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I would like to interpret this wording: “extension cords with multi plug outlets/power strip” simply as a power strip that has multi plugs, like ALL power strips do. They’re trying to eliminate surge protectors I think, which some power strips say they are. But the one shown above I wouldn’t think is what they’re prohibiting…….if it is, they better be adding lots of extra outlets in each cabin.

I compared my longest upcoming cruise on the app on my iPhone and on Safari and Chrome on my iPad. The app on my phone showed the ports that currently are showing excursions each individually, but my iPad on both Safari and Chrome shows only a couple of ports and then all the cruising days but then has the excursions totally mixed up as if I wanted to view them all instead of by port. Royal has really one of the worst IT for a corporation so large.

I’m not sure if this is still the way Disney handles chair hogs, but a few years ago we were at their resort in Aulani Hawaii. Their way is that every hour the attendants went to each chair and folded the towel neatly over the top of the chair. When they came back the next hour, if the towel is still there, they took all the belongings back to the towel station and the guest had to go get them. It wasn’t a lot of work for the attendants, many people were in their chairs, or one family member was while the children swam. But it worked!

Thats if there’s any chairs left open by 8am….most will be empty with towels or a shoe or a book …etc

I noticed it was wacky this morning. I didn’t check all my cruises, but on a couple all I see are sea days, no ports. its wonky and wrong on Celebrity too….mot surprised, their IT dept isn’t the best. EDIT TO ADD ……it’s not working using the app for royal or Celebrity either.

I try to do it often, but forget sometimes…….that is until it acts up. But even in doing that I still need to turn off WiFi calling every so often. Not a big deal though.

We have a crappy signal at our house too, so we also keep wifi calling on all the time….but oddly occasionally I can’t get a signal at all , and I have to turn WiFi calling off in order to make a call, I don’t know why it’s just my phone, hubby’s always works.

I agree to what @brillohead wrote and wanted to add that I use messenger for talk and video calls to my daughter because she doesn’t have an iPhone. Both the video quality and phone connection is just as good as home, and actually I never use FaceTime at home either.

It’s refreshing to see ANY lower prices / or savings deals on royals sailings 😁

The only difference to the app with this release that I see is the addition of the Gift Card Hub

We don’t let it bother us, but think about it, it must affect their salary in some way or they wouldn’t be doing it. And I’m sure they are just as uncomfortable asking it as we are hearing it. Lately we find we’re eating less and less in MDR because the same limited menus, so we dont hear it much. Any criticism should be aimed at Royal for making them do this, not them.

The difference on the Rome sailing was there were many more guests and children. The ship was much more crowded, and not that I don’t like kids, but the feeling after that boarding was not comfortable and relaxed and quiet as it had been. It was way more noisy, more like some 7 might cruises we see in Florida. Kids running around some unsupervised. We’re not fans of the amusement park cruises that seem to now be flooding the market on Royal now, so we would like to see a smaller ship with less people overall. It looks like we’ll need to cruise a more luxury line with less guests overall, or wait for Discovery class (which looks too far away) before we would join a World Cruise in its entirety.

Hubby uses the case it came in, but I also bought a tag that says “ Medical Equipment “ that I attached to his case. That allows him to carryon 3 things, because medical equipment isn’t considered a carryon.

I fill out the form online from special needs for Hubby……but most of the time our room steward doesn’t get notified so we just ask him for distilled water and cord when we see him. A few ships have an outlet by the bed, but for those that don’t I also always bring a lot of strong magnets so the cord is draped on the ceiling over to the outlet on the desk.

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