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KroozNut

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  1. But if two 'smaller ships' dock at the same port, they get the same financial boost for the local economy. I vote for the two smaller ships scenario.
  2. As a recent HAL cruiser, I can say that their ships are generally smaller than Royal's, even HAL's newest vessels.
  3. I wish this weren't true, but you're probably right. I'm also a fan of the smaller ships..
  4. For the continental breakfast, do you put a door hanger order out the night before, or do you have to call them in the morning?
  5. Not to split hairs or anything, but nothing is really 'free' onboard a cruise. Some things incur an up charge such as excursions, specialty dining, etc., and others are included in your cruise fare, i.e., dining room food, buffet, entertainment, etc. Bottom line is that you pay for everything one way or another. 😉
  6. Yes, there are always those few people that just can't let go, right? 😁
  7. When you work through a TA on a booking, you release all control of managing the booking by adding that middle person into the process. As one example, when a TA is managing the booking, you cannot deal directly with the cruise line on anything. Everything must go through the TA.
  8. Lol.. You can substitute 'eat a lot more' with 'drink a lot more' in your comment, and you would have exactly what many folks say about the DBP. 😁
  9. Thank you for clarifying this for me. And this is in line with our experience on several other lines. Although I'm still not clear on what @Sunshine3601 meant by the comment "Remember UDP gives you lunch on sea days". On further thought, they might have been referring to lunch in specialty restaurants, and not the MDR which would make sense.
  10. While not necessarily required as discussed above, personally (and if you have sufficient time before your cruise), I would get your passport updated. Just to be on the safe side.. If you do this, all of the above methods become unnecessary for travel/identification. IMO it's always best to have a valid/up to date passport if you enjoy travel, especially internationally.
  11. We're new to Royal, so still learning. And your comment above re: lunch on sea days caught my eye. Do I understand that lunch in the MDR on sea days is not included in the cruise fare? Is there a charge to dine in the MDR on sea days similar to dining in specialty restaurants? If so, that is a new concept for us, from our experience with other lines..
  12. I agree.. But as has been mentioned again and again on other threads, Royal's guidelines for onboard attire are merely 'suggestions', so not worthy of merit or attention.
  13. I keep Excel spreadsheets too, and what you have there, son... is the pure definition of fuzzy data! 😁
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