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Is it closed for good?

Has anyone held a family reunion on the ship? if so what activities/excursions did you do? Our reunion will be on the Oasis this summer, and I'm trying to avoid a situation where everyone is scattered doing separate activities and there's no "togetherness." Its a fairly large group, hence the difficulty. Any suggestions?

Yep. Well, it turns out that speaking with someone else did the trick this time.

Ok, so I spoke with a different agent at RCI and gained clarity around the deposit. The way it was explained before is that they ENTIRE group had to pay their deposit within 30 days or the group rate is forfeited--for everyone. The person I just spoke with said as long as someone does a deposit within 30 days the group rate is held, people can pay the deposit when they can, and final payment is due next March for us. This works perfectly as I am prepared to pay a deposit for two cabins myself. I just didn't know everyone else's ability to immediately pay, but I know everyone would pay at least within the next 2-3 months. I'm relieved. It's very hard to get 40-50 people on the same accord.

Has anyone ever coordinated a group cruise with Royal? I spoke to their groups department, but they have a few policies that I feel may turn some people off from booking. For example, everyone in the group has to pay $250 deposit within 30 days, and the sailing isn't until next summer. I'm concerned that asking, for example, a family of 4 to immediately fork over $1000 might dissuade them from taking part. And they don't include 3-4 person cabins in groups. Should I try to speak with someone else? Any tips for a planning a successful group cruise with them?