ChucktownSteve

Do you know if the restaurants included with an Owner's Suite also include the Chef's table?

Next time the shampoo doesn't lather, dump it out so they have to replace it with a fresh one? Or maybe they will refill it with a watered down version?

Even when I sail out of POM, I park there and have a van service pick me up to drop off at my ship in POM for $15/pp! Better than driving in the Miami traffic.I arrive relaxed.

I've paid about $10-$12 per night (including taxes and fees) depending upon how far out the reservation is paid. Their website and vans are yellow. That's how I know I'm at the correct location. https://www.bookparkngo.com/

I've always used Park N Go just outside the Everglades port gate. Cheaper with a prepaid reservation than just showing up. You pull up to the carport. They unload your luggage and put it on the van going to your ship. They pull up to the porters who take the luggage so you don't need to handle them. Just tip and enter the terminal. On the disembarkation, they pick you up quickly and drop you in front of your parked vehicle in their lot. They even help you with the luggage to the trunk. On one cruise I disembarked early, they picked me up and I was the only one on the van which immediately proceeded to the parking lot. Since that is my favorite port parking, they also have frequent parking that gives me a free day for every 10. I also combine it with their Park N Go at Orlando airport. They give a small bottle of water for each passenger as you exit the lot.

One thing to consider if you use a cash rebate credit card...if you have the Refundable OBC sent to your credit card, you'll lose the cash back on the amount. However if you go to guest relations and get it in cash, you keep the rebate amount charged to the card.

We did three Regent cruises within one year. Started with the Voyager, then Mariner and finished with a 16 day on Splendor in January 2023. I found the food on Regent a much better option than on any of the cruise lines we've sailed previously. While I enjoyed the food on all Regent's ships, I was actually more impressed with Compass Rose as the MDR. I found the key to be which server we had. We were fortunate that we had a hostess on Mariner who took care of us after a disappointing experience. We wound up with one of the best servers we've ever experienced the rest of the cruise. We sailed Oceania once before the pandemic. While the food was better than the other cruise lines we've sailed, it did not compare to Regent's cuisine and choices even in the MDR let alone the specialty restaurants. The daily free laundry returned the same night if out prior to 9am was an incredible bonus. I give the win to Regent presuming the itinerary and price/value evaluation works for you.

As they waddle back to their table?

I've always ignored the hyperbole of cruise line sales. If you save money, it means you initially paid more than you should have anyway. I usually book our cruises when the cruise line first releases the itinerary. The prices are the lowest when the ship is nearly empty! As they fill, the prices rise. Then just before a "sale" the prices increase again (as pointed out earlier) so you're really not saving much if anything. On any "sale" I've checked for repricing a booked cabin, I have NEVER been able to find a lower price than I initially booked at. I don't look at how much off. I look at cost pp/pn to determine whether I want to book or not. That's the bottom line for me along with what's included in that cost.

The restricted sailings aren't anything that interest me. Typical sale to fill less than desirable sailings that have lots of available cabins? Doesn't look like anything special.

Were they both involved in the Chandris culture or only after the contract where Royal Caribbean had to maintain the Chandris' style expired?

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No not everything is free. The delights are not calorie free!

I would prefer hearing the word phenomenal rather than interesting. That’s what people usually use when they don’t want to disclose what they’re really thinking. 🙄

With the ships having such a limited capacity, it makes sense to book as early as possible. Not only do you get your cabin choice, but they keep raising rates dynamically as cabins fill. Since I usually lock in a cabin/suite as soon as an itinerary is released, I have never been able to find a lower price regardless of the "promotions" that follow. I've found that to be the case on not only Azamara but on Celebrity and Regent as well.

And they didn't have to pay the inflated suite pricing. lol

Did they have to wait as long for their food as the other passengers did?

I was thinking about the last couple of times I sailed Celebrity. Since then I've been on Regent where the food by and large was excellent.

With full ships, there is no reason for Celebrity to change direction. It will only be when they discover what they believed is not the reality if people change their direction to book other lines. Otherwise, I predict more of the same of finding ways to take but not give.

I look at aft view and itinerary first if price is similar. I love the aft view because it's incredible watching the wake while you sail or in port if you're docked in the right direction. The personal choice is yours. But you have to take into account what is important to you on the cruise. If you're a foodie, you may be disappointed. Otherwise some other people seem to think the food is good. So the choice really depends upon your interests and likes.

You must have mistaken them for people who care about the customer and not the bottom line!

If you want to try for two bottles per person, place two bottles in each carry-on but separate going through the scanning machine. They don't know who's with who that way. If they confiscate, I believe you get it returned at the end of the cruise.

As in tire. ROFL

TY for sharing the pictures. While the presentations may be lacking, it looks as if they have a better variety and more varied menu (appetizers and entrees) than I experienced on Reflection and Apex last year. I got bored with the offerings.

I don't read the Carnival board since I don't cruise them. However I suppose they don't care about the food there or threads on it either?