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Yes.

Folks here may advise that, but the default for RCI is to fly the day of the cruise.

@PineappleJedi can try this now with fake info to see if it's approved - that should clear up the matter.

Have you checked on a few different sites? If sold out, they may have removed it from view.

For bidding, you don’t - go directly to the link in your email.

It works most of the time in most locations - better to be on a ship with O3B or Starlink Voom.

I assume that was a question - there isn't one. Call the regular RCI #. If it's about a price drop not sure an RCI CSR would be any better suited than a C&A rep - with either one call back if you really think you are not getting satisfaction.

I must have missed that - not sure what the appeal would be to attend an in person virtual reveal, hoping for some SWAG? @cruiselover1484 - not sure what actual sailing you might conjure up as the ship is at least a year away from being finished.

What event?

With the number of vacancies on the ship, you can even chance of asking for an upgrade on board.

Some of the language in the RCG SEC quarterly filing regarding deposits: Our payment terms generally require an upfront deposit to confirm a reservation, with the balance due prior to the cruise. Deposits received on sales of passenger cruises are initially recorded as Customer deposits in our consolidated balance sheets and subsequently recognized as passenger ticket revenues during the duration of the cruise. ASC 606, Revenues from Contracts with Customers, defines a “contract liability” as an entity’s obligation to transfer goods or services to a customer for which the entity has received consideration from the customer. We do not consider customer deposits to be a contract liability until the customer no longer retains the unilateral right, resulting from the passage of time, to cancel such customer's reservation and receive a full refund. Customer deposits presented in our consolidated balance sheets include contract liabilities of $1.2 billion and $0.8 billion as of March 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021, respectively. Certain of our surety agreements with third party providers for the benefit of certain agencies and associations that provide travel related bonds, allow the sureties to request collateral. We also have agreements with our credit card processors relating to customer deposits received by us for future voyages. These agreements allow the credit card processors to require us, under certain circumstances, including breach of the financial covenants, the existence of other material adverse changes, excessive chargebacks, and other triggering events, to maintain a reserve that can be satisfied by posting collateral. As of March 31, 2022, we have posted letters of credit as collateral with our sureties and credit card processors under our revolving credit facilities in the amount of $117.2 million.

I assume you meant 2023.

You can't get a wifi/network connection any other way than the ship's wifi network. The Starlink connection is probably connected to the same network router where the existing O3B connection is and then distributed on the ship via the existing wifi network.

Correct.

The speed test shown by a couple of Youtubers who sailed Freedom, shows that the network link is over Starlink.

That is a big difference and circumstances from the OP's itinerary.

I wouldn't bet on download speeds going up - the latency will go down and that will improve performance.

It's usually two hours but there should be a way to over ride the overlap issue.

Should be interesting to see what effect the full fleet sailing has had on the bottom line this quarter: As the Royal Caribbean Group completes its restart plans, Cruise Industry News recaps the trajectory of the cruise brands in bringing all their ships back after the pandemic. Royal Caribbean International Original Service Resumption: Quantum of the Seas in December 2020 Restart Completion Plan: Rhapsody of the Seas in May 2022 Ships Now in Service: Full Fleet – 26 ships In December 2020, Royal Caribbean International became one of the first major cruise lines to resume service after the COVID-19 pandemic. Seven months after pausing its entire worldwide operations, the company welcomed guests back in Singapore, with a series of cruises to nowhere onboard the Quantum of the Seas. Half a year later, in June 2021, Royal Caribbean returned to North America and the Caribbean, with a special program in the Bahamas. Based in Nassau, the Adventure of the Seas became one of the first ships to resume service in the region, offering seven-night cruises to Freeport, CocoCay and Cozumel. After returning to the United States in July 2021, the company continued restarting operations in additional destinations, such as the Alaska, the Mediterranean and the UK. In May 2022, the brand’s restart plan was finally concluded with the service restart of the Rhapsody of the Seas. Marking the return of the company’s full fleet, the ship kicked off a summer program in the Mediterranean. Celebrity Cruises Original Service Resumption: Celebrity Millennium in June 2021 Restart Completion Plan: Celebrity Infinity in June 2022 Ships Now in Service: Full Fleet – 15 ships Celebrity Cruises completed its restart plans in just one year. As the first ship to resume guest services in North America, the Celebrity Millennium was the first ship to welcome guests back for the premium brand, launching a St. Maarten-based Caribbean program in June 2021. A few weeks later, the company later marked the return of the large cruise ships to the United States, with the Celebrity Edge becoming the first mainstream ship to sail from a stateside port since March 2020. Also in June, Celebrity resumed operations in the Mediterranean with the new Celebrity Apex. Quickly adding ships back into service, Celebrity returned to the UK, the Alaska and the Galapagos in July 2021. Completing the company’s restart plans – and also marking the return of the entire Royal Caribbean Group – the Celebrity Infinity welcomed guests back in June 2022. Silversea Cruises Original Service Resumption: Silver Moon in June 2021 Restart Completion Plan: Silver Shadow in June 2022 Ships Now in Service: Full Fleet – 10 ships Silversea Cruises resumed guest services in June 2021. Almost at the same time, the luxury company welcomed guests back in two new ships – the Silver Moon in the Mediterranean and the Silver Origin in the Galapagos. A month later, the brand added more two ships into the active lineup, resuming service in Iceland and Alaska as well. After retuning to additional destinations, including the Antarctica in November 2021 and the Kimberley region in June 2022, the company completed its restart plans in June 2022. Marking the return of Silversea’s entire ten-ship fleet, the Silver Shadow kicked off a summer program in the Alaska. TUI Cruises Original Service Resumption: Mein Schiff 2 in July 2020 Restart Completion Plan: Mein Schiff Herz in April 2022 Ships Now in Service: Full Fleet – Seven ships TUI Cruises pioneered the cruise restart in July 2020, becoming the first cruise line to have a large ship back in guest operations. At the time, the German brand launched its “Blue Cruises," a series of ocean getaways onboard the Mein Schiff 2. Departing from Hamburg, the sailings included several new health protocols, in addition to scenic cruising in Norway and other countries of the region. The Mein Schiff 1 followed in August 2020, offering a similar product. Still in 2020, TUI also returned to the Mediterranean, with the Mein Schiff 6 offering a program in Greece, and to the Canaries, with the Mein Schiff 2 kicking off a series of itineraries from St. Cruz de Tenerife in November. After adding more destinations and ships back into the active lineup, the brand concluded its restart plans in April 2022. At the time, the Mein Schiff Herz resumed service in the Mediterranean, marking the return of TUI’s entire fleet. Hapag-Lloyd Original Service Resumption: Hanseatic Inspiration in June 2021 Restart Completion Plan: Hanseatic Spirit in August 2021 Ships Now in Service: Full Fleet – Five ships Hapag-Lloyd first resumed guest services in July 2020, with an expedition ship, the Hanseatic Inspiration, and a luxury vessel, the Europa 2. Sailing from Hamburg, the ships initially offered short cruises to nowhere. Later that year, the German brand later returned to the Canary Islands before relaunching service in the Mediterranean in 2021. Looking Back at the Royal Caribbean Group Restart - Cruise Industry News

Welcome to CC. If you present one, RCI uses it as the proof of identity to board, but you could board without one (assuming you are a US citizen - you do need an alternative). Canada never sees your passport, nor do you need to present it. Enjoy the trip but may want to stay on the ship in Victoria.

Yes.

There's no normal - RCI just makes up a number from which they compute the "sale" price and % off.

Perhaps you don't read enough threads here - that doesn't work, even if you explicitly ask.

Again, the FCC is not a COVID related FCC.

Might be related to her sailing in the Baltics and previously having some Russian port stops - all her Baltic sailings are probably the lowest capacity of any ship in the fleet (even Spectrum is probably higher now that she visits ports).