Ken at the beach

Still there.

I would e mail the executive offices (mbayley@rccl.com) and politely explain the situation and ask why you never received an e mail that could have saved you a lot of expenses and time and if there is anything they can do to compensate you for the inconvenience.

I can still filter by port. Try using the cruise planner as opposed to the app.

Roughly the beginning of the month prior to the month that you sail the shows will open. (Sept in your case) For me, the most I am willing to pay for the key is $5 more than the cost of the internet package

She has been through several drydovks since the soda machines were first introduced and they have not been installed...they aren't about to install them now

WJ still has the seafood buffet on embarkation day. Wizard of Oz was fantastic. Saw it twice.

I'm surprised that you didn't see Rhapsody listed there.

Celebrity has a number of 7 day Iceland sailings departing and returning to Reykjavik

That would only be the person that posted as Royal does not consider them obstructed

IMO they have gone downhill since Flight on Symphony.

You may be thinking of Quantum class ships and not Adventure which only has 4 obstructed balconies that all are aft facing on deck 6.

If it is like 2024 and 2025 there will be a 4 day sailings to Halifax and back in May, June and July. The real Canada / NE cruises start late August or early September

Thanks

Just wondering if there was any requirement if it would have to be guests from the inoperable lifeboat since that is where there emergency instructions on their room door show them going. Seems to me that if they just cancelled people from all over the ship they would then have to take all these people that show up at the assembly station where the lifeboat is inoperable and spread them out over the other muster stations...seems like a lot of work in the event of an emergency

There is excess capacity built in. In addition to the actual lifeboats there are liferafts as well. The excess capacity must be maintained in case something happened to another lifeboat while they were at sea.

There wont be Canada /NE cruises sailing in April and May.

Other than a couple 4 days cruises to Canada once a month the first real Canada / NE sailings start at the end of August. Look at what they released for 2025 to give you a good idea of what 2026 will look like.

Also don't gorget many have taken vacation time that they can't necessarily change.

Yes, they are getting a higher food budget as their average pp cruise fare is a lot higher than the rest of the fleet

Would they have to cancel everyone booked at that particular muster station or would they be able to juggle things around and cancel the last people that booked or cancel the cheapest cabins?

Royal Caribbean International is cancelling bookings for the upcoming cruise of the Rhapsody of the Seas due to damage to one of the vessel’s lifeboats. According to a statement sent to guests, the issue is lowering the ship’s lifesaving capacity, which has led to the cancellations. Sailing in the Southern Caribbean, the Rhapsody of the Seas is scheduled to depart from Puerto Rico for its next cruise on Sep. 15, 2024. “On our previous sailing, there was damage to one of our tender boats, which also serves as a lifeboat,” Royal Caribbean said in the letter. “This leaves the ship over capacity for the number of available lifeboat seats in the event of an emergency in our next sailing,” the company added, noting that it’s necessary to have a seat on a lifeboat for every guest onboard. “Unfortunately, this means we’ll be unable to welcome you onboard,” Royal Caribbean said. The company explained that affected guests will receive a full refund of the fare paid for the cancelled booking, as well as a credit for a new cruise. “We know this is disappointing news and we’re terribly sorry for the impact on your vacation plans,” Royal Caribbean added. The Future Cruise Credit (FCC) will be equivalent to 100 percent of the amount paid for the original cruise and must be redeemed by Sep. 13, 2025. Royal Caribbean also promised to reimburse non-refundable, pre-purchased transportation fees incurred due to the cancellation, such as flight, train tickets, and/or rental car. Passengers are asked to present receipts to be able to receive up to $200 per guest for domestic changes or $400 per guest for international changes. The Rhapsody of the Seas is set to offer a seven-night cruise to Puerto Rico, St. Croix, St. Thomas, St. Kitts, St. Lucia and Barbados. https://cruiseindustrynews.com/cruise-news/2024/09/royal-caribbean-cancels-bookings-due-to-lifeboat-damage/

One other major restriction is that they cannot be combined with group rates which more often than not are more than 10% less than the posted rates

Priority Boarding on the class of ship[ the OP asked about

And if that happens within 60 days you can move the booking and they waive the change fees

Yep, Oasis and Allure were built basically identical to each other. They have already done this on Oasis so it's almost like using the same structural drawings and making some minor modifications