Starry Eyes

Yes, and whenever we feel cruising no longer offers a good value for my vacation dollar, we will opt for other vacations.

That information is included in threads with a full full description of the trick. The OP on this thread indicated that their set sail pass had a deck and muster station; that indicates there is an assignment hidden the OP’s barcode. Thus the OP did not need the info about still having Gty after the dash. OTOH, I bet you are not in the same situation. I bet you do not have a deck or muster station on your set sail pass. In the not too distant future Royal could still make a hidden assignment in your barcode. Or your assignment may appear in in the app and barcode at the same time. I have had it happen both ways. Within the past year I waited until 4 or 5 days before sailing for a balcony gty assignment appeared in app (no hint in barcode or app before then). Of course, each passenger’s set sail will different numbers before the dash…they encode for an individual passenger.

That’s wishful thinking. There is no reason to believe the two are connected. Royal Caribbean does it’s own gty assignments, while they farm the RoyalUp upgrades out to a separate company. Whether or not Royal has assigned a cabin, you can win RoyalUp.

I understand your concern. Here’s what I would do: I would pick one (or two) responsible person out of your group of six who comfortably separate from the rest of the group, board first, and make reservations for the whole group (we will call her sprinter😉). Then I (with help from any other competent team members) should regularly go on the app to see if any earlier check in times open up. Sometimes only one or two slots opens; rarely will six slots open. If an earlier slot opens up, it goes to sprinter; keep looking until the you get sprinter as early a check in time as you can. If you are successful, Sprinter will board before the rest of you make your reservations then join the rest of you.

Yes, a linked spouse (or child) gets your status. Yes, they have their own point count. Your last sentence is not true. If your spouse is a Diamond, then your spouse is a Diamond, and your spouse gets Diamond benefits. That the spouse is “only” a Diamond because he is linked to your account does not matter; he will be treated as a D when sailing without you. His card will say Diamond; it will not have his point total. Now, if hypothetically he continues to sail alone (and you no longer sail with Royal), to get to D+ he must raise his own personal point total to 175. Your point total does not help him get to 175.

On Royal Caribbean, your accounts should be linked. If you are Diamond, your spouse is Diamond. If your accounts are properly linked, when he logs in on Royal’s website, he should see your point total. Your accounts are not properly linked, call C&A

The OP’s listed location is GA

Married couples are linked in the C&A system. The points acquired by partner with the higher number of points (I’ll call that person the couple’s point leader) will show when either spouse logs in. when the point leader reaches a new level , both partners gain the benefit if that level. If you personally to call Royal Caribbean, you would find they are tracking your number, too (but it is lower) Use this info wisely if you can. If there were ever a time that three of you were going on a cruise in two cabins, try to put your wife as the solo (double points for the point leader). If you take a short cruise with a friend, your hidden total tracked by Royal will increase, but, unless your new total surpasses your wife’s old total, the number you see when you log in won’t change.

Hope you are feeling better

Check in opens 45 days before sailing. On the app, you can go straight to step2 to grab the time you want. You still about 6 weeks to do step , leisurely

Umm, you’ll need to cross the first two off your list because the OP hit those, LOL. The OP did complained about “chair savers” and, though there was a typo, the OP also hit on the upcharge for lobster on short cruises.

I wonder if they have restricted the quad cabins to groups of four on some sailings. When do a mock for the OP’s sailing for four guests, I see CP balcony availability. When I tried three guests, no CP balconies.🤷‍♀️

I have not seen a filthy cabin nor have I seen Royal use a torn or worn sheet. On the other hand I can easily imagine a certain type of guest celebrating the first day of their four night cruise with confetti poppers then later complaining about the lingering bits of confetti. (How else does a poster know it was a confetti popper vs loose confetti?) I can certainly imagine sheets being torn and requiring replacement during a cruise.

The balcony design has been discussed. Beyond that, I don’t recall a substantial number of balconies designated as obstructed in Adventure. There are the aft ones, though most of those tend to be fairly popular.

Got it. Well, taking the friend is oncoming an expensive potential addition to the gift. You know your daughter and whether this would be money well spent or if there might be a better alternative.

Tell your kid this is a family only vacation as it would cost 4K to add the friend. (And besides, four in a cabin, including an unrelated child, is pretty tight). Maybe some other trip.

That’s why I choose not to prepay gratuities. If perchance I don’t spend the OBC for other things or the other stuff is cancelled, the OBC will go toward gratuities.

Speaking of attitude, writing a review while still suffering effects of the flu seems apt to increase the negativity of the review.

That’s true, of course, of classic cases of influenza. Please remember that not everyone who becomes infected develops full blown symptoms of flu, probably due to partial immunity. Some may have mild symptoms. Up to 1/3 of infected people may be asymptomatic while infected, yet even they probably can spread the virus. People who are actively sick with the flu who disembark with the crowd, use public transport, hang around the airport, etc were almost certainly spreading the flu. Metaphorically speaking, when it comes to spreading the flu, the OP lives in a glass house and should not be casting any stones.

They said 14 days for refunds. It has only been a few days now.

Certainly those that used precruise OBC to pay for the Premier Package should have that OBC refunded to their accounts before their cruises, so it makes sense to prioritize those cruising soon who paid with OBC. The goodwill OBC also needed to be in those accounts. On the other hand, credits for the refunds for those that paid by credit card can be processed like all the others.

It varies widely. A few get assigned quite early. Most later. A substantial number of gty’s are not assigned until a few days before the cruise. Most people booking a balcony guarantee get a BX. You are talk about a D4 gty. Is this group space with a travel agent? If so, I’d suspect it is a gty because no D4’s are available right now. I’d ask the TA if D4’s become available again, can you (and the TA) just pick one or do you have to wait for the cruise line to assign a cabin like a BX I don’t recall a substantial number of obstructed balconies on Adventure.

It was day 4 as they were feeling sick before noon on CoCo Cay. Still, I agree they may have caught it from someone on board. They also may have spread it to others, as they were not isolated during disembarkation or during their flight home.

Interesting that they started checking times outside the terminal building. For me personally, that’s probably nice. For the OP: if they are enforcing times and you cannot enter the building, either wait outside or walk to one of the nearby restaurants.

Oops, I did not remember that Oasis does not have the dual entry bathroom…ignore that in my comments above. The bathroom is off the bedroom.