Henry R.
We took a 3 Day Cruise on the RCL ship…BUYER BEWARE!!!
We took a 3 Day Cruise on the RCL ship Wonders of the Seas. The ship itself is an engineering wonder! It’s fantastic! How RCL bills you for services and excursions is an WONDER….and not the good type! Let me start - first, we (my wife and I) purchased a drink package before we sailed for approximately $600. The very first drink I ordered came with a surcharge because depending on the Bartender serving you there’s a limit on the cost of the drink of either $14 or $16 dollars per drink! So preordering the drink package is a complete ripoff if you’re going to average say 5 -6 drinks per day per person because you’re really on the ship for 3 days but RCL charges you for 4 days. Second, we purchased an excursion for the first port. We went the Hideaway Beach. The charge on the website on board was $75 PP but we were billed $144 PP. I didn’t notice that until we returned home and checked the invoice that RCL provided. So I called RCL and I was informed about “Dynamic Pricing”! Let be honest - Hideaway is a beach on an RCL Private Island. There’s no way the cost should have increased that much even if you accept their “Dynamic Pricing” excuse! Another ripoff! And third, we purchased some jewelry at the EFFY store on board of the ship, the people assisting behave as they are giving you a great discount off of the Retail Price. They also promised to provide a certificate for each item purchased which they never did! So when we returned home my wife contacted the EFFY HQ in New York. At that point she discovered that we were dramatically overcharged for the items! The items were on sale on the EFFY website and the person that my wife spoke with said that the people at the Wonder of the Seas store should have known that! Well let’s call that ripoff number 3 during our cruise! For full disclosure, EFFY is providing a refund for the difference but it, unfortunately, has to go through RCL so it will take longer! Bottom line, RCL is ripping people of while you’re on the ship, in our opinion! So as the expression goes “Buyer beware!”



