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  1. phinz

    What drives you to choose when you get on a boat?

    I cruise for the ships and experience. I cruise Disney when I want the Disney experience. I cruise Celebrity when I want to be pampered and want good food/drink. I cruise Royal Caribbean when I want more things to do than what Disney offers, want real choice in the food I'm going to eat/bars I'm...
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    Should DCL change how you get Castaway Club tiers?

    Yes. When they changed the alcohol policy they said they were, “bringing their policies in line with other lines.” Do it with Castaway too. There’s no reason somebody with 11 3-day cruises in an inside stateroom should be at a higher level than someone who has done 9 transatlantic cruises in...
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    October 29, 2022 - HotHS - Disney Fantasy - 8 night Eastern Caribbean

    We haven’t gotten ours yet, but hopefully will see them when we check the mail tomorrow. We head south either Wednesday afternoon or Thursday morning. Looking forward to finally being back on Fantasy. We’ve had the same reservation number for six years and five different dates, so we are glad...
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    Disney Wish Live Float Out

    I guess you'll get to practice your wind sprints instead. :rotfl2:
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    Disney Wish Live Float Out

    Yeah. In these videos it looks like the "Promenade" is just a short walking area under the lifeboats with stairs as you approach the bow leading to uncovered deck areas, and it doesn't go completely around the ship. This is a big design fail if you enjoy the ability to walk or run the decks of...
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    Whiskey and Bourbon Tastings - what did you sample?

    You won't sample anything mind blowing or unusual unless they arrange a high-end whisk(e)y tasting. I've done one of those before. It was set up by one of the bartenders who hosts the regular tasting and it was by invite only. I honestly don't remember what we had, though.
  7. phinz

    When is Your Next Royal Cruise?

    Update: After working with a guest services lady from the executive offices for a couple of weeks they ended up price-protecting my rebook *and* made sure I had the OBC from both my initial booking and the rebook email, so I ended up with $500 OBC. Add my stockholders OBC to that and I'll have...
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    When is Your Next Royal Cruise?

    Well, I called and they told me they had canceled my cruise. They then told me that, because I hadn't responded to a cancellation email in the sea of junk Royal Caribbean emails I received on a daily basis within 14 days that they had canceled my cruise and if I wanted to book the same room for...
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    When is Your Next Royal Cruise?

    I went to my reservation and noted that it now says, "Charter Cruise" when it pops up. I then did a search for those dates and Royal Caribbean, Harmony on Google and came up with this webpage: https://www.humanesocietyofpolkcounty.org/events/crittercruise2021/
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    When is Your Next Royal Cruise?

    Just checked our dates. Feb. 6, 2022, on Harmony OTS. It's now listed as a charter cruise, which means we are apparently cruising with the Humane Society of Polk County on their Critter Cruise. Works for us.
  11. phinz

    Sea before Land or Land before Sea??

    I'm Sea before Land because if I catch some kind of bug from being around a bunch of people from all over the world I'd rather already be on board or catch it on the later part of my trip. My reasoning behind this is that if I'm healthy at the beginning of the trip I can board my mostly...
  12. phinz

    2022 9-Night Southern

    As a Death in Paradise fan, I'd be happy with a cruise to Guadaloupe. Oh, and Whoop!
  13. phinz

    Coronavirus and DCL Megathread - Suspension of Departures for the fleet until early November. Booking only available from early December.

    A lot of lines are sending crew home. RCCL has started doing it. A friend of mine on MSC Seaside was sent home two days ago. They've all gone to skeleton crews. I too wonder how they'll be getting a full crew back if some countries haven't lifted restrictions or still have issues.
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    Lots of Questions, Oasis of the Seas to Bahamas July 2020 Balcony 4D Stateroom.

    I had a plug on the nightstand for my CPAP. Didn't need an extension cord. We were in a verandah room.
  15. phinz

    The we loooooove Club Wyndham Bonnet Creek Part 4

    You won't be able to park at Riviera without a room or a reservation. What you *can* do is park at Disney Springs and take a bus, Lyft or Minnie Van to Riviera or any of the other Skyliner resorts.
  16. phinz

    Favourite deck on Harmony for an oceanview cabin with balcony?

    I will Plus One this. Came here actually to say exactly this. Central Park is our favorite part of the Oasis class because it's quiet, and the first half of the week most people haven't even discovered it. I spent more than one time out there either meditating or writing in my journal. It was...
  17. phinz

    Quietest rooms? (Fantasy)

    Concierge Deck 12 can be terrible if you have lazy crew members in the morning who drag deck chairs instead of carrying them. Deck 11, Concierge, would be my choice for quietest room on the boat. Or Deck 5, forward, Starboard, since nobody has any reason to be on that part of the deck unless...
  18. phinz

    When is everyone going to Disney?

    I might go in about 10 days for a few days. Haven't decided if I feel like driving that 9.5 hours or not.
  19. phinz

    Royal Caribbean Black Friday deals

    The Deluxe Beverage Voom special was exactly the same price as it has been for the past two weeks.




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