Tastings and Palo reservations typically do not sell out in 20 minutes for Silver. Maybe they were already gone, even if your connection had been better!
Many were gone.
Are you talking about the 9-night Southern on the Fantasy? That sucker is LOADED with Gold and Platinum cruisers. For the poor Silvers it was like looking at a carcass picked clean by carrion birds. Nothing left. We are on that one too and things were even pretty slim when we got to it as Gold cruisers.
Another silver victim from that cruise here
That is the one we are on. In a strange way that does make me feel better - thank you!
A lot of experienced cruisers (how do you know that btw?). Maybe some will cancel some stuff along the way and we will still get some stuff.
It was barren. Everything was broken for 20-30 minutes. Then you could get 1 thing, but the next thing you tried wouldn't work. A lot of the tastings were already gone according to the platinums and golds on the social media group for the cruise. This is such a specialized itinerary, especially with
DCL going to Dominica for the first time, that the platinums and golds swarm on it. They tend to like longer cruises with unique itineraries. You can only do the Western/Eastern Caribbean so many times before you get bored.
I am silver too and on that cruise. I could only get 1 tasting, and I am not sure I even want it. It's the Kickstart Your Morning. I think I would just rather order mimosas from the bar. I think more tastings will be offered onboard. I also think some dining will be available too. We really wanted to do the Remy trifecta: brunch, dessert, and dinner. I could only get dinner
So I am really hoping to at least get one of the others. Heck, even massages were slim and none. I usually get one on the morning of the 1st sea day. The only mornings were on port days, and that's usually when we do excursions. I ended up with a late night massage on the first night. Luckily, we have main dining, so hopefully my meal will have digested by then.
Good luck. I think there's a chance of getting more stuff.
We are on the same 9 night cruise this summer. You didn’t miss much the first 20-30minutes booking was open…I couldn’t get in because the site was down for “routine maintenance“.
I finally got in and was so frustrated to find only one of the excursions we wanted was still available. I was up until 2am reading through what little was available and deciding what would interest my family most. This is our 5th cruise and I have never had this kind of trouble booking excursions. But all in all we are happy with what we got and will have a great time! I don’t know about booking once on board. We’ve never had trouble booking Palo brunch until this time, but we did get Palo dinner which we prefer. What didn’t see at all was a character breakfast. I hope you end up getting what you want!
The excursions were brutal. I had prioritized those, because I knew that tasting and dining usually were offered onboard too. I lucked out and got 3 of the 4 ports that I wanted. Only my first pick was my top priority. The others were 3rd or 4th on my list. Once I heard from the platinums and golds that the excursions were really bad, I scoured through everything and had a list of prioritized potentials. They were saying not much was available when they booked. So, either tour groups are being limited or some excursions were never even offered. It also seemed like the variety for some places was less that I thought they usually had. So, either covid, staffing, or supply may be affecting these. I ended up booking an outside excursion for Dominica, which we never do. We've returned late for 2 cruise excursions, so I am always timid about outside ones. Good luck. If you are on the social media media for the cruise, people were suggesting outside excursions.
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