WAAAYTOOO

I would not wait period.  There are quite a few reports of prices jumping rapidly since Tuesday night's release on SC cabins.  And when I say jumping, it is quite a jump.  Like in the $8K-$20k range.  No joke.

Well only a bot would know how to do that !  I have cruised umpteen dozen times and I never knew you could book all of your MTD at once.  Of course, I don't claim to be all that bright, either.  Thanks @twangster

I’m not sure what you’re asking.  Wait a year and switch what to what ?  If you are asking if you should wait a year and switch from your Liberty Villa to an Allure ATS, I would say that #1, the price on the ATS is likely to go higher (perhaps significantly higher) in a year and #2, it most likely won’t be available in a year.
If the Allure A1 is truly the same price as a Liberty Villa, and if you have 5 or less people, and if you have the opportunity to move your reservation from Liberty to Allure, I would recommend that you run, don’t walk, to switch this reservation immediately. 

Well only a bot would know how to do that !  I have cruised umpteen dozen times and I never knew you could book all of your MTD at once.  Of course, I don't claim to be all that bright, either.  Thanks @twangster

Possible but my adviser in such matters predicted a 7 night cruise for turkey day at $$$$$ based on how the cards landed.
Then again she spoke with Elvis during the same session and he didn't know either so... ?‍♂️

Did @Galveston Steve book Allure out of Galveston? Back 2 Back baby!  And when they announce what Allure is doing between the transatlantic arrival on 13 Nov 2022 and the first 7-night that is currently available on 27 Nov 2022, we might jump in again!  I'm betting it will be a "long Caribbean" sailing, announced next week.

Always wanted to sail with a perfect 10. 

I didn't want to mix this in with the Allure news earlier in the week, but will be of interest to our Galveston fans:
The Port will likely (not set in stone yet) re-number terminals 1, 2, and 3 with new numbers corresponding to the pier numbers that they serve. The pier numbers also align with the adjacent street names.  The new Royal Caribbean terminal will be located at Pier 10, which lines up with 10th Street, and would become Terminal 10. Similarly, the Carnival terminal would be Terminal 25, and the current Royal Caribbean terminal would be Terminal 27.
I think this really makes sense and now is a good time to make the change since there are no cruise ships currently sailing. They will need to coordinate this with the cruise lines so the numbering change can be made on cruise company websites and directions to the terminals can be communicated to passengers.
Remember you heard it here first!

Definitely!  When you factor in Star Class includes the Deluxe Drink Package, VOOM, Unlimited Dining, Gratuities (except Genie gratuity is not included), the stocked minibar, and free laundry/pressing services, it's a much better deal than it first appears to be.

I like that 10 day Oasis itin for Jan 2023 but I promised myself that I would never book another Oasis class ship in January since I know that a certain lifestyle group always charters an O class in Jan.  I'm thinking that they would not charter a 10 night cruise but I'm takin' no chances.

Not exactly relating to this topic, but I wanted to report that I spoke with a really good agent this morning and among the many things she did for me, she also informed me that we were absolutely 100% going to get new annual tier casino comp cruises in April.  This was great news...I know there has been plenty of speculation about whether or not the casino would be awarding new annual comps this year since nobody cruised or earned one in 2020.  But the good news is - we will be getting a new annual comp next month.  YIPPEE !!

Ok, I did it - just one (so far). Symphony, Sept 2021 - Western Caribbean (we've never been to Coz - how is that possible??)  Jr Suite for the double double.

Not exactly relating to this topic, but I wanted to report that I spoke with a really good agent this morning and among the many things she did for me, she also informed me that we were absolutely 100% going to get new annual tier casino comp cruises in April.  This was great news...I know there has been plenty of speculation about whether or not the casino would be awarding new annual comps this year since nobody cruised or earned one in 2020.  But the good news is - we will be getting a new annual comp next month.  YIPPEE !!

Not exactly relating to this topic, but I wanted to report that I spoke with a really good agent this morning and among the many things she did for me, she also informed me that we were absolutely 100% going to get new annual tier casino comp cruises in April.  This was great news...I know there has been plenty of speculation about whether or not the casino would be awarding new annual comps this year since nobody cruised or earned one in 2020.  But the good news is - we will be getting a new annual comp next month.  YIPPEE !!

I wanted to report on my success with moving a casino comp cruise that was cancelled in this latest round of cancellations. 
We had a Symphony Eastern Caribbean booked for 1 August using a casino comp offer.  Of course, this cruise was a victim of the latest round of cancellations. I held out little hope of being able to move this cruise to a later date (I had heard of scarcely a few successful attempts at getting a casino comp moved) but much to my surprise, I was successful in moving this cruise to Feb 13, 2021 with full price protection on the original casino booking. I had upgraded this inside room comp to a JS for $258 PP so I was delighted that the original upgrade price was honored.
This is not a Lift & Shift, in that I could not book further out than 2-28-21 but I also was not required to maintain the same itinerary....in other words, I wasn’t required to book another Eastern Caribbean.  I booked a companion cruise to my already-booked 6 Feb cruise, turning my 6 Feb into a B2B.  Apparently they are allowing cancelled casino comp cruises to be moved to a qualifying cruise between 1 Oct 2020 and 28 Feb 2021.  I know the next question will be, what constitutes a qualifying cruise ?  I cannot answer that question as I was moving a 7 night Symphony cruise to another 7 night Symphony Cruise, but I CAN tell you that they didn’t care that I was changing from an Eastern Caribbean to a Western Caribbean, so it’s not a tradition L & S.
Maybe I just got very lucky and got a good casino CS Rep but it was very easy and handled efficiently and quickly.  I was able to get my airfare moved over from the August to the Feb itin with no problem. There was a $4.20 difference in the cruise fare due to differences in taxes/port fees and a $60 difference in airfare. All of my Cruise Planner purchases were automatically cancelled, and will be refunded.  I will have to rebook for the replacement cruise.
All-in-all, a huge surprise at how easy it was.  I am lead to believe it is a new “policy” for cancelled casino comps.  A bit of good news in an otherwise sea of bad news.

I like that 10 day Oasis itin for Jan 2023 but I promised myself that I would never book another Oasis class ship in January since I know that a certain lifestyle group always charters an O class in Jan.  I'm thinking that they would not charter a 10 night cruise but I'm takin' no chances.

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Well only a bot would know how to do that !  I have cruised umpteen dozen times and I never knew you could book all of your MTD at once.  Of course, I don't claim to be all that bright, either.  Thanks @twangster

+1 on this one!  It's been way too long.  Thank you @LogicallyLazy, I think we all needed this more than we knew.  At least I did.

Thanks so much for this live blog!
While the @Lovetocruise2002 jokes were a nice perk, I really enjoyed seeing a real cruise live blog happen again and I appreciate the insight into what's happening onboard!

Hey, that's not fair if DH has the drink package and i don't  lol ?

Just booked Symphony, Sept 17, 2022.

Well only a bot would know how to do that !  I have cruised umpteen dozen times and I never knew you could book all of your MTD at once.  Of course, I don't claim to be all that bright, either.  Thanks @twangster

Well only a bot would know how to do that !  I have cruised umpteen dozen times and I never knew you could book all of your MTD at once.  Of course, I don't claim to be all that bright, either.  Thanks @twangster