Oh, well no need to bring the mice pod everywhere u go now
to avoid waiting too long.
Just returned for the 1st time from 2N cruise over the weekend in Palace. Following information might be useful to 1st time Palace passengers:
1. You can definitely go earlier than test timing given (I arrive at 2:30pm and given timing was 4:45pm). There are seats at level 3 testing area for Palace guest, and the queue moves very fast. We were onboard by 3:30pm with longest wait for ART results (30mins).
2. Call your butler as soon as you reach your cabin. Their number is given on a card located near the telephone.
3. The all-you-can drink privilege for Palace guest that's booked BEFORE 28th Feb is still valid. Our butler collected all our sail passes during her visit to our cabin, and put the deluxe drinks package stickers on each of them. She explained that those who purchased after 28th Feb, will need to follow the new privileges as indicated in T&Cs (no all-you-can drink, except happy hour).
4. Very important to have an idea what you want shows you wish to see, as well as what you would like to eat. The butler will help you make all the bookings in advance during first visit to your cabin, as well as indicate if you've any dietary issues/requirement/allergies.
5. After point 4 is completed, I would recommend making all the pool bookings for next day.
There were many positives & good memories during this trip, but there were a few negatives as well. However in nett total the positives outweigh the negatives, so this cruise goes into my books as a great one.
Btw for the drinks package, I would suggest to skip it and go for the drinks promo onboard (i.e. buy beer and wine at deck 6). Unfortunately it takes quite a while for drinks to arrive, when ordering at any of the specialty restaurants. Umi Uma took the longest (around 25~30mins) and Silk Road the fastest (around 10~15mins). At Mark Best the staff even told me to order a few at a time
Just returned for the 1st time from 2N cruise over the weekend in Palace. Following information might be useful to 1st time Palace passengers:
1. You can definitely go earlier than test timing given (I arrive at 2:30pm and given timing was 4:45pm). There are seats at level 3 testing area for Palace guest, and the queue moves very fast. We were onboard by 3:30pm with longest wait for ART results (30mins).
2. Call your butler as soon as you reach your cabin. Their number is given on a card located near the telephone.
3. The all-you-can drink privilege for Palace guest that's booked BEFORE 28th Feb is still valid. Our butler collected all our sail passes during her visit to our cabin, and put the deluxe drinks package stickers on each of them. She explained that those who purchased after 28th Feb, will need to follow the new privileges as indicated in T&Cs (no all-you-can drink, except happy hour).
4. Very important to have an idea what you want shows you wish to see, as well as what you would like to eat. The butler will help you make all the bookings in advance during first visit to your cabin, as well as indicate if you've any dietary issues/requirement/allergies.
5. After point 4 is completed, I would recommend making all the pool bookings for next day.
There were many positives & good memories during this trip, but there were a few negatives as well. However in nett total the positives outweigh the negatives, so this cruise goes into my books as a great one.
Btw for the drinks package, I would suggest to skip it and go for the drinks promo onboard (i.e. buy beer and wine at deck 6). Unfortunately it takes quite a while for drinks to arrive, when ordering at any of the specialty restaurants. Umi Uma took the longest (around 25~30mins) and Silk Road the fastest (around 10~15mins). At Mark Best the staff even told me to order a few at a time
