Hi Jim,
We stayed in a cat 3 for our first Wonder cruise back in May. I loved it so much, that I just booked a parents only trip for this January, staying in cat 3 again.
I'll list the perks in the order that we received them:
#1. Being able to call and book Palo's reservations and excursions before we sailed. I also put in a request for a specific dining rotation.
#2. At the terminal, concierge has their own check-in line. As soon as our documents were all set, the cm escorted us to a special seating area. We got to wait on couches instead of having to stand in line. Also, our KTTW cards were gold.
#3. Concierge boards immediately after guests with disabilities. Our family was the first on board.
#4. Following our lunch in Parrot Cay, we were invited to a concierge meet & greet. We met our team and while sitting in one spot, different cm's came to us and helped to register the kids in the clubs, take spa reservations, Palo's and excursions if we hadn't booked them previously.
#5. The stateroom is HUGE! We walked into a small entryway with a closet on one side and a full bathroom on the other. The hallway opened up to a spacious living room/dining room combination. There was an entertainment center which housed the tv, vcr and cd player. Sliding doors to a large verandah. Inside the sidebar were some board games. The dining room table had 4 chairs and there was a bowl of fruit, 6 assorted soda's and bottles of water. Etched glass doors opened up to the master bedroom. We had a standard cat 3, so it also contained the pull-down murphy bed. There was a tv and another set of sliders to the verandah. Off the master bedroom, was a vanity and walk in closet. Through this room was a double sink and jacuzzi tub and through this room was the toilet and shower. Literally 3 people could wash and change at the same exact time.
#6. Daily phone calls from our concierge team and daily gifts. One night it was a plate of desserts, on another it was a plate full of cookies.
#7. A concierge cocktail hour with drinks and appetizers.
#8. Extended room service is available (you are able to order off of the menu's for any restaurant but Palo's). Concierge is also the only one who can receive the room service continental breakfast on the morning of disembarkment.
#9. Video's, games and electronic games are available for concierge guests to borrow.
#10. On the final night, they hand delivered our bill at about 6pm along with a beautiful lithograph of the ship. In normal circumstances, the bill would be left early in the morning and if you needed to make any corrections, you get in line at the desk. We noticed an error on our bill and we simply called concierge, they fixed it and had a corrected bill in our hands within a half hour. We didn't even have to leave the room.
We enjoyed every minute of our trip and the concierge service that we received was definitely worth it to us.
Tammi
I have heard that you can and can't have PALO for room service. I'm pretty sure that I have read replys before that the CAT. 3 has gotten PALOS....because one said that her child got to try the food and loved it...
