Vancity Cruiser

I feel the WJ is a totally different situation. Someone is not going to hog a table for the day (I hope). I think it makes sense to claim a table there while you go get food.

Do you remember which ship this was on? I have never seen it happen and I have been on many cruises across many lines.

Yes, Eden is brutal for this

I think we all agree that chair hogs are the most annoying cruisers but following a close second are those who wander to the front of the theatre at all times during a show. This is a huge pet peeve of everyone I talk to, never mind how distracting it must be to performers. I don’t understand why they don’t close doors 15 minutes after showtime and just deny access to latecomers.

The Northstar was also out of operation on Ovation for several months awhile back. I 'm assuming its highly specialized equipment and any replacement parts would have a long leadtime.

I am a Canadian and I have flown into the US multiple times without a return ticket.

Congrats on this great life event! I would think that the original (old) birth certificate would suffice but I would confirm with Royal.

Its a punch card for 10 total drinks.

Get a new travel agent. That makes no sense.

You can always chose mytime dining. Then once on board go to dining room and set mytime reservations for the time you want everyday.

Haven't seen that since 2020! Interesting its back. I wonder if that means less people are paying the ridiculous drink package prices.

What venues on other Royal ships are 24HR? I'm usually not looking for food after 10PM but wasn't aware Royal had any 24HR venues on their ships.

That is a pretty good deal

Has anyone gone to the caves on their own not as part of an excursion?

For views I love the wake view from the outdoor promenade deck!

Doesn't Radiance have the loungers exclusively for suite guests on the tiered area?

We looked for bikes on our last trip to San Juan but only found electric scooters. Not sure you want to pike anyway as all streets are cobblestone and it would be quite rough

Makes much more sense to save big money on booking a Celebrity cruise and paying for drinks that paying 40% more for your cruise just to get the 5 free drinks per day

Its just another way to make things seem like a deal. Its worth 299 but we'll post it at 999 and offer you a 'discount' to 799 to make you think you are getting a good deal. Kind of like black Friday deals for TVs September price $499 October price $499 November price $899 on sale for Black Friday for ONLY $499

Assuming you are on a ship that allows show reservations check back daily. It seems random. I was able to book shows about 5 days after check in opened up for Jan 13 sailing.

I think Royal's pricing is outrageous but I will defend them a little here by pointing out the price discrepancy does make some sense as you are literally getting a 7 day waterpark pass included with your fare.

This was a fascinating read for me as a non gambler. I was in the ignorant camp that assumed people lost 10k to get a 5k cruise. Seems like you have figured it out and have a great system going! Its not going to convert me to a gambler but thanks for this insight, it was informative and intriguing.

I loved Ovation for Alaska!

Hard pass on both......

Must be due to convenience?