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@MacTac....which ship and itinerary are you taking? Some of us might be able to share our experiences based on similar ports.

I'll second (third...fourth, etc) the advice to get there a day or two early. Nice to arrive early and get a good night's sleep before the cruise. Several days if international cruise. Not worth the stress caused by weather or delays on the day of the cruise.

Late..............Like.

Just spent 11 days at the front of Navigator (another Voyager class ship). Our rooms on Deck 11 and Deck 6 were far forward, and we were apprehensive about excessive movement. Sailing downwind the first few days we never felt any movement at all. Heading back into the wind, there was noticeable choppy seas...enough they put out sea sick bags. Felt motion at times but nothing extreme. You should be fine.

I had similar issue with the Set sail pass. Try downloading to Apple Wallet or Google and it should show up that way.

With JS......Able to book 2 dinners on Symphony, no availability before 9 pm on Oasis. Great service and food (including off menu items) at CK. Question for the group: would the Diamond Concierge be able to assist with Ck dinner reservations?

YES! Last day = sea day!

The Bionic Bar looks great on the TV commercials.....might be why they keep it. My son has food delivery robots at college and they work reasonably well. I'm sure putting that technology in the hands of Royal IT, it would be even better!!!

Boarding time will be PST. The ship does change time zones frequently with the 7 day itinerary. Cabo was Mountain Time, and either Mazatlan or PV was Central Time. Ensenada did not have a time change and remained PST, as does Catalina.

Thanks! We also saw him at the end of September 2021.

That's disappointing......we were excited to try this next month.

Congrats on booking your first cruise with Royal Caribbean. We have sailed during that timeframe multiple times and not had any issues other than choppy seas and rain. Typically the ships have plenty of time to steer around hurricanes or bad weather.

Wait a sec......I don't have luggage tags yet....but just sent sea pass card to apple wallet and it clearly says "Suite" when I pull it up that way. Very strange.

My digital pass for Odyssey was showing up as Suite (or Sea Class) but now it has neither. We just had a JS on Navigator and not allowed to board in the Suite/Pinnacle line so I definitely checked our April Odyssey sailing and it was on there. Is this a change by RCI or should I call and see if they can update it?

What is the current price for WOW bands?

I see the offer states you must book by 3/31/23, but I don't see any details about when you have to go on the cruise? Is it through 2023...or later?

We are sailing Odyssey on April 8th. Not sure if that is your sailing but where are you seeing Northstar and iFly are sold out? I don't see anything listed for shows and activities yet.

We will be D+ in April and looking forward to this perk!!!

Agree with the comments about the airfares getting crazy. They increased over $1000 per person in the past two weeks on Alaska Airlines. Maybe try Air2Sea or Google Flights?

We typically have a day during every cruise that we tell our attendant not to clean/service the room. Some have seemed hesitant to do that but others have been very appreciative of having one less room to clean. For the D+ laundry @WAAAYTOOO or others that use the service, do they a good job of getting everything back to you? I have socks go missing at home, can't imagine how they keep everything straight.

We are in similar situation with passport renewal and dealing with multiple changes to wife's name. Let us know how it goes. What happens if Royal turns you away during embarkation? Do you lose the cruise fare, get FCC, or something else?

We hired a private driver from Venice to Ravenna for half of what you were quoted. Economical, made a pit stop for us at halfway point, and got us to cruise terminal right on time.

Seems like a nice surprise!! Lots of things to do in D.R.

Forgot to mention The Bamboo Room as a nice addition to the ship. Interesting cocktails and a fun setting. This was our first Bamboo Room experience and it turned out to be a nice place to grab a drink or two during the evening.

@Ritchie....they did a great job with the amplification and Playmakers was huge improvement. Great location on the Promenade and the size seems appropriate for the ship. If you are a beer drinker, the 60 oz. pitcher for $18 might be one of the best deals fleetwide.