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I figured with the liquid lounge it could get like this. 

What was the procedure using FTTF for tendering?

That has been the case for as long as I remember.  Roatan always is a little longer for Customs.

What has been the experience with disembarking with fttf in galveston on Vista? What was the location for meeting for early departure with self assist luggage and what was the average time to leave.  Did it on breeze and was pretty smooth and we left out of the theater which had the fixed seats, wondering if they used liquid lounge and it was as smooth since the there are no isles with fixed seats.

also had did fttf work with tendering?  Not a fan of walking past people in line getting the stink eye.

I sent an email to the carnival casino and got the response that only the targeted guest receives the DOU card and the other person in the room needs to qualify.  I went ahead and booked our Thanksgiving cruise using this promotion because it also came with $500 obc so if my wife does not get the DOU card then at least she has $500 to drink on until she qualifies.

Thank you,  and yes we have departed many times out of Galveston so very familiar with the Texas laws.  With the 500 obc the first day of us paying for drinks will not be a problem, not to mention the TA gave us another $275 so that almost covers the tips for the 3 of us for our 7 days.  Was just looking to prebook some meals but will wait until we board and hope the days and times are not full.

Just now, 4133raw said:

I don't think you can spend OBC until you are onboard. 

We booked a Premier cruise for next Feb. and also could not find anything on confirmation about it so I emailed the casino dept. and they sent me an email about all that  we would receive. I printed it out just incase.

Global Casino Services  <casino@carnival.com>

Great, that is exactly what I was looking for, I will send them an email.

Just booked the Hot Streak promotion which included the 500 OBC and DOU while in the casino.  2 questions:

1. Can I use my OBC before the cruise to purchase anything on Carnivals website?  Some cruise lines let you use their OBC to purchase items before the cruise.

2. The promotion on Carnival's booking site clearly states DOU while in the casino, but now that I have my confirmation I'm not seeing it anywhere?  any help with this for those that have had the same or similar offers in the past would be helpful.

Just returned from this trip.  We went to the Choco Bar for breakfast.  It is great, I highly recommend the avocado toast.  Its French toast with fruit, avocado and egg on top with some sweet sauce for dipping, oh so wonderful.  I also tried the bourbon drink that has the chocolate rim on the glass.  It is very good and the dark chocolate on the rim brings out all the flavors

Thanks for the responses.  Seeing as I like to gamble I will see take the free interior and try my luck at a cheap upgrade.

Has anyone got an Royal Up offer on the Comp Cruise.  Thinking about rolling the dice(sort of speak) taking one of the interior freebees offered.  Right now to upgrade to a balcony I was quoted $800 since I have a 3rd person in the cabin.  Thinking maybe I could get it cheaper trying the Royal UP program if it is available.

If you book the free interior offer and are paying the taxes does that mean you get the c&a points

1 hour ago, nelblu said:

 

Really.  Which ship and it's good to know.  Someone had posted that the NY Strip is no longer offered in Giovanni's.

The NY strip is not offered in Giovannis on the Allure.  It is a filet mignon and it is so much better then the Chop filet.  Happy with what we were served, so much so we ate there 2 nights.

On ‎2‎/‎22‎/‎2019 at 1:45 PM, Falaimalandro said:

I would like to know what do you want to see on CC meet & Mingle on Royal Caribbean. Time, date, gifts, what to cover. Please give your feed back

Thanks for a great cruise Flavio, we were on the March 10 sailing and think you will be a great Cruise Director in the future, but you have to get on the Zipline, flow rider and rock wall before they will give you your stripes.  Isn't this what Matt was telling you, just do it and get those stripes.

We too we on this sailing and got the same response.  So we dined in Gioviannis both nights, after talking to the staff  they let me know I could order something off the Chops menu for night 2, since they had time to prepare for it.  I ordered the filet both nights.  I will say the Giovianni's filet is hands down a better filet, so tender.  The chef came out and spoke with us and said the Gio Filet is marinated for a couple days before cooking where as the Chops filet is not.  They also on the 2nd day brought us the shrimp app and the Red velvet cake from Chops.  They where very understanding since I think they get an ear full about the BOGO on Allure.

Just off Allure and the Activities director recently posted a topic on this board about what we would like to see at the gathering.  So he is still listening, he said most people want booze to be served which they do not have a budget for, but all other suggestions are considered.  His name was Flavio and he checks the board every week.

Since we usually cruise when school is out of session, since we have a jr high school student, we have noticed that the diamond lounge is usually the younger diamond cruisers(us included).  All the reports I hear about crowded lounges are when the ship is doing a TA or during the off season.  I will report back after our spring break cruise to see if this still hold true.  Since the last two spring break and Thanks giving cruises while at diamond status the lounge is busy but not crazy crowded.  Of course the other key graphic will be this will be the Allure which is quite a bit larger then our home ship the Liberty.  We are so ready for our Cruise and we love meeting people that are as excited as us.  Most diamond are pretty good with sharing tables, the few pins we have asked just looked down at us since we were a bit younger and they only wanted to critique the conditions. 

We are doing this route in 3 weeks and are also diamond.  How was the traffic in the Diamond lounge.  Only have been diamond for a couple of years and have only experienced the lounge on liberty and have never had an issue with overflow.  I hear allure will have more not just because of the size but also due to more frequent cruisers in Florida.  If there was an overflow where was it located.  We know we can go to any bar for our 3 drinks, but we like to talk to the other diamond cruisers when we get a chance.

Is this machine on any RC ship?

1 hour ago, Sailing_Canuck said:

Well this is interesting.  We're sailing on Serenade of the Seas and originally put bids on the Owners Suite, Junior Suite, Grand Suite and Ocean View (no balcony).

 

When I check the status of my Royal Up bids, I get the following error when I click on Owner's Suite "No eligible cruise found."

Also, when I click on the original Royal Up email, the Royal Suite and Owner's suite are no longer listed to bid on.

 

It leads me to believe that the system then only offers rooms that have not received full payment rather than cancellations.  Otherwise, how would the system account for a cancellation unless a new Royal Up email is sent out?

 

 

Just checked mine and 2 options are now gone.  ATS and CLS.  But it added an ultra space with large balcony and large ocean view with balcony.  Makes me think that the people in those 2 cat already got their bid accepted for the 2 cat that are now gone and they are trying to fill those cabins now.  By the way my sailing is not until March 10.

1 hour ago, Slickdaddy96 said:

I'm just curious if the RoyalUp emails only go to people that book straight through RCCL's website or if they go out to people that used Travel Agents and Cruise Brokers as well?  I booked through Cruise Quick and I'm putting 2+2 together and realizing that most people on my date of sailing that are getting the emails right now all booked through RCCL's site.

 

I'm hoping I will get an email as well.

I booked thru a travel agt and just got an email this morning from Royal to bid

2 hours ago, A&L_Ont said:

For those that wanted to see the Compasses, here you go. First to send $1,000 cryptocurrency gets them. 

 

 

 

Kidding. I will up load them shortly and add link here to them. 

Did you happen to notice at any of the bars during your trip if they offered the 10 drink Card, usually around day 4 or 5.  I did not see it listed anywhere in the compass.  Sometimes its there and sometimes it just advertised at the bars.

If you happen to be close to the casino sometime, can you check to see what the Minimum bet is for Craps.  On in 5 weeks and trying to determine my bank roll.

So I just noticed the app is working again and you can read the post.  It keeps asking for the password, which is not working and you can not do any posting.

at least you can read again.  When did they crank it back on and when will the app work again for posting.

11 hours ago, pspercy said:

Galveston plans third cruise terminal, with Royal Caribbean as operator

 

But will they do anything imaginative with itineraries or more of the same ?

Enchantment just released her Galveston 7 Days and a few go to Key West, Nassua and Perfect Day Cocoa Cay.  So it does appear there will be some new runs in Galveston.

Reason for my explanation was I was told the same thing.  NO EXTRA CREDITS.  You just don't know until you get home and they are applied.  You know you will get 7 but you just might get 14.  But does it really matter in the grand scheme, you get a great room for no extra cost.