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Let's be honest. If it was tomorrow, it wouldn't be soon enough! ?

Ha ha! You beat me to it @FManke !
650 days til we go on a cruise... uggghhh!

447 days til we go on a cruise
447 days til we go
sun goes down, comes back around
446 days til we go on a cruise
? too many days left!

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99 days til we go on the cruise!
99 days til we go!
Sun goes down and comes back around,
98 days til we go on the cruise!
 
98 days til we go on the cruise!
98 days til we go!
Sun goes down and comes back around,
97 days til we go on the cruise!
 
97 days til we go on the cruise!
97 days til we go!
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Next cruise will be the first in a Jr suite and I was just curious if the tubs are  standard size?
It will be nice to move around and not have to take a shower in a phone booth! Although I would gladly shower ever day in one if it meant I was cruising!
For all you youngsters out there that are asking, what is a phone booth? It's where we used to go to make a private phone call in public before they invented cell phones. Go ask your parents or grandparents. ?

I second (or third!) the comments on how I was skeptical at first, but now swear by them!  I also use them to store my electronics chargers together (one of the smaller bags); when I'm traveling, and not using the chargers, they stay in the bag.  When it's time to unpack my suitcase, I find that just pulling out the cubes and putting them in the drawers is very satisfying -- pull out the cubes, put them in the dresser drawers, hang up clothes, put toilette items in the bathroom -- done!

I second (or third!) the comments on how I was skeptical at first, but now swear by them!  I also use them to store my electronics chargers together (one of the smaller bags); when I'm traveling, and not using the chargers, they stay in the bag.  When it's time to unpack my suitcase, I find that just pulling out the cubes and putting them in the drawers is very satisfying -- pull out the cubes, put them in the dresser drawers, hang up clothes, put toilette items in the bathroom -- done!

Little ones are good for USB charging cables, small electrical adapters, SD cards and such.

I bought packing cubes last year, and have used them twice. First instance was when I went on a camper van road trip for 2 weeks. SUCH a small space that I shared with my partner, and we needed all of the organization we could get. 
Most recently I went on a 12 night trip to the US. We did 4 cities, 3 nights in each place. Lots of moving, lots of in and out. I found them really great for quickly looking for what I wanted, and being able to easily repack my bag. I also only used a carry on duffel bag for this, and duffels so easily get messed up. So it’s great for bags that aren’t reallly suites to storing and extracting your clothes in. 

I'm starting 2 weeks leave tomorrow, to head to the Ningaloo Reef (Western Australia's answer to the Great Barrier Reef). Do I feel guilty about taking off more than a week?  AAAAAAAAAAAAAHahahahahha  NOoooooooo!
My boss is coincidentally heading up there as well and he is taking 3 weeks! ?

I second (or third!) the comments on how I was skeptical at first, but now swear by them!  I also use them to store my electronics chargers together (one of the smaller bags); when I'm traveling, and not using the chargers, they stay in the bag.  When it's time to unpack my suitcase, I find that just pulling out the cubes and putting them in the drawers is very satisfying -- pull out the cubes, put them in the dresser drawers, hang up clothes, put toilette items in the bathroom -- done!

I find them helpful for a few of reasons:
1) They do help me organize stuff and keep them organized on board or in a hotel
2) They force me to think a little more about what I pack. Like a lot of people I think I'm a good packer and make good choices, but....
3) I find the packing cubes for shoes help keep the shoes from getting messed up in the luggage - or messing up other things in the suitcase.
4) When I'm not travelling I try to use them to organize my stuff at home.... when I remember to do it.
I bought some at ebags.com and like them. I've since seen them at Amazon and elsewhere.
I don't know if that means you should get them...   
 

This August will be 21 years. My wife was my donor. Our miracle.

From here:
Debacle .. noun
a complete collapse or failure.
I prefer to think of it as a sale that was quite successful! ?

I don't recognize it. But I want one. Right now.

I agree. They managed to have FUN with it. That email made me care less about what they decided (although I am very happy they honored it) and more that they owned the issue and wanted to make the guests happy. Honestly, one email has turned my perception of RC around after having fairly neutral feelings for them because they seem to want to refuse to take my money (I've had the bad luck of having my first two attempts to sail with RC cancelled and I can say I wasn't exactly pleased with how they handled it). This time, regardless of the decision, they did what they could. Kudos to their marketing and PR team for turning a giant bowl of lemons into some tasty lemoncello. 

Hey @Richard Huntington! Fancy meeting you here!
After my husband got the news that we're getting that fantastic discount, he figured out how much we'd be saving over our cruises next year. With four weeks of sailing, and assuming we could've gotten the drink package for just $50/day, the net savings is a bit over $2,000.
He then started calculating just how many carats that'd buy. 

You're welcome and thank you!

Good point. And welcome to the forum!

Did you book directly with Royal or through a TA?  Some people have found the email went to their TA.

Since this topic seems to come up every so often, I thought I would provide a little insight with a recent example.
We are currently on a B2B on NAV (3 night + 4 night).  On turnaround day we had some business to conduct and since there were going to be a few stops along the way, we decided that rather than Uber or taxi (as we had done in the past), we would use a “free” rental day from National.  This gave us the latitude to conduct multiple stops without the time, pain and expense of hiring numerous rides.
Let me offer some sage advice for anyone who wants to try this.  MAKE ARRANGEMENTS BEFORE YOU LEAVE.  This brilliant plan only occurred to me on day 2 of the 3 day cruise and I have to admit that trying to research this onboard was a grand PITA. It would have taken maybe all of 5 minutes to do from home but was a major ordeal using the fabulous NAV Voom.  The primary problem for me was that, while I felt very confident that I could get a shuttle to take me back to the ship once I was done running around Miami, I had no confidence whatsoever that I would be able to get one from the port at 9:00 to take me TO the rental agency. Trust me when I say that nothing online was helpful in the least to getting my question answered.  In the end, we figured that the worst that could happen would be that we would have to Uber from the port over to the airport so we moved forward with our plan.
Online, I was able to log into my National account and reserve a midsize car using one of my (many) free days.  I received multiple confirmations on this reservation so I was confident that all was well at least with the reservation.
Once turnaround day came, we went by Guest Services to relieve our new Sea Pass cards, disembarked, went through the facial recognition scan and made our way towards the Terminal pick up area.  I held my breath as I asked one of the agents standing about, “can you direct me to the rental car shuttle bus area ?”  The agent directed me to cross the street and go all the way “left”.  To our amazement and relief, there was the National, Enterprise and Alamo bus just waiting for us !  Yippee !!!  As we stepped onto the bus the driver asked to see our reservation, which I had readily visible on my phone.  I am assuming they are precluding scoundrels who would try and cop a free ride to the airport.  After a very short wait we were off to the airport.  At this point I felt all would be ok...this was the part of the plan that was tenuous, for me. While I did not stop and take notice, I assume that other rental car agencies had shuttle busses at the terminal as well.
We were able to find a vehicle we were happy with (my only requirement was for an integrated GPS which was fairly easy to accommodate), a brand new red Range Rover.  First time in one, ever !  We easily found our way to the stops we needed to make (I had research addresses that we needed to find while still onboard)  and were back with the rental car in less than 1 hour.  Shortest car rental in history !  The total cost for this entire adventure was $28.47 with $10 of that being for bus driver tips !  There were some taxes and whatnot associated with the “free” rental day.
We were back on board by 11:45, just in time for our turnaround day lunch at Jamie’s.
So...bottom line...yes, there are free rental car shuttles at a Terminal A in Miami that will take you round trip, if necessary. NOTE:  I assume, but do not know for sure, that once the ships sail out of port for the day (e.g., around 5:00 ?) that these shuttles stop running.  If there are no more customers to pick up/deliver then there would be no point.
 

Happy dance

I noticed yesterday (during the exciting "Race for the Booze") that my C&A # no longer appears when I go to the RCL Booked (i.e., Cruise Planner) page.  I was able to add it back in today, but am curious as to why it disappeared.  Has this happened to anyone else?

Same thing happened to me... I re-entered it and they gave me the DBP for $18/day... just kidding! Too soon? ?
Seriously, yes it happened to me too this past weekend and it seems fine now.

Yes it happened to me also. Like you I just added it back on and it now appears correctly when I logon.