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A 3rd party handles the royal ups. I guess they dont want to complicate things by later having to change the pts. If you call and pay full price to upgrade then you get the 1 extra pt. Since solo is 1 pt and 3 possible, people who post younger double pts confuse solos who then think they will get 4 pts. Only 3 solo in a suite.

I did disputes nd people think they can do a charge back and the charge is no longer owed. Sometimes companies even send you to a collection agency if you do a charge back. The bottom line is you still owe the money as carnival is out the money you charged back. It's a fallacy to think you got the money back because the company agreed. Sometimes it's as simple as the company did not respond by the required date and was charged back. Pay what you owe and the problem goes away. A lot of people dont understand the dispute process and think they won, means the charge went away. We carefully word the letter saying the temporary credit we issued will remain on your account. People read things into this like we said we agree. We carefully never say that. We know we cant say certain things.

Allure just got to Galveston and we had something like 177 pinns onboard, which I suspect is a high amount. Many were on for multiple weeks once allure got to texas mid nov. I suspect we had more than normal pinnacles onboard though I dont follow numbers much but 177 or maybe was 173 .. lots were onboard. Even in diamond lounge. Gold pinns seemed everywhere.

Last dec on allure pinnacles only got 1 lunch and 1 dinner. We had a lot of pinnacles though. 2 dinners you did better.

I called once and cant get charged for difference. It was a really stupid employee who also said the excursion price didnt drop, the difference was the tax. There is no tax on excursions. I finally hung up. Found out just go into my planner and cancel myself. It turns out it's very easy. I use obc so refund was instant. Idk about losing your time but it's very easy to cancel and rebook. By yourself.

Maybe do 3 devices and let the 4th person once onboard do the free days ..how much extra is it from 3 to 4 devices? Its almost always cheaper to buy ahead. Black friday deals best but keep looking. Onboard is way high.

I was thinking Lisbon, those europe cruises sometimes have more than one embarkation point? Idk about this one but I've heard of this only in europe. No harm in calling. Agree chances are slim.

Later night around 3 am DP340 didnt work for feb 10th. .. so tried Jan ..still said invalid. The feb 10th date is 1 day after bella2 arrives back. Utopia 4 day. As someone posted above it wasnt just me, it glitched for him too. Fixed now. Prices arent heart attack high now.

I booked a refundable rate and then transferred to my ta so he could give me the group rate and it be refundable. Booked with next cruise, and it went directly to his email to fix. Solo.

@Ourusualbeachit wasnt just me who couldnt get DP340 to work ... someone else just posted didnt work earlier for him either.

If you can now see your cruise when you sign in on rcl site. .. and if your cruise shows dining immediately. I can book dining for oct 2024 but not yet for may 2024 mariner. Varies by ship when rcl adds it.

It was $99 last black friday for bella1. I think the other one was also posted supposedly half price at $149 which is the one with lobster lunch. The lunch served is really nice. Id come closer to paying that than the thrill waterpark. Used to love rides though so close. I wouldn't personally pay over $100 pp.

Bella2 is the only one. I had my TA on board. Went to next cruise and booked solo refundable. Just for the extra obc. The guy at next cruise put it in TAs name. Sky high price for refundable but I knew it was temporary.. solo gets $75 obc, couple gets $76 obc if you book refundable, not $100. Full deposit. Then TA said he had it and moved to group rate and applied my DP340. Went from like $3300 to $1700. Half. Whew. Also D+ discount applied to group rates that gets lost in direct booking. Booked the double long balcony 10th deck .. again. I saw tree skier posted how much he saved. Hope I'm allowed. D+ discount isnt bigger than the $650 off so if you book direct you dont get it off, only off group space is what was explained to me. The $3300 price for a refundable was giving me a heart attack. To me that's high. Cheaper to book nonrefundable but then when you transfer it ta cant make it refundable group rate. .. I know everyone's discount is different. .. just giving a example. Hard to compare apples to apples since I ordinarily wouldnt have paid that much extra to book nonrefundable rates direct with next cruise. Wonder still isnt cheap, but now I can live with the price.

In case you couldn't find it .. here it is. Not that easy to find. He takes excellent pictures. It's a small but beautiful ship. I was surprised by the dog house. Has hot dogs and sausage dogs. Near the buffet. Had roast beef sandwiches in the afternoons in the solarium where they put the pizza. Not as good as on a oasis class ship imo. Glass elevators and open decks where you can see out to sea in the middle of about 4 decks. Its considered a beautiful ship. See pictures.. worth looking at imo

Idk about new but for $100 pp you can transfer to another date. If you cancel you lose the deposit. I'd look for a TA who has refundable group rates. Many post here who have them. Then you can cancel up until final payment.

If you book onboard be sure and get the refundable mlre expensive rate. Then the ta can move it to the group and get the groupmrate. Cant book onboard non refundable and then move it to refundable. As a solo booking onboard I only got $75 not $100 obc, so I gave up some obc but it's still the most obc I've had in a while. I got more from the ta to make up for the reduced and from stocks.

Isnt that including crew I read? A bit exaggerated lol. Personally I like how oasis class spreads the entertainment out from both ends and the middle of the ship. Better than smaller ships imo. Carnival in a crowd you can hear by the ding if it's up or down. I think 2 dings down, 1 ding it's a up elevator.. from someone who has cruised on carnival with someone hc and waited a a elevator after the show let out. Me I let stuff like that go. Doesnt bother me.

I know, let's me tell ... from music man, Marian the librarian. Pick a little, talk a little cheep cheep cheep cheep cheep. Always think of @meriam-mom. I can quote way too many musical lyrics. . Can I tell her a TA ... "Maud:And the worst thingOf course, I shouldn't tell you this but-Alma:I'll tell.Ethel:The man lived on my street, let me tell.Eulalie:Stop! I'll tell." https://www.allmusicals.com/lyrics/musicmanthe/pickalittlegoodnightladies.htm

Did you check in at 45 days out to pick a arrival time? Sounds like you checked in late and earlier slots got filled.

I was think since she has a deadline to use it or lose it by august 2024 .. xmas 2024 might be too late.

Do a mock submission but dont submit. The small print clearly says all bids X 2. 1 or 4 .. doesnt matter, all bids x 2.

@twangster did a Panama canal live review from about a month ago that has lovely shots of the ship. I did a 10 day on radiance march 27 to april 4? I think. Best service in a long time. Sat with other couples. I dont like anytime on rcl. Food was hot and cooked right. My steak was cooked right each time and my fish and chips the fish was crispy which hasnt always been the case. I think I sat close to the kitchen .. food and service and my steward one of the best ever. Beautiful ship, glass elevators. ...and I'm usually a oasis class ship fan .. but this was a great cruise.

I've booked last minute and had to go to the main baggage handler to get my cabin once..but it's very unusual not to know in time to print a luggage tag. I wouldnt worry but that's me and ive done more cruises than you. Dont worry about what you cant change is my motto.

That's what I'm thinking the 14 days panama or to hawaii a balcony would eat up the whole amount. Whichever your kids would rather but hawaii is a lot of fun. But panama canal on my bucket list. Been there and back but not thru the canal. My cruise in jan 2024 out of Galveston is wait listed and you have to call. Last I heard the only cabin was 6k. It's been sold out since april. You dont want Galveston anyway. Goes to aruba and curacao and Columbia and costa Rica and Panama. .. but it's also 14 days. I guess a fancy balcony or suite for a week would eat it up too.

From a blogger, take it for what it's worth. He said it's been hard to pin down but christine duffy from carnival said she is hoping the bahamas considers delaying this hike and consider all the value cruiselines pump into the bahamas. To me a reason to lock in prices now rather than later. Nothing we can do whatever they negotiate.