Atlantix2000

According to google, the current exchange rate is essentially 1 dollar to 0.8 pounds. So $25 * 1.18 = $29.5 final price * 0.8 = 23.6 pounds. Pretty similar number. It's always important to compare final price to final price.

Tables get rearranged every sailing based on the size of the parties. So a "specific location" would be something like 4th floor, near the railing, away from the entrance.

Wow, it's a good thing you were able to find this almost 6 year old thread to post your opinion. Strange that there just haven't been any discussions of specialty restaurants since then.

Rooms are not set aside for GTYs. They use the leftover rooms that people haven't chosen (which varies from sailing to sailing). It seems that once the number of available rooms in a category drops below some unpublished threshold, they offer both "you choose" and "we choose (GTY)" rooms in that category. Once the number of available rooms drops below another unpublished threshold, they only offer GTYs and that category effectively disappears from the website. To make things more confusing, the website is also known to not show all available rooms so there's no way to predict that they are approaching these thresholds. If you book by calling Royal or by using a travel agent, then you may have access to rooms not shown on the website.

I don't recall the courtesy reservation actually showing up anywhere visible. It's just in the system. When you board and go to make the rest of your reservations, it should be there (and can be changed at that time).

Here's my memory of various threads here. You can search to find more info. There are differing reports on what happens when a minor with Diamond status due to their parents' status reaches 18 years old. Some say they will keep Diamond status but won't move any higher until their actual points catches up. Some (generally more recent) say they revert to whatever status their actual points would give them. The language in the C&A rules is ambiguous. It is definitely true that everyone's actual points is tracked regardless of status. Of course, having the minors reach 80 points before they turn 18 would make them diamond from first cruise to last.

It's only an option over in Europe. In the US, the ship must be cleared of all passengers before the they can start boarding the next cruise. Therefore, you can't stay on the ship past about 9:30AM or so or everyone on the next cruise will be mad at you because they want to start their vacation!

I wouldn't think linking has anything to do with the amount of OBC. What would matter is when the various reservations were made (in other words, what promos were in effect at that time). If you all booked at the same time and in the same category of stateroom, then I would think the difference is strange. But if everyone did their own reservations and you linked them up later to dine together, then I would assume they booked a different deal than you did. Kind of like how the person next to you on an airplane could have paid a wildly different price.

You do realize you will be on security cameras at almost all times when you are out of your stateroom?

Dumb question time. What is the point of an arcade balance if they just charge the room when it runs out? How is that different than never having an arcade balance?

Your husband will be promoted to your Diamond level if you call C&A and tell them you're in a relationship!

Hmm, I may be confusing the Disney Cruise Line app with Royal's. I've been researching Disney for a future cruise.

The app while at home is not the same as the app while on the ship. As I understand it, once on the ship, anyone can use the app simply by entering their name and room number with no age restriction. There's probably some youtube videos to view how it behaves differently.

Generally speaking, the shows are timed to be compatible with early and late traditional dining. So if you have late traditional dining, you go to the early show (and vice-versa). Ice skating typically happens outside of dinner hours. Adult game shows will be after the late shows so also outside dinner hours.

There will be plenty of people in non-dress shorts. The only hard rule is no swimsuits.