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On another cruise forum, a TA warned of problems with L&S cruises that have had FCC applied due to RCCL changes to how FCCs can be used. My wonderful MEI TA indicated she had checked my cruise recently but, at my request, she looked again. Sure enough, my Harmony Cruise was listed at full price!! She was able to call and get my price protected cost back. I am thankful I saw the post about the problem and that I had a great TA to handle it for me.

Thank you Raye!

Retiring on Friday ?. Happy, scared to death and nauseous all at the same time. We were supposed to cruise this March to sort of celebrate. Now I have a year to figure out how to relax!!

Thanks, one of my goals for this cruise is to let go of my type A personality. Everyone sing with me! ??? Let It Go -Let It Go!!!! ???

Thanks Twangster ?

Hoping to get them into CK for filet mignon night. As far as show reservations, we don’t all have to go at the same time so if I make reservations for more than 1 night based on who wants to go where and when, as long as it’s not more than 4 at a time (# of people in the OS) we can probably all get it at some point? Just pass the gold cards around as necessary?

Thanks I was afraid it would be this way. He’s never cruised before and the JR suite on Rhapsody was good for him. The price protection of the L & S would make an upgrade VERY expensive so I guess we will just do our best with the situation as is. He is very go with the flow ( unlike his sister!!) so we will manage!

Good morning all! Up early and have time to ponder. My brother’s family and mine (all adults - darn kids just won’t go away!!) will be sailing Harmony in March 2022. This was a L & S from Rhapsody. He is in a JR suite and we are in an owners. On Rhapsody this wasn’t an issue because there weren’t that many more perks for us. But on Harmony I think there will be a great many things to which we will and he won’t have access. Can someone fill me in? Thanks

So funny, my grandmother would turn in her grave at the thought of paying for something she got out of the tap! ??

I’ve already made My Time dinner reservations for our March, 2022 cruise on Harmony. The option has been there for months.

Ok, I guess I’ll never understand it but won’t go titling at windmills! Hey, how about Man of La Mancha!!!!!

As a long time member of the disboards, there are many nice, helpful people there. But I feel like this is a smaller community and they are all VERY nice!!

Is the lack of a story line too confusing?? It really is more a series of vignettes based on the Book of Practical Cats by TS Elliot. Music is still better than ABBA. And Grease ends with Rizzo finally getting her period?!?!?!

Ok what is the problem with Cats?!?!? I’ve seen several bad posts about it. I look at the alternatives (grease and mamma Mia) and I don’t get it. A musical based on bad elevator music and another that was only so so to start and then made worse by Olivia Newton John and John Travolta. At least Sir Andrew has actual talent as a composer. So tell me, what gives?

We used Cortrans last year. It was $20 per person, quick clean efficient. Wouldn’t hesitate to use them again. edited to add they use a 13 passenger van not a 60 person bus. Boarding time is short.

The 21st of what month? Have no experience with this but have read here that it’s about a week prior.

Oops sorry, senior moment!! Yes 8 hours is a totally different story. There’s a fabulous seafood restaurant right around the corner from the port- best fish tacos EVER!! Gonna go google it & will add the name. Its Grill’s!!!

I think I’m confused. Did you purchase the stuff in your cart? If so, don’t you pay immediately? If it’s still in your cart, they don’t honor the price when you put it in the cart. You are charged whatever the price is the day you check out. I don’t understand how you are going to “pay it off “ in a couple of weeks. ?

Yes but it’s a way better choice than trying to get to Orlando (45-60 minutes away each way) when you only have 4 hours to begin with!

It is what it is which is why most of us look at PRICE not sale banners. Sounds like that is difficult for you but if you want the best prices, you’re going to have to do it. Additionally it might stop you from wasting money on things you don’t really want/need just because of the sale banner.

And this is VERY common in retail - % off the suggested retail price - lowest price of the season. If you are basing your purchases on wording, you are just the customer they’re looking for!! Years ago in CT, Filene’s had the state Dept of Consumer Protection all over them because their linens were always on a percentage sale. Deceptive advertising because the linens were never sold at FULL price. So we learned never to buy towels on Monday or Tuesday when they were full price! As others have pointed out, watch PRICE not SALES.

Isn’t this article referring to cloth versus medical grade masks in a medical setting? I read nothing there that equates its findings to our current situation in regards to non-medical use of cloth masks. Really, if you do a google search, you can come up with articles arguing both sides of this issue (or ANY ISSUE for that matter). I choose to err on what I perceive to be the side of caution. I wear a mask.

Under the Cruise with Confidence program, if you cancel, you will get your deposit in the form of a Future Cruise Credit to be used later. You also have the option to move the cruise to one next April (same general itinerary, same length, same room category) and retain your current pricing. This is called Lift & Shift. There are many threads about this program here and Matt has a blog post explaining it very clearly. The only way to get an actual refund, assuming you are booked with non-refundable deposits, is if Royal cancels the cruise.

I love fridge magnets, cheap and easy to pack. But hubby has banned them from the kitchen because “ they scratch the stainless steel”. Kill joy?. So I’ve switched to Xmas ornaments.

Nope not making my final payment, did a lift & shift on one and cancelled the other. Not worth putting out the extra money IMO. I will apply the FCC from the cancelled cruise to the L & S one when it is issued.