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When you put 4 people in the room it gives you a different selection of rooms because it has to show you rooms that sleep 4 people. When you put 2 people in a room it will mostly show rooms that only sleep 2 and MAY show some that sleep 3+. These are actually different categories of room. You may need to look closely at the connecting rooms and note their exact category. I'm not familiar with Icon but if the connecting rooms all sleep 3+, then yes they would prefer to book them for larger parties but it should still be possible to book them as a party of 2.

There are numerous posts about when people get their guarantee assignments. A quick site search on "guaranteed" or "GTY" will find them. I think the consensus is a few weeks before the cruise but it can vary from many months to the day you board.

My thoughts are that you've got 6 months to see what happens and things might change multiple times between now and then. If the land destination is the most important consideration for your cruise vacation, you might look into your options for cancelling/moving the cruise.

The drink package will always cover a "standard" drink on whatever ship you are on no matter when you booked or what the language said at that time. If a standard drink is $14 when you sail, then the package covers $14. If it's $15 when you sail, then it covers $15. If the standard drink goes up to $16 before you sail, the package will cover $16. This has been true across many years and many price changes.

Wow, that looks to be a SLOW moving storm.

If the power goes out at your home for two minutes, do you get a detailed report from the power company? I'm guessing no. Why would Royal owe you any explanation?

It's hardly surprising to me that the port of Sydney knew of the changes before the passengers. They would have been in discussions with Royal where the decisions were made. The only thing surprising is how fast they updated their website. It would be better PR if they gave Royal a little time to figure out Plan B or Plan C and make the announcements.

Oh my, clearly I haven't looked at many Northeastern/Canadian itineraries because I my reaction to this weekend's posts was wondering when Symphony changed oceans!?!

It's still under construction today but they have been selling tickets to it for awhile. Similarly you can book a cruise on ships that are still under construction. since cruises are sold up to 2 years in advance. Personally, I wouldn't want to book for the first week of operation but some people will want to be among the first to experience the club (or a new ship).

You aren't restricted to a 12 pack of the same thing. The rule is 12 items (can/bottle/carton) of up to 17 oz each. You could bring 12 different sodas as long as each item is under the size limit.

If you are sailing on the 27th, you just don't need to worry about any existing storms. The current track for Gabrielle has it out of the area by Tuesday the 23rd. Storms that would actually affect your cruise are still off the coast of Africa waiting for favorable winds.

Hard to know. The question in the subject and the question in the first post don't actually ask the same thing. The minimum age to book a cruise is 21 (with some exceptions for married couples or military as noted above). A 20 year old can definitely sail without a parent since they are an adult. But if the poster is really asking "Can a 20 year old book a cruise and sail by themselves?" then the answer is no.

The porters also have blank tags for you to fill out.

Oh joy. Hi there chat bot!

First this blog/forum/website is fan created with no official connection to Royal. While it's possible there are a few Royal employees that are members, the vast majority of people here are cruisers that like sailing Royal's ships. I think it's unlikely you'll get much insight into Royal's hiring process here. However, my general advice would be to have followed up maybe 2-3 weeks after the interview. After a month and a half, I would not be expecting any response because that indicates disinterest in most industries. (But maybe it's different for the cruise industry.) You said you have family that works with Royal. I would ask them for advice and to use their connections to ask about your application.