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Wouldn't surprise me. Slap a Royal Caribbean sticker onto a bottle or package and double the price.

I've had that happen to me once while looking at a cruise. For whatever reason, sometimes on line you may not see too many rooms (or the one you really want) available for a particular cruise. But the Royal cruise reps (and perhaps travel agents) are able to see what's actually available.

I understand completely. The first cruise I ever went on had a partial charter of cruisers I was not particularly thrilled to be around, but they didn't give me much trouble. I just politely said no thank you the 2 times someone from them approached and started to speak to me. I know there was a thread about this earlier this year. I wish the cruise lines would let let potential guests know if there's a partial charter on any given cruise and who's doing it. I guess they don't do that because regular guests may cancel, or not book a cruise if they knew the one they're interested in is partially chartered.

If it's that one particular cruise, perhaps maybe a partial charter?

Nobody's missing the Marlins anyway. And now with this you can start a joke. 17 Marlins go into a bar............?

(Like I know anything, but) IMHO Royal needs their 2 smallest ships, Majesty & Empress. Not only are they what's left of the old time cruise experience ships, because of their size they can go to places the others can't. And right now (OK not right now) they do. I'm looking down the line right now, but for example, if (in the unlikely event) they got rid of Majesty and/or Empress and shortly after that we we're allowed to cruise to Cuba again, what's Royal to do? Build new Sovereign size ships so they could go there?

Wow, obviously the person who wrote this is not a cruise fan at all. Must have missed the ship in port and/or spent some time in the brig.

Really? I need to get back to Atlantic City. Used to go there allot once upon a time. I miss that place.

It would be great if the casinos went non-smoking, I'm all for it. But I won't hold my breath (pun intended)

From what Matt wrote on the blog, looks like you could do it as soon as you can get on the ships wi-fi, or if you can get into your room right away. Still have to visit the actual muster station after that though. I like to explore (and film) as much of the ship as I can before sail away, (dinner's first seating which we get is usually shortly after that) so we'll be taking care of it as soon as we can. P.S (Knock on wood) Sure hope the ships wi-fi is capable of handling all of this happening at once and doesn't decide to go out.

Nice pictures. Looks like a good ship.

Considering you're looking at an Oasis class ship, is the guaranteed balcony an outside or neighborhood view? For my Harmony of the Seas cruise in November, 2021 I took the GTY neighborhood view balcony room. It was available at an unbelievably low price I couldn't refuse. This would be the first GTY room I've booked, and I only did it because it's at least narrowed down to either the Boardwalk or Central Park sections of the ship. If it were an outside view GTY I may not have taken it for I may not find out which cabin I'll be assigned to till after final payment, and it may be difficult to get a cabin change if what I was given is in a less then desirable location.

Just wait till they find out those Florida numbers are all wrong. https://www.fox35orlando.com/news/fox-35-exclusive-labs-directed-to-only-report-positive-covid-19-tests https://www.mysuncoast.com/2020/07/15/is-floridas-covid-positivity-rate-accurate-labs-not-reporting-negative-test-results/ https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/politics/some-labs-only-reporting-positive-covid-19-test-results-to-florida-officials-report https://www.jacksonville.com/news/20200715/state-and-labs-including-some-in-northeast-florida-question-accuracy-of-covid-19-data

I'm so tired of these negative articles put out just so people click on them. Everybody's an expert, including me. Starting this December I have 4 cruises reserved thru April, 2022 and you know what? IMHO I'm going on them, nuff said.

Just wishful thinking here, I know Royal is not doing too good moneywise (not to mention everyone else) but it's a shame they couldn't just find a way to "store" Monarch and Sovereign somewhere for a while. I have no idea how much it would cost to keep something like them stored in some shipyard somewhere till all of this passes. There is a market for the smaller ships out there. Quite a few people prefer the smaller ship experience. And as noted there are defiantly ports of call out there that can only accommodate the smaller ships. And what happens when we'll be able to travel to Cuba again. Royal would have to pull Majesty and/or Empress from where they are currently sailing from.

Perhaps a travel agent could look into this better. However what you are looking at maybe some kind of sale that requires you to book it as non-refundable. For my Harmony cruise next year I got it at a super low rate, but I had to book it as non-refundable deposit.

I'm not 100% sure on this in booking from the UK, but if you can book the cruises as a refundable deposit do it. Yes refundable deposits can cost more, hopefully no too much more, but if the price is right you could change to a non-refundable deposit before final payment is due if you are going to go for sure. There's always insurance too.

I have the DBP on our next cruise. I've always gone with the notion in regards to further tipping with, how strong would I like my drink to be?

Debarkation, which means for most, vacation over until next time.

I'm kind of feeling the same way about my current travel agent I have with this automotive association I pay for each year here in America. This is the third agent the local office has had in the last 2 years. The first agent was great, helped me out bigtime on my Oasis of the Seas cruise, but left for health reasons. The second was also good, but also left, why I do not know. But now this current one, I have to stay on top of in order to hear back from. I booked my Harmony of the Seas cruise on my own in April and wanted it transferred to them. Managed to get a hold of this new travel agent and gave the info. Didn't hear back from anyone after 10 days, emailed the agent and got an apology saying that they didn't start the transfer process yet, but started it that day. Granted the office was closed in April due to you know what and everyone there was working from home and probably very busy so I'll give them that one. My latest cruise for April, 2022 I also booked myself (it was the end result of a lift & shift that I did all on my own). Made an appointment last month (the office was by then re-opened) and went there to see the travel agent in person to ask a few questions pertaining to my other cruises and give them the new cruise to take over. Over 2 weeks later and I have not heard from anyone again. Emailed them this past Tuesday to ask WTF (no I didn't say or write that, but you know what I mean ?), and still have not heard back from them. I'm going to have to visit the office again next week (this time I'm gonna just show up) to find out what's up unless of course I hear back from them. Don't these travel agents get the credit even for cruises they didn't actually book themselves, but were booked by their clients then transferred? This particular travel agency is one of the services this association offers that I'm paying for out of my yearly membership, and I've been a member since I started driving way before the turn of the century. If they don't want to be bothered getting paid to wait on hold with Royal (or emailing them) to do a transfer then just say it. I'll be disappointed, but keep my membership for I use them for other things, and then I'll try another travel agent who may actually care about their clients.

If you get a covid antibody test and the results are positive that you have the antibodies for covid and you can't remember the last time you even coughed, then you are one of the vast majority of the population who had it, beat it and didn't know it.

Hmmmmm social distancing. If that means less people in the Schooner Bar during music trivia, then hell yea. Less people means better odds for me to win those coveted Royal Caribbean key chains & highlighters ?

Usually no. But they could try and see if you could get a room upgrade for what you paid.

Perhaps they'll start with the ones lucky enough to score the $18.00 deluxe beverage package ? like me ?. Happy Fourth of July ???