The Fox

Thank you for the detailed explanation. This will be our first back-to-back and I'm looking forward to comparing with just a single cruise. Trying to save money on driving, motel, etc. It's a real drag, too, when you have to drive 10 hrs just to get to the port.

Thanks. I searched, but didn't see that page.

Is Royal still providing testing for back to back cruises?

On the RC web site, sign in to your account. That is the cruise planner. Same place where you buy drink packages, excursions, etc.

I did read that. We are Platinum now with 31 points. We have a 8 day in August that will yield 16 points, so just kind of looking for some extra. I tried talking my husband into this junior balcony a month ago, but he wouldn't have it. Now he thinks it's a great idea. At that time the price was $432, now it's $608. Go figure. We do have a bid in for Royal Up which almost brings us to the price of purchasing outright, so when I pointed that out to him he agreed. Three times today the junior suite has opened up (they were sold out) and it was different rooms, so there is some activity on it. But every time I call I have to wait so long that the room is gone again. The agent said they would put me on a waiting list. Not sure how that works.

Thank you, WAAYTOOO. I wasn't sure and just checking.

Sailing on the Grandeur in May and wondering what perks are available for Junior Suite guests.

Totally agree. We are going on Grandeur in May and very much looking forward to the smaller ship experience. We have sailed out of Miami, Galveston, and soon Port Canaveral, but Galveston and possibly New Orleans will be our main ports.

The casino recently sent out a free room offer for April. I have noticed since then that all the cruises going out of Galveston are booking faster. Even the May cruises are showing sold out on all Balconies and Suites, and some Interior.

This morning I was checking the price of our trip Aug 13, 2022, Port Canaveral, on Mariner. Look what I saw:

Checked yesterday, but pics were taken today. Not to worry. Glad you were able to find the deal.

Did you make any other selections such as state you live in, Senior Discount, Military Discount? I always select those (state is Arkansas). Maybe you have a higher C & A status, as stated before, I am Platinum.

Selected 2 passengers.

Thanks for the additional pictures. I did exactly that. But my cost doesn't go below balcony cost.

Having trouble finding this price. I am a Platinum.

Yes. Either by paper or scan a code. Galveston also has facial recognition. Takes longer to walk all the ramps than it does to get through customs.

I noticed on the deck plans on RC's website and on the cruisedeckplan's website show no elevator stopping on Deck 3. Is this true or just a mistake?

I had a double point cruise that I moved from April to August and I was told that I would still get the double points. They did something on the reservation receipt that showed $100 transfer fee and then took it off so I wasn't charged.

That's a tough question. It depends on who your intended audience is. Yes, you could go with "cartoony" musicals, but I doubt parents would really want that. Then you have the problem with royalties. The newer the musical, the more the royalties. Here are some that come to mind, not my recomendations necessarily. The Lion King, Cinderella Wizard of Oz, Beauty and the Beast, Singin' in the Rain, West Side Story, A Star is Born, My Fair Lady, Oklahoma, Fiddler on the Roof, Phantom of the Opera.

Two years ago we were on Explorer and they still had a cigar lounge, and a bartender too. Many of the ships have smoking on deck 4 or 5 besides having it by the pool area.

I agree that Cats is a difficult to understand musical and it really helps to have read the book it is based on. One thing I did notice about this discussion that some of you brought up is the length of the show. When I saw it in January, it was only 1 1/2 hrs. long. And I know the original was at least 2 1/2 hrs. as I saw that live 30 yrs ago on broadway. Apparently the director took some liberties and rewrote/cut some music to make it fit into a smaller time frame. I have done this with most of the musicals I have directed. In some cases it really doesn't matter, but I think in this musical it left out enough, hence making it even more difficult to understand. Regardless, I loved the musical and would have seen it again if it was allowed.

Maybe it's because you have 5 people and there aren't any rooms available for 5.

Oasis, Jan 30, 2700.

Yes, we are Central Time.

This morning I tried booking at Walgreen's in Jacksonville, FL where we are staying and the website only showed 3 days in advance for scheduling. However, I was able to book Jan 29 at CVS. I chose their rapid antigen test (never done this before) and I hope that's the correct one. I figured since we were here, we would hold on to our tests we bought from Optum for this cruise and use them in May, since they won't expire.