Just off the Dream 5/14-5/18, concierge - questions?

[RHSTigerMom]

Sadly, we're on our way home. We were concierge, stateroom 12010. Questions are welcome.

 

[OKW Lover]

Who were the Concierge hosts on your sailing?

 

[GreyStr0ke]

I just got off the same cruise. The hosts were Ashley, Angeline and Tracey. JP was the bar tender.

 

[RHSTigerMom]

Ashley is a guy, btw. They we're all great!

 

[perditax]

How were the crowd levels in the adults-only areas?

 

[party-of-five]

Was this the I - itinerary? Can you post the Navigators?

Thanks!

Hope you had a great vacation!

 

[js]

Hi. Hope you enjoyed your cruise.

Just put our requests in on May 12 and received our confirmation email on Sunday which included SB cabana 25...so happy about that one.

We have a few more requests when we board such as adding on two more nights for dinner at Palo and Remy (concierge booked the first two night for us), champagne tastings, Rainforest full cuise passes and CC 5k. Im telling you this since my question is were they very accomodating? On NCL I dont think they know the word No so hoping on DCL they will be able to fill our requests.

Could you get mojitios or margarittas in the concierge lounge? Were you traceling with children or just adults?

We will be two adults so curious if the adult only areas were crowded. We sailed Dream over NYE and was very difficult to find loungers together in adult only area, even on top.

What surpised you about DCL Concierge that you werent aware of...good or bad.

Thank you.

 

[GreyStr0ke]

I'm not the OP but I'll share my thoughts as well. This was my first time on DCL as well as in concierge. It was just my best friend and I who are two adults. When we first boarded the ship we headed to the lounge and met with Ashely. He went over our itinerary with us and we were able to purchase day passes for the Rainforest at Senses. Other than that we asked about a cabana but they were sold out which we knew but told them if one opened up we would like it. It never did which is fine cause I ended up not even leaving the boat on Castaway Cay day.

I saw people getting margaritas at the bar in concierge. Not sure about mojitos. I honestly wish I wouldn't have brought so many bottles on because we really made the most out of their happy hour receptions. All top shelf liquor too which was nice.

The thing that surprised me the most was the overall level of service from everyone in concierge. From boarding and getting escorted through the back door, to them remembering your name after the first time you've met them it was just over the top. It was also nice getting unlimited access to bottles of Evian water, Cans of Club Soda, and Tonic. One thing that I really enjoyed was the concierge sun deck. It was a nice change of pace from the other areas on deck 11 that were packed.

Only complaint would be the never ending loop of those newer creepy Mickey cartoons playing on the TV in the lounge.

 

[Dave2425]

Im telling you this since my question is were they very accomodating? On NCL I dont think they know the word No so hoping on DCL they will be able to fill our requests.

They bent over backwards for us.

Could you get mojitios or margarittas in the concierge lounge?

The bartender was making both on our last cruise.

 

[bumbershoot]

JS, how long is your cruise? Are you sure you want the length of cruise option? From our experience, those aren't worth it for a 4 night cruise, because the cost is the same as on a 7 day from what I can tell.

But if you do it, be sure to get your scrubs! They didn't tell us we were buying scrubs, too, and only got them at the end of our 2nd time there, and then we only used the place once more, and it was a bummer. (they charged the price with the scrubs, too!)

Just really look at the price, REALLY look at what else you want to do on the cruise, note how long the cruise is and if you will really really use it every day...

Buying a day pass or two might be a better option.

Never even though of using concierge to sign up for the 5k; it's so easy to do it yourself, I figured why bother? We were going by the Port Adventures desk several times a day anyway!

 

[John Clark]

The hosts were Ashley, Angeline and Tracey.

 

[TestingH2O]

Did anyone travel with kids? I'd like to verify that concierge can get all our meet & greet tickets.

 

[Dave2425]

Did anyone travel with kids? I'd like to verify that concierge can get all our meet & greet tickets.

They did for us.

 

[Quellman]

What one thing did you not get to do that you wish you had?

 

[GreyStr0ke]

What one thing did you not get to do that you wish you had?

For me personally, I wanted to go on the Aqua Duck but the timing just never worked out. Also, I never made it to Bingo and was really hoping to win back some of my loses. lol

 

[saraheli]

Did your kids enjoy the concierge lounge? I know DH and I will enjoy it, but wondering if the kids will feel bored.

 

[RHSTigerMom]

Hi. Hope you enjoyed your cruise.

Just put our requests in on May 12 and received our confirmation email on Sunday which included SB cabana 25...so happy about that one.

We have a few more requests when we board such as adding on two more nights for dinner at Palo and Remy (concierge booked the first two night for us), champagne tastings, Rainforest full cuise passes and CC 5k. Im telling you this since my question is were they very accomodating? On NCL I dont think they know the word No so hoping on DCL they will be able to fill our requests.

Could you get mojitios or margarittas in the concierge lounge? Were you traceling with children or just adults?

We will be two adults so curious if the adult only areas were crowded. We sailed Dream over NYE and was very difficult to find loungers together in adult only area, even on top.

What surpised you about DCL Concierge that you werent aware of...good or bad.

Thank you.

1. We had cabana 24 and loved it! You will be the last cabana and it will be great!
2. We had Palo brunch and a Remy dinner scheduled (for different days) but we ended up canceling the Remy dinner because we were just too full of other food to really enjoy it. The host was able to get us Palo dinner on the last night and it was probably the best meal I have ever had (did the tasting with wine pairing). Corinne/Coco was our server for both brunch and dinner. She is great.
3. The champagne tasting was a lot of fun and very informative. Mixology is fun (rowdy), too!
4. We never went to the spa so I can't comment on Rainforest passes, but I would seriously think twice about length-of-cruise passes. So much other stuff to do than sit in the spa.
5. I didn't do the 5K on this cruise but I did it on the Wonder last year. Unless you're a runner now, I would think twice. It's extremely hot and not scenic at all. You run on the air strip and don't see anything but trees. The 5k for this cruise didn't start until probably 9:00 or so because when we were going to SB at 9:45, there were runners going back to the ship to change. I would skip it and maximize time in the cabana.
6. I didn't notice margaritas or mojitos being made in the lounge but they could have been.
7. We were adults only. Deck 11 adult areas was crowded during the day but about 4:00 it started clearing out as people got ready for dinner. The concierge private deck was never crowded when we were there.
8. I was surprised the lounge was so small but that was only an issue at boarding because everyone was in there for their briefing. Otherwise, it was not crowded at all.

 

[RHSTigerMom]

Was this the I - itinerary? Can you post the Navigators?

Thanks!

Hope you had a great vacation!

Yes, the I-itinerary. When I get organized again, I will try to post them. Best thing for me was having the sea day first because we weren't hauling butt to get to Nassau. It was hard to even know the ship was moving.

 

[RHSTigerMom]

Did anyone travel with kids? I'd like to verify that concierge can get all our meet & greet tickets.

We didn't travel with kids, but we did get tickets for Anna & Elsa. They will have a list of all greetings and tastings at your briefing.

 

[RHSTigerMom]

Did your kids enjoy the concierge lounge? I know DH and I will enjoy it, but wondering if the kids will feel bored.

There's not a lot to do in the lounge except eat & drink so it's not really a place you would hang out for a long period of time.