Mike n Ky

Mine was connected to by TA, Costco Travel, and they had to book my cruise.  If it is just assigned to you just call RCL and book the cruise you want.  Then you would have 30 days to move it to your TA.  The next cruise certificate is attached to your account and they will be able to see it.

On arrival on our last cruise, Odyssey, we had a card in the room advising us of our crystal block award and the option to receive it on the ship or have it mailed. I told the C&A person we would take it with us as I had seen posts here where it was months and still waiting for it to be shipped, and it was delivered to our room the day before we left.

If 30 people are walking down the pier, all late, my money is on an RCI excursion. 
If a couple is running down the pier, my money is on someone who is not on an RCI excursion.   Especially when alcohol is clearly a factor.  I've yet to see an RCI excursion with only 2 guests.

I hope that everyone here gets to sail with Captain Marek Slaby. He has been tenured on Radiance for a number of years; there is a running rumor he may tapped for Icon— and for good reason. He is the most personable and likable captain I have sailed with. His announcements are honest, frank, and each day he rattles off every birthday aboard, including crew. Passengers stop and listen to his words when he is on the PA.   Honest.
 
Let me describe how Captian Merek deals with those who are late to come back aboard. “This is Captian Merek coming to you from the bridge. It’s now 5:40 and all aboard was at 5:30. We are still waiting for Tom and Mary in cabin 9632, Rueben from cabin 3126, and Estelle from cabin 1174…..” There a grins from ear to ear on everyone onboard when they hear the captain very publicly call out those who are late.
 
Those grins turn out to widespread laughter the next port stop when you here the following “the local authorities have cleared the ship and the gangway on deck 2 is now open. I would like to remind Estelle in cabin 1174, Tom and Mary from cabin 9632, and Reuben from cabin 3126 that all aboard is at 6:30 pm tonight….”
 
Allow me to say one more nice thing about Captian Marek. Capt Marek loves to sing. He has single handedly created a show that happens once a week in the Centrum; Rock’in With the Captain. It’s the band and six or seven crew members (all amateurs) who also like to sing and are shockingly quite good! They are wearing their work uniforms of cabin attendant, server, laundry person, etc. They sing whatever songs they want across any genre. The Captain…..his jam is 80’s Judas Priest!

Not at all. It's a rite of passage for those running late.

We were on a cruise mid February 2020, about a month before the shut down, and I remember being asked about symptoms and whether we had recently traveled to China.  My son actually worked for a Chinese company and was supposed to be in China for 5-6 weeks beginning early January.  He was disappointed when the trip was cancelled (not because of covid).  Talk about dodging a bullet!

Really impressed by this ship! The layout is different and takes some getting used to but it is definitely a ship we will return to and already considering booking a future cruise while aboard.
The menu function wasn't working on the app and we only went to the MDR the first night and I am trying to see how I can transfer it to this page. Will tell you that it is a theme night setup and they cut the wild mushroom soup off the menu completely, was only available the first night anyway but that is a must have for me. Fortunately Chops came through for me last night. They are limiting the French onion soup to 4 or 5 nights. The food was very good in the MDR but service was a bit slow. We were told by more than one person they have had a much bigger than usual turn around with the crew and there are many on board that are first time contracts. We are doing the CK tonight and tomorrow and hope that I can get an upload of the MDR menu on here soon.
Best JS ever!! Love the split bath, the overall look and feel, the fancy curtains that are controlled by the panel and the number of plugs and usb ports.
Heading into to Ladadee now so gotta get my feed on as I will need the strength to tame the Dragon's Breath zipline.

If you are leaving on Jan 22 then we will be bringing Odyssey back so you can board. lol

Mine are showing and the best thing about looking is the 0 days to go on our cruise!!

Mine are showing and the best thing about looking is the 0 days to go on our cruise!!

Mine are showing and the best thing about looking is the 0 days to go on our cruise!!

Mine are showing and the best thing about looking is the 0 days to go on our cruise!!

Mine are showing and the best thing about looking is the 0 days to go on our cruise!!

Mine are showing and the best thing about looking is the 0 days to go on our cruise!!

Mine are showing and the best thing about looking is the 0 days to go on our cruise!!

Just wanted to share that we won a pretty good deal with our upcoming cruise on Odyssey of the Seas. We originally booked over 100 days out for a GTY interior at $634 PP for 3 of us. So when I received the email and opportunity to bid we decided to take a shot. So we bid on a balcony and large balcony. We ended up getting a large balcony today 32 days out. After the bid we are paying $800 plus taxes and gratuities for a large balcony. Not bad considering a large balcony right now is $2200 PP and the cheapest since we booked was $1500 PP.

I am glad that you had some good experiences alongside the bad ones.
Its my perception and therefore my opinion that being a "foodie" means that a person has high expectations and tastes.  
I am a former chef of a couple of well-known high end restaurants.  From my experience, alot of us (chefs) want simple comfort foods when we aren't working.  For example, in Vegas, many of my chef friends and I would go to Fat Burger after work for a greasy cheeseburger with fried egg.  Nothing extravagant by any means.  In fact, many "foodies" have negative things to say about many of the places we (chefs) eat. LOL
The reason I go into my narrative above is that this is a fan forum.  I appreciate all opinions, good or bad, but I personally make sure that when I type a comment, that people understand the perspective I come from.
My family is by no means wealthy, but we are well-off.  Still, we are budget conscious and try to live humbly below our means. 
When I cruise, I am expecting an overall pleasurable experience.  I never go into a cruise ship dining venue expecting Michelin Star quality food.  If I wanted that, I would be dining Robuchon's at the MGM. 
For others who are new to Royal or cruising in general, I would have to say don't "lower expectations" - just have different expectations.  Expect not to have to drive home after having several cocktails during dinner.  Expect plenty of options for dining, drinking, entertainment.  Expect to relax and let your guard down.  

We have done that room on Liberty, and if I recall correctly, it's about 10 square feet more in the room and 20 more on the balcony. 

From what I have heard, this IS a ship to experience so we are looking forward to it.

I personally do not mind this. I have many questions, but i am sure all will be revealed if this is true. Like other people have said, my only concern is with bed setup. Also a little worried because we always ask for ice in our room (but we can cross that bridge when we come to it). One thing that I do occasionally that could help with some of yall's towel concerns, is that I use pool towels for showers.

Just hit platinum and MEI TA said she was told I’d lose the discounts I have currently to add the suites/balcony discount. So they are not stackable?

That's why I wish they'd go back to being severed in the buffet area, but I guess that defeats the buffet. If not that then have crew standing nearby to quickly remedy the problem ie changing out the tongs/handles OR maybe even 'quietly 'tell' (please go back on wash your hands) or help 'her' get the items she wants.

It's cheaper to get a single plan and add an additional device.

My number 1 is people disrespecting, or treating crew like crap or that they are their servants! Drives me up a wall! After that its just general rudeness. 

When I saw the subject line I thought someone was starting a movement to give money to people over 65. Would reduce my cost of cruising if that happened.