Unsuspecting Cruiser

For my 7 night cruising on Anthem, dining was $197 and drink was $409 net(It includes streaming internet), gratuities inclusive. Actually my dining was $179, but Royal tricked me into cancelling the $179 booking and sign up for $197 instead.

Sadly, Kennedy Space Center excursion was cancelled for my April 3rd sailing by Royal Caribbean. Two airboat excursions were sold out. Looking like I will be stuck on the ship. Anyone who booked KSC excursion, check your bookings on Cruise Planner. It might be gone.

Sadly, Kennedy Space Center excursion was cancelled for my April 3rd sailing by Royal Caribbean. Two airboat excursions were sold out. Looking like I will be stuck on the ship.

I am seeing this exact same deal on my cruise planner for April 2022 too and took it.

I was checking my cruise planner for April 2022 sailing and Port Canaveral excursions finally came up, and at very good prices too, the lowest I have ever seen. I am interested in taking the Airboat excursion, but there are two options. http://www.royalcaribbean.com/shoreExcursions/product/detail/view.do?sourcePage=shorexByPort&ProductCode=PC44&DestinationCode= http://www.royalcaribbean.com/shoreExcursions/product/detail/view.do?sourcePage=shorexByPort&ProductCode=PC06&DestinationCode= So which one should I take? Any recommendations? Edit : Never mind, I took the Kennedy Space Center guided tour for $44. Alligators can wait when I visit Florida the next time.

A small correction. On CocoCay excursions, Royal's adding a 12% "sales tax" on top of the listed price. I would still come out ahead after 12% tax addition, so I rebooked. On Nassau excursions, no tax addition. What you see is what you pay. Before the format change, all prices were inclusive of whatever the gratuities and taxes involved. Not anymore after the formal change, so if you have an all inclusive price booking then Royal's suddenly displaying a lower, you have to calculate if you would still come out ahead after adding 18% gratuities. The problem arises for people who had all inclusive price bookings, who were tricked by Royal's Bait and Switch tactic and were forced to cancel existing all-inclusive price bookings in order to rebook, only then find out that they would now pay higher prices, as it happened to me.

I was afraid to cancel my existing bookings on excursions for Black Friday prices due to the fear of Royal Caribbean suddenly slapping 18% gratuity on excisions, but I did it anyway. Fortunately excursions were tax or gratuity-free and the price billed is what they displayed. So cancel and rebook excursions if you are seeing lower price, but absolutely keep your existing drink and dining packages during this Black Friday.

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That's harshy.

I don't know, they might give an exception to kids under 12. But NCL would probably require everyone who can get vaccinated at the time of sailing to do so. Suppose child vaccination 2~11 is approved in the fall, then NCL will probably mandate vaccination on children as well.

Vaccinated passengers are highly unlikely to develop severe form of COVID. If everyone is vaccinated, then having COVID is like having a flu at worst. So mask mandate can be removed if everyone onboard is vaccinated.

Who cares, as long as your cruise isn't cancelled. Beside, the view on New York skyline and the Statue of Liberty is better after sunset, you are getting a view for free what others are paying to see.

West Coast : Vaccine mandated from LA and Seattle. Texas & Alabama : Vaccine not required, but NCL will try to sue to change that. Florida : Vaccine will be mandated

It's for the best. Banning unvaccinated cruisers reduces the likelihood of cruise interruptions from COVID cases, and possibly remove mask mandate onboard which will greatly improve experiences of passengers.

Until Yesterday, dining package price was "all inclusive", what you see is what you pay. After yesterday, the price you see doesn't include "gratuity" and is extra, just like drink package. Unsuspecting customers not aware of this change would cancel their old dining package, try to rebook at new "lower" price, then end up paying at least 10% more.