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9 hours ago, Candleonwater said:
DD received her rejection email about 30 days before her cruise. It all depends on how full the ship is. Her email arrived the same day her ship showed as sold out.
That’s unusual timing for a rejection. On the have had bids cancelled in that timeframe when our gty cabin was assigned. We were able to re-enter bids.
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18 hours ago, buckeyefrank said:
it could be two different ships on either side of a dock.
That was my immediate impression as well.
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Some rates are offered for “new bookings only.” If the gty rate you saw was for new reservations only, it would explain why the customer service agent could not see it while logged into your old reservation number (as old reservations would not qualify for that rate). It would also explain why they had to go through that convoluted process of obtain a new reservation number to get the rate even though you did not really qualify. If the rate was for new booking only, you were lucky they waived the booking rules; it may not happen next time.
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2 hours ago, island lady said:
Wow...that's low! Will be curious to see how many on Allure on Monday. We don't usually do the short cruises, but have never been on Allure. Since she is still in PC, very convenient for us to finally meet her, and I really want to see Mamma Mia. 🙂
Yes, we thought 30 Pins on a 7 day Oasis class sailing was quite low. When we saw how few people were in the Suite/Pin waiting area in the terminal we suspected a low Pin count. Still, I was surprised by the number 30 at top tier event.
Posting that graphic might give heart to newer Pins that that they may sometimes make the 30 Pin cut-off for CK access, even on big ships. You never know…-
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4 hours ago, firefly333 said:
The one thing I want is free wifi the whole cruise. The rest seems subject to change like oh too many high level this time only top 30 can eat in ck and use suite lounge. I'll never be top 30 lol maybe if I do little grandeur idk but other than the wifi, nothing else I want or expect to get. I have 18 rcl booked so i will hit pinnacle but not until after my TA unfortunately. Takes soooooo long. 13 days + 10 for TA is a lot of wifi to pay for, but the rest is nothing to me.
I'm interested in trying HAL have done most of the others. My friends claim HAL has the best food so I want to try it.
The number of pins on board varies. There are only 30 Pinnacles on Wonder this week.
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5 hours ago, BillOh said:
Wonder is docking in St Thomas and people on board say the Dominican Republic stay has canceled, they appear to be on the normal eastern itinerary for Wonder, but skipping Coco Cay (as planned)
Yes, those of us on Wonder are in St Thomas today and we will visit St Maarten tomorrow. As Mike mentioned, the changes are due to dock damage in San Juan (a dolphin mooring pier was damaged by an MSC ship). Note: CoCoCay wasn’t on our original itinerary. We missed San Juan plus our two consecutive days in Dominican Republic (one of those was a Labadee replacement). Mileage from St Maarten to DR then on to Port Canaveral is too great to keep even one decently long day in DR, so both DR calls were canned.
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9 hours ago, Sonic2012 said:
This is my first attempt at Royal Up. Is it normal for offers to disappear?(I’m 3 days out) they’ve been showing submitted and now they’re gone. I wasn’t expecting anything, inventory was low and I just wanted the experience. I bid on two different upgrades if that makes any difference.
Are you looking for your bids via the cruise planner by chance? The cruise planner typically closes about 3 days before the cruise, so it may not be the best way to find your bids to check status. Go back to you confirmation email or use the sign in page at https://www.royalcaribbean.com/booked/cruise-room-upgrade
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Several times when the barcode trick worked, my official cabin assignments came right at the 30 day mark. Not every time, mind you. I see from roll call posting the OP is >30 days from sailing, so based on my experiences would not be shocked if that assignment appears on day 30.
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Do you mean the deck numbers are on your set sail passes though you did not notice them previously?
If so….Muster station and deck number often appear on the set sail pass when when a cabin number is discoverable by barcode trick. I don’t think it suggests your official assignment is or is not imminent. OTOH, with each passing day your cruise gets closer and so surely you official assignment does too.
You sail in a few weeks? Still more than 30 days?
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Unless she has another trip planned that make this a better time to renew the passport, I’d wait to renew. I’d plan to board with the passport (given Bermuda’s rules). I’d have BC plus DL available as a backup in the unlikely event the passport is challenged. I’d renew the passport upon return.
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4 minutes ago, Biker19 said:
The prices in the planner are likely lower than on board. Simply cash out your OBC at casino. Most cancellations on board end being credited as refundable OBC.
I agree with Biker.
Personally, I elect not to prepay gratuities; paying on board gratuities can consume a lot of OBC.-
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5 minutes ago, TwoMisfits said:
Thanks for the barcode tip - if it's right, I'm very happy with the 2 interiors I was assigned. While not next door to each other, they are close and they are in a great spot in the middle of the ship (not under the pool, not over the dining room) where we can do stairs up and down to get places - and only 2 decks from central park, but not on the central park deck, so no traipsing folks coming down our hallway.
Plus, they gave me 2 3 person rooms, even though I had canceled our 3rd person in one room months ago...so extra bed space is a plus...
I’m glad you like your predicted cabins. So far when a number has appeared with the barcode trick it has always accurately predicted my gty assignment. Of course, the cruiseline is allowed to change around gty cabins if they wish (though they rarely do), so I admit there’s an off chance one could change sometime. Also, while the apple wallet method seems fool-proof, barcode reading apps can be more finicky, so one needs to take care to really get a valid barcode reading.
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25 minutes ago, scooby1 said:
We have the same thing and no cabin assigned at all, no muster or anything.
I think we will be searching for free rooms at this rate when we get there, anyway still plenty of time for them to decided to look for a room for us I guess.
Oh and no adding the room into the wallet DOESN'T work, still shows GTY.
Yeah, though the barcode trick has given me results several times, other times it still said gty. You can re-check with the barcode trick (especially if a muster station appears before your cabin assignment, as the OP experienced). Or your cabin assignment might appear without the barcode ever giving you a preview of your cabin number. Hang in there.
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8 hours ago, JoieNsk said:
Thank you!
I suppose emergencies happen. And people can cancel.
But I wonder how many cancellations can happen so close to the sailing date?
Even if somebody has to cancel (I can't even imagine a no show, but anything can happen I suppose...) - the cruise line keeps the money. So they don't loose anything, right?
Of course it never hurts to get even more money. Maybe that?
Emergencies do happen. Cancellations occur. If hypothetically someone in a high end suite must cancel 4 days before sailing, a whole cascade of upgrades would probably occur, each resulting in a money for the cruiseline and hopefully delighted cruiser in a better cabin.
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As your set sail pass shows a muster station, Royal has planned a cabin for you even though it is not officially assigned. Would you like a preview? If so, use the “barcode trick.” If you use an iPhone, add your set sail pass into your apple wallet. Then in your apple wallet, look at the string of characters under the barcode…the numbers to the right of the dash (-) are a cabin number that is very, very likely to be assigned to you before the cruise. Android users can download a barcode reader to accomplish the same.
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59 minutes ago, Patcap38 said:
And, yes, I know I have 45 days to check in, but the reason I wanted to check in so early is because I wanted a specific time.
I’m currently impacted by the password issue. My old password is not working on the app. I’ll try resetting it soon on my computer. I don’t know if all these access problems are contributing to your issues or not.
I have not heard of these Vancouver-specific app check-in requirements, so take the following with the appropriate grain of salt…On the app, at 45 days we go straight to step two and pick our time. Having secured our time slot, we complete the rest of the check in process at our leisure. If for some reason, that did not work and I had trouble with my Credit Card entry, I’d check in as though I wanted a cash account then add the credit card at guest services.
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1 hour ago, Ourusualbeach said:
Yes as third and 4th guests have a different cacellation policy however you risk being moved to a double occupancy room and repriced.
If they cancel only the fourth guest would they be apt to get a bit of money back with little risk of being moved or repriced?
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1 hour ago, broberts said:
Putting the onus to communicate on the stroke victim seems particularly removed from reality.
Strokes vary greatly so you should avoid generalizing about “stroke victims.” This person was medically disembarked, with care properly transferred to a local hospital. If providers at the local hospital concluded she was incapable of making her own decisions, they’d have tried to reach her emergency contact. If they determined she was capable of making her own decisions, then the onus is basically on her. She’d have a right to privacy and self determination; that is reality. She was able to communicate with the “late eight” after the stroke and she was then able to fly alone half way around the globe, including changing planes.
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27 minutes ago, Tommynice said:
I find it absolutely rediculous that, outside this thread, I have not found one related article, nor a single comment that addresses personal responsibility. These cruisers did not get on board by the deadline. It's their fault, not the cruiselines. It really is that simple. Gone are the days of people acting like adults, NOT acting like victims for their errors, and NOT blaming everyone but themselves.....
This showed up in my news feed. Of course it cannot balance all those other articles.
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1 hour ago, IntolerantLlama said:
The only one I feel bad for is the 80 yr old stroke victim that when she received her wallet from the care team it was missing all her cash and credit cards and the couple from SC that was the only responsible people that had cash and credit cards on them that ended up supporting all the others.
Per a media report, that wallet was not left on the ship. The wallet was recovered from in a tour van, so some random tourist or a local could have gotten into the in the wallet. The wallet was returned to her more than 24 hours after she left the hospital (so 2 days after the ship sailed). https://www.businessinsider.com/norwegian-cruise-passenger-stranded-africa-stroke-2024-4?amp
In several media reports, the 80 year olds family expresses frustration and anger that they were not contacted by the cruiseline. The family does not seem to acknowledge that conscious, reasonably competent patients have privacy rights and make such decisions themselves. If mom does not call her son or ask that son be called, neither cruise line nor hospital nor hotel will call that son.
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17 minutes ago, erby2283 said:
I am tempted to bid on the junior sunset suite for our 5/4 sailing....but I'd have to fork out the whole amount as the friends I am going with are satisfied with our balcony. Trying to talk myself out of it... Also haven't ever been offered a chance to upgrade before. Do they ever accept anything below the minimum?
Occasionally the minimum bid may be adjusted. Usually my minimum bids remain constant, but I have seen a few minimum bids go down or up over the bidding period. If the current minimum bid for the sunset junior suite is more than you are willing to pay, you could re-check your offers occasionally to see if the minimum has changed.
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Pending may turn into a win; it has for me. However, other posters have reported pending bids that never went further.
Are you watching for corresponding activity on your credit card? That would be the first indication of success
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5 hours ago, miyanc said:
It may be in this now 330 page thread, but has anyone booked a gty, been given a room or noticed after 45 day check in that it was a bad or undesired room and successfully bid a royal up? If I remember correctly we sailed on allure in 22 ( all got COVID only waved at ports from the balcony) when the 45 day check-in yielded a bar code there was something we didn't like about the room and for a small fee we were able to pay for an upgrade. But that was by calling cs and switching the booking.
I have started from a gty and had successful RoyalUp bids, though I was not necessarily dissatisfied with my assignment or results bar code trick. Unless my gty assignment was an upgrade (however small), I do not think my feelings about that gty assignment would have had any bearing on the bidding.
Knowing my future cabin assignments via the bar code trick or actual assignment does sometimes impact my bidding. For example, if I find I like my gty cabin enough, I’ll cancel bids for small upgrades.
On several occasions my original RoyalUp bids have been cancelled when my gty cabin is assigned. I have the opportunity to bid again; occasionally I am able to bid on additional categories. Sometimes my bids are cancelled repeatedly, sometimes once, and other times not at all.
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20 minutes ago, rockmom said:
but I do think this can be a longshot. So many bid on these, very few get them, especially with ships almost always sailing at full capacity these days.
Valid point. I look at my own RoyalUp bids as longshots and I never get my hopes up, despite having past winning bids. Even if it is a long shot, the OP might want to consider bidding.
Checking In as a Group with Differing Cabins
in Royal Caribbean International
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Check in starts 45 days prior to the cruise. Simply count back 45 days and you can tell which of the two dates you see on the app should be correct.