• Royal Caribbean Cruises - Miami - February 17, 2009
Royal Caribbean Announces Enhanced Program For Suite Guests
New "Suite" Life Provides Vacationers With Even More Personalized Service
Miami - February 17, 2009 - Royal Caribbean International today announced a comprehensive
enhancement to the cruise line's program for guests booked in suite category staterooms. The new
suite program is designed to focus on distinctive and personalized servicing and touch every aspect
of the guests' experience from arrival through departure. Suite guests will enjoy a myriad of special
privileges and upgraded amenities for their cruise, along with Royal Caribbean's world-renowned
friendly, engaging and attentive Gold Anchor Service from every member of its staff and crew. The
new suite program will be implemented fleetwide in March 2009.
"The new suite program allows Royal Caribbean to provide our guests
with a premium
vacation that is personalized and seamless," said Lisa Bauer, senior
vice president, Hotel Operations,
Royal Caribbean International. "With more than 2,000 suites across the
fleet, Royal Caribbean is one
of the largest suite operators in the hospitality industry. Our
extensive range of suites combined with the new suite amenities and
offerings and Royal Caribbean's Gold Anchor Service creates a
compelling cruise experience for our guests that desire a more
exclusive vacation."
On arrival at the pier, guests booked in the Presidential Family Suite, Royal Suite, Royal
Family Suite, Owner's Suite, and Grand Suite have access to dedicated security (where available)
and check-in lines to help ease them swiftly through the embarkation process and directly to their
suite accommodations. Additionally, guests booked in the Royal Suite and Presidential Family Suite
are personally welcomed by a senior officer at the cruise terminal and escorted to their suite.
Upon check-in, all guests booked in Grand Suites or higher category
staterooms receive
distinctive gold SeaPass cards, which enable ship crew and staff to
provide them with the
personalized service and offerings available to suite guests throughout
their cruise. On arrival in their suites, guests are welcomed with
complimentary water and a fruit plate. Complimentary slippers,
luxury spa bathrobes, and Royal Caribbean's exclusive range of Vitality
bathroom amenities ?
specially created for the cruise line - set the tone for a relaxing and
rejuvenating cruise vacation. In the evenings, guests can satisfy their
sweet tooth with Ghirardelli chocolates at turndown, and
ensure a perfect night's rest with Royal Caribbean's plush duvet and
bedding, including a special
menu to select their pillow of individual preference.
On the first formal evening of the cruise, these guests are treated to
a pre-dinner cheese
presentation, and on the second formal or final evening of the cruise,
a ?petits fours' plate during
turndown service. Guests also enjoy complimentary 24-hour room service
and coffee and tea service
throughout their cruise, and the exclusive privilege of ordering from
the main dining room's full
breakfast, lunch or dinner menus to dine in the privacy of their suite.
For guests wanting to stay in, a popular board game from toy brand,
Mattel's game menu could be ordered for delivery to the suite
for hours of fun game time. A dedicated suite attendant will deliver
Royal Caribbean's Gold Anchor
Service throughout the cruise and help to fulfill any special requests,
such as pressing service - complimentary on formal evenings.
Guests booked in the Grand Suite and higher category staterooms have special privileges
and access on their Royal Caribbean cruise, including an invitation to an exclusive private cocktail
reception hosted by the Captain of the ship. Reserved VIP seating in the main theater for
entertainment shows, and priority bookings for appointments in the salon and spa, and for tendering
and shore excursion tickets, are some of the benefits provided to suite guests. On Voyager- and
Freedom-class ships, suite guests have reserved VIP seating poolside as well as at the spectacular ice
shows in the Studio B venue. Guests dining in the Windjammer during breakfast and lunch also
enjoy reserved private seating in the adjacent specialty restaurants.
Aboard Radiance-, Voyager- and Freedom-class ships, these suite guests will receive a
personal key to the Concierge Club.
Hosted by the ship's concierge, the Concierge Club offers
suite guests a relaxed atmosphere, business services such as faxes and
photocopies, an extensive
library of DVDs and CDs, and complimentary continental breakfast and
pre-dinner cocktail
receptions daily. The concierge is on-hand to see to the needs of the
suite guests and assist with any
special requests, such as securing reservations in specialty
restaurants; pre-ordering wine for dinner; booking Explorations! shore
excursions; scheduling spa and salon appointments; and arranging a
private event.
At the conclusion of their cruise, these suite guests enjoy priority departure from the ship
and complimentary valet luggage service, where their bags are automatically transferred to the
airport, freeing them to enjoy an excursion or other pursuits at the port city.
Not to be forgotten, guests occupying Junior Suite category staterooms and distinguished
by their silver SeaPass cards enjoy many onboard benefits to make their cruise memorable. Junior
suites offer complimentary Vitality bathroom amenities, coffee and tea service ensuite, terrycloth
bathrobes for use onboard, and Royal Caribbean's plush duvet and bedding. Throughout, a
dedicated suite attendant will cater to guests' special requests and deliver Royal Caribbean's
renowned Gold Anchor Service.
As part of the new suites program, Royal Caribbean also is upgrading furnishings in all suite
category staterooms. The installation of new plush sofa-beds, casually elegant deckchairs and tables,
and state-of-the-art entertainment systems with flat-panel televisions and CD/DVD will be
completed by 2010.
All Royal Caribbean suites include a balcony for a total living area up to 2,025 square feet.
The Royal Suite features a digital baby grand player piano, a bar, and panoramic sea views through
a glass panel wall that spans the length of the suite. On Asia, Alaska, South America and Europe
itineraries, suite guests can enjoy a closer look at the unfolding shoreline with complimentary
binoculars to use onboard. Introduced aboard the cruise line's celebrated Freedom-class ships, the
Presidential Family Suite is a four bedroom, four bathroom suite accommodating up to 14 guests.
Other suite category staterooms include the Royal Family Suite, Owner's Suite, Grand Suite, and
Junior Suite.
Royal Caribbean International is a global cruise brand with 20 ships currently in service and
two under construction. The line also offers unique cruisetour vacations in Alaska, Asia, Australia,
Canada, Europe, South America and New Zealand.