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Wow ! Sounds like you might have done this a time or 2. I love your organization.

Yes !

I'm pretty sure they will throw you overboard if they see this. Best to ditch the socks.

I do this, too !!

Stephanie, we use it as OBC and gamble with it !! We take the max amount allowed daily as cash draws against our sea pass account. We get out bill as high as we can and then pay it off using the RCCL Visa at the end of the cruise. We take the cash, which we have brought back to our room every night, and pay off the RCCL Visa when we get home. Since you get double points on RCCL when using the RCCL Visa, we will get an automatic minimum of $400 OBC for our next cruise as the cruise bill will be a minimum of $20K. The only risk here is that if you lose, you still have to make up the difference to pay off the CC b/c the RCCL Visa has an outrageously high interest rate. Some people are uncomfortable carrying around that much cash but as long as you are going straight home where you can lock it up, it's not really a problem. Of course, you are limited to $10K per person coming through Customs so we cannot go beyond $20K in cash. As long as you know you can pay off the balance then this process works like a charm and it is 100 legal and ethical. Combine that money with the value of paying the actual cruises with the RCCL Visa card and you really accumulate OBC in a hurry ! We generally have between $500-$1000 OBC on every cruise and the best part is it is self perpetuating ! The more you cruise and gamble the more you earn. ...and if you happen to win on the cruise, it's an even better deal ! That is rarely the case for us, unfortunately. ?

I've been in a number of aft facing suites on the O class. Some don't care for the sports court view but I find it to be just fine. The CLS is a beautiful stateroom. Enjoy the SWEET life !

The dress code is very very forgiving. Truthfully, as long as you don't show up in a sleeveless T-shirt, cut-off jeans or a wet bathing suit, you will be admitted. Formal night is merely a suggestion. Just use good judgement. Shorts, sun dresses, collared polo shirts all are fine. Boat shoes would be a step up for many. You will be fine. Enjoy yourself. You are on vacation.

1. Did you get the email confirmation of the points redemption ? 2. If so, you are good to go.. Don't expect the OBC to show up on your booking until 2-3 weeks ahead. They do not post it there immediately if your sailing is a number of weeks out. If you do not see it on there by 2 weeks prior to sailing, then you will need to start looking into it but don't panic until then. If you have the email confirmation then I'm confident that you will be fine. If you did not get the email confirmation then you need to contact RCCL Visa right away. BTW, keep that email confirmation close by and I always take a copy of it with me onto the ship just to be sure (unless you use it all prior to sailing, of course). I haven't had an issue with my RCCL Visa OBC for a number of years so I haven't needed that email confirmation for a while. ...but back in "they day" when they didn't have it all automated I used to need it quite frequently. The process seems to be flawless in the past few years though.

I think Ashley makes some very good points like the lunch options as well as the variety that the UDP offers as contrasted with the CK. I am not saying that the CK is not a good venue. Far from it. Especially on the Oasis class ships, due to the beautiful view and style of that CK, it is a solid choice but I like having the option to go ANYwhere I want to go, including the CK. Unless you have the UDP you will not have that option (except for full price, of course).

I have read of others who have brought hammocks onboard and set them on their balconies. No prohibition that I am aware of.

Welcome Ray V

I agree. No doubt the meal itself would be accessible but truly I don’t think they could accommodate a wheelchair at certain points throughout the galley tour. I would definitely check with Royal prior to booking this for someone in a wheelchair. My guess is “no”.

I think you can cancel up until 2 days prior if you want the money refunded to your credit card. If you cancel after that I think it will be refunded as onboard credit to your sea pass account.

I bought a bunch of cute alligator towel clips and have yet to remember to bring them !

I am always afraid that I booked the flights for the wrong dates. I go back and check and double check and triple check to be sure that I have the dates right.

Don't feel bad. I did the same thing not long ago. It happens ! Unfortunately (for poor Michelle !) the TA took the brunt of the pain for my mistake. Not only did I have HER book the wrong cruise, I had HER call back, cancel the wrong one and rebook the right one. I know she secretly hates my guts but she never, ever shows it !

Even though I am not a huge fan of the Coastal Kitchen, I will usually give it at least 1 night (usually night 1 if that is filet night) even if I have the UDP just to change things up a bit. With the O and Q class ships there are more options for using the UDP so that helps. We will always purchase the UDP but I still enjoy going to the CK - particularly on the O class ships (MUCH nicer views than the CK on the Q class). We always always go to the CK for breakfast unless we are having breakfast delivered.

I think you will really love the Suites breakfast. It will be served in either Chops or Giovanni's (it's usually Chops but some ships hold it in Giovanni's). It's a nice, leisurely, quiet breakfast. It might be the best perk of all for suites !

YIPPEE !!! Your suite perks depend on the ship. If you are on an Oasis or Quantum class ship you will receive complimentary Voom. If one of the other classes, Voom is not a suite perk. What ship are you sailing ?

Welcome, Raquela !!!

Definitely Labadee. Sorry. I misunderstood. Haven't tried CC yet. We don't get cabanas anywhere anymore b/c all we do is nap in them. LOL

Ok. I should have stipulated that this was on Labadee, not CC. So it’s very possible that your statement is true for CC. Sorry...my misunderstanding.

Well, he did in the 90s. He was a SCUBA instructor and a Chemistry professor at CCC. I got my Advanced OWD and Rescue Diver certs with him. He was responsible for getting me excited about Chemistry and set me on my path to getting my BS in Chemistry and all good things in my future. I thought maybe you ran in the same SCUBA circles. He has a twin brother but I can’t recall his bothers name.

Not true in our case. We’ve had Genies reserve cabanas for us twice before the cruise. We told the Genie which cabana we wanted and he got us our choice both times.

Yes. They can definitely take care of all of it before you ever get on board. We never know that far ahead where we want to eat so we usually wait but sometimes we just have the Concierge make all of the reservations up front. You can always make changes as needed.