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I'm wondering if americans spend more overall and that's why other countries aren't getting as good a deal? I can see Canadians being cheaper than americans due to the exchange rate when it comes to excursions/drink packages etc.

I'm from Canada and that's annoying as we don't get very good sales.

We agree to disagree. I had a horrible month long cough after covid. I don't want to get that again.

My cruise is end of june so i hope they extend it until then. Otherwise, i'll be masking up and reducing contact before the cruise.

But i don't think its great if the change brings more covid on the ship. Surely they don't want that.

I don't think its in their best interest to not refund people if they have covid. My concern is that more people will go on the cruise when they have covid as they don't want to lose the money.

Did everyone receive this email? It says there are new covid policies but i couldn’t find them. I’d appreciate you share if you do. I only found it in shore excursions. Let us know if an eagle eye caught anything else pertinent.

Thanks Mick, yes i am inclined to keep my room as i may get a worse room, plus it looks from the person that posted that i didn’t get a good deal with price of royal up. As you say, i can use the money elsewhere.

It looks like i’m underneath the conference center or just beneath the hall beside it so hopefully i’m ok.

I have an interior room 4029 so i guess my best chance would be to go for an ocean view room. Still i know from my experience on holland america that even ocean rooms could be bad. I believe i’m in the center but i hope i’m not too close to being below the theatre.

Hi rockmom. I’m on brilliance of the seas.

Thanks for posting.

Wow! 40US for an ocean balcony. Mine is 120 canadian and thats 90US so thats not a good deal for me.

Good to know. I had a bad experience with guarantee cabin on holland america where i was put below the kitchen and it was absolutely horrible. That's why i'm hesitant about these royal up deals. Better to just keep the cabin you've chosen.

Thanks. Do they ever kick people out of their cabins? I just have an inside but if i had to change rooms i'd be really mad.

Its interesting it says the ship is sold out and won't even let you booked. I may pass. I'd like to go to taku lodge and that's pretty expensive!

Thanks both. Going to alaska and debating on a balcony

Also is 240 cdn for a balcony (cost for 2 people) even a good deal?

Also does room service cost money on royal caribbean? Thinking it would be nice to sit out on the balcony and eat. I thought i read you could get covered trays at windjammer.

So is it a case of the earlier you make the royal up offer the better?

With royal up, are solos paying the double per person amount? I assume so, but just checking. Also i'm not really clear how royal up works. If you choose to participate are you forced to choose the room they offer or can you choose based on where that room is? I have an interior room but its in a good location and i don't know if i want to switch in a different category and get something worse. Also do you bid based on the prices they give you or can you go lower.

I booked my cruise in canadian a year ago and the exchange rate has dropped since then. When i paid my tips in canadian it worked out a dollar cheaper for the canadian rate price. Still what annoys me is there are often better sales on the US site, so i’m inclined to pay in US if i don’t book so early.

Thank you. For some reason i am having trouble getting excited about fisherman’s tour. Yet being a slow eater i’m not sure about crab feast either. I’ll think about it.

Thanks Wolfie! For people who have done both excursions does anyone have a recommendation to do the george inlet crab feast vs. Bering crab fisherman’s tour. The advantage of the crab feast is i’d be able to do the tongass museum exhibit. Because i got a good deal on fisherman’s tour, cost is not an issue. Just to add i should have time to go to creek street and married man’s trail with both excursions.

Wolfie, can you let us know where the married man trail is?