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Just five weeks to go!

I saw that too. It is a bit alarming that there is no reason and it seems to be repeating the pattern.

I will try!

Are these specific ones the examples of what you want or just what ever they have?

We will be on in late November early December in the Caribbean. Usually we are Jewel of the Seas people, but we got an amazing price during wave season on an owner's suite so we are gonna give this run. I have a feeling the slides are going to turn the tide for my girls. They are outgrowing the kiddie slide on the Radiance class.

@Villageidiot Your the best! Thank you for that conformation! I showed my girls and they are soooo excited seeing this picture.

My family is booked on Explorer in December. I saw some recent upgrades/dry dock happened (January-ish). There were rumors that some water slides were tacked on. I have been checking YT for a ship tour after Feb/March but I got nothing that is decent or shows a slide. Any conformations on the upgrade?

Welcome! I'm bringing my mom and it is her first cruise too.

We did the mud buggy excursion. There was less than an hour of buggy time. There is a swimming hole also included.

I only get to cruise once-ish per year. So when I go I do look at total cost, points earning, and value. I often choose a smaller ship with a better state room as my option. I LOVE getting double points. I WANT to get to the loyalty sweet spot. I'm not above taking a cruise for points. That is clearly threatening me with a good time!

I'm super excited to hear this. I am booked in December and my kids are ready to upgrade from the Jewel OTS kiddie slide. This would be a huge blessing for us.

Mine is right on both the app and web.

I must have read the documents I kept from my last cruise. Once you explained, I got the papers out and see that you are right. I will be keeping that UDP!

This same thing happened for my last cruise. We moved from Falmouth to Ocho Rios. It showed up in one calendar, but not another on the RC site. It took FOREVER for the excursions to load. I'm not the most experienced RC cruiser, but I have never been on an RC cruise without a port change.

Is it better to purchase the UDP before or use the discount of 40% from the suite on board? I'm taking my mom on a shortie 4 day cruise as a way to spend time with her while she is still spry. She turned 70 this year. She has some challenges with here eating. She has allergies that we are dealing with. I was speaking with her about how this vacation has a plan for people with her allergies (Wheat (NOT gluten), Whey, Casein). It is one of the reasons she opted for this. I have some menus we reviewed together to see how she felt about it. I shared the UDP option with her. She CAN eat steak and potatoes so Chops is great for her. Also Asian foods in general is great as there is almost no dairy, corn starch is often used place of flouring meats and rice noodles are prevalent. So she is interested in Izumi. I told her we could to the UDP and eat at one of those every day (lunch/dinner). So I'm working on getting this option in place. We are set for Serenade Of The Seas Aug 3 - Aug 7, 2023. I have purchased the UDP during the New Years "Sale" for both of us for 297.32 (148.66 pp with tax etc). This price claims to up "up to 40% off". If just wait till I'm on board to book and just pay for it. I will get a 40% discount from the suite we are in. Will that be off a much higher onboard full price thus paying more than the UDP, or is it better to just use the UDP I have already purchased?