Tammy H.

I agree it’s possible. I’ve never seen them ask which bag belongs to which stateroom during embarkation, they are concerned with illegal/ banned items

It really depends on the ports as well. In Port Canaveral I saw several people go through with cases of soda and water without being stopped. In Port Miami they only allowed one or the other. But the workers can't tell anything in regard to who is in what rooms so ymmv. 

We always bring a 12 pack of soda each [2] and carry them out in the open and not in carry on bags [for RCI cruises]..  We've had no problems [Allure, Jewel, Harmony since restart].   Celebrity we haven't tried so not sure.  We've read Celebrity sort of looks the other way while not affirmatively saying it's ok.  
 

The stated policy is 12 per stateroom.
Many have experienced being able to carry 12 per person in separate carry on bags.

You can bring a maximum of 12 cans/bottles/cartons up to 17 oz each.  It can be a combination of water and soda.

https://www.royalcaribbean.com/faq/questions/food-drink-onboard-policy

When this happened on our Alaska sailing, they basically moved everyone to My Time Dining for the night, open seating.

You can use it for the same restaurant or different restaurants as long as they can accommodate you.

Yes, ask for it onboard at the beginning of the cruise at Guest Services to get it scheduled.

Yes 

I was very surprised to find that the Brilliance Canada/NE cruise has disappeared from the list of upcoming cruises in My Cruises.  Since all of the cancellations began, those cancelled cruises have been remaining in my list until after the cruise actually would have been completed.  So, it would seem to me that since the cruise has disappeared from my list, it has been "officially cancelled" by Royal, which is a change in the way they have been doing things.  Theoretically, this will affect the length of time for FCCs/refunds.  I got the official cancellation of my Cruise Planner items yesterday.  I hope this speeds things up.  I still haven't received anything from my cancelled May Majesty cruise yet (except for cruise fare FCC's) !

Requested refund on 22nd of May received it all in my bank today ?

Most folks are experiencing long delays.  But something around 45 days would be a good guess.  

I am happy to report, that we cancelled our May 31 cruise on April 20th (after RC cancelled all sailings through June), and today we have received almost our complete refund.  We are a few hundred short, but so far 4 credits have been deposited to my card, with the largest being the full cruise fare.  So, less than 30 days and we basically have our refund.  I don't know if this makes a difference or not, but we booked with a TA and she handled the refund request. 

You might find this post helpful: https://www.royalcaribbeanblog.com/2020/05/07/we-asked-our-readers-if-they-received-their-royal-caribbean-cruise-refunds-yet

@Tammy H. if you have a smart phone there is a free Royal Caribbean app: https://www.royalcaribbean.com/booked/royal-app
It has deck plans, your calendar, menus and much more. I've been looking at it as I count down to my cruise - 8 days away now.

It's no different on land. The company I work for, as a lot of companies do, have thousands of different locations around the world and each one has its own P&L and bottom line profit plans. The parent companies success depends on the individual "locations" expense controls. 

This is an excellent idea.  That way, it will not be a total surprise to them if you ask for something else.

This is absolutely never a problem.  As an adventurous eater by nature, one of my favorite perks of cruising is getting to try foods I might not ordinarily be drawn to without the financial commitment.  I've had many happy surprises and a few misses, but the crew has never once batted an eyelash if I informed them that I didn't like something and would like to have something else.  Pro tip: if I am trying something new, I inform the waiter as I'm ordering it.  Without fail he or she will then check in soon after the dish is delivered to make sure I am enjoying it.  It allows them the opportunity to keep service moving efficiently and prevents you from sitting there with a plate full of food you don't like while everyone else is starting their meal. ?

YES ..... You can always send your food back and get something else if you don’t like it.  
 

It really depends on your server ....... we were just on Harmony 1/19-26 and ...... all 3 of the nights that we ate at 150 Central Park with the UDP our server (who we tipped well and asked for every night after the first)  insisted on bringing out an extra entree each night for us “to try” ..... he actually would have brought 2 extra entrees each night but we said please no lol
 

You can get robes to use during your sailing. Ask your room steward. 

Are you referring to the Platinum Crown & Anchor tier level ?  If so, there will not be any discounts for specialty dining, nut there are some others benefits.  Hopefully someone with a recent Platinum benefits sheet will share.

When you get old and take meds, it reduces the amount of alcohol your liver can process...honest truth.

Funny, but I had thought about something like this back when they first announced the new "rules" of the unlimited plan.  What is to keep someone from going to Playmakers, eating their $25 (or whatever it is) worth, closing out the ticket, waiting 5 minutes and then opening a new ticket ?  Personally,  I don't think it's worth all of that hassle but I'm sure some people will try to do whatever they can to bend the rules.

I think multiple appetizers sounds like a good deal to me.  I think it would be great to try a few entrees, like a sampler platter.  There are so many things I would like to try, but I dont think I could eat them all in one sitting without making myself miserable.  Full size of each entree would be too much.  I would like to try the Duck Duo and Lamb Wellington at 150 Central Park in one sitting.  There are several others to list but I am not going to, we get the point.  All i can think to do is ask when we order, the worst they are going to do is tell me no and I will have to settle for 1 dish and not two.