Baked Alaska

Thank you, @smokeybandit! I would have thought the app would have been platform with the correct date. Also, basing the time on the departure city I would have definitely been "in the good." Oh well, I'll get up tomorrow for a rinse and repeat.

Thank you for this, however it confirms what I posted. I attempted to check-in at midnight SHIP TIME, which at that time Radiance was between Juneau and Skagway putting it on Alaska time. When it's 3:00 AM in the Ozarks, it's midnight Alaska time.

Adding to this, my phone app says ROS check-in begins June 9th. So, I wait midnight (current ship time which was Alaska time), which would have been 3 AM my time. I check the app and it says that check-in is June 9th. It's already June 9th. Check in on my desktop, with a webpage pulled up in Chrome, says June 10th. I thought the day started at Midnight (ship time for check-in purposes).

Rico and Lola! At the Copa, Copa Cabana. . . Music and passion were always the fashion at the Copa. . . They fell in love. . . That took me back to some great times. Thank you!!

This is a fan site, not a Royal Caribbean site. Also, readers, do NOT download any documents where you do not know the sender. Be VERY cautious (paging Dr. Rick from the Progressive commercials).

Which private transfer service have you used? Also, did you use tour operator(s) for the Roma area? Ive been looking at Through Eternity for tours. We plan to experience Rome for 4 days before our Celebtrity cruise in May of 2026.

Here's one of the many articles covering this issue: https://www.seattletimes.com/nation-world/nation-politics/amid-escalating-tariff-threats-senator-wants-to-suspend-law-requiring-cruise-ships-to-stop-in-canada-on-their-way-to-alaska/

I have not seen it in the app, either. It would be very useful if it were.

The time to have raised your concern was while you were on board. You probably would have received some sort of compensation (e.g., OBC, bottle of wine to your cabin, a specialty restaurant dinner, etc). Hopefully you didn't delete your post-cruise survey (or the time period to submit it hasn't expired). You have our sympathies, but that's about it.

They were running them a week ago today.

Okay. Perhaps my ship's concierge was mistaken.

I'm in airplane mode always. Last year we had wifi. This year, nada.

Wifi was not offered yesterday at Labadee. Last year I spoke with my mom and text pictures from Barefoot Beach. This year there is no wifi according to Ricardo, one of the Suites Concierge on Symphony.

On Alaska sailings, we purchase the refreshment package and use our diamond vouchers for the boozy drinks. We purchase the refreshment only for the Pellegrino and specialty coffees. I'm calculating when we get home from our current Symphony sailing if we should employ the same for our Caribbean sailings.

We will be staying at a fishing lodge for four days outside of Vancouver prior to this sailing. Radiance is my favorite ship.

Hmmm. I wonder if this explains any of the cruise planner shenanigans. Can't purchase ANYTHING for our Alaska Radiance sailing this summer. CP says the price will be revealed during check out, and of course you can't add anything to your cart.

You can prompt any chat AI model with a few items of click bait and it will generate this BS post. They haven't been on a Royal cruise. They probably haven't been off their mainland. Ever.

Nope. We knew waaaaaaaaaaaay back. I was answering for another poster. When I signed the cruise contract, I KNEW that I was/am agreeing that they can change my itinerary at will. I don't care. I'm on vacay. If the dolphin mooring is not ready in PR, then it's not safe. If they need to change due to a storm, then move me to a better location. Keep me safe Royal so I can have fun WHERE EVER YOU TAKE ME!

I wonder if concierges have better updates than the PR dept.

Good morning from Symphony of the Seas! Today's picture update. Our Suite's concierge tells us that it will not be open until the END of February 2026. I had heard end of December 2025 on this blog.

Happy Hour. . . But the very next paragraph's first sentence: as a reminder, the Crown Lounge is accessible 24/7.

We are currently on Symphony. We have changed itinerary and will not be going there afterall.

So many Pinnacles and Diamond Plus on this sailing (Symphony Feb 9, 2025k. Diamonds can't go to the Crown Lounge this sailing. Watching the SB in Play Makers. Lots of fun.

Are any of you Super Bowl cruisers seeing the Play Makers shindig yet? It seemed to populate earlier last year. (Cross posted in Feb Sailings).

Are any of you Super Bowl cruisers seeing the Play Makers shindig yet? It seemed to populate earlier last year.