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CruiseGus reacted to a post in a topic: Six Months passport validity
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Balcony Chairs Zip-tied to Recline Only
Atlantix2000 replied to RCDM-123's topic in Royal Caribbean Discussion
Based purely on the photos (since I haven't sat in those in too long), I feel like if they were reclined all the way to flat, they would easily tip backwards and people would hit their head on the floor or sliding door. Perhaps that happened to someone and this is an overreaction to prevent future lawsuits? I would definitely cut them and complain on the post cruise survey. -
There's a Chase Travel Card that actually has a foreign transaction fee? Let us know which one so we can avoid it. That totally defeats the point of a travel card!
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WAAAYTOOO reacted to a post in a topic: Foreign Currency or CC?
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While there are some vendors that truly are cash only, there are also plenty that will claim to be cash only but will take one when pressed or if they think they are going to lose the sale because you start to walk out. They are just hoping to increase their profits by not having to pay the card fees.
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Ampurp85 reacted to a post in a topic: Dining package reservation - times full?
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If you had said Jan 2026, I'd say keep waiting for excursions to pop up. But for a cruise only 3 months away, I think it is far more likely that Royal has already sold out all their spots on the type of excursions you are interested in.
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Dining package reservation - times full?
Atlantix2000 replied to Wheeler825's topic in Royal Caribbean Dining
We know Royal doesn't allow all dining times to be booked pre-cruise. They hold back for those people that purchase specialty dining on board. Yes, even someone without UDP can get a good dining time on a first-come, first-served basis on the ship. They also hold back for UDP purchasers to complete their reservations once they get on board and yes you can get get good dining times on a first-come, first-served basis. You are assuming that guest that are purchasing the UDP now and can make reservations now are seeing the complete inventory of dining tables/times and will book everything good. I think that's a bad assumption based on history. I think they are only allowing a certain percentage of all reservations to be booked pre-cruise with UDP and that is why some people are finding things "sold out". They've just reached the limit of what is currently allowed to be booked. -
6 month validity ONLY applies IF you are visiting a country that has such a rule. The most common caribbean itineraries do not visit any such countries. There are many threads here that will confirm this. Your passport just has to be valid while you are on the cruise.
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Tram From Ship To CoCoCay
Atlantix2000 replied to lindathepooh's topic in Royal Caribbean Discussion
According to Matt's article from a few days ago, it was an announced permanent change: https://www.royalcaribbeanblog.com/2024/10/14/royal-caribbean-cuts-cococay-tram-service -
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Gratuities going up again
Atlantix2000 replied to smokeybandit's topic in Royal Caribbean News and Rumors
The advantage of prepaying gratuities is locking in the existing rate at the time you pay. (At least that's been true for the last several increases.) -
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Majesty of the Seas for sale?
Atlantix2000 replied to ApexoftheSeas's topic in Royal Caribbean News and Rumors
Just because you see it on the internet, doesn't make it true. Someone posts about this site (or similar) at least once a year. -
Perfect Day Mexico opening in 2027
Atlantix2000 replied to Matt's topic in Royal Caribbean News and Rumors
PD Mexico was just announced two days ago. At this point, all we know is what is in the article at the top. Anything else is speculation. -
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It's very easy to mistakenly think UDP means Ultimate Drink Package. Especially if you are currently enjoying the DBP. Those damn TLAs (Three Letter Acronyms) all look alike!
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They may not be interested in sending personal replies to everyone but history shows that they've been stopping at Labadee for many years while there have been travel advisories in place. They only stop when Haiti is making big headlines. Once the news turns to something else, they resume their visits. There's not much more that can be said.
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Labadee Exchanged for......
Atlantix2000 replied to Midwest Cruiser's topic in Royal Caribbean Discussion
Searching the forums from the box in the upper right, you'll find the two threads with the most info on changes are: -
Electrical grounding just doesn't work the same when there is literally no ground. On land, the ground plug of every outlet in your home traces back to a physical grounding rod that is buried deep into the earth. Over-current situations (whether a short due to a device failure or due to a lighting strike) are dealt with by directing that current into the ground which can safely absorb it. Marine electric systems cannot do the same so over-current situations represent a serious fire hazard for a ship. Surge protectors rely on the normal grounding system to protect devices from catching fire. But on a ship, a surge protector actually creates a greater fire risk which is why they must be banned. Unfortunately, there is no way to quickly test whether a given device has a hidden built-in surge protector. Therefore, it is safer to ban all devices that might have a surge protector no matter how inconvenient that is for cruisers.