twangster

Off topic, but I get up ridiculously early.  Do a few exercises. Check the Royal Caribbean Blog forums before most people are out of bed.  And I still can't beat @twangster for the first comment of the day! ?

The joke about the TSA limitations on liquids is that you can bring multiple containers.  Fill a number of TSA approved containers with sunscreen and distribute them amongst everyone's carry on.
 
 

Welcome to the message boards!
As a first time cruiser I would check out this section of RoyalCaribbeanBlog.com:
 https://www.royalcaribbeanblog.com/getting-started

Blah, Blah, blah.  Accurate details don't sell newspapers.  Gory headlines do.
"Luxury vacation for the rich stops vaccines from reaching poor people"
 

No worries, it is relevant even if the blogger who wrote it doesn't have a position we agree with or like to see.  
Keep in mind the site is a revenue generating company seeking to gain subscribers and ad revenue.
Controversial blogs about cruise ships are nothing new.

I imagine too the legal exercise has to be played out for every region they sail from.
COVID-19... putting more lawyers in luxury yachts than any virus before it.  

Meanwhile at CDC HQ:

Apparently Florida's vaccination passport ban did come up in court.  The judge reportedly said he'd come back "as quickly as possible".

Last week I received an email from revenue management letting me know that my March bookings involved a pricing error but they would honor the bookings.
I had two suite cabins booked, one for me and another for a family member.  To give you an idea of the error involved my suite would normally go for 234% more while the other suite would normally be 255% more each on a solo basis given our unique qualifiers (CAS status, age, state, etc).  Both suites have the capacity for 6 guests.  I had booked both suites with a single guest in each cabin.
I offered to let the bookings go.  An email exchange followed that turned into a game of phone tag as we both worked around busy schedules but we eventually talked on the phone.   
Revenue management was very clear I could keep the bookings and they would honor the pricing.  They requested the phone call to make sure I understood they would honor them.  I told her to cancel them.
I didn't feel right taking advantage of what was clearly a pricing error.  I knew it was a error when I booked it and give Royal a lot of credit for offering to honor the bookings despite the thousands of dollars they would lose by doing so.  
A family of four booked in one of these suites would have gone for 500% more than I was booked for.  Between the two suites it amounted to an error that would cost Royal over $10k in revenue if both suites were booked at capacity not to mention losses in gratuity and onboard spending.
Simply stated it didn't sit right with me to take advantage of the company especially during these dark times with so much lost due to the pandemic.
Call me a fool but I slept better knowing I did the right thing.
BTW - nice people in revenue management.  

The more the crew show off the ship the more it feels like her sisters but refreshed with new updates that look pretty awesome.
I like this class so I am liking what I'm seeing. 

When an alert pops up on your phone and you think "Wait, Celebrity Cruises had a talk show?  For 19 years? How did I not know this?"
 

When an alert pops up on your phone and you think "Wait, Celebrity Cruises had a talk show?  For 19 years? How did I not know this?"
 

Ironic since the drink package might be the only thing that saves such a cruise. ? 

What do you call a fake noodle?  An impasta.

When an alert pops up on your phone and you think "Wait, Celebrity Cruises had a talk show?  For 19 years? How did I not know this?"
 

At a Press Conference, Governor Hogan said he's lifting all capacity restrictions on Saturday.  The indoor mask requirement will stay in place till the state hits 70% of adults getting at least 1 shot (we're currently at 65%).
Also, the Cruise Maryland Terminal is opening back up while industry leaders work with the CDC for a restart.
In other words, Baltimore is ready, which should make those booked on Enchantment very happy.

The joke about the TSA limitations on liquids is that you can bring multiple containers.  Fill a number of TSA approved containers with sunscreen and distribute them amongst everyone's carry on.
 
 

The joke about the TSA limitations on liquids is that you can bring multiple containers.  Fill a number of TSA approved containers with sunscreen and distribute them amongst everyone's carry on.
 
 

Music Hall band rehearsal - Sea Surfers
 

The joke about the TSA limitations on liquids is that you can bring multiple containers.  Fill a number of TSA approved containers with sunscreen and distribute them amongst everyone's carry on.
 
 

When I looked at Bahamasair flights in A2S it made it look like two checked bags were included.  I assumed this was because of the charter flight nature.
Are they not?

Not true.  Once dog vaccination rates have reached 80% they might consider easing back.  

Last week I received an email from revenue management letting me know that my March bookings involved a pricing error but they would honor the bookings.
I had two suite cabins booked, one for me and another for a family member.  To give you an idea of the error involved my suite would normally go for 234% more while the other suite would normally be 255% more each on a solo basis given our unique qualifiers (CAS status, age, state, etc).  Both suites have the capacity for 6 guests.  I had booked both suites with a single guest in each cabin.
I offered to let the bookings go.  An email exchange followed that turned into a game of phone tag as we both worked around busy schedules but we eventually talked on the phone.   
Revenue management was very clear I could keep the bookings and they would honor the pricing.  They requested the phone call to make sure I understood they would honor them.  I told her to cancel them.
I didn't feel right taking advantage of what was clearly a pricing error.  I knew it was a error when I booked it and give Royal a lot of credit for offering to honor the bookings despite the thousands of dollars they would lose by doing so.  
A family of four booked in one of these suites would have gone for 500% more than I was booked for.  Between the two suites it amounted to an error that would cost Royal over $10k in revenue if both suites were booked at capacity not to mention losses in gratuity and onboard spending.
Simply stated it didn't sit right with me to take advantage of the company especially during these dark times with so much lost due to the pandemic.
Call me a fool but I slept better knowing I did the right thing.
BTW - nice people in revenue management.  

Last week I received an email from revenue management letting me know that my March bookings involved a pricing error but they would honor the bookings.
I had two suite cabins booked, one for me and another for a family member.  To give you an idea of the error involved my suite would normally go for 234% more while the other suite would normally be 255% more each on a solo basis given our unique qualifiers (CAS status, age, state, etc).  Both suites have the capacity for 6 guests.  I had booked both suites with a single guest in each cabin.
I offered to let the bookings go.  An email exchange followed that turned into a game of phone tag as we both worked around busy schedules but we eventually talked on the phone.   
Revenue management was very clear I could keep the bookings and they would honor the pricing.  They requested the phone call to make sure I understood they would honor them.  I told her to cancel them.
I didn't feel right taking advantage of what was clearly a pricing error.  I knew it was a error when I booked it and give Royal a lot of credit for offering to honor the bookings despite the thousands of dollars they would lose by doing so.  
A family of four booked in one of these suites would have gone for 500% more than I was booked for.  Between the two suites it amounted to an error that would cost Royal over $10k in revenue if both suites were booked at capacity not to mention losses in gratuity and onboard spending.
Simply stated it didn't sit right with me to take advantage of the company especially during these dark times with so much lost due to the pandemic.
Call me a fool but I slept better knowing I did the right thing.
BTW - nice people in revenue management.