This was a family cruise with my daughter, son in law, and 4 year old granddaughter, who stayed in the adjacent room no. 8 204. It was supposed to have taken place this past December, but my granddaughter test positive for Covid and RCI refunded all of the fare with our any hassle. We chose this cruise because it departs from Brooklyn. We live in Long Island and this was a no-fly cruise. The ...
This cruise was a 9 year old promise fulfilled to my granddaughter. I promised to take her on a cruise for her 16th birthday. This was the year. We had a great time! We ate in the MDR, Johnny Rockets, Portside BBQ, the Windjammer, Solarium Bistro, Promenade Cafe, ordered room service and had lots of free ice cream. All meals were wonderful. We tried to have as many different dining experiences as ...
The ship was filled to capacity 100%. there was no social distancing because I could not avoid the crowds. I thought the ship would not be packed full. What a joke. I would have not booked the cruise this soon but at the time I was told I would lose my credits from the previous cruise that was cancelled. I would have like to wait longer because COVID is not over yet. We were all feeling a bit ...
We chose the Royal Caribbean cruise starting back in beginning of 2020. Due to covid it was canceled numerous times and we were told that we wouldn't lose our money. finally, we were told the ship was again sailing and we were told to use our cruise credit by booking before the end of April 2022 or we would lose the money we spent for it back in 2020 for 7 people. ($10000+). We had to book it and ...
In today's economic climate, things will change. It was inevitable that cruise lines will try to make up for lost time by booking as many people as possible.
However, if you cruised anything in the past and observed the insane crowds it just became uncomfortable to do even the most menial things on this ship. Even trivia games were full capacity.
Sure, over time it was ok to find some ...
The ship is huge and there are a LOT of people on board. I wished I had realized the following~
1.) As soon as you board (or before if you can figure out how.....because I could not), book your shows and book your specialty restaurants. If you buy a specialty restaurant "package" you are not allowed to pre-select a restaurant, date and time.
2.) I did know to do the above, and I asked ...
It's been 5 years since we've sailed on Royal Caribbean although a Platinum member.
We went with family including grandchildren that wanted to visit Perfect Day at Coco Cay.
The ship has so much for every age to enjoy. Even though there were 6500 passengers waiting in line was not a problem.
My only issues was two of us paid $1100 total for the Deluxe Alcohol package and on day 4 they ...
My family and I have cruised with Royal Caribbean many times and have enjoyed them in the past. However, in recent years the experience has become increasingly subpar and pedestrian. Our recent experience will be our last.
Customer service is a thing of the past at Royal Caribbean.
There are two statements that are independently true.
1. Royal Caribbean makes mistakes.
2. The staff ...
We chose this cruise because we enjoyed our experience 6 years ago when we sailed on it from Florida. We've been on 5 RCI cruises and like the vibe for families. The issues started prior to boarding:
1. Children's in terminal COVID tests took almost 1 hour. Rapid test results typically take at most 15 minutes but they made us wait 1 hour. Our son has autism, and and this was conveyed to the ...
The biggest reason for this cruise was going on an Oasis class ship. Considering the size with 5700 guests, never really felt crowded except sometimes trying to find a table at times in the Windjammer. Perfect Day at Coco Cay was just that. We splurged for a cabana and now I don't think we would go with out one again, the service was great. it was nice to have a place to go relax in the shade, the ...