Cruise - royal caribbean
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I went with Royal on my virgin voyage and I am very impressed with all the things they have to offer. Before I signed up, I asked a few friends and all gave thumbs up for Royal compared to other ships. Like most pple, we went for the fine dining every night. Food was very good and they are very accomodating to special dietary requirements. The kids and my spouse enjoyed tremdously.
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Hi,
I just came back from my 5 Nights trip with Voyager of the Sea. I would say that every cent is worth it. I have been to Star Virgo and now that I have tried Royal Carribean, I guess I will stick with Royal Carribean from now onwards.
What makes it so unique?
Imagine watching international performance every night on the cruise like broadway, magic show, ice skating etc. It is world class standard.
Fine dining every night with the same waiter at the same table with different menu each night. If you are a family of four, you will most likely be allocated a table of your own. If you are a couple, you will be assign to sit at a bigger table with another group. A lot of people has the wrong idea that we have to pay the meal or give tips, it is not true. It is already in the price which also includes the tips (gratuity). So we can relax and enjoy our meal.
The service is excellent as well. There is always a smile on every crew members we met whereever we are. It makes us feel at ease. The cruise director (Gordon) has done a great job in making everyone feels at home. I thought that he only appears on our cruise TV channel and I didn’t know that we can see him on the ship hosting and appearing in most of the events. He has created such a great party mood for everyone. I hope I will see him again.
Dreamworks characters are on the ship as well. We managed to take photo with Kungfu Panda, Shrek and Fiona. Unfortunately we overslept and did not get to eat breakfast with them which we have reserved earlier.
For those who intend to gamble day and night, this is not the cruise for you. It only opens for a certain time like 7pm till early morning, or 9pm onwards. It only opens day to night on the last day.
Everyday there will be a schedule printed and sent out to every cabin. There will be something to do every minute. We went to Penang and Phuket on our own. We did not take the land tour organised by RC because it is pretty expensive. But it does save a lot of time and planning for those who are not familiar.
Penang - We did not take the taxi but instead we took the free bus to the shopping malls. When you walk out of the port, look out for Standard Charter bank. The bus stop is just right infront. There is also an Information office nearby. We took the free bus back to the port as well. As the local took the free service, we got to brave ourselves and squeeze with them.
Phuket - The cruise ship could not anchor at the port. We were transported by a smaller ship to the land. On top of that, our time was delayed by the clearance of imigration by the Thai officers. As we did not wish to squeeze with the crowd, we finally reach their land at 12pm. We have intended to take a taxii to Patong Beach and was quoted 2400 baht. We are lucky to be approached by another Singaporean family of 4 to combine and share the ride. We ended up paying 1000baht for a total of 8pax. We arrange with the same driver and took the same taxi back.
I am now planning to join Royal Carribean on their Europe trip. Will update again if my wish comes true.
Cheers
Dido -
Glad you enjoyed your cruise. We did an Alaskan and a Mediterannean cruise with them and enjoyed both too. We also hope to go on more through we have now fallen in love with River Cruises (we like Amawaterways) and will do those if it is just hubby and I. Otherwise RC will be our choice family cruise.
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Hi as many have pointed out, once you try RC, you will stick with it. I did not sign up for the recent trip. I missed going out on RC again.
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Hi,
We just booked a cruise to Malacca 3D2N by Royal Caribbean Legend of the Seas. In the paper, it mentioned that departure time is 5 pm.
May I what is the earliest time that we can start boarding the ship? -
CrispyApple:
is it the Nov 3 sailing? The check-in starts at 11am.Hi,
We just booked a cruise to Malacca 3D2N by Royal Caribbean Legend of the Seas. In the paper, it mentioned that departure time is 5 pm.
May I what is the earliest time that we can start boarding the ship? -
CrispyApple:
May i know how much do you pay for the above package?Hi,
We just booked a cruise to Malacca 3D2N by Royal Caribbean Legend of the Seas. In the paper, it mentioned that departure time is 5 pm.
May I what is the earliest time that we can start boarding the ship?
Thanks for sharing -
kitty2:
May i know how much do you pay for the above package?CrispyApple:
Hi,
We just booked a cruise to Malacca 3D2N by Royal Caribbean Legend of the Seas. In the paper, it mentioned that departure time is 5 pm.
May I what is the earliest time that we can start boarding the ship?
Thanks for sharing
I am interested too, i have 2 kids, 8 n 10 yrs old, wondering any suitable activities for them.... -
i just booked the 3D2N ,3 nov Legend of the sea. boarding is 11am…latest 3pm
wanna check, it’s better to get their insurance right? only $47 for a family.
and any feedback on the purchase on board… in the website it says formal wear 1… why ? anyone can share on the dining ?
as for the price adult is 546.87 each net. and kids (mine both less than 5) also have to pay same each $403.87.
another question, do we need to tips the staff on board in the invoice it stated on board service charge(included in the price above)… is that mean added liao ? -
micollh:
Urh....not sure I understand your question correctly, but let me try .......
and any feedback on the purchase on board.. in the website it says formal wear 1.. why ? anyone can share on the dining ?
another question, do we need to tips the staff on board in the invoice it stated on board service charge(included in the price above).. is that mean added liao ?
All meals on board included. No of formal nights depends on your length of cruise. So if you are taking a short cruise, there could be only 1 formal (in terms of attired) night. The rest are casual (attire).
If you have pre-paid gratuity, then you don't need to tip anymore. They will give you vouchers to put into the tip envelopes for you to tip your service staff at the end of the cruise. But again, nothing to stop you to tip more if you think their service is exceptional.
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