SpeedNoodles

Wishing everyone here a happy, healthy and safe Thanksgiving Holiday. Especially those of you who are lucky enough to be on a cruise, but please spare us. We really don't want to hear about how great/wonderful/etc it was(😁). Just kidding, please post some photos if Royal did a turkey special, thanks. Best to all! 😎

Happy Thanksgiving, Robert….and everyone else as well.

Happy Thanksgiving to all of you. I am very thankful to be a part of this group; I have learned so much. We will be driving to Galveston tomorrow from Arkansas to sail out Friday. Hope it doesn't rain too much. I won't have pictures of Thanksgiving Dinner, but maybe I can update others on Christmas Decorations. 😉

Gratuities are a per person/per day flat fee based on your stateroom type (in your case $14.50 is correct), not a percentage of the cost of your cruise.  Suites pay more per person per day than non-suites.  Other than that, they are the same whether you have an inside or a balcony, or what price you booked the cruise.  You're complicating it.
https://www.royalcaribbean.com/faq/questions/onboard-service-gratuity-expense

Gratuities are a per person/per day flat fee based on your stateroom type (in your case $14.50 is correct), not a percentage of the cost of your cruise.  Suites pay more per person per day than non-suites.  Other than that, they are the same whether you have an inside or a balcony, or what price you booked the cruise.  You're complicating it.
https://www.royalcaribbean.com/faq/questions/onboard-service-gratuity-expense

Always purchase when you know you want something.  If the price goes down you can always cancel and rebook it. But if the price goes up, you are protected.  They would be fine with a Voom 2-device Surf and Stream.

Gratuities are a per person/per day flat fee based on your stateroom type (in your case $14.50 is correct), not a percentage of the cost of your cruise.  Suites pay more per person per day than non-suites.  Other than that, they are the same whether you have an inside or a balcony, or what price you booked the cruise.  You're complicating it.
https://www.royalcaribbean.com/faq/questions/onboard-service-gratuity-expense

I didn't see this posted anywhere on the boards and I thought this would be helpful with all the previous discussion of expiration dates on the home COVID tests. I know some people were getting kits with extended expiration dates that were too soon to be valid for their cruise dates.
Both the Optum Royal Caribbean store front and the Emed web site now have expiration date guidance listed for the Abbott BinaxNOW tests.
(Sorry if this had already been mentioned elsewhere)

Always purchase when you know you want something.  If the price goes down you can always cancel and rebook it. But if the price goes up, you are protected.  They would be fine with a Voom 2-device Surf and Stream.

*sigh* fine.  😉
(y'all, I'm JOKING with SPS)

We felt safe aboard Allure last month, and we had a great time!

*sigh* fine.  😉
(y'all, I'm JOKING with SPS)

*sigh* fine.  😉
(y'all, I'm JOKING with SPS)

Gratuities are a per person/per day flat fee based on your stateroom type (in your case $14.50 is correct), not a percentage of the cost of your cruise.  Suites pay more per person per day than non-suites.  Other than that, they are the same whether you have an inside or a balcony, or what price you booked the cruise.  You're complicating it.
https://www.royalcaribbean.com/faq/questions/onboard-service-gratuity-expense

*sigh* fine.  😉
(y'all, I'm JOKING with SPS)

*sigh* fine.  😉
(y'all, I'm JOKING with SPS)

*sigh* fine.  😉
(y'all, I'm JOKING with SPS)

*sigh* fine.  😉
(y'all, I'm JOKING with SPS)

I don't just feel safer on a ship compared to being on land but I AM safer on a ship compared to being on land.

We felt safe aboard Allure last month, and we had a great time!

Always purchase when you know you want something.  If the price goes down you can always cancel and rebook it. But if the price goes up, you are protected.  They would be fine with a Voom 2-device Surf and Stream.

Nope.  When the prices are similar like that the Key isn't a bad deal. Just know that if you're sailing with others, everyone in the stateroom must purchase The Key.  Often it will be cheaper to purchase the 2-device Voom in that case and skip The Key.

Gratuities are a per person/per day flat fee based on your stateroom type (in your case $14.50 is correct), not a percentage of the cost of your cruise.  Suites pay more per person per day than non-suites.  Other than that, they are the same whether you have an inside or a balcony, or what price you booked the cruise.  You're complicating it.
https://www.royalcaribbean.com/faq/questions/onboard-service-gratuity-expense

Always purchase when you know you want something.  If the price goes down you can always cancel and rebook it. But if the price goes up, you are protected.  They would be fine with a Voom 2-device Surf and Stream.

https://store.optum.com/royal-caribbean/