WAAAYTOOO

Oh, I’m sorry. I thought you were still going to be using both rooms.

I don’t see any reason why you cannot simply remove your grandmother from the reservation first and the Lift & Shift the reservation afterwards. I think the worst that could happen would be that they might reprice the booking when you remove your grandmother. ...but I think this would work for you.

Yes. No offers for me or my husband. Both of us are Prime

Hopeful that price includes the land tours, too.

150 pounds max ? That’s got to be a mistake.

I found something interesting while checking out Alaska cruise + tour. Thinking about booking something this Jun (sure to be cancelled) that I can Lift & Shift to next summer. The Owner's Suite is cheaper (barely, but still....) than the Grand Suite. This one would be a good candidate....except that there are no OS available for the Jun 2021 matching itinerary. Bummer.

Oh...ok. That’s the Deluxe Beverage Package (DBP). The DBP for my Liberty and Brilliance pkgs are $41 PP/PD.

No, not really. Prices are all over the place depending on ship class and dates. The UDP seems to be running fairly consistent for the non-Oasis and Quantum class at $154 PP. My August Symphony is $189 and my Dec Oasis is $179. Drink prices are all over the place and seem to still be very high for 2021.

Star Class pays for nothing additional as far as food is concerned. The only thing that is not included for SC are the pastries at Starbucks and candy-by-the-pound at the candy store. All other food is included, including as many proteins as you want at Izumi Hibachi and/or sushi add-on at Izumi Hibachi. Seafood towers and whole Maine lobsters at Chops are included. If you are on a Quantum class ship, the pastries at the French bakery are included.

Wow ! I am very excited to hear that they allowed you to L&S from Explorer to Odyssey. That's quite a step up in ship class. GREAT move, IMO.

Welcome to cruising. You're starting in style ! Responses to your questions are above.

I am guessing here....but I suspect that there is a waiting list for cabanas, and that if you cancel yours, the system will immediately pick up the first name on the wait list. If you want to reprice your cabana I would recommend calling to do that so that the rep can make sure your cabana doesn't get snagged by someone. If there are cabanas available, then purchasing the new one and cancelling the old one afterwards should also work.

I don’t see anything in the “rules” that would prevent this. Frankly, I’ve thought of doing this myself.

Yes. You can always order something from the MDR when dining in the Coastal Kitchen. BUT be very careful ordering “the lobster” when you are in the CK. Be sure you ask for the MDR lobster tail b/c they have a lobster dish on the CK menu that is a rubbery, globby plop with nasty orange sauce. It is NOT good and it is NOT a lobster tail. It is also advisable, if you are going to order something from the MDR when in the CK, to let them know ahead of time so that they can have the food for you. They usually have a supply of lobster tails on hand b/c they get that request frequently, but if you order something from the MDR on any other night, it takes them a while to go and fetch it from the MDR kitchen unless they get a heads up ahead of time. We frequently ask for the lamb shank as that is my husbands favorite dish. The same goes for escargot. They can get it but it helps if they know ahead of time that you are going to ask for it. This is also true in any of the other specialty restaurants, BTW. You can order from the MDR when dining in the other restaurants as well. I sometimes order the mushroom soup when dining in the CK or Giovannis, for example.

I agree. We had purchased airline tickets (American Airlines) for our now-cancelled trip to New Orleans and were able to switch those over for a trip to Miami in December at no cost (except for a small charge for increase airfare.....but no change fee). If the OP does not have any plans to fly later, then I agree; the best plan is to wait. If, however, there is a trip to which the cancelled flight could be moved, I feel it's pretty safe to go ahead and book. PS. I have not found the flights to be particularly "cheap" right now. I keep hearing about deals, but I haven't run into any, personally.

I agree, Joe. I think that your swap would meet the intent of the offer....and that it would be a good move for you if the current cruise gets scrapped. Sorry that you would have to wait another year but at least you would still get the cruise you have been so looking forward to.

This is what I think, too.

I wonder if the ports have to be exactly the same. It seems tome that if the itin is generally the same, that should be good enough. ...but what do I know ? Nutin’.

A side-to-side ?

Damn work....

Very little information on the exact dates. When do they plan resuming Caribbean cruises ?

Welcome to the blog @Snappypants

IMO, 2 weeks of UDP is too much food. We are on a B2B on Oasis in December. We purchased the UDP for the first week and the 3 night package for the second week. For us, there is a lot of "pressure" (totally self-imposed) to eat specialty whenever specialty is available if we have paid for it. By the second week, you will long for the ability to just SKIP a meal here and there and/or grab a quick gnosh somewhere without thinking, in the back of your mind, "I've just wasted money by passing up an opportunity to eat in a specialty restaurant". We did a 12 night holiday cruise on Grandeur a number of years ago and did the UDP. I was so tired of eating at 3 specialty restaurants by the time we got off that cruise....never again.

These are really great changes ! How about being able to take advantage of price drops right up until 48 hours prior to sailing !!!! This has always been a sore spot for me since I always book waaay in advance to get the room I want but then those who come along at the last minute get a super deal. This is the best of both worlds !!!

This is correct. The only time you would nit get double/triple points for cruising solo is if you are booked in a solo cabin.