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What's going on with Royal Caribbean?
kruzerci replied to ksuyen's topic in Royal Caribbean International
It’s not just you. It’s frankly appalling how the quality has fallen in the past 5 years, particularly since Covid. Most on here will defend them and point to the shutdown, but I fear they have damaged their brand irreparably for those of us who have sailed for many years. The most noticeable aspects on our recent Serenade and Oasis cruises were the lacking maintenance and cleanliness and the food quality. -
Silhouette is a newer and larger ship but both are great choices.
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Are cruise prices insanely high right now?
kruzerci replied to bmarts's topic in Royal Caribbean International
I would pay inflated prices for a quality experience, but their service and food has fallen through the floor. After our 3 cruises in Q4 of 2022, I cancelled all future reservations which had refundable deposits. We will sail a couple that were booked under NRD, but I think they've outpriced themselves for the product they are currently providing. We sailed primarily Royal Caribbean for 23 years, but 2023 and 2024, we are doing more land vacations in the Caribbean and Europe. I may still do some sailings when deals are to be had, but I won't pay current prices for current quality. Its a shame. -
Do you Feel X is Cheapening their Product
kruzerci replied to mcrcruiser's topic in Celebrity Cruises
Royal and X are both falling quickly. It’s very disappointing. I haven’t booked any more sailings. Just sailing on my NRD bookings. -
I have noticed in some reviews that standard balcony cabins have been refreshed and then noted in others that they have not on the Equinox. The newer looking ones I have seen on deck 8 and 10 have the newer looking couches and grey carpeting while the others have the old red color scheme. Does anybody know which cabins were refreshed when she was revitalized and if there was any rhyme or reason why some were not?
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This has become a problem on both the pool decks and balconies. So rude!
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It is definitely not the quality class you would expect at home. Maybe acceptable for somebody who doesn’t have any fitness experience or expectations lol.
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Most are $20 per class. I will say that the past few years, the classes are very poor. Taught by somebody with maybe a little fitness background. I have done several yoga and spin classes and have generally left feeling like I shouldn’t have paid for it and would have gotten a better workout on my own. I suggest asking who the instructor is or observing a class before you commit to be totally honest.
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Millennium Aqua Class - Deck 9 vs Deck 11
kruzerci replied to BeachTunes's topic in Celebrity Cruises
It’s very easy access to the pool area and a flight down to the Oceanview Cafe and Sunset bar. I really liked deck 11. It was just hard to find on day 1 😂 -
Millennium Aqua Class - Deck 9 vs Deck 11
kruzerci replied to BeachTunes's topic in Celebrity Cruises
We had 1107 on Milly and loved it. Excellent location. -
Royal Caribbean starving crew members
kruzerci replied to Cruisin4beaches's topic in Royal Caribbean International
Of course everybody on this thread would immediately say “I don’t believe that.” 😂. With all of the cutbacks, I wouldn’t be shocked. But if course most on here weirdly and blindly believe that the public company that takes there money could do no wrong. -
How is My Time Dining on Serenade?
kruzerci replied to mafig's topic in Royal Caribbean International
Agree. Same experience on Serenade. -
How is My Time Dining on Serenade?
kruzerci replied to mafig's topic in Royal Caribbean International
As Island Lady said, we were on Serenade this month and MTD was a disaster. Lines wrapped down deck 4 past the centrum for both guests with and without reservations by 7:15 most nights. MTD used to work very well, but it has not lately. -
Serenade to add laundry facilities
kruzerci replied to John&LaLa's topic in Royal Caribbean International
We must have been shipmates 🙂. We still had a relaxing time, I was just surprised. Something felt off all week. I expected her to be in better shape than Brilliance and to my surprise it felt a little grungy. I think replacing all the clouded windows and updating the carpet would be a game changer for the ship. -
Serenade to add laundry facilities
kruzerci replied to John&LaLa's topic in Royal Caribbean International
Hopefully they are going to do an overhaul before the world cruise. I was on a b2b the first two weeks of December and she is in bad shape. She is really tired and neglected looking. -
Weird ? About Trash in Rooms
kruzerci replied to heatherandnick's topic in Royal Caribbean International
You’re just creating more work for them. They touch trash every day. It’s not a big deal. -
That’s the new normal on Royal. Windjammer is disgusting- hot dog, burger, and meatloaf type entrees.
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How is the Food on RCL vs Celebrity ?
kruzerci replied to mcrcruiser's topic in Royal Caribbean International
Celebrity is definitely a few notches above Royal. Both have diminished in recent years, but Royals has become consistently meh. Royals MDR food reminds me of a cafeteria quality food with a better presentation. Edited to add- IMO you will not go hungry on Royal Caribbean, but you won’t be dying for more or reminiscing about the food once you leave. -
It literally makes me SMH the things people do to “status up”. Just enjoy your cruises and it’ll happen eventually. It’s not really logical to overspend or book special trips just to make Diamond earlier. The premium between a balcony and a JS plus single supplement just to get 4 free drinks a day is really something. Diamond isn’t even what it used to be.
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Icon OTS looks like a joke…
kruzerci replied to planefring1's topic in Royal Caribbean International
No interest in trying this until it’s a couple years old and off season. Some of the features look nice, but it is way too family oriented and will be closer to the Celebrity price point when it is new. No thanks, I’ll stick with X and the older RC ships. -
Icon of the Seas Blocks Are In The House!
kruzerci replied to Lloyd555's topic in Royal Caribbean International
You aren’t the only one allowed an opinions. Ever noticed the name of the site? Go refresh yourself on it. It’s perfectly fine for people to acknowledge they missed the mark on a lot of aspects and overhyped something. Nobody’s saying it’s a piece of junk, it’s just not what was expected.