WAAAYTOOO

Agree with @JasonOasisand @YellowBrickRoad. We always purchase individual plans so that we only have ourselves to blame if something gets kicked off !!

That's a good question. I have been to the MDR and asked for specialty restaurant reservations before and they told me that they do not have access to the specialty dining database. I don't know if it was true or if they just didn't want to mess with me....but I have heard of others who WERE able to make specialty dining reservations at the MDR kiosk....so how's that for a non-answer...

I'm not sure I see a question here. Also not sure what you mean by, "...if we could upgrade for a discount to aquatheater...". By "upgrade for a discount" are you talking about bidding on a RoyalUp and moving from the 2BR GS to a 2BR ATS for less than you would pay if you simply upgraded on your own ? If you win a RU bid, you will be able to cancel any dining and/or drink packages that you have purchased as these things are included in the Star Class suite.

What does all of this mean ?

As a general rule, it is not advisable to pay in full early. For example, repricing a cruise, should there be a fare reduction, is more complicated if the cruise has been paid in full. As @AshleyDillosaid, there is certainly no advantage to paying it off early. I often pay everything except a small final payment (e.g., $100) and then pay the final balance closer to final payment date.

This just made my heart smile !! GOOD FOR YOU ! I have these same anxieties and they always hold me back. Maybe your courage will inspire me next time.

I am not a huge fan of the CK. I love it for the convenience (especially for breakfast) and there are a couple of menus that we like but for the most part, I can take it or leave it. The location, convenience, views and slower pace (usually) are the big pluses for the CK. The food itself is marginal (IMO).

Thank you, John. You are an excellent live blogger ! I am not a fan of tomato soup but I absolutely love the smoked tomato soup from the Chef's Table. That was a very handsome group for the CT last night. While I am not great with small talk and meeting new people I always seem to have a great time at the CT. As you say, the free-flowing wine most likely helps ! I love it when I read, "Not sure what the plans are today...". That's how you know someone is truly on vacation !! Good for you.

Sure. The casino will always accept cash. They will want to present their seapass cards so that their play can be tracked, but there will be no charge against the seapass card unless they request a cash advance.

Never

I am a soda drinker and we almost always get the UDP. I have never, not once, ever used one of the plastic cups that they give you. No way am I going to haul that piece of junk around ! I have never had a problem getting a drink.

We must be sisters. Same exact scheme.

That picture above is supposed to be a GS ? Yikes !

Congratulations, @RCIfan1912

Boo boo boo. It’s so hard to face the end of SC B2B. It feels SO great at the end of the first leg but so awful at the end of leg #2. Safe trip home. Try not to cry all the way.

Yikes ! I had not heard any forecast of snow in central Texas ! Glad it didn’t cause any real problems. Happy that you made it down safely and on time. Have an awesome cruise !!

Yeah, but they can delay your bags from getting to those who DO deliver your bags. Many years ago we sailed out of Bayonne. I have metal tags with a very strong metal attaching wire. I always tip the porters (particularly in NJ as those guys are longshoremen) and I did that time, too….but when my bags finally got to my room, those metal tags were missing. They had to have been cut. No way they just “fell off”. I will never know who cut them but my suspicion has always been with the curbside handlers. I guess they thought I should have tipped more. We tip $2 per bags. Still do.

Yum. That sounds pretty good !

Well, NCL loves the vax so they will probably require them.

I do not believe that the casino programs have reciprocity. If they do, it's something new.

Thank you. I did not get any offers for a year after we moved from VA to FL. I tried everything to get them started back up but nothing worked. Then suddenly, about a month ago I started getting snail mail, email and online offers again. I have been getting LOTS of offers but they have mostly been crappy 3-4-5 day sailings. I got the email Wonder offer today and I went online and noticed that it was on the website too. I really have no idea what clicked and got me back into the groove. I just hope that we get to use some of them !

Yes, we are not vaxxed and will never get vaxxed. Since we have not cruised since Feb 2020, we have not re-qualified since the restart. If they had not extended our status (again) we would have lost our Prime status on 4-1-22. Glad we will retain status until we can (hope) start cruising again.

No, actually I was under the impression that if the cruise lines opt out of the voluntary program, the "rules" would convert to those of public transportation....which has no vax or testing requirements. I guess I am wrong about that. I thought the 95% nonsense was part of the new voluntary protocols.

Not intending to hijack your thread, @Edmundbut I have a little GOOD news for a change. 1. I just received an offer for a complimentary casino cruise on Wonder ! I cannot believe that they are offering casino comps on this brand new ship. That's never happened before that I am aware of. I couldn't resist....even though there is a less than 1.0 X 10 -9 chance that the vax requirements will be gone by then (if ever) I booked 4-8-22, 7 night western. I stuck with the complimentary inside room so that I will not lose anything WHEN I have to cancel. If, by some miracle, they do change the vax requirements, I can still upgrade down the road but I fully realize that is unlikely to happen. It was just so nice to actually book a cruise rather than cancel one ! 2. I got confirmation that the Club Royale status will be extended for another year ! That means that even though we will not cruise at all this casino year, we will retain our Prime status through 3-31-23. That is very VERY good news for us. The only indication that I had that this was going to happen was the letter that @Ampurp85posted in her recent thread...so it wasn't a complete surprise, but it has now been confirmed so YIPPEE !!!!

I hate masks as much as anyone BUT I'm not sure that this is such a terrible trade-off. No vax requirements, no testing requirements, just the mask nonsense. To me, that's a win.