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9 minutes ago, PhillyFan33579 said:

but I can’t remember the last time a bartender asked to see a boarding pass when I went to a bar after boarding the ship (which is the first thing I do every cruise). All they ask for is my cabin number.

It's been hit or miss for us. Sometimes they want to scan a barcode, others, just ask for a room number.

1 minute ago, OCSC Mike said:

 

Pretty low on most cruises these days.

But not zero, especially if you're looking to upgrade to ocean view or balcony.

30 minutes ago, dedosr said:

So do I find them in the App, or do they email them to me?

Or the website. Though you may see them available a couple days before you get emailed.

1 hour ago, Tatka said:

I don’t think Royal has sunk ships.

Norwegian has though (Pride of America sunk before it even entered into service)

9 hours ago, PhillyFan33579 said:

Curious why you would print out a copy just in case.

Not for boarding, but for scanning at bars prior to getting a card.

Sounds like your iPad is storing the old password still.

32 minutes ago, stobe1 said:

 

Well those two photon torpedo phaser beams being shot into, or out of, those cabins can't be a good thing.

It's Canada. You can never be too prepared.

6 minutes ago, mjkacmom said:

The vast majority of hard liquor is gf, even whisky. The distillation process removes the gluten.

But there's still a risk of cross contamination for those sensitive to it.  Also some flavored liquors can have ingredients added after the fact that have gluten.

 

I believe they have gaps once in a while for general island maintenance.

Use the website.

5 minutes ago, DebJ14 said:

Ships vary and so does their ability to handle gluten free.  Since Covid we had a horrible experience on the Adventure, except for our waitress at breakfast and one dinner in Giovanni's Table. The Windjammer had zero entrees or vegetables marked GF, only a couple of desserts. 

 

 On the Voyager, the Main Dining room was great, but our dinner at Giovanni's Table was a disaster.  Breakfast at Chops was just ok.  We had multiple waiters in Chops at breakfast and they never remembered from day to day that we were gluten free and were always pushing the pastries.  For lunch in the Windjammer we stuck with salad every day.

I've been on Adventure a few times. No issues in the MDR, WJ or Chops breakfast.

I would switch to MDR, even if you also want to eat in specialty restaurants

I would not trust room service from the MDR for allergy-centric meals. Also, it really isn't that good since it often is cold when it arrives (not due to anyone's laziness, just the long trek to your room)

Any legal questions are best asked of RC directly.

Look up the companies mentioned in this thread and ask if they can provide car seats.

10 hours ago, Jetdriver787 said:

It is not inconceivable that a person booked a 2 bedroom suite simply because that was all that was available at the time they made their booking?

Since the 2 BR suites are limited and in high demand, that's unlikely.

This is merely just the algorithm giving options to bid on what's technically a higher category of cabin, regardless of the practicality of it.

I thought it was still free on port days.

Depends on the ship if you get drinks on that last day.

That said, your first cruise ends when you swipe out that last time, so once you got back after customs, you'd be onto Day 1.

 

Not a chance I'd give up a 2BR suite for either. But as mentioned, technically a higher category, so that's why you see them.

Just now, notscb said:

This is the true "life pro tip" that I also discovered on my last cruise. Arrive around 1pm and walk straight through onboard to your room without stopping once you hit the port. Hassle and crowd free to boot.

If I was driving to the port, I'd do this.

But for those of us flying in, better to be on the ship first thing than mill around at the hotel.

I've never been on a cruise where there wasn't a daily Friend of Bill W listed on the cruise planner.

On 3/2/2024 at 11:27 AM, tscoffey said:

We have Verizon, which has a $10 per day per device option when traveling.

Key thing here is this is ONLY when on or within a couple miles of land. This will be a lot more expensive if you're at sea.

Based on data that gets loaded in the background when you log into your account, Icon 3 will have a ship code of "TR"

5 minutes ago, Southern Dan said:

Treasure?  Triumph?  Hmmm…

Closest I could find what a trademark RC has for Intrigue. 

$22 per day from the cruise planner is a terrible price though. 

And it's no guarantee the onboard price will be $25. My last cruise (on Adventure, so not a new ship) it was $31.

3 minutes ago, Ourusualbeach said:

Way to far in advance for Oasis 7.  It will be for Icon 3.  Name ties in nicely with Icon and Star.

They already assigned ship code "LE" to Oasis 7. They assigned "TR" to Icon 3.

When you log into your account, all the ship info (for the entire RC Group) is loaded in the background.

Oasis 7 was there many months before they announced it, too.

Also, the ship code for Star, "ST", was there long before they announced that name.