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If Royal is no longer willing to place a ship in Baltimore why would they ever consider Mobile.

Interesting article, looks like Richard Fain is downsizing his home. He really was the mastermind behind what Royal Caribbean has become (including the Icon class of ships). Hopefully the current leadership, despite the significant post covid benefit they've gotten, don't dismantle things and follow Carnival's downward spiral. https://www.homes.com/news/former-cruise-line-ceo-lists-florida-waterfront-mansion-for-42-million/746651985/?utm_source=taboola&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=RSSFeed_Desktop&utm_content=yahoo-home_1551771&utm_term=&tblci=GiCMb17V-Cs5MQLAi-v-FTZ-pgcX2XJCJuIMhJv3vqKZYSCy0GIok6DgoYCws_xCMJvbXg#tblciGiCMb17V-Cs5MQLAi-v-FTZ-pgcX2XJCJuIMhJv3vqKZYSCy0GIok6DgoYCws_xCMJvbXg

The Effectors: The Origin Story

I agree, Effectors on Odyssey is much better than the newer iteration on Icon

I agree, I've had the RC credit card since 2006 and use it as much as possible as my primary card. I typically get 1, occasionally 2 free cruises a year. It's already becoming a little less attractive as the value of a free cruise (for 2) is capped at $2,500. If they downgrade the benefits or start charging a fee I'll be moving on as well. If they start messing with their loyal base they might not get the results they're hoping for. The free cruises using cc points and the free diamond plus drinks are the only thing keeping me from trying and migrating to other cruise lines.

It looks like they dropped Baltimore after October 2026 also. It's a shame.

@Andrew A can confirm, he was on Symphony last week, did you got to San Juan?

I noticed that some of the shows are listed as "Complimentary" and others such as the cover bands and adult comedy are listed as "$0.00 / per guest", is this an indication that Royal is getting ready to "Liberty" us again and start charging for some of the entertainment?

Looks like Ben & Jerry's has been "Liberty'd"

It's actually in the dry dock. From the pictures I've seen I can't tell if the dry dock has been drained (ship is out of the water) but I'd assume they wouldn't have tied up the dry dock unless they were going to take it out of the water. I was wondering what they might be doing as well. Whatever it is, I'm sure it was planned and not an unexpected issue.

Does anyone know how tall the Icon is (above the waterline) versus the MSC World America (or Europa)? I saw a vlog on new cruise ships in 2024 that claimed Icon will be the largest cruise ship in the world, which is true. But they also claimed the MSC World America will be the tallest since it will be 22 decks versus 20 decks for the Icon. I don't believe you can go by that as deck heights can vary. While all the other stats are available, I've always struggled finding the height of various Royal ships. I'm not sure if they don't release that stat for some odd reason or it's just a stat that people don't tend to care about (until they see that bridge approaching in the distance, lol).

Congratulations!

Everyone is different and YMMV but at least for us you're spot on, we typically use 3 of our 5 daily vouchers. Having said that, this is the single most important benefit that keeps us loyal to Royal.

That's great news. Thank you Royal!

What is happening with the current cruise and the passengers scheduled to disembark tomorrow in Baltimore?