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NightOne

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  1. Remember right before Covid when everyone exclaimed that NCL nickel and dimed their passengers like crazy? They basically shook that reputation with all thier "free" at sea promos but here comes Royal Caribbean with Hold my beer Ropes course-style attraction on Icon of the Seas costs $89 - Included at no additional charge on NCL ships Royal Caribbean: The new nickel and dime cruise line LOLOLOL
  2. They are the ones behind this and the ones that drove it. They are an EVIL organization.
  3. Check the prices today and then report back after the "sale" goes live. 🙂
  4. Don't wait 🙂 Also, UNESCO sucks and should be ignored/abolished
  5. I don't mind them asking like some people do. However, on the last several cruises we break the ice ourselves by telling our waiters: "After we get off the ship tomorrow you will receive a survey about how we were as guests this week, We need you to puts 10s across the board. Not 9s or below but 10s" We all have a good laugh and they don't bother with their survey pitch. 🙂 We also don't let things fester so if there is an issue with the waiters we have already addressed it during the week.
  6. Thanks for the price list. The soda is actually $2 cheaper than the water. WOW!!! 🙂
  7. Food, service, and entertainment. Also, some of your fellow passengers may be an issue. (or may not)
  8. If we had a drink package other than the one we have the first part sounds like a great idea. Not sure if we get $100pp value by upgrading from the one we have to the quench package. Generally we don't carry on because of the hassle. (we are not light packers LOL)
  9. I am guessing there is a price list in my cabin when I board?
  10. We're going on Rotterdam in a few weeks and I have not found anywhere on the website to buy sodas to be delivered to the room. I did see a 12-pack of 12 ounce water for $37.76. Once I was shocked back to life I calculated that it amounted to $3.15 per water and I coded again. These aren't even 16 or 20 ounce waters but rather 12 ounce. On the other cruise lines we like to order about (2) 12-packs of water and (1) 12-pack of soda to keep in our mini fridge. We did buy the unlimited Coca Cola Package but it says that is just good for fountain soda. Does Rotterdam have a Coke freestyle machine? What other options do I have to get soda and water for the room? Can I buy directly from the bar when onboard and more reasonable prices for water? (realize sodas may be a few dollars a can) I have never carried on drinks because I would just rather pay and have them delivered to the room on boarding day but these water prices and lack of soda/pop/Coke options has me thinking about it. Any advice? What are my options? Thanks
  11. Oooooo We gave MSC 2 tries and that was enough to determine we don't want to cruise with them again. Beautiful ships - in fact Meraviglia may have the most magnificent looking ship interiors I have ever seen - problem is everything else 😉
  12. I would not agree with that. If your feathers are ruffled with tipping threads feel free to scroll past them. 🙂
  13. That is exactly what this thread is about. I would never remove the auto grats but I am thinking about cutting back (or eliminating) the extra tipping on top of it. I am also in the camp that gratuities should be built in the cruise fare
  14. Everyone seems to be straying off the point here. The auto gratuities are what they are. No one is saying not to pay those. Technically they are presented by the cruise lines in a manner that suggest you don't need to tip additionally. If you go to a restaurant and they add a 30% mandatory gratuity to your check are you adding another 20%? or do you feel that you are good?
  15. This thread is not about whether to pay the tips or not but rather about giving MORE tips on top of the auto-gratuities. (or not) At what point are we "over tipping"?
  16. Right, but as the amount Royal charges goes up and up it seems hard to justify more on top of that. Example: $18pp x 2 for a 7 day cruise is $252 $252 in tips for a week That is quit a bit Now let's say I am am cash tipping my 2 MDR waiters $50 each for the week, my room steward $50 for the week, and one other person $50 for the week then we are talking $500 in tips for the week. What number do we get to where we say the auto-tips are enough? 🙂 Are we there yet? I'm wondering.
  17. This is a different topic other than the 3 "they just raised gratuities again" threads If only you weren't such a (fill in the blank)
  18. We have always prepaid gratuities. We have also gave additional cash gratuities to our room steward and MDR waiters. We also added additional gratuities at special dining. However, with the automatic daily gratuities going higher and higher it is getting hard to justify the "tips on top of the tips". Anyone else feeling this way? Are you still going to tip more?
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