YOLO

I am with @Pattycruise. I love it there. I guess I could drive up, but never have (Boothbay is as far as I have driven). I will miss it if it gets dropped. Portland is OK, but for me, nowhere near as memorable as Bar Harbor.

I agree with @Bob Burd. The RCI Visa points will convert to OBC before you cruise, but just sometime after you apply for your reward.. At that point you can use that OBC pre-cruise on the cruise planner. I use this site to redeem points: www.royalcaribbean.com/MyCruiseRewardsOnline Yes, there are better credit cards. In most cases you only getting 1% (effective) cash back.

@Jack805 My stock is held in my IRA RollOver account. I don't think account type matters at all...

Yup, Port=bad && Starboard=good. But sometimes getting yourself oriented is the trick...

We were on the 9N May 12th (Bermuda & Eastern Caribbean) cruise with friends. We had no problems to report and loved the entertainment.

Yes, DL unlimited drinks ~(4:30PM - 8PM) would draw a crowd. It was nice. And for a year or so there was both DL unlimited drinks and vouchers to be used during the evenings until midnight. That was the bomb!

Here is more (current) positive data to use the Shareholder Onboard Credit Offer Request Form (PDF). On Friday (8/26/22) I summitted 5 separate email requests for shareholder OBC at around 4PM EST. On Sunday (8/28/22) I received 5 separate DONOTREPLY emails with PDF receipts for my OBC at around 2PM EST. My cruise dates ranged from SEPT 11th 2022 through SEPT 14th 2023, so the time limit doesn't seem to apply. The total OBC amounted to $650!

@Traveling Mike What did you end up doing? I have been looking on multi-trip insurance for some time and am considering GeoBlue. Anyone ever use them?

Hmmm, I guess you sort of lived up to your name. Maybe a change to HeWhoWaitsAndPounces (on a good deal) is in order!!!

Are we talking about the soda cups? I am D+ and get one on every cruise, but only because I buy the soda package on every cruise!

Said this before, but I am in (or have been in) the same Boat! After playing around on different cruise lines, it took Ceil and I 13 years to reach D and another 12 years to reach D+. So we hit D+ on our 25th anniversary, since we started cruising on our honeymoon in 1996. That was all done with single points per day - no solo, no suites, and NO double points! Earned it the old fashioned way - so I can relate. It seems like for many Royal cruisers the pandemic provided more time to cruise and of course double points. Getting to D in just several cruises seems crazy to me after all our years of only being able to afford only one (sometimes two) cruises per year. But that said, times have changed... Congratulations to all new D and D+ members!!!

This according to @Matt... So that is $100 per person. https://www.royalcaribbeanblog.com/2022/05/31/royal-caribbean-will-keep-full-deposit-if-you-cancel-your-non-refundable-cruise-fare

If non-refundable and no CWC, then doesn't Royal charge the $200 cancellation fee because of the reservation number change?

No CWC since we booked June 4th of this year. I have already contacted my TA, but wonder if I should call Royal in hopes of getting lucky.

Ceil and I are not sure we can make our 9/11 Oasis cruise due to health issues. We have made full payment and do not have any insurance. Questions... Is there any way to get credit for this cruise (besides the 25% we qualify for)? OR can we transfer the whole cruise to another couple? OR could I go and we transfer just Ceil's ticket to someone else? OR could I go by myself? OR what if we just don't go? The above is assuming no re-booking or any cruise fare changes. Thanks!

Or maybe Bizarro World from "The Bizarro Jerry" Seinfeld episode...

Also, if you transfer your NextCruise booking directly to your TA (usually right during the NC booking), then that sort of locks in your NC OBC and your reduced deposit. Seems to always work for me...

Anyone thinking of making this a B2B to preserve the embarkation & debarkation ports for roundtrip to one airport? Two likely choices would be: Colon, Panama [MAR 16th & MAR 23rd] @ ONX Panama City [MAR 9th & MAR 16th] @ PAC or BLB

We write last name only. Since there is not a lot of room write we prefer the larger print in hopes of it being more clearly seen. But like most have mentioned, I don't think it matters much...

Sorry for your loss(es).

@Vacation JustinNo sales pitches! We usually go into it with a booking in mind. You must sign up for an appointment and/or seek them out if they are free. For us, the extras are worth it. Sometimes they are so busy during our cruise so we have to adjust our schedule to theirs. But we do it.

How much is the deposit to book this cruise?

@Pooch Nice explanation!

@Andrew_hull1 Welcome to the Royal Caribbean Blog Forum! Of course the total price depends on the number of days of your cruise.

Yeah, same here. I have 2 slices of pepperoni every night with soda from the machine (some bedtime snack hey). Also we like to take dry cereal for snacking on excursions.