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The overnight at OC are really nice. Sunset from the beach, nightly laser show and sunrise from the beach in the morning. It's also nice not going to Nassau on the 3 nighters.

Mine usually post on day 6 or 7 after disembarking.

No change will be coming any time soon. Like many laws the implementation has evolved over time to adjust for attempts to evade the law. If it was so easy to piece together a longer cruise by making it multiple segments to evade the law then cruise lines would do just that, selling cruises that evade the PVSA by breaking them into multiple segmented bookings. CBP sees past that thinly veiled marketing attempt by cruise lines and considers the initial embarkation point and final disembarkation point for a ticketed passenger as the end-to-end journey. Without a night off the ship between two cruise bookings on the same ship it is exactly what CBP looks for as an attempt to evade the intent of the PVSA.

Just be aware it isn't offered in July, August or holiday dates. However if you book early you can often get reduced single supplement fares during blackout dates that are available to everyone making DP340 inconsequential. In other words sometimes you don't need DP340 so if using the website check pricing without it.

She did one in August 2020 I think, during the shutdown, so expected mid-2025.

Extra blocks on hand: Odyssey, Wonder, Vision Looking to trade for : Radiance, Voyager. (Spectrum too but not expecting anyone has it to trade)

https://www.royalcaribbean.com/content/dam/royal/resources/pdf/crown-and-anchor-society-benefit-grid.pdf A Crown & Anchor Society member can be added into a relationship with other family members in the same household and receive equivalent tier status; however Cruise Points will remain according to actual cruises taken and calculated using the Program level accrual system described above. Pinnacle Club member tier status will not be awarded to dependents if earned by their parent and/or guardian. Pinnacle Club member tier status can only be earned by an individual, spouse or significant other* by one of them accumulating 700 Cruise Points or more in the Crown & Anchor Society program.

This has been addressed at length in numerous topics here and it's documented in the terms and conditions of the CAS program. It's is unfortunate you misunderstood. A Crown & Anchor Society member can be added into a relationship with other family members in the same household and receive equivalent tier status; however Cruise Points will remain according to actual cruises taken and calculated using the Program level accrual system described above. Pinnacle Club member tier status will not be awarded to dependents if earned by their parent and/or guardian. Pinnacle Club member tier status can only be earned by an individual, spouse or significant other* by one of them accumulating 700 Cruise Points or more in the Crown & Anchor Society program. https://www.royalcaribbean.com/content/dam/royal/resources/pdf/crown-and-anchor-society-benefit-grid.pdf

Within RFID cards used on newer ships are a chip and wires woven in a pattern. The wires are a critical part of how RFID cards work. If your attempt to punch a hole and you hit either the RFID chip or the wires it renders the card useless. Shining a high power LED flashlight through a card can reveal the shadow of the wires and the chip. Sometimes a ship will offer pre-punched RFID cards. In this case the manufacturer of the card stock has purposely run the wires to leave an area that is clear to punch. Sometimes it's like this card which leaves the bottom area clear to punch but in other cases the wires avoid one corner or one end of the card. Different manufacturers do it differently. They can't always source pre-punched card stock and it may cost more since the manufacturer has had to put more effort into the process. Some suggest that the smaller coil pattern of the wires makes the card less effective causing it to take longer to activate or the need to place the card physically closer to the reader. Given a ship can use dozens of different readers at doors, security check points and point of sale terminals there is some variability when it comes to reading RFID cards. Pre-punched may sound like a great idea but it may come at a cost beyond the actual price of card stock.

I don't think Starlink is very good about keeping their marketing up to date. A Celebrity cruiser posted their speeds from the middle of the Tasman Sea a few weeks ago. Take that map with a large dose of sea salt.

As soon as she opened for bookings a few weeks ago Adventure from Port Canaveral has had some great rates including suites. I guess it's so typical Royal for this sort of thing to occur (available here, not there) but if you have a method to book through the US process there are still some great rates on Adventure. Pricing is so good for 2024 I made it a B2B and will be staying on for New Years Eve. When I booked on opening day the balcony refundable rates was the same price as the non-refundable rate. They have since adjusted refundable balcony rates but they are still pretty good. Today - 2D balcony for two guests with no discounts applied for example - $1,850 $USD NRD vs. $2023 $USD refundable. Interior are a few hundred less while a suite GTY is just over $3k $USD. For a holiday Christmas cruise these are really good rates. If you have a US based TA consider making a refundable booking while you wait for the UK site to include Adventure.

That is exactly why I've been booking MSC out of PCN. I was close to booking a 3 nighter in January for a traditionally low fare period when overnight the interior went from just over $400 to $650 and eventually to over $700. Those are normally July peak prices. I think it's great that Royal is experiencing such high demand that they can fetch summer peak rates during what has historically been the annual off peak or slow season. Any discussion of pricing inevitably involves understanding what the cruise market in general is doing so that entails reviewing the competition. Has the entire short Florida cruise market become so much popular or is it limited to one cruise line for example. So when I discovered rates around $346 solo with drinks and 2 device basic wifi on MSC for several weekends in 2023 naturally I booked some. It seems the entire short FL cruise industry has not all doubled or tripled in price. Looking a few months into the future this includes Seaside and Seashore some of their newer ships so it's interesting to see how the competition is approaching the short FL cruise market since Royal brought all of their recently amped ships into the short FL market. All Freedom class for example and some Voyager class amped ships vs. newer ships from MSC. Royal seems to be taking the approach that having brought newly updated older hardware and establishing that as the baseline for the short FL market they now own the market so they can now set the rates and so a competitor has responded by applying their newer and larger ships while maintaining the normal price trends for this short FL market. Despite the would be internet police on this board who would seek to banish the mention of other cruise lines you can't discuss pricing trends without involving other cruise lines.

December 21 on Adventure? It's definitely on the US site. Great refundable rates on this sail date when booking on the US site.

First Oasis class ship to have them. Harmony was built with the slides (water and dry). Only Allure is missing the purple monster and water slides in this class now.

You can get non-fish food at Izumi just like a vegetarian can get non-beef food at Chops. Nice? That's personal. I've have tried eating at Izumi for the benefit of friends who enjoy sushi. I survived but it was not worth $35. It was a complete waste of $35 for my food tastes.

Same footprint. Wonder is not wider than her prior sisters in a meaningful way. Some websites use the beam at the waterline versus the maximum beam above the waterline.

Me neither but I respect that some things don't work for some people. I love that I can use deck 5 to bypass the esplanade and look down into it. All ships with a promenade desperately need a promenade bypass like Q class has that doesn't mean walking down the cabin hallway.

Single suite concierge on the smaller ships.

There is always the chicken or beef teriyaki bowl. The presence of Izumi is why I rarely do the UDP on most ships. When you take away one venue on some ships that leaves two venues which gets old pretty quickly. I don't eat sushi so Izumi is not desirable to me. On everything but Oasis class there aren't enough specialty venues to make the UDP worthwhile if you don't eat sushi. I did manage my way through Chef's Table recently which is also meant for fish and seafood eaters. The chicken substitute from the Solarium Bistro mini plates was pretty bland.

Some Izumi have hot rocks and chicken or beef are options - if you don't mind cooking your own food. Quantum class Izumi don't have hot rocks and Izumi on Adventure is purely sushi so it varies by ship.

When new bookings first open it's not unusual for a few single supplement fares to be available in July and August. I've scored a few year after year but looking now they are gone.

We all known that royal is not known for consistency. Just because one person had it one way is not an indication to declare that is absolutely guaranteed to be policy. Royal is best known for being inconsistent. No one knows why. Enjoy your solo cruise on YMMW of the Seas with a no-show 2nd and maybe you will get double or maybe you won't.

All ships are subject motion depending on sea state and swell. Even Oasis was rocking last week. If the swell can move Oasis it will also move Quantum Ultra class. Things you'll miss on Odyssey - no Central Park, no Ice Skating venue, no Boardwalk, no zip line, one Flowrider Things you'll gain on Odyssey - iFly, North Star, Sea Plex, Playmakers, Solarium with wading pools, Two70° Harmony has Grease as it's primary theater show, Odyssey has The Effectors and The Book in Two70. Shows are personal. I've seen Grease enough times for a lifetime. The Effectors is a high tech show.

Right next door to Chops so virtually the same. There is a door between the two venues that the crew would go back and forth through. I enjoyed it, great way to start the day. They did grumble about getting a latte, claimed they had no machine so they had to walk to cafe latte-tudes to get it. On Brilliance & Serenade they must have a machine closer as a latte was never a problem and quick.

Book a bunch and let us know how your hack to 125% single supplement works out.