Starry Eyes

What happened with the medical exception for Internet for the defibrillator mentioned in another thread?

Pissed? As I understand it that was only one of three offers these people could voluntarily accept. If somebody did not like any of the offers, they should not volunteer. No reason to be pissed.

What cabin category? Did you pick your cabin or gty? Since you’d like the move-over deal, I hope you get it.

I understand you posted this in the Royal Caribbean forum to seek help from other RCI cruisers. There is also a CC forum about travel insurance. You might find useful info there as well. https://boards.cruisecritic.com/forum/499-cruisetravel-insurance/

The last time it happened they got enough volunteers. In fact, they even advertised cabins for sale a couple days before the previously oversold cruise (last minute cancellations resulting in available cabins, I presume). I think they will get enough volunteers this time as it might be a pretty sweet offer for a person with a flexible plans. The third option offered to guests is to completely cancel their sailing. Not only will guests receive a full, 100% refund of their cruise fare, but they will also receive a 100% cruise fare future cruise credit (FCC), which can be used for any Royal Caribbean sailing departing through March 15, 2024.

Remember though, you won’t get your card until you have access to your cabin (usually 1-1:30). So, if you board early, don’t plan to hang around the D lounge right away.

I would not worry too much about obstructions on boardwalk balconies. Some of the most popular ones (the end ones) are marked obstructed as they are close to the slide…they are also close to the Aquatheater and the wake so they remain popular. Some others are on deck 14 because if you look aft you see some ship structure and some might see zip line deck…but the rest of you view is clear. If you are noise sensitive, a BW gty may not a good choice. Some people feel too much noise comes into their cabin from the BW (carrousel, shows, etc). I was not bothered but I’m not noise sensitive. Also you could be assigned deck 14 which might get noise transmission from pool deck above. So a noise sensitive person would probably be happier in the Central Park view cabin.

Central Park view cabins and BW balcony cabins have the same privacy issue as both face public spaces and other cabins. Either way you ought to to pull you curtains closed before changing clothes…or change in the bathroom. It is not a big deal. I like the fresh air on a BW balcony.

Polls can be done right on your CruiseCritic thread. You’d have gotten more responses to such a poll as it is quick for CC user. We would not be asked to go to an another site and create an account🙄.

Security did this during the spring break period at least one year. Everyone with beverages of any kind in carry on bags was sent to tables right after security. ID and set sail passes as well as all bottles were examined. Seals were checked. Water was shaken. All was documented on a form, so they could check for duplicates. Though a different cabin number, I was asked about a similar last name (my FIL’s name😀).

I just do a mock booking on an online website. Some people use TA sites (we are not allowed to name specific travel agencies on CruiseCritic); others use the Royal Caribbean website.

Hi, here’s a nice thread to demonstrate that even with cabins on the same deck and knowledge posters, ideas about location favorably vary.

I’d choose 8566. We have stayed in that cabin (or very close) without noise issues. It is very convenient. The wonderful thing about deck 8 in Central Park, so select s cabin that tends to draw you into Crntral Park. If you select that one, you’ll be more likely to use Central Park to pass between forward and aft. The closer your cabin gets to mid ship on deck 8, the more likely you are to use a boring passenger hallway when you are going forward or aft.

“Everything is so salty or over seasoned”

Playing Devil’s Advocate, since you asked the question… It has nothing to do with the amount you paid or the form of payment. If you’d gotten the cruise free (won it at bingo or a sweepstakes), your allowance would be one bottle. If you pay through the nose, your allowance is one bottle.

Ah, perhaps you though C&A would be presenting us with high grade leather goods, hand stitched and individually monogrammed🤣🤣🤣 Or canvas, whichever is cheaper.

I agree. A 40% discount will make bottles of wine look much more tempting, especially ones not offered by the glass with our vouchers. They have had supply issues (who hasn’t?) recently, but hopefully your wines will be in stock on your cruise.

You can see wine lists alongside the menus on the app for MDR plus other venues such as 270, vintages, etc.

I do understand your point of view. I simply had a different, immediate word in the poll. Your example is interesting to me. My next cruise booking is a gty balcony on Odyssey. Per barcode trick, we got an 2E obstructed balcony. RoyalUp’s lowest offer the extended balcony. So, you and I started from same place (obstructed balcony, though mine is gty), but your win would be 2 categories and if I hypothetically won it would be one category. (It won’t happen…we like our partly shaded deck 7 porthole balcony enough that we won’t risk getting an extended balcony near the smoking area,)

Well, the voting may be funky because people may think differently about “categories.” I immediately voted 1 category as on my last RoyalUp win I went from an ocean view cabin to a balcony. Reading your post, perhaps you’d have called that a two category upgrade as there was a larger oceanview cabin category🥱.

No, a couple sharing a stateroom is allowed 2 bottles of wine and 12 sodas. I don’t know if they will carefully enforce that limit, but that is the rule. ”Guests may also bring non-alcoholic beverages as carry-on items on boarding day. Non-alcoholic beverages may not exceed 12 standard (17 oz.) cans, bottles or cartons per stateroom.” Clarification: Doesn't have to be soda (though it usually is) ... can be any non-alcoholic beverage: Bottled water, Snapple, etc. A question just sprang to mind: We'll be cruising with a toddler soon ... are we allowed to bring juice boxes for him? Most of you know that when a toddler wants a drink, he wants it NOW, so it'd be handy to have them in the room. Does this count against the 12-drink allowance, or is this like babies whose formula "doesn't count" towards the stateroom's drinks? M2M, part of my post seems to have been inadvertently omitted. I have included it so you will no longer need that clarification. Jimbo specifically asked about soda, so I answered about soda and also quoted the RCI policy which includes the blanket statement about nonalcoholic beverages Here is more of that RCI policy for you: “Guests may also bring non-alcoholic beverages as carry-on items on boarding day. Non-alcoholic beverages may not exceed 12 standard (17 oz.) cans, bottles or cartons per stateroom. Milk and distilled water brought on for infant, medical, or dietary use are permitted.” Per policy juice boxes would count as small cartons of non-alcoholic beverage and should count toward the allowance of 12 per stateroom. Obviously juice boxes are not milk or water so they do not fit within that exception. Though 12 is technically the limit, just as I said to Jimbo, I’m not sure how vigorously they might enforce that limit….YMMV. Even if others have carried on lots of juice boxes, you might get the gung-ho person who enforces the limit, though I would hope not. 16-17 oz bottles of juice (to be dispensed into a sippy cup) would go further if your little one might find that acceptable

That’s nice. My history with Royal Caribbean does not go back that far. Plus sailing multiple lines over the years, I am struggling remember which cruiseline had which rules a decade or more ago. Perhaps because, in terms of vacations, a decade is not recent.

Your concept of “recently” might differ from mine. I recall being allowed to bring on two bottles per cabin for years….at least 2014, probably longer….

Just playing devil’s advocate…the amount spent is irrelevant to the allowance. Whether the adult is splitting a super cheap rate on an inside cabin or is massively overpaying for a big suite, the allowance is still one bottle per adult. Four adults sharing a regular stateroom for 12 nights may need those bottles😇

So many dead horses awaiting beatings, must make home very stinky crowded place🤣