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We are Diamond+ on RCI and looking to book a Celebrity Beyond cruise in 2024 or 2025. Had a question about drink packages. The 5 drinks we get each day on Royal are plenty, do we need the premium package on Celebrity, an everything included package, or something else for similar quantity? I also read that Celebrity participates in the the Royal Shareholder OBC program, which would be a nice perk.

Glad you made it safely to the ship. What time did you board.....what is your initial impression of the embarkation process in LA? Reading a lot of trip reports about overcrowding, is your sailing full? Have you had any issues so far?

Glad you had a great time on Allure. We hope to sail on her before she moves back to Florida in October. How was the condition of the trees in Central Park? Any issues of overcrowding at pools/windjammer/MDR that seem to be picking up on other ships? Did you have one or two housekeeping visits each day? Crew is finding and removing ducks?!!! Did they give a reason for it? Thanks for sharing your adventures, when is your next cruise?

I use a travel sized backpack (not camping/hiking) that allows me to carry on everything I need for 3-4 days. Even has 2 exterior bottle holder pockets for my bottles of wine! It has 2 large pockets and several smaller pockets that are great for passports and documents. Being "hands free" at the airport, cruise terminal, and UBER is a game changer.

Following along. My wife and I will be on Navigator for B2B February 10th and 17th. We are Diamond too. Our first trip to Cabo and would love to hear some great ideas about what to see and do. Hope to see you onboard.

Perhaps it varies based on availability. Our September and October 2021 sailings were 40-60% capacity which meant more rooms available to upgrade to? My next 2 sailings appear to be full which means I probably have slim chance of upgrade for any category.

If you need one from Navigator, I can take one Feb 13th and Feb 20th!

Having a Midnight Buffet once per cruise would be awesome! Once per cruise makes it more unique and fun. Thank goodness I can get chocolate chip cookies and pizza late at night.

How much does the one cost on the ship?

We will find out!

We pre-ordered a cooler bag for our February Navigator cruise. Gladly post pics and report back unless someone beats me to it.

Sounds like an eventful cruise. What do you mean by your comment above?

It looks nice. Tempted to purchase one. Anyone know what the dimensions of the bag are and what it's made of?

Yes. You can book the GTY room and still bid on a Royal Up.

Our flight leaving LAX is 1:05 pm. Should be plenty of time even with typical LA traffic.

I loved Southwest but they have spent the past 3 years not loving me back. Let my elite status go this year after too many delays, cancelled flights, and chaos. I kept track of all of my flight segments and in 2022 they were 2 for 30 on getting me to my destination within 30 minutes of scheduled arrival. 18 of my flights were delayed more than 90 minutes, 6 more were cancelled.

Save $$ and drive to port if you can. Summer thunderstorms have created havoc with the airlines the past two years....just my two cents. Oasis is a great ship and there is plenty to do for all ages. The weather should be plenty warm enough to enjoy the pools. Always a chance for rough weather no matter what time of year (ask the people trying to get back to Galveston a couple of weeks ago!) but with an Oasis sized ship, it shouldn't be much of an issue. Things to do in Port Canaveral......Kennedy Space Center is awesome, other options: Cocoa Beach, Ron Jon Surf shop (it's huge), some good restaurants, shopping.

It is per person for the entire cruise (up to 2 people). If you have a 3rd person, they are not charged for a successful Royal Up.

We have noticed that too and been fortunate to be assisted by the "helper." Saves a few minutes and a great idea.

Long Beach is a great airport for easy in/easy out convenience. Used to be able to drop off car, bag, and board plane within minutes.

Related question....we have a B2B on Navigator in February. Used two different agencies and will not be in same room for both cruises. Should I call RCCL to mark our reservations as consecutive? Can we leave bags on the ship, or do we have to take them off the ship, go through customs and bring through embarkation again? We hope to get back on the ship with bags and then disembark again to have lunch near the port. Just wondering....is there easier way for online check in instead adding information each time (passport, address, credit card), etc?

We have booked a GTY balcony a few times. Our room assignment was not provided until close to embarkation date. Might not be enough time to bid on a Royal Up after receiving the assignment. I agree with @SpeedNoodles, I would bid on a higher category room instead of similar room type.

In my experience, the person submitting the bid receives the email. We have been successful with one RU from a balcony to a JS (it was for our kids cabin) but no luck with any others.

What are your recommendations if we have one day in Seward or Anchorage area? We plan to fly into Anchorage on a Friday night but the ship doesn't depart until Saturday at 7:30 pm or 8.

Do you remember which ones you did? We are planning a combo excursion in Skagway (train, gold panning, sled dogs) but also considering one in Anchorage. What did you like about yours?