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2500 gets you prime status for the year which will be good through the following casino year. But on an individual cruise you can earn an instant certificate for a little as 1200 points currently. The 1200 point offer is limited to a select list of cruises and you have to put a deposit down onboard at NextCruise to redeem. The casino host desk will have a list of all the instant certificates and what you can earn at the various point levels on your cruise. If you cash in the points for free play they still count towards your yearly and your individual sailing account. You also will get offers through the year that you can look up at clubroyaleoffers.com.

The casino year runs April 1 through March 31..still spans a year but the points reset to 0 on April 1 and you have to start earning your tier level all over again for the current casino year (which gives you benefits for the next casino year).

@Ampurp85 curious if you're seeing the really low price for the OTW Beach Club cabana on your May 20 sailing.

I love it too but it is soooo loud in the cabin!

It's a Lavazza BLUE on all the ships I've been on.

I have never seen them.

I actually find the seas rougher during the winter than hurricane season.

Does not have to but it can be.

There are couches and Adirondack chairs up at the On the Rocks Bar..that's where we spent most of our time. It was shady too..just not the toes in the sand or water experience you expect. There's also a live band so it can be loud.

A save for later feature in the cart would be nice. I always make my purchases separate though just for the ease of tracking refunds later.

This..you can use up to your credit limit at each restaurant once a day..so you get $20 at Playmakers and $40 at Izumu sushi and could visit both of those and spend up to $20 at Playmakers and $40 at Izumi sushi every day of your cruise if you want.

They do..but I'm surprised at some of the answers they give. I know they're not going to be able to educate all customer service reps well enough on the product to answer every question, but I don't know is a better answer than giving out incorrect information and making false statements.

This is the case for every customer service situation...shoreside customer service is terrible compared to your experience on board. I see this time and time again with all kinds of situations people post about. It's a shame that excellent customer service doesn't continue off the ship One could hope bringing this up to anyone high up in the company will actually make a difference, but it hasn't made much change in the past. Your ask is a huge one, especially considering how terrible Royal's IT is. But if no one asks, it's nearly a guarantee nothing will ever change

The one that has been around since 2020 is not a legit page. The new April 11 page is. Facebook deleted the original Royal Caribbean Blog page and @Matt has not been able to get anywhere with getting it back. The official interim page is https://www.facebook.com/royalcaribbeanblogcom/

From what I've observed (my knees and ankles would never allow me to skate) the skating can be pure chaos with the various skill levels and wall huggers. Don't forget long pants and socks..they won't allow you to skate without them!

We actually already have a roll call started for this one as it is a Royal Caribbean Blog Group Cruise! Everyone can participate in the roll call linked below and it can be accessed in the parent Roll Call forum at the bottom below the sub-forums for individual ships. https://www.royalcaribbeanblog.com/boards/index.php?/topic/36151-icon-of-the-seas-jun-29-2024-jul-6-2024-7-night-eastern-caribbean-perfect-day-official-royalcaribbeanblogcom-group-cruise/

Uber or Lyft XL for 4 with luggage will be the most economical. If you can walk with luggage a little bit away from the cruise terminal (there are a lot of hotels within a few blocks) you can likely catch one with much less wait.

The one on Oasis is definitely smaller...the one in your photo looks comparable to the one on Icon, though..but I think that one is a bit smaller too.

If you are trying to effect change for future builds, all you can really do is log the suggestion/complaint. There really are no next steps there. If you want to switch to a room that's guaranteed to have the bed setup you desire on your future sailing, you need to pay for the upgraded room.

A good travel agent would be aware of the room configurations and find you a room that's available with the sofa bed accommodations you are seeking or suggest other ships that might have those options. Most inside cabins are smaller and would not have the space for a sofa bed, which is why they tend to have pullmans. A solution if you really need the cheaper in price accommodations and are concerned with safety would be to sleep the children on the beds and put the adults in the pullmans. It's not ideal, but it would give you back the floor space.

I started cruising in 2007 when my mom got the cruise bug. We started with Carnival. After almost 10 cruises going to the same places over and over again I wanted a break from it and to get to use my time off for other things and other types of vacations. I did another cruise with a friend in 2011 on NCL through a casino offer. My mother and brother kept going after their Carnival stint and they tried other cruise lines and eventually ended up loyal to Royal. They lured me back to cruising in 2014 with an Alaska cruisetour which was on Radiance. From there they kept enticing me with itineraries that went to different places and then my mother decided to start spending my inheritance and sailing in the fancy cabins, so came along for the ride. My brother was involved with the Royal Caribbean Blog community and one of those next sailings happened to be on a RoyalCaribbeanBlog Group Cruise in 2018. I joined the message boards and had a good time on the cruise with the group and have only missed one group cruise since then. I also started taking up my mother's offer to sail with them as much as possible and I became loyal to Royal, with a couple of NCL diversions for music charters here and there. My mother and brother hit Pinnacle and "graduated" to trying out Celebrity, so I've taken one of those as well. I'm now at 37 sailings with Royal alone with most of those after the pandemic restart. I have 13 more scheduled through 2025. I do live in Florida, so a lot of those are short sailings since they work with my schedule better (less time off). I also have two NCL music charters coming up and another Celebrity sailing. I've now occupied myself with cruising as the only form of vacation. I end up traveling solo a lot and I'm super comfortable going alone on cruises so I stick with it.

I can! I've only been at one of my jobs for 7 years and I'm already up to 39. Our VPN that got set up when the pandemic happened has a different password (of course) and I'm up to 24 already on that one.

This is why I like the app. You can select your arrival time first and come back later and fill out the rest of check-in.

Oh obviously if there's a cash discount I pay with cash. It's rare though. I actually see it most often with gas club prices where you have to tie a debit card to their loyalty program for the 10 cent a gallon discount. I have a special separate bank account with a debit card just for that. I don't keep a lot of money in there and never use a debit card elsewhere.

Chill Island is likely to be quieter than Hideaway. It used to be the loud music was at the Oasis Lagoon but Hideaway Beach opened and they moved the DJ over there. It wasn't too obnoxiously loud when I was at Hideaway, though. I do think Chill would bring the quiet now that the Oasis Lagoon is quieter.