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Just wish Royal would do the same thing, or worse, to the lounge chair hogs by the pools!

oh sweet lord. i need to lay down. gooDBYE FOREVER THIS IS SO GROSS

Good. Hope Royal Caribbean took hard and fast action. It's a shared experience. Play by the rules or be gone.

This happened to me. I was fortunate to have an excellent travel agent, who took care of everything for me. Sorry this happened to you.

$1000 charged = $10. You can cash in on line for on board credit. If you charge about $70,000 or $700 credit...that is a BOGO or 2 for one cruise. Usually that's a 7 night Caribbean ocean view. If you pay the difference for a specific cruise, for example, the difference between an ocean view and a balcony, you can upgrade the 2 for 1. These are approximate numbers. https://www.royalcaribbean.com/content/dam/royal/resources/pdf/visa-signature/royal-caribbean-visa-signature-rewards-options.pdf Gives the details. It takes a fair amount of cash flow for significant rewards and interest rates are not the best. Depending on your circumstances, it can provide some perks.

When it happens on a balcony it seems like it's usually someone screwing around, like trying to get to another balcony.

Others have already posted tibs and tabs about this but I don't think there's a thread devoted to it...at least, not that I know of. There has been a CP "sale" going on for a couple of days. It is "on again/off again" but it's back on today. BUT - BE CAREFUL. Some of the dining packages include gratuities in the "list price" and some do not so be careful cancelling something that you already have until you know for SURE that it's going to be a savings. 1. It appears as though MOST of the packages - UDP and 3 night, already include the grats. If the grats are included, it will say so below the advertised price. If it says "Gratuities Included" then the final price will simply be the number of packages that you are purchasing, multiplied by the price of the package(s) you are purchasing. If it says "pre-cruise savings", the grats are NOT included in that price so you will have to calculate the total price to see what the final $$ will be. 2. It APPEARS as though the requirement to eat at least one meal on nights #1 or #2 is gone. The CP no longer required me to choose a "first" meal time. That's a good thing, IMO. Hopefully you can now use your packages on any days/nights that you choose. 3. It appears as though all of the individual restaurants still require you to calculate gratuities....IOW, the grats are not included in the posted price for individual restaurants. Some of the individual restaurants that I checked were less $$ than when I first purchased and some were not. Just be sure that you know what you'll be paying BEFORE you cancel anything and/or purchase at the "reduced" price. It seems like the package prices include grats. 4. I was not able to use any of my available OBC when I purchased/repurchased my specialty dining. It gave me the option of using the OBC but the final price was never reduced by the amount of the OBC so I am HOPING that the OBC is still there. This is uncertain to me at the moment. Hopefully the OBC will reappear in a day or so. 5. As far as I can tell, the ability to make pre-purchased dining reservations ahead of time has still not been implemented. I was never prompted to make any specific reservations. 6. Other items in the CP may also be on sale. I have only looked at dining so I am unaware if other areas of the CP are similarly affected. The prices are pretty good (considering the upward trend for specialty pricing) and I saved quite a bit of $$ by cancelling and repurchasing but it took me a while to figure out the secret code.

I noticed that even the 3-night packages have a discount, something that I've not seen in forever. I wish they had done that in time for my Symphony sailing back in February.

It sure sucks. I don't envy your situation. I've learned to scour over every cruise invoice the second I get it looking for anything out of place.

I'm solo too, so not distracted by my immediate party. But again I also get distracted by everything else going on when I am with my immediate party and see everything...maybe it's just us

So, Ben at RCI was great. We got the lower rack rate ($836) for a move from inside to outside, and $150 in onboard credit. I had this vague recollection of an onboard credit when we booked on Voyager OTS in August, but hadn't seen it anywhere in the paperwork. Well, I guess it showed up, too, because we now have a total of $250 onboard! FTW!

I don't know what to expect but.........why get the UDP if you plan to eat most of your meals in the CK?

I recall reading that if you get caught smoking, they remove you. It's in the policy that smoking is only allowed in destinated areas and therefore you are breaking the cruise contract and subject to being removed or banned from the cruise line.

We really enjoyed Margaritaville (11/6/23). We booked thru Resort For A Day. The lazy river was very nice as were the waterslides. Plenty of shade. Food and drinks were not included and very expensive. Food was a little cheaper inside than at poolside. We had a big breakfast on the ship and skipped lunch until back on the ship. The walk to the resort was not too bad. There was a lot of construction along the waterfront to you have to go inland a block and parallel the coast to get there. Sidewalks were crowded. Once the construction is done it should be a breeze to get there. I would definitely go back.

FABULOUS! This means that they can mix what they bring too as they like different things. I may even bring a Cheerwine or Sundrop or two myself.

The people (not all) in the WJ are often a special breed. I will never forget that kid sucking that sausage and putting it back, the mom seeing but not telling the staff.

I did notice that but I don’t know why you’re so confused OBVIOUSLY it means only kids are allowed to eat on Nights 2 & 3!! However, breakfast and lunch menus are there so we better eat real good then

Ok, with our flight to Miami less than 24 hours away, I'm happy to report that Kelli is completely packed, and I.....am not. But don't worry I have plenty of time to have things squared away before the car services arrives to take us to the airport in the morning . One interesting thing of note that I'm not sure I've seen mentioned before. It seems that Hard Rock Hotel has teamed up with Club Royal. Sounds fun and exciting And we just found out that both Phoenix and DSB will play on this sailing! We love live music, so this is a real treat! We are also checked in for our flight and ready to go in the morning! The plane we are taking starts the day in Houston then makes a quick turn in New Orleans and then back for our flight at noon. The excitement is building! Tic Toc

I agree completely! If you can book an aft boardwalk on deck 10 or 11 on the Oasis class ships, the view is amazing and you can enjoy the aqua show from your balcony.

On this episode of Windjammer guests behaving badly... I watched a lady just stand there at the wall next to the condiment pumps and eat her dessert..and then she just left and walked off. This was after I watched another guest taste test stuff as she put it on her plate..just full on picking it off her plate with her hands.

I loved the cabin 10329! Last cabin.

Today we are in Nassau. There is Liberty to my left. And Anthem to my right. I feel like the inside of a Royal sandwich.

I bring them loose in a rolling carryon. Makes it easier to cart on my wine and waters. I mix it up, sometimes mostly water and a few sodas, sometimes all water. My mil brought only 4 loose drinks in her bag.

They can be loose. I see people bringing them on in plastic grocery bags all the time.

I did think about this when I first saw the design. The objective was to split up the usual high-traffic areas to prevent anywhere from being too crowded -- which it does a great job of -- but for anyone with kids of split age groups, this does present an issue. But... these ships are increasingly built to be like theme parks with distinctly different areas. And if you've ever been to Disney or any other type of theme park or water park with kids of different ages (where one wants to ride coasters while the other wants to meet Cinderella, or one wants to be in the kiddie pool while the other wants to go on slides), you know you either need to split up or compromise. To me, it's not that different from any other Royal boat where there are things to do all over the ship. I often find myself going with one kid to karaoke while my wife takes the other to play sports. Then there are times when we say to one of them, "too bad, we're going to stay together and spend time as a family now." It's just a reality of being on a massive ship with a million things to do. I've gone on cruises with just my family of 4, to groups as big as 5 families, all with kids of various ages. It's hard and perhaps even unrealistic to keep everyone together on a cruise when there's so much to do.

I am so sorry this happened to you. Their billing "system" is so F'd up for a company of this size. They need to just pause all transactions for a week and set up a new payment processing system with a whole new team because what they have in place now is a joke. I am currently at risk of losing thousands because of a $150 they can figure out how to process

Okay, errors happen all the time, but if you do not have a travel agent to oversee this, then you have to stay calm and try to negotiate what will be in your best interests. Saying you will never set foot on a RC ship and they are a horrible company does not get too much cooperation from an agent. Calm down, take a deep breath, and consider the options more rationally. Yes, it was their error, so yes, they need to make it up to you as you are a loyal customer. You also should ask to have the situation escalated to a supervisor. If you do not go on the June 6th cruise, it will not be the end of the world. Instead, you need to see what is the best possible alternative RC can offer you--upgraded cabin, additional onboard credit, bigger ship, longer cruise--see what else is out there that could be of potential interest. Maybe book two cruises for the price of the one you miss! Also, in the future, check your reservation every week or so, which is what travel agents have to do. I mean, the ship could have had to go into dry dock for some kind of issue, and you would still miss the date, but you would probably not have to be so furious. I have lost so many trips the past few years due to Covid, war in Israel, Russian invasion, etc., that anymore I consider it great if everything does work out perfectly. Hopefully there will also be future opportunities for more travel! Best wishes!