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Yes it is worth buying a drink package if you know that you are going to have 5 or more different kinds of drinks a day like mixed drinks, coffee’s from cafe promenade , water, virgin mixed drinks, sodas, and etc. A can/glass of soda cost $3,25 each, coffee can cost $5 or more, cocktails and other types of alcoholic beverages cost minimum of $13 per drink. The dx package is $57.99 a day, refreshment package is $26.99 a day, & the classic soda package is $8.99 a day.

Also if you go to the spa and did not pre purchase any spa treatments and booked onboard the amount of the spa treatment would be charged to your onboard expense account. Agree with what @Sh2738said about things not free or booked in advance, beverages not covered under the package, & additional tips and other charges made onboard.

I would get the cheapest internet package that RC offers which is the VOOM surf for 1 device which I think cost about $13.99 a day, which I think would be worth the cost because then you can send as many text that you want with no charge, others will be able to text you back without your phone getting charged for those received texts while at sea, & you will be able to make WiFi calls without paying a per minute fee for making calls or picking up calls or for just simply having your phone on and not answering the phone when people call you and letting the calls go to voicemail. ALSO IF YOU ARE GOING TO ONE OF RC’s PRIVATE DESTINATIONS/PRIVATE ISLANDS LIKE LABADEE, HAITI OR PERFECT DAY @ COCOCAY IN THE BAHAMAS OR ON ANY OTHER CRUISE LINE GOING TO A PRIVATE ISLAND, THE CRUISE SHIP INTERNET CAN BE USED AT MOST & IF NOT ALL OF THE CRUISE LINES PRIVATE ISLANDS FOR THE LINE THAT YOUR CRUISING ON. A few years ago my mother and I was on a cruise and even through we did not use our phones at all durning that time, our next cell phone bill has accrued $50 of roaming charges simply because people kept calling my mothers phone and even through she did not answer the calls and let them go directly to voicemail we were still charged $50 extra dollars because we did not purchase the cruise ship internet which was cheaper 4 years go when the cell phone company charged more because her and I did not know to put our phones in airplane mode and turn the cellular & wifi off if we did not want to use our cell phone but now we purchase the internet for all devices that we will be using on the cruise and turn airplane mode on and cellular data off after connecting to the ships WiFi. in December 2018 I was cruising with my mother & both het & I got the internet package so that we would be able to text each other if we wanted to meet somewhere at a specific time, but on that cruise I had packed my laptop so that most days that week I could get some school work done durning the cruise and when I was finished with school for the day I went to another area of the ship, which is where I received a text from my mom which I did respond to, but it took forever to send the text because I had only gotten the internet package for 2 devices & not for 3 devices because I knew that I could logoff the WiFi on one device and login to the WiFi with another device, and since it took sssoooooooooooooo long for the text to send that i realized I forgot to logoff of the WiFi when I was done with my school work for the day, and I had to go back to the cabin to logoff of the WiFi from my laptop and login again on my phone, and the text that I had previously sent went through right away.

They could wait until RoyalUp is finalized before they finalize your room. One time when I let them pick my room I did not find out the room number or where the room was located until a few days before my cruise, so the same thing might happen with your room; especially since the people who bid on staterooms through RoyalUp have to be denied or accepted before they can pick your room. There is a chance that if they don’t have any balcony rooms left when they pick your room, they could automatically upgrade you to a suite @ no additional charge unless you made a bid for a suite through Royalup and the bid was accepted.

You have booked all of the shows that need reservations. Continue checking the cruise planner for deals on Drink packages, WiFi, spa services, dining packages, excursions & activities. If you want to purchase WiFi for you and you group then select a multi device WiFi package and you will save money, vs paying for lots for single device WiFi packages. Mid you know that you want to purchase the soda package or ultimate drinking package and WiFi, I would suggest that you purchase the soda & WiFi package or the ultimate drinking & wifi package and you will save. For example on my April 2019 cruise I wanted to purchase the soda package which @ that time was $8.99 a day & I also wanted to purchase the internet for 1 device which @ that time was $13.99 a day, so for $21.00 a day I got the soda package and 1 device WiFi. $13.99+8.99=$22.98*7 days=$160.86 for the week, Whereas $21.00*7 days=$147 for the week for both the soda package with the WiFi package. I save 13.86 because I purchased the soda and WiFi combo package. I Brought the soda and WiFi combo package for me and the other person on the reservation and paid $294 vs paying $321.72 for 2 soda packages and a 2 device WiFi package.

Navigator of the seas deck plans: http://www.royalcaribbeanincentives.com/ship/navigator-of-the-seas/deck-plan/. You will be able to see what’s on each deck by looking at rack of the individual decks just buy clicking the down arrow under ‘select deck’. Navigator of the seas staterooms: https://www.cruisedeckplans.com/mobile/stateroom-details.php?ship=Navigator-of-the-Seas&cat=Junior Suite. That website has a very accurate picture off all the staterooms.

I have checked I myself in online via my laptop and have checked in the other person on the reservation using the App and when we got to the terminal after I checked both of us in I was able to view both of out set sail passes but was not able to get priority embarkation(or expedited embarkation as you said) because I was not staying in a suite, high up in the CAS (Crown & Anchor Society which is Royal Caribbean’s loyalty program) and did not purchase “THE KEY” THE KEY has several benefits like priority embarkation and disembarktation, internet access is included in the price, special reserved seating at all shows and special times for popular activities and being one of the first people to walk off the ship at/ be on the water shuttle to the ports of call. SINCE THIS IS YOUR FIRST CRUISE CONSIDER PURCHASING “THE KEY” IF YOU ARE NOT STAYING IN A SUITE and WOULD LIKE ANY OF THE BENEFITS THAT I HAD INFORMED YOU THAT “THE KEY” OFFERS.

I saw a few YouTube videos that for all of the Oasis Class ships (Oasis, Allure, Harmony & Symphony) that you should drop off your carry on bags in the Royal Theater which I think is where you would also get your internet access code(s) since that is included as one of the key benefits, or the internet code(s) are on a table in your stateroom, but I could be wrong about where you get your internet access code(s)for the key members, .

When I was on Harmony in April I was considering purchasing either a lotion, Perfume, or shower gel by Victoria secret(also sells makeup @ beauty by Victoria secret stores) but then I did not see a scent that I liked, so then I looked at the brand URBAN DECAY makeup (U.S Brand) that is sold onboard and the section of makeup is so small that I could not find any colors in the products that URBAN DECAY sells on the ship, I waited until I was onland to purchase makeup because the stores onland would have a bigger selection of products and more than one collection. i waited until I was in my home country or at a destination that had cosmetic stores with huge selections of makeup & beauty by Victoria secret stores, because I knew that I could purchase the items that I wanted in multiples at a much cheaper price then I would pay for 1 cosmetic item and 1 or 2 beauty items on the ship. THE CRUISE SHIPS CHARGE @ LEAST 3X MORE PER ITEM THAT IS SOLD IN THE ONBOARD SHOPS THEN AT THE STORES OR WEBSITES WHERE THE ITEMS AFE SOLD. THE ONLY STORES ON CRUISE SHIPS THAT DONT CHARGE MORE THEN A STORE THAT IS ALSO ONLAND AND ALLOWS ROYAL CARIBBEAN TO SELL THAT STORES PRODUCTS IS KATE SPADE, MICHAEL KORS, COACH, TIFFANY AND MORE.

I totally agree with you.

Based on topic name “Central Park Balcony Perry’s?” I can tell you that since I sailed on an Oasis Class ship in a Central Park Balcony that the perks for a 7 night cruise complimentary bottle of red wine, casino lesson & Lunch @ Chops Grille, Jamie’s Italian, or Giovanni’s Table. The Central Park balconies and boardwalk balconies are only offered on Oasis Class ships & if you search on their website for Oasis, Allure, Harmony & Symphony of the seas sailings you will notice that they offer offer 7 night sailings & that the Oasis Class ships almost never have 3-5 Night Sailings.

If your cruise is not paid off then you can call RC & provide them with your reservation number & tell them that you would like to change to a seven night sailing. If you booked the non-refundable option then you would have to pay $100 per person to change the ship & sailing date, BUT if you booked the refundable option then you would NOT have to pay a $100 change fee per person. If you had already paid off your cruise and it is within 3months/90 days before then your cruise you will have to pay the difference to upgrade from a 4 Night sailing to a 7 Night sailing and to change ships and sail dates.

I want to purchase the Key but I am not sure when the key would be available to purchase. Could anyone with experience of 'the key’ tell me when it becomes available in the cruise planner and also tell me what is included with the key besides what it says on the cruise planner?

The Key has nothing to do with C&A status. If the key does not appear in the cruise planner could be sold out. If you are D, D+, or Pinnacle you do not need to purchase the key because the benefits that you receive from C&A & the key overlap each other. Since you and 2 other people in your family are Diamond you did not need to purchase the key because the benefits that you receive with your C&A status & the Key overlap. Your sister who you said is Emerald needs to purchase the key if she wants to receive some of the same benefits as D, D+, and pinnacle club. Anyone that’s Gold, platinum or Emerald should purchase the key because the benefits that they receive does not have as many benefits as D, D+, and pinnacle club members receive.

What I would do if I was in your situation I would attempt to print your son’s set sail pass again and if you still cannot print his set sail pass then download the Royal Caribbean app & login & in the profile & account section of the app you will see a section that says view set sail pass if you had already completed the online checkin. You can use the digital set sail passes to checkin at the cruise terminal. The digital set sail passes will have the same information on the set sail pass as the printed version of the set sail passes When I checked my mother & I for our last 2 cruises I was able to print out both of our set sail passes but I chose not to because I knew that I had downloaded the RC app and could use the digital set sail passes to checkin at the cruise terminal.

Ben & Jerry’s is a reasonable extra cost.

You can try putting in a few bids through RoyalUp for staterooms that were more then the one that you chose when you booked the cruise. If your bid was accepted for one of the staterooms that you had bid on or all of the staterooms that you had places a bid on was denied,W Royal Caribbean will email 2 days before your cruise to let you know if your bid was accepted or declined. If your bid was accepted Royal Caribbean will charge the amount of the bid to the card that you used to make the bid with. For example, if the difference between the interior rooms and balcony rooms when you do the RoyalUp bid is $200 per person per day and your cruise is 7 Nights and your bid is accepted RC would charge the card that you used on RoyalUp be charged $1,400. If declined they will place you in a stateroom in a location that you yourself would not have selected at the time of booking if you choose to select your room location but if your bids have been declined they will put you in whatever stateroom is available in category that you selected, but not in the same location that you had selected at the time of the booking.

If your arriving at the terminal in the same vehicle then you will be arriving at the same time. Years ago I went on a cruise with 2-3 other people and I checked in all people on my reservation at the same time and we had to arrive to the terminal at the same time since the checkin documents were all combined into one checkin paper that had to be scanned when we arrived @ the terminal and received our sea pass cards at the cruise terminal. On my most recent cruise in April I had checked in myself and my mom (who was the only two people on the reservation) and I used the digital set sail passes on the app and we had to arrive at the same time because we had the same arrival time @ the cruise terminal.

Since your daughter got her first passport when she was 6 months old and does not look close to the same, then what I would do is either renew her passport and take a new photo for the passport. Instead of taking the passports off the ship make copies of the page with pictures of each person on the reservation/booking and take the copies off the ship with you and leave the originals in the safe in your stateroom.

Yes, you and your friend can complete online checkin separately and at your own connivence and print your own sea passes and luggage tags. YOU AND YOUR FRIEND MUST ARRIVE AT THE CRUISE TERMINAL AT THE SAME TIME ON THE DAY OF EMBARKATION.

The rooms DO NOT come with an iron and you CANNOT bring one onboard because it is considered a fire hazard . If any of you clothing needs to be ironed you can pay for RCI to press those items for you or just simply the pack some downy wrinkle release which would get rid of the wrinkles

Remember that instead of renewing for the passport booklet with is $110, you can renew for the passport card which is $30, the passport card has the same information on it just like the passport booklet, and the passport card is the same size as a credit card,

I have made ice with filtered water & tap water before using the ice cube trays and I have never seen a divot or indent in the ice. I have a refrigerator with a built in ice maker that uses filtered water to make the ice, which is straight on the top & sides & is rounded like a semicircle on the bottom.

On Board Credit can be used to purchase anything on the cruise planner in advance including spa services. If you purchase anything onboard the ship the amount of onboard credit that you had when you embarked on the ship will be shown on you onboard expense account and at the end of the cruise the OBC (on board credit) will be subtracted from the amount that you owe at the end of the cruise. I was considering booking a manicure and the price that I saw said “from $39.00” and when I click add to cart and proceeded to make the manicure appointment for day 1 I noticed that the prices was “$50.00 for days 1,3-7 and three of those days was port days, three more days was sea days and the 1st day was @ the cruise terminal & there was no early appointments available for the 7th day and the lowest price of $39.00 is for all available times on day 2.

It’s disappeared from my December and Aril sailings, too. I was gonna book the half day pass for my mom and I yesterday for either 1 or both of the sailings but I did not see the half day pass on either sailing and I was not going to pay for a full day pass when the ship departs from CocoCay way before sunset. Why would RC remove the half day pass and not the full day pass if the ships aren’t docked at CocoCay for the entire day. Since the ships are docked there for only a 1/3rd of the day why would they not remove the full day pass and keep the half day pass?