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Just received a reply from Royal on FB Messenger:

Hi, Jennifer. Recently, there was an error in our online package booking system, which allowed guests to purchase The Premier Pass. Unfortunately, this product is not available for Royal Caribbean International guests. As a result, The Premier Pass has been removed from My Cruise Planner. We’re sorry for any confusion caused by this.

Thats kinda what I was thinking.. something a little more special since its our anniversary. I loved the beach beds- and they were close to the pool, but the pool was a little too crowded and loud for me. My husband works 70-80 hours a week, I want him to relax and enjoy.

My vote is for Coco Beach Club especially if there are two ships in. You can always venture out to check out the rest of the Island but I think you would wish to wow him celebrating your 10 year milestone. The ambiance hits different then the rest of the Island. Loved everything about the Coco Beach Club experience, the elevated lunch was really special, the plush towels & the service was top notch. Yes, the Club!

We are cruising in September and as a Reds fan I won’t have to worry about missing any important games I’m afraid. 

The rivalry is alive here too .. my husband and his brother LOL . . It is so bad that one year, we went up to visit my brother in law and they watched our our son so we could go out for a few hours. Flash forward to 6 months later, we get a card in the mail.. What did it have in it, you ask? A picture of our son dressed up in Red Sox gear.. My husband was sooooo mad! I thought it was quite funny!
 
Thanks for the welcome to the forum. Ive read them for years, Ive just never posted in them, until now. 🙂

The rivalry is alive here too .. my husband and his brother LOL . . It is so bad that one year, we went up to visit my brother in law and they watched our our son so we could go out for a few hours. Flash forward to 6 months later, we get a card in the mail.. What did it have in it, you ask? A picture of our son dressed up in Red Sox gear.. My husband was sooooo mad! I thought it was quite funny!
 
Thanks for the welcome to the forum. Ive read them for years, Ive just never posted in them, until now. 🙂

Believe it or not, I have done that for my husband while he was at work.. He couldnt watch it so he would call me on Facetime and he would watch it LOL

The rivalry is alive here too .. my husband and his brother LOL . . It is so bad that one year, we went up to visit my brother in law and they watched our our son so we could go out for a few hours. Flash forward to 6 months later, we get a card in the mail.. What did it have in it, you ask? A picture of our son dressed up in Red Sox gear.. My husband was sooooo mad! I thought it was quite funny!
 
Thanks for the welcome to the forum. Ive read them for years, Ive just never posted in them, until now. 🙂

Hes a die hard Yankees fan. Every game means something to him LOL 

The ships normally carry the Caribbean version of ESPN & ESPN2. They usually run baseball games on those 2 channels during the season, but not every game and not every day. So it depends on which games those 2 channels are carrying during your cruise. Now I do believe they have the power to carry other sports networks besides the ESPN's (they were able to do this for a few pro football playoff games on a cruise we were on this past January) and you could try and ask if they can find the Yes Network to watch the Yankees if it's not on the ESPN's, but there's no guarantee they could get it. 

Ships with a Playmakers did sign up for additional sports coverage before the shutdown.  That was not an insignificant expense.  It's not clear if they renewed the additional channels since the restart.  
MLB is very protective of their TV rights.  Outside of the US, MLB desires people to purchase their MLB TV packages for streaming.  When a ship leaves US waters it is considered international so when it comes to what will be on a ship it's not an easy answer or easy to forecast even during the playoffs.  If it's important to your husband then streaming the game with a Voom internet package might be an option to use as a plan B but some streaming apps use a phone's GPS to detect where you are so that isn't a foolproof plan B. 
Unfortunately there is no way to state with 100% accuracy that he will be able to watch the games he wants to even if streaming on a cruise.
 

If you have an internet package, you can watch sports on your devices. A group of us were huddled around a computer watching hockey playoffs because it was not on tv.

His best (and probably only) shot is if the Sox/Yankees are on Sunday Night Baseball on ESPN. But he will have to compete with Sunday Night Football and that will have the volume turned on. If he wants volume, your stateroom is probably the only option there, IF it's shown. I've been on multiple ships with Playmakers, and none of them have access to NESN or YES Network, which is why I say it's probably his only shot if it's on Sunday Night. College Football (Saturday) and the NFL (Sunday) will dominate what is shown on board in the fall. In fact, NFL Games typically take up a lot of the channels on Sundays. Either way, Playmakers will also have a schedule of the sporting events they will show during your sailing. If you don't see it, ask the bartenders
Plan B may also have issues as he's not in the United States, and I've had issues with MLB Network (App and website) along with YouTubeTV being available on board due to not being in the United States. I've heard you can use Surfshark and change your location, which may help, but I'm not an expert on that. 
Push comes to shove, he can "watch" the games using ESPN Gamecast (which will tell him what's going on in real time, just no video of the game) but he could be attached to his phone. I also set up notifications on the MLB App about score changes and final score notifications (The app works, just won't let me watch the game)

Red Sox fan here and I’m not sure those games in September are gonna mean much. Not saying they WON’T just saying.  And the rivalry is not what it was 10-15 years ago. 

I’d get really creative if for  some reason you can’t play the games, I’d FaceTime into a loved ones watch party and have them point the phone to the tv!  

In March on Liberty I swear half the passengers were from Arkansas. And that was the week Arkansas made a run in the NCAA basketball tournament.

The game was only on a TV in the promenade cafe.  A few hundred people crowded around it