livingonthebeach

Wow - that's great! Thanks for sharing!!

Must be a very low priority for them like you said, but it sure would be nice to be able to get all the reservations out of the way before boarding, instead of having to stand in a line to make them once onboard. The only problem I see with that is if you see a lower price, you would hesitate to cancel and buy back at a lower price for fear of losing those prime times,so the cancelation incentive would go away and that would leave more money in Royal's pocket. Would seem it would be a higher priority for them to change.

Some people truly benefited from the Pandemic, i.e. Big Pharma, PPE suppliers (masks, sanitizer, germ killers) not to mention toilet paper and paper towel makers. Some really gauged people who were vulnerable. But buying stock at lower prices benefited not only the stockholder but helped get Royal get back on its feet. You did very well for yourself and in a good way. Congrats!

Whatever happened to Royal's announcement earlier in the year stating that reserving specialty restaurants would be available online pre-boarding to coincide with the launch date of Icon OTS?That date has come and gone and still not able to reserve using the UDP. Did they completely scrap that idea or is it still in the works?

Unlike other cruise lines, Royal offers no bundled pricing pre-cruise or onboard. Best pricing is during sales using the cruise planner prior to boarding. Sometimes drink punch cards are available during the end of a cruise and some specialty dining offers can pop up, but don't bank on it.

RCL trading in the $140 range - back to all time highs. Great come back from the $19 pandemic low! Got in just for the OBC and got a great price boost to boot!

While not required for a few years, I've seen some wear masks on all of my post-pandemic cruises. If one wants to wear one, it is not frowned upon. To each their own.

Q1 earnings just came out and were stronger than expected. Stock trading up in Futures market. Earnings call set at 10:00am: https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/royal-caribbean-group-reports-first-quarter-results-and-increases-full-year-guidance-on-continued-strong-demand-302127396.html#:~:text=The company also reported total,the first quarter of 2023. https://www.rclinvestor.com/webcasts-presentations/#heading-0

IDK but these past few weeks haven't been kind to the stock market. Glad I only bought RCL for the OBC only. Not investing any more on anything until things settle.

Last news report was 22 hours ago. Since he’s been missing for over a week, it doesn’t seem likely that he would be found alive. https://www.foxnews.com/us/search-missing-south-carolina-cruise-passenger-complicated-jungle-terrain-family-demands-us-help.amp I’m hoping that they find him soon but it would be a miracle. So sad.

I agree with your assessments - the good news is it’s up just a tad this morning. I’ll take that - still up ahead by much from where I bought it. Thinking I should invest in blue chip dividend stocks like you to add to my portfolio of highly volatile stocks that keep me awake at night. 🤣

Anyone know why RCL stock price went down by 5% yesterday? I know the market was a bit lower yesterday in anticipation of today's CPI announcement but not by that much. I read some analysts are attributing the sudden dip to a drunk teenager jumping off a ship between the Bahamas and Cuba and a man with dementia wandering off in Cozumel, Mexico. I don't see how that could be RCL's fault. They did have to pay to settle a law suit for a Jazz cruise that was cancelled during Covid but enough to lower the stock by that much? **Confused**

I remember the days of uber-crowded Diamond lounges during happy hour. Now with the anytime drinks loaded on the sea pass card, I haven't seen over crowding at the former Diamond / now Crown Lounges. The anytime / anywhere free drinks is the most positive change I've seen to the loyalty program that most people have embraced. Not so much for the other changes, i.e. Diamonds not allowed during cocktail hour in the Crown lounge on SOME sailings and Pinnacles and Diamond+s losing some of their benefits as well.

I've been there a few times, and each time I take an excursion outside of Falmouth, i.e. Dunns River Falls, Green Grotto Caves, etc. The small port area in Falmouth includes shops and vendors -- safe enough but expect to be hassled by hustlers. Just say "NO"

Whether you are Diamond, Diamond Plus or Pinnacle on RCI, you automatically receive Elite Status. I am Diamond Plus on RCI but only Elite on X with 58 Captain's Club points. If I want to get to Elite Plus or Zenith on X then I have to earn the required points on X - they are not interchangeable with RCI. The same is true if you are Elite, Elite+ or Zenith on X, then you only get Diamond status on RCI unless you earn the required points on RCI for Diamond+ or Pinnacle.