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These Sky Class junior suites as described on the website had the same amenities listed that were on the standard junior suite, It was always confusing as to what you actually received as a benefit of booking this type of suite, with some of it hidden away in the fine print.
I think it was wrong for Royal to offer these as Sky class suites but not provide all the same benefits as Sky class. You are paying a lot extra for suite lounge access and not much else. 
To me this is equivalent to offering Star class without a genie and still calling it Star class, it should have always had a different name to differentiate it from full Sky class. Cloud class maybe 😂
 

To me it's odd they claim they are making changes to standardize suite benefits across the fleet yet they continue to only have Sea/Sky/Star on newer ships.   On ships with Sky class it's inconsistent between ships with some Sky class ships having beer and wine from 11am to 11pm and some Sky class ships not having this perk.
I really wish they would actually standardize suite benefits across the fleet.  It wouldn't be that hard to put Sea and Sky class on older ships and finally provide full suite benefit standardization across the fleet.  I get that Coastal Kitchen isn't available on all ships but that is just one perk and if they really wanted to they could have added a CK during Voyager and Freedom class amplification.  
It's almost like they want to dabble with a suite product but they aren't fully committed to the suite concept.  
I have a full suite booked on a Voyager class ship which is rare for me because the suite perks on this class just don't have value to me. 

To me it's odd they claim they are making changes to standardize suite benefits across the fleet yet they continue to only have Sea/Sky/Star on newer ships.   On ships with Sky class it's inconsistent between ships with some Sky class ships having beer and wine from 11am to 11pm and some Sky class ships not having this perk.
I really wish they would actually standardize suite benefits across the fleet.  It wouldn't be that hard to put Sea and Sky class on older ships and finally provide full suite benefit standardization across the fleet.  I get that Coastal Kitchen isn't available on all ships but that is just one perk and if they really wanted to they could have added a CK during Voyager and Freedom class amplification.  
It's almost like they want to dabble with a suite product but they aren't fully committed to the suite concept.  
I have a full suite booked on a Voyager class ship which is rare for me because the suite perks on this class just don't have value to me. 

To me it's odd they claim they are making changes to standardize suite benefits across the fleet yet they continue to only have Sea/Sky/Star on newer ships.   On ships with Sky class it's inconsistent between ships with some Sky class ships having beer and wine from 11am to 11pm and some Sky class ships not having this perk.
I really wish they would actually standardize suite benefits across the fleet.  It wouldn't be that hard to put Sea and Sky class on older ships and finally provide full suite benefit standardization across the fleet.  I get that Coastal Kitchen isn't available on all ships but that is just one perk and if they really wanted to they could have added a CK during Voyager and Freedom class amplification.  
It's almost like they want to dabble with a suite product but they aren't fully committed to the suite concept.  
I have a full suite booked on a Voyager class ship which is rare for me because the suite perks on this class just don't have value to me. 

To me it's odd they claim they are making changes to standardize suite benefits across the fleet yet they continue to only have Sea/Sky/Star on newer ships.   On ships with Sky class it's inconsistent between ships with some Sky class ships having beer and wine from 11am to 11pm and some Sky class ships not having this perk.
I really wish they would actually standardize suite benefits across the fleet.  It wouldn't be that hard to put Sea and Sky class on older ships and finally provide full suite benefit standardization across the fleet.  I get that Coastal Kitchen isn't available on all ships but that is just one perk and if they really wanted to they could have added a CK during Voyager and Freedom class amplification.  
It's almost like they want to dabble with a suite product but they aren't fully committed to the suite concept.  
I have a full suite booked on a Voyager class ship which is rare for me because the suite perks on this class just don't have value to me. 

To me it's odd they claim they are making changes to standardize suite benefits across the fleet yet they continue to only have Sea/Sky/Star on newer ships.   On ships with Sky class it's inconsistent between ships with some Sky class ships having beer and wine from 11am to 11pm and some Sky class ships not having this perk.
I really wish they would actually standardize suite benefits across the fleet.  It wouldn't be that hard to put Sea and Sky class on older ships and finally provide full suite benefit standardization across the fleet.  I get that Coastal Kitchen isn't available on all ships but that is just one perk and if they really wanted to they could have added a CK during Voyager and Freedom class amplification.  
It's almost like they want to dabble with a suite product but they aren't fully committed to the suite concept.  
I have a full suite booked on a Voyager class ship which is rare for me because the suite perks on this class just don't have value to me. 

To me it's odd they claim they are making changes to standardize suite benefits across the fleet yet they continue to only have Sea/Sky/Star on newer ships.   On ships with Sky class it's inconsistent between ships with some Sky class ships having beer and wine from 11am to 11pm and some Sky class ships not having this perk.
I really wish they would actually standardize suite benefits across the fleet.  It wouldn't be that hard to put Sea and Sky class on older ships and finally provide full suite benefit standardization across the fleet.  I get that Coastal Kitchen isn't available on all ships but that is just one perk and if they really wanted to they could have added a CK during Voyager and Freedom class amplification.  
It's almost like they want to dabble with a suite product but they aren't fully committed to the suite concept.  
I have a full suite booked on a Voyager class ship which is rare for me because the suite perks on this class just don't have value to me. 

To me it's odd they claim they are making changes to standardize suite benefits across the fleet yet they continue to only have Sea/Sky/Star on newer ships.   On ships with Sky class it's inconsistent between ships with some Sky class ships having beer and wine from 11am to 11pm and some Sky class ships not having this perk.
I really wish they would actually standardize suite benefits across the fleet.  It wouldn't be that hard to put Sea and Sky class on older ships and finally provide full suite benefit standardization across the fleet.  I get that Coastal Kitchen isn't available on all ships but that is just one perk and if they really wanted to they could have added a CK during Voyager and Freedom class amplification.  
It's almost like they want to dabble with a suite product but they aren't fully committed to the suite concept.  
I have a full suite booked on a Voyager class ship which is rare for me because the suite perks on this class just don't have value to me. 

To me it's odd they claim they are making changes to standardize suite benefits across the fleet yet they continue to only have Sea/Sky/Star on newer ships.   On ships with Sky class it's inconsistent between ships with some Sky class ships having beer and wine from 11am to 11pm and some Sky class ships not having this perk.
I really wish they would actually standardize suite benefits across the fleet.  It wouldn't be that hard to put Sea and Sky class on older ships and finally provide full suite benefit standardization across the fleet.  I get that Coastal Kitchen isn't available on all ships but that is just one perk and if they really wanted to they could have added a CK during Voyager and Freedom class amplification.  
It's almost like they want to dabble with a suite product but they aren't fully committed to the suite concept.  
I have a full suite booked on a Voyager class ship which is rare for me because the suite perks on this class just don't have value to me. 

To me it's odd they claim they are making changes to standardize suite benefits across the fleet yet they continue to only have Sea/Sky/Star on newer ships.   On ships with Sky class it's inconsistent between ships with some Sky class ships having beer and wine from 11am to 11pm and some Sky class ships not having this perk.
I really wish they would actually standardize suite benefits across the fleet.  It wouldn't be that hard to put Sea and Sky class on older ships and finally provide full suite benefit standardization across the fleet.  I get that Coastal Kitchen isn't available on all ships but that is just one perk and if they really wanted to they could have added a CK during Voyager and Freedom class amplification.  
It's almost like they want to dabble with a suite product but they aren't fully committed to the suite concept.  
I have a full suite booked on a Voyager class ship which is rare for me because the suite perks on this class just don't have value to me. 

Just be aware you may be giving someone such as the organizer of the slot pull a free cruise.  They typically use their sea pass card so they get all the casino points.
 

With only five states offering EDLs I feel like its a recipe for trouble.  They are not commonly seen at cruise ports and while the policy is established that EDL's are okay to travel with I feel like its asking for problems even if you prevail in the end.  
Since you have a passport why don't you try using the EDL as your primary ID but have your passport with you just in case.
I have a passport card and a passport book.  I use the card for checking into the cruise but I carry my book with me.  Using the card means I can keep the passport book safely stored in my carry on bag while the card, which is more durable, is in a pocket ready to pull out for boarding the ship.  I like keeping my passport book clean and damage free so I leverage the passport card to keep the passport book tucked away safely.  My state doesn't offer EDLs. 
I have had to leave mid-cruise to fly for a death in the family and I was glad I had the passport book with me.  If I only brought the passport card I would have been stuck on the cruise until the end.
Just in case someone else is reading this thread I'll add that I have seen some people confuse REAL ID and Enhanced Driver's License.  I'm sure the OP understands the difference but given that there are cases of people being denied boarding a cruise because they confused REAL ID and EDLs it's worth including that they are not the same.  

Reflection (Celebrity) had the same on their balcony chairs on two cruises.
I wonder if someone did something and sued leading to an outcome that most people who wouldn't do something like that have to live with.  

Anthem did this once for me.  It was really awesome sailing past Lady Liberty, Ellis Island and doing a turn around lower Manhattan.  
The Captain stated he had to request authorization from the port authority.  There is a lot of traffic in this area.  Large ships heading to ports, river barges, ferries, and sightseeing.  

Anthem did this once for me.  It was really awesome sailing past Lady Liberty, Ellis Island and doing a turn around lower Manhattan.  
The Captain stated he had to request authorization from the port authority.  There is a lot of traffic in this area.  Large ships heading to ports, river barges, ferries, and sightseeing.  

I love the passport card in hand, and passport book tucked away idea; I am going to incorporate this on our next trip.
 
I agree 100% with the comment about confusing real ID and EDL; using the OP screen name I assumed he was from Minnesota, one of the five states that issues EDL.

REAL ID was initially passed into law by Congress back in 2005 in the wake of the 9-11 attacks.  It is a Department of Homeland Security initiative. 
https://www.dhs.gov/real-id
State adoption of REAL ID has been very slow.  Almost 20 years later and we still haven't fully implemented REAL ID.  At some point the TSA will require REAL ID compliant ID at airport checkpoints.   There have been a number of deadlines set for this over the years but when some state or another hadn't implemented REAL ID for driver's licenses in that state yet the deadline was extended then extended again.  The current deadline is May 7, 2025. 
Separately DHS also has a program that allows a state to create a driver's license that can also be used as proof of US citizenship.  This is the Enhanced Driver's License or EDL initiative.  
https://www.dhs.gov/enhanced-drivers-licenses-what-are-they
Only five states have implemented EDLs so far.  EDL's are available in Michigan, Minnesota, New York, Vermont and Washington.
Much like a passport card, an EDL can be used to travel internationally at land or sea borders only when arriving from Canada, Mexico and the Caribbean.  You can not use an EDL as proof of US citizenship when arriving internationally by air or when arriving on a transatlantic or transpacific cruise.  In this regard an EDL is a lot like a passport card.
There have been cases of cruise guests being turned away boarding a cruise when they produced their REAL ID driver's license assuming it was an EDL.  They confused the two programs and it cost them a cruise.

With only five states offering EDLs I feel like its a recipe for trouble.  They are not commonly seen at cruise ports and while the policy is established that EDL's are okay to travel with I feel like its asking for problems even if you prevail in the end.  
Since you have a passport why don't you try using the EDL as your primary ID but have your passport with you just in case.
I have a passport card and a passport book.  I use the card for checking into the cruise but I carry my book with me.  Using the card means I can keep the passport book safely stored in my carry on bag while the card, which is more durable, is in a pocket ready to pull out for boarding the ship.  I like keeping my passport book clean and damage free so I leverage the passport card to keep the passport book tucked away safely.  My state doesn't offer EDLs. 
I have had to leave mid-cruise to fly for a death in the family and I was glad I had the passport book with me.  If I only brought the passport card I would have been stuck on the cruise until the end.
Just in case someone else is reading this thread I'll add that I have seen some people confuse REAL ID and Enhanced Driver's License.  I'm sure the OP understands the difference but given that there are cases of people being denied boarding a cruise because they confused REAL ID and EDLs it's worth including that they are not the same.  

REAL ID was initially passed into law by Congress back in 2005 in the wake of the 9-11 attacks.  It is a Department of Homeland Security initiative. 
https://www.dhs.gov/real-id
State adoption of REAL ID has been very slow.  Almost 20 years later and we still haven't fully implemented REAL ID.  At some point the TSA will require REAL ID compliant ID at airport checkpoints.   There have been a number of deadlines set for this over the years but when some state or another hadn't implemented REAL ID for driver's licenses in that state yet the deadline was extended then extended again.  The current deadline is May 7, 2025. 
Separately DHS also has a program that allows a state to create a driver's license that can also be used as proof of US citizenship.  This is the Enhanced Driver's License or EDL initiative.  
https://www.dhs.gov/enhanced-drivers-licenses-what-are-they
Only five states have implemented EDLs so far.  EDL's are available in Michigan, Minnesota, New York, Vermont and Washington.
Much like a passport card, an EDL can be used to travel internationally at land or sea borders only when arriving from Canada, Mexico and the Caribbean.  You can not use an EDL as proof of US citizenship when arriving internationally by air or when arriving on a transatlantic or transpacific cruise.  In this regard an EDL is a lot like a passport card.
There have been cases of cruise guests being turned away boarding a cruise when they produced their REAL ID driver's license assuming it was an EDL.  They confused the two programs and it cost them a cruise.

With only five states offering EDLs I feel like its a recipe for trouble.  They are not commonly seen at cruise ports and while the policy is established that EDL's are okay to travel with I feel like its asking for problems even if you prevail in the end.  
Since you have a passport why don't you try using the EDL as your primary ID but have your passport with you just in case.
I have a passport card and a passport book.  I use the card for checking into the cruise but I carry my book with me.  Using the card means I can keep the passport book safely stored in my carry on bag while the card, which is more durable, is in a pocket ready to pull out for boarding the ship.  I like keeping my passport book clean and damage free so I leverage the passport card to keep the passport book tucked away safely.  My state doesn't offer EDLs. 
I have had to leave mid-cruise to fly for a death in the family and I was glad I had the passport book with me.  If I only brought the passport card I would have been stuck on the cruise until the end.
Just in case someone else is reading this thread I'll add that I have seen some people confuse REAL ID and Enhanced Driver's License.  I'm sure the OP understands the difference but given that there are cases of people being denied boarding a cruise because they confused REAL ID and EDLs it's worth including that they are not the same.  

With only five states offering EDLs I feel like its a recipe for trouble.  They are not commonly seen at cruise ports and while the policy is established that EDL's are okay to travel with I feel like its asking for problems even if you prevail in the end.  
Since you have a passport why don't you try using the EDL as your primary ID but have your passport with you just in case.
I have a passport card and a passport book.  I use the card for checking into the cruise but I carry my book with me.  Using the card means I can keep the passport book safely stored in my carry on bag while the card, which is more durable, is in a pocket ready to pull out for boarding the ship.  I like keeping my passport book clean and damage free so I leverage the passport card to keep the passport book tucked away safely.  My state doesn't offer EDLs. 
I have had to leave mid-cruise to fly for a death in the family and I was glad I had the passport book with me.  If I only brought the passport card I would have been stuck on the cruise until the end.
Just in case someone else is reading this thread I'll add that I have seen some people confuse REAL ID and Enhanced Driver's License.  I'm sure the OP understands the difference but given that there are cases of people being denied boarding a cruise because they confused REAL ID and EDLs it's worth including that they are not the same.  

It does appear GigSky has established a roaming agreement with Cellular@Sea.
I'm sure Cellular@Sea was eager to get some help marketing their service as I can't imagine they make very much money over and above the fees they charge when people inadvertently forget to go on airplane mode.
I do foresee some users running into issues if they are not tech savvy enough to manage multiple eSIMs on their device, one for GigiSky along with a regular SIM or eSIM from their normal home cellular provider.  If you don't manage the two eSIMs properly your device will still attempt to use your regular carrier roaming through Cellular@Sea.  Disabling your home eSIM will solve this, or setting the data to use the GigSky eSIM as long as you can figure how out to do that.  I know how but I can easily see many non-techy folks struggling with that.
The main problem I have with buying a travel SIM/eSIM is having a separate phone number.  Friends, family and co-workers won't recognize some strange number calling or texting them.  Less an issue for iMessage Apple users when texting someone with an iPhone.  More of a texting issue for Android users or making phone calls.
WiFi calling over Voom allows you to keep your normal phone number.
A plus of the GigSky solution is coverage in a number of countries when off the ship visiting a port of call.  Voom does nothing for you when you are off the ship.
My TMobile and my US Mobile cell service both cover me in many foreign countries so I'm set for off ship data coverage when travelling and I keep my normal number so no issues having different travel phone numbers.  Cuba has been the only country I have visited where TMobile didn't have roaming included (or available at all, but that's Cuba).
$20 per day for 512MB isn't great.  If you facetime with family back home you'll burn through 512 MB very quickly.  Then what?  Another $20 for 512MB more?  The next level is $35 per day which is much more than Voom and Voom has no data cap per day.
I suppose it could work for someone who does basic texting without a lot of phone data, web browsing or streaming.  
The biggest advantage I see is off ship coverage on cellular for anyone who doesn't get that with their cell plan already.
I really like have data roaming included when I'm off the ship, it's come in very handy a number of times and I won't travel without it now.  That saved me acquiring a taxi to get back to the ship one time. Love having international roaming included at no additional cost through my normal cell plan.    
Keep in mind that Cellular@Sea isn't perfect.  It still uses satellites to get off the ship so rain fade impacts service.  Cell signals don't always penetrate every corner of a steel ship especially in the bowels of a ship and for internal spaces.    
Cellular@Sea automatically cuts off when approaching land since they can't interfere with land based cell towers nor are they licensed to operate a cell tower in any country, they only operate at sea away from land, so for an hour or two approaching port or when leaving port you may not have enough land signal to connect and no Cellular@Sea signal until you are well away from land.  In some places like the Med the ship is often near land so Cellular@Sea may be off more than its on.  

I hope the partner is able to recover and get better soon. 
As a business owner I am surprised how willing you are to have Royal take the loss because of the partner's health issues.  At this last minute they can't sell that cabin so they would lose the money which you seem to be perfectly willing to let them do. 
Does your wife's business casually lose $4k and not blink an eye?  If it's okay for Royal to lose $4k then why isn't it okay for your wife's business to lose $4k?   
Given the last minute timing if you had set sail and then the partner had their medical crisis would you expect Royal to fly your wife home to deal with it? Of course not.
If you had bought CFAR insurance you'd be fine.  You chose not to.  That was a choice.   You should lose the money, not Royal.  I don't want my cruise fares to go up so Royal can cover their losses for someone else's unfortunate life events.

I've always walked as a means to burn off Windjammer calories so for me it's a non-issue.
If someone is escorting a person with a legitimate need I am confident they won't separate an escort.  If a family of 15 capable persons wants to escort grandma that's another issue.  Pick an escort and the rest of the able bodies can walk.  It's not that far.   

I hope the partner is able to recover and get better soon. 
As a business owner I am surprised how willing you are to have Royal take the loss because of the partner's health issues.  At this last minute they can't sell that cabin so they would lose the money which you seem to be perfectly willing to let them do. 
Does your wife's business casually lose $4k and not blink an eye?  If it's okay for Royal to lose $4k then why isn't it okay for your wife's business to lose $4k?   
Given the last minute timing if you had set sail and then the partner had their medical crisis would you expect Royal to fly your wife home to deal with it? Of course not.
If you had bought CFAR insurance you'd be fine.  You chose not to.  That was a choice.   You should lose the money, not Royal.  I don't want my cruise fares to go up so Royal can cover their losses for someone else's unfortunate life events.