The Royal Suite

[SeaMee]

We loved it of several ships!  Loved relaxing on the balcony in padded lounge chairs looking at the ocean.  The hot tub is great  with a bottle of champagne and the player piano was superb.  What's not to like.  Enjoy!

[captainannoyed!]

On 4/26/2024 at 7:09 PM, TheInnocentAge said:

That made me laugh!

 

We have the RS on Jewel for 15 nights beginning in mid-May, and it's great to hear about the experiences that have been shared in this thread so far.

 

Speaking of the piano, did you play it at all, or just use the auto-play? I do play a bit here at home, nothing fancy, but just wondering what variety of songs there was in the auto-play feature, if you can recall.

 

Thanks in advance. 

I just saw that the Jewel is just heading into dry dock, and first cruise is May 15.  You just might be first cruise when everything is completely refreshed!  

[TheInnocentAge]

35 minutes ago, captainannoyed! said:

I just saw that the Jewel is just heading into dry dock, and first cruise is May 15.  You just might be first cruise when everything is completely refreshed!  

Yes, that's us!

 

 

[captainannoyed!]

3 minutes ago, TheInnocentAge said:

Yes, that's us!

 

 

Awesome!!!!  Enjoy!!!

[TheInnocentAge]

On 5/1/2024 at 5:46 PM, captainannoyed! said:

Awesome!!!!  Enjoy!!!

We did!

 

We recently returned from our 15-day cruise staying in the RS on Jewel, and your word captures the experience... it was definitely awesome. And despite what someone posted earlier in this thread, we did receive others perks in addition to those listed in the 'benefits of the suites' document:

 

https://www.royalcaribbean.com/faq/questions/what-are-the-benefits-of-the-suites-program

 

Our suites concierge was fantastic, and she made it known immediately that those in this suite would get special treatment whenever possible, whether it was from her or from other RC staff, on or off the ship. She made it a point to find us each morning, making sure everything we needed was taken care of, and she would check in once or twice throughout the day as well.

 

On top of all of the benefits listed in the above form, here are a few of the additional perks...

 

In the handful of shore excursions that we had booked, she met us just beforehand and escorted us off the ship just ahead of our tour group, and had seats reserved for the four of us in the front row of the bus each day. This carried over to extra attention from the tour guides, which was an unexpected add on as well.

 

On top of the welcome amenities listed, every few days or so we would return to the cabin to find another bottle of wine or champagne had been delivered, plus trays of fruit or cheese a few times as well. We've had this happen on occasion in other types of suites too before, but much more frequently this time.

 

We were able to take advantage of an extra complimentary laundry service, which we hadn't planned on needing or using but was a nice touch. Also extra pressing/ironing if we needed it.. 

 

On Day 1 she had some of the staff leaders meet her in our cabin so she could introduce us, and all were very gracious to us, answering questions and providing their contact info in case we needed anything over the next two weeks.

 

About halfway through the cruise there were bath bombs left for us, which made the whirlpool tub even better. They even tuned the piano during dry dock right before the cruise, and since I play this was an added bonus. I can understand where some would think it's a waste of space to have a piano in a ship cabin, but it wasn't to me. I used it every day, and in a cabin that size it's not like it is blocking the way.

 

All in all this suite was everything we expected and more. It certainly helped to have an excellent suites concierge taking care of us as well. We were sad to hear that she was moving on to another ship to become a Royal Genie, but I'm sure she will be fantastic in her new role, 

 

Happy sailing everyone.

[captainannoyed!]

2 hours ago, TheInnocentAge said:

We did!

 

We recently returned from our 15-day cruise staying in the RS on Jewel, and your word captures the experience... it was definitely awesome. And despite what someone posted earlier in this thread, we did receive others perks in addition to those listed in the 'benefits of the suites' document:

 

https://www.royalcaribbean.com/faq/questions/what-are-the-benefits-of-the-suites-program

 

Our suites concierge was fantastic, and she made it known immediately that those in this suite would get special treatment whenever possible, whether it was from her or from other RC staff, on or off the ship. She made it a point to find us each morning, making sure everything we needed was taken care of, and she would check in once or twice throughout the day as well.

 

On top of all of the benefits listed in the above form, here are a few of the additional perks...

 

In the handful of shore excursions that we had booked, she met us just beforehand and escorted us off the ship just ahead of our tour group, and had seats reserved for the four of us in the front row of the bus each day. This carried over to extra attention from the tour guides, which was an unexpected add on as well.

 

On top of the welcome amenities listed, every few days or so we would return to the cabin to find another bottle of wine or champagne had been delivered, plus trays of fruit or cheese a few times as well. We've had this happen on occasion in other types of suites too before, but much more frequently this time.

 

We were able to take advantage of an extra complimentary laundry service, which we hadn't planned on needing or using but was a nice touch. Also extra pressing/ironing if we needed it.. 

 

On Day 1 she had some of the staff leaders meet her in our cabin so she could introduce us, and all were very gracious to us, answering questions and providing their contact info in case we needed anything over the next two weeks.

 

About halfway through the cruise there were bath bombs left for us, which made the whirlpool tub even better. They even tuned the piano during dry dock right before the cruise, and since I play this was an added bonus. I can understand where some would think it's a waste of space to have a piano in a ship cabin, but it wasn't to me. I used it every day, and in a cabin that size it's not like it is blocking the way.

 

All in all this suite was everything we expected and more. It certainly helped to have an excellent suites concierge taking care of us as well. We were sad to hear that she was moving on to another ship to become a Royal Genie, but I'm sure she will be fantastic in her new role, 

 

Happy sailing everyone.

Thank you for posting.   I'm glad to see you enjoyed the RS as much as we did!❤️

[MichaelCMTX]

Thanks to both @TheInnocentAge and @captainannoyed! for "True Life Adventures" from the Royal Suite.  Our closest brush was doing the Hawaii-to-Vancouver on Radiance, the couple in the RS was at the same MDR table - we were all in that same neighborhood of Deck 10.  The couple in the RS was there for an anniversary - later on we discovered they'd also hit a seven-figure jackpot in Vegas earlier that year - nice!! As a group we shared drinks in the RS with them a few times - I at least can pick out the old "When you say Bud" jingle on the piano, so it was played. It turned out we were all in suites but not with that high of status. The Concierge really didn't pay us much heed with the number of Pinnacles aboard, but it brought our group closer to where we'd all book Specialty Dining the same night together. Good times.