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I read the same thing. Called the county health and human services division and they were able to provide it to me so I could write it in. I sailed 3 times with no issue prior to reading of someone's denial because of no lot number. 

Thank you for your service @10-42! That is disappointing news.  I will point out that two other parking operations offer discounts to military, seniors, teachers, and first responders.  It's only 10% off but the discounts apply to a wider variety of folks.
https://www.portparking.com/cruise-parking-experience/loyalty-program/
https://www.ezcruiseparking.com/cruise-parking-experience/loyalty-program/
These two parking operators as well as the Port of Galveston, have Loyalty Programs that are equivalent to an additional 10% off for frequent cruisers.

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what cabin were you originally in
what did you upgrade to and
what was minimum bid and what bid did it take to win?

I know we are all RCCL junkies here but there are a few short (2-4 days) MSC cruises out of Miami and Port Canaveral available in your myVegas rewards now if you all are interested.  Good luck, point-wise (90K-100K), they are practically giving them away.

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what cabin were you originally in
what did you upgrade to and
what was minimum bid and what bid did it take to win?

We are newbies at this, and I'm not even sure we made the right call.  I haven't been on a cruise in 12 years (celebrating my parent's 50th with 11 family members in 2010) and my husband has never been on one!! 
We are two retired school teachers...We just went from a balcony to spacious balcony, lol.  We bid the minimum, I believe.  
Just got off the phone with RC...she said it would be changed during boarding, which seems odd to me.  Doesn't that hold up the process?  I've already printed boarding pass and luggage tags...
We are excited, nonetheless!!  I just like all my ducks in a row!!

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Putting those $25 blue towels to good use!

Putting those $25 blue towels to good use!

Putting those $25 blue towels to good use!

Putting those $25 blue towels to good use!

Putting those $25 blue towels to good use!

Putting those $25 blue towels to good use!

They better get returned!

Our bid showed pending until the second day of the cruise! LoL

The days of $39 DX packages are gone, long gone. Purchase at the price you are comfortable with and if it goes down you can cancel for a refund and repurchase at the lower price. No they will not just refund the difference.

The days of $39 DX packages are gone, long gone. Purchase at the price you are comfortable with and if it goes down you can cancel for a refund and repurchase at the lower price. No they will not just refund the difference.

We had the DBP on an upcoming Harmony cruise at $45/. Royal canceled our cruise for non payment. We have the email w/ payment and zero balance. They claim it is was an error on their end from a price adjustment. Once they canceled the cruise they also canceled our DBP and excursions. Once we got the cruise reinstated, they couldn't honor the original purchase price of the DBP. Been all over them, we got a minimal on board credit for out troubles. 

Our bid showed pending until the second day of the cruise! LoL

Posted answer in the event someone does a search like I did and stumbled across your old thread. 😉

Our bid showed pending until the second day of the cruise! LoL

We are D+ and had to factor in our 5 “free” C&A drinks on our current 5 night cruise. Price for DX was $66. Do we normally drink more than 5 when cruising? Yes, but not more than would exceed $66 each. We are in port two days and both will be at an all-inclusive resort. No chance that we will exceed the 5 C&A drinks those two evenings. We carried on 2 bottles of wine and a case of water as well.
Going into this 02/09 sailing the decision was already made to skip the DX package.(first time since offered)
A few months after booking the price dropped significantly on Grand Suites. We upgraded and now alcohol is complimentary in the suite lounge between 5-8pm. We did not exceed our 5 free drinks yesterday, so $0 alcohol on invoice.
It’s a sea day so we will see how it works out today  😂 

 

We are D+ and had to factor in our 5 “free” C&A drinks on our current 5 night cruise. Price for DX was $66. Do we normally drink more than 5 when cruising? Yes, but not more than would exceed $66 each. We are in port two days and both will be at an all-inclusive resort. No chance that we will exceed the 5 C&A drinks those two evenings. We carried on 2 bottles of wine and a case of water as well.
Going into this 02/09 sailing the decision was already made to skip the DX package.(first time since offered)
A few months after booking the price dropped significantly on Grand Suites. We upgraded and now alcohol is complimentary in the suite lounge between 5-8pm. We did not exceed our 5 free drinks yesterday, so $0 alcohol on invoice.
It’s a sea day so we will see how it works out today  😂 

 

Next week will be the first time to sail without the DX. Will enjoy our 5 "free" Diamond Plus drinks. It's a 5 night sailing and going to all-inclusive resorts at both stops. We will definitely not exceed that on port days. I am sure we will drink more than the 5 on sea days but will not be worth $66 (+18% grats). This is a test and I think in the end we will be far under $778 that the DX would cost us.
If this works out, we might give it a try on our April 7 night sailing. I find myself getting drinks on night 6, and especially night 7, that I would not normally consume in an attempt to "get my money's worth".

Remember, the numbers they talk about is across all companies, not just RCI. And it's an average, so you're going to have higher and lower.