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I messaged them yesterday and was told the Key would appear 60-90 days before sailing. An hour later it was on my planner (250+ days out).  It's listed at $31.99. I paid 19.99 for an Oasis Class 7 night last May. This is a 12 night on a Voyager class...no way we will pay more than 24.99 for it.
It used to be that the facebook messenger group was very reliable. Lately it seems like they use stock answers whether or not it's applicable to your situation. Very unfortunate.

I agree. absolutely loved the Key on Allure back in May at $19.99... would likely go as high as $24.99. We wanted VOOM so it was an easy decision at less than $10/day for all of the other nice perks.

I agree. absolutely loved the Key on Allure back in May at $19.99... would likely go as high as $24.99. We wanted VOOM so it was an easy decision at less than $10/day for all of the other nice perks.

We used it on Symphony in May and loved it. Here are my thoughts on it that I posted on page 8 my live blog:
Which brings me to the KEY. We did get it at the $19.99pp/pd price and was worth every penny to us. Priority embarkation was really nice, and they did walk us through saving time on line. But the whole process in the new Miami Terminal A is so easy anyway that not having it wouldn't be a deal breaker. Boarding at 11, dropping off the carry on luggage and having it delivered to the room before the 1PM ready time is a winning idea. Loved not having to keep it with us for 2 hours or having to drag them into Chops for the included and delicious embarkation day lunch. VOOM, priority seating at shows---all good. They nailed the priority debarkation. After finishing the breakfast they sent up an escort to take us all way from the dining room, off the ship and through the terminal right to our waiting luggage. Now (drum roll, please) the best perk is not even listed in the Key description, so take note if you buy it....you never have to scan your seapass card when taking as many pool towels as you like. Seapass card has a Key sticker on it. Just show the attendant, take your towels and walk away. Especially when returning to the ship from a port, not having to wait in line for them to scan your card for returning the towels is a blessing. Free milkshakes at Johnny Rockets..woohoo. No purchase necessary. Sit there and enjoy it or take it out. Funny part is, they didn't scan our card. Probably could have gone back for more, but we didn't. So, thumbs up for the Key. However, if next year's is more expensive and multiply by 12 days, we'll have a really tough decision to make.
Also, the debarkation breakfast was fabulous:


Know that everyone in the cabin must buy it (except for children under a certain age, which I do not remember.
Also,Keep in mind that they do limit (or at least they did then) the number of "Keys" they sell. So if you see a price you are comfortable with order it. If the price drops, call them to cancel and rebook at the lower cost. But do call and have then handle the switch--don't do it on line because when you cancel, you may not get it back.
Hope this helps and happy sailing.

I messaged them yesterday and was told the Key would appear 60-90 days before sailing. An hour later it was on my planner (250+ days out).  It's listed at $31.99. I paid 19.99 for an Oasis Class 7 night last May. This is a 12 night on a Voyager class...no way we will pay more than 24.99 for it.
It used to be that the facebook messenger group was very reliable. Lately it seems like they use stock answers whether or not it's applicable to your situation. Very unfortunate.

The Key just became available today for our Feb 2020 Harmony cruise and the price is $37.99 ?

I just checked both of my 2020 cruises and the key is now available on both. Looks like they released the program for all their 2020 cruises.
Thank you everyone.
 

It showed up in my Jan 2020 today

Showed up for Adventure October 2020 for $31.99 

Mine just showed up for March 2020 Oasis of the Seas cruise at $31.99 too. That is too rich for my blood!

We are still waiting for The Key to show up for our February 16, 2020 cruise - I was hoping to get it at $19.99 but anything more than $24.99 doesn't seem worth it to me! The $31.99 and $37.99 price tags listed above seem ridiculous. But then again I suppose it's all about supply and demand. Hopefully no one buys it at those price points so the price drops.

Agreed. I have done that already... and its really the 'intangibles' that are the cost difference; such as the early and easy disembarkation, and the special hours. Hard to put a price on those things. But you are spot on... that was the first thing I did. 

I have the key on an upcoming Harmony Eastern cruise so I'm also interested to see if anyone has the activity schedule as well.
 
As for opinions on purchasing it I would not pay more than $20/day/person. $37.99 looks ridiculous.

Lol that's ridiculious! Still waiting on my Feb 16 2020 cruise to have The Key available. If it's any higher than 24.99 I'm not getting it! Hopefully the price drops...

Same here for a May cruise on Symphony.  It also specifically says the lunch will be in the MDR with the Chops menu.

Cruise day is here!
We've been out for a walk this morning to see the ships in port - Saphire Princess (which I forgot to take a picture of)
P&O's Britannia (the largest in their fleet) ,Azura (at the back) and Oriana which finished her final P&O cruise on Friday and is now in port having all of the P&O branding removed as she's been sold. 
And finally, RC's Independence. 
FYI, Indy & Azura are both facing the 'wrong' way today. I assume the captains didn't want to turn them around in last night's high winds. It's worse today though. Fingers crossed we manage to get underway today and aren't stuck in port until tomorrow...

Hello!!!! Welcome to my semi-live blog! 
Background:  My hubby and I have saved up our vacation time at work since early 2018(despite unexpected and serious medical issues) to be able to take a consecutive two week + 1 day trip.  Yes...that extra day counts too!!! ?
This trip will be myself, DH and our 9yo son. This is our son’s first trip w/o any of his other siblings. He is a huge fan of cruising just like good ‘ol mom and dad.
The important stuff:  First week we are on Navigator, second week we are on Allure! We fly out of Baltimore to Ft. Lauderdale tomorrow morning, then head to Miami. I feel like we’ve waited forever for this trip. Since March of 2018 to be exact. Our itinerary will be:
8/10  Miami (Intercontinental)
8/11 Miam
8/12 Board Navigator 
8/13 Coco Cay
8/14 Nassau
8/15 Sea Day
8/16 Ft. Lauderdale (Renaissance)
8/17 Ft. Lauderdale
8/18  Board Allure
8/19  Sea Day
8/20  Sea Day
8/21  St. Maarten
8/22  Puerto Rico
8/23  Labadee
8/24  Sea Day
8/25  Hollywood (Margaritaville)
8/26  Fly home ?
We have two excursions booked. We are doing a dolphin encounter at Blue Lagoon in the Bahamas and we are doing the Rain Forest Drive in Puerto Rico.  Both excursions are through the ship this go round. 
This will be semi-live because to be honest...I can’t wait to not have phone service for a while.  It’s been a rough year and we desperately need to disconnect. I’ll be live until I lose my phone service and will update on our land days and in Puerto Rico, etc.
 
 
 
 

I messaged Royal about this in May and was told that the Key is not loaded into the Cruise Planner until at least 9 months before the sail date. @tchampion, call them if you still haven't seen it. @Russr, check your cruise planner daily...once they list it, selling out quickly is a possibility. I sail about a month after you and I'm already checking.
Happy sailing!

Other side of the coin here. Many years ago we allowed our host of a dinner at a NYC restaurant to order for us. He wouldn't tell us what it was until after we tasted it. Turns out it was eel. I LOVED it then and still do.

We found this one. Re-hid it.

My Sisters are going to do this and put a little sticker for our group on it.
They are so excited.
I'm like, "Okay."
I'll hide a duck if they ask me.
But.... ?
Better are my Sneaky Cards. You know I'll be bringing some of those along! When you buy a deck, you can create an account and track any cards you give out as they each have a unique number on the bottom. There is one that if found the person has to take it and hide it somewhere else (so it's kind of like the ducks, I suppose). I take these to conferences and when I travel. They are also fun to do with kids as some of them are acts of kindness and others are just silly fun (like leaving one at a monument you visit, etc)

 

Received (and replied). Thank you so much. 

Thanks so much.. Yes... Last year was tough and we are so thankful to be having this time.  She even put herself on the centrum stage lol! She is the one in the middle blue shirt!  Dancing during 70s party in the centrum!  

Hi Richk.
We did an 11-night Serenade cruise in November/December 2017 for our wedding anniversary and it was great. Our itinerary was not exactly the same as yours but we did visit 3 of the ones you'll be going to. I did a post-cruise review of it but it was over on another forum, so I'll send you a private message with the link so you can read it if you like.
I'm sure your going to have a fabulous time! 

The Key just became available today for our Feb 2020 Harmony cruise and the price is $37.99 ?