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The wonderful thing about the family @Matt has created here is that we are family.  Despite going back to work late June when you get back from your early July SeaShore thing, the RCLBlog family will still be here, with open arms.  

The wonderful thing about the family @Matt has created here is that we are family.  Despite going back to work late June when you get back from your early July SeaShore thing, the RCLBlog family will still be here, with open arms.  

I love the "It's not a boat" shirt.  I ordered one earlier tonight :)
https://shop.cruisehabit.com/collections/cruise-clothing/products/its-not-a-boat-t-shirt-mens
Sorry Matt, I love my RCL Blog shirt, but this is a pet peeve. It's not a boat!
 

I ordered a couple. One for my son who I kept correcting. Now he does it just to aggravate me. He will love the shirt.

If you can afford a B2B2B you can afford some new underwear 
Reminds me of a "tip" a helpful cruiser was trying to provide in another forum.  You know how when the time changes during daylight savings time and they tell you to replace the batteries in your smoke detector?  Apparently this cruise discards their underwear when they cruise and uses the opportunity to acquire new ones. 

I love the "It's not a boat" shirt.  I ordered one earlier tonight :)
https://shop.cruisehabit.com/collections/cruise-clothing/products/its-not-a-boat-t-shirt-mens
Sorry Matt, I love my RCL Blog shirt, but this is a pet peeve. It's not a boat!
 

Welcome to the message boards!
Anything you book in the cruise planner has to be paid immediately.  Up to approximately four days before sailing you can cancel anything booked in the cruise planner for a full refund.   At least that is how it has worked up to this point.  I often purchase Voom, excursions or drink packages then when they go on sale I refund them and repurchase.  I do this often. 
For example I've done the zip line at Labadee on three different cruises.  Each time I bought it, then when it went on sale I refunded it and bought it on sale at 20% off.  Last sale event (before this weekend's sale) I had bought Voom for the Royal Caribbean Blog Alaska Group Cruise in June but that sale dropped the price so I refunded it and repurchased at the cheaper price. 
In the the cruise planner at the very top is "Order History".  You'll find any purchases you've made there and can cancel them right from there.  You can call and do it over the phone too.
Like many things in life prices do tend to move upward over time so buying when you see it at an affordable price for your budget is smart.  If it goes down, refund and repurchase, if it goes up you've got the best deal locked in. If you simply change your mind, refund it.  

It's not an unusual for a cruise director to ask the audience during the welcome aboard show.  Someone always cheers when they ask if anyone is celebrating a divorce.  Sometimes its me.  

It's not an unusual for a cruise director to ask the audience during the welcome aboard show.  Someone always cheers when they ask if anyone is celebrating a divorce.  Sometimes its me.  

I think it's a great strategy.
A lot of cruise lines put their old, small ships on the 3/4 night itineraries and leave the newer, nicer ships for longer cruises.  The problem is that a lot of first timers are attracted to short cruises to test it and see if they like it with minimal investment in case they don't.  The result is a lot of potential repeat business is lost because the first experience isn't the same as it is on bigger, newer ships doing longer cruises.
This is a game changer.  Too much to do on a 3/4 night cruise is actually a good thing.  It will leave a great impression and leave guests with  "I didn't have time for everything, I better go again".
If a first time cruiser then jumps over to another line's tired old ship for another 3/4 night cruise they will be struck at the differences and inferior experience.
It has the potential to create brand loyalty.  "I loved my Mariner cruise so much, I'm sticking with Royal" and "I loved this cruise but it was too short, let's do a longer one".
Pretty smart actually and Navigator is joining the 3/4 night FL cruise market in 2019.  A giant ship by the short cruise perspective.
 

It's not an unusual for a cruise director to ask the audience during the welcome aboard show.  Someone always cheers when they ask if anyone is celebrating a divorce.  Sometimes its me.  

It's not an unusual for a cruise director to ask the audience during the welcome aboard show.  Someone always cheers when they ask if anyone is celebrating a divorce.  Sometimes its me.  

It's not an unusual for a cruise director to ask the audience during the welcome aboard show.  Someone always cheers when they ask if anyone is celebrating a divorce.  Sometimes its me.  

They are the attachments from various posts. It's like a summary.

If you visit the original thread where you posted the attachment can you delete it from there by editing that post and clicking the trash can on the attachment? 

If you can afford a B2B2B you can afford some new underwear 
Reminds me of a "tip" a helpful cruiser was trying to provide in another forum.  You know how when the time changes during daylight savings time and they tell you to replace the batteries in your smoke detector?  Apparently this cruise discards their underwear when they cruise and uses the opportunity to acquire new ones. 

Me neither.  Draws too much attention.

They are the attachments from various posts. It's like a summary.

RCI HQ actively participates in bring your kids to work for a day concept.  Often, they also let the kids do the work too.  Explains a lot.

Making progress. Did the stairs today, just once and really slowly since the “good” leg is the one with a fused heel, ankle, and shin. But managed it OK and so far no pain meds except for bedtime. No bike yet, the knee isn’t quite ready to have nearly full weight bearing down on it yet. Standing up still hurts / pops slightly if I bear down with that leg too hard or too fast.
But seeing as I’m 3 days post op, it’s good progress!

For me sailings within two months haven't changed but stuff further out has dropped slightly.  It's so random 3+ months out.  On one Voom is $0.90 cheaper, on another $1.30 cheaper.
It's Friday, someone in Miami brought a home made rum cake to work at RCI HQ.

RCI HQ actively participates in bring your kids to work for a day concept.  Often, they also let the kids do the work too.  Explains a lot.

I'm sorry, I fail to see the problem.  Can you elaborate?

Great!  I'll keep an eye out for 10% price drops soon!

I noticed that Baylee was quoted as saying that Skypad will be free unless demand is too high, then they'll charge to control crowds.
That's an interesting quote.  North Star and iFly are in high demand but they use reservations to manage crowds, much like entertainment on Quantum and Oasis class.
If Skypad is going to become paid based on demand, that doesn't bode well for many free activities.