Jolly Ogre

no no no... no rum ...no bourbon.
Scotch Whisky... it is the water of life after all!

This my summer strategy when the reduced single supplement for being over 340 points is blacked out.  
I used to sail solo on other lines in the summer.  Now I sail solo casino comps in the summer.

This is the way!  I too do this

We have been on Oasis 3 times and loved it every time.
The only exceptions are that we like the solarium bistro better on Symphony and very much disliked the show Cats!

We have been on Oasis 3 times and loved it every time.
The only exceptions are that we like the solarium bistro better on Symphony and very much disliked the show Cats!

2nd question is actually... did you turn it off and then on again? 😄 

My first job out of college when dial up was still commonplace, I worked at a newspaper that had a side hustle as an ISP. I had a guy call up saying he could never connect to the internet when he was talking on the phone. I had to delicately explain why that was the case.

1st question tech help...is it plugged in?
2nd question...did you turn it on?
3rd question...did you log in?
4th question...do you have internet connection?
repeat these steps before calling.

It's not unusual for people new to cruising to learn of the double occupancy price model used in the cruise industry and they have difficulty comprehending it.
Cruising is not the same as booking a hotel room.  There are a number of reasons why a cruise ship is vastly different compared to a hotel.  How many hotels have multi-million dollar weekly fuel bills to propel them?  How many hotels include food and entertainment in the room charge?  If every cruise ship cabin were to be filled by single cruise guests the cruise line would not cover the costs of everything associated with and included in the cruise fare.  A hotel room is not the same thing as a cruise cabin.  
The use of the double occupancy pricing models is pretty much the standard in the cruise industry.  Royal is not an outlier in their respect.  It is what it is.  Cruising is not an entitlement.  If you don't agree with their pricing structure the answer is simple, don't cruise.  
If you still desire to cruise as a solo guest there are some ways to minimize the costs associated with cruising solo but this requires being flexible and choosing ships and sail dates that might not have been your primary choice.  If this is unacceptable then by all means book a hotel room and watch whatever is on the local channels on the hotel room TV as entertainment.  
I say this as someone who has sailed nearly 100 times as solo cruise guest on multiple cruise lines.  I'm not trying to pick a fight over this topic, but some simple research can you help to educate on this topic.  
Cruising solo is an absolute blast but it does come at a cost in most cases compared to the per person costs for a party of two sharing a cabin.

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Good sushi is great but mediocre sushi is horrible!! 🤢🤮 

This is what it should be and the most I have ever paid or will pay for the beach club.

Yes and yes... they like to fill it up but they don't wait that long and you might be the only ones in the truck.

This is what it should be and the most I have ever paid or will pay for the beach club.

This is what it should be and the most I have ever paid or will pay for the beach club.

June beach club on Adventure is $75.88 pp! 

2025 cruises, too.

My Vision trip in July has the beach club for $92, which anymore is rare to go under $100

My family from way back is from out side of Aberdeen in Oldmeldrum

I have brought a bottle of wine and a bottle of Champaign on every cruise and have never been charged a corkage fee. 
 
And what if they did?? Who cares. Don't worry about it and enjoy your cruise.

Curent response from the casino host is that smoking in the casino will resume for the next cruise from Hawaii to Vancouver.  The current TP from Sydney to Hawaii is supposed to be smoke free.   That means for me I'll have twenty three nights smoke free in a Royal casino.  
What a difference not stinking of cigarette smoke.  It does make me realize I need to find a smoke free casino cruise line that's friendly to solo cruisers.
So if you are like me, hate smelling of cigarettes after a night in the casino, consider the UK or AUS based cruises.  Smoke free casino is amazing. 
 
 

I survived Icon (barely!) with 2200 kids on our sailing. It can’t be worse than that, right? Plus there’s a real solarium on allure to escape to 😁 
I lost both my parents in the last 5 months and they loved cruising. I’m taking some of my inheritance to pay for this trip. Going all out. Unlimited dining, chefs table, coco beach club and a Royal Signature excursion in St Kitts for everyone. I know my parents would approve ❤️

That is why we usually do our Holiday sailing in the weeks between Thanksgiving and Christmas...Week 2-3 of December....less children on board.

That is why we usually do our Holiday sailing in the weeks between Thanksgiving and Christmas...Week 2-3 of December....less children on board.