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    jticarruthers got a reaction from sammy79 in Bahamas cruise taxes going up   
    Big increase for not much value but not enough that its going to materially change the price of a cruise.
    Pity there is no refund for "staying on the boat".
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    jticarruthers got a reaction from DanielMallorca85 in Utopia Of the Seas   
    True ... figured that would come with the booking window though 🙂
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    jticarruthers got a reaction from DanielMallorca85 in Utopia Of the Seas   
    Ready to book ... just waiting on the window 🙂
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    jticarruthers got a reaction from Neesa in Utopia Of the Seas   
    Twangster I think you are spot on and it makes sense from Royal's perspective but I after a few visits with 2 Freedom class on the island at the same time I am already leaning towards staying on the ship ... make it an Oasis and an Icon and I will be headed to the solarium 🙂
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    jticarruthers got a reaction from JasonOasis in Utopia Of the Seas   
    Ready to book ... just waiting on the window 🙂
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    jticarruthers got a reaction from OCSC Mike in Utopia Of the Seas   
    Ready to book ... just waiting on the window 🙂
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    jticarruthers reacted to WAAAYTOOO in Utopia Of the Seas   
    Getting rid of the bionic bar and Wonderland would be great improvements.
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    jticarruthers reacted to monctonguy in Price Increases   
    It cant and wont last forever...there is huge pent up demand after lockdowns for years.
     
    BUT, it will come down to paying your mortgage or credit card bill or taking a trip for the average family soon.
     
    When it does,  prices will drop, or only the wealthy will be able to cruise or travel.
     
    Lets see by 2024 or 2025 when interest rates have been high for years, and people are defaulting on mortgages how high prices are.
     
    When I see an inside cabin on Icon for almost $15k for an inside room for 2 people(drinks and tips)....thats not reasonable for almost anyone I know  of in my life.
     
    Market trends wont support it...so Royal better enjoy this while it lasts.
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    jticarruthers reacted to Vancity Cruiser in USA's foreign national vaccine requirement ending May 11.   
    Interesting story on this. Most land border crossings have not been checking for this. Recently some friends of friends (1 who is unvaccinated) drove across the border and flew to Miami to take a cruise on Odyssey. The focus was on getting across the border from Canada into the US since Royal is not checking for getting on ships and Canada doesn't require it coming back across. They got into the US at the land border no problem and figured they were home free. 
    What never crossed their mind (nor mine as I knew they were doing it) was that they had to go through US customs again coming off the cruise ship in Miami. She was detained for 2 hours while the custom agents figured out what to do. They eventually just let them go (probably because no one really gives a crap about the outdated requirement).
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    jticarruthers got a reaction from KevinJ in Utopia Of the Seas   
    Twangster I think you are spot on and it makes sense from Royal's perspective but I after a few visits with 2 Freedom class on the island at the same time I am already leaning towards staying on the ship ... make it an Oasis and an Icon and I will be headed to the solarium 🙂
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    jticarruthers reacted to OCSC Mike in Utopia Of the Seas   
    To each his own. Our last 3 trips were with 2 Freedom class ships there and we had no issue with the crowds whatsoever.
    Looking forward to being there alone on Wonder next month and possibly a couple more times next year.
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    jticarruthers got a reaction from PPPJJ-GCVAB in Utopia Of the Seas   
    Twangster I think you are spot on and it makes sense from Royal's perspective but I after a few visits with 2 Freedom class on the island at the same time I am already leaning towards staying on the ship ... make it an Oasis and an Icon and I will be headed to the solarium 🙂
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    jticarruthers got a reaction from WAAAYTOOO in Utopia Of the Seas   
    Twangster I think you are spot on and it makes sense from Royal's perspective but I after a few visits with 2 Freedom class on the island at the same time I am already leaning towards staying on the ship ... make it an Oasis and an Icon and I will be headed to the solarium 🙂
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    jticarruthers got a reaction from twangster in Utopia Of the Seas   
    Twangster I think you are spot on and it makes sense from Royal's perspective but I after a few visits with 2 Freedom class on the island at the same time I am already leaning towards staying on the ship ... make it an Oasis and an Icon and I will be headed to the solarium 🙂
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    jticarruthers reacted to twangster in Utopia Of the Seas   
    It's happening. 
    First of all they can charge higher fares for new ship fever and get away it.  $10,000 for a 7 night cruise in a balcony is pushing many peoples limits but $4,000 for a 3 night sailing on a brand new ship will get people to "splurge".
    Secondly, it's all about the money printing machine CoCoCay.  Utopia will stay until another Icon class is ready to take over.  More people means more money being printed at Cococay.    It's all about putting as many bodies at PDCC as possible and that means Utopia will be there a lot, often sharing with Icon or other OA class ships, and more rarely something smaller than OA class at PDCC. 
    Freedom and Voyager class aren't big enough to maximize PDCC's revenue generating potential. 
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    jticarruthers reacted to twangster in Allure Oversold... Again.   
    I think it's a reliance on outdated booking trends. 
    In the past there were many calcellations before a sale date. 
    Guest have changed.  People aren't cancelling bookings on a whim anymore, or in the numbers they used to.
    Time to update the playbook.  What used to occur before the pandemic isn't relevant any more. 
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    jticarruthers got a reaction from Mr. Green in HOW do you find the CP beverage package sales??!   
    The sale is really the base price most of the time, they just camouflage it so that it looks like a great deal and people come running to buy it.
    True sales have become increasingly rare, 6-7 years ago it was not uncommon for me to buy/rebuy the package 4-5 times and even reprice the cruise a couple of times, haven't done either one in a while.
     
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    jticarruthers got a reaction from BrianB in Utopia Of the Seas   
    I thought that was the cartel twangster was referring to ?
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    jticarruthers got a reaction from DanielMallorca85 in Utopia Of the Seas   
    That would line up with Allure moving back to Miami in July 2024.
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    jticarruthers got a reaction from Tanner in Utopia Of the Seas   
    I thought that was the cartel twangster was referring to ?
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    jticarruthers got a reaction from twangster in Utopia Of the Seas   
    That would line up with Allure moving back to Miami in July 2024.
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    jticarruthers reacted to twangster in Utopia Of the Seas   
    That's true until you consider the politics.  
    When they first talked about LNG in PCN there was a huge outcry from local residents convinced the port would blow up.  So they went with barges that stay out at sea between bunkerings.
    It's nearly impossible to accomplish anything in America due to special interest groups. 
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    jticarruthers reacted to WAAAYTOOO in Canned soda question   
    From one soda snob to another !!
    Technically, the only one of the beverage packages that includes canned soda is the DBP.  HOWEVER, it is often possible to get a canned soda if you  have another one of the beverage packages....particularly if you are on one of the ships that does not have the freestyle beverage dispensers.  It's really a coin toss....I have had them absolutely refuse to give me a can before (it only happened once and it was at the WJ bar) but far more often they will give you a can if they have one.
    So, as with all things, be prepared for them to say "no" but excited and grateful when they give you a can !!
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    jticarruthers got a reaction from DanielMallorca85 in Utopia Of the Seas   
    I thought that was the cartel twangster was referring to ?
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    jticarruthers got a reaction from fireclan in Utopia Of the Seas   
    I thought that was the cartel twangster was referring to ?
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