twangster

The very first thing that popped in my head when I saw that was... you!

Welcome to the message boards! GS includes room service, no fees. A small cash tip for the delivery person is at your discretion. The normal $7.95 fee that may be noted on the room service menu can be ignored for Grand Suites and above.

I lost $100 OBC booking a cruise at Next that wasn't apparent until the paper work printed out. "Wait, this isn't what we discussed" Around and around we went, the blame shifted across a number of sources. Can't combine diamond balcony discount, can't combine with current promo, some other excuse. In the end I was left with that is what you are getting, you have 30 days to cancel without a fee. It left a bad taste in my mouth regarding Next. I often visit Next but now armed with all the right questions to ask I often walk away and book through my land travel agent. At least with my regular agent I don't have to play the OBC shell game.

That's a new one I've not heard before.

With NRD - non refundable deposits, there is a $100 per person fee for changing ship or sail date. If your deposit was greater than $100 the difference is granted in the form of future cruise credit or FCC. For example, if your was deposit was $250 pp, $100 pp is lost and $150 pp is provided in the form of FCC. If your NextCruise booking included reduced deposits you may just lose the deposit up tp $100 pp. NextCruise bookings give you 30 days to change without fees. When did you book?

That date seems oddly familiar.

Your bid will be doubled, no different than guests with two in a cabin. Try going through the motions of bidding. You'll see the double effect as you step through it.

More like 3/17/21... should only take a day or two to reach that conclusion.

So you are saying it's ill conceived?

Try 4 guests. Next try 2 guest. Virtually same price divided by 4 now divided by 2. Next try solo. Nearly the same final price divided by one guest. Yikes. Super expensive. over $9k for a solo in an ATS.

Just be aware that not all Royal reps are well founded in FCC process. I let my travel agent deal with it and it took her several calls to resolve. One told her no residual so she called back and pointed out the verbiage to them so so then they said first cruise where FCC was used has to be completed. After completing that cruise she tried to get the residual FCC and was given another run around that wasn't resolved then the next day I got an email from Royal with the new FCC. Bottom line is be persistent and if you don't like the answer call back and speak to a different agent. I applied my FCC to a cruise that was paid in full under 90 days away. A few days later I got a credit card refund in the amount of the FCC we had applied to that cruise. Once that cruise completed is when we went back and asked for the rest of the FCC. Keep detailed notes. If for any reason the new cruise is cancelled you'll appreciate having detailed notes about the FCC.

Came across this reference: https://www.royalcaribbean.com/faq/questions/partial-cruise-request Restrictions: Certain countries, such as the U.S., Italy and Norway, have cabotage laws affecting passenger movements. These laws restrict foreign flag passenger vessels (such as those operated by Royal Caribbean) from transporting guests from one port to another port in the same country. In the U.S., the cabotage law applicable to the cruise industry is commonly called the Jones Act but is legally titled the Passengers Services Act. A brief summary of this U.S. law follows: If a passenger (as listed on a vessel passenger manifest) embarks in a U.S. port and the vessel calls in a nearby foreign port (such as Ensenada, Grand Cayman and Nassau) and then returns to the U.S., the person must disembark in the same U.S. port. A passenger who embarks and disembarks in two different U.S. ports (such as Los Angeles and San Diego) would result in the carrier (not the violator) being fined. The vessel must call in a distant foreign port before the U.S. embarkation and disembarkation ports can differ. The nearest distant foreign ports are in or off the coast of South America. If either the passenger's embarkation port or disembarkation port is in a foreign country, then the provisions of this cabotage law do not apply. Nor do they apply in Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands. Similar passenger movement restrictions exist for cruise vessels calling in Italy and Norway.

If Royal follows down the Voyager path of AMP, each ship will have some differences. That's intentional, otherwise why sail again on the other sister ship? I wouldn't be surprised if there were some minor differences.

It all depends. If sales are strong don't spend a lot of time looking...

Maybe "consumed" is a better word compared to displaced. I love Vintages but it never seems that busy.

Indeed. I wonder if Vintages is being displaced. Makes sense placing a bar in a restaurant, serves double duty.

https://www.royalcaribbeanblog.com/2019/07/11/royal-caribbean-announces-165-million-upgrades-and-enhancements-allure-of-the-seas

Here are three example for Adventure, Brilliance and Serenade coming from North East ports repositioning to other US ports. All include some of the ABC islands. By the way, sometimes these repo cruises are good deals as seen above. 11 nights for $620. Need points to raise the family up the C&A ladder? Cruise solo. With double solo points that would be 22 points for $1,240 (with solo supplement) plus ports fees and taxes. Nice bump of 22 points to level up you and your significant other.

That I know of. If you look at East coast repos they tend to involve the ABCs or they sail empty. When Mariner, Harmony and Allure recently moved home ports within Florida they sailed empty.

Yep. The waiver removes the need for a distant foreign port, but all cruises still require some kind of foreign port. Otherwise they would have needed to swing by the ABC's to repo the ship to Bayonne.

It depends. In North America in my experience the first cruise where the FCC is applied has to be completed before the residual FCC will be issued in the form of a new FCC. Other regions may not allow splitting the FCC between two cruises. Typical FCC terms and conditions in North America: (expiration date will vary based on your booking) Redeemable towards cruise fare only. Guest is responsible for taxes and fees where applicable. Not valid on Complimentary cruises, Incentive bookings, or Charter sailings. One certificate per person, per booking, and valid only for the person noted on this certificate. If credit is applied to a booking of lesser value, the difference will be issued as a new Future Cruise Certificate. Royal Caribbean reserves the right to void the FCC Savings amount if the guest named above receives reimbursement. Cruise must be taken by 10/30/2020. Valid only for the cruise brand shown above. As are all requests for reservations, the offered space is subject to availability, and from time to time, itineraries may be altered or services on a specific ship may be discontinued. Certain restrictions apply Non-transferable and may not be redeemed for cash.

However if you dig through the menu to find the water only option it still works without a coded cup, at least on the ships where I tried it.

So far Royal has only stated Radiance will get a "multi-million dollar" refresh just before she moves to Brisbane. https://www.royalcaribbeanblog.com/2019/03/19/radiance-of-the-seas-sail-brisbane-australia-2020 What does that mean? More than one million dollars. How much will be spent on marine maintenance and how much will be spent on guest areas is anyone's guess.

Balconies were not refreshed. The railings may have a new coat of varnish but other than that they have not changed substantially in any way.

It's a complex algorithm that factors in a lot of data points that exceeds the capacity of many of us to fathom. It's called the Marisa methodology.