marshaatn

I recently did this exact thing, I originally booked as a solo, no solo discount. When I added a person, the entire cruise was repriced (it increased the price by a substantial sum) and I actually lost some of my original onboard credit. Not a fan of this, seems very unfair to a person who books far in advance to take advantage of pricing. Next time, I will not book as solo, I will go ahead and book a 2nd person to be named later. 

Hi all,

I have a sky suite booked on the Celebrity Ascent for December 31, 2023. I originally booked this several months ago as a single person, but since that time I have a friend who wants to join. My TA called to add the person. This resulted in my loss of a $200 of my onboard credit, plus the price increased by about $2,000.00. 

This is the first time I have had this happen when making a change to an existing booking when not changing the ship or the date of sailing. Does anyone have any experience with this? Is this just the way it is now? Many thanks. 

Hi - we are sailing this Sunday on the Oasis - my friends are in a Star-Class suite and their Genie sent them this menu that will be served in the MDR only - it looks pretty good! 

Oasis Thanksgiving Day Menu MDR.pdf

Thank you for posting this. The beverage package for my sailing had not decreased in price for months, and the price was finally reduced! 

When we tell our friends or co-workers we are going on a cruise, the first question is "where are you going"? Our answer: "don't care". We go for the ship unless we are doing a European trip. I enjoy seeing the water, being waited on and having nice food. 

34 minutes ago, matt1 said:

About how long is the show on Anthem of the Seas? I can’t imagine it runs for 2hrs40min as it did on London’s West End? 

We are are on the Nov. 21st sailing on Anthem. We have been corresponding with our Genie and he advised that We will Rock You is 1 hr 50 minutes, and Spectra's Cabaret is 55 minutes. Headliners are 45 minutes. 

The lowest price I've seen in a while is $50, I think that is very good.

Just received our RoyalUp notice today for our November 21st cruise - approximately 73 days out.

The beverage package on Anthem for our November cruise just dropped from $57 per day to $50 per day. 

23 minutes ago, julesbeara said:

For Serenade of the Seas, December 9, 2019 sailing - 11 Night - Southern Caribbean, Panama, Costa Rica, and Columbia.  Bid $300 per person on October 10th to upgrade from Junior Suite to Owners Suite.  Received a notification on October 15th that we won and the bid had been accepted.  Owners Suite is mid-ship with a very large wedge balcony, so we're very happy.

Congratulations on your upgrade! For your sailing, were any suites showing up as available on the RCCL website? We are in a JS on the 11/23/19 sailing of the Rhapsody and have been offered the same bid terms. No suites have been showing available for months, but my past experience shows that this really doesn't mean anything. We were on the Oasis in June and our bid for an ATS 1 bedroom was accepted (we were booked in a GS), and those had not been available for many months as well. 

Congratulations again! 

The price for my Rhapsody November 23rd sailing dropped from $55.00 to $45.00 today. The lowest price, many months ago, was $47.00, highest at $61.00. I hope others have their prices drop as well!

14 minutes ago, Host Clarea said:

 

You might help some others by mentioning the sailing date.

Excellent idea. I edited the post to include the date. thank you!

Hang tight! It may be reduced over the holiday weekend. Keep checking daily!!

I went in to my cruise planner today and was pleasantly surprised to find the beverage package priced at $45.00 per person. Lowest had been $47.00, highest had been $61.00. We are on the Rhapsody on the  November 23, 2019 sailing. Hope others can save some money today as well!

1 hour ago, Host Clarea said:

 

Do you recall the cost of that private car transport, and did they pick you up right at the ship, or did you have to make your own way out of the port area?

Hi, we had 7 people and the cost was 79 euros. Picked us up right in front of the cruise terminal. 

We had an 11:00 a.m. flight and made it with no problem. We booked a private car that picked us up at 7:30 a.m., it went very smoothly. 

We stayed at the Cotton House Hotel in Barcelona. That is a Marriott brand, so we were able to use points. It is beautiful. Upon check-in, we were greeted with champagne, and the staff could not have been nicer. 

We were on the Oasis in June. I would order a martini, fully expecting to pay for it, and inevitably the bartender or waiter would say, "would you like to use one of your three drink coupons?" Well, yes, thank you, I would! It was very nice. 

We sailed Sky class and our friends sailed Star Class on the Oasis on the June 30th sailing. The suite lounge (which is beautiful by the way) was open from 11:30 a.m. to 11:00 p.m. Service was very friendly, we enjoyed the lounge very much. We would go up nightly for pre-dinner drinks. Enjoy the Oasis -- we loved it.

Hi all,

We have friends that are in a Star suite on our Oasis sailing in June. They have received an email from their Genie explaining all the details of the specialty restaurants. Their genie indicated that if they do Chef's Table, it is a charge of $25.00 per person. I thought that all restaurants were included, free of charge, in Star class. Can anyone shed some light on this?

Thank you,

Marsha

Paid $47 for a November cruise on Rhapsody. 

On 5/7/2019 at 4:05 AM, rattla said:

Haven’t seen any dinning packages ever for sale for our August sailing on Oasis - do they tend to sell out early?  I(I booked about 5 months before sailing)

We are on a June sailing of the Oasis and there has never been a dining package offered. I called Royal to ask about it. They said "just keep watching your cruise planner". That was very helpful, LOL. 

Hi all, 

We will be docked in Civitavecchia for the day on our upcoming Oasis cruise in June. The ships sails at 8:00 p.m. 

Does anyone know the time the ship requires everyone to be on board? We are planning our tour and this would be helpful information.

Thanks in advance. 

Hi all -- we are sailing in June on the Oasis. I check our cruise planner often to monitor sales on drink packages, etc. There has never been any type of dining package offered for our sailing. We are sailing Rhapsody in November, and it is available there.

Any ideas as to whether or not a dining package will be offered? I've written an email to RCL several days ago, but as of yet, I have no response. A call to the guest services doesn't result in any answers either.

Thanks for any thoughts!

Hi all, we are booked in a Grand Suite for a June sailing on the Oasis of the Seas. I received the "royal up" email yesterday.

Choices are:

Star Loft Suite - $1100 pp (minimum)

Aquatheater - 2BR -- $700 pp (minimum)

Aquatheater - 1BR -- $400 pp (minimum)

Crown Loft Suite - $300 pp (minimum)

Owner's Suite -- $300 pp (minimum)

I have very happy with the Grand Suite that we have, so I am contemplating whether to attempt a bid. Any thoughts? Regardless, I thought others might be interested to see what the offer is from RCL.

Cheers and happy cruising,

Marsha