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Gee, if they had offered to move those of us on the cancelled 11/9/24 Apex TA, they probably would have had more cabins booked at prices higher than they are asking now. Now it seems they are struggling to fill the ship. Imagine. mac_tlc

Clever marketing, but VV is not on my radar. I'm not their target customer and I have no desire to try them. mac_tlc

OMG I love the almond croissant! We had Mr. Kennedy on one of our Edge cruises. All of his talks were very informative. mac_tlc

Enjoying your review! We did the Arctic Circle cruise on Jewel in June and it was fabulous. We did the Loen Skylift in Olden and it was a highlight ! One of the best cruises we have done. mac_tlc

Be glad they didn’t want to go on Icon !!!! mac_tlc

No problem applying it to an existing booking before final payment. mac_tlc

Sounds like a trip down to Guest Services to get an extra room key is in order. mac_tlc

Thank you for reporting on your experience. I hope you and your friends noted this in the post-cruise surveys. mac_tlc

We don't mind CoCo Cay, but another loud blaring area is not what we are looking for. Couple that with the insane suite prices on almost every ship, the reduced menus, the once a day stateroom service, the incredible ICON prices, Utopia doing 3/4 day jaunts and we are not interested. Times change, I guess. After 29 Royal cruises we are out ------ unless the grandkids demand a trip to the splash pad.... mac_tlc

We have a house in Orlando near the airport so I looked at it, but with the prices, we will just rent a car one-way to Port Everglades and then one-way back to Orlando. mac_tlc

My thought exactly. Just what I was hoping for -- another blaring DJ making it impossible to talk to the person next to you. If I want that, I'll get it for free at Oasis Lagoon. Lately, Royal continues to confirm to me why I have no future Royal cruises booked. mac_tlc

Not me.

$130K of that $140k was for the first two people. Persons 3-8 were only about $1400 each.

No way I would book at those prices -- for a ship with 7,000 passengers. For fun, I did price out the Ultimate Family Townhouse for our group of 8; August 9, 2025 = $116,000 December 27, 2025 = $140,000 mac_tlc

From Royal's web site, under "Past cruises" Folio available by request at royalguestrelations@rccl.com or call 800-256-6649. I had to e-mail for mine from Oasis in August. No paper copy in stateroom, no e-mail. Took about two days . mac_tlc

We have a winner for the “understatement of the year”. 😂😂😂😂 mac_tlc

Have a great trip !!! mac_tlc

You are correct! mac_tlc

Right, on the balcony not in the cabin. mac_tlc

Have a great time, looking forward to your comments. mac_tlc

Yup. If you look at the deck plans, the SS are grouped in fours. For every group of four, the outside two do not have the pole, the inside two do have the pole. As an example, take cabins 10123, 10121, 10119, 10117. With pole: 10121, 10119 No pole: 10123, 10117 mac_tlc

Especially their suites and especially the new ships. Here are a couple of sample prices I was following. For two people. Beyond, 6N, 5/26/24, Sky Suite, $629 pppd MSC Seashore, 7N, 5/26/2024, YC Grand Deluxe, $452 pppd Symphony of the Seas, 7N, 5/24/2024, Grand Suite, $533 pppd Wonder of the Seas, 7N, 5/26/2024, Grand Suite, $1,006 pppd. Icon is even higher. mac_tlc

Diamond + on Royal, Elite + on Celebrity. No future Royal cruises booked, 3 future X booked (when pricing was sane). Booked Oceania Vista for November 2024 last week, booked HAL Koningsdam for January 2025 today. mac_tlc

Not too overly dramatic. As I recall, the charging for room service, cuts in Oceanview Cafe for dinner, reduced options and quality in the main dining room, increased prices in specialty restaurants, and overall increased pricing are not suite issues at all. But, keep pushing your narrative........ mac_tlc

I think all cruise lines count on that. When we try Oceania, we will have no basis of “then” vs “now”. It will be about what we experience. Probably inevitable comparisons to whoever we cruised with in the past, but no Oceania change or cut will be evident. mac_tlc