Lovetocruise2002

My master plan is the same as yours. However, the problem that I have, which I am assuming you don't, is that I have 3 next cruise certificates that I need to apply before March 2nd. So they better not push it back any further.

I am just going to say again, I hate staggered deployments! lol

Ok this mod is just confused and did not read properly, so they updated again and moved LA deployments to next week as well? So nothing is coming out this week. Not that I am looking at LA deployments anyway...

Wait a sec...now I am confused. Did it get updated again since last Friday night? Or is that the old one?

Yeah, I posted an updated deployment schedule earlier. It was updated on Friday night. Scroll back to page 3.

Assuming she is not going to LA, I would think week of 2/26 with the Caribbean short sailings.

Very true, but in my case, PDCC is another sea day lol

We've done the reverse. Hubby had a lunch item from Chops for dinner. Just give you Genie advance notice so that they can try arrange. Also, YMMV, but in all of our SC sailing, pre and post pandemic, we have never once reserved Hibachi ahead of time. We have gone with a group as small as 2, and as large as 10 and our genies have never had difficulties getting us a table between the 5:30-7pm times. However, if you are super picky about a specific time, then yes, you should book ahead of time on your own and let them refund you once on board.

Jealous! We're a little frozen here in Ontario

While when others have heard is sometimes a good indicator, a few genies are also known well for reaching out closer to the sail date. You don't need to worry about getting the times that you want, they will make that happen. Are you on the March 10th sailing by any chance? Cause that is that sailing that I am on. I know that my genie reached out a while ago, but another group who has a different genie just heard a few days ago. The other two genies are part of the turnaround over the next two weeks. If you don't hear over the next few days, send me a PM. I will see if I can reach out for you.

Best way to start a cruise, IMO, two sea days in a row!

Sneaky for sure….

Wow. Shady indeed. You learn something new everyday. I honestly thought that when they recategorized back in the fall of 2023 that all sky juniors got sky class benefits. Did not realize that was only for Icon, Utopia, and Spectrum until reading through this thread. @Baked Alaska where did you read that it does not include the concierge? Because from the screenshot that @F1guynz posted from Royal’s site, it looks like only VOOM is removed for non-Icon, Utopia, and spectrum.

Yes to all of the above. Good luck. Star class food coma is a real condition

Usually the general time frame for contact directly from a genie is about 4 weeks out. Plus or minus a week. What can sometimes delay contact is if your sailing falls during a genie handover. That means that one genie is leaving and one is coming back to takeover. There have been cases where that has delayed things. What ship are you going on? There is a huge turnover of Genies on Oasis the next few weeks. If that is your ship, that could be why there is a delay.

Truth!

Oh, and you and @TheBoss518 look amazing too! See you in December

The kids have really grown since the last time we saw them!

I received mine the Thursday after we got home, so that would have been Feb. 8th.

I have noticed that for our our last two sailings (Odyssey December 2023; Icon January 2024) the safety button did not appear until the morning of the sailing.

Rye & Bean!!!!!! I miss this place. I wish it was on other ships too!

They did! I would say the last two years or so it has improved. I don't remember Allure, but on Wonder they definitely did.

I am a sucker for those chocolate covered donuts

Me too! That’s goals for me right there!

That seems to be a trend in all the rooms on Icon. Yeah, a few who were on the sailing after the maiden voyage did some recon and said the same thing; first 4 sailings.