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I'm sailing from Galveston for the first time in December. The price and itinerary were the driving force. I'm flying from Newark airport on United @5:45 AM to Bush Int'l. Although Bush is further from the the cruise terminal, it has a much better flight available both ways. Booked shuttle thru Galveston Express for $65 R/T pp. Shuttles depart every 2 hours. Have a 10 AM reserved and subsequently return at 8 AM.

Mixed bags on dining. On Wednesday, I noticed that Chop's was down $3 pp and Jamie's down by $4 pp from my earlier booking. Today, Jamie's is higher by $3 pp and lunch is up by $4 pp. This is for sailings on Anthem and Symphony.

Bahamas/Nassau. Got an e-mail from Royal and also there was a thread on this topic. Informed by Royal, but no notifications for my TA.

Since Wednesday, Chop's is down by $3 pp and Jamie's is up $3 pp and $4 pp for lunch, respectively. This is for sails on Anthem (3.31.23) and Symphony (10.8.24)

That’s the way it was before the drink allowance in essence. People never left the damn lounge.

FYI, check Chop's pricing in the cruise planner. When I booked in the planner for Anthem 3/31/24 it was $54.99 pp, now reduced by $3 pp to $51.99. Saved $18 for a group of 6.

I was able to book day 1 for lunch (Jamie's) on my 2 sails on Anthem and Symphony. 12 and 12:30 respectively.

Which ship and date?

Have the same oddness. Jamie's on sale @$40.99 pp for Anthem 3/31/24 (Easter sail), but $43.99 pp for Symphony sail 10/13/24. Lunch both sails @15.99 pp. Ps. Saved $40+ from the original 3/31/24 booking for 7 adults and a child.

We're talking about 40 years ago and not today. I haven't gotten a meal on plane in a long time, because most have been short distance. The last time I got a meal and served with wine was the last time we flew to Barcelona for 12-night Mediterranean cruise on Serenade.

Yeah, I also remember getting a meal on planes.😁

You must book an actual sail within 2 months otherwise you forfeit the OBC. You also forfeit the $200 deposit if you don't convert the certificate to an actual sail.

That sucks, what were your other ports. Was there on Oasis a couple of weeks ago and it was pure heaven.

Don't downgrade the offerings. They had some excellent appetizers on Oasis October sail. Loved the cheeses, prosciutto and other meat offerings.

I'm also accustomed to Oasis and Quantum classes. I did sail on Mariner about a year ago and had a fantastic time. Better as it was a casino comp cruise. Because of the pricing and itinerary, I booked 11 nights on Explorer and I know that I will enjoy it. Explorer is similar to the Adventure.

Absolutely!

If the set-up is the same as Quantum and Anthem, there will be 2 or more omelet/egg stations. Also, on my February Anthem sail, at lunch in the WJ there were made to order pasta stations and a stir fry one. IMO. the best WJ set up in the entire fleet.

Thank you,

No group rates or comp cruises. My question is "can a Royal booking via the Casino desk be transferred to a TA."

Maybe you can enlighten me. When I get $ from the casino the on-board agents cannot apply to the booking. Only the casino desk can apply. Am I able to transfer the booking from the casino desk to my TA.

My bag already has 2 gills-one smaller than the other.🤣

Picky, picky. Unfortunately my father was a fisherman 🤣

Based on recent pricing you are locked to the pricing even if it goes up, which t has been the case lately. If there's a price reduction, you can call CS and get it adjusted. When I transfer my on board booking to my TA, the deposit remains at $100pp.

That is strange as I was able to use the promo for all of my on-board bookings while I was there. I had done a mock booking to be sure that the price was the same. The latest was an 11nighter on Explorer in January '25 which I booked on Oasis sail in August.

Off Oasis last Sunday and coming up to Bayonne we had swells from 8-10 feet and the ship did not move. The only indication of movement is the water in the pool swirling and if one looks over the horizon.