kcchief

Are you serious or is this hyperbole? My sarcasm meter is on quarantine, but you realize up to 60 million people died in WWII? Comparing this to the deadliest war ever which spanned over a 6 year period is downright insane. Have you been checked for the virus?

Sailing around the same date you are. From the advice I've read on this board, there is literally no way to anticipate when or if prices will fluctuate, so the best option if you know you're going to purchase that package is to buy now, then if it does go down, you can cancel and rebook. This way you lock in the price and are safeguarded any potential increases.

Email is done via wifi, so I don't know why you would be charged extra for any "data" from an email. You can do several things over wifi while your phone is on airplane mode that do not eat up your data, including sending emails, surfing the internet, streaming, emails, imessages, etc. To my knowledge you should be good to email as much as you want without having to worry about a data usage charge from your carrier, as long as you are connected to the ship's wifi.

Agree 100%. It's definitely a gamble, but that's part of the fun of this whole cruise planning adventure (to which I am a complete rookie - luckily I found this blog which is a haven of information).

Booked on a Symphony cruise next May 2020 and the current price of this perk is $37.99, which seems astronomical compared to what others have gotten it for. May purchase then rebook if the price drops, but still iffy on doing so. I know there's no real coherent logic or way to estimate what this program will cost because of the fluctuation between cruises and ships, so my efforts may be futile.