CruizIan

Those are two separate ships though.

How did you receive the onboard credit for your cruise planner purchases as ours were refunded as well? A perk from your TA or Royal just gave you OBC just to make up the difference?

I feel like they are going to be higher just in general for a time once we get back to cruising because the absence of cruising has pushed up a demand not to mention how many people have probably rescheduled further limiting the supply. I think it will be 22 and prices will settle down. Just my opinion but it seems that a lot of the offerings are higher than what I remember pre COVID.

I play the black Jack and the Slots game I didn’t realize there were 5 what are the others?

Oh yes, it is more miss than hit, I think maybe one 1 out of 5 of our last cruises it was actually "cold".

So helpful thanks.

Thanks Landry_TX that is what I thought I just wanted to see if anyone had first hand experience. Good looking out!

So as I was watching ship tours the other day and someone was showing off the mini-fridge it got me to thinking. Our fridge has always been empty when we board and we will occasionally use it for waters, perfect for next day recovery. My question is, can you ask for it to be stocked by your room attendant? Obviously there would be a charge associated but if you wanted soft drinks or beer put in there is that something that you can request? Is this that something that is available in higher level rooms? I appreciate any feedback!

So I have recently started playing this after hearing Matt talk about it on an old podcast. So I already have enough points after like a month for a $100 onboard credit but it says that it is for new sailings and there are a bunch of other stipulations. Have you or anyone reading this actually done the onboard credit and know how it works? I have a cruise that has obviously been scheduled for awhile in September and I am wondering if I can redeem the points to add $100 onboard credit to my account or do I need to do it when I book my next cruise? I would love to know anyone's experience. I could potentially just wait until I have enough for the free cruise, but since I am going to cruise regardless I figure onboard credit for dining or even just gratuities works just as well.

Currently just have one on Independence of the Seas on September 5th. With todays news that the CDC is going to play ball and announce the path to restart cruises I am more hopeful that we could actually go on that cruise. That being said once cruising resumes I will be adding several to the calendar. Hopefully the next one we book will be a RCB group cruise in 2022!

That is correct, 28 points in a suite on a 7 night cruise. Including the not so suite Jr. Suite.

Boo

The sad part is that My, Wife and I have discussed if it is more financially sound for us to just book a cruise that potentially we cant go on if we could get the points to move up.

@wordell1 I feel it. I am currently at 40 points even. and I was looking to make a solid jump up to Diamond with the double points and strategic bookings.. but i guess that will just be the nature of the beast!

What was a silver lining a during all the craziness is shortly becoming an task in its self. @MattI m sure you are waiting for things to normalize, but any idea when you are going to announce a 2022 group cruise? I am know that we will be going on one and I am ready to know what to throw our flag behind!

So with yet another wave of domestic cancellations perhaps coming. Was anyone else using the system to their advantage and doubling up points and in some cases Quadrupling.. I am a lowly man at 40 points and this double points in a Junior Suite and Subsequent cruise after was going to throw me into Diamond. Please someone give me some positivity!

Fellow Cruisers, As a lot of us have had cruises cancelled in the past year I just wanted to share with everyone something interesting that I just stumbled upon. I had a cruise cancelled last September and again this past February. My Cruise had been completely paid off going into Sept since final pay date had already occurred. We took the %125 credit and moved to February sailing. When I started listening to RCB podcast in December and hearing so much about using a Travel Agent I wanted to give it a try. I reached out to MEI travel to see if I could transfer my reservation to an agent. (I have now re-booked again for this upcoming September) When I told Sharla Manglass that the cruise was paid off I was bummed to find out that you cannot move it to a travel agent at that point. A couple of weeks later I was on my cruise planner (I am weird and look at the deals like once a week for changes to price and offerings) and noticed I had a balance of just under $300 on my cruise that was owed. I remembered that each time you have to move your cruise they refund you the Port Fees and Taxes. With the information that my cruise was not technically paid in full I got back with Sharla and she was able to take ownership of my reservation because it was more than 6 months out at the time. If you have been thinking about using a travel agent perhaps on your next sailing that you book but think you cant on your current because you began booking so long ago, this might be a loophole for you. This is my first post so bare with me if this is of no use to anyone, looking forward to connecting with everyone.