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Thanks for posting. Many of us have been waiting for this.

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Nobody has ever seen an official breakdown of how the tips are allotted between crew. You are tipping extra in your auto gratuity to be in a suite, so it stands to reason that some of the extra goes to support the suite lounge/concierge. I am sure that the amount in the prepaid gratuities finds its way to all of the wait staff in a way that makes sense (at least to the cruise line). How that happens is a mystery. I usually tip extra if the service was good - but it isn't required.

I can see wearing it at top tier events and in the pinnacle lounge. I wouldn't wear it around all day as I have seen some pins do.

I keep mine in my front pocket and have never had an issue. My swimsuit has a pocket and I take it into the pool without issue. My wife keeps hers in whatever bag she is carrying. Nothing wrong with lanyards, but they are definitely not necessary.

Generally, Yes. Go to Adventure Ocean on day 1 and let them know your preference. They will generally allow you to sign her into the older group.

Yes

Dress as dressy as you feel comfortable with. You will see everything from suites and fancy dresses to shorts and t shirts. Some people enjoy the chance to dress up, while others want to stay casual. It's 100 percent up to you.

You could always put you wife in one cabin, and yourself in the other to get around the issue.

It is 95% of the people on board, so the 2000 vaccinated crew members change your math somewhat. You do bring up a good point as to how Royal would handle that situation.

They are operating under a 95% vaccinated passenger protocol through the CDC. Although not required, following the CDC protocols protects them from liability and public relations issues should a Covid breakout occur on ship. Unfortunately, there is no way to do that without requiring children to be vaccinated.

You do not need to make MTD reservations - you can just show up and be seated with whatever number of people you have.

You can be 10 minutes late for check in with no issues. I would recommend every person have the app, but it is not required. I print a paper copy of our set sail passes that can be scanned and used as your sea pass card until you get the real thing at your room, Muster is easy. Just watch the video, listen to the horn sound and then show up to check in. Its no big deal if anyone missed something, they will just go over it quickly with you.

I'm guessing because Canada still can't figure out how they want to handle things.

I will add, that dealing with FCCs is one major reason that I now use a travel agent!

I had similar issues when paying by FCC. In my case the invoice was actually much lower. It made sense if you accounted for the FCC but nowhere was there anything that showed how it applied. Good luck!

It's impossible to say because there could still be late cancelations. Keep in mind that the abundance of Royal Up "wins" recently has been driven by Covid protocols. As more people get back to normal and cruise with confidence ends, there will be fewer upgrades.

Yes, Yes, and Yes You get all of the perks with a Royal up victory, but you only get the crown and anchor points for your original room.

There are quite a few different zip lines on Roatan - We have done 3 of them and enjoyed all of them. Roatan is set up perfectly for zip lines with lots of valleys to run the lines across. They are also reasonably priced vs other places.

Book Maya Chan if it is available. Costa Maya Beach Resort - Maya Chan Beach

Generally, yes. But I would always ask first if you don't have cash.

My wife ordered this from room service and it was not good.

I think it's a good strategy if you are bargain hunting and are OK with the MDR as a fallback.

Passports are always better than no passport. A birth certificate works but there are issues that can come up that would make you regret that decision.

Yes, 12 per cabin.