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I was referring to a room nightmare. Like toilet overflowing, ac not working or various of other items. Anything standard room selection issues like noise, position on the boat, obstructed would be fair game.

We book gty. Often it's the difference in going or not. We are very agreeable with most things. Good room or bad. I should be knocking on wood. I have had bad luck while picking my room myself and good luck letting them do it. Maybe you get a bad room and get fcc out of it. Maybe you only loose if you end up spending more for your room plus royal up compared to what it would have been if you booked the room straight away.

Try a different browser. Chrome is hung up for me but Firefox works. Not sure if it's password related.

This. Yes 43 or so days.

Sailing on ovation in a few weeks. We booked a gty. Used the barcode trick to see the room numbers. I don't remember seeing the deck number on the sail pass. So my pass says 7 gty and 6 gty. I know the rest because of the bar code. Is that normal? I am hoping this means the rooms will be assigned soon.

It shouldn't be a problem we have done that several times. When you complete the check-in, in the documents you see the barcode. Like biker said, the trick is to use a upc scanner or Apple wallet to scan the code. The last numbers are the room.

Good point. I didn't think about that. I have always booked the 3 night package. I wouldn't have checked individual.

I am booked on ovation 5-31-24 and rcl emailed me today to tell me I could book entertainment. When I looked, specialty restaurants were also there to me booked. Not sure if mine opened because we are 50something days out or if it opened for others further out.

See this is the info I was looking for. That's kind of what I thought would happen or could happen.

Agreed.

I have never been unhappy with a gty, per se. I always do it to save money. Usually I book a gty early and keep a close eye on prices. Several times I have been able to upgrade without needing to add money. Because the price dropped. Years ago ( not sure which cruise lines this worked/works for but also up until sail date, I know rcl cuts you off at 90) I would still be checking prices up until sail date. On this last cruise I was able to upgrade and switch rooms ( allure ots so several options) from gty to various balcony classes until we got the outside balcony. We had 4 in the same room so I'm the end we wanted the rooms with the pull down bed. This time we have 2 gty, 1 inside (for my kids) and 1 balcony ( for us). We already placed a few bids for the kids room to ru. I was just thinking that if we got room assignments and didn't like the room or just wanted to upgrade we could still put in royal up bids. I was just asking if anyone has started gty, noticed the room via UPC and tried to royal up and succeeded.

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 don't remember my options for ovation 5-31-24 but I am now 730. I know I picked late dinner but thought it was 830 or 800. Maybe it's Alaska or it was like that when I booked it maybe that's a third time.

Btw the only thing I know about bigelo tea is they advertise at Yankee games.

Thats about what I figured. I am going to buy a travel tumbler of some sort. Maybe the fire belly. It will help me in the am when I brew and go. Or something like it. I don't buy store bought tea so maybe the I will play accordingly. What about in izumi or cafe?

Recently had to give up on the love of my life, coffee and also it's addictive soul, caffeine. I have traded roasted fruit pits for dried weeds/bushes So what kinds of dried weeds/bushes does ovation have available. I am probably going to bring my own loose leaf but I am trying to figure how much to rely on royals selections. Or go full tea geek all day.

That's the plan.

From the yt videos I have watched, they either show a brief trip thru or discuss the process went quickly. This may or may not be true, but I can say the Aruba trip had many people with the same experience I did when I went. So I hope is fine no matter what.

Ty

Did you keep them and or charged for them?

I don't take anything in a forum acutely. I do all my stressing before the cruise or vacation. Once it starts, I lean on prep for fun. I actually like knowing and doing and getting the edge.

Not worried about carrying space. On none Alaskan cruises I generally hang out in various spots around the ship if not on my balcony. I wish there were more hammocks on ships, I would love to dangle. I wanted to mainly get them as gifts for the others in our party. I am hoping for good weather but wouldn't mind it to be on the colder side of good. Just less wet.

Look I get it. On our last cruise to Aruba out of ft lauderdale or Miami I don't remember but it was terrible. Nobody knew where to go or what line to be in. And to make it worse, 3-4 different royal employees came out and gave 5-6 different set of instructions. We were waiting in line and yet others just walked up and got in an they were not suite or key. After 30 minutes others from our line just walked in. Other ports have been run better. We still just try and follow the rules. Which includes trying to get the early boarding, and then arrive at that time. I can't effect rcl as well as the crowd.

Thanks for the advice. To each his/her own. I like to follow the rules and I like to be prepared. Ship time is what I thought. Royals app/online systems are always wonky. I will schedule accordingly. Ty

This is what I am asking about. So the questions are. Anyone have 1 in the room? Anyone get 1 to use upon request? Or did they have to buy it?