Biker19

No, call C&A directly and tell them you sailed on a solo booking -they may tell you their system says otherwise at which point you'll have to take up the issue with your TA.

All ships go into dry dock every five years during the first 20 years of service - how much "refurbishment" takes place during those varies.

The reporting suggests that (6:45 set dining) is only a possible option on board.

That is normal so not sure what you saw for 3.

Most reports, including the OP, suggest you are an exception.

Yes, solo points for a no show was the norm pre-2020.

That doesn't sound right. The initial push back may have been due to the GTY booking being limited to new bookings only.

The policy since early 2020 has been that you no longer get the extra point for solo when you have a booking for two and a no show for the second person. The booking needs to be modified to a solo booking before sailing to get the extra points. Anyone that got the extra points for a now show since then is rare and were just lucky.

It might be worth a few $ on eBay.

You may not have removed her properly to turn the last booking into a solo to get the extra solo points - the booking needs to be converted to a solo when removing the second person. There should be no charges (though RCI may want to reprice at current rates) and yes, the fees should be refunded.

Welcome to CC.

You may want to get used to the app - on some ships, the app is the only way to check in.

Welcome to CC. Yes, you can prepay the cabin grats - you have to on all other purchases. $18pppd for the cabin 18% on drink package.

Unlikely.

Like CC, don't look for sympathy on social media: Cruise Passenger Criticized After Complaining About 'Obstructed View' (cruisehive.com)