WannaCruise

Looks like they do them in bulk and there is some formula. Seems like it hasn't hit all systems yet though. Hopefully all will be in sync soon so you can tell if your royal up is still around or if you have to re-bid.

Thanks for reporting. Hope the location is ok for you. Fingers crossed for your royal up. As you know, we cruise same date as you. I've already checked a couple times today but checked after seeing your email and voila. We have a room too. Didn't expect it on a Saturday evening! We got interior as per our GTY but room location is ok so no complaints.

20 days away. Still waiting for a room but today they took off the ability to pick your room. i.e. All GTY in my category. Last I checked there were only 4 left so not sure if it's because inventory is low or they need to assign those remaining rooms (and no switching then since can't see what's left) or both.

Typically yes...but that's because (a) I don't eat meat so choices are limited to the vegetarian or fish item (b) I have my favorites On Welcome Aboard night, it's the fish (sole I think). Some ships do it better than others but it's pretty good. Others that I order same items each time is because I quite enjoy them....coconut shrimp, calamari, pesto pasta, lobster, salmon, Caesar salad. Having said that, we like the MDR for dinner. Part of it is having our own table with same waiters. In recent cruises, we've been booking one specialty lunch meal - unless it is something not offered such as we tried Wonderland for dinner. (Upcoming one though we are trying Chef's Table so looking forward to that)

Thanks. Lol...you should have gone with Jewel...but I get why it wasn't even an option for your DH. It's our first time on this class (and it's fine without our kids). We were on Freedom in March. I know it's not Oasis class but we had a great time and really enjoyed the ship.

Yeah, we booked a GTY a couple years before covid. The cruise was at least 6 months out and we got our room within a couple weeks of booking (and so as soon as we got a room, we switched to another in same category for better location). We're currently 23 days away, so past final payment, check in, and sending of luggage tags and still waiting.

Jun 30th? The wait is so hard! Interesting that suites show as sold out but you still haven't been told your assignment (and if RU still to come). There are lots of ocean views for us (and currently cheaper than booking interior straight out). So let's see. Good luck. Let us know what you get (and when).

I was thinking that too....better for Royal to assign the Royal Ups first, which is probably why GTYs are assigned so late now. In our case though, we booked as cheap as we could as it's just a 4night Bahamas cruise and so it's an interior GTY (but splurged on two other items)....so for us, it's just Royal Down and then no reason for Royal to wait so long (unless they do them all at once). Question - Does anyone know if they actually allocate you a specific room when you book (and just don't tell you)? Or are the ones that show for a mock booking are one of the ones you get? In our case there are only 4 remaining interior rooms.

I'm in the same club. We also have a GTY booked for end of June. I check multiple times a day (hey, as who knows what time they do the assignments) and still waiting.

Have an amazing cruise! Will be following along. Can't wait to hear what you think of Utopia and how it compares to Wonder. That's what I love about Royal though....each ship in a class are similar but yet different (and even all of their ships have that Royal feel). It's fun to experience those little things and then what you like better...or even love both but for different reasons. Great how you booked a B2B to turn it into a week long cruise. Have fun!

It's funny, about a month ago we booked Air2Sea for one of our cruises. Then shortly after Ii noticed an airline link on the cruise planner through the Website (main page). It also appeared on our other cruises as a link to book (I think, I didn't click it). Then shortly afterwards, these links were gone so seems like they were trying something....or it's coming. And in yesterday's test notifications, I also saw an airline thing in the app at one point....which I'm guessing you saw too by your comment.

Thanks for the feedback and details. Yeah I figured the goal was to get one of the few daybeds. Great that you could do do and there weren't too many passes that day. I usually prefer the beach but have been hearing of jellyfish so maybe we'll stick to the pool. We'll be on a smaller ship this time (Jewel) and we'll be in dock with a Celebrity ship so that should help us with lower crowds (unless everyone booked the Beach Club). Thanks again. Am glad the timing worked for you and you could snag a day bed.

I'm a little late to the game but just read your review. Seems like you had a wonderful cruise and really enjoyed the suite and genie experience (never tried it, but seems great). We were on Freedom in March and really enjoyed her. Can I ask what time you got off the ship (and when you arrived)? DH and I are trying CoCo Cay Beach club for the first time in June so good to know how early to get off. Also, i'm guessing your preference is the day bed? Not sure whether to try near the pool or the beach. Thanks for sharing your cruise.

Great to hear as we're thinking of booking this for our Harmony in December. We just had Giovanni's Kitchen on Freedom (I think...the one with the pizza) ad really enjoyed. Have also tried Giovanni's Table. It was pretty good but loved the pizza and appetizers of Kitchen so prefer that one.

Our remaining 2025 cruises Jewel - Jun 30 Harmony - Dec 21 Thanks for maintaining the list.