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  1. Ask and ye shall (probably) receive
  2. JR is included. As for lunch, check a past Cruise Compass to get the answer: https://www.royalcaribbeanblog.com/cruise-compass
  3. The two bedroom aquatheater suites on the Oasis Class ships would have this.
  4. If you have in AT&T, all you need to do in Mexico is turn airplane mode off and it should auto connect to the cellular network in Mexico and cost you nothing extra. The international pass is for other ports outside of Mexico or Canada.
  5. I would expect it. October is still the peak of hurricane season. That's warm ocean waters for sure. It will be hot and humid out. It should not resemble February at all.
  6. They did get changed recently: https://www.royalcaribbeanblog.com/2023/10/20/royal-caribbean-has-quietly-upgraded-its-gift-cards-be-much-more-useful I haven't personally used them, but they have much better redemption rules compared to the old ones. I won't go as far as to say I'd recommend them yet, but it appears like it's a step in the right direction. An alternative is to open a new checking account (should be free at your bank) and start stashing the money there. Or under your mattress, eitherway.
  7. We have posts about Celebrity in a few places: https://cruise.blog/celebrity-cruises https://www.royalcaribbeanblog.com/celebrity-cruises https://www.royalcaribbeanblog.com/2023/06/07/celebrity-cruise-tips-and-tricks https://www.royalcaribbeanblog.com/2023/07/21/celebrity-cruises-ships-newest-oldest
  8. That's still an onboard benefit. Once you step foot on the pier, they turn into a vampire and scurry back to the ship
  9. https://www.royalcaribbeanblog.com/2023/01/18/royal-caribbean-added-new-cruise-ship-activities-gen-z-cruisers-and-i-tried-them-out
  10. Long Caribbean was included in this round of deployments last month: https://www.royalcaribbeanblog.com/2024/02/14/royal-caribbean-northeast-caribbean-2025-2026-deployments
  11. Best you can do is cancel and rebook with the Prime offer, but I don't see what benefit that gives you with booking it initially.
  12. I plan to be back onboard 2 hours before all aboard time so that if there are any delays, we have plenty of buffer.
  13. From London, I would recommend the train. I think in general taking the train is the best option given how economical it is and that you don't have to worry about traffic.
  14. I expect the news much closer to the actual refurb. I say that because in the Royal Amplification days the specific details of an amplification were announced closer to the start of the work being done. Royal has always been cagey about their refurbishments. They tend to play it "close to the vest" until they can't anymore.
  15. Welcome to the message boards. No, I don't expect any changes to Labadee visits. While Labadee is in Haiti, it's a remote peninsula literally walled off from the rest of the country. Government warnings about travel to Haiti always focus on going to the cities.
  16. In port would be easiest since it's much easier to reserve space somewhere there (i.e. go to a park).
  17. To get to prime in one cruise, you need to get 2500 points. At the casino host desk is a bunch of QR codes that correlate to how many points youve earned just on that sailing. You can see at each point threshold (1200, 1800, 2500, et al) which sailings you could book. So you could preview this before ever spending a dollar on the ship. New ships are usually excluded.
  18. Renting a car is probably the most straight forward plan, especially since you're already on the coast, so going "backwards" to Orlando to pick up the train isn't ideal. The advantage of Brightline is you dont have to drive and you don't have to worry about traffic, accidents, or weather slowing you down. if you feel comfortable driving yourself, renting the car will probably be the fastest option.
  19. There used to be distinct sales every 4-6 weeks, but these days there's a sale every week. As to do these sales actually result in a cheaper price, that really depends.
  20. All but one time I've brought my luggage on the train with me. And I'm talking giant suitcases that I would have no choice but to check on an airplane. There's a luggage rack at one end of each train car, plus the overhead rack. When I've chosen the Smart rate, I've never paid for luggage by just bringing it onboard.
  21. There's two reasons why a cruise line would like a short cruise. First, the price per day tends to be higher on a short cruise. Plus, the price for add-ons is higher (drink packages especially). And as @twangster pointed out, a CocoCay visit adds a lot of profit too. Second, first time cruisers flock to short cruises over long cruises, and first time cruisers are what drives growth and their customer base.
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