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The article says they have higher bookings than 2019 and a record high deposit balance. Neither of those reflect the increase in pricing.

Royal Caribbean Group reported its second quarter earnings on Thursday and reported stronger than expected earnings that forced the company to pump up its guidance for the year. https://www.royalcaribbeanblog.com/2023/07/27/royal-caribbean-group-smashes-expectations-second-quarter-earnings?fbclid=IwAR0lvGhIoNHRMDqJfi0CVV9ON68erqZBSESjdUsFC2cp9TQTNb3-zPcz49s

I would imagine the demand from crew to join that team would have been at record high. To be picked is quite a compliment to your career there.

Not all cruises allow you to pick a check-in time at the 45 day mark

Disney is struggling right now and dumping its linear TV business is a great way to rebound.

DCL is core to their business.

What kind of suite did you get?

Australia is still pretty far behind the rest of the western world in moving on from covid.

It's been over a year now but yes, Vancouver was a cluster.

Maybe as a port of call, but I couldn't see it being a home port.

You shouldn't have had to get a refund from a flight on Air2Sea unless you opted to pay up front.

Yes, this is the norm on colder weather itineraries

They haven't been required since last fall

Theme charters are never cheap.

If your main focal point of cruising is water slides. Then yes, maybe cruising isn't for you

Technically you don't use obc for any specific thing. It just is a credit against the entire onboard account. If you have $50 in obc, the first $50 that gets charged to your account will be covered by that obc.

Looks like I'll get the taste of usa menu for this weekend. Nothing overly exciting on it but better than taste of Britain which it is replacing

It's nothing but a tourist tax. No big deal

Check the vanity drawers

I just got an email that a cruise on my watchlist dropped in fare. Though when I go back to my watchlist, looks like that fare increased

I wouldn't spend a single brain cell worrying about your 2024 cruise. It'll be a couple years before anything changes. And when (or even if) they make changes, you'll just go to a different terminal outside of the city center.

As a general rule (I think) your muster station will generally be on the same side and location of the ship as your cabin

You do not need to turn off international data when you're in airplane mode. That would defeat the point of there being an airplane mode.

Free morning shower!

The best cards are the ones that get you the highest percentage of points that then translate to cash back.