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We were on Rhapsody March 18-25. Plenty of live music (Centrum, Shall We Dance, Pool, etc). Many things to do. Only the boring are bored!

My experience has been 150 days for Dining reservations and 90 days for Entertainment.

Only one gift bottle of wine per cabin.

We have been sailing Royal for the last 16 years. Never had a tray in Windjammer.

We use them every cruise for all sorts of washable clothing and have not had an issue with fading or anything else. Guess it depends on who is doing the laundry.

I've seen people bring small dry erase boards and hang them on their doors. They put messages on them as to where they will be.

Are the smoothies any good?

Thanks for posting. Did you have any of the burgers?

My last cruise I worked until noon and walked down to the pier to board Solstice. Would you have opted to stay at the office or board the ship and start putting your drink package to work?

Forgot that, for the first time ever, I have a drink package. Definitely boarding early!!!

There are no guarantees prices will drop. You could book now and secure the sailing and cabin you prefer. If rates drop before last payment is due, you can usually get a credit. If you see something else that you like (before last payment is due) you can cancel and re-book.

Cafe Promenade opens at 6am I think.

I guess it depends on the airline and their change fees. Some only charge a flat rate while others charge the difference in airfare.

You could also purchase a refundable fare. Will cost you more, but you can cancel without penalty.

If you get insurance you will need the kind that allows "cancel for any reason". Again this costs more and usually only covers 70-80% of the total trip cost.

Formal - Although many don't dress up to that level. Depends on the region (Caribbean vs. Europe) and ship.

There are quite a few tables that are larger tables. So not everyone is eating in pairs.

So sad that a vacation is ruined because of bad behavior.

Which ship? What dates?

We board early so we can relax in a hot tub. We take our swim suits in our carry ons.

There was a similar thread on this topic last week. Cruise lines are no different than other travel industries like hotels and airlines, if there is unsold capacity they will discount it.

Many of us are in the same situation this year due to the hurricanes.

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Since you indicated that they booked only 8 weeks out, there is not much you can do since you are past final payment date. Many of us who booked early in they year are in the same situation.

Since many people cancelled after the hurricanes, cruise lines had to offer special rates to fill the ship.

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Wasn't this thread about Sushi on Five for $20?

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Just got off Serenade 11 night S Carib. a few weeks ago. The longer sailing was very nice. 7 days seems too short now!

You have to decide if the ship size and activities are what you are looking for. I will say that the longer sailing ups the average age significantly. Less than 10 kids, very few people under 40. Guessing the average age was 65+.

Does anyone know if you can call Celebrity and get the upgrade to the premium package in advance of the sailing?

After 22 cruises on Royal, we are sailing our first Celebrity cruise this December on Equinox. We do like to have fun in the evenings, so I hope there are some night time activities to keep us interested. Some of the threads I have read concern me that there isn't much going on past 9 or 10 pm.