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We booked Ovation 2025 Hawaii to Vancouver in Grand Loft Suite and after we booked our cabin (4th booked out of 6 GLS) the price went up $4000 CAD. My parents booked on Princess Vancouver to Sydney / Sydney all around Oz last year in a Club Class+ Mini Suite and have saved $3000 on price price drops on the cruise and $500 on price drops for their Sydney hotel. I am always checking for price drops, it has saved us thousands over the years.

Awesome! Glad to hear that is the case. Appreciate all of the other tips as well - I have read a bunch. but couldn't find anything the paid / not paid stuff. We have been in the Crown Loft Suit before, but this will be the first time in a Grand Loft Suite w/ Star.

The Genies are Royals version of a Butler that takes care of everything you need if you're staying in a Star Class Suite. You can read a list of Star Class benefits here: https://www.royalcaribbean.com/faq/questions/what-are-the-benefits-of-royal-suite-class

Sure - makes sense. That's why I asked in my original post of anyone knew if Quantum or another ship may be sailing the Hawaii TP route. They seem to normally have 3 ships, but only Ovation has been released. Also, 3 of the 6 Grand Loft Suits were already booked. We wanted to get something confirmed instead of waiting. After we booked the 4th GLS, the price went up 4k!

Does anyone have experience with how these (and other) activities are handled for Star Class? The website isn't overly clear, but it seems like there are paid and free versions of these experiences? Benefits say: "Enjoy reduced wait times for select onboard activities during published hours, excluding peak times between 1:00 pm and 4:00 pm on Sea Days." I assume you still pay if you want the Genie to take you during a paid time or is all of that included?

Indeed and all of those Sea Days will give us ample time to relax and max out all the Star Class benefits.

What don't you like about it? We're going to be in Hawaii, so why not cruise back?

They released Ovation Hawaii to Vancouver for Apr 25.. put in a booking already. Will Quantum or something else run that route as well coming back and just hasn't been finalized yet?