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    dswallow got a reaction from cruisellama in Royal Entertainment Hint   
    The major Broadway-style show on any ship is only going to change after a drydock; it's the only way to replace the sets -- literally opening the side of the ship to move them in and out.
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    dswallow got a reaction from bryresangel in CDC Eviction ban overturned- What does this mean for cruising?   
    I've been keeping an up-to-date collection of relevant materials on the docket for the Florida v. HHS, CDC case. You can review many of the filings from there.
    Florida v. HHS, CDC (2150.com)
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    dswallow got a reaction from AlohaLivin in Future Cruise Credit Certificates - Balance Verification   
    The limitations right now are:
    1) You cannot find out what Future Cruise Credit Certificates you have.
    2) If you use a portion of the balance of a Future Cruise Credit, you can't find the balance from it since the balance will be reissued as a new Future Cruise Credit certificate, and not immediately, but within 2 to 4 weeks.
     
    It really gets very frustrating continuing to deal with the antiquated processes behind these Future Cruise Credit certificates.
     
    Yes, it would be nice to be more flexible like with how credits are associated with individuals from the original reservation but sometimes can be used slightly differently depending on the circumstances of the new booking and people on the reservation, but there are some basics that could be done almost immediately...
    1) The Future Cruise Credit is associated with the booking number from which it came. The booking number from which it came is associated with a Crown & Anchor number. Minimally, immediately, it should be possible to let a Crown & Anchor member view current Future Cruise Credit certificates and their current status (i.e., if used or not, etc).
    2) It should be possible to either reduce the balance on a Future Cruise Credit as it is used, or to immediately issue a new certificate with the remaining balance once some portion gets used; either way, it shouldn't take 2 to 4 weeks, and should be possible to immediately apply amounts from a Future Cruise Credit to multiple bookings.
     
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    dswallow got a reaction from mianmike in CDC Eviction ban overturned- What does this mean for cruising?   
    I've been keeping an up-to-date collection of relevant materials on the docket for the Florida v. HHS, CDC case. You can review many of the filings from there.
    Florida v. HHS, CDC (2150.com)
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    dswallow got a reaction from 0_0 in CDC Eviction ban overturned- What does this mean for cruising?   
    I've been keeping an up-to-date collection of relevant materials on the docket for the Florida v. HHS, CDC case. You can review many of the filings from there.
    Florida v. HHS, CDC (2150.com)
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    dswallow got a reaction from Neesa in CDC Eviction ban overturned- What does this mean for cruising?   
    I've been keeping an up-to-date collection of relevant materials on the docket for the Florida v. HHS, CDC case. You can review many of the filings from there.
    Florida v. HHS, CDC (2150.com)
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    dswallow got a reaction from Cruising With JT in Need a Hotel in Nassau. Please help.   
    The British Colonial Hilton is where Royal Caribbean is staging check-in for the cruise sailings on Adventure of the Seas; staying there would certainly make everything the most convenient it could be for you.

    British Colonial Hilton Nassau Hotel in the Bahamas
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    dswallow got a reaction from Granni in Rhapsody 2021   
    Since the ship is in/around Barcelona at that time, I'd guess there's likely some sort of scheduled drydock. Looking at the info on Rhapsody, it seems the last scheduled maintenance/refit was December 2016, so this would make 5 years, which would be the expected period between drydock maintenance/inspections.
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    dswallow got a reaction from Rackham in Cruise Planner...How often will RCL put discounts up prior to your trip?   
    The Cruise Planner sales generally last a week and then there's generally a 2 to 3 week period before the next one begins. The specific sale dates usually get skewed in a way that permits a major US holiday period to be within a sale period. For instance, the current sale ends on May 5, 2021. Memorial Day weekend is coming up. The next sale will include Memorial Day weekend. That probably means it will start about May 28, 2021 and run through June 2, 2021. That is also a bit long between sales, so we might see the current sale get extended for a few days or another week, or we could see the Memorial Day weekend sale start earlier. 
    The flyer describing the sale usually comes out 3 to 5 days or so beforehand. Check the URL https://creative.rccl.com/Sales/Royal/Promotions/Snapshot_of_CruisePlanner_Offers every few days; it will be updated with the next upcoming sale before that sale begins.
    The prices on items generally begin to change in the late afternoon or evening prior to the first day of the sale. It can take as long as another day for the percent-off banners to appear correctly on the graphics in the Cruise Planner, but the pricing is generally correct by this point. Similarly all the banners will disappear once the sale ends, but the prices don't necessarily revert immediately. Some will. Some may change to a different price point. Some may remain at the sale price for an indeterminate extra period.
    Each sale tends to focus a little bit on some specific smaller group of things getting a bigger-than-usual percent-off discount. So while a lot goes on sale, only some subset gets a "good" sale price for that sale, so stay watchful. There's also a pretty consistent range for many items. Beverage Packages usually see 20%, 25% or 30%-off sale pricing, for instance.
    Anyway, if you pay attention to them long enough you'll pick up on the patterns of how things progress. ?
     
     
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    dswallow got a reaction from Patt Whitmore in Cruise Planner...How often will RCL put discounts up prior to your trip?   
    The Cruise Planner sales generally last a week and then there's generally a 2 to 3 week period before the next one begins. The specific sale dates usually get skewed in a way that permits a major US holiday period to be within a sale period. For instance, the current sale ends on May 5, 2021. Memorial Day weekend is coming up. The next sale will include Memorial Day weekend. That probably means it will start about May 28, 2021 and run through June 2, 2021. That is also a bit long between sales, so we might see the current sale get extended for a few days or another week, or we could see the Memorial Day weekend sale start earlier. 
    The flyer describing the sale usually comes out 3 to 5 days or so beforehand. Check the URL https://creative.rccl.com/Sales/Royal/Promotions/Snapshot_of_CruisePlanner_Offers every few days; it will be updated with the next upcoming sale before that sale begins.
    The prices on items generally begin to change in the late afternoon or evening prior to the first day of the sale. It can take as long as another day for the percent-off banners to appear correctly on the graphics in the Cruise Planner, but the pricing is generally correct by this point. Similarly all the banners will disappear once the sale ends, but the prices don't necessarily revert immediately. Some will. Some may change to a different price point. Some may remain at the sale price for an indeterminate extra period.
    Each sale tends to focus a little bit on some specific smaller group of things getting a bigger-than-usual percent-off discount. So while a lot goes on sale, only some subset gets a "good" sale price for that sale, so stay watchful. There's also a pretty consistent range for many items. Beverage Packages usually see 20%, 25% or 30%-off sale pricing, for instance.
    Anyway, if you pay attention to them long enough you'll pick up on the patterns of how things progress. ?
     
     
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    dswallow got a reaction from CruiseGus in Cruise With Confidence - Qualification Ending May 31, 2021   
    You could book it now and then work on convincing her. If you ultimately fail, the booking is eligible for the Cruise With Confidence program. ? Plus you know the general rule about asking forgiveness being easier than getting permission...
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    dswallow got a reaction from PPPJJ-GCVAB in Cruise With Confidence - Qualification Ending May 31, 2021   
    Worth noting, too, is the Crown & Anchor Double Points offer booking window currently ends on June 30, 2021, for all sailings departing on or before September 30, 2022.
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    dswallow got a reaction from dr martini in Cruise With Confidence - Qualification Ending May 31, 2021   
    Worth noting, too, is the Crown & Anchor Double Points offer booking window currently ends on June 30, 2021, for all sailings departing on or before September 30, 2022.
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    dswallow got a reaction from Neesa in Cruise With Confidence - Qualification Ending May 31, 2021   
    You could book it now and then work on convincing her. If you ultimately fail, the booking is eligible for the Cruise With Confidence program. ? Plus you know the general rule about asking forgiveness being easier than getting permission...
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    dswallow got a reaction from Neesa in Cruise With Confidence - Qualification Ending May 31, 2021   
    Worth noting, too, is the Crown & Anchor Double Points offer booking window currently ends on June 30, 2021, for all sailings departing on or before September 30, 2022.
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    dswallow got a reaction from AlmondFarmer in Cruise With Confidence - Qualification Ending May 31, 2021   
    You could book it now and then work on convincing her. If you ultimately fail, the booking is eligible for the Cruise With Confidence program. ? Plus you know the general rule about asking forgiveness being easier than getting permission...
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    dswallow got a reaction from joshgates in Cruise With Confidence - Qualification Ending May 31, 2021   
    Worth noting, too, is the Crown & Anchor Double Points offer booking window currently ends on June 30, 2021, for all sailings departing on or before September 30, 2022.
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    dswallow got a reaction from KristiZ in Cruise With Confidence - Qualification Ending May 31, 2021   
    Worth noting, too, is the Crown & Anchor Double Points offer booking window currently ends on June 30, 2021, for all sailings departing on or before September 30, 2022.
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    dswallow got a reaction from teddy in Cruise With Confidence - Qualification Ending May 31, 2021   
    Worth noting, too, is the Crown & Anchor Double Points offer booking window currently ends on June 30, 2021, for all sailings departing on or before September 30, 2022.
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    dswallow got a reaction from twangster in Cruise With Confidence - Qualification Ending May 31, 2021   
    Worth noting, too, is the Crown & Anchor Double Points offer booking window currently ends on June 30, 2021, for all sailings departing on or before September 30, 2022.
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    dswallow got a reaction from CFL in Passport renewals   
    The US and Canada do not have an agreement for Canada to treat the US Passport as valid for 6 months past the expiration date, though there is an agreement for the US to treat a Canadian passport as being valid 6 months past its expiration date.
    9 FAM 403.9 (U) NIV ISSUANCES (state.gov)
     
     
     
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    dswallow got a reaction from 4ensic in Royal Entertainment Hint   
    It's a common question during a backstage tour in the theater, and that's the answer to it, usually with some specific examples of parts of the sets.
    All things considered, you can always remove sets without doing anything to the ship provided you don't care about preserving those parts of the set that would have to be torn apart. ?

    I dug this info up, not quite complete but I took it through all the Broadway-style show info I could find, plus some original productions.
     
    Allure - Mamma Mia (started May 2015 after drydock)
    Allure - (original productions: Blue Planet)
    Allure - Chicago (removed)
    Quantum - (original productions, Sequins & Feathers)
    Quantum - Mamma Mia (removed - was moved to Allure)
    Anthem - We Will Rock You
    Anthem - (original productions: The Gift)
    Oasis - Cats (started fall 2014 after October 2014 drydock)
    Oasis - (original productions: Come Fly With Me)
    Oasis - Hairspray (removed)
    Harmony - Grease
    Harmony - (original productions: Columbus)
    Independence - Grease
    Independence - (original productions: Once Upon a Time)
    Liberty - Saturday Night Fever
    Liberty - (original productions: In the Air, Supreme Divas of Motown)
    Symphony - Hairspray
    Symphony - (original productions, Flight)

    Odyssey - 

    Spectrum - (original productions: The Effectors, Showgirl! Present. Future.)

    Ovation - (original productions: The Beautiful Dream, Live. Love. Legs.)



    There's a YouTube video where Royal Caribbean promoted having moved the show, though not really details... but still lots of show music and scenes and a fun watch.
     
     
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    dswallow got a reaction from SebagoSue in Royal Entertainment Hint   
    It's a common question during a backstage tour in the theater, and that's the answer to it, usually with some specific examples of parts of the sets.
    All things considered, you can always remove sets without doing anything to the ship provided you don't care about preserving those parts of the set that would have to be torn apart. ?

    I dug this info up, not quite complete but I took it through all the Broadway-style show info I could find, plus some original productions.
     
    Allure - Mamma Mia (started May 2015 after drydock)
    Allure - (original productions: Blue Planet)
    Allure - Chicago (removed)
    Quantum - (original productions, Sequins & Feathers)
    Quantum - Mamma Mia (removed - was moved to Allure)
    Anthem - We Will Rock You
    Anthem - (original productions: The Gift)
    Oasis - Cats (started fall 2014 after October 2014 drydock)
    Oasis - (original productions: Come Fly With Me)
    Oasis - Hairspray (removed)
    Harmony - Grease
    Harmony - (original productions: Columbus)
    Independence - Grease
    Independence - (original productions: Once Upon a Time)
    Liberty - Saturday Night Fever
    Liberty - (original productions: In the Air, Supreme Divas of Motown)
    Symphony - Hairspray
    Symphony - (original productions, Flight)

    Odyssey - 

    Spectrum - (original productions: The Effectors, Showgirl! Present. Future.)

    Ovation - (original productions: The Beautiful Dream, Live. Love. Legs.)



    There's a YouTube video where Royal Caribbean promoted having moved the show, though not really details... but still lots of show music and scenes and a fun watch.
     
     
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    dswallow reacted to twangster in Rhapsody 2021   
    At her age dry dock is twice within a 5 year period now.
    If so it will be a true dry dock, just scheduled mandatory marine maintenance.
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    dswallow got a reaction from KristiZ in Rhapsody 2021   
    Since the ship is in/around Barcelona at that time, I'd guess there's likely some sort of scheduled drydock. Looking at the info on Rhapsody, it seems the last scheduled maintenance/refit was December 2016, so this would make 5 years, which would be the expected period between drydock maintenance/inspections.
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