firefly333

I was 71 and there was a bird watching excursion in Belize age limit of 70 I couldnt do. I believe its insurance but not sure but missed the cut off by 1 year. They will not make exceptions. Bird watching isnt that strenuous. It was in town walking thru back yards looking at local birds. Diving had a 65 age limit. There are many with lower age limits than 80.

Ok I picked a random cruise to coco cay. 1 pax, and then 2 pax. 1 pax always is more than 200% higher because solo cannot book a gty on royal. If you have 340 pts I can enter that and get the total down but most everyone like me does group rates but here is what you see if you arent aware of lower group rates. .. you see the cabin only choice comes up. $804 average for 1 pax plus taxes. Then to show you I changed to 2 pax, so 2 fees and taxes, but now it says average fare is $354 per person, and they pick your cabin. Total is only about $10 more because 2 people can do a gty, 1 pax cannot. This is why you see threads about royal, why is the solo supplement mlre than 200%, it's not apples to apples it is 200% just a solo cannot pick gty as a choice on royal. Before covid solo used to book a invisible 2nd pax to get the lower rate. Often it's a much bigger difference than this, often hundreds, just a random choice. But then royal cracked down on giving solo a 2nd loyalty point if they booked as a double with 2 pax to get the much lower gty rate. When I post with royal you really need a TA and do group rates, I'm serious. One I was looking at a 10 day in europe direct in a balconh showed over 5k, but $2700 from my TA. My refundable rate on wonder booked onboard at next cruise was over $3400, but under $1700 refundable in a inside balcony after my TA added discounts. Carnival to me is straightward, royal is not. But anyway,this is how they now show taxes when doing a mock booking. Carnival no surprises, but royal can be a head scratcher to newbies. And I'm not even getting to obc combining. Maybe not the best example. I might see prices for the new utopia from 399. And then when I put in 1 pax, the lowest price is over $900, because the first price is a gty price and aolo cannot book a gty on royal. All my royal bookings are refundable group rates, or I wouldnt be booking royal.

No it's not even close imo. On carnival if you have any time you push a button and within 5 minutes or so the computer matches you to a table number, you walk up and show the table number and they walk you to the table. From 530 pm onward. I'd done carnival then tried anytime on royal. You cant make a reservation until about 645 pm. It's not any time you want to eat either, if you want to eat earlier it involves a lot of standing in line and people still pick a assigned time every night or they stand in line, none of this super fast computer matching you to a table when you want to eat. Royal anytime is a farce. They need to take lessons from carnival. You can see the menu in the app and otner things they do well. ... anytime dining is not one of the things they do well. Other than you can see the menu, imo it's not even similar. Not popular on royal for a good reason.

They claim it's to obey the new calif transparency law. Now they add it up for you. Each cabin at the bottom says total with fees and taxes. This is solo so 1 set of fees and taxes or it would be more. They been working on rolling it out, now they do the math and call it transparency.

That's what royal is doing on every cabin. Used to show taxes and fees on the main page. Now they do the math for you, and show the price and then add in the fees and taxes. This is a solo price and how they are handling it. As you said now they just show rhe math on mock bookings when before it was at the bottom of the page and you had to do the math.

He was my favorite captain. I loved his southern accent and friendly to all. I am so sorry. I knew the ship diverted to ft Lauderdale to take him to the hospital but didnt see he passed. I really am sad.

I am booked on some explorer late 2025, but more than that. Like 300 to 400% more. Maybe prices dropped but I dont see that price, but i have it set for 1 pax. And mine have DP340 added and still more than triple. I have b3b on explorer, but 2 are eastern which is always more. I need a invisible husband clearly. I dont see anything below 800 and that's before taxes and fees in any category. Now you know why solo say it's not fair. We are willing to pay 200% but 400% more than the advertised rate isnt fair. .

Royal emailed that to me for July. As a sale. The 289 price is jan 29. I have wonder booked around feb 2nd then 1 day then utopia.. if I didnt have utopia mid feb I'd jump on it anyway. Good deal.

I added two screen shots, 289 price first page, I click thru and 804 before taxes shows as cheapest. I could almost do this one, I think I leave on wonder feb 2 but I might be wrong. Prices arent that bsd, sut this is why solos on royal say not fair. Carnival let's me book a gty why not on royal. This is why people used to book a fake 2nd pax as a solo.

My issue is that price is usually a gty which when I change to 1 pax, goes up above $900 before taxes. The email I got for sales sales specialty said July 2024 and nothing close. The gty price is meaningless ... this is why solos keep saying why do we have to pay more than 200% solo supplement. This says insides from 289, I click thru and the cheapest inside shows as over $800. That's not 289 x 2. Ra dim example. .. cheapest I see.

When I see a low price I just know its maybe a gty. Then I put in one pax and it then goes to pick your own cabin. It does that for me 99% since a solo cant book a gty. I'm still looking for the 399 3 day utopia sale price they emailed. Any chance you are clicking to pick your own cabin.

They held mine until end of last leg. They do not deliver it at the end of the first leg. Have to buy it last day of first leg and bring it back yourself to your cabin.

Doesnt sound bad to me. My price for a inside balcony this oct about 1k, was over $3400 last I looked though came down some down. Not even for a good balcony. Harmony. I dont bother to check prices.

How is it my fault. I never carried on a bottle of wine. As I said in Reed that on my roll call. My complaint is I get the same obc for owning stock 7 or 13 days. I have a 13 day TA booked. Still only $100 same as if it's a regular old 7 day.

I think I saw a 10 year old made pinnacle, 700 pts. His own pts. Everyone gets their own pts. Even kids. After age 18 they just cant share your status if you level up your loyalty pts, they no longer share your new status.

I've also read of someone whose suitcase was under the one who smuggled the wine on instead of carrying it on. Red wine bottles broke and dripped into their suitcase. They toss those luggage bags around. I wouldnt smuggle but then I'm not a big wine drinker enough to break the rules. The folks with the red wine that soaked into their luggage were not happy. Wanted reimbursement from rcl for lack of screening for smuggled wine.

FAQ states 12 non alcoholic drinks in your carry on only. Cans or bottles up to 17 oz. FAQ says carry on only. Too any were thi king it's ok to slap on a tag and hand to the porters, so they now dont allow it. Can some get thru possibly or they might be confiscated. FAQ says no.

Amazon just let someone go ... and many other companies are laying off. Or changing. Tesla 2 big wigs left. I think its presumptuous to make assumptions and post them as if they are facts why when you have no idea why they left or were let go. Ok, no argument rumors run rampant. But cc usually has a little more sense and more experienced cruisers. I expect rumors on other social media more than here. Most here are smarter about cruising.

It was quite crowded on harmony when I went. I had to wait for a table.

I enjoyed wonderland. From reviews I wasnt sure I would but I had a selection of small appetizers and ordered the pork belly and really liked everything I had. Some saidmyounget more food with the short ribs but I get that free at the b2b lunch and wanted something different than I can get free.

Imo very few that arent really cruisers realize the price shown is for 1 pax. X 2. It's not priced like a hotel room which is for the actual price of a cabin. Even posters here will state the price for 1 as if everyone is a couple and would have to do the math. I will see some price like 799 and later find out they really mean le person but didnt say that. As a solo I think if you have to assume everyone knows you mean X 2, you bought into the fake pricing for the cabin. That is NOT the price for the cabin, unless you write out pp based on 2 occupying the cabin. Then they argue same as a hotel when no its not. A hotel has the same price for 1 or 2. I dont even care if they add on taxes and fees if they cant figure out and type this is the price they paid for the cabin. If I buy airfare SW gives me the price for flying not half. I think too many have drank the kool aide. Who else advertises the price for half the item?

If I didnt have wonder and utopia in feb and a TA in may with this ABC islands in between I'd usually book b2b. I've been to A and C, not bonaire. Trying to pick up the few I've missed.

I dont think rumors should be posted. You have no evidence just a rumor you posted thst entertainment will be cut back. Without any proof it's not great to post a rumor that you heard and not also say I heard this rumor . . Is it true .. post as if fact. This thread should be deleted imo. Post your opinions opinion not fact.

Yes I posted on the thread about transparency pricing why cant solo book gty. It's not right to pay 250% more than what a couple pays per person. I am sick and tired of seeing prices from ... and click and it's way more than 200% more. I warn friends about royals pricing is fake. It's one pax, based on a couple without fees. ..and that's usually a come on price you cant find anyway. I admit I'm a fast food lover so carnival suits me. But I'd like all that sea food ourusualbeach posted on some explore journey line I havent heard of. Ill ask when he gets home.

Maybe I'll see you. You said you have a 8 day on adventure in april to ABC. I'm also booked in april on adventure next April to ABC. I booked eastern just before xmas on adventure to DR which will be new ro me this dec and staying on for xmas. To grand bahamas .. b2b. My april isnt b2b. Sounds like we might run into each other next April. To me it didnt make sense to book the exact same cruise so soon afterwards when the new itineraries dropped. I've also booked wonder and utopia. And even explorer. Booked every ship on royal out of PC. Time to look around. I do have some planning to do for rome. Ta next may plus 2nd leg and staying on in rome. After that ... pretty much empty, to fill in later after I get moved I'll be looking around.