smokeybandit

Just got a marketing email for this cruise. Is it 2024 already?

Circling back to this embassy suites. Stayed there last night and nothing would prevent me from staying here again. The place is ideal for a pre cruise hotel

Now more than ever booking as early as possible can save $$$

I'm not sure that headline is overly representative of the article though.

I think what is helping RC now is their approach to the covid protocols coming out of the restart. I think they had the most balanced protocols of all their peer cruise lines, and that gave passengers on both sides of the covid aisle a lot of confidence that may be paying dividends now.

I can't imagine RoyalUp is anything but a small supplemental revenue source.

You're really not obligated to tip anything above daily gratuities, so give what you are comfortable with.

Up to $14? Can I use a drink voucher to cover it?

I'd be curious how many actually use Affirm. I'm guessing it's a pretty low percentage.

During a question and answer session on the ship, Bayley was asked by a travel agent whether the company would ever consider building new, smaller ships, Matt Hochberg of the Royal Caribbean Blog reported. Great, quoting random sources. Oh wait.

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