great info on other credit cards to consider with superior benefits and better visibility on tracking points to prevent expiration. Also, I was glad to see that this message inspired some fellow cruise critic readers to check status of their points!

Thank you avlski

BOA RCI CC - provides no proactive/courtesy notification that points are expiring. Recently, on 11/11/14 statement , I got a cryptic notice that I had some points that MAY expire soon. On 11/9 /14, I called to redeem the quoted 19,444 points. I was informed I had 5000 less. The number quoted on 11/11/14 statement was no longer accurate. 5000 points were lost.

Seems very sneaky to me/complete lack of visibility to consumer on point status.

If I did not have a hard copy statement (11/11/14) quoting 19,444 points, I would have no argument/disgruntlement. BUT to have hard copy in hand, call on 11/9/14, which I define as "very soon" - makes me feel very bad/cheated.

There are plenty of other credit cards with better offers out there!

BOA RCI credit card - consumer beware! Avlski

Good Day,

Bottom Line - very unhappy with Royal Caribbean BOA credit card!

1. Chose to use card to earn points for Royal Caribbean Cruises.

2. Received hard copy statement that was due 11/11/14 and indicated I had 19,444 points.

On statement it had (word for word) under Of Special Interest - "You have reward points that MAY expire soon. Please redeem your points before they expire."

3. Please note - on 6 prior statements - not one indicator that any points were soon to expire.

4. On 11/9/14 - called to redeem points for upcoming cruise - to my SURPRISE - 5000 points had been removed.

5. I have called BOA 2x, emailed 2x and chatted 2x - on all occasions received canned statements that my points expired in accordance with rules/terms of program.

6. I use credit cards as convenience. Statement arrives, I review, I pay. I DO NOT walk around with fine print rules/terms of program in my back pocket.

7. I am frustrated. Statement arrived (due date 11/11/14) with indication I had points that would "expire soon." I called on 11/9/14 which I consider to be SOON!

8. SHAME on me for not having ESP and a BOA dictionary for a "soon" definition!

9. I am unhappy related to above!

10. I believe earning points for cruise credit is a GREAT thing...... but make sure you are aware that BOA does not provide any proactive indicator that you have points that are expiring. DO NOT rely on statement as an indicator for point expiration. Recommend clarifying with Royal Caribbean BOA definition on SOON! Carry around with you the fine print rules/regulations r/t to Royal Caribbean BOA points!

Beware! avlski

Thank you all for info & guidance! Avlski

Good Day, I got and started using RCI VISA for points/credit for upcoming cruise. Every month on statement it reports total number of points accumulated. NO EXPIRATION dates posted. .... Statement arrived - payment due 11/11/14 - under accumulated points - "a special note" - you have points that may expire soon. OK. On 11/9/14, I paid balance in full & with statement in hand - called to have points transferred to OBC for January cruise. Statement recorded 19,444 points. RCI VISA personnel on phone stated "no - I only had 11,000. Some of my points had expired." We had some discussion r/t definition of may expire soon. As soon as I got notice points MAY expire I called. There never was any expired date on points. I am not real happy about this. So, if you use RCI VISA beware! Annie

Good Day, Planning on sailing on Oasis of Sea (31 Jan 2015). Looking at activities....

Wondering - what they are? What is Prohibition ? If you participated, what is your opinion?

Also, Lafite Wine Tasting ? Opinions?

Thank you in advance! Annie

Love Love Love Princess !!!

Originally booked an interior cabin on Regal Princess. Final payment was made. Yesterday, while reading

Princess cruise planner site, I saw the balcony cabins were cheaper than interior. Called Princess & they

Graciously upgraded me to balcony. I am doing the HAPPY HAPPY dance! Thank you Princess! Annie

princess is very generous with obc . I believe intent is for us/ you to enjoy amenities/spa tx/dining on board. Not to take money/cash out. Other cruise lines that I have been looking at - not so generous. I believe princess execs read cc and if see comments/threads like this, they may reconsider their obc policies. I have stock on both carnival and rci. Ex. Rci had sale ( I saved $100) but because of sale I was not allowed to use my stockholder obc. Future cruise I hav booked on princess - no problem - obc applied along with cruise sale price. Due to princess policy of allowing sales/use of stockholder obc/military obc - all my future cruises will be booked on princess. Above comments are my opinion. But I am hoping the "cash out" mentality does not cause the lenient obc of princess to change. Thank you

Hi Good Day We booked a cruise in April 2015 several weeks ago. I sent in the OBC request immediately. OBC did not post. Called Princess. I was told I would need to resend about one month before cruise date. It was too soon for them to process. Disappointing. I would like to ensure all loose ends are squared away. Avlski