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@Cruiser4LifeCorrect, the water park ticket does not include the zipline. You would need to buy separate tickets to do both activities.

C&A status has no bearing on Royal Up offers

Everyone who enters the water park needs to purchase a pass. If there's 5 of you, it might be cost effective to get a thrill park cabana

@cdixon22alcoholic

@deep1I will likely be using this method of cancellation in the next couple days, so I will let you know how it goes. Technically we meet all the sailing requirements, just decided we didn't want to go on this sailing, but I really really really do not want more FCC so we now suddenly have developed issued with the protocols

@PG CruiserI have no idea, I didn't realize the tags were editable

You could ask the porter to make new tags when you arrive at port, I think they might only have the deck/room number, and not the shaded diagram.

I think if you cancel their room/cruise, and use the language "due to covid protocols," you may be able to get a cash (not FCC) refund for their room. Hopefully someone with more knowledge/ understanding of cancellations can confirm/deny this...

@AshleyDillothat's what I figured, but didn't want to get to get my hopes up. Thanks!

@Mattfor the non-refundable booking, would Is that a cash refund, or future cruise credit "refund"?

I think at Guest Services once you're on board

Yes, all three of those restaurants are included with the dining package. No, there will not be an additional 18% gratuity charged.

Could he just write in the information from his 2nd shot on to the physical card he got for the booster? I forgot my card when I got the booster, so they gave me a new card and put the booster info on the 3rd line, so in theory I could have re-written the info from the 1st two shots. (in actuality I copied the booster info to the original card since that was less writing)

Also to consider, occupancy tends to be higher in the summer months when families are traveling during summer break, thus potentially a higher exposure rate. Even before covid, I preferred to not sail in summer months for this reason.

Seconding @SolariumSnoozer's advice about booking the aqua show early in the cruise.

We stay at the State Hotel around the corner from Pikes Market. No shuttle service but easy enough to get to via taxi/ride share, and also only a couple blocks from the light rail station for transit to/from the airport.

I would opt for travel insurance for a trip of this length and expense, but I would not get the policy(s) offered by Royal, which tend to be less comprehensive. I usually go with Allianz, though I don't know if they also serve international customers.

Slight hijacking of the thread, but still relevant... We paid a cash deposit on a non-refundable sailing for April 2022, and so far that is all we have paid towards it. We have FCC from an RC-cancelled sailing that hasn't been applied yet. I know if we cancel due to covid protocols (once those are released for April) we can get the deposit refunded, rather than new FCC issued. If we were to apply the FCC towards this sailing, and cancelled due to protocols, would we be able to get a cash refund of the FCC as well or would we be stuck with the credit still?

You can test at the port in lieu of at-home testing 2 days prior. But there is no additional test done when boarding.

@jandersonYou get it for the full day, the time selections are likely just for when the day starts. And you only need to select one person whose name you'll put the reservation under - otherwise you'll end up with a beach bed for each person you select. There should be servers walking around to take drink orders.

If it's on your cruise planner, then it will be valid for your sailing. Sometimes (up to the discretion of staff onboard) it can also be used on other sailings if you have drinks left over. Whether one punch equals one beverage or one shot of espresso also seems to be at the discretion of staff - i.e. a beverage with a double shot of espresso might count as 2 punches, even though it's only a single drink. RC's policy inconsistencies can be seen in this thread:

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I think FCC issued through CWC have to be applied to a booking by May 31, 2022 for a sailing that departs by Dec 31, 2022.

I would imagine RC would lose money by canceling. They're still on the hook for staff wages, with no chance for extra income from onboard purchases. Plus they would have to refund all the fares already paid.

I wouldn't bother with local currencies at Caribbean ports - US dollars are accepted pretty much everywhere, and is sometimes preferred by local vendors.