Matt

At Port Canaveral meeting today they mentioned new furniture for the terminal coming in time for Utopia

I always recall minimum bet for craps being $5. Blackjack is higher, usually $15 these days (although occasionally you can find $10).

Try a company with offices in both places cruise begins and ends. Scootaround might be an option for that.

https://www.royalcaribbeanblog.com/2023/10/13/why-there-no-deck-13-cruise-ships

I've already reached out to Royal Caribbean for impact on cruises

Me too

I really like the Marriott Fort Lauderdale Airport: https://www.royalcaribbeanblog.com/2022/10/03/marriott-fort-lauderdale-airport-hotel-review

Agreed. Rent a car if need be, but return it before the start of the cruises.

No one knows. My guess is no. Utopia is an Oasis Class ship, whereas the family dog concept is for the Icon Class.

Sorry you ran into this situation. As others pointed out, in retrospect, always deal with problems like this onboard. Start with the shore excursion team, escalate to their manager if necessary. If that doesn't get what you want, I'd ask to speak to the Hotel Director. If you're in a suite, you could start with the suite concierge. Unfortunately, once you're off the ship it's tough to get resolutions for an issue like this.

California residents must wait until 2pm to board

A few blog posts from my first fjords cruise last year: 7 mistakes & 3 things I did right on my Royal Caribbean Norwegian fjords cruise Norway cruise: Fjord and glacier viewings in Geiranger and Olden Norway cruise: Taking a boat to visit an amazing fjord and waterfall in Haugesund

Yes

Ask and ye shall (probably) receive

JR is included. As for lunch, check a past Cruise Compass to get the answer: https://www.royalcaribbeanblog.com/cruise-compass

The two bedroom aquatheater suites on the Oasis Class ships would have this.

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.

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.

Thanks for sharing this!

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.

October will be quite warm.

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

That's still an onboard benefit. Once you step foot on the pier, they turn into a vampire and scurry back to the ship

https://www.royalcaribbeanblog.com/2023/01/18/royal-caribbean-added-new-cruise-ship-activities-gen-z-cruisers-and-i-tried-them-out

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