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The app, set to the current sailing, should list the operating hours of dining venues. BTW, if you want replies, it usually works better to resurrect threads during working hours on US East Coast time.

Still one bottle per person.

That has been the normal itinerary for O and Q class 7 or 8 day sailings from Cape Liberty.

Yes, that is almost expected - RCI IT can't do calendar math very well. When available, the planner check in date seems to be accurate.

"Royal Caribbean International’s Utopia of the Seas has not yet officially joined the cruise line, but has already successfully had her first medical evacuation. The incident occurred during the ship’s sea trials, which have just concluded in the Bay of Biscay off western France. On Saturday, May 11, 2024, the ship reported an injured person onboard while the vessel was eight nautical miles (9 miles / 15 kilometers) off the coast of Belle-Île, at 4:21 p.m. The small island is located in the northern part of the Bay of Biscay due west of the Chantiers de l’Atlantique shipyard, where Utopia of the Seas has been constructed. The injured individual was hoisted by helicopter and successfully transported to a hospital in Vannes, approximately 30 miles northeast of Belle-Île. The entire operation – from the first call to the successful evacuation – took just over two hours. The nature of the injury has not been disclosed, nor has the identity of the individual been revealed. Nearly 900 engineers, technicians, designers, officers, and crew were aboard Utopia of the Seas as part of her extensive sea trials testing. It is unknown whether or not the injury may have been directly related to any testing and no further updates on the person’s condition have been announced. Utopia of the Seas had begun her five extensive days of sea trials on Tuesday, May 7, and has since returned to the shipyard. The outcome of the testing is still being analyzed and has not yet been formally announced. Sea trials are an intensive period of final testing for any cruise ship. This is the first time a ship it taken into open waters, and all her critical systems – navigation, propulsion, maneuvering, emergency operations, etc. – are put through extreme tests to ensure full and complete operation. In total, Utopia of the Seas‘ sea trials covered more than 1,000 miles of sailing for all the various tests." First Evacuation for New Royal Caribbean Ship Before It Ever Debuts (cruisehive.com)

Usually that's done on a TA site and those are not allowed to be mentioned on CC. The RCI site sorta has a price tracking feature ($ in the upper right of main page).

Ovation splits her time between Australia and Alaska (and a Nov sailing eliminates Alaska). Also, there are no "sampler" sailings out of the US usually.

The match in both directions should happen as soon as you reach the level - call C&A if it's not.

Yes.

Not odd - the assignment has not yet happened. The trick only works if there really was an assignment. Having it still as GTY is normal.

As @Beeline Cruiser would say, seriously? CC rumors are the norm around here.

Trying to figure out the why of anything RCI does just leads to frustration. It has been repeated many times on the RCI boards about this issue - book for two to get around the increased solo pricing issue and then if you want the extra C&A points for solo, change the booking to a solo later.

Welcome to CC. As mentioned, while the cabin may be categorized as obstructed, they really aren't on that section of deck 7.

Like Harry usually does, be mindful of the potentially bandwidth challenged readers - limit the number of pics per post (CC used to limit that to six) and if posting after the cruise when easier to do, lower the resolution of those pics.

I suspect the OP is booking in the Aussie market (three-day Ovation sailing from Sydney with no ports) and that may not be available there.

Yea, I guess it has different names on some ships - the eatery in the Solarium.

Welcome to CC. You get a discount by giving up on location of cabin. The ship is large and stable enough that sea sickness should not be an issue.

The drink package pricing is dynamic - you can find the price on any ship via the hack in this thread:

Some of this is already showing up on some ships when buying things in the planner.

You can set the app to the current sailing (not yours) and see it yourself.

Yes, though Park Cafe times are somewhat limited. Set the app to the 5/15 sailing (not yours) to see the venue options and operating times.

Yes, there's one of those. Go to the MDR after boarding and see if you can modify your existing bookings.

Yes, it's one of the steps when booking unless for some reason it's "sold out" and are forced to late seating. Be advised, RCI's version may not be the same as other lines.

That's kinda the point, sorta.