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I was very surprised to see my bid to jump from a Junior Suite to an Owners Suite was accepted today - 32 days out!  It was on Liberty of the Seas March 13th.  

I may be almost as sad as you are that your adventure is coming to an end.   I have thoroughly enjoyed “accompanying” you vicariously.   You have truly made me feel like a part of your journey.   Thank you. 
 
I am also an avid reader and I am always looking for new books so I would also be interested in your book choices.  

I may be almost as sad as you are that your adventure is coming to an end.   I have thoroughly enjoyed “accompanying” you vicariously.   You have truly made me feel like a part of your journey.   Thank you. 
 
I am also an avid reader and I am always looking for new books so I would also be interested in your book choices.  

I may be almost as sad as you are that your adventure is coming to an end.   I have thoroughly enjoyed “accompanying” you vicariously.   You have truly made me feel like a part of your journey.   Thank you. 
 
I am also an avid reader and I am always looking for new books so I would also be interested in your book choices.  

I haven’t sailed NCL but I recently cruised MSC Yacht Club.   It has a lot of European options.   I wrote a lengthy post on another forum detailing my thoughts on they compare

Check your credit card activity.   My card was charged for royal up a couple of days before I got the email notification 

We sailed another cruise line last week.  All passengers were required to be fully vaccinated (if eligible) and have a negative test no more than 2 days prior to the cruise.   Upon boarding, we were advised that all passengers would be required to take a Covid test on day 3. This did not bother us; it made us feel safer.  I am wondering if RC is also requiring all passengers to test during the cruise.  I have also seen that some cruise lines are requiring both a negative test 2 days in advance and a test at the port for all passengers, even those who are vaccinated.  Is RC doing this?  

One advantage to the aqua suite on oasis is that aqua theater show on oasis is spectacular!   

Yes because lots of things on ship are closed while in port

I won a Royal Up bid from a GS to a CLS and was notified about a month prior to sailing.  Timing is very unpredictable.  A friend on another sailing went from a Jr. Suite to a GS and was notified about 2 weeks in advance.

I'm just going to lock this thread because there's no connection to cruising other than pure speculation.
If/when a line change policies due to Omicron, feel free to start a thread. But we're not here to discuss Covid outside of the cruise industry.

@SpeedNoodlesi am sorry for the stress in your life right now.  I hope that both your husband and the horse recover quickly and fully.  Please let us know how they are progressing.  Also, remember to take care of yourself.  

Thank you.  I still enjoyed the trip.  Good friends, beautiful scenery and good food make everything better

I am in the minority.  I prefer the 1 BR GS to the CLS.  I like being more in the middle of the "action".  I felt like we missed a lot of fun things when we stayed on Deck 17.  Having said that, I love the CK and the suite lounge, but it was too easy to get into a rut and only go there when in a CLS.  The GS is also less expensive.
 

Jason said they can't afford to lose you as a TA,  he feared a massive stock price impact if that was announced.  🙂 

Be careful in choosing travel companions.  I have friends that have traveling styles I enjoy more than those of my husband.   I enjoy traveling with him as well, I just adjust expectations 

I just got off a 5 night cruise on Independence.  Passenger count around 1600.

It is difficult.    For a variety of reasons, we will be cruising in Europe over the holidays.  Even though our party is all fully vaccinated, we are limited to cruise line excursions.   Few of the excursions are appealing but we will probably choose the best of the worst in some cases and remain on board in others.  We choose this trip because it was the best way to visit our adult son who is participating in a fellowship program that prohibits him for leaving the EU for the 12 months of the program.   This is his only free time and with covid on the rise in Europe, we feel safest in a “cruise bubble “. 

It is stressful to get all of the documentation and tests together before the cruise.  On the other hand, once I got on board, I felt very safe-safer than I feel going to my office.

It is stressful to get all of the documentation and tests together before the cruise.  On the other hand, once I got on board, I felt very safe-safer than I feel going to my office.

It is stressful to get all of the documentation and tests together before the cruise.  On the other hand, once I got on board, I felt very safe-safer than I feel going to my office.

Congratulations.  You will love sky class!    I was on independence out of Galveston a few weeks ago with a boarding time of 1 pm.  I was in a junior suite, which also allows boarding an hour early.   Traffic was lighter than expected and we got to the port at 11, breezed through checkin and were sitting in a waiting area by 11:20.   We were nowhere near the first people seated.  I’d estimate that there at least 100 people already there.   Boarding was done in order of where you were sitting.  No one asked if we were in a suite or not.  Our friends who were in a grand suite were about 10 minutes behind us.  We were allowed to save them seats to board with us.   Again no one asked and we did not mention suite status.  We were on board by 11:45.    The cruise was about half full so that may have made a difference.  Bottom line, you will probably be able to check in but you may have to wait to board

I had a “free” casino balcony room booked on Symphony of the Seas Oct 2nd (port charges and taxes).  Around a month before cruise I was offered RoyalUp for spacious balcony, junior suite, grande suite and owner suite.  I didn’t bid on the spacious balcony room.  A week or so before my junior and owner said expired, and grande still showed pending.  I did mock booking for a grande suite and saw there were six six available.  At that point, I was pretty sure I was awarded the grande suite.  Four days out I got the e-mail for a successful bid for the grande suite.  Ten hours after that my credit card was charged.  Just the opposite of most people.  I cancelled my internet since it came with the grande suite.  All in all, I got the grande suite for less than $2200..  My bid was $975 a person.  Remember I started the process paying only port charges and taxes for my original room.  I’m a grande suite woman now.  The bathroom was truly a “wow.”  

I was there a couple of weeks ago and did not see seaweed anywhere 

@Sharla is the go-to around here.