Mr.Cruiser

Thank you. I see. So if I earned like 600 points on my last cruise they should appear soon on that website under earned tier credits? Also there I can see I‘ve got an offer named 2024 instant reward with $200 off. Can I apply this to an existing booking or is it only valid when booking a completely new cruise?

Another question: Do I have to earn the 2500 points to hit Prime status during 1 and current cruise or can I continue to use my points I‘ve earned on the last cruise?

I don‘t think you can harm a WOWband by wearing it in the pool. They are made from waterproof silicone so it should be all fine. It is one of the advantages to use it in the pool area.

This year I haven't had any luck yet as my 2 other cruises were canceled and changed, so I am excited about this cruise and hope that this trip will take place as planned. @Rackham Thanks you for the information and links. I can also add the following website which offers shore excursions for several ports on this cruise: https://www.norwayexcursions.com/en/ I find the excursion "Ålesund from Fjords to Trolls" the most interesting. As you probably know, the days in Ålesund and Flåm were swapped on this voyage, which means considerably more time in Ålesund. The other cruises to Norway this year do not plan as much time in Ålesund. All in all this means that this cruise is the only one this year and for the time being the last one to Norway where you get a chance to see the Trollveggen and Trollstigen. That's why this shore excursion is my recommendation.

You‘re luckier than me. Yesterday I received another one of those emails starting with “About Your Upcoming Travels“ and the subject “Select a New Sail Date“. And this is already the replacement cruise I chose instead of this canceled one. I can‘t believe it! I‘m getting tired of organizing everything over and over again …

So there is still no fix and no info which change has caused this issue? Is there someone who did not have any login issues at all? I guess everyone who tried had this problem… I hope Royal does not expect every customer has to change the account‘s password so hoping there will be a fix yet… This all looks like changing password policy gone wrong … Just hoping there was no data breach…

I asked RCI and they told me that all excursions should have been published by now. As there are still none for Amsterdam, there will obviously not be any further ones. Since RCI will no longer be offering cruises via Amsterdam from 2025, they have probably decided not to offer any more shore excursions already this year. So unless any of you see shore excursions in Amsterdam on your cruise this year, I won't wait any longer and book my return trip. Thanks

Hi all, there‘s one thing that makes me curious: Is there anyone whose cruise ends in Amsterdam in 2024 and Royal offers shore excursions on the last day? I want to plan my departure and so far I don't see any offers in the cruise planner, although the shore excursions for all other days have been known for months. I also looked at the cruises for May in the app and don't see any offers for Amsterdam there either. But as far as I know there were some last year and I'm sure the same ones are offered every year, so I'm wondering if Royal really doesn't have any more planned for 2024. Does anyone know more about this? Thank you.

That‘s strange. RCI wrote me that they offer a limited refund for this cruise for flights not booked through RCI. Maybe they don't do it for you because your flights go via Slovenia or according to your country laws they don't have to. I don‘ know but I understand it‘s really disappointing.

Good point. The last cruise in Sep starts on 25.09. so it will end on 05.10. (10 nights). Maybe this is another case of someone chartered the ship but I noticed there are more gaps like 21.09.-25.09. and 19.10.-27.10. I could not find a cruise in these time periods.

@Plasticbrain I think our letters should be pretty much the same. If I choose option 1 they offer me: "You’ll remain in the same stateroom on our October 11th, 2024 Explorer of the Seas sailing." Just like in your letter.

Interesting. I thought they just cancelled my booking of 12 Oct. So it seems to affect all October 2024 sailings of the Explorer... I was curious and also checked my cabin: It is also shown as available although I have not yet contacted them. I wonder what happens if someone else books the cabin and you decide to stay? Who then has to change their cabin? They turned my cruise into the "8-Night Greece, Italy & Cyprus" cruise with completely different itineraries. I have not booked this route so I will have to cancel the cruise. A lot of planning time went into it and unfortunately there is no mention of what happened or why none of the originally planned ports can be visited. Has anyone heard any more information about this? Another thing to bear in mind is that even if I change my booking to another comparable cruise it will definitely be more expensive because I had booked shore excursions and other things in the cruise planner with significant discounts during the Black Friday deal. Now these things are much more expensive and I can't book them again with the same discounts, which is very annoying.

Sadly, I was also surprised by this message. It has now been turned into the "8-Night Greece, Italy & Cyprus" cruise with completely different itineraries. I did not book for this, so unfortunately I will have to cancel the trip. A lot of planning time went into it and unfortunately there is no mention of what happened or why none of the originally planned ports can be visited. Has anyone heard any more information about this?

I find the new European cruises for 2025 disappointing in several respects. No more cruises along the west coast of Norway and therefore no more Arctic Circle Cruise. Luckily I'm doing mine next year. With the removal of Anthem in Europe some cruises have unfortunately been completely discontinued. For 2025 I wanted to book a cruise to the Canary Islands but instead of 4 dates there is only one cruise in early May - but it's not warm enough for me at that time. Also the 14-day Mediterranean Cities and Med Beaches & Cities no longer seem to be offered. Do you think there will be more dates released this week for summer 2025 cruises in Europe or is that it?

@cedricmr That sounds good. Can you tell which local tour operators you‘ve chosen and can recommend? Thanks