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Salt is what makes food taste like it's supposed to, sadly.

@barjpoe - Did they have any restrictions at lunch regarding how much you could order?

People are overreacting to a single (honestly, pretty bad) instance. It's not like Royal Caribbean denies boardings like this every week or so. From what I've seen in this thread, there are like 3 instances in the past 3 years or so. Given the sheer amount of sailings by the company in the year, the percentage of cruises where it happens is minuscule, and not really worthy of any worry.

@bobroo - I would that that, just as important, is learning from what happened to others so that if it happens to you, knowing your options. So now we know that there is a small chance that you are denied boarding in the port - what can you do? First of all (and even if it isn't explicit in the whole story), is to not lose your cool. Don't yell at the people at the port since they aren't the ones making decisions. It's also easier to get on their good side and win their empathy if you are calm, instead of yelling at them. And if you get a laughable offer (like what was originally offered), you can and probably should negotiate more. IMO - whether you have or don't have travel insurance is irrelevant and I would expect RC to refund me 100% for my cruise and any flight/hotel expenses, or even some sort of reimburcements for gas/parking/etc if I didn't fly but still traveled by car. It was stated above that the OP was offered a free cruise with a drink package on top of what they originally offered. So there is room to negotiate. As for the vacation days from work, that sucks. But hopefully you can work out something at your place of work and they are understanding of the situation.

I did it but over 15 years ago, so take this with a grain of salt. It's your regular "this is how rum is made" tour with a convenient stop at the gift shop at the end. They do sell bottles there that are not easy to find elsewhere. It's nothing special imo, but if you like rum or are curious about the process, it can be fun.

The poster I was answering to was said they were worried about RC canceling their cruise after spending a huge amount of money on flights and hotels. I'd be more worried about the airline than the cruise line - because, of course, airlines customer service is incredibly bad.

I believe the odds of your airline cancelling your flight/not allowing you to board are higher than the cruise ship doing so.

Back in like 2006 or something like that, they had Beatlemania - which is the most recognized Beatles tribute band in the world. The show is incredible and their resemblance to the actual Beatles is scary.

I'm also interested in knowing what Ship is going to Galveston after Harmony, but my 3 minute detective work gave me nothing. The only repositioning cruise (right now) scheduled for March '26 is Harmony going to Barcelona. Now, if you are interested in my baseless guess (which, why?) - I'd say it is probably going to be another Oasis class ship.

Wait, Phoenix as in "1901" Phoenix? That's a pretty solid get.

I'm not sure which sailing you are doing. But I'm going on Quantum for the 7 night VAN-SEA cruise and you can only get speciality lunch on Days 1, 2, and 6.

If you take away the ship, it's just you sitting on the ocean.

And thus, 'dressing to impress' others as to how little they care. Disclaimer: It's only a joke because that was some low hanging fruit. Wear whatever you want, I don't care.

Given that the Sky Junior suites aren't going to be available until 2025 and RC's IT department reputation. I'm gonna go with mistake. Either way, I'm not really interested in paying more than what I already did. I just found it interesting that apparently they are bringing the Sky JS to other ships.

Update: I finally realized why, when mocking a non-GTY booking for 3 people, it only showed me 5 available cabins. For some reason, the only cabin type that I'm offerred is a JY, which is a Sky Junior Suite. After about 5 minutes of research, those were previously only announced for Icon class, so it seems those are going to be on at least Harmony as well. https://www.royalcaribbean.com/cruise-ships/harmony-of-the-seas/deck-plans/2334/06

@Debstr66CK is only on Oasis and Quantum class, so, sadly, no.

This is not in any way advice at all: But whenever I've brought either wine or sodas, no one from security has ever questioned me at all. And they don't really know who I'm travelling with.

Don't get me wrong. This is 100% my mindset going to the cruise, but was curious about the possibilities.

@BRY7 @Linda R SO YOU'RE SAYING THERE'S A CHANCE? What gives me a little hope is that the category I was offered when mocking a select-your-room, there were only 5 staterooms available. I'm not exactly sure how that works since we are only 3, but were offered 5+. Honestly, it's mostly whatever. I was just curious to know if there was any chance of anything better.

I either did a dumb impulse buy or a pretty smart one and got a GTY Suite on Harmony for January 2026 (don't tell RC but I got KSF while my kid is not in class). Anyways, I have a few questions: - Is there any realistic chance I get something above a Junior Suite? According to the reservations page, they only have 5 left that could fit us (I checked the suite for 2 people and there were plenty). - In case I do get something better, would I enjoy all the respective tier's benefits?

I've usually cruise without much extras. It's totally fine and I'm 100% convinced no extras are necessary. But for my next 7 night cruise, I did get 3 specialty dining lunches and the soda package. Our reasoning was: - We are travelling with a kid under 5, specialty lunches are free for the kid - so why not take advantage? - It will be our 3rd cruise in a bit over a year, we are kinda tired of the buffet and it's nice to have a nice sit down lunch. - For the soda package, I sometimes bring a 12 pack instead of buying it, but not having a car and trying to find a Target/Wal Mart/whatever and then having to carry the sodas until the stateroom is ready seems a bit too much, and I'm paying for the convenience. But it's totally ok in my mind to go 0 extras.

They wouldn't change the itinerary. If RC deems Colon to be too risky or unavilable, they would change it, they might change Colon to another port, or just skip it. But your cruise won't be cancelled.

I don't know what age are your kids, but I feel you. I once heard an older lady bitch because my 4 year old was being a 4 year old and playing with sand on the Coco Cay beach.

This may be a dumb question and sorry if it has been addressed elsewhere, but it's my first time with Black Friday offers with Royal. Is the sale expected to last all the way to the 24th? Or is it just a few days before the offer disappears? And another question is - do offers change during the promotion or do they stay the same.

@Xaa - I think they even have regular Starbucks cups at the CP. At least I seem to remember that but I may be wrong. But I still find it weird that the rules for the standalone kiosk and Café Promenade are different even though it seems to be technically the exact same product.