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You will love Coastal Kitchen!  You won't need to do any specialty dining.  

You will love Coastal Kitchen!  You won't need to do any specialty dining.  

You will love Coastal Kitchen!  You won't need to do any specialty dining.  

On the flip side, the Aqua Theater 80s themed show is absolutely fabulous.  We just skipped Cats.  

On the flip side, the Aqua Theater 80s themed show is absolutely fabulous.  We just skipped Cats.  

On the flip side, the Aqua Theater 80s themed show is absolutely fabulous.  We just skipped Cats.  

I'm not sure I agree with this.  Vaccines are great but not 100%.  If I'm crew and told to go sanitize a room for a guest that has tested positive I'm putting on a bio suit.

As Matt says its all about boarding times but I have just managed to get a RoyalUp confirmed from a Junior suit to a Grand Loft so now star class and the genie contacted us yesterday and we can board within an hour either side of our allocated boarding time. Bid a low amount on the upgrade and was surprised it was accepted but if we get the full benefits of the star class and I get the refund for the deluxe package and the unlimited dining we had purchased then with voom and gratuities included as well it works out almost the same as I paid for the junior suite with the 2 packages bought. 

The proper response to that is "You can bet on it".  

This may be a deal breaker for me.   I am fully vaccinated and see no reason to wear a mask.  

I think it varies.  I found out about 2 weeks after I placed the bid.  I got the option to bid about 2 months before the cruise, so I found out about the upgrade about 6 weeks before sailing.  I don't know how typical this is.  I have seen others comment that their bid status was pending up to about 12 hours before boarding, at which point it switched to not accepted.

I have bid once and been accepted.  I bid the minimum and went from a 1 BR GS to to CLS.  It was fun experiencing the 17th deck, but all in all, I prefer the GS-I like being more a part of things.  I also like taking the stairs to the Coastal Kitchen.  It makes me feel like I can eat more!
I was "notified" when I checked the status of my bids (I had bid the minimum on several suite categories) and saw that the CLS was no longer listed as "pending".  I checked and saw that my credit card had been charged.  A few hours later, I got the official email.

This may be a deal breaker for me.   I am fully vaccinated and see no reason to wear a mask.  

This may be a deal breaker for me.   I am fully vaccinated and see no reason to wear a mask.  

This may be a deal breaker for me.   I am fully vaccinated and see no reason to wear a mask.  

This may be a deal breaker for me.   I am fully vaccinated and see no reason to wear a mask.  

I am currently booked in a Sky Class suite.  I sailed Sky class several times and love it.  I am considering upgrading to a Star Class suite, but it is a lot of extra money.   There are no kids in our group-a lot of discussions about Star talks about the benefits to kids.  What are some of the intangible benefits for adults?  I know things will be different post-Covid.  Do you think this will make the Genie more valuable?  I am pretty self-sufficient.  What can the Genie do that I can't do for myself, with the help of the suite concierge?
 
Many thanks.

Someone who either doesn't own or know how to use a pair of scissors.

Someone who either doesn't own or know how to use a pair of scissors.

Someone who either doesn't own or know how to use a pair of scissors.

Someone who either doesn't own or know how to use a pair of scissors.

+ 1 for @Sharla [email protected] 706-742-5358

+1 for @Sharla

@Sharla is great and she’ll get back to you super fast 

If someone else has posted this, I apologize, but I found this article to be very interesting.  The Points Guy is/was on Celebrity Edge and interviewed Richard Fain.
https://thepointsguy.com/news/why-cruise-ships-slow-to-return/