Baked Alaska

You all know how I feel about the app anyway….but I do have to say that it seems to be working ok (ok as it ever is…) onboard.  Rezzies seem to be correct but I haven’t tried to use it for anything like checking in or health questionnaire, etc.  I will be checking in for an upcoming cruise in a few days and I will have to do the health questionnaire for party II of the B3B in a couple of days.  Hopefully everything will be fixed by then…

Had no issues yesterday via website or iPhone… now I’m getting wrong password on both.
EDIT: Changing PW took care of both.

My March 2025 Adventure, and Sept 2025 Star both have excursions, dining, etc. offered too 🙂 I don't have anything booked yet past that point. But these are new, I checked a week or so ago and both of them didn't have offerings except the DBP at original price with no sale. Now I see sales on them....not paying $95.99pp per day on the DBP though...Black Friday better be kind lol.

He can be next door to you and accrue his own C&A points. Doesn't matter that he is not 21 as long as he is directly across from you or next door to you. 

I’m not old yet, but I’ll be 75 in 2045.   While that’s not old either, I’ve abused my body some over the years.  I might not be very spry. 
 
I’m glad I had the opportunity to be in path of the eclipse this time around. 

I'm guessing a staffing issue. Most of the staff used to run the operations on the island come from the ship- bartenders, servers....etc... so if they keep the island running all night, they would have a skeleton crew on the ship all night, and I don't see that working when Dinner times roll around. 

Another thing to consider:
I rarely drink alcohol.  In fact, I drink a couple glasses of wine a year, a glass or two of scotch a year, and maybe 2 beers a year.  Yes. That is more more than 6 or 7 alcoholic drinks in ONE YEAR.  LOL
BUT--when I am on a cruise, something magical happens.  I drink.  Not a lot, but I drink.  3 or 4 cocktails, 1 glass of wine, and 1 beer per day?  What is it that makes this happen?  Is it the fact that subconsciously I am trying to recoup the cost of my DBP?  Is it the fact that I don;t have to drive home after drinking?  Is it the fact that I am simply on vacation?  I dunno.
Now, I also drink about 6 to 8 tall glasses of water a day, 3 coffees/lattes a day, and maybe a soda per day.  This is when I am not on vacation.  
On a cruise, my daily regular beverage consumption changes only slightly. I end up drinking a little more water and maybe one less coffee.
If I based any costs of alcohol consumption based upon my regular daily habits, I simply would not choose the DBP.  
But like I said, something magical occurs when I board a cruise ship.  More Kraken Rum please!

Just a note….the prices on the dining packages have been going up, up, up.  Waiting might not be the best strategy.

My symphony trip in two weeks is going to Falmouth...yuck. That's ok. I will get off the ship for an hour or so and then get back on and enjoy an emptier ship. The kids will enjoy less lines at the waterslide, and I will take advantage of the deluxe drink package.
 

Too bad we can't resell our current bookings and make a profit. 

And after his nice parents do the triple points trick it sounds like he is just a 7 night in an interior from diamond
my kids all get Emerald perks but were no more than platinum points when they turned 18 and disconnected from my level

Yeah, normally I would grab those points, but DS still vacays with us. He will be on his own C&A point pursuit once he has graduated from dental school (that's his plan. We'll see). 🙂

I agree. Speaking for myself, something that I could handle today felt insurmountable back when I was 20. 

Sounds like suicide.... A good friend of mine in college did this same exact thing on the Carnival Destiny back in 99 or 2000. The cruise was a graduation gift from his parents. He got trashed and broke down to his friend on board said he couldn't go on any longer... Walked to the back of the ship and jumped. He was never found. 

And he would have gotten away with it if it wasn’t for you meddling bloggers !

ngl, I had to check the post date of this multiple times to confirm it wasn't an April Fool's joke.
Matt! Matt! Why hast thou forsaken us?!?
 
😉

You can reprice for the OBC, but it would be at prevailing rate, aka way more than the $150.

Yeah, I would compare the price difference between what you paid versus the cost to rebook with the OBC factored in. I have a cruise that I booked in February 2023 for December that is now twice the cost what I paid. Now if RC wants to throw down a few grand in OBC…I’ll certainly consider rebooking! Even if you booked last week, the net gain, if any, would be minimal as they would just build that OBC into the cost of the cruise. Don’t lose sleep over it. I’m willing to bet you are coming out significantly ahead if you booked a year ago!

My guess is that he didn't leave it.  It was probably an Albatross around his neck.  
I wonder if a 3D printer could...

Ok, I looked it up. So someone has a lot of disposable income. To me the big deal isn't that someone is rich/stupid enough to buy it. The big deal is that he is leaving a $100k cup sitting on a table at a beach.

It's one thing to take an independent tour with a company reliant on cruise passengers.
 
It's quite another to take a tour where cruise passengers are a rarity and they don't respect the importance to get you back to your ship on time.

Okay…upon further investigation, I found the nonrefundable note on both of the excursions, the 3 night dining package and the embarkation lunch for my 4-5 EX sailing.  Interestingly enough, that note does NOT appear on the purchase of the Hideaway reservations for the second third on our EX B3B (4-14).  For anyone else interested in looking, go to your “Order History” and open the reservation.  This is where I found the notes.
 
I find it hard to believe that they are going to implement a non-refundable policy on excursions.  On their private island experiences?  Maybe.   I really don’t see how they could enforce a nonrefundable policy without stating that information clearly at the time of purchase, so I think this is a glitch BUT it is a strong hint that this might be coming.  Not a fan…

I just purchased 2 Day Passes to Hideaway Beach.  I want to check out Hideaway Beach but I was surprised by the message I saw after buying the day passes on the Cruise Planner.  Is this going to be the future policy for Cruise Planner purchases???   Hideaway Beach (Adults-Only) — Day Pass
$59.36 You're good to go! Reservation is non-refundable and cannot be modified.

I have been told by employees at Royal Caribbean and Celebrity that the Quantum Class ships were originally designed for Celebrity. That is why there is similarity between the Quantum Class and Edge Class.
As many have also said on here, personally the Quantum Class is my favorite Royal Class of ship. I especially love 270 for both breakfast in the morning, relaxing in the afternoon and enjoying the view, and entertainment in the evening. Also, I want to rave about the Junior suites on the Quantum Class and their split bathrooms. I also love that Royal has a newer, beautiful class of ship that has fine touches.
It's also smart of Royal to have different ships for different needs. Cold vs warm weather, young children focused vs more adult focused. Even if Royal is a family brand it doesn't mean that's all they have to do. It is important for people to research or to have a travel agent to research the right ship for them. If you have children in your traveling party, then definitely book a ship with all the slides, skating rink, etc. Twangster did an amazing job breaking down the size differential between Quantum and Oasis Class and the restrictions in venues/neighborhoods that imposes.
Just because it is spring break in the Caribbean, doesn't mean that every ship has to be for families that want all the bells and whistles. I was on Odyssey with my 10 year old nephew over Christmas and he loved it. We did the research, saw the activities in Playmakers, and other activities in the ship, and knew it would work for us. If my nephew needed slides and everything else, we would have booked another ship. 
I will agree though that the elevators on Odyssey were horrible. Even the captain joked they are a horrible design choices.