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The credit card paying for the cruise does not need to be the same as the person in the cabin....we just did this with my sister's cabin...she did not have a credit card so we called to make her payment, no problem. Now for onboard charges the person who's name is on the card has to link & authorize the charges.

Sometimes, it works! Otherwise, book the cabins you want, from the get-go!

Unless what you want isn't available at the time you book...then what?:eek:

To bad I have something booked for Feb. that year...sounds like a decent price for a change

We had Hors d'ourves at the top tier event on Brilliance...they were in a kind of out of the way place..but they were there.

They only need to go on items you will check with the porters. Carry-on items do not need tags.

But being anal, with a forgetful tendancy...I put them on everything that goes on the ship:D I figure if I leave my tote bag behind in the WJ it has a better chance of making it back to me if it has a tag on it...

I was planning on buying cheap clear luggage tags at Walmar and folding so my information shows on both sides.

 

For those of you who have done it, will this work?

Haven't done that, but you can also buy those little travel kits of toothpaste & tooth brush at Walmart...they are about $1 and then use the plastic holder they come in for your luggage tag, punch a hole in the top & attach with zip tie...I've done that & it works fine...

I bought these for my last cruise...since I usually travel solo they should last me for a while..

http://www.ebay.com/itm/10-Clear-Vinyl-BOOKMARKS-Book-Mark-Sleeve-2-x-6-SMALL-TEACHERS-DIY-Project-/350820012248?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item51ae8090d8

T2B2, I bet when you boarded BOS a few days ago you never imagined you'd be doing a "live" from the Brilliance series did you?

Thanks for the posts & awesome pictures, hope you make it in safely today!

I may be wrong, but has this ever happened here in Tampa before? I mean a ship being closed over this long? I know there have been delays before, I just don't remember one this long...

So where does everyone on the next sailing stay tonight? Does RCI pay for it?

I've never been in this situation, so don't know if RCI will be re-imbursing people for hotels & food or not...I know they have in the past for hurricane delays...but if not, it's another good reason to have trip insurance.

Feel bad for all of you waiting for your cruise...

Totally missed this post and I'm on CC all the time now ...doh.

 

But I'm confused. Was the 'book now' deal just for cruises until May 15, 2015? And the 'book later' deal is the current BOGO where you get 50% off or drink package? It's not clear on the difference.

I'm not sure anyone is clear on the difference...including ROYAL...they just seem to keep recycling the same sale "term" with no real difference in price..unless it is an increase...

Just wondering how much is the 53 day cruise to Shanghai with a balcony?

So how WAS the pricing...as I see by your postings on another thread you have booked this....

Whoops....I missed that detail somehow! :o I had just finished clearing away snow....AGAIN...so I'll blame my mistake on brain freeze! :D;)

You really have my sympathy on that...you all are getting hammered BIG Time on the Snow Dept. this year....

You can also book the room directly with Royal and then transfer the booking to your TA.

They already have a cruise booked & just wanting to change cabins...chances are the current price of the cruise is more than when they booked...or so seems the case lately with Royal's pricing games...:(

Yes, I have done the 3 way call with my TA a number of times when I wanted to change/upgrade my cabin...

So let me get this straight. They are going to give us $100 obc if we choose one of those dates? What happens if we already had a $200 obc? Will that make it $300? And what happens if I can't pick one of those dates and decide to go on a different boat at the same time frame?

They will give you the $100 regardless of what date you eventually book...so yes...your OBC total should be $300 check your paper work closely when you make the change to be sure everything carries over properly...if the dates given do not work for you you will pay the current rate of the new cruise you book...you MAY be able to call & get them to work a deal on date that better suits you...but no garauntee...

You might check out the policies on Insuremytrip.com...it may be hard to find something since this is a pre-existing condition...they have an online chat feature to answer questions...

The $100 is the same compensation we got last year when bumped off the Brilliance...we did have a couple more cruise choices though, only have 3 is not good at all...I'd try calling the special desk, but maybe on a Monday when there may be someone available that can make a change...good luck...been here, done this & feel your pain!

Ah. I haven't been on the Brilliance, or any Radiance class ship in a while. I guess that they turned the previous VCL space into the lounge, and left the regular bar in place? That would account for their being a soda gun setup.

 

:)

 

Did they have ANY soda in cans on the Brilliance? One advantage of the cans is that they will sometimes have types of soda that they don't have on the gun.

The CL on the Brilliance is off to the side where Hollywood Odessey used to be...the DL is across the hall in an area converted from the VCL...the revolving bar in VCL is still there..

I "thought" I saw people with can's of soda in the CL...but the night I asked for soda I was sitting at the bar & it came out of the gun...

I see your formal night was on Monday, the 3rd night...was that because the Super Bowl was on Sunday? I was on the Grand Cayman/Cozumel Itinerary in Dec. & our's was on the 2nd night.

IME, it has been quite a while since anyone cares if you take your drink out of the lounge.

 

I often ask for a can of soda and a glass of ice. Never a problem.

 

No lounge (I am not talking about overflow areas or using your vouchers) is actually a bar. No "soda gun" in any of them. They all wheel in the supply. The soda source is cans.

Brilliance CL has the soda gun...I was hoping for a can in Dec. & instead my sprite was from the gun...

The Schooner Bar has a piano player at various times during the evening...

I'd allow about an hour travel time...so if you left around 9-9:30 you should be fine.

Generally check in start's around 10:30...boarding around 11-11:30..as long as there are no problems with the previous sailing.

My apologies to the Farmers, Bubba's, & Fellow Cruise Critic Poster's...my poor attempt at humor was grossly misunderstood...my intent was simple...as many unsavory things I have seen happen to food in the WJ by my fellow passenger's I don't find unwrapped butter to be an improvement to the MDR experience...

Again...I do apologize...

That's real pretty...but how long till "Bubba" from the farm reaches in with his fingers & fishes out a few of them bad boys...just sayin...:eek: