RNCindy

Go to the Club Royale website first and you can see what cruises are offered to you. When and if you see one that you want, call Club Royale and tell them which one you are interested in. Very simple!!! Ask for an upgrade and they will tell you if one is available and what the price, if any, will be (we get free upgrades frequently). We do this all the time and they are very helpful.

I'm not sure if this is the case in Australia, but I always ask if I can get an upgrade when I call them and, if there is any available, I usually get one at no additional cost. It never hurts to ask!! We have two separate accounts (me and husband) and I give them both numbers and we are offered mostly balcony cabins. The last cruise I booked, we got an upgrade from a balcony to a Junior Suite. If you go to ClubRoyale.com and put in your account number, you can see what cruises are available to you. Good luck!!!!

We always call to redeem our "free" cruises with Club Royale. I always ask for an upgrade and have rarely been denied (I ask them to combine my account and my husbands account for the redemption). Last cruise I booked, I was upgraded to a Junior Suite from a balcony for no extra charge. It never hurts to ask!! We frequently utilize the Galveston cruises (close to home) and we usually pay no more than just the port charges and taxes.

Our adult daughter does not have motion sickness in cars BUT she did get queasy when sitting at a window dining table with her back to the front of the ship (backwards?? 🤔). It didn't bother her to sit forward.

I think you can modify your reservation up to the day before your arrival. If they say anything, just tell them you decided to rent a car instead of driving your Lamborghini to the port. LOL!!!

Since we live about 1 hour from Galveston, it's a breeze for us on embarkation day!! For those flying in to Houston, I would highly recommend to try to fly into Hobby Airport which is much closer to Galveston than Bush Intercontinental and get an Uber or some sort of shuttle to Galveston. I would NOT stay in a hotel near Hobby Airport - that is a very shady area with lots of shady people! I would get a hotel, condo rental or AirBNB on Galveston island and start your vacation there. There are lots of great restaurants on the island and you're much closer to the port.

I usually bring a few of the cheap battery powered votive candles. They are not real bright and we can place them where we want.

We spent a week in Hawaii in March and the week after we got home, we all came down with cough, sinus stuff and headaches. Some of us tested positive for Covid and some not - who knows?!? Because of my age, etc., I took Paxlovid for 5 days and it did help a lot. Until we all build up stronger immunity to these new viruses, we'll get them. This will not stop me from living my life and my 2 cruises this summer!!