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Maybe call Royal and ask. I’ve done Chichen Itza from Progresso and it’s usually offered as an excursion from there. 
I’d be hesitant to use anyone other than Royal as it’s a very long ride and if they’re not back in time you’d get left behind. 

My only dislike of the panoramic suite is the small nonfancy bathroom with only a shower like the balcony cabins. But you do get another smaller one as well with no shower. Otherwise, I love them and book one when I can find one available. 
Best view on the ship IMO. 

Marry him/her/they/them/etc…

It’s been a few years, but I believe the train was about $40 more pp than the bus and it was worth every penny. 

I would just wait until contacted by the concierge and tell him/her where you want your BOGO applied and ask to make reservations. 

14 minutes ago, Jkaczanowski said:

I tried to read it, I really did.  I got to day 2 before I just couldn’t do it anymore. What a pompous, egotistical ass that guy is. 

Exactly what I did. Couldn’t suffer past day 2. 

I just hope I’m not behind you at check-in when they’re trying to get your beach chairs through the scanner…

Or, if you’re a drinker, buy your favorite booze in the store with the obc and take it home. 
Not an actual refund but a way to use it without losing it. 

Mind blowing!

1 hour ago, renza said:

It shows my number on my wallet, but how long does it generally take before it appears in the app. I wanna change my room and it won’t let me until it’s a signed and shows.

No way to tell as far as I know. 

The thing that has turned me off is the double whammy. Raising prices sky high and reducing every aspect of the experience at the same time. I wouldn’t mind the higher prices, as I understand the state of the economy but Royal wants to charge filet mignon prices for a peanut butter sandwich. 🥪 

The last few times for me, I got the “unsuccessful bid” notice on the evening I boarded the ship. 

Normally, you’ll see a muster station pop up on the app before the cabin assignment shows up. When you see the muster station, then try the barcode trick and the cabin number should show up. 
This has been my experience anyway. YMMV

Jason is slashing budgets everywhere he can, so no surprise that he’d go after entertainment expenses as well. 
If it was up to him, headline entertainment in the theater would be reruns of 1950s Felix The Cat cartoons…. 

8 minutes ago, ChittyChittyBangBang said:

OK I don't know... So what is a 2 top in the MDR?

It’s a table about the size of a tv tray turned sideways. 😉

I always have to laugh when people ask about two tops thinking they’ll be a private experience. There’s usually about 7 of them crammed so close together you bump elbows with the guy at the table next to you when you try to put food in your mouth and people trying to get by drag their butt in your green beans as they scoot sideways…

When Jason Liberty took over and saw they’d given double points during Covid and the free drink vouchers he said “YOU DID WHAT?”  
“Get rid of those old farts and bring on the kiddee rides”….

I managed to stumble onto the “9” number a few days ago, but the process was so confusing, I can’t remember how I did it. After wading through a few of the annoying questions I finally ended up hitting a 5 and when it went there (wherever that was) I hit 9 and it was answered immediately with a Loyalty rep. Problem is I’m not sure how to replicate it now… 😵‍💫

2 hours ago, surgie said:

I debated about which way to go for this and ended up with early fixed dining (better for the kids). I've gone back and forth about what to do as some days we will likely be eating at the port and we have a specialty dinner or two. But I'm wondering why MTD begins so late? When our TA originally chose this for us, I liked the idea of trying for a 6:00 seating that I planned to request for MTD but I've read so much about waits and not getting seated until 7:00. So I guess I need to keep my traditional early time. 

Originally, they had one deck exclusive to my time dining so my timers could actually start at 5:00. Fixed dining was exclusive to the other floors. 
Some brainiac at Royal decided they’d put fixed dining on all three floors and the my time diners would just have to squeeze in between them - thus my time doesn’t start now until after early fixed dining is cleared out. 

You can contact rcl dining at rcldining at rccl dot com. 

You should have done the President’s cruise on Allure last year. It was super Texified with a big line dancing party in the ice rink and everything. Bayley announced that they should do it on all cruises from Texas. 
The Texas flag is the only state flag that can be flown at the same height as the US flag. 

4 minutes ago, buckeyefrank said:

it could be two different ships on either side of a dock.

I think you’re on to something there. Looks like a railing In between the two. 

Usually, if it’s anything other than an alcoholic drink, they’ll ask if you want to use a voucher. 

Ever since they started putting my time dining on the same floor, they changed early dining to 5:00 to get everyone out of the way for 6:45 my timers to come on. 

I was able to get to it on the app. Same as others online.