Royal Caribbean International has reached out to larger ranges of loyal company booked on Harmony of the Seas to tell them that the unique Diamond Lounge won’t be used for occasions for a number of sailings, attributable to ongoing enhancements in adjoining areas.
The work being performed is creating noise, mud, and different particles, making the Diamond Lounge quickly much less fascinating to be used.
Diamond Lounge Impacted by Construction
In an e mail despatched to booked company, Royal Caribbean has knowledgeable Crown and Anchor Society members that the Diamond Lounge won’t be used for member occasions onboard Harmony of the Seas from February 26 by means of March 12, 2023.
“Starting February 26th, 2023 through March 12th, 2023, we will be making some enhancements on Deck 4. During this time, we kindly ask for you to please pardon our dust,” the e-mail reads. “Due to the Diamond Lounge’s proximity to these efforts, we’ll be hosting our Diamond Lounge morning and evening hours in alternate locations.”
The Oasis-class ship is at present homeported from Fort Lauderdale, however will likely be repositioning to Miami through the affected time interval.
A complete of three cruises are impacted by the closure – The February 26 and March 4 departures from Fort Lauderdale, each of that are 6-night Western Caribbean sailings visiting Nassau, The Bahamas; Falmouth, Jamaica; and Labadee, Haiti.
The first crusing from Miami can be impacted, because it departs on March 11 and the lounge is scheduled to be unavailable by means of March 12.
That cruise is a 7-night Eastern Caribbean cruise visiting St. Maarten and St. Thomas, in addition to stopping at CocoCay, Royal Caribbean’s personal island in The Bahamas. The lounge could reopen throughout that crusing, nonetheless, but when the work doesn’t end as early as anticipated, it could stay closed for the deliberate occasions.
The e mail notes, “Diamond Lounge operations will continue as usual, but please know, we expect noise and dust in the surrounding area as our teams work.”
This appears to point that company can nonetheless entry the area, however to bear in mind that it is probably not as much as the peaceable requirements usually discovered within the unique retreat. “We’re sorry for any inconvenience caused by this and thank you for your understanding,” the e-mail concludes.
Exclusive Events to Continue
The Diamond Lounge is used for a day by day breakfast in addition to night cocktail hour completely for company who’ve reached Diamond, Diamond Plus, or Pinnacle Club stage within the cruise line’s loyalty program, with 80, 175, or 700 cruise factors, respectively.
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Instead of utilizing the devoted lounge area on Deck 4, the breakfast will happen in Jamie’s Italian restaurant on Deck 8 midship alongside Central Park and throughout from the Park Cafe. The cocktail hour will likely be within the ship’s Card Room on Deck 14, within the heart of the ship simply aft of the final elevator financial institution.
The instances for every occasion will range based mostly on availability, and will likely be posted to the cruise line’s app for every crusing as soon as the occasions are confirmed.
Why the Disruption?
The e mail doesn’t define the precise cause for the lounge’s closure, solely that it is because of “enhancements” on Deck 4. Speculation is excessive that the cruise line could also be increasing Casino Royale area within the “Jazz on 4” membership, maybe so as to add extra non-smoking choices for on line casino patrons.
It can be potential the leisure venue is being fully reworked, maybe including new technological parts or different adjustments to create a model new venue for company to get pleasure from.
On totally different Oasis-class ships, the identical area serves totally different capabilities. On the latest vessel within the class, Wonder of the Seas, the area is the “Golden Room” – a non-smoking on line casino area, which helps the hypothesis that the area could also be reworked on Harmony of the Seas. For the upcoming Utopia of the Seas, attributable to debut because the final Oasis-class ship in spring 2024, the area shouldn’t be but confirmed.
On the remainder of the ships, the area stays as “Jazz on 4” – for now.