HeWhoWaits

And the names were spelled correctly on that document?

Given that the additional deposit money will eventually be paid, putting it up to get another price drop sounds reasonable to me. What's funny to me is that the $250 per person might be most of the cost of the 3rd and 4th passengers, depending on what discounts/sale type happens to be in play.

Unless it's for four passengers, in which case Bermuda's $250 per person requirement kicks in.

And don't put the designated space where non-smokers are inconvenienced by having the smoke in that location (e.g., one side of the pool deck).

And keep electronic copies with the date of the invoice as part of the file name.

The pinkest Starbucks I have ever encountered.

And by significant, it usually means a change in the number of nights or the origination/return port.

The change from 7 nights to 6 nights is enough to trigger options like that. Changing a port of call while maintaining the rest of the details typically is not.

You'll hear them from the ship

Celebrity Captain's Club and Royal Caribbean Crown & Anchor are two completely separate programs. You will not get any C&A credit for the sailing.

MyTime now means "make a reservation" and "if you want a particular time you better make that reservation the day that reservations open."

Coco Loco and Labadoozie using old recipe - worth getting one. Coco Loco and Labadoozie using a premix and one kind of rum - not worth wasting my voucher.

Our experience has been that the price we are quoted by Air2Sea matches the lowest price we can see via the airlines' websites or sites like Expedia and Travelocity. If Air2Sea is getting a better price than that from the airlines, Air2Sea is making the difference as a profit. When we still flew in on departure day, the Air2Sea guarantee to get us to the ship was worthwhile. Now that we travel in at least one day early, there is no need to go that route unless we want to hold off on paying for the airfare until we make final payment on the cruise.

I'm not familiar with where the shuttle stops are (when we were in Sitka we took tenders that dropped off right in town), but the Raptor Center is less than 1/2 mile from the Sitka National Historical Park.

Important to note - this is between you and the airline. Air2Sea has no say in the matter.

We had a ABC itinerary that had to replace Bonaire with another stop. Grand Cayman was the replacement, so that's another possible replacement for Labadee if ships still aren't going there on your scheduled trip.

About this, you're not wrong. Royal could make many enhancements to the booking system. Many have been discussed on these forums, including easier access to determine a stateroom's configuration during booking.

No other posters are missing the point. You had an interior cabin, it had Pullmans which according to you didn't meet your needs, you think Royal should have done something to improve your situation. The rest of us are just pointing out why your expectation is misguided.

Then pay for a stateroom that DOES work for your situation or don't cruise, but don't blame Royal Caribbean for your family dynamic (ages) and physical characteristics (height/weight). Your opinion - better choices for families with young children and large adults should be available at lower prices. Reality - what's available is what's available.

Exactly my point - if you want an interior cabin for lower cost, parental convenience doesn't have to be a "thing." We did what worked for us. The OP believes that Royal should provide other options at low cost.

I disagree that there is no way to identify staterooms with a sofa bed. Deck plans show which rooms have a convertable sofa vs. Pullmans. Do your homework before booking. Is it quick and easy during the booking process? No. Is it impossible to get the information in advance? Also no. I would also note that the implications that Royal should not allow a room with Pullmans to be booked with children younger than "permitted" to use a Pullman or that Royal is not "accomodating a family with young children" because of the existence of Pullmans as the lower cost option are both invalid. If you want the cheaper stateroom, the children can use the regular beds and the parents can use the Pullmans. We did exactly this when our youngest child was seven but very small - regular beds were Mom and youngest, Pullmans were Dad and older child.

FTR - the various tastings available for purchase are definitely worth the cost, especially if you buy them in advance. The most unusual tasting was the "Bourbon and Bacon" tasting - it was interesting to hear the others at the tasting conversing about bourbons the way I'm able to speak about wine.

Four decent sized, reasonably high quality pours for free? Absolutely. The sommelier leading the one I attended did an excellent job explaining and helping those in attendance understand the aroma wheel (an underappreciated aspect of enjoying wine). It also didn't hurt that I was at a table set for six that only had four people so I got extra.

Like nowhere near the pool, perhaps?

I don't know for certain about the others, but the Captains Club wine tasting was no charge (reservation still required, though).