Snotarni

Mariner is a go!
 

Crew member from Mariner claims they passed..not official by all means but a good sign!
https://www.youtube.com/embed/Zyh0LAj_Erc

Royal hasn't said anything, but I have no reason to believe it hasn't.

One other thing, I noticed this in Michael Bayley's post earlier this week
 

Varies by platform.  On mobile you can't enter a specific date but at least on Apple devices you can give the year a big flick like you are spinning a wheel and get back a few decades pretty quickly.  

2 months to flatten the curve ?

We are on the 4 night Freedom on Sept 20
She is 28,half my age but we have become pretty good friends, she has low self esteem and I have been trying to be friend/mom and build her confidence up. Matter of fact I am helping her (just coaching) get her own dog grooming business going so this may be her last relaxation period before the long hours that go with starting a business.

Freedom is a great first ship! Recently Amp’d too! It’ll be great! 

YOLO Book it is what we call it

For starters, know that I will be shedding quite a few tears! ?
Also, make sure you try dinner there every night.  Each night there is something good.
Some favourites:
- Obviously Filet night, the pork belly is really good too (it's usually an app on filet night)
- Braised beef is a winner (used to be Night 3 but who knows now)
- Lobster also a winner, way better than MDR, except on SY, something was weird with it.
- There is a chocolate bar one night that is fantastic.
And can you believe it's been so long that I cannot remember the rest.  Bottom line, eat there every night and report back!  A promise is a promise.  ?

Saw his FB post.
As someone who is trying to support the cruise industry by sailing multiple lines I am seeing first hand the different companies handling the situation they have all been thrust into. 
I do like that Royal Caribbean and Michael Bayley has been pretty open, transparent and what seems to be honest during the restart.  

YOLO and double points moved up our timeframe to get to Diamond Plus by 5 years

There's a couple that wears outlandish matching outfits every day. Intentionally way over the top stuff, but hilarious. I'm sure some of you frequent cruisers have seen them.
 
And from the "strange to this silly American" file I humbly submit "German seniors in Speedos"
 
 
 

Got two of those from Kelley at MEI in June!!  They’re awesome!!!

This topic is not directly related to cruising and is clearly going to go downhill quickly.  Contact your legislators with your support for, or opposition to, this bill.  ?

Those unprompted "the price of your cruise dropped so we gave you that new price" emails are always nice.

IMG_6687.MOV IMG_6687.MOV On Indy now, heading south. Ahhh…

Independence of the Seas - August 22, 2022
Harmony of the Seas - December 18, 2022

I posted a thread on this many months ago.  It's the format of the new "My Royal Cruises" web interface compared to the old Cruise Planner.
I happen to have two Harmony cruises booked, one before the new GUI is implemented and one after. 
With no sales going on...
Old Cruise Planner price for UDP today:

For my 2022 Harmony cruise:

Price difference is $0.10.
 
 
 
The problem is people don't pay attention and just click, click, click.  
It's not bait & switch, it's not a global conspiracy.  They are changing the display of pricing since it was never clear before if gratuity was included so people were confused and some thought they had to add more gratuity while in the restaurant.  Now it's very clear.
Will some people make a mistake when they bought it during a sale in the old interface?  Probably, that's why posts were created months ago to warn people to pay attention to the details.
 

We’re in and booked!!!

We’re in and booked!!!

We’re in and booked!!!

IN!sider... ?

We're in AND BOOKED!