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If I'm not mistaken the adult beach area was added to coincide with Icon's arrival knowing that Hideaway beach would draw hundreds reducing the impact to pre-existing areas. PDCC will take two Icon class ships soon after there are two Icon class in service. That was the plan all along.

The problem with stating absolutes is that someone, somewhere, some time, will have had an experience where it was enforced. Chef's Table used to be more stringent than it is now for example. Chef's Table is supposed to be formal.

Two ships at a time maximum at the moment. The tendering capability is no longer an option. My money is on Oasis not doing a double call at PDCC 4/2 & 4/3 but there are so many possibilities such as Freedom reversing Nassau and PDCC at the last minute. One way or another, there will be only two ships at PDCC on 4/2.

A new station closer to the port was just announced last week but will take a couple of years to complete. In the future the answer is yes, currently the answer is no.

There are many types of future cruise credits and each has their own terms and conditions. I would request the actual credit certificate by email to have on hand for reference. I would also suggest tracking the application of any credits very diligently. Request a copy of your Royal Caribbean invoice before applying the credit. Request another copy of the invoice after apply a credit. Should anything occur with the booking that you intend to apply this credit towards it will be challenging to track this credit without having all the documentation surrounding it. In the case of a future price adjustment or if you ever decided to change cabin categories the manner in which they apply some of the credits makes it very easy to lose sight of them down the road. In some cases all or a portion of a credit reduces the base cruise fare. On the surface you will always appear to have the lowest cruise fare and they may not honor future price drops on that basis. However if you back out the credit only then does the lower base fare become evident. It can take some persuasion to get them to understand this. Should the future cruise be cancelled by you or Royal it can be very easy to come up short without tracking this credit diligently. Having a lot of documentation before and after can be extremely valuable down the road.

They do but Labradoozies on Labadee taste better.

Dress Your Best is exactly that. Whatever you consider to be best for your style and tastes. For some that may be casual, some business or smart casual, some resort wear, for others it's formal. It is subjective. https://www.royalcaribbean.com/faq/questions/generic-onboard-dress-code Formal nights Think of our formal dress code as a night out in your best black-tie look — suits and ties, tuxedos, cocktail dresses or evening gowns are all acceptable options. There can be 1 to 4 formal nights during a sailing and is at the ship’s discretion. Our Chef’s Table dining experience also enforces a formal dress code policy. Formal dress code is rarely enforced to absolute standards such as men must wear a tie and jacket. Clear violations will probably be flagged such as a bathing suit in the MDR for dinner, but they probably won't challenge a guest in a t-shirt in the MDR especially in the Caribbean.

Suites earn twice as many points compared to interior. So you do move up the ladder faster. Generally speaking more nights equates to more dollars spent over time. Most companies prefer a recurring revenue stream compared to a one time or infrequent spend. That's is exactly what the loyalty program is accomplishing - recurring revenue across the spectrum, not just for more wealthy clients. Royal's bread and butter are the family cruisers, not the rich. There are upscale and luxury lines in the family of companies for those clients. Suites are not as profitable as you might imagine. For the same space you can generate more revenue with more people on board meaning more wallets and purses on board to spend money on board. Royal is trending to reducing suite sizes for this reason. Much better to have more ma & pa kettles on board. Royal is not a luxury line and they are not trying to capitalize on the upscale client, that is what Celebrity exists for. Suites are limited resources because that is not the bread and butter of where Royal makes the most money. It's not the target demographic. Royal is a mass market entry level cruise line. Everything they do is geared towards the masses. Titling a loyalty program towards the highest spenders tilts the program away from the masses and that is the last thing they want to do.

For Falmouth consider a ship excursion. It's not a port to venture outside the compound to do your own thing. Hopefully they'll have the cruise planner updated at some point. Royal is very slow when it comes to updating the cruise planner for itinerary changes.

Yes, one of the doors off the lounging area.

I booked the Joker's Wild July offer as a solo. I often don't cruise in July since it's blacked out for the DP340 reduced single supplement. I saw the casino offer as a means to book solo in July. The offer was explained to me this way - the casino player can get a complimentary cabin fare but they must pay for the 2nd guest's fare based on casino friend and family rates. Since I was solo I had to pay for the 2nd guests fare even though there is no 2nd guest. As opposed to free cruise offers based on points the July Joker's offer requires the 2nd guest fare be paid. Given that July is a peak month and difficult to book as a solo without paying 200% supplement I chose to pay a modest amount for my non-existent second. It came out to about half what I paid for Liberty last week which was a non-casino last minute deal. So while it's not a free cruise, it's a rate I haven't seen in a long time in a peak month when I can't normally afford to sail. Casino had to call revenue mgmt to get a GTY authorized for a solo. I haven't had a lot of success with this lately but the casino team got it approved so I'm getting some extra free play. I'm also paying port fees and taxes for one. It did not require a Book Later NextCruise booking.

I'm in. I think.

The included shore excursions are typical cruise line excursions but some people would rather do their own thing. Up until this point they effectively paid for excursions they didn't use if they arranged something private.

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Who are you and what have you done to @Lovetocruise2002?

I could literally have bought a house for what it cost to reach Pinnacle in cruise fare alone, never mind Voom, drink packages, dining, shore excursions and casino spend along the way. Is that enough revenue for you? Everyone runs the math for a Pinnacle based on an interior yet very few Pinnacles stay in just interior cabins from 0 to 700 points. Then they find the cheapest interior cabin for 7 nights and further run their modeling using that rate even though that rate is not available through the peaks of the cruise year. That is often the cheapest rate but rarely is that rate available week after week. There are times when that same interior cabin is double or triple that rate. In reality most Pinnacle have stayed in a number of cabin types over the ~100 cruises that a cruising couple must sail for seven nights to reach 700 points. Many top elite looking at D+ and P have stayed in suites at times, some all the time. The real milestone was 100 cruises, one hundred, seven night cruises, which can be extended into nights on board at 700. On my way to Pinnacle my breakdown was suites 31%, balcony 28%, Oceanview 16% and interior 25%. Since making Pinnacle I'm in a balcony 65% of the time and my interior is down to 19%. I have Sea, Sky and Star class suites booked. I also have cruises booked on all three of Royal Caribbean group's primary family of cruise lines, Royal, Celebrity and SilverSea. From a corporate standpoint I suspect they are very pleased with the revenue they receive from me. Yet time and again people who don't really know run their modeling based on the cheapest cruise of the year and they assume Pinnacles only stay in interior cabins.

The 5th plus guests are the same rate as the 3rd & 4th guest. Everyone pays the same port fees and taxes in addition to the base cruise fare..

Have you tried logging in her account at RoyalCaribbean.com?

They update your status recognition as you progress higher in Crown and Anchor. Mine was not frozen at the level I happened to be when I first cruised with Celebrity. You can see your match when you log in to your account. Your Celebrity account uses the same credentials as your Royal Caribbean account. You may find you already have been assigned a Captain’s Circle number. When logged into your Royal account go to profile and “My Loyalty” to see if you already have a Celebrity Captain's Circle number. .

Likely ship or even bar dependent. By policy he has to order a drink from his CAS benefits for anyone. Wow or card doesn’t change it.

Saw a guest pass a minor (child) sea pass to a bartender yesterday. Bartender requested the adult’s card for the adult drink.