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We were on the Royal in December for 20 days. Happy Hour was at 3:00 and, I think 11:00 pm at Crooners. It was on the daily Patter.

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We recently canceled a cruise that we had made using a deposit from a year ago and the deposit was reinstated with the same expiration date.

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Didn't see any on the Royal in December.

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A word to the wise, check with Passenger Services on embarkation day to make sure all is set up. We set one up on the second segment of a b2b and the venue was double booked.

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Check with Alamo, they should offer a free shuttle.

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Then they need to be more specific with their promo wording ;-) i don't actually care if I get prints or just digital. What potentially irritates me, is that when I booked the UBD, it said a photo was included -- and current wording omits that perk. The receipt doesn't even say what I paid for, let alone what was included. So I better be able to at least get digitals or 1 print from that. We also booked a vow renewal, so I'm expecting those too -- that's part of the reason I bought the package. The description flat out says "all the prints and digitals from your cruise" ---no exceptions or exclusions listed. I grabbed a screenshot of it this time. I don't like misleading advertising.

We had purchased the package, when the time came for vow renewal they sent a photographer & videographer prior to the ceremony. They took us around the ship and took about 150 photos and video.

Two days later came the up-sell. None of the photos were included in the photo package, just the one framed print that was included in the renewal package. The video was beautiful, but very expensive. Prices started at $599 for the video. Had we known this we would have declined the video being filmed rather than having them waste the resources.

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"The Ocean Medallion "Class" is misnamed from what I've read. EVERYONE gets the medallion. It isn't reserved for the few who will pay more money."

I think this is correct. They have to change the lock mechanism on each door to work with the medallions, so I think everyone will get them.

I am, however, curious to see if they're color coded by status.

Disney has been using similar technology for several years and it's great. They should even be able to scan your medallion when taking photos so you can view them on a screen instead of searching through thousands of prints.

The RFID signal isn't strong enough to track your every move onboard the ship, and your purchases are already captured by using your cruise card, so it's not that different, just wearable technology.

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I have Celiac, so I must be gluten free. The Crown Grill on the Royal Princess was amazing! I'm sure they'll be very accommodating on any ship in the Princess fleet.

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You need to submit it no more than 4 hours prior to going through Customs, then there's a separate line. I filled out the paper form just in case, good thing I did since no one was at the mobile passport counter. It was early - we disembarked at 7:30 on Dec 30.

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You swipe your cruise card for tokens. On the Royal it's $3 each for washer & dryer and $1.50 for detergent or dryer sheets.

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We've been pretty lucky, except for the guy from England last month who proclaimed that God doesn't exist (my rule is no politics or religion) and then described at length how to poison cats. Another couple immediately left the table, then came back after we found out the offensive one had asked for a different table assignment. (His wife was very nice and obviously embarrassed) This was on about day 6 of a 20 day b2b cruise....

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We just got home from a b2b on the Royal, booked as one cruise. We had to clear Customs at Port Everglades on changeover day, so we walked a few blocks to a Dollar Tree and a Winn Dixie on 17th to pick up a few things. We were able to re board through the crew entrance instead of waiting through the line.

Our leftover free internet minutes carried over until gone then the new minutes showed up.

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Printed copy of every photo AND the digital image with full rights.

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On the Royal now! We had a tote bag in the room the first day. Pool towels on deck and beach towels for on shore use at the gangway when we disembark.

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It's an awesome deal! We purchased it on the first half of our b2b and will purchase it this half too! However, I was told this morning that after this voyage it goes up to $199.

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Would be interested in knowing if the shows repeated on the 10 day back to back cruise.

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We are considering a full transit cruise and looking for some info from those who have gone before us. We'll book a balcony or mini suite, but for a westbound transit, which side has more to see from our balcony, Starboard or Port?

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The Horizon Court on the Regal has an awesome flourless chocolate cake and also a gluten free coconut cake that are worth cruising for!

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We've successfully used our cell service and FaceTime while in St Thomas. We've been told it will work in any U.S. Territory. That includes Puerto Rico, Guam, Northern Mariana Islands, the U.S. Virgin Islands, and American Samoa. Planning to FaceTime our granddaughter from St Thomas to wish her a happy 5th birthday.

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Just got back from the Royal today. 5 day getaway cruise in cabin R734. No soot! Fabulous wake views. Newly installed mid-ship stairs are great.

 

I'll post a full review shortly.

Thank you! Now just waiting... 43 days!

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We took the Amtrak from Vancouver to Seattle. It was a very pleasant and picturesque trip. We then spent the night in Seattle and had a car service take us to the airport.

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I really like having to put the card in the "slot", then I always know where it is when leaving!

My feelings exactly!

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On the Regal & Royal, the sofa beds are very comfortable. We shared a mini-suite with elderly mom and she slept on it with no problems. Lots of room under the bed for luggage.

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On the Royal and Regal you also need to put your card in a slot just inside your cabin to activate the lights.

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Bimmer09 in your post #9 you show screen shots of your phone with the ship listed. What app is this? Thanks for any info

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