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Exactly

I guess this shows just how subjective entertainment is, but I really enjoyed it. Is it my all-time favorite? No. Would I see it again? Absolutely. I thought it was well done and very different from any other shows. As long as the vocal cast is good, it's very impressive (imo) that everything you hear is created with just voices. But realize I'm also a fan of the Effectors if that sways your opinion of my entertainment review...

I know you're just outright canceling, but you can transfer your sailing to a different offer code or your existing offer code to a different sailing without losing anything above and beyond port fees and taxes. In my experience they will also refund everything (including upgrade fees) if you book another offer code at the same time as canceling an existing one.

Right now it sounds like your only option is to combine the cruise fare for 1 option from both of you into a single comped interior room, pay for an upgrade to a balcony, and book a standard cruise fare for the other 2 using an external travel agent. Be aware though that sometimes the upgrade from an interior to a balcony is more than just outright booking a balcony room from an external travel agent. You could also look at using the cruise fare for 1 as separate reservations and see how much it is to add another person and upgrade to a balcony for each room. You still would need to book the 3rd room with a travel agent. Personally, I would book the 2 rooms with the cruise fare for 1 if the price isn't much more than the combined offers option. The reason being is that you could potentially get a better offer (cruise fare for 2 or upgraded to oceanview/balcony) for the same sail date some time in the next couple of months and get some money refunded. Once you have a standard reservation, inside the 90 day final payment window, there's not much you can do if a better offer happens to come in without losing money on the reservation.

I see the option, but my sailing isn't until next year. I don't think you're going to like the price though...

Agreed. I would call to verify. But I also wonder if the Europe casino points go through a different process and may take longer to post than NA points?

Ditto

Based on the timing, I suspect this could be a new offer type they send out quarterly. I would say be on the lookout for another one starting in late September/early October.

Heads up, there's another one of those additional FP offer types available today. I just added it to an existing October comp that also already had FP.

DItto Nope. Where are they going to run off to? Remember everyone in the casino is also on vacation. It's not like land based casinos where there could be people with only bad intentions who could then run out quickly. The chances of having your chips swiped (on purpose) on the ship is extremely small. Then on top of that, the chances of not seeing who did it on camera is even smaller. Then on top of that, the chances of the person getting off the ship before finding them is practically zero. Now having said all that, I still make sure to know my exact chip count before leaving just in case something does happen. Then I could at least report a possible theft and how much.

Nope. Instant cert list is set in stone for that month and level you earn it.

That's new! A few weeks ago it was still $10 min and the field had raised to table min and props were now $2 min.

Correct. In the past all my offers would be loaded back to my account, as long as they hadn't expired yet. I've done this with instant certs before, but obviously it was within 30 days of earning it. Annual certs are very easy since they don't expire for almost a year.

I've also got a 55% off that knocks it down to just over $25/day for my upcoming 6 day Ovation. It's getting harder and harder to not buy this every cruise now that the prices have come back down to reasonable rates. Most of my upcoming cruises are under $30/day now.

I just got a different online offer that covered the exact same cruise I had already used my prime cruise for. So I couldn't resist switching out that booking with the new offer and then using my now freed up prime cruise for Star in Feb. Also upgraded to an OV balcony gty for under $500. I never go on brand new ships because of the outrageous cost, but I guess I'll finally get to go on one that's under a year old.