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1-2-3-4? That's the combination to my luggage!

On our cruise there are available rooms now, all the way from interior guarantee to one of the Star Loft suites, where everything was showing as "sold out" for months, so part of me really thinks it might be possible to get a positive response on Royal Up. The families we're traveling with don't even have official room assignments yet (one with interior guarantee, one with balcony guarantee), so maybe whoever is doing the math on our cruise is on vacation.

Which ship will you be on?

Symphony?

Ugh, now I know of sailings both before and after ours that have confirmed Royal Up results. Meanwhile mine is still pending.

Congratulations on the upgrade. When is your sailing?

That sounds like a case. Try Walmart or an office supply store.

She might be thinking only of the iconic pretzel shape. Might want to mention specifically what you found and where.

Yes. Up to six, make a new friend.

I've never been, but here in Virginia there are a couple of breweries that have walls of machines that scan a card (on the ship, I'd imagine you use a Seapass card) and dispense beer. Kind of interesting and a way to try different beers before committing. The breweries charge based on how much you dispense rather than a normal soda machine that charges you $X for a cup which you fill. That seems to be roughly the same on Anthem - 2 oz (taster) and 5 oz ("glass") pours. No idea how that will intersect with beverage plans. There are reports that it is not covered at all, then reports that it is covered (up to the normal limit). It would definitely tell you how much it costs before dispensing, though. Report back and let us know. ?

Haha, I wonder what she was thinking she she saw that order. Maybe that you had a sleepover? Or you guys are just really, really big fans of breakfast. Snake, maybe? Or a flowerpot.... Hmm....

Try the app, it should have the showtimes for the entire week and your current dining selection (whether that is early, late, or my time). If you don't have access to that, you could try to find a roll call for your cruise or there are sometimes Facebook groups for specific cruises. You mentioned that you are free for dinner three days out of the seven. Check the planner, there is sometimes a three night dining package. That would fit nicely, but you will need to make those reservations onboard to make sure they fit with your group schedule. Enjoy the cruise!

Oh, hey, I would only have to do laundry twice a week. Not counting towels. ?

If nothing else, that's definitely a great attitude to have on day one!

I think Royal won't be able to help, as you booked through a TA. Just keep making her check, on our sailing (April) cabins have recently opened up, for whatever reason.

Royal Up is managed by a separate company, so calling Royal Caribbean probably won't generate an answer (at least, not a correct one). Did you ask if there were rooms available to upgrade to, and what the price would be? Directly, not through Royal Up. There have been other reports of being able to upgrade as inventory is made available for less than the price of bidding. When is your cruise? PS: Congratulations on the pending wedding and honeymoon!

I did find the quote.... You changed the dates to support your original statement - it doesn't say what you say it does and you don't want to admit you were wrong.

Again, the CDC site does not agree with you, as the link above from KristiZ and brianmorris shows. If you provide the link to the article where you pulled that quote from it should clarify things.

And the link? Because when I Google that phrase, I get an article from December 27, 2019. The CDC chart in the links above indicated that the uptick didn't start until January. Meaning the bulk of hospitalizations and deaths occurred in the 2020 part of the 2019-2020 flu season.

What is the source of 2020 flu deaths you're using? And is it worldwide? I get that China is under-reporting - they under-report everything. But if you are saying that there have been only 2k "normal" flu deaths including China - the number of normal flu deaths is also under-reported (China likes to report deaths using any underlying chronic condition instead of the acute disease that exacerbated it).

And that's 14k in the US and 2160 COVID-19 worldwide.

Yes - it should show up in your Cruise Planner. For our April Symphony cruise it's $35/$20 (adult/child) - not sure if it varies. If you rent a cabana, some of them include the gear (not the water park one?).

Not having to cook and then clean up the dishes is one of my favorite parts of vacation! That's not sad at all - for me vacations are about getting away from the normal routines and letting someone else do the stuff I don't like to do. Heck, just the fact that I don't have to figure out what to make that the whole family will eat is a bonus - everyone gets to order their own food! You want steak? Cool, get steak. You want chicken nuggets (again)? Go for it. But seriously, stop eating chicken nuggets for every meal. ? That being said, sometimes the first homemade meal you make when you get home tastes the best. Right up there with sleeping in your own bed again. Enjoy the vacation!

If the 3rd and 4th guests don't show up (which, they won't), their prepurchased onboard stuff should be refunded automatically. Not an ideal case, as you're fronting them the money for a month. As for how this happened, I would guess that instead of being creative, they copied the ages of the four people between the two rooms (if they had put in adults aged 18 you wouldn't be having this issue). If you TA can't change them to kids, they might change their birthdates to being under 21 for the cruise. That might also solve the problem. Good luck, and enjoy the cruise!

That's interesting, as Bloody Mary's (I refuse to use the initials ?) and mimosas are on the room service menu - it just says that they are priced at "current bar prices + 18% gratuity". So it seems like you could get them delivered, they just wouldn't be included in the drink package.