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Do you board the ships using the gangway or do you parachute onto the pool deck from a Boeing 727 with bundles of cash strapped to you?

Also, be aware that there is a FAKE Royal Caribbean Blog page out there, too! It's been reported, but still exists as of right now. (4/19 1:30pm EDT) The REAL page has over 7000 followers while the FAKE currently has 949.

A couple times in the past, I have seen earlier times become available well after check-in opens. For our Odyssey cruise in early 2022, I checked in just after midnight and 12:30 was the earliest time available. About a week later, 11:00 became available and I updated our arrival time.

On my two successful Royal Up bids, we were notified well in advance of our sailing. The first (Odyssey 1/2022), we were notified about 1 month in advance. The second (Quantum 8/2022), we were notified about 2 1/2 weeks in advance. There is no set timeline and it varies from ship to ship, sailing to sailing. Like Tony said above, you may even find out at the port!

I got the "Update to iOS 17" note on the app a couple days ago. After a couple close/reopen attempts, I was automatically reconnected to the app with no problems. I'm using an iPhone 12 currently running iOS 16.6. Just been too lazy to update to iOS version 17. I'll get around to it when I'm good and ready!

Oops! Left my wallet on the table! I gotta run back in and get it!

Same here. Odd that "updating" my password to the exact same one was acceptable.

I'm having the same issue. I am unable to log into the app (Apple iOS) and also tried the website with no success this morning. The Android app has been having issues for a few days now. It seems that those issues have spread to other platforms as they try to rectify the problem.

Two things @USCG Teacher 1. "Total Eclipse of the Park" = Clever! 2. That bridge and waterfalls photo is stunning! Where is that?

I always thought that Diamond status luggage got 4 free drinks and complimentary robes to use while being transferred from the port to your room!

Don't be nervous! I've posted quite a few times about my wife's experiences here with having to eat gluten-free on RC ships. Each time, (eight and counting) the staff has been very helpful and accommodating to ensure that she is served the gluten-free foods she requires. If you do a search or the boards for "gluten free", you will find a lot of good information. Also, some time back, @Matt posted an article to the front page about eating GF of RC ships. TIP: In the dining room, your waiter or head waiter will bring you the NEXT night's menu to 1.) Let you make choices from what is already gluten free. 2.) Inform you of what choices to avoid entirely. 3.) (The BEST one) Let you know what items can be modified to be gluten free so they can have a GF item prepared especially for you! Hope this helps! Eating gluten free on Royal Caribbean cruise ships | Royal Caribbean Blog

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I will second that. We booked a Chacchoben tour with Native Choice for our cruise back in January. Native Choice was a Great Choice! Knowledgeable tour guide, terrific lunch provided, with good transportation in new, clean, comfortable vans.

This is highly likely. We had a similar situation in Fort Lauderdale. We were hoping to book a disembarkation day excursion that included an FLL drop off. The excursions desk attendant told us that there was not enough interest in the usual post-cruise excursion that offered drop off, so it was not being offered for our cruise. So, I reluctantly bought a day of internet and booked a rental car to explore on our own for a few hours. Obviously, FLL is very close to port, so rental cars are plentiful. If I'm reading the OP's second post correctly, though, there may be no more rental cars available near port.

Total Dad Joke vibes. You should........ take a bow! Ba Dum Tss!

Only if you bring enough for everyone!

Oh boy! Cruise ship scavenger hunt!

PRUDE!

When our Grandeur sailing was shortened by two days for a rudder issue, we were still awarded 9 points for what became a 7-night sailing.

Sadly, the escape room was closed as we found out on our sailing this past January. It's located on Deck 14 Forward as the Puzzle Break near Adventure Ocean. There are still markings that indicate it in the carpet and vinyl wrapping on the wall. Hopefully it's coming back since you were able to book it. It was never listed in our Cruise Planner as an option.

Well, that's good to hear. Rhapsody takes me there next January!

@GatorCruiser Man, I would love to get my hands on some Blanton's Gold and Barrel Strength! The bottle of Single Barrel I have is fantastic. Just so hard to find in the wild.

@JLMoran Good to see you back. We really enjoyed our time on Odyssey in 2022. It was a great ship to have our "Return to Cruising" on after two years (almost to the day!) of being unable to due to the shutdown cancellations.

No, this is an actual thing. I don't think it's available on all sailings. (Last time I saw it was on my Quantum 2022 sailing) If available, it's in the Royal Gifts section where you typically find things like wine & strawberries, champagne, etc. that are delivered to your stateroom. I believe I may have seen a Johnny Walker scotch package in the past. Like I said above, I think the availability and selection varies by ship and/or sailing. (I've not seen bourbon packages, though, to my dismay.)

One of the best things we did for Alaska was purchase Columbia parkas with removal fleece linings. We were fortunate enough to not need the full outer shell and fleece combo, but it was good to be prepared. The waterproof outer shells were quite handy on the one rainy port day we had in Juneau. Kept us dry and warm enough without feeling overheated. Also, the fleece alone makes a nice comfortable jacket for dry conditions, too. The full combo was also light and compact enough to not take up too much room or add excessive weight to our luggage. (FYI: they can be found only lightly used and in very good condition on eBay quite cheaply. All together, I bought two for us for about $50!)