DeanB

I am staying in MIami for a cruise next month and had to go with AirBNB. The hotel prices for the time I'm there skyrocketed (I don't see anything on when I'm there, so I don't see why). I'm staying in Little Havana which is about 10 minutes from the port and 'touristy Miami'. I'm planning on just catching Uber or Lyft the whole time. 

I' m pretty sure the easiest way to save time is to book another cruise that's earlier, right?

Of course! They have a set number of options that are there every night (including steak (yum)).
Always talk to your waiter/waitress, they'll always be happy to bring you all the steak you'd like! 

I' m pretty sure the easiest way to save time is to book another cruise that's earlier, right?

My fiancee just designed the shirts for the cruise we are going on in December! We are celebrating both my parents 50th birthdays so we have matching shirts with a picture of them that we are all going to wear. It's still a surprise to everyone else coming but it should look good in the photos since there are 9 of us!

I'm going on Symphony and all I hope is for another $10 Royal t-shirt! The one I have is so comfy so I want another one... or 4?

I always take Matt's advice to book what I want on the Cruise Planner and if they become cheaper, cancel and repurchase. I've done this twice for the VOOM package so far for my cruise. 

Just go next door and ask your neighbor if you can use there shower ??‍♂️but not the soap...that would be way too weird and creepy. 

I've always tipped $5 for two bags. 
I tip right then and there when they take the bags.  Once they take the bags, we go our own way and they go theirs (with the bags). 

I listened to an old Podcast about price matching already booked cruises so I did some checking and found the cruise I've already booked for $140 cheaper than what I've booked. I called Royal Caribbean and got them to price match and after 40 minutes I was able to get the new price, but wait, there's more. 
Apparently because I was using my friends crew discount, they needed to cancel my cruise and rebook it, which was fine. There was one thing I didn't think about though. I had already booked my soda + stream package at an AWESOME price of $21AUD per day per person. But since they were canceling my booking I lost that price and had to re-purchase the soda + stream package at $33AUD per day per person... So in the end I basically lost money at this current point in time... I'll check every day for the soda + stream package to drop down in price, but until then my price match was just a price blunder!

I listened to an old Podcast about price matching already booked cruises so I did some checking and found the cruise I've already booked for $140 cheaper than what I've booked. I called Royal Caribbean and got them to price match and after 40 minutes I was able to get the new price, but wait, there's more. 
Apparently because I was using my friends crew discount, they needed to cancel my cruise and rebook it, which was fine. There was one thing I didn't think about though. I had already booked my soda + stream package at an AWESOME price of $21AUD per day per person. But since they were canceling my booking I lost that price and had to re-purchase the soda + stream package at $33AUD per day per person... So in the end I basically lost money at this current point in time... I'll check every day for the soda + stream package to drop down in price, but until then my price match was just a price blunder!

AWESOME! You made me feel so much better! Thanks so much! See you on the cruise :D

I'm on the Symphony sailing right before yours, and they have only released 2 dining option for ours, too.  It's frustrating as hell (considering my Oct 2020 has had all dining options open for the last 6 months).  But, it is what it is. I just keep checking every day.

When I booked my cruise over 2 years ago for April 2020 on Harmony and the only options that I saw in the cruise planner right away was shore excursions, and then several months later I saw dining, and several more months after that I saw the rest of the cruise planner options except for the entertainment which does not become available until at least  90 days before the cruise. 
Once 90 days before your cruise is when you should see the entertainment that you can reserve seats for in the cruise planner if you have booked  Quantum class or Oasis Class ship
Hope this provided some of the information that you were looking for.

Hey all, 
I thought I'd be safe rather than sorry so I thought I'd ask as this is my first cruise out of the US and wasn't sure if anything is different compared to Australia, so, I'm not seeing much (only 2 options) under dining and nothing under entertainment. I only booked this cruise last week so I wanted to make sure that the cruise planner just hasn't updated yet rather than me missing everything? Can someone who's booked the same cruise just let me know if dining reservations have already been released and I missed them all somehow or if I'm just too early, please!
Thanks in advance, 
Dean AKA the worrying traveler. 

What a shame..you will just have to take another discounted cruise. ?

C & A will provide equal benefits to significant others living at the same address.  For example my daughter's fiance enjoys Diamond status even though he only has 21 cruise points as they live at the same address and she has notified C & A that he is her SO.
in your case you will receive Gold benefits but your traveling companion will not unless she has at least one cruise with RC.
In regards to check-in and boarding I would simply show them your set sail & sea pass with your gold status, I do not think they will ask to see hers.