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What do you mean it's not available?  
I've never seen that before!
What nonsense is Royal IT up to... oh wait.  Did I check in?  Did I?   
So I've cruised a bunch and I have a routine.  I check in usually within hours of it becoming available months before the sail sail date. 
Except this time I booked this cruise a couple of weeks before the sail date and I had two other trips involving cross country flights, and my dog ate my homework.  Or something to that effect.  Bottom line I didn't check in.  Not at all.  So now what?
Here is my review of a time when I was that guy that failed to check in at all, in any way, shape or form.
The app just said "Sorry" and the website returned a blank screen when I tried to pull up my Set Sail pass the night before I sailed.  I searched my email account for proof that I checked in. I found a number of results from other cruises this month that I did actually check in for, just not this one, since I apparently did not check in for it.  Oops.  
The only helpful comment the night before the cruise was "Check in is now closed, please proceed to the terminal to check in" so that is what I did.
I did have a copy of the invoice for the cruise which is something I am fanatic about asking for and keeping.  So that was my paperwork I had in hand to offer at the terminal when it was my turn to explain I am an idiot.
As it turns out, despite the dire warnings you must use the Royal app to check in, you don't actually have to.
The terminal process was quite routine.  Show my paperwork (invoice) with my name, ship and sail date along with my passport.  Into the terminal, through security and then when it was time to scan my Set Sail pass with a tablet, only then did they say "okay, no problem, let's get you checked in at the counter". They walked me over to the counter, they asked for my passport, they checked me in and that was it.  It added maybe 5 minutes to the terminal day of departure routine.  
They instructed me to take a picture of their tablet with my newly created set sail pass on the screen.  Using my phone I took a picture of their tablet displaying my Set Sail pass. 
That was it.  I was good to proceed.  
When it came time to board I produced the picture of the barcode I had taken with my phone and "badoop" I was scanned onto the ship.  "Enjoy Your Cruise!"
Thank you very much, I will!
I had already watched the safety video and listened to the emergency signal in the app so upon boarding I went directly to my muster station and produced the same picture of a tablet with my newly created Set Sail pass on it.  Muster complete!  I am now fully in cruise mode.
Seriously it took 5 minutes more of my time.  
Moral of the story, try not to be that guy, but if you are, it's not a big deal, you can still cruise assuming you have supporting documents like a passport or original birth certificate and ID when that is allowed. 
PS - always ask for your invoice to be emailed to you at booking, payment or any other change.  Thank me later.  

What do you mean it's not available?  
I've never seen that before!
What nonsense is Royal IT up to... oh wait.  Did I check in?  Did I?   
So I've cruised a bunch and I have a routine.  I check in usually within hours of it becoming available months before the sail sail date. 
Except this time I booked this cruise a couple of weeks before the sail date and I had two other trips involving cross country flights, and my dog ate my homework.  Or something to that effect.  Bottom line I didn't check in.  Not at all.  So now what?
Here is my review of a time when I was that guy that failed to check in at all, in any way, shape or form.
The app just said "Sorry" and the website returned a blank screen when I tried to pull up my Set Sail pass the night before I sailed.  I searched my email account for proof that I checked in. I found a number of results from other cruises this month that I did actually check in for, just not this one, since I apparently did not check in for it.  Oops.  
The only helpful comment the night before the cruise was "Check in is now closed, please proceed to the terminal to check in" so that is what I did.
I did have a copy of the invoice for the cruise which is something I am fanatic about asking for and keeping.  So that was my paperwork I had in hand to offer at the terminal when it was my turn to explain I am an idiot.
As it turns out, despite the dire warnings you must use the Royal app to check in, you don't actually have to.
The terminal process was quite routine.  Show my paperwork (invoice) with my name, ship and sail date along with my passport.  Into the terminal, through security and then when it was time to scan my Set Sail pass with a tablet, only then did they say "okay, no problem, let's get you checked in at the counter". They walked me over to the counter, they asked for my passport, they checked me in and that was it.  It added maybe 5 minutes to the terminal day of departure routine.  
They instructed me to take a picture of their tablet with my newly created set sail pass on the screen.  Using my phone I took a picture of their tablet displaying my Set Sail pass. 
That was it.  I was good to proceed.  
When it came time to board I produced the picture of the barcode I had taken with my phone and "badoop" I was scanned onto the ship.  "Enjoy Your Cruise!"
Thank you very much, I will!
I had already watched the safety video and listened to the emergency signal in the app so upon boarding I went directly to my muster station and produced the same picture of a tablet with my newly created Set Sail pass on it.  Muster complete!  I am now fully in cruise mode.
Seriously it took 5 minutes more of my time.  
Moral of the story, try not to be that guy, but if you are, it's not a big deal, you can still cruise assuming you have supporting documents like a passport or original birth certificate and ID when that is allowed. 
PS - always ask for your invoice to be emailed to you at booking, payment or any other change.  Thank me later.  

Anita had a similar problem when we sailed on Harmony. My setsail pass was in the app but at some point hers disappeared, the check-in team spent a few minutes tapping away on a computer and it was all sorted. Like you she just had to take a photo of a barcode and then quick as a flash we were on board.

What do you mean it's not available?  
I've never seen that before!
What nonsense is Royal IT up to... oh wait.  Did I check in?  Did I?   
So I've cruised a bunch and I have a routine.  I check in usually within hours of it becoming available months before the sail sail date. 
Except this time I booked this cruise a couple of weeks before the sail date and I had two other trips involving cross country flights, and my dog ate my homework.  Or something to that effect.  Bottom line I didn't check in.  Not at all.  So now what?
Here is my review of a time when I was that guy that failed to check in at all, in any way, shape or form.
The app just said "Sorry" and the website returned a blank screen when I tried to pull up my Set Sail pass the night before I sailed.  I searched my email account for proof that I checked in. I found a number of results from other cruises this month that I did actually check in for, just not this one, since I apparently did not check in for it.  Oops.  
The only helpful comment the night before the cruise was "Check in is now closed, please proceed to the terminal to check in" so that is what I did.
I did have a copy of the invoice for the cruise which is something I am fanatic about asking for and keeping.  So that was my paperwork I had in hand to offer at the terminal when it was my turn to explain I am an idiot.
As it turns out, despite the dire warnings you must use the Royal app to check in, you don't actually have to.
The terminal process was quite routine.  Show my paperwork (invoice) with my name, ship and sail date along with my passport.  Into the terminal, through security and then when it was time to scan my Set Sail pass with a tablet, only then did they say "okay, no problem, let's get you checked in at the counter". They walked me over to the counter, they asked for my passport, they checked me in and that was it.  It added maybe 5 minutes to the terminal day of departure routine.  
They instructed me to take a picture of their tablet with my newly created set sail pass on the screen.  Using my phone I took a picture of their tablet displaying my Set Sail pass. 
That was it.  I was good to proceed.  
When it came time to board I produced the picture of the barcode I had taken with my phone and "badoop" I was scanned onto the ship.  "Enjoy Your Cruise!"
Thank you very much, I will!
I had already watched the safety video and listened to the emergency signal in the app so upon boarding I went directly to my muster station and produced the same picture of a tablet with my newly created Set Sail pass on it.  Muster complete!  I am now fully in cruise mode.
Seriously it took 5 minutes more of my time.  
Moral of the story, try not to be that guy, but if you are, it's not a big deal, you can still cruise assuming you have supporting documents like a passport or original birth certificate and ID when that is allowed. 
PS - always ask for your invoice to be emailed to you at booking, payment or any other change.  Thank me later.  

What do you mean it's not available?  
I've never seen that before!
What nonsense is Royal IT up to... oh wait.  Did I check in?  Did I?   
So I've cruised a bunch and I have a routine.  I check in usually within hours of it becoming available months before the sail sail date. 
Except this time I booked this cruise a couple of weeks before the sail date and I had two other trips involving cross country flights, and my dog ate my homework.  Or something to that effect.  Bottom line I didn't check in.  Not at all.  So now what?
Here is my review of a time when I was that guy that failed to check in at all, in any way, shape or form.
The app just said "Sorry" and the website returned a blank screen when I tried to pull up my Set Sail pass the night before I sailed.  I searched my email account for proof that I checked in. I found a number of results from other cruises this month that I did actually check in for, just not this one, since I apparently did not check in for it.  Oops.  
The only helpful comment the night before the cruise was "Check in is now closed, please proceed to the terminal to check in" so that is what I did.
I did have a copy of the invoice for the cruise which is something I am fanatic about asking for and keeping.  So that was my paperwork I had in hand to offer at the terminal when it was my turn to explain I am an idiot.
As it turns out, despite the dire warnings you must use the Royal app to check in, you don't actually have to.
The terminal process was quite routine.  Show my paperwork (invoice) with my name, ship and sail date along with my passport.  Into the terminal, through security and then when it was time to scan my Set Sail pass with a tablet, only then did they say "okay, no problem, let's get you checked in at the counter". They walked me over to the counter, they asked for my passport, they checked me in and that was it.  It added maybe 5 minutes to the terminal day of departure routine.  
They instructed me to take a picture of their tablet with my newly created set sail pass on the screen.  Using my phone I took a picture of their tablet displaying my Set Sail pass. 
That was it.  I was good to proceed.  
When it came time to board I produced the picture of the barcode I had taken with my phone and "badoop" I was scanned onto the ship.  "Enjoy Your Cruise!"
Thank you very much, I will!
I had already watched the safety video and listened to the emergency signal in the app so upon boarding I went directly to my muster station and produced the same picture of a tablet with my newly created Set Sail pass on it.  Muster complete!  I am now fully in cruise mode.
Seriously it took 5 minutes more of my time.  
Moral of the story, try not to be that guy, but if you are, it's not a big deal, you can still cruise assuming you have supporting documents like a passport or original birth certificate and ID when that is allowed. 
PS - always ask for your invoice to be emailed to you at booking, payment or any other change.  Thank me later.  

I noted this too when we spent a day in Seatle post Alaskan cruise. I have never seen that sheer amount of homeless folks and they are everywhere, doing weird things. 

I've had several generations of the X series 360 cams.   They are a novelty camera with a steep learning curve.  Not something you would buy while on vacation and master it on that trip.  
They provide a cool perspective when used in moderation.  Too much of a good thing is just too much.  
I travel with an X4 now having passed down my X3 and X2 to my son but I use them sparingly.
I'm on a ship right now with my X4 ready to capture a timelapse of the sail away so I get what you are saying but I don't think they are for everyone.  It's a lot of work that most people aren't going to do.  

Tourism never benefits every citizen directly.  That doesn’t mean it doesn’t contribute to the  local economy.  It employs people.  Not everyone, but it does employ some people.  
When you are a benefactor you support tourism.  When you are not you couldn’t care.  Same story everywhere.  

Only Vision and Radiance class fit there, everything else for Royal is too big.
Celebrity does have some stops there as well.

I understand the basis of your comment yet Royal is a family brand. 
It's like first class on an airplane doesn't mean no kids or screaming babies.  Disappointing when it happens but if the screaming baby is properly in first class for whatever reason, then it is entitled to be there. When I book first class no where did it ever state first class will be void of kids.  That should never be assumed.
The suite areas on a cruise ship is no different.  People with children can and do book suites.  Suite areas can have policies which are up to the crew to enforce.  
If you really want to cruise without the possibility of a child, even a soft spoken child politely making a comment you might hear, Royal is not the cruise line to ensure you'll never hear a child, ever, in a suite area.  
Suites of all kinds are booked with people with kids including Star class suites, and those children are entitled to be in suite areas as long as they follow policy.

Historically cruises are least expensive when they first release but...  come to think of it, it makes sense to start out with super high prices.  
They can always lower rates to stimulate bookings but starting new releases with low prices is basically leaving money on the table.  
By starting off with high prices they have the opportunity to maximize revenue.  
By starting off with low rates that is revenue lost that can never be captured later.  
Don't shoot the messenger...

Yeah, in the last earnings call, they allude to the fact that they feel like they left some money on the table, so I'm not surprised that the initial prices are higher than before. This is a direct quote from Jason Liberty during the earnings call Q&A:
 
Jason T. Liberty -- Chief Executive Officer
Yeah. And Matt, if I could just add one point to it. Obviously, our yield management tools get smarter and better every day. And when we look back, whether we look back at the same time last year or even the year before, we would obviously look at that and say we had some regret.
We left revenue on the table. The tools would have said, we should have slowed a little bit our bookings. But we -- I think we're probably a little bit more conservative in that. And so I think we're building more and more confidence in these tools we're in line with our book position at the same time last year, way ahead of where we were in 2019.
We're at higher rates. And so I think we're not looking to wake up and be able to say, Oh, look, we're booked ahead of same time last year on a volume standpoint. We're here wanting to make sure that we optimize our revenue for 2025 and beyond. And that's ultimately what's most important is to drive yield growth and strong margin returns.

Historically cruises are least expensive when they first release but...  come to think of it, it makes sense to start out with super high prices.  
They can always lower rates to stimulate bookings but starting new releases with low prices is basically leaving money on the table.  
By starting off with high prices they have the opportunity to maximize revenue.  
By starting off with low rates that is revenue lost that can never be captured later.  
Don't shoot the messenger...

Historically cruises are least expensive when they first release but...  come to think of it, it makes sense to start out with super high prices.  
They can always lower rates to stimulate bookings but starting new releases with low prices is basically leaving money on the table.  
By starting off with high prices they have the opportunity to maximize revenue.  
By starting off with low rates that is revenue lost that can never be captured later.  
Don't shoot the messenger...

Just this morning I was thinking about Celebrity and the Paquetes de bebidas.  

For a long time the prices in the cruise planner have been high for cruises that are in the distant future then they would have sales which had cruise planner prices that were more reasonable, if you knew to check back often.  I bet many people never check back and reprice while some do.
Perhaps they are taking this approach with cruise fares.

Historically cruises are least expensive when they first release but...  come to think of it, it makes sense to start out with super high prices.  
They can always lower rates to stimulate bookings but starting new releases with low prices is basically leaving money on the table.  
By starting off with high prices they have the opportunity to maximize revenue.  
By starting off with low rates that is revenue lost that can never be captured later.  
Don't shoot the messenger...

Just this morning I was thinking about Celebrity and the Paquetes de bebidas.  

Yes to breakfast, internet, 6 drink vouchers, priority boarding and Suites Lounge access (depending on availability).  All Pinnacle benefits apply  but obviously no Coastal Kitchen so no complimentary lunches or dinners.  Just like all Loyalty benefits, they vary by the length of the cruise….so if your cruise is 5 or more days in length you get the laundry benefit but if less than 5 days, no laundry, Loyalty events (Top Tier Event or Cheers With an Officer) and only 1 bottle of wine (or whatever you loyalty gift choice is).

Historically cruises are least expensive when they first release but...  come to think of it, it makes sense to start out with super high prices.  
They can always lower rates to stimulate bookings but starting new releases with low prices is basically leaving money on the table.  
By starting off with high prices they have the opportunity to maximize revenue.  
By starting off with low rates that is revenue lost that can never be captured later.  
Don't shoot the messenger...

Just this morning I was thinking about Celebrity and the Paquetes de bebidas.  

Historically cruises are least expensive when they first release but...  come to think of it, it makes sense to start out with super high prices.  
They can always lower rates to stimulate bookings but starting new releases with low prices is basically leaving money on the table.  
By starting off with high prices they have the opportunity to maximize revenue.  
By starting off with low rates that is revenue lost that can never be captured later.  
Don't shoot the messenger...

I understand the basis of your comment yet Royal is a family brand. 
It's like first class on an airplane doesn't mean no kids or screaming babies.  Disappointing when it happens but if the screaming baby is properly in first class for whatever reason, then it is entitled to be there. When I book first class no where did it ever state first class will be void of kids.  That should never be assumed.
The suite areas on a cruise ship is no different.  People with children can and do book suites.  Suite areas can have policies which are up to the crew to enforce.  
If you really want to cruise without the possibility of a child, even a soft spoken child politely making a comment you might hear, Royal is not the cruise line to ensure you'll never hear a child, ever, in a suite area.  
Suites of all kinds are booked with people with kids including Star class suites, and those children are entitled to be in suite areas as long as they follow policy.

The Caymans were not very open to having cruising restart as the world learned how to deal with the pandemic.  They watched as other countries were reaping the benefits of tourism cash flowing again while they had none.  
They've been pretty quick to shut down any attempts to look at a pier for years citing all sorts of doom and gloom from it.  There are a lot of anti-tourism forces at work there.
Allowing cruise lines to open the casino isn't the only reason ships leave.  Slots are open nearly all day long at CocoCay yet ships still leave the port before dinner time. 
Ships have somewhere to go and they don't move very fast.  Staying in port for hours more means they have higher fuel costs to speed to the next port of call at the same the time the world is asking ships to slow down to lower emissions.  Now GC wants ships to speed up so they can stay at GC longer?  Makes no sense.  
If they want to maintain cruise tourism they need a pier.  If they want to capitalize on the trend towards larger ships they need a pier.  Yet many there don't want a pier, many don't like tourism.  Cruise ships sail past lots of islands that don't have ship visits.  Build a pier or become another island watching ships sail past.

Hopefully Sara forgot her passport.