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Hi there.  Having the ship to yourself isn't the worst thing.
We are supposed to go on the Mariner this Friday, September 6 on a 3 day cruise.  (Fri to Mon).  Royal is still saying we are going out????  Really??  The port is still closed as of now.  I'm flying in from New York and if the Orlando Airport doesn't open by Thursday eve., I certainly will have an issue making it to Florida nevertheless getting to the Port.  Darien is just passing Orlando now.  Not sure whether i should I pack or what?  I know Royal doesn't want to lose money, but this is cutting it close and making it difficult for their passengers.  Sometimes you just have to call it for the sake of your passengers and the situation at hand. 
I pray for these poor people that have lost their homes and have lost probably most of everything they own.  Mother Nature can be very beautiful in so many ways, however, she can be soo unkind and ugly at times as well.             

Hi there.  Having the ship to yourself isn't the worst thing.
We are supposed to go on the Mariner this Friday, September 6 on a 3 day cruise.  (Fri to Mon).  Royal is still saying we are going out????  Really??  The port is still closed as of now.  I'm flying in from New York and if the Orlando Airport doesn't open by Thursday eve., I certainly will have an issue making it to Florida nevertheless getting to the Port.  Darien is just passing Orlando now.  Not sure whether i should I pack or what?  I know Royal doesn't want to lose money, but this is cutting it close and making it difficult for their passengers.  Sometimes you just have to call it for the sake of your passengers and the situation at hand. 
I pray for these poor people that have lost their homes and have lost probably most of everything they own.  Mother Nature can be very beautiful in so many ways, however, she can be soo unkind and ugly at times as well.             

Hi there.  Having the ship to yourself isn't the worst thing.
We are supposed to go on the Mariner this Friday, September 6 on a 3 day cruise.  (Fri to Mon).  Royal is still saying we are going out????  Really??  The port is still closed as of now.  I'm flying in from New York and if the Orlando Airport doesn't open by Thursday eve., I certainly will have an issue making it to Florida nevertheless getting to the Port.  Darien is just passing Orlando now.  Not sure whether i should I pack or what?  I know Royal doesn't want to lose money, but this is cutting it close and making it difficult for their passengers.  Sometimes you just have to call it for the sake of your passengers and the situation at hand. 
I pray for these poor people that have lost their homes and have lost probably most of everything they own.  Mother Nature can be very beautiful in so many ways, however, she can be soo unkind and ugly at times as well.             

We just started sailing with Royal and I also noticed they don't offer all that much to the repeat customers, even at diamond ++++ level.  You just another in the crowd.  I feel Norwegian offers better benefits to their repeat cruisers.  I thought it was just me.     

Well that doesn't surprise me one bit.  Once all the fares that have to be paid by the 90 day mark, if the ship isn't filled enough, they usually start to drop the prices to get those cabins filled.  My thought is when you originally booked this cruise that upgrade was probably $900 and they are not allowing you to get that break because everyone would do that.  Obviously it's not worth cancelling and rebooking because you are too close to sailing and would lose more than it's worth.  Even when they offer a buy up, they set a minimum bid price which is what I would have paid at the time I booked.  In my case the cabins actually went up in price, so for me it would have been a good deal.  Even with that said it wasn't worth an additional $175  to go from a balcony to a spacious balcony for an additional 50 sq ft. if that much.  Plus you can always get a "bad" upgrade and be over the night club and have no say in the matter.  Don't sweat it and just enjoy your vacation.  Happy Cruising!       
 

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Yes you can cancel and rebuy if the price goes down as long as you charged it.  Be aware if you use your "Royal Caribbean Credit Card points" they are NON-REFUNDABLE if you cancel your purchase.  So be careful with that theory if the price does down.   Whatever you purchase with them you will lose them if you decide differently.  I just cashed in 20,000 points and was informed of this.  Now I'm not sure about the ship board credit RC gives you for booking, it probably runs the same way, so be informed and ask questions BEFORE you cancel anything with purchased with points.  Might bite you in the end.      

Hello Fellow Cruisers.  Right now I see the Ultimate Drink Package at $49 each (buy one, get one half price).    We are going on an 8 day cruise end of May.  Adding in the service charge of approximately $140 comes to $925 for 2 people.  Did anyone get it cheaper than that THIS YEAR?  I'm ready to purchase, but not sure if I should wait.

Hello fellow cruiser!  They way I pick my room is by looking at what's above me and what's below me deck wise.  I think a deck sandwiched in between other cabin decks are the best.  Then I usually stay towards the aft (rear) close by the elevators.   You have to be careful not to pick a room if the deck above you is a bar or dinning area or night club since you may hear noises from above.  Some people don't really care, but that's how I decide.  I also rather be on a higher deck as well.   Deck 8 or 9 is good depending on the size of the ship.  

Hello fellow cruiser!  They way I pick my room is by looking at what's above me and what's below me deck wise.  I think a deck sandwiched in between other cabin decks are the best.  Then I usually stay towards the aft (rear) close by the elevators.   You have to be careful not to pick a room if the deck above you is a bar or dinning area or night club since you may hear noises from above.  Some people don't really care, but that's how I decide.  I also rather be on a higher deck as well.   Deck 8 or 9 is good depending on the size of the ship.  

If the other cruise lines were smart they'd ban them as well.  Who needs an idiot like that on board.  I always wondered how people actually say they  "just fell" overboard.  Really . . .you can't just fall overboard unless you're doing something dumb.         

If the other cruise lines were smart they'd ban them as well.  Who needs an idiot like that on board.  I always wondered how people actually say they  "just fell" overboard.  Really . . .you can't just fall overboard unless you're doing something dumb.         

If the other cruise lines were smart they'd ban them as well.  Who needs an idiot like that on board.  I always wondered how people actually say they  "just fell" overboard.  Really . . .you can't just fall overboard unless you're doing something dumb.