Atlantix2000

Those rooms are closer to the front elevators than the rear elevators so pretty solidly mid ship. However, if rocking in bed is your concern, you might want to go with a lower deck!

This must be an old experience. If that happened to me today, I'd probably laugh, gesture at all the other people already seated in t-shirts/shorts, and keep walking to my table.

I thought I read this policy would be applied to new bookings. So if you've already booked a cruise with your FCC, the remaining amount should be reissued as another FCC following the old rules.

Once you click on the room, it is taken out of inventory temporarily to give you the opportunity to complete the sale. Even if you log out, close your browser, etc, you could come back and finish booking that room within the timeout period. I would not expect a phone agent to understand this. Research which rooms are connecting and available, write down the numbers, then call back later, and ask about those rooms without checking again. Phone agents only know how to follow their script. Anything off script like asking how the computer system works and they will make something up to satisfy you because their job requires them to deal with you as fast as possible and move on to the next caller. I can't really answer your second question because your location says London so you won't be following the same rules as most of us on this site. I will say that right before a cruise, they will be dealing with finalizing any upgrades due to the Royal Up program which is probably the primary way people change cabins at the last minute.

It has multiple outlets therefore some security personnel will assume it's got a surge protector in it. It doesn't matter what the product description says. No one is going to stop and check. I would say the odds are high of this being confiscated.

I don't think there's any cabin on any ship that only has 2 total outlets. Don't forget the European style outlets and outlets in the bathroom. Outlet converters should be standard travel gear. You can charge your phone with the outlets in the bathroom. Those outlets aren't good for high power things like hair dryers but they'll work for a phone charger. Worst case, unplug the CPAP when you wake up and charge your phone while you get ready.

Your luggage is taken to the "naughty room". When you go to retrieve it, that's when they will open it and confiscate the items that were flagged.

Have you tried calling? I would think once you explain that 7 of the 8 people in your group already have the package, they will find a way to sell it to you.

As twangster posted, there may only be one cabin at that great rate, but it's also worth pointing out that rate is almost certainly for a Junior Suite. It could be a huge jump in price to anything better.

Unfortunately, that "cruise compliant" logo is purely marketing by the manufacturer. Amazon isn't really at fault here. They are just posting the manufacturer's marketing. I'll take your work that Matt has recommended this product and I'm sure in most cases, it passes through just fine. Here's my recommendation. If you want to bring a multi-port charger, bring exactly that and ONLY that. This product adds multiple AC power outlets. Anything that has power outlets is at risk of being confiscated. Get something that plugs into an outlet and gives you as many USB/lightning/etc ports as you need. I've never heard of a device like that getting confiscated.

And no extra OBC benefit for having more than 100 shares either.

The quote from the post above has the important phrase: "the three days before boarding day." If you board/sail on Sunday, what are the 3 days BEFORE boarding day? Thursday, Friday, and Saturday. Now, the computer programmer in me hates that the larger quote includes "within" because it is ambiguous whether "within" = "less than" (which would be 0, 1, or 2 days before) or "within" = "less than or equal to" (which would be 0, 1, 2, or 3 days before). They could change it to "during the three days before boarding day" which would clearly include the third day but then it implies you can't test on boarding day! I think the best option would be to say "test no more than 3 days before boarding day" but negative logic also confuses people. So maybe there's no short phrase that works. Here's a similar issue I have with our local theater. They give the run time of their shows in this format - "2 hours and 20 minutes with one 20 minute intermission". Does that mean "plus one 20 minute intermission" or "including one 20 minute intermission". It makes a difference when I want to make dinner reservations for after the show!

Up until a year ago, the answer was always that saving items in your cart does not save the price. When you go to check out, it would charge the price to the current rate (which you would see during the checkout process). Within the last year, there have been a few posters who have said the items in their cart retained a lower price even though the price was currently higher. It's not clear if this is an actual change or a glitch. In general, the recommendation is still to buy early because you can always cancel and repurchase if the price goes down. Items in your cart can also disappear if they get sold out.

I don't think the suite perks are any different between Brilliance and Enchantment. The Oasis and Quantum ship classes have better suite programs but I thought the rest of the fleet had the same benefits. Yes Enchantment is a tad older (5 years) with a few less dining options but it was my first cruise and I felt like there was always something to do.

Rhapsody's deck plans show: Ocean View: 126 sqft, max 4, 2 twins (convert to king) and 2 pullman beds Spacious Ocean View: 193 sqft, max 4, 2 twins (convert to king) and 1 double sofa bed Ultra Spacious Ocean View: 246 sqft, max 6, 3 twins, 1 double sofa bed, 1 pullman bed Assuming you're looking at the first 2 options, getting 2 ocean view rooms is 63 sqft per person. The spacious is 48 sqft per person and those numbers include the bathroom, furniture, and closets. My personal opinion is a spacious would feel cramped with 4 people (counting the teenagers as adult-sized). The extra bathroom would also be a huge factor. Of course, budget can't be ignored. I wouldn't do two rooms if it cost twice as much.

The portion of the email shown says Option 1 is 100% refund and rebook from a list of cruises. It does not say (in the portion shown) that the rebooking would be free. It could also be price protected based on the original booking (so effectively an even exchange) or at a discount but we don't have those details or any other options available. Overbooking is definitely unusual in the cruising industry. If I were a betting man, I would say those that booked GTY rates are the most at risk of losing their vacation if there aren't enough people willing to move.

Most hotels also only provide coolers not fridges. If you need things colder, you get ice from the hotel machine or ask for it from your cabin steward on a cruise. It's pretty universal in the travel industry.

It also might be good to verify that the upstairs bed in the crown loft can be split into 2 beds. Some of the suites with dedicated bedrooms have actual king or queen beds that cannot be split. I'm not sure about the crown loft but I'm sure there are several people here who will know for sure!

One advantage of buying the drink package is it protects you from price increases because the package covers the standard drink price. When prices went from the $12 to $13, the packages covered this price increase. Depending on when you bought the package, the fine print would still say the original price. Also, not all ships changed prices at the same time, which led to some concern/confusion. But think of it this way, the bartenders don't have time to check whether you bought the package before the price increase. They also don't want to spend time charging and collecting $1 from a ton of people. (For similar reasons, they might "accidentally" forget to charge you when your drink legitimately costs $1 over the package.) So rest assured, if you have the package, it will cover the standard price of drinks on your cruise.

As others have said, it's generally only the entrees that are limited to 1 but it doesn't matter. Those restrictions are per visit and per person with the plan. So if you personally can eat $20 worth of food from Playmakers (without sharing with anyone) and are still hungry, then yes you could pay for more. But it would make way more sense to get up from the table, "leave", and come right back and open a new tab. You can visit Playmakers and get a $20 credit as many times as you want so long as they have available tables. That's the unlimited part of the plan - unlimited visits. There is a limit to how much you can eat in one sitting and that limit is both personal (your stomach will obviously get full eventually) and physical (you can't park yourself at the same table for 10 hours a day because that's not fair to everyone else).

Adding one of your party to your mom's room will almost certainly cause them to reprice that cruise. Depending on when (how long ago) she booked, that could cause a significant change. Be sure to compare the total cost of both versions for the 4 night cruise: Leave mom's room alone and book 3 in a new cabin. Add one to mom's room and book 2 in a new cabin. Remember, you can change the sleeping arrangements on board by getting extra room keys. So book the cruises whichever way makes the most sense financially.

I had to think about the classes option. My first reaction was exercise classes which I don't care about at all. But then I thought of things like the sushi making class which I've considered before. So personally, the only thing on this list I could mark was trivia. I'm not actually in favor of Royal getting rid of it though.

If you want to be horrified, think about how well your home (or those of your friends) would fare if subjected to the same type of inspection!

They may not always use the same decks for traditional/my time. It can depend on how many people sign up for each and the capacity of each area.

The assumption is that guests have already paid the normal gratuities (either pre-cruise or added daily to their stateroom account). So anything put in that envelope would, by definition, be an "additional" tip. Providing the envelopes is simply a way to make it clear that the money was meant for the recipient, not accidentally forgotten or left in the room during packing.