Matt

As I understand it, the comedy show in the theater is a headliner show, whereas the Comedy Live on deck 4 is a lesser-featured act. Decent chance. Most of the time, comedians get on at one port and off at another. They don't seem to travel with the ship for weeks at a time. Or at least,that's been my observation.

Royal Caribbean does not really cruise to Hawaii on a regular basis. The closest they do are re-positioning cruises between Australia/Seattle that stop in Hawaii.

No they cannot.

Thanks for sharing this tidbit!

I believe per person

Exactly

Even if you don't rent a cabana, the beach is less crowded

I think it definitely skews towards ships that are based in North America and the more popular ships tend to get more attention.

I'm drinking it as I type this and it's pretty darn good for free.

Credit to @WAAAYTOOO for her wonderful explanation. You cannot eat at all 4 complimentary dining rooms, nor do you need to. Other than decor, they are the same menus. Also, 2 are for My Time Dining and 2 for traditional dining.

Don't hate it, but not my favorite either. As @Jerel pointed out the other day, these names tend to grow on you over time.

Not everything in the Cruise Planner is necessarily on sale as a result of this new sale. Usually it's only select items. You'd have to log in regularly to know the price difference, similar to how if you go to the Gap, they don't tell you if the sale price today is better than the price for jeans last week. I think it's simpler. I hate when I go to a store and it has a sign "Take 50% off the lowest ticketed price". No math!

Thanks, removed that bit from the blog post

Back in the day, half the time I'd get my wine opened without a corkage fee. I always felt like I was making out like a bandit when that happened

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Mariner

Out of curiosity, how much did this cost?

I remember that issue too, and I agree with your suggestion.

Pretty much everywhere in Caribbean takes US Dollars. I've never had to exchange money. Occasionally I will get change back in local currency.

Very strict. Don't do it.

Yes. If they have a blender and the ingredients, they will make it for you.

New sale begins today https://www.royalcaribbeanblog.com/2017/06/29/royal-caribbean-offering-30-cruise-planner-purchases-fourth-of-july-pre-cruise

It varies. Seems to have gotten cheaper recently, but it's usually around +/- $100. On my Harmony cruise, it's at $119.

Here's an overview (with lots of photos) of Nellie's Beach cabanas: https://www.royalcaribbeanblog.com/2016/04/11/nellies-beach-cabanas-royal-caribbeans-labadee Also more photos: https://www.royalcaribbeanblog.com/2016/09/21/photo-tour-of-the-beach-cabanas-nellies-beach-labadee

No it does not. There is, however, dry cleaning available