cublet

Hello, What I didn't like in the old days when the squeezing machines were placed at the entrance to the WJ was the muppets operating the machines were putting the juice into boiling hot glasses fresh from the dishwasher. This spoiled both the OJ and the enjoyment too. Regards, Cublet

Hello, This is what ABP sent: SPRING2023*. However I doubt if the * was actually part of it. If you are doing a B2B then you need to ring to get the B2B discount: 02380 488870. Regards, Cublet

Hello, I think the UK office will be the second from last to know! Regards, Cublet

Hello, I think Royal will turn off the engines and offer additional C&A points to those that were prepared to enter and turn a gigantic wheel to generate electricity. Regards, Cublet

Hello, In July the UK T&Cs were: Buy it at standard deposit rate; six months in which to make a booking and get the booking-on-board OBC; after six months the OBC 'offer' is lost and the certificate can only be used as a pre-paid deposit and if not used after 12 months the thing is lost. Regards, Cublet

Hello, You can buy a NextCruise open booking certificate for the ordinary $100 non suite deposit and only when you later decide to book (and saved your pennies) will you have to stump-up the extra suite deposit and you will still get your booking onboard OBC. Regards, Cublet

Hello, I'm sorry to say that there are some (many?) that don't want to be fulfilled or are afraid of such. Regards, Cublet

Hello, Someone on another thread said that they had to put 'half-and-half' into coffee otherwise it was just an undrinkable brown something - I cannot remember the word used and cannot be arsed to find it. Well that my friend is COFFEE and what you are saying is you don't like coffee and would prefer to have a slightly brown coloured milky cream drink. I think coffee as dispensed on Royal and X, even with a double shot, is tasteless and the very first thing I do when I get home from a cruise is to get my coffee machine going. On Silhouette I was sat next to a young American who ordered a double (black) espresso and drank it with gusto (that's means enjoyment, not something you put in coffee!). I said to him that he was the first American I had ever seen drink a strong coffee and 'hats off to you'. Regards, Cublet

Hello, Thank you. In the early part of June we had *three* threads running concurrently on flannels! I think the argument about 'rudeness' is not to understand the culture and/or mode of central European speaking. My Spanish teacher of Spanish was married to an Englishman. His parents said to him that they thought she, my teacher, was rude. It is simply the fact that in the normal course of speaking both 'please' and 'thank-you' are not oft repeated nor used as 'fillers' even in polite conversation. Regards, Cublet

Hello, Twenty seven postings and no-one has mentioned either 'half-and-half' or 'wash cloths'. Some people are shirking. Regards, Cublet

Hello, The problem with the concentrated orange juice is the ratio of water to concentrate. It used to be 7:1 and counting to 7 was obviously difficult for some as some days the 'juice' was lightly coloured water and others the 'juice' could strip paint. Regards, Cublet

Hello, The most frequent complaint I hear about MSC MDR food is: No lobster and few filet mignon offerings. Well that's less to do with MSC in particular, that's more to do with Italian cuisine in general. If you don't like it then the solution is simple. Regards, Cublet

Hello, Are you looking at these? https://www.royalcaribbean.com/content/dam/royal/resources/pdf/crown-and-anchor-society-benefit-grid.pdf https://www.royalcaribbean.com/content/dam/royal/resources/pdf/cas-amenities-feb-2023.pdf?ecid=em_12591335&rid=569792499&rcid=48653446&empc=RCIN_CAS_722_TACTICAL_LOY&emsc=RCIN_CAS_722_DA_US&empf=&emct=DIAMOND&lnkid=full_amenities_list&ect=TAC&ecv=DA The wine amenity is still there. The 'Cheers with an Officer' was (officially) brought-in during covid as a social distancing measure. My unofficial view is the staff, rarely and officer, got fed-up listening to complaints from the passengers that, being D+ or Pin, had cruised a lot and had long memories! Regards, Cublet

Hello, This is either the pedant in me or the retired accountant in me but a word of clarification on the cruise discounts. You get an extra 5% off the 95% so 9.75% in total and not 10%. I am pleased to say that the OBCs are given as shown above to solo travellers and not pro-rated. Regards, Cublet

Hello, "Robust food" describes my steak on Silhouette earlier this month. Regards, Cublet

Hello, I don't know the place but is it big enough to be divided into a Celebrity area and a Royal area? Or will the lines be there on different days? I ask because the conversation between adjacent sun loungers could be quite interesting when one occupant says to another "You came here for how much?!" Regards, Cublet

Hello, Re Prices: OK so I normally book ASAP and 2024 itineraries came out at the same time as Black Friday but my 2023 Norway and Canaries cruises are dearer than 2024. Regards, Cublet

Hello, You and me both! I don't know whether it's genuine ignorance or dastardly training but Champagne, Prosecco and Cava all come, miraculously, out of the same bottle! And usually the cheapest one too. Earlier this month on Silhouette I bought several bottles of real Prosecco and had the Passport Bar keep them under my name in their fridge to be called-on as required. Not only did I get what I wanted but I saved a fortune vs Drinks Package or per glass purchase. Regards, Cublet

Hello, I agree with all of that apart from the 'poor service'. I have not great recollections apart from one thing: The firm, but gentle, informing a guest that shorts were not acceptable in the MDR. Regards, Cublet

Hello, It, or more likely a cheap substitute, was on Silhouette earlier this month. Regards, Cublet

Hello Sounds like the pax wanting to be fed. Regards, Cublet

Hello, But not equally spread. Regards, Cublet

Hello, Yes I know but what I would like to see is a repeat of 2021 (cancelled) ships/itineraries: We were due Odyssey in April (if only for a few days) and a later Canaries cruise included a stop at La Gomera that I have not seen before or since. Regards, Cublet

Hello, And I suppose it's too much to expect that new itineraries will come with it? Regards, Cublet

Hello, You won't like it if you sit next to an American. On Virtuosa I had to put up with 12 days of Texan whinges about no lobster night and no fillet mignon in the MDR! Regards, Cublet