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    ultimate_ed reacted to smokeybandit in Harmony leaving Galveston, and Icon 3 coming in?   
    Galveston is a perfect place to base a ship that people are expected to sail for the ship, not the itinerary.
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    ultimate_ed got a reaction from Suchacruiser in GTY Cabin passenger's cruise cancelled day of sailing   
    I've never actually booked a GTY room as I've always wanted to specify groups of rooms close together.  I've considered it for future cruises where it would just be my wife and I with one cabin, but this does give me pause.
    It also means that I'm never going to skip the travel insurance, especially when there's air travel involved.
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    ultimate_ed got a reaction from Starrynight0154 in GTY Cabin passenger's cruise cancelled day of sailing   
    https://www.reddit.com/r/royalcaribbean/comments/185ni0s/overbooking_on_the_day/
    Saw this one this morning and found it pretty shocking that this guy is finding out when he arrived at the port that RCCL didn't have a room for him.
    From what I've gathered in the comments, this was a first time cruiser with a GTY booking.  It's not clear, but it appears that there may have been a dozen others who were also denied boarding due to overbooking the ship the as well.
    That's some disappointing inventory management to be sure.
     
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    ultimate_ed got a reaction from RCIfan1912 in GTY Cabin passenger's cruise cancelled day of sailing   
    I had posted this in the News section so you may want to look at the comments there as well.  (I always struggle a bit with deciding whether a topic should go in the "News" section or this "Discussion" section, but anyway).
     
    As a follow up - one thing that stood out to me was that this cruiser hadn't received a room assignment before arriving at the pier.  Since it was a first cruise for them, they didn't find it odd.
    I'm curious how common that is for a GTY booking to not know your room number until you arrive at the port?  It seem like other discussions I've read with GTY bookings it's common to get the room number at least a few weeks ahead of the sailing.
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    ultimate_ed got a reaction from RCIfan1912 in GTY Cabin passenger's cruise cancelled day of sailing   
    I've never actually booked a GTY room as I've always wanted to specify groups of rooms close together.  I've considered it for future cruises where it would just be my wife and I with one cabin, but this does give me pause.
    It also means that I'm never going to skip the travel insurance, especially when there's air travel involved.
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    ultimate_ed got a reaction from RCIfan1912 in GTY Cabin passenger's cruise cancelled day of sailing   
    https://www.reddit.com/r/royalcaribbean/comments/185ni0s/overbooking_on_the_day/
    Saw this one this morning and found it pretty shocking that this guy is finding out when he arrived at the port that RCCL didn't have a room for him.
    From what I've gathered in the comments, this was a first time cruiser with a GTY booking.  It's not clear, but it appears that there may have been a dozen others who were also denied boarding due to overbooking the ship the as well.
    That's some disappointing inventory management to be sure.
     
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    ultimate_ed reacted to Ditchdoc in Teenage Cruise Passenger Died on Allure of the Seas   
    Probably a teen just being reckless.
     
    Already some are saying "RC needs to do a better job protecting us".
     
    Its truly sad and unfortunate but we have got to stop blaming others for our own ignorance.
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    ultimate_ed reacted to Xaa in GTY Cabin passenger's cruise cancelled day of sailing   
    That's more in line.  I don't think day of cancellations are frequent and that's a good thing.  What a horrible slap to be right there in port.  It's tough enough when the letter comes 6 weeks out.
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    ultimate_ed reacted to bretts173 in GTY Cabin passenger's cruise cancelled day of sailing   
    Passenger has updated after a few emails they have offered a free cruise with drink package.
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    ultimate_ed got a reaction from PPPJJ-GCVAB in GTY Cabin passenger's cruise cancelled day of sailing   
    https://www.reddit.com/r/royalcaribbean/comments/185ni0s/overbooking_on_the_day/
    Saw this one this morning and found it pretty shocking that this guy is finding out when he arrived at the port that RCCL didn't have a room for him.
    From what I've gathered in the comments, this was a first time cruiser with a GTY booking.  It's not clear, but it appears that there may have been a dozen others who were also denied boarding due to overbooking the ship the as well.
    That's some disappointing inventory management to be sure.
     
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    ultimate_ed got a reaction from Cactus527 in GTY Cabin passenger's cruise cancelled day of sailing   
    https://www.reddit.com/r/royalcaribbean/comments/185ni0s/overbooking_on_the_day/
    Saw this one this morning and found it pretty shocking that this guy is finding out when he arrived at the port that RCCL didn't have a room for him.
    From what I've gathered in the comments, this was a first time cruiser with a GTY booking.  It's not clear, but it appears that there may have been a dozen others who were also denied boarding due to overbooking the ship the as well.
    That's some disappointing inventory management to be sure.
     
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    ultimate_ed got a reaction from WAAAYTOOO in GTY Cabin passenger's cruise cancelled day of sailing   
    I've never actually booked a GTY room as I've always wanted to specify groups of rooms close together.  I've considered it for future cruises where it would just be my wife and I with one cabin, but this does give me pause.
    It also means that I'm never going to skip the travel insurance, especially when there's air travel involved.
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    ultimate_ed got a reaction from WAAAYTOOO in GTY Cabin passenger's cruise cancelled day of sailing   
    https://www.reddit.com/r/royalcaribbean/comments/185ni0s/overbooking_on_the_day/
    Saw this one this morning and found it pretty shocking that this guy is finding out when he arrived at the port that RCCL didn't have a room for him.
    From what I've gathered in the comments, this was a first time cruiser with a GTY booking.  It's not clear, but it appears that there may have been a dozen others who were also denied boarding due to overbooking the ship the as well.
    That's some disappointing inventory management to be sure.
     
  14. Haha
    ultimate_ed reacted to smokeybandit in Star of the Seas to Galveston???   
    Hopefully Lone Star will help christen it. RIP Barf
     

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    ultimate_ed reacted to steverk in What next after Icon 3?   
    It wouldn't be the first time Royal Caribbean Group did something like that. Radiance and Millennium classes were all built at the same time, are all gas turbine vessels, have nearly identical hull design and are almost the exact same size. They do have different layout and decor though.
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    ultimate_ed reacted to Chili in What next after Icon 3?   
    I don’t know if it would be done but if Royal wanted to speed up and cut costs to develop the Discovery class. They could just modify Celebrity Edge class .
    A water slide ,water park and put the crown and anchor on the side.
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    ultimate_ed reacted to tingtang in "Monstrosity" of the Seas   
    We're first time cruisers and we're booked on Icon next April.  We don't know spit about cruise ships.  
    This ship was chosen for us by our adult children & grandchildren who are all frequent cruisers.
    We have no preconceived notions or anything to compare it to.  We will have a good time wherever we are with our dear ones.
    Be assured, we will post our feelings upon our return.  Could be a one & done or maybe we'll get hooked like many here?  🙂 
  18. Haha
    ultimate_ed reacted to Al Miller in "Monstrosity" of the Seas   
    Royal should announce a ship called "Monstrosity of the Seas" on April 1st.
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    ultimate_ed reacted to teddy in "Monstrosity" of the Seas   
    Lol
     
    Social media:  Making everyone’s personal opinion feel relevant to individual echo chambers for a couple decades….and now it’s become “newsworthy”. 
     
    In other news, different people like different things.  
     
    I like broccoli. Fight me 
  20. Haha
    ultimate_ed reacted to smokeybandit in Icon or IHOP of the Seas?   
    I'm sure RC would be flattered that you consider their dining to be 5-star.
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    ultimate_ed reacted to AshleyDillo in Leaving minors (teens) on ship while in port   
    This is the one piece to remember. If your teen changes their mind and wants to join up with you off the ship, you will need to go back onboard to get them off. Minors are flagged so they can't get off the ship without a guardian (which should also give you more peace of mind as well!).
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    ultimate_ed reacted to ZBrady in Port of Galveston Question   
    Found this online from February on Adventure 

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    ultimate_ed reacted to Xaa in Allure Oversold... Again.   
    Me too.
    Here's the explanation I would use.
    "Honey, there was an issue with our cabin, RCI is giving us a full refund so let's book another cruise.  Oh, BTW, they said we can still sail on this one for free in an Ocean View.  I say we do it!"
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    ultimate_ed got a reaction from Bob_KY in Allure Oversold... Again.   
    I don't disagree, and ultimately this is the price they all paid for being non-US companies - they weren't eligible for any kind of COVID bailouts/support from the US government the way the airlines and other businesses were.  Of course, they probably wouldn't be able to exist at all if they had to comply with US shipping and labor laws, so there's that.
    I'm still betting one of the big three is going to go through a bankruptcy reorg at some point.  The amount of debt (and equity dilution) that Carnival, NCL, and Royal all took on was staggering.
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    ultimate_ed got a reaction from RafaellaCG in Allure Oversold... Again.   
    It's probably worse than either - one or two of your rooms get kicked, while the others don't.
    In your case, the last thing you want to do is put in for the offer.  Each room, even if you paid for all four, is a distinct booking in RCCL's system.  So, you're possible to "win" the offer for one room and get it moved to Voyager (or a later Allure sailing), while the rest of the rooms stay on Allure.
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