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Very few have shuttles any more. Grand galvez is very nice and has one .. down to lower end scottish inn has one for $10 pp. Many have free cruise parking, and uber is around $10 ..$15 for a xl size. One way. I wouldn't pick based just on the few with a shuttle. Few and far between.

Just to confuse you more they changed the name of the diamond lounge, though probably havent changed the names yet on the ships. Still have a morning spread and a evening spread of snacks. Any drinks come from your vouchers no matter where used. Your card will get you into the lounge.

Certainly risk with the market weakening. Fewer extra xmas workers hired this year. I wouldnt touch a brick and mortar store stock with all the organized crime theft going on. It's one type I wouldn't touch with a ten ft pole but signs of slowing down everywhere. No one excited by amzn day. Rcl retesting support today and sure looking weak. I'm going with the theory Powell quits raising rates this close to presidential race, not because hes within range of his 2% target. He can still keep tightening with selling off paper. Getting harder to get a mortgage at any rate. ..it is friday and traders arent going to hold this weekend especially with so much unrest. Oil back to popping. Glad I'm heavy in oil.

Can you fly to new orleans... they are right some deals. JS price was good. Even for a 1 bedroom imo good. Older ship but full suite. Nov 2024 I think was the date. I hope to be moved but even I'm tempted. That's a price for 1 pax, not pp. JS solo $1641 for that date. Plus 1 set of fees and taxes. Dont know if our TA has better price or how suites work.

My oasis steward didnt give me a choice and knew I didnt like the time he was coming. He wasnt very accommodating imo. Allure guy was perfect.

I'm sure a lot of us me included would still book wonder if both the same price. I'm D + solo. I get 5 free drinks, more than enough for me, enough obc to cover my solo tips and then some, bogo and plan on using it every week I'm onboard and my free 2 days of wifi. Plus with the group rate and balcony discount then solo discount its probably less than the price you are using. So might also depend on your loyalty level and discounts which is better. All I need is free wifi and it would be perfect. Am I paying more yes, but I think wow every time I go into the grocery store too. Maybe ya all can do something about higher grocery store prices while you are at it. Or maybe it depends on if you are a drinker .. having the drink pkg included doesnt tempt me but for you might. I dont want or need more free drinks.

Its BOGO that the memo went out the week of sept 17 to use it night 1 and 2. Already seeing exceptions, allure was strict. Yours doesnt have limits which nights. Get on and pick your nights asap.

Its typical. I think I've seen over a dozen times people ask when will Caribbean april 2025 on be released and laugh when ourusualbeach keeps calmly posting each and every time nov/dec .. time after time after time the same answer. Lol. I do find a different pattern with rcl and carnival. Rcl comes out lower usually, but last minute carnival usually lower. Just a different rhythm. Soon we will know if rcl will come out lower with deals, or just go for broke price wise. Like they did with icon.

Maybe bad terminology that I expect a favorable reaction to rcl earnings. Pop meaning it might be a temporary good reaction. It was hard to watch it find what looks like support, sitting on my hands. I posted when it was breaking below 90 that day and dropped like 4 more pts and got back in and documented it. Lots and lots of bad news the market been shrugging off. Talking heads all singing in chorus of happy days are here again. Never had a down year since 1930 4th year of a president. 3 months of not good inflation numbers. I think that article I posted was overly negative so expectations are really low will help earnings. I think lots of other stocks are also poised for good earnings.

I expect rcl to say earnings are up big and bookings never been so good. I do think compared to ccl and nclh rcl looks good. Ccl I think announced they quit building new ships. A analyst said that worries him that ccl is losing competitiveness. The debt is my worry. This is small money for me, I try to keep 100 shares of rcl but waited for it to look like it found a bottom. I do want to be in before next earnings. I dont buy stocks I dont think will have good earnings. It might take a extra qtr or so but I want to see a pe, profitable earnings. I keep a whole lot more in dividend stocks and over weight oil. Cant buy everything. Imo for chips nvidia is dominating. I couldn't afford the taxes if I was flipping my whole personal portfolio. I just play with a few shares and rcl was so obvious it was going to sell off, was too high, I even sold short a qtr ago. Selling short doesnt exactly equal I'm gung ho on rcl. I documented I was short. But I did want to get back in rcl before earnings. I hold rcl not because it's a favorite but for the obc. I've documented every trade I've made on this piddling amt of rcl just for fun. My parents I've continued what they started last year flipping 6 month treasuries. Keeping trust money absolutely secure right now. Which is why I watch treasuries so close. I'm watching for a bigger break between 1 year and 6 month to indicate buyers believe rates peaked. Not yet. We will know in a few weeks how rcl reacts to earnings. I believe they will be good. Im holding at this price thru earnings. At 100 I wasnt. It's the debt I worry about so I dont invest much here. Play money. I also worry about growth, as I see cruise price increases stalled. Hit a brick wall. I welcome anyone else who enjoys talking stocks opinions. I belong to stock groups and rcl was a trade, nothing more and went too high for them so they are out. Since this is a rcl group I'm talking rcl stock. If it bothers you or not interested scroll on by. For me I can be bullish at 86 or 87 but bearish over 100. It's a trading range. Actually I'd like to see rcl a little lower but its holding.

I said I will be watching for earnings. I dont have any idea how it will react. I do predict good earnings. All these little extras, the new adult area at coco cay, now collecting final payment earlier on longer cruises. I think the bean counters are pushing things for all they can. If I get a nice pop I might sell, otherwise I'm holding. I think high prices will eventually push it higher. At this price I feel ok holding. I watch all the earnings I can. Nvda so much hype, grew earnings 88% qtr over qtr and is still in the same range, has to grow into its pe some more? Doesnt mean earnings werent huge. Pltr was a $5 stock earlier this year and got hyped like crazy as a AI stock. To the moon. I have some at $7. It is just recently profitable. Said 4 cents profit, did 4 cents, sold off. Nothing extra and people wanted more. Back to $15 but moving again, just got a army contract 2 days ago. At $7 I can wait. I could go on how stocks didnt react as people predicted. Maybe for me that's the fun. Find something with solid earnings at a good price. I will be watching earnings for rcl. .. and others. I usually just hold and watch. I am not predicting any reaction from rcl. I know what it's been doing though. I'm fine holding too. Earnings throw charts out the window, always a free for all. Ya never know.

No one ever buys and sells perfect. At least you bought very low. I could chastise myself selling at $104 and watched it hit $112. Watch for a pop nov 1st earnings. Last earnings it popped, but didnt hold. Stocks never react the same twice. Right now it seems to be bouncing off $86ish support. World events could change the whole market, but right now $86 looks like support. If you make money just learn to say thanks and not beat yourself up you didnt make more. Still a chance it will pop on earnings. I'll be listening that night. We are just barely heading into earnings season. Say thank you rcl is before nclh. Nclh and ccl always bring the sector down.

Imo I too would do a rcl excursion in Belize. It's a very pushy place. People reaching and trying to touch me. Safety in numbers. I found this to be the pushiest port I've ever been to and I've done jamaica a lot of times. Keep money where it cant be grabbed. I have a neck purse drops down into my shirt. I wouldnt put it just in a pocket. I would guess more excursions will appear in a month or so.

I posted elsewhere I sold rcl at $104ish .. as biker pointed out. Just lately looking at where the charts show it's coming into my buy back range. I havent been shy saying at over $100 and no dividend any more and high debt was too high. But I do think there is growth going to show of bookings enough in the 80s to get back in before earnings. I posted before and said I was out and sold all my rcl stock over $100. Even with good bookings, imo didnt support such a lofty price. We will see if bookings justify this price nov 1st. I too would be interested to see how much debt was paid off lately. Not just refinanced but paid off, gone. The debt is a huge factor with rising rates.

Imo they are also using the fact rcl stock sold down from 112 to under 90 as a reason to say something is wrong. I too think seems wrong and maybe they dont know the industry. It's not the same as a hotel or a airline. .. I dont know what next earnings will be but I expect great earnings. That's why this caught my eye. I trade on charts usually. Because institutions computers are also using charts. Cpi and ppi 3rd month in a row inflation is alive and well but everyone says the fed is in a pickle. Cant raise or banks get hurt. Not 1 buyer today at the 30 year treasury auction. Not 1 buyer at the rate offered. Rates too low. Anyway I use charts .. but this so negative piece warning not to buy imo worth a read what is being said. If it goes lower I'm ignoring it and buying more, but I read everything related and weigh it. I have mentioned elsewhere I dont continue to see price increases on cruises, more last minute deals has got me thinking of future growth.

No. Not after final payment. At most you can upgrade to a higher category and pay any difference if any.

Power strips are banned, it will be confiscated. Can cause a fire. I have not seen charging ports. I bring a cord and charge mine one at a time. I'm solo. There are multi plugs allowed I've seen. I also had a extension cord on a alarm clock confiscated.

Seems to be the debt but they even say growth is bad. https://finance.yahoo.com/news/royal-caribbean-group-rcl-set-160843508.html Hopefully they are able to really knock off some extra debt with great numbers. All these little new areas for extra revenue. Any thoughts?

Maybe ... cabin steward now only services once a day.

And a TA answered that yes it can be done easily. On the other hand some TAs might not want the extra bother and at least one site used to charge for changes. Several TAs post here and it's clear they are TAs with lots of experience. Another obvious one is named slidell something .. but I quoted a TA answer with yours. Many like to ask and get a for sure answer it can be done then call.

I just read a post from someone who had one of these 15 day or longer booked. Though the letter says grandfathered in, her date to pay in full was changed to 120 days out. She had to call rcl to get it fixed. If you are booked doesnt hurt to check.

But I'm not moving to PC until sept or oct 2024 at the earliest and have 8 day perfect day to perfect cay booked out of Galveston. At the time a 8 day to coco cay out of Galveston was a huge special deal. Prices for some of these was nuts, as in higher than wonder. Even oct 2024 my inside balc was showing over $1700 pp so over 3k. As I'll be moving I'm not sure I can keep this oct cruise out of texas .. next oct 2024 is far away and a big move to get thru. Selling a house, lots. Need to keep a texas address for a few things next year to come, cant move earlier. There are none listed to Bermuda out of PC after I move to PC so I'll be watching when the new batch come out. I did grab a southern april 2025 and a eastern dec 2024 with some other new ports for me .. but not bermuda.

Me either as the first TA has to agree to release the booking. Now they want the TA to say so on letterhead, not easily found at many companies these days. Never heard ta to ta was easily done except by you. During covid a lot of changes were easier including to cancel. Not now.

No not until it shows on your booking.

My TA says he can easily change to a vacant cabin in the exact same category with a few minutes time. Doesnt even have to call. Mine can and will. Dont know your TA.