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Tried to book through the app.  No joy there either.  It allows me to see the packages for the specific cruise, but then tells me the time selected doesn't have enough space.
I'm still wondering how it knows what time I plan to order my drinks!

I don’t like when smokers tend to smoke in the non-smoking section in the casino.  There is no one stopping them or redirecting them has been my experience 

And don't put the designated space where non-smokers are inconvenienced by having the smoke in that location (e.g., one side of the pool deck).

I probably would have reported him for making the suggestion. Not a fan of people smoking in places they shouldn't. Growing up around it and had no choice or say. Well, now I do. Not in my face or space. Other than that, I'm a delight. LOL.

Good. Hope Royal Caribbean took hard and fast action. It's a shared experience. Play by the rules or be gone.

I recall reading that if you get caught smoking, they remove you.
It's in the policy that smoking is only allowed in destinated areas and therefore you are breaking the cruise contract and subject to being removed or banned from the cruise line. 

I've been thinking about this for several months.  I don't want to sound like a grumpy or winey old man. I think, in the end, my wife and I are done with the big ships.  I know many here love them, and I've been trying to put my finger on why we didn't like our cruise last October on the Mardi Gras... yes, I know this is a Royal fan site, but Royal even more than Carnival is in the big ship game.  If this post offends you, please back out of it while I try to make a short, but I think relevant point that I think some here will agree with.
For my wife, it was simply the number of people jammed onto the ship, the poor service associated with managing 6500 people in such a small space, ect.  She probably wouldn't go back for free if offered.
For me, it was something different.  I didn't like the crowds that were everywhere all the time.  I didn't like having to use my phone on the ship to make reservations, but that really wasn't it.  I think it was the loss of connection with the sea.  It used to be when on a cruise, you were one with the sea.  There were great vantage points everywhere, and people would stand at the rail staring at it, being part of it, looking a the horizon, perhaps daydreaming of what could be or what could have been.
Now with all the activities and people, the ships are more like an amusement part, and the people are everywhere.  On the Mardi Gras, in the public areas, the rails are higher and set back from the side by an extra foot... the panoramic view is substantially cut for people of average height.  On these ships, the sea has become just another interstate.  It's nothing more than a way for the cruise line to kill time while they fill you with food, drink, and activities that drive revenue.
I haven't been to this site or posted as much in the last six months, and I think, sadly, it's because I've lost a lot of interest in cruising.  Again, not wanting to be a winey child, I've really tried to figure out why I didn't enjoy that trip at all, and wondered if any of the long time posters here have any of the same thoughts.

No, that's the original one. Facebook mysteriously re-instated it today

My Adventure of the Seas cruise for April 2025 had a few excursions available I think as early as late last year. Last week they added a few other cruise planner categories including dining and beverage. 

I'd like to see them upgrade the Watchlist feature by adding my original room price on the screen as well as what my specific room costs now, not just what the cheapest room in that cabin type is.

This card seems to be an indication of drink package sales on that cruise not being at whatever target RC wants them at.

No. It used to be more common then pretty much disappeared for a while until recently. I also saw it on Wonder last month.
It typically won't be offered until the midway point of the cruise or just after (on 7N cruises) in my experience.

The one that has been around since 2020 is not a legit page.
The new April 11 page is.  Facebook deleted the original Royal Caribbean Blog page and @Matt has not been able to get anywhere with getting it back.  The official interim page is https://www.facebook.com/royalcaribbeanblogcom/

And, here they are:
https://www.celebritycruises.com/content/dam/celebrity/pdf/Captains-Club-Benefits-Brochure_V19_4_09_24.pdf

Easier to say "we finished early" than to apologize for being late.

Loyal to Royal?!?  Not so fast, here comes Princess Matt!  🤣

I wouldn't wait.  The price is likely to go up and negate your discount anyway, and your choice of rooms won't be as good.

You could find stuff like that on any ship more than 10 years old

Most of the time the Windjammer serves some of the same menu items in the MDR that evening as well. If I get a hankering for what I had earlier and they haven't closed yet, I'll stop by for a plate.

Have you looked for an independent excursion through a site like TripAdvisor/Viator?
If you're not comfortable, that's fine, but you'll likely find many more options with better prices.

This is strictly my opinion, and I'm sure someone here is going to try and correct me, but this is all I can see right now after reading this announcement. I thought Royal Caribbean had a debt to pay. They jacked their prices up so much on everything in order to pay this debt that I can't afford to cruise with them now.  Maybe I should thank them for this. Because of what they are charging, I'm branching out, I booked a Carnival cruise that was less expensive and goes to 3 ports I have not visited yet. Now instead of building a smaller ship like they had hinted at, they are now going to build another giant ship with a limited itinerary that you need to take out a second mortgage out in order to sail on, not to mention jacking up the prices again on every other ship in the fleet. And yes, I know the sailings will all sell out, but I won't be on them. And for those of you who do choose to buy them, more power to you.

It's really, really annoying right? I was getting so frustrated with it. Just to do a mock booking it was just ridiculous. 

I had to go see what the fuss was about.

Goodness, it feels like trying to book a flight on Frontier's website. So many nickel and dime options.

Probability off topic but, websites in general.....
Back in the day, HTML was king. Sites were far simpler. Then cam audo, then video, cookies, dynamic HTML and Java script. Now every company in the world knows what you ate for breakfast. Yet....developers can not seem to make an intuitive interface for the end user.
One of my pet peeves, entering your state in an address block. Everyone knows the two letter abbreviation for their state and it is so easy to type AK or NY or TX. But noooooo....you have to navigate a drop down box, scroll and find your state. Sometimes, even your country. Yet......advertisers seem to know exactly where you are with no questions asked.
OK...I'm done.