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This is what scares me. What happens when someone decides not to be honest and put an entire ship at jeopardy. I am not as concerned about me but my 3 yr old daughter. All of the kids on the ship.


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Does anyone know what ship jimmy Rhodes is going to after vacation?

I didn’t think my response was bad. And at the time nobody told us that she had to stay in a certain area. Anywho to each his own. My baby had a good time. And she didn’t poop in the pool. 

I was on Allure last year with my 17 month old at the time. There is a really nice swim area for kids. However, if they are still in swim diapers, they can only play in a small area. Which got boring very fast.  But if you go on a port day they do not police as much. Have fun!

2 hours ago, ibonexheadi said:

I have no first hand knowledge, but someone did tell me they were phasing this out and will no longer offer it at some point in the future. 

Never heard that before. I highly doubt it because they promote a family environment. They would lose people to Disney or other cruise lines if that was the case. 

I was on Allure last year with a 17 month old at the time. And royal babies and tots nursery was offered. I didn’t use the service but the time slots filled up very quickly. We will be on Mariner next month and I plan to use it for my now 2yr old. Just a few hours so my DH and I can have a kid free dinner one night. 

4 minutes ago, TYMAN said:

It wouldn't let me buy just one drink package. As stated below, each adult of drinking age in same cabin must buy a package. 

 

Deluxe Package

 

Toast to virtually unlimited options with cocktails, beer, wine, non-alcoholic beverages, premium coffee, tea, and bottled water* – plus a 40% discount on bottles of wine under $100 and 20% off bottles above $100.

PRICES

$49.00 USD Adult per dayAdditional Terms & Conditions apply.

Price Shown Reflects Your Discount

• EACH ADULT OF LEGAL DRINKING AGE ASSIGNED TO THE SAME STATEROOM MUST PURCHASE THIS PACKAGE

Yes I am aware of what is shown online.  Even if you call they will say the rule is that you have to purchase 2 or 1 non alcoholic package.  However,  it has been our experience, once we are on the ship they will sale just one drink package with strict rule of no sharing.

3 hours ago, SAmome said:

For what it's worth, by the time you bought him the drink package, and yourself the non-alcoholic package so that he can get a package, and then the drink card............ you are probably approaching the cost of just buying two drink packages on sale for the 4 nighter.

I wouldn't purchase the non alcoholic package.  We have been on cruises and they just let my DH purchase the drink package.  They just always stress no sharing.  Which I am fine with. 

With that I wouldn't be close to the cost of 2 drink packages.  We are leaning toward not buying the drink package even though no drink cards are offered.  We just don't drink that much.  

25 minutes ago, maryjaden said:

It was not offered on our 4 day Mariner cruise the end of March. 

Thanks for the response. 

Has anyone who recently sailed on Mariner see the drink card sold. I will be sailing on the Mariner but I don’t drink enough to get the drink package. My DH does however drink enough and there is a sale right now buy one get one 50% off. However if the drink card is sold I really would rather get that for myself. 

Would the drink card card be sold on 4 night cruise?  I have seen it sold on a 7 night half way through the cruise. Any advice is appreciated. 

On 4/7/2019 at 8:04 AM, barbiecruiser27 said:

Hi there! It’s officially pre cruise and I’m riding shotgun heading to Miami. I figured, what better time to post! 

 

Cruise details: This is my first trip with my boyfriend of 2 years that is just the two of us. We travel often, but it’s usually him tagging along with a work trip, family trips, or trips with friends. Two years in the making it is finally just us two!! My birthday was yesterday (April 6), so this cruise is a semi birthday trip/adult spring break. Man I miss the days of a given spring break, summer break, holiday break..We’re sailing on the Mariner out Miami and heading to Coco Cay and Nassau. Boyfriend (Brad) has never been to Nassau, I informed him he isn’t missing much, but he’s still excited. I’ve never sailed on a Mariner Class ship, most recently did the Freedom class, but I’ve heard there is hardly a difference. We have an interior deck 6 room. Tried to book a promenade, but we decided the noise might be annoying, plus nothing beats the sleeping darkness of an interior room (and the price!).   

 

(Below: our last cruise- Independence with family) 

 

 

Pre-Cruise: Since I travel often with my job I’ve earned quite a bit of Marriott points. I’m using those points for our pre-Cruise hotel. I was going to use the lowest tier of points and book a simple  hotel, but then I had a Yolo moment and used almost all of my points towards the W in Brickell. The hotel has a 50th and 15th story pool! I guess using all of my points is better than letting them just sit there. The goal of today is to enjoy the pool, so we hit the road at 7am from Orlando and should be in Miami around lunch time. I’m so excited about this hotel! The concierge even emailed me yesterday to see if I had any special requests... talk about service.. cheapo typical me could get used to this...

 

We don’t  have an internet package on the ship because I love disconnecting (and cheap remember)... I’ll post boarding and such but then I won’t be back until post Cruise. 

 

If if anyone has any Mariner requests for me to take note of please let me know, and I’ll do my best to find them!! 

 

Fun extra note: Five minutes into the trip I realized I left my toothbrush. Whoops! Cvs here we come! 

 

To be continued....

 

Do you plan to finish your review?  I was looking forward to reading it. 

1 hour ago, cmoore2004 said:

I was on this cruise. It was closed. Sounded like they’re getting rid of it. They called the night before my reservation and let me know it wouldn’t be available. 

Noooooo. I was looking forward to doing the skypad. Oh well safety first. Thanks for the response. 

Was the skypad open? I heard it has been closed since the accident of the guy getting hurt. 

I love your frugal ways. I am the same way.

I am booked for the same sailing leaving May 20th. Can you possibly look out to see if they offer a drink card?  I don’t drink enough to get the drink package but would love to purchase a drink card.  I have seen them offered on 7 nights but since this is a 4 night I wonder if the sailing is too short. 

Thanks

Hi Everyone,

I took your advice and went ahead and book the cruise. So I booked the Mariner of the Seas 4 day cruise with perfect day at Coco Cay.  Which is really what I am looking forward to.  I hope they are able to meet the May deadline.  I also received an obc of $25 which isnt much but I will cash in some of my reward points.

Thank you for the great advice.  I am so excited.

51 minutes ago, cruisinfanatic said:

May, 2 months away

Yes I am past the final payment. Would Royal upgrade me if the price dropped?

1 minute ago, reallyitsmema said:

 

If you have found a price and an itinerary you like, I would book it.  The closer you get to sailing date, the less likely you are to find a cabin available for 3.

Good point. That’s why I posted this question on cc.  Thanks for the response. 

So we take a family cruise every year after spring break season is over. We do this for 2 reasons. All of the kids are back in school (so the ship is not over flowing with spring breakers) and the price is better. Our family includes myself, my husband and my 2 yr old.  Well I have been watching a Royal Caribbean cruise in May. The price dropped this weekend. I noticed that there are still quite a few cabins left. So do you chance it and hope the price will drop again. Or do you go ahead and book it. What do you think?  

If if I book it now and the price drops, will Royal upgrade me?

Very great review. 

Was the drink card offered?

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Great post. What day did they offer the drink card? If it was offered.

My family will be on Allure in June. Do you use the printed set sail pass to board the ship when they open the ship for boarding on the first day? On previous cruises, we would all get a seapass card and use that to board the ship.

absolutely I will be on Allure in 18 days and had no idea about this until I read it on the board. great information to know ahead of time

So I just did a mock booking for my sailing and it says the ship is sold out. So I doubt that I get a phone call to upgrade. I actually like my boardwalk cabin. No upsell happening this time.

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Thanks everyone. I always try to follow the unspoken rules. I would def leave out if she started to fuss. Some people are super understanding when it comes to babies but some are not. Either way I would not want to ruin someone else dining experience since they are paying a premium to be there.

I just received an email from Royal saying there is a possibility that I can be upgraded. However its for an additional cost. It said I just need to add my name to the list. I want an upgrade but I don't want to pay a fee. Has anyone received this before. I thought the upgrade fairy is suppose to be free :D:D:)

Is this offered in the cruise planner? ie if I don't see it in the cruise planner than that means its no longer available?