monorailmedic

Great question.  With the disclaimer that you should always seek medical advise from your doctor, I'll offer my opinion.  It is true you'll be in close contact with many other people - the thing is that the perception of disease spreading on cruise ships is really more about the fact you're near the same people for several days or more.  We come in close contact with people all the time, we we all spread out by miles or even continents in short order so we don't see the affects of disease spread as easily as we do on ships.
 
You already mentioned ports, and as you seem to have thought through, unless you're going someplace particularly exotic, no extraordinary precautions are needed.  On the ship, I'd say regular handwashing is the most important thing you can do for your sake as well as the benefit of everyone else on board.  Again, no different than we should govern ourselves anywhere in public.
 
For what it's worth, I've been on scores of cruises and haven't become ill once (I did unwittingly bring on a bit of a cold last month, sorry other passengers :-/)
 
Below is a link to what the CDC says about this, as well as a link showing recent 100% scores on CDC inspections.
https://wwwn.cdc.gov/inspectionquerytool/inspectionwith100score.aspx
http://wwwnc.cdc.gov/travel/page/cruise-ship

You know what this means Matt, we will be expecting a decision on the 2018 group cruise all that much sooner.

This all depends on the location and severity of damages (if any), the status of infrastructure, etc.  
 
Bermuda, generally speaking, has very good infrastructure, strong buildings, etc - so significant damage is completely possible, as Nicole is a strong storm, but it's just too early to know.  
 
As things unfold Royal Caribbean will get information out to passengers as quickly as possible, but depending on when your cruise leaves and the timing of the storm's progress, they may not know until your cruise has left.

I'm pretty sure T Boone Pickens was high fiving everyone within a 5 mile radius when he read the press release.

I thought about refueling as well, though depending on the operating range, it may not be much of a concern so long as the home port has LNG.  
 
The safety aspect is one I'm sure that's being carefully considered.  Highly compressed gasses aren't new to ships - boilers are still out there, powered by various fuels.  Outside of the compression factor LNG has a flammable range of 5-15% in air, whereas diesel is .6-7.5%.  A different concentration, but somewhat similar range.  Gasses like acetelyne for example have a LFL of 2.5% and an UFL of 81%.
 
I'd be very curious to understand the efficiency by volume when it comes to actual propulsion.  Inherently, LNG has about 75k BTUs per gallon, compared to diesel's 129.5k BTUs per gallon, but of course, this doesn't necessarily represent how well that energy is manifested.  To me, this means that if the engines were the same size, and identical in efficiency, LNG would only occupy about 60% the space the diesel does on the ship to accomplish the same range.
 
I'm gonna go back into my nerd corner now.

This one threw me a bit the first time.  The button to get the luggage tags PDF is at the bottom of the check-in screen.  See screenshot: http://imgur.com/a/TMHYD

Nicole is expected to hit Bermuda on Thursday (according to National Hurricane Center).  If your cruise leaves on Saturday, the storm will be almost in Canada.  I can't predict or promise anything, but I think there is a pretty good chance you will go to Bermuda, provided the storm goes on its current course and there is not significant damage to the island.

I agree with what Kayla said with regard to Royal (and other cruise lines) working hard to keep everyone safe (which sometimes means re-routing, changing itineraries and such).  That in mind, the current forecast is for Nicole to be well to the NE of Bermuda by your trip.  Forecasts can change, but as of now, this seems like it will likely be a non-issue.

Royal Caribbean will not put it's passengers in the way of harm. I haven't looked at any of the forecasts for Nicole, but if the storm looks like it will interfere with the cruise it is likely they will make changes to your itinerary or try and go around the storm.

I'm not certain how unversal this is, but several years ago the EU required Visa and Mastercard to expose their exchange rates.  You can actually check here:
 
https://usa.visa.com/support/consumer/travel-support/exchange-rate-calculator.html
https://ferates.com/mastercard/usd
https://ferates.com/visa/usd
 
As a US resident and holder of a 'no fee' US Visa, I'd get the following rate:
CAD = 0.758477USD
 
The market rate:
1CAD = 0.760248USD
 
Now, if I go to the Travelex down the street, I'd buy 1.181CAD for 1USD, which means I'd be get a rate of .8468, paying about .08USD more for each CAD compared to using my card - of course this business would flip that if I were selling them CADs, they're in the business of making money.     At least, this is how I understand it for my circumstance, but could be mistaken as this isn't my bag :-)  Let me know if I'm missing anything.

@monorailmedic
 
The part that's not universal about your situation is the "no fee" visa. That type of visa is not common outside of the US, where most card companies continue to levy an additional 1%-3% on top of the 1% charged by visa itself. The going rate for Canadian bank visas seems to be 2.5% -- so if I were to plug that into the calculator you provided the US$13 would hit the visa at CA$17.74 (worse than what I estimated in my earlier post).  
 
The good news is other markets are beginning to introduce "no fee" visas ... Canadians looking for one should check out this article, but for now at least, "no fee" visas remain few and far between in Canada.
  For what it's worth, I just checked the rate to buy US$13 from Travelex in Canada and it came to $18.20 -- by far the worst rate I've seen anywhere (I should note it is currently a public holiday in Canada so it's possible some sources haven't updated their rates recently).

And now I'll be researching how to escape out of emoticons in Community Forum Software - it seems to have converted "B )" (minus the space) to a smiley

I'd tend to agree.  Canadians aren't paying 33% more anymore than those on the Euro are paying 11% less.  

Welcome Belinda!
 
I'm actually sailing on Indy in 56 days (not that I'm counting).  I'll be sure to sare my experiences here, as well as on Facebook and Perscope.  If there are any specifics that you want to know, there are plenty of pros on this board, and I'll be glad to investigate while on board if we can't find the answer here.

Any day of the year.

I wouldn't worry at all, RCCL and Celebrity seem to "run out" of slots quite early, but that doesn't mean there isn't actually space.  If you used a travel agent, make sure that he or she has properly annotated your reservation with your desired dining time.  Once on board, head to the MDR and ask for a head waiter.  It seems like on Royal, in addition to every line I've sailed, they're able to squeeze you in without an issue (assuming you're not sailing with a large group or anything of that nature).  
 
Report back after your sailing, but I'm quite confident this will work out.

Any day of the year.

Any day of the year.

A rainy day at sea is still better than a regular day on land!

If the cruise is cancelled by the cruise line, you'll likely be presented options including a refund.  If you don't show up because of the storm, or because you can't make a flight (unless booked via RCI), that's a different story entirely
 
Royal Caribbean will contact you via whatever means you specified at check-in (email, text message, possibly others) to ensure you're kept in the loop.  Know that these storms are somwhat unpredictable, it's still early to tell.  Also, if the ship is able to leave, they may simple alter the itinerary to keep your sailing from running into bad weather.
 
Lastly, while the most important updates are those coming directly from Royal Caribbean, you'll likely see updates on this site if anything significant changes.

If the cruise is cancelled by the cruise line, you'll likely be presented options including a refund.  If you don't show up because of the storm, or because you can't make a flight (unless booked via RCI), that's a different story entirely
 
Royal Caribbean will contact you via whatever means you specified at check-in (email, text message, possibly others) to ensure you're kept in the loop.  Know that these storms are somwhat unpredictable, it's still early to tell.  Also, if the ship is able to leave, they may simple alter the itinerary to keep your sailing from running into bad weather.
 
Lastly, while the most important updates are those coming directly from Royal Caribbean, you'll likely see updates on this site if anything significant changes.

Yes! It will be included with the appropriate drink packages. It's just the Starbucks branded kiosks that Oasis ships have that aren't.

Apple Watches, WOW bands...you just like wrist decorations.

Major update from Royal Caribbean, after my inquiry. I am told that drone photography equipment may be boarded, but stored on board, and released to passengers at port calls. Drone pilots are solely responsible for complying with individual country's laws. Their website will be updated to reflect the change.
 
Major good news, especially for those of us who enjoy this burgeoning hobby.

Yep!  As long as you purchase the Surf & Stream plan, you're able to use any number of methods to make calls, event WiFi calling provided by carriers which is now available on many phones.  Check out the post below for the details.
http://www.royalcaribbeanblog.com/2016/07/27/how-stay-touch-someone-your-royal-caribbean-cruise