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I see about 28 Cruises added so far on Ships I'm looking at

I also have Royal page saved with only the 5 Ships and the new Dates. A lot easier then all Ships/Dates loaded and to look threw

Yesterday it was 603, there is couple Cruises that are Full, then when a Cancel happens it opens again. So it does go up/down day to day, hr to hr at times

Thanks for the Posts, keep them coming!

Yeah hard to believe my first 15yrs Cruising I use to enjoy late Seating, 845pm that would take til 1030-45 to finish Dessert. 2nd Main Show would be after at 1045-11pm instead of before Dinner as is now many times. Then with some Ships last few yrs WJ and MT opening late as 630-645pm and even that is too late for me now. Recent Cruises been experiencing, along with my future Bookings, early Main Dining that is 5, 515 or 530 on my Radiance Class Ships. Interesting though WJ has been 6-830 or 630-9, very limited like Mytime is from when first started

Been on Radiance Class about 60 times with 40+ being Serenade alone. These longer 10+ niters, Carib, Repo's and Panama Canals, Average about 1850 passengers, few families and usually about 10-25 Kids. My type of Cruise

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Booked a Cruise last yr with a pretend Cabin Mate, only way get an assigned Balcony Cabin. If I'd done Solo only option was Guarantee IN/OV and no Balcony assigned or guarantee. So told my Daughter I Booked us on a Cruise and I wasn't taking her...shes in College anyway.

Sounds like my Luck in last year on Panama Canal Cruises was supposed stop there 3 days, first one they got 3 Tenders ashore and even though was a beautiful sunny day the waves were too high for anymore rest of day. The other 2 days a Hurricane so was day 7 before our first port stop

Yeah really have watch all the time, Booked a B3B 28nites on Jewel next yr for about 60% of what I'd pay for same number nites on Serenade.

Deployment releases do change. Some yrs Seasonal, Repo and Long Caribbean are one the first, other times one the last and back again. Been Booking these last 15yrs nite they are released and have been Nov threw June and anywhere in between

Nice, first time I was on Voyager was 25+ yrs ago!

Was looking at Booking a 9niter this Fall Solo, Refundable on Royal site is $1350 more for this Cruise

On multiple ships have seen both milks in cartons, cant stand the ultra either and at times its all they had onboard Tested it about 6-7yrs ago on different sailings and door open dropped temp between 4-6 degrees

Agree, choice and I never buy any extras, Shore Excursions, Drink Packages, ect, So want say that you to all those that pay for extras on Flights and Cruises, helps keep my Base Package costs down

Worked in Service Industry, you'd be surprised how many places combine or have to share Tips. My Sister a Waitress had share with another Server, Cook and Dishwasher. Managed a Bar/Rest, the Waitresses had to share theirs with the Bartender. Then I have a big family, many Restaurants require a min Charge for larger parties of more then 9, 10, 12. I started on Royal Room Attendant and Waiter each got $1.25 pppd, Asst Waiter got .50 pppd but had double the tables as he'd work with 2 Waiters. If they worked in WJ was a train up job or punishment from Main Dining for not maintaining high Ratings.

Nothing new, I remember pre-Cv paying $700 more for a Balcony Cabin my choice, as the discount for Balcony Guarantee Cabin was that much less. Price in Cruises and 90% of everything else is up yes but we were spoiled with downturn of 2020-2023 prices. Irony is high as 2025, prices are still cheaper then what I paid in 1980-90s. Hard to find but some ok deals are still out there

Yup, that was us getting rescued. Had to ride in back or Police Pickup and walk through water covering the Bridge on main road. This after our Van was hit by one of those landslides.We were supposed be back by 330, 1020 we made it, Soaked, mud in our shoes

Years ago doing a Boston to Florida Repo not only was waves high but wind pushing rain hard sideways. Ended up opening seal to my closed/locked Aft Deck 9 Cabin to leak. Carpet was wet from door to under Bed requiring large Blower in my Cabin for 3+ days. They gave me another Balcony Cabin to use during Cruise, so had both, but best thing was the FCC was high enough to cover about 70% of my next years 13nite Repo

Agree, don't like being on a Ship unless can feel the motion of the Ocean. Been on few these Hurricanes/Tropical Storms when use to only Cruise in Sept in 80-90's, most were on smaller Vision Class though did one on Voyager one that was really Wild 25yrs ago. They were smart enough to tie up all chairs before we hit the worst of it though more then once they didn't drain Pools having water going out both ends as we rocked back/forth

And nothing new, Royal had first "Mega-Cruise Ship" back in 1988, also the largest Cruise Ship in World at time. I remember on one her first Sailings #004 looking down on Tiny 500-700 passenger Carnival, NCL and Princess "Love Boat" sized Ships. That said my Kids love the Oasis and Quantum sized(and now Icon) while I'll stick with the Radiance sized Ships at last til they're retired

Old formula of 1 point per Cruise, those were converted to more then one point and will show in your Current actual Total

Yes, in past used only later in a Cruise to make up low Liquor Sales to help meet that Sailings quota. Many times was with only 2-3 days left

The 3 Ships I been on same in last yr, all had Teens together. t many older 16-17 really hang out in their area anyway