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You mean that one isolated incident? The email says that they will contact your Travel Agent. My suggestion would be to wait for them to contact you, see what stateroom they assign you, and if it's not one you are cool with, ask them to find you another one. You can change rooms without a fee. Also, given the incident where they overbooked, you can try to negotiate a higher OBC for the troubles. Who knows, you might get a bit more.

So they are doing their own thing now. I guess it's still going to cost extra still.

I can't count, apparently.

Or going solo on a suite?

On January of this year, they had the NFL Conference championship games on the Aquatheater. Depending day/time, they might move it around, I think. It also depends if the feed is actually available. They usually announce if they will show the games somewhere public on the Daily Planner, so keep an eye for that. If not, you can always try your stateroom TV.

Yes. In the Cruise Planner, under "Order History" (or something similar), you are going to see your reservation, you can click on 'modify' and then 'remove guest'.

Posting a ship video review and a written review on the boards of a site that do ship video reviews and written reviews? Bold.

IIRC, they have those individual cartons, regular and chocolate.

@Momof4crazytocruise - In my experience, yes: 2-people only cabins are cheaper than 2-adults-1-kid cabins. Kids still pay port fees and taxes, and the fare for the 2 paying adults is higher. However, 2A1K is still cheaper than a 3-adult (or 3-paying passenger) by a healthy margin. When moving up into balcony and even suites, the difference gets larger. If your are deciding whether to leave the kids at home or bring them to the cruise, then yes - leaving them at home is the cheaper option. But if you are asking if KSF actually saves you money vs no KSF, that's a different thing. I haven't checked with 2 kids, though. I know that sometimes it is cheaper to get two 2-passenger cabins with no KSF than a 4-passenger cabin with the promo.

@Ryan79 - in their defense, the terms sheet always change the "booking" window from month to month. The Royal agent probably didn't check that before sending it. Even if the blackout dates stay the same, the "applies for bookings from X to Y" wording changes every month.

@KJones Any complaints or comments regarding the place/food?

I mean, it's right there on the terms Your cruise departs right in the 2024 Summer window that is very clearly blacked out in the terms and conditions. https://www.royalcaribbean.com/terms-and-conditions/promotions It's not false advertisement. I have booked 4 cruises in the past 2 years or so, and have always had KSF. Not only that, but my under-6 kid has eaten for free at Specialty Dining restaurants.

It seems it's mostly for the better. They kinda screw the Platinums, but at least they aren't "forcing" them to buy 2 photos to get the benefit. Would this perk also apply to minors that are sailing with their parents and having a status match?

@Jzx1103 - how much time daily do you spend in the casino, though? Is a free cruise worth it if you have to spend a bunch of vacation time sitting at a pretty boring slot machine?

It's not a 'restaurant', but the Municipal Market (Mercado Municipal) has some mind-blowing cochinita pibil, which is the most well-known dish in the entire peninsula. It's absolutely delicious and pretty inexpensive. https://www.google.com/maps/place/Mercado+Municipal/@20.5102228,-86.9601416,15z/data=!4m10!1m2!2m1!1smercado+municipal!3m6!1s0x8f4e59d200524069:0xfd4b3586e3ff935c!8m2!3d20.5065994!4d-86.9472427!15sChFtZXJjYWRvIG11bmljaXBhbFoTIhFtZXJjYWRvIG11bmljaXBhbJIBCnJlc3RhdXJhbnTgAQA!16s%2Fg%2F1v8j1hd1?entry=ttu

@Riley @HeWhoWaits - thanks! I think we are going to book the Salmon Bake in Juneau. As for the other recommendations, I'll try and see how they fit our schedule. I'm not sure how my 5yo will feel about eating Rudolph, but we might give it a shot. Also good to know about seasons, apparently King Crab will be off-season and super expensive, so good to keep that in mind.

I'm taking an Alaska cruise in early May that stops in Juneau, Ketchikan, and Sitka. And I'm looking at the ideal spots to eat during those stops. I'm interested in salmon and crab. The cruise planner has a couple of excursions that satisfy those, but I'm pretty sure there might be better alternatives. In Juneau, they list an excursion that goes to Gold Crek Salmon Bake; and there's one in Ketchikan that stops for crab at George Inlet Lodge for crabs (along with the lumberjack show that I really really want to do). I've done some cursory research but as usual, the reviews go from "THE BEST THING EVER" to "what a waste of time, money, and oxygen"... If anyone has any insight on better alternatives that aren't total tourist traps, I'd really appreciate it.

At least on Indy, in September, my waiter told me that any additional entree was an additional $10. Not that we needed it. We ate A LOT.

The $926 was per person, though. But if there are only a certain number of rooms at that price, then maybe they ran out of them.

@steverk - How do those fares work? I am looking right on the site. According to the flyer, a Voyager Outside View for 1/22 is $299. But it is listed at $926.

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.