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Welcome to the blog, Monica ! Very good question. Actually, they will be able to get another set of room keys from Guest Services so that they will each have a key to both rooms.

I don't think they could make this more confusing if they tried !! Why in the world they don't just ask how many BEDS you want to reserve is beyond me.

Welcome to the blog, Annie ! Yes, persons can only use the perks to which they are entitled, based on their own C&A status. HOWEVER, "couples" and children can be status matched to their parents or significant other as long as they share the same address. So, if you and your BF share the same address, you can have him link your C&A account to his, thereby bestowing Gold status to you. Most likely this can only be done after you have completed 1 cruise, but after your first cruise, you can get a status match if you meet the criteria.

It is my belief that the days of forty-anything are long gone. Haven’t seen a drinks package in the $4X range since the first of the year

The day pass for our cruise (7 Feb Anthem) is still $93.99, which is where it has been for some time. I guess it's not selling all that well on our cruise. The cabanas are at the same price they've been at ($1049 for the beach cabanas and $1499 for the OTW cabanas). but the beach cabanas are showing "sold out".

Yikes !!! There must be more than 1 ship in port that day. I paid $50.99 for our Beach Club day passes. As far as I know only Anthem will be in port that day.

No, not on Royal Caribbean. I think Carnival does this.

14 days confined to quarters. OMG what a mess !

There is no minimum time between drinks....but they will "Cut you off" if you become visibly intoxicated.

Also remember that the crew will be the same from cruise-to-cruise, so it is possible to be spread by crewmembers.

We've been in the 2 BR ATS 3 times - all on Harmony. It is definitely a unique suite and I highly recommend that you try it. If possible, get one on deck 8 as the suites (both balconies and rooms) on 9 and [presumably] 10 are much smaller. I think you will find that the SC suites on the Oasis class far surpass the ones on Quantum class - mostly due to size and location. The separate bedrooms are a big advantage if you have others traveling with you (it's always just Dan and me so it's a waste for us but still nice to be able to put our luggage in the second bedroom !). The balcony is completely unique and there's nothing like it anywhere else. IMO there are 3 downsides to the ATS. 1. It is a LONG walk all the way back there and you will get tired of doing it every time you want to go ANYwhere. 2. It is very much isolated from all of the other suite amenities - primarily meaning that it is a long way from Deck 17. 3. I feel that the bathrooms in the ATS are a big disappointment. Once you have experienced the very big and impressive bathrooms in the other SC suites, the small and uninspired bathroom in the ATS is disappointing. No bidet ! The 2 BR ATS were our first experiences with SC so we didn't really realize how much more convenient it is to be on Deck 17. So we don't book the ATS anymore but I am glad we did it and they are fun suites !! No stairs, which is a huge advantage for us.

Without knowing the nature of your concern, have you demanded to speak with the Hotel Director ? As we have learned from others with onboard issues, it is unlikely that you will get any results once you leave the ship. It is important that you voice your concerns before you leave the ship. Once you speak to the Hotel Director and still don’t get a resolution, THEN try and contact someone at Headquarters.

Is there a swimup bar at the Beach Club ?

Clean, as far as I know. I did not touch anything to find out...?

In nearly 50 cruises with Royal Caribbean the worst thing I've encountered was a drawer with the previous occupant's underwear in it. We found the room attendant and had it removed but never have I ever been concerned about bugs. If there WERE bedbugs in that room at any time and Royal Caribbean was made aware of it, trust me, the entire room would have been fumigated and the mattresses tossed.

In both Bayonne and Miami we kept our bags with us through security. Granted, we were Star Class, but I don't think that made any difference. I believe the security scanners are all the same. It was tight for our biggest suitcase but they all made it through - both times. Having said that, I do not recommend that you keep your big luggage with you through security unless you are going to be going straight to your room. Even if you are going straight to your room it could be a real PITA b/c trying to wheel big luggage through the ship and up and down elevators is a real nuisance. I don't recommend it but I do think it could be done.

Frankly, we rarely get off the ship in Bermuda anymore.

I wondered the same thing. Maybe when they scan your passport they can screen for applicable ports of entry. I have no idea.

There is just no way of telling when they are going to throw a new "sale" out there. It seems as if Federal Holidays are a good excuse to do it...but nobody really knows.

Me too. ??

The going price for every one of the cruises I currently have booked is $55 per person per day. Last week most of them were $51. So it sort of appears that the $55 is the normal price with $51 being the “sale” price. I think the days of $4X.00 are gone.

Could be...

Wow. This is a surprise. I have sailed on Grandeur more than any other ship and I have never, ever heard this. Were you physically restricted from using the elevator or did they just announce this ? We always do self assist disembarkation b/c I have to take Dan straight to work when we get off the ship. I have never heard of self assist people being prohibited from using the elevator(s).

Exactly !!! Good luck

A number of years ago, we were in the MDR sitting with another couple who happened to be from Holland. The husband remarked that the ship was using butter from his home town in Holland !! It was the small, individual, wrapped pat butter, not the butter that comes in the big crock. Not sure if they are still using that butter or not but, for a while, at least, they had butter from the Netherlands.