Cello56

Tell your children that the first complaint about their behavior and you will be splitting them up with one parent in each cabin with one child. Be prepared to actually follow through on this. If your kids know you mean this, they will likely keep their behavior in check in order to keep their own cabin.

Actually the cruise I was speaking of did not leave on the expected departure day. We boarded on what should have been day 4 and sailed the remaining 3 days. They still gave us the 7 C&A points.

It depends. In Sept. of 2019 our 7 night cruise on Harmony of the Seas was shortened due to Hurricane Dorian. We ended up with a 3 night cruise but along with monetary compensation, and we did indeed receive all 7 days worth of C&A Points for that cruise.

Geo Blue covered all but a couple of hundred dollars of my fairly hefty medical bill when they had to turn the ship around and off load my in San Juan. Thankfully RCI did not bill me for the fuel!

We cruised with our son, DIL and granddaughters 1.5 and 3.5 years old. We asked for a pack and play for their cabin and brought one of our own for our cabin. Worked out great when one of the little ones needed a nap and Grandma and Gramps were willing to take them back to our cabin. The 3.5 year old insisted on sleeping in the pack and play in our cabin for the entire cruise as she thought this was a great sleepover!

I am not trying to be snarky, just genuinely curious. Why? What is it about Pinnacle that would make you want to spend this much money to sail alone just to reach that milestone faster? I'm wondering if you have added up the additional value of Pinnacle level verses the cost of all these cruises? Free internet - not expensive to purchase. Free drinks? Diamond Plus already get 5 per day each. Free cruise? $2500 or so is a drop in the bucket in comparison. My DH and I are completely loyal to Royal with over 50 cruises and over 400 points, but we just don't see the value of chasing Pinnacle. That is why I am curious. No judgement, just wondering.

We disembarked 3.5 weeks ago and still no point update. Sent a FB message to the C&A page and they responded that it might take 30 day. Very strange. We usually have them in less than a week.

I have always had to provide a credit card when submitting a Royal Up bid. They charge your card immediately if you WIN your bid.

You can take your grandchild to the Royal Tots Nursery where they will be well cared for - but you pay an hourly fee. Children must be 3 years old and 100% toilet trained in order to attend the Adventure Ocean kids program. There is zero wiggle room on the age requirement. As others have said, carousel, baby splash pool, games on Boardwalk will all be a big hit. There is one room up in Adventure Ocean that is for the younger kids and contains lots of climbing and big size toys. Our 1.5 and 3.5 year old grands had a lot of fun in that playroom.

Probably not. 10:30 is the earliest time usually available. No one can board until the ship reaches zero - meaning every single other passenger from the previous cruise has disembarked. You might want to find out what time your family are boarding and board after them? Or maybe hang out in the waiting room in an inconspicuous corner until you see them finish check in and then surprise them. The cruise line is trying to get literally thousands of people on the ship as quickly as possible, they are not going to make a special exception for you.

Take a look at the cost of booking two suites. Sometimes two cabins each with 2 or 3 guests costs less than one suite with 4 plus an additional cabin for 1 where you will have to pay the double occupancy price.

This has nothing to do with Royal and everything to do with Canadian Immigration.

I would think that people bidding on balconies would have a much better chance of getting their bid accepted as there are so many balconies. There are much few suites so chances of winning a suite is lower to not at all.

Exceptions are made for children that are special needs, but otherwise they need to be completely toilet trained AND completely self sufficient in the restroom. Staff will not be helping any child wipe or pull up pants. This is a safeguarding issue for the child and staff member. This isn't like a daycare setting where the staff work with a child on a long term basis. These are strangers who your child has never met before.

Keep in mind also that all cabins have a limit as to the number of people allowed to book them. If you are in a cabin for two you will not be allowed to add a third person to your cabin. If your muster station is already full you will not be allowed to add an additional person even if your cabin has room.