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How do you know someone got on KNOWING they had a bug?

How do you KNOW it's a communicable illness though? Is it possible it's food poisoning? I agree with getting to a doctor and finding out what's wrong. My "optimistic" side agrees with those who say skip the family visit and go to the port on Friday. You can always hit an urgent treatment there. My "pessimistic" side says even if it's not Covid, if it is something that lasts longer than 24 hours, and/or is transmissible, then you could BOTH be a long a way from home and sick.

Don't think so. Not every state does raised seals. It needs to be an "official" document.

Wait, you're getting 14-21 outfits into a carry on bag? Plus four pair of shoes, and toiletries bag? You need to do a video to show how you do all of that. Thats 2-3 times what I fit into a carry on.

Heck, kids don't "know" phone numbers any more. They're pre-programmed. In which case, an office number can be preprogrammed. Or, set up autoforwarding on your phone. Having a cell phone available 24/7 is NOT a "necessity", even today. There are still places with poor (or no) cell coverage... and before you say "rural areas", the hotel I stayed at in St. Louis last week had poor coverage, as did my work site. I was only able to use my phone because of wifi. There are also jobs where there should be limited, if not no, outside distractions.

Not disagreeing on any of that. It will take time (years if not decades) to see if their decisions have a negative, neutral, or positive impact on the company.

As you mention in your last sentence, it's not part of the experience any longer. Period. End of story. Just like chocolates on the pillows, midnight buffets, unlimited lobster, etc. Yes, a handful of folks are happy with once a day housekeeping. Others are "it is what it is" (that's where I fall). Still others are gnashing their teeth and getting their pitchforks out. Will enough people "jump ship" because of the "thousand cuts"? So far, the answer is "no". If enough people stop sailing, either prices will drop or services will improve. If they continue sailing full, what motivation is there to lower prices or improve services?

I don't see how the age of the person "packing" make a difference. How about this scenario... Wife: "Honey, would you get my stuff out of the safe?" Husband: "Sure" <cleans out safe, grabs EVERYTHING in the safe> Couple gets home Wife: "Honey, where'd this ring come from?" Husband: "It was in the safe, I thought it was yours." Now, my wife only wears her wedding ring and engagement ring. But I know other women who wear a lot more than that. I don't think this is an unrealistic scenario. Yes, the proper thing to do IF the ring was noticed before they left port would be to leave the ring with Royal. But that didn't happen. I think OP is doing the right thing, and can hopefully contact Royal today.

Until someone finds out about the contract for Cats, asking for a replacement will be like hitting your head against a wall. I know it's been on the ship for less than 10 years since DW and I saw Hairspray on Oasis in 2013. It can't be easy/cheap to replace a Broadway style show. When we were on Mariner last year, I went to all of the shows in the theater. I don't think any of them had a plot line. It was a bunch of singing, dancing, and changing of sets. As far as Cats, I went to see it in Chicago in HS as part of a field trip. I remember liking the majority of the songs and thought the staging and costumes were done well.

That's what I figured, but if they're cancelling so many cruises, they can't look over the details of the "boilerplate" before issuing it, that's not a good thing IMO.

I don't know what's true or not, but what did you expect them to do with the cash? Keep it in their hands until they put it in the pool? What a strange "fact" to base a theory on.

I don't have a dog in this fight, and this itinerary change would really suck, but something else that jumped at me... They will put you in a "like for like" cabin if you stay with the new itinerary. But the original booking was on Rhapsody and the new itinerary is on Rhapsody. So why wouldn't they just keep folks in the cabins already assigned?

Don't they only hold six? Does cost matter? I think the OTW cabanas are the best, but they're WAY out of our price range now. Do stairs matter (some require going up/down stairs to the water)?

No, you post links to FAQs. 😉 - see, helps to see the intended humor.

OMG! Don't click on the thread!

Emoji's help get the point across that you're trying to make a joke. The way it was written made it sound like you actually believed it.

#2 is incorrect. I think the bracelets are for 12 and under and are for muster stations.

Yes, I intentionally used the words I did. How else would you have phrased the question? The OP is not confusing, IF IT WAS ACTUALLY READ. I honestly had no idea how many people would read their own FACTS into the question. If I didn't mention a package, people still would have assumed I was talking about deluxe or asked. Since you're so good at knowing my thoughts, what color am I thinking of?

So why did you mention "sharing packages", the poster you quoted didn't mention it? And, the poster you quoted made no mention of "underage drinking".

I don't think anyone is saying a passport isn't ACCEPTABLE. They're just pointing out that a passport, much less one with 6 months remaining before expiration, isn't REQUIRED.

Let's see... "this should be good" referred to what I was expecting to happen... people saying "Don't give alcoholic drinks to those underage". "They shouldn't do that". "They'll be kicked off the ship". You know, the morality police that are around here. The reason I mentioned packages (as I explained earlier, but you either didn't read or ignored) was because I figured someone would either assume the GF had the deluxe package, or they would ask if they had the deluxe package. Silly me, I thought people would actually read and comprehend what I wrote and I wanted to head off that confusion. I do THANK those that answered the asked question.

People reading things that aren't there, even after MULTIPLE posts clarifying the situation. So, EXACTLY who is trying to "scam the system" and how? And I didn't ask what's the worst that can happen, I asked what was LIKELY. And what information is being "falsely reported"? Are you just making up a scenario to go on a rant? DS and GF would both have college classes, DS would have college soccer, older DD (teacher) would be back in school, younger DD would have college classes. 'Tis not. Sigh. Someone else who didn't read. This has NOTHING to do with sharing a package. My understanding is the drinking age on the ship is based on the embarkation port. In this case, Galveston, so drinking age is 21. If I'm wrong on that, let me know.

Yes, see questions all the time about sharing deluxe packages. I mentioned the refreshment package because I figured if I didn't mention what package (if any) they had, someone would either ask or assume. Looks like it didn't matter

Never said I would try (or wanted to) limit charges. Never said anything about GF buying DLX package. Does any actually READ posts, or just guess at what's posted? Let's make it simple... GF purchases an alcoholic drink. GF shares (or gives) the alcoholic drink to DS (who is technically underage). What is Royal LIKELY to do IF they get "caught" (which I think is unlikely unless he overindulges)? Question has nothing to do with a deluxe pkg, has nothing to do with ports. Has nothing to do with limiting purchases.

At this point, the plan is to link hers.