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I have had several offers over the years, the most notable one being $292 to move from an inside to a corner aft balcony. About ten days ago, I received an offer to move from an ocean view on deck 2 to a balcony on deck 7 for $104. This was for a 4-night cruise on the Conquest in mid-November. Just no way to figure out why or when offers are made.

We have cruised thirteen times since the restart, on four different cruise lines. We wear masks only when required, take elevators, attend shows, and have eaten in the MDR, Windjammer, and specialty dining. We wash/sanitize our hands very frequently, avoid most ship excursions (only three since the restart) and tend to stay in adult-only areas as much as possible. My SO had Covid two days after cruise number twelve. We were together over 23 hours a day for seven days on the cruise and constantly after he tested positive, yet I did not get it. We changed nothing for our next cruise and have no plans to do so in the future.

Same here, even in our late sixties. But my sister is unvaccinated, had Omicron and passed out three times, spent the evening in the ER, was sick at home (over Christmas) for two full weeks, and still insists her symptoms were “mild”.

I would just add it to my toiletries bag, where it would get lost in the crowd of all the other stuff.

I remember a thread from years ago about a couple flying in a day early before cruising out of Fort Lauderdale or Miami. Their tote bag was stolen out of their rental vehicle while they were sightseeing, and their passports were in the tote bag. They were unable to cruise. I live in a condo and refuse to load luggage into my car the night before a cruise. And I take every piece of luggage into my hotel room when we spend the night at the port. I feel a little silly checking in for one night with six pieces of luggage, but I am not willing to take a chance.

We feel the same way. We have cruised thirteen times since the restart, with five more booked this year, and have taken three short land trips in the last few months. But I am not happy about the change in testing requirements because I also have concerns about people knowingly getting on the ship with Covid, flu, or other communicable illnesses. I am aware of the short incubation period, the chances of becoming infected on the way to the ship, etc., but I would still like to avoid as many known sources of infection as possible.

I have used Nomi in Palmetto four times and in Bradenton to sail on Independence of the Seas in June. Never a problem, not even a second glance. If you register online in advance, it saves a lot of time on site. There were several people on their phones doing the registration at the entrance to the testing site in June

Exactly the same for us. Four night cruises are great, five is the perfect number. We are booked on 6, 8 and 9 nights, with no immediate plans for four or five. But testing is easy for us and I like knowing that nobody who is Covid-positive is able to board the ship anyway.

Many (if not most) of the cruisers anecdotally reporting Covid are stating they got sick on the last day of the cruise or within two days of debarking. With so many of Royal’s cruises including Coco Cay, guests there are exposed only to other guests who also tested negative two days earlier, immediately preceded or followed by a day at sea. It is day three before many guests are exposed to people other than those on the ship with them, people who have not been recently tested. Add two or three days for incubation, and this could be one of the reasons for many infections occurring at the end of cruises. This might factor into the decision to have different protocols based on the length of the cruise.

If he is 22 with an expired passport, how old was he when the passport was issued? I doubt that “photo i.d.” means “childhood photo”.

Thank you, that was exactly what I need to know!

Thank you! The other two will be new to us and we can easily find something else to do on Invitation to Dance night.

We are looking forward to six nights on the Explorer in August. Can anyone tell us what shows should be available? There is only one Royal show that we don’t care for and always skip, hoping Invitation To Dance is not on the Explorer.

I did that last month, changing the Paradise to the Freedom. I kept the same booking number and the money stayed with the booking. No penalties.

Yes, the $442 for two, $280 solo prices include port fees/taxes. Without an additional $100 dollars off, it is dirt cheap. If that was also applied, it would be cheaper to cruise for four nights than buy groceries to eat at home 😂

No, I don’t qualify for the 340+ points promo, but there have been a couple of dates on the Indy lately with reduced solo supplements. August 29 a couple of weeks ago and now September 26 is unbelievably low. Possibly more dates, I haven’t checked any others. Insides start at $150 cruise fare, the police/fire discount reduces that to $119 with a solo rate of $178. With port fees/taxes, it is $442 total for two people, $280 solo. I will give Casino Royale a call. It is encouraging that nobody has responded with negative experiences. I absolutely do not need another cruise on September 26, but I do need to know about the offer generally.

I have a $100 off offer from Casino Royale. I plan to call them and ask, but would like to have a “heads-up” being doing so. Can anyone explain just what amount the $100 is deducted from? Is it the lowest fare I see online after discounts, or some other random amount that I can’t see? There is a really cheap fare on the Independence in late September that has both a reduced solo supplement and a police/fire discount that I qualify for. Any chance it would be $100 off that amount?

I would like to know if bids can be modified or canceled at embarkation time. I do not want to get unpacked and settled in and then have to move during dinner or the evening. It doesn’t seem fair to be unable to cancel your bid but still not know if you are going to be a last-minute upgrade.

When is your cruise?

Isn’t this the first time we have heard about a Royal Up email other than an invitation to bid? The initial bids recently began showing as “submitted” instead of “pending”, and now the email. Sounds like the program has been updated or improved.

I believe everyone else has reported all bids changing to “submitted”. Yours is the first reported “pending”. My guess is either it missed the conversion to “submitted” or “pending “ is now the next step in the process of winning a bid. Please let us know. When is your cruise?

I wish CC had the ability to use the 🙄 😳 🤮 and 😡 emojis.

Mine all changed to “submitted”. It looks like a small change in procedure to me.

I keep looking, also. We already have a cruise every month until the end of the year, so I don’t know why I think we should squeeze another in. That money would be better spent in the casino, working towards a Prime cruise.

Our original vaccine cards from Publix were in bad shape in spite of plastic sleeves and careful handling. The labels from the vials were applied off the edge of the card, folded in the middle of the information, and the ink was faded right from the start. The pharmacist at Publix made up new cards for us at the time we received our second boosters. They are handwritten and he started a second card for that second booster. We have cruised three times since then (Royal, Princess, Carnival) and there has been no problems or extra scrutiny at all.