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For reference, when I won my Royal Up to a Junior Suite it wasn't confirmed until 2 days prior to sailing. There is some variation here, but that is the typical experience. 

Hi there! Thanks for sharing - we're looking forward to sailing on Jewel in just under 2 months! 

Curious if you heard anything regarding passenger capacity? Did the ship feel fairly empty or did it feel like pre-Covid times (since the Windjammer is open for dinner and all)?

I'm getting the sense that some of the smaller/older ships have been slower to fill to capacity while some of the bigger ships are increasing more quickly. 

Following this, too - scheduled to visit Labadee on our 1/29 sailing. 

We were able to use them on Odyssey, but there was a crew member there ensuring hand sanitizer use before you could use the machine. 

You can also fill the plastic glasses of water and dump them in to your water bottle anywhere that there's a water station - you just can't fill your bottle directly. 

Having done the UDP on Odyssey - it's SO much food, but it also really added to our experience on the ship to eat somewhere totally different and have a unique experience every night. We really really enjoyed it, but were constantly full. My biggest tip is remember you can go back to eat somewhere a second time if there's a lot you want to try (to help pace it a bit!) 

On 11/5/2021 at 9:55 AM, WAAAYTOOO said:

You will....but it just won't be as much fun.  

We have a balcony on our upcoming cruise on Jewel (which, will be great as it's my favorite class of ship and a great 8 night itinerary) but we're already looking ahead to the JS on Allure in October.

15 hours ago, Sea Squirrel said:

When I click pending, it takes me to a page that shows the RUp offer details but it cannot be edited. I FB Msgd Royal to ask why I cannot edit. They said this is a good thing, watch my email. 

Once the page swapped to "Pending" with no other option to modify it stayed like that for a couple weeks before my bid was accepted. 

Since Nachi Cocom isn't booked through the cruise line, unless the protocols change between now and your sailing this likely won't be an option. 

34 minutes ago, steverk said:

I was on a recent Odyssey sailing and they had branded face masks.  The were ridiculously expensive ($13 each I think). My wife made me buy one though.

We grabbed a couple of these as Christmas presents to go with a gift card we are getting as a gift. 

11 hours ago, Temeculaguy said:

I think they are geniuses with their royalup. Recently we got our royal up right before we sailed. The wife and I got a GS instead of a JS and since then we've booked more cruises but I don't want to deal with all the suspense so now our minimum class has been pushed up. If I was in charge I's create a formula that gave preference to pushing people beyond their normal comfort zone because it's hard to regress, perhaps they already have. All I know is I fell for it, just paid retail for an OS in March because we have an OS in January and I know very well that we won't want to revert back to a GS. A few years ago we were content with a window now look at the monsters they've created.

Similar boat - we've already booked a Junior Suite on Allure for next year based on how much we enjoyed our "Royal Up" to one. 

30 minutes ago, RKennedy1279 said:

So today all my offered expired except one.  How long after this does it usually take to know if in fact we got the room we put the bid on?

Also trying to decide if I should tell my wife or surprise her when we get to the ship if we get the upgrade.  Any thoughts?

Sometimes until the morning of sailing, sometimes never. In my brief experience, I found out two days before sailing. I've also heard 5 days before. I've also heard stories where it never finalized. It's hard to say, but all expired but one is a very good sign that you're in the running. 

I love seeing happy RoyalUp stories. 

The same thing happened with us - we had rain forecasted for almost every day, and even in our day in Cozumel the captain said we had a good chance of rain for a good part of the day. 

The weather wound up being lovely, and any rain we did see was short lived and very early in the morning. Even if it does rain, a rainy day at sea is better than a day at work on land! Plus, on a ship like the Symphony there is still lots to do. 

20 hours ago, Big Red said:

No new update here as well.  We probably won't know anything until 2-days out from what I have been seeing(Friday-Saturday of this week).    

I have also been driving my wife nuts with updates and info I have seen on the blog.  I am not online all that much with work, but usually check on the blog for info and updates, every other day.  I check the status on the Royal-Up twice daily...

You'll know quickly if it does happen! I saw the charge from royal and the confirmation email come through very close together - all while I was going about my day after checking frequently for a couple weeks! 

I can confirm that as of yesterday, he was still on the Odyssey and celebrated his 9000th point last night! 

Also seen on Odyssey today - Super Mario’s 9000 point party in Coastal Kitchen! There was a cake and the captain apparently had come by just before we were there. Neat! 

3 minutes ago, steverk said:

They also said that starting inmid December the number of people allowed on board will increase.  I don't recall the exact number, but it was about 3000 passengers  perhaps someone else will recall a more precise number 

2700  

25 minutes ago, twangster said:

I *think* it's Captain Per.  He was on in September so makes sense his time is up for this cycle.

I knew I butchered the spelling - haha! He’s been great though. 

16 minutes ago, CrimsonCruiser said:

RCI must really love Mike! He was pretty fun

He is very funny. 
 

Also to add to above, Captain Perre (?) is outgoing, Captain Sindre is quarantining on board to take over next cruise. 

Oh, and Odyssey’s Cruise Director will be going to Wonder. 

3 minutes ago, twangster said:

Captains normally do a 10 week rotation, is this an unplanned new Captain or the routine new Captain?

Routine I believe, he said it was regular captain stuff. 

Interesting announcement on board this morning - next sailing on Odyssey will have a new captain! He departs tomorrow. 

1 hour ago, GKMCruising said:

The JS layouts on Quantum class are so bizarre. I had the one with no walk-in but two toilets.

Yep! That’s what we have. I don’t mind losing the walk in at all. 

1 hour ago, emmef said:

Me too!  When cruising with my husband and son, yes, give me an extra toilet!

Honestly even with just the two of us it’s been a super nice extra.