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I’m on the cruise too. I know it was pretty full, since bookings have been open for awhile. It may be sold out. Keep checking.

Edit….I just checked and the sailing is coming up for me just fine. Don’t see many cabins available, but it’s there.

31 minutes ago, george35 said:

I would like to add another question to this topic, on a 3 day cruise ( we are D+ ) do we still get free drinks??

 

george35

Do you mean vouchers? Why wouldn’t you? As D+, you get 5 vouchers per day, regardless the length of cruise.

11 minutes ago, Illbcruzn4life said:

Even if not required it still doesn’t start until 6:45 pm.

Not necessarily…I’m sure this varies by ship, but recently word has gotten out that if you show up at 6ish, and there are open tables from no show Traditional, they will seat MTD. Recently on the Jewel, this was the case with my friends.

36 minutes ago, island lady said:

 

We simply get used to it.   After all..it's 5:00 somewhere.  😉   All I have to do is pretend we are on a different time zone...which happens a lot in our travels.  

Plus, the time you sit down and the time you get your first course, could vary greatly…LOL

36 minutes ago, CeleBrat said:

New to Royal (actually, cruised once with them back in 1992) and I'm confused as to why MTD reservations are done BEFORE you get in the ship.  I discovered it just last week but then found dining was only available from 7:30pm or later.

It is not mandatory to make reservations for MTD. My daughter had MTD on the Wonder and never made reservations. Her and my Granddaughter never waited more than 10 mins. to be seated. She said larger parties, with no res waited longer, but so did those with reservations.

I cruise in an interior cabin  (solo), and sometimes I have snacks in the Diamond/Crown Club for dinner…Oh and other nights I eat in the Jammer. 🤪🤪

I’m going on my first Celebrity cruise next year, and although I go over as Elite, the Lounge scenario doesn’t really mean much to me. I rarely use Diamond/Crown Club during those hours. I guess for those that like to socialize during happy hour times, it will be a nice addition. I travel solo, so I usually like to go to a fave bar. Since Celebrity has limited happy hour times, I will still find a fave bar (Celebrity Edge)

14 minutes ago, Cutigerlady said:

Recently, RCL has been asking for this form: https://www.royalcaribbean.com/content/dam/royal/countries/GBR/pdf/faqs/questions/minor-traveling-without-parent-or-guardian-form.pdf

 

It must be notarized.  

That’s without a parent…the child’s mother is also going.

5 minutes ago, DragonOfTheSeas said:

We are no longer on the ship. My husband had a fall this morning and we are at the hospital in Portland, ME. We will not be returning to the cruise. Thank you all for following along. Hope to see you again soon.

Oh no….I hope everything will be OK with your husband. Take care!

35 minutes ago, MistyRo76 said:

Wonder why they were confined to their room as opposed to the ship’s brig?? 

Maybe it was already occupied. 😉

If people insist on getting black luggage, at least get a wild print cover for them. Definitely easier to spot. My new luggage is black with tan edging, so easier to see than all black, but I got covers for all of the sizes. Plus, I have AirTags in them too.

I saw a funny saying…why are we working on artificial intelligence, when we should be working more on natural stupidity. 

58 minutes ago, LobsterStalker said:

There are also 70's and 80's showing

Must have missed a day 🤦🏼‍♀️

I tend to be foggy, when I’m up at 0500, before coffee. I thought it was strange they didn’t have one, since they did in Jan. I don’t partake in theme nights, so I never really pay attention to much.

16 hours ago, livingonthebeach said:

 

I'm sailing out on Nov 27 so I'll be on the ship already but thanks for the offer. 

She sails Nov 20

I checked current sailing, and only see Tropical on Day 4

7 hours ago, konthego said:

sailing on Odyssey in January.  Looking for what floor the lounge is on and if it has any windows. Does it get crowded around 5:00-7:00pm ? Thanks

As you can see from deck plans, it’s on deck 4. I have only been on Ovation, and yes, it has windows. As to crowds, most of the time it will be crowded from 5-7. It also depends on the sailing and how many diamonds and above are on board. They are also restricting usage during those hours to only Diamond + and Pinnacle, if the Diamond and above numbers are high. But only during happy hour, not the rest of the day.

I was on the 7nt New Years sailing, but I didn’t take pics of the Compass this time, since  I was with family. I believe the only themes were 70/80’s, can’t remember which, and a Tropical theme. My daughter is going again Thanksgiving week, so I can report back, if your not going before that.

Recently on the Jewel to Greenland, they were passing out coupons to be redeemed for prizes. 

1 hour ago, DragonOfTheSeas said:

Then our leader decided to have a craft session. So these pictures are some pics.

I brought crochet and Diamond painting on the Greenland cruise. I make jewelry too, but go through stages on what craft I’m doing at the time….🤦🏼‍♀️

That looks like fun.

I like the chairs on the deck overlooking Centrum..found it to be a quiet place usually, and away from crowds. 

13 hours ago, loman said:

I found this online  . ( i dont know how old it is )  It states at the bottom, a service charge is added to the bill . It doesnt state any amount but i take this to mean that the tip is taken from 14.00 allowance and awarded to the server ? ( I hope it is )

And any additional tip is a bonus for good service.

This was my understanding of the server always getting a tip whether you tip the extra or not .

I always tipped extra in cash regardless. 

Does the receipt still have this verbiage at the bottom?

They don’t have separate registers to print out $0 receipts and Charged receipts, so it will say that on every transaction that comes out. It’s there for those that are being charged. As others mentioned, a $0 charge is a $0 charge.

As far as what a server may tell you, ask 5 bartenders or servers, and get 5 different answers. Sort of like the reps you call on the phone. 😉

I’m really interested in tracking what Anthem will be doing. Its last cruise listed is March 11, 2025 (4nt)from Singapore .Wondering if it will do a Singapore to Sydney and then TP to Honolulu, or a TP from Singapore to Honolulu. It will need to get over her if it’s doing the 2025 Alaska season. 

18 minutes ago, Tree_skier said:

I just crossed every digit I have hoping for Ovation landing in LA 🙂 

I would love for the Ovation to go to LA, but no way would I do short cruises. Heck, I don’t even like 7 night, but I would still take those. 😉

14 minutes ago, budmeister said:

I am not sure if the always had snacks in the afternoon. Is that new? 

I have seen a couple types of little sandwiches and cookies, but I’m usually on longer cruises. I never went into the lounge on my recent 14 night on Jewel. So not sure if it’s standard.

18 minutes ago, BND said:

We board Jewel on Friday so we'll see what happens.  This itinerary usually has a lot more experienced cruisers. We'll see what they end up doing.  We're traveling with friends who are Pinns and we are D+ and on Jewel the DL and CL are both up in the VCL so views are good and it's usually pretty busy.  We're doing the b2b CL to Quebec City, QC to CL.  20 nights total.

On my recent Jewel cruise to Greenland, they gave us an extra voucher for specialty coffee. I rarely use the 5 I get, but I never went to the DL, and just got my morning Caramel Latte at Cafe Latte-tudes. You may get the same thing on your cruises, if they are top tier heavy.

7 minutes ago, teddie2 said:

Thank you for your response.  I was hoping someone would say what you just did as our group is not ready to commit and don't want to lose the deposit.  Also they say you can pay 900 to get a refundable deposit.. thats just crazy.. the deposit is 900 so why would I pay 900 more just to get my 900 back if I cancel???  

You can also get price drops if they are before final payment. Those drops aren’t happening as much as before shutdown, but there’s always a chance.

2 hours ago, Tree_skier said:

Really! After the Alaska season it must have done a one way to Hawaii and then another oneway trip coming back to Vancouver.  I never noticed that itinerary at all.  That is unusual.  

I agree. This is not normal….

After researching the Roll Calls, Fall of 2022 was unique. It did a Vancouver-Honolulu, Sept 23 of 2022, and Honolulu-Vancouver, Oct 4 2022. Definitely not the norm.

41 minutes ago, vistapat said:

It was disorganized chaos, with no attempt at helping from staff, and in an un-airconditioned warehouse of a building with no air circulation, and with several hundred people all swirling around in the heat and humidity.

I had it a bit easier, since I was In Transit from Australia. But they were still confused letting the In Transit folks back on after the Coast Guard inspection was over.