Todd W

By design of the package , no. "Can you"? yeah , should you? No.

We've yet to cruise Icon but i've watched way too many videos about the new bars. Wife and I are big coffee drinkers and Rye and Bean is right up our alley. Will we be able to find any similar offerings on Harmony?

glad to hear it! keep any correspondence from that interaction close by. i'm a pessimist when it comes to IT issues and my fear would be that the "cancel" hits at a later date and you're left with an OBC and no DBP.

Thanks for all the info everyone. when yesterdays DBP price dropped to $70.99 it was a no brainer for the both us. cheers!

with getting that error, i would call customer service and see if you can do it through them. i'm not aware of a limitation to cancel/rebooking anything prior to embarkation but i may be wrong.

Than thanks, this was exactly what i was trying to find out. I'm just a poor word-smith when it comes to explaining my question. If we decide not to both get the DBP , i'll call and see what they tell me.

absolutely. lots of cruisers bring poo-pourri to help with that.

I should know this but i don't. In the past, my wife and I both have had the UDP on our cruises. Lately she's a cheap date 2 cocktails pretty much max her out. My question is this, if i call Royal for a drink package exemption for her. She gets the Refreshment package so i can still get the UDP, is there any "risk" if she orders a few drinks here and there from her seapass card? would they see the history and then up-charge her for the UDP package at the end of the cruise since she had some cocktails?

but are the other lines really doing anything differently ? seems to me this is a common trend. while i've never cruised a "luxury" line and never will, just not our style, from what i've read they are still catering to those who want all the perks, bells and whistles but it comes at a cost. Royal is considered a family value cruise line these days so i'm not really surprised they are scaling back on catering to the "elite". no disrespect to the OP but those changes aren't happening on a whim. A simple call to RCCL or reading these boards can provide all with more than enough information to preemptively know of the changes rather than running a risk of disappointment once you board. While we only cruise one a year, i'm constantly reading and researching about it all. I find it hard to believe that someone who has spent " $$$ thousands" over the years cruising wouldn't take to the time to do a little research on the constant changes that are going on within the industry before spending $$$ thousands more on their next cruise... and welcome to the blog!

Thanks @tiny260! first time i've seen a free standing humidor outside of the Con Club. prices surprisingly weren't too bad. Nice to see a Davidoff and Hemingway in there. AF Hemingway WOAM's are some of my all time favorites when i can find them. I always try to travel with my own when i can, as you noted, the crazy price gouging can get ridiculous depending on location. Liberty Con club was a little crazy during our cruise with the Rockets Warriors games on air, it was as crowded as i've ever seen it.

just got back from our first trip on Liberty and everyone loved it (including 4 who had never cruised Royal before). we wouldn't hesitate to cruise her again.

just goes to show ya, even with same itinerary and same ship, one sailing can differ from the other. On our 4/28 sailing of Liberty, formal nights ranged from casual (saw shorts in MDR) up to and including full on tuxes and evening gowns with the majority seeming to fall into the business causal attire.

we just got back from LIberty last week and with the Deluxe package, all we were only ever able to get one bottle per card on the plan. that being said, you can always hit multiple spots and grab an extra that way. i always took my back pack down to the promenade with me each morning when i got coffee and asked for 2 bottles and would then hit Sorrento's up for another 2 bottles as well.

magnetic & remote controlled (3 in 1, red/blue/white) LED puck lights for those brown chicken, brown cow kind of moments? each one can also turn on and off individually by touch or by remote. works great as low light night lighting as well.