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You can't order dessert for the rest of the cruise, you naughty person, you.

And it's one 750mL bottle of wine per adult, aged 21 or older, unlike the soft drinks which is per stateroom.

It's probably has to do with the carry out window concept and menu pricing. Royal doesn't want people sharing so they've set the credit value at the cost of one bento box. The menu for reference: https://www.royalcaribbeanblog.com/sites/default/files/styles/desktop_1x/public/2024-01/Izumi-in-the-park-menu.jpg.webp?itok=1uST2-Nx To me, it would've made more sense to have IZUMI in the Park included under the $20 credit value restaurants and increase the cost of a sushi tray to $12. Therefore people with the UDP could get a combination of sushi plus a hot choice or desert. It seems less cheap, but none of these items look expensive to make, and the slight increase in sushi pricing isn't bad when comparing to prices at the full service restaurant.

There's two different IZUMI restaurants found on Royal Caribbean, IZUMI Sushi and IZUMI Hibachi. The UDP at sushi will either cover the prix fixe menu or provide $39.99 worth of a la carte credit. At IZUMI Hibachi you get to choose 1 of their menu selections, premium selections are included, but there's an additional $15 cover charged to your ship account for the visit to Hibachi. Sushi at hibachi would be an additional charge. Edit: And on the rare ship (only Icon at the moment, Utopia this summer) with IZUMI in the Park, there's a once a day $10 credit with the UDP to use at the carryout window.

It's the Celebrity Reflection. From their cruise planner. $3,499 for the OTW cabanas and $198.99 for Beach Club on its own.

I was looking at the menu for Hooked on Navigator tonight and noticed the dinner menu has been updated. Several options were removed (ex. whole lobster) while others have been made less interesting (ex. Royal Seafood Platter). Personally it feels cheaper, but the addition of coconut shrimp will probably be a hit. A pdf of the previous menu and a screenshot from the app of the current menu are attached. Lunch appears to be untouched for now. HOOKDINNER.pdf

The only one of those trademarks which sounds like a loyalty program with cross branding and marketing potential is "Royal One". One loyalty program for the Royal Caribbean Group merging together all others. Royal One, because when you're sailing with the Royal Caribbean Group, you're a Royal One. On the others, Anchored sounds like you've crossing the mob if you're choosing to sail other lines. Boundless and Aspire sound like Marriott Bonvoy or Hilton Honors respectively. Royal Rewards sounds like a casino or other program which either resets annually or uses earnable, then spendable, points. Flagship just doesn't have the cachet that Royal One has. It's there, but doesn't really do much emotionally.

For everyone who plans [far, far] in advance, CocoCay is in the direct path of the August 12, 2045 total solar eclipse. Nearly 6 minutes of totality!

Two videos which future gamblers doing it for the comps might find helpful for understanding slots. How Slot Machines ACTUALLY Work From a Slot Tech and Engineer - Gamble Smart - https://youtu.be/bjXhjbf1M4o Truth of Cruise Ship Slots Leave your cruise a WINNER! Don't make this mistake! - Cowboy Slots - https://youtu.be/b_dwe5Ha2UA As an aside, based on the point accumulation rules and Royal's typical video poker tables I've seen, whether playing slots or perfect video poker, gamblers will lose approximately the same amount of money either way. If you're in the casino just for the comps, might as well skip the video poker (and learning perfect play) for slots.

Since this one was so extra, maybe they'll decide on a design hankering to the cup of a carpenter.

I'm imaging the prices going up on the packages has to do with the potential for pre-bookings starting sometime this year. There's less need to give a substantial discount over booking individual reservations if Royal's switching the dining packages from something akin to a GTY for restaurants to a "You pick" setup. Though with how many new cruisers Royal attracts, I bet they were fielding multiple complaints each sailing from people not realizing the packages were to ensure restaurant traffic by selling tables which would otherwise go unoccupied. Does anyone know how it worked on Wonder when it was being tested? I'm curious to know if after purchasing a package if restaurant reservations in the app/website didn't happen with the normal steps, but there was no charge for the reservation at checkout?

It does seem they're moving that way. I suspect long term RCG wants to position RCCL in the same space as DCL in mass market plus space and have Celebrity act as their line for people looking for a classicish cruising experience. Keeping the programs together would further help with cross brand retention. I could see a reduction in drink vouchers with the merger and the cost of the drink covered increased by a few dollars. I could also see their not being any changes as hotel programs can have different benifits depending on the hotel brand.

I've seen it be all over the map as to when it starts to populate. When I started cruising with Royal in 2022, the word online then was 6 to 9 months before the sail date. From personal experience, things trickle in as they do earlier than that, but sale pricing can be highly variable as to when it applies. Not just the amount of the discount, but whether or not there's one at all.

Slightly smaller than Voyager-class if twangster is correct. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Celebrity_Edge https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Voyager-class_cruise_ship

Interesting. I wonder if the idea is to do away with waiting in the terminal for check-ins before the ship is ready for embarkation?