Atlantix2000

I'll just add my usual comment that priority checkin is only a useful thing if you get to the terminal and checked in before boarding has actually started (meaning you're arriving around 10AM). You might get a nicer seating area or some refreshments depending on the port but once they are ready to start boarding, you get called based on priority (some preplanned order of suites, key, weddings, and descending order of C&A level). If boarding has already started by the time you finish checking in, then priority checkin means NOTHING. You just go get on the ship.

Another reason you want to have a C&A account/number for your wife is so you each get a set of rewards/discounts applied to your SeaPass card. Sure things like "Buy one drink get one half off" aren't going to save you tons of money, but you might as well be able to do it twice! It only costs a couple minutes of your time to make sure you both have C&A numbers.

There aren't that many seats available, perhaps they really sold out that fast!

Probably referring to the cruise originally scheduled for Sept 2, but currently delayed until the 4th, and even that is in question at this point.

Here's the description of Coastal Kitchen on Royal's website: https://www.royalcaribbean.com/cruise-dining/coastal-kitchen Note the following section: RESTRICTIONS For Pinnacle Guests only, based on availability. Junior Suites for dinner only, based on availability, except on Quantum of the Seas.

And you can always stop by guest services when it isn't busy and ask them to print your current statement.

As of now, Junior Suites have access to dinner at Coastal Kitchen but only when there is availability. You also cannot make reservations until you are on board (and even then possibly only for the current day).

Since this is the first hurricane in the Perfect Day era, I would say part of the reason they completely closed Coco Cay until Wednesday is to give them time to assess any damage from this (and future) hurricanes before guests arrive again.

25 games in 15 minutes? That sounds like casino slots not video games!

From what I've read, there are a few ships that support a wristband that can unlock your door and serve as a Sea Pass for charging drinks/etc. However, the biggest complaint I've seen is that most bars don't have readers within wrist distance so you have to take it off to hand to the bartender. That kind of defeats the purpose.

I've also only heard this option mentioned regarding European cruises.

The last day will count in the sense that you can still get fresh squeezed orange juice at breakfast and other non-alcoholic options from the drink package the morning you disembark. You can also still get alcohol late night until all the bars are closed. I find it helps to think of the first and last day as adding up to a whole day. You're paying for seven 24 hour periods with the drink package so board as early as you can or you're missing out on some of those hours!

Since you mentioned the Key, make sure to double check the Key amenities vs the suite amenities. I'm not certain about Enchantment's class of ships but on the bigger ones, there is enough overlap between the amenities that it generally doesn't make sense for suite guests to purchase the Key. The Key is mainly targeted at guests in cheaper rooms that want some of the benefits of being in a suite. It might save you some money to cancel the Key unless there's something specific you want from it. Have fun!

You can ask for most of those drinks at any bar anywhere (not just on a Royal ship). The exception would be a drink named after where you are. Example - the Coco Loco is found on Coco Cay. A bartender in New York won't know what it is (but if you can tell them the ingredients, they can probably make it).

One thing I've always wondered about eating in CK...is there still a table being held for you in the MDR? Or do those that intend to eat at CK always choose My Time Dining and just never make reservations?

Sale prices are always based on on-board prices which fluctuate and aren't published (since they will probably change often by the time the cruise actually sails). Sales aren't always advertised either. By tracking prices, you are in the very small percentage of people who pay attention. Many (possibly even most) cruisers never even log into their cruise planner. So they check it once, see what looks like a great deal and buy it. You know it's the same price that was there last week. So the standard advice is to ignore all advertising, buy when the price looks good, and then cancel and repurchase if you find a better price later.

Biggest bit of advice I've read about the casino is make sure the host knows who you are. Talk to him/her about your play, and the size of your bets, and make sure they see you playing. They will be much more likely to record your play if they know you are part of the casino program. If you're just another face in the crowd, you may not get any credit.

Whoops, sorry for the misinformation. I thought I did that on my honeymoon but I must have used cash since I definitely didn't pay any fees.

If you are playing slots, you just put your Sea Pass card into the machine. What you lose/win will be added/subtracted from your bill at the end of the cruise. For table games, it's cheapest to buy chips with cash. Otherwise, you charge your Sea Pass at the casino cage (is that the right term?) which incurs a fee (5%?) unless you have high enough status in Crown and Anchor or the casino program. Either way, your credit card won't see a charge until the end of the cruise.

All cruise planner purchases (drink or dining packages, excursions, etc) must be paid for at time of purchase. Of course, if you put it on a credit card, Royal gets paid immediately and you pay your credit card however you like. (But don't pay credit card interest on a drink package, you'll negate the savings!)

All reports I've seen say that Royal will fix any discrepancy on Crown and Anchor points if you provide proof you were on the cruise. Their own records are only good back to some date (90s or early 2000s I think) due to a change in their systems. For anything older, you just have to show something. Receipts are obviously best but even photos of you on the ship have been known to work if there's something that indicates the date. I'm not sure why you think you're being conned by being asked for proof. They have to make sure you aren't conning them! As for the casino, their current program is based on your spending/points within a certain time period. I'm not too familiar with the program, but I think it goes like this: based on your casino play within a certain time frame (12 or 18 months?) you earn a certain status that is good for the next time frame. If you don't maintain that level of play, you lose your status at the end of the time frame. So if you haven't cruised Royal recently, you won't have much credit.

Actually, your travel agency is whatever website you booked through. You may not have a specific agent assigned for you to call for help but you do have a travel agent. The only way to not have a travel agent is booking directly with Royal.

Is there even such a thing as primary person in a household? There's a primary person on a specific reservation which would be whoever made the reservation. That person could be different if you have multiple cruises planned but I've never heard about such a distinction for the household.

They do have a few 7 day Bermuda cruises each year. I think both Anthem and Grandeur do them. But they are rare.

Just put your phone in airplane mode. Then you can use your normal alarm clock, take pictures, and access the RC App (depending on ship) to get your menus, daily schedule, and more.