monkeyinhat Posted December 27, 2017 #1 Share Posted December 27, 2017 As signature shows regular to Royal. Like to book early to get pick of cabins. We decided to go back to X for 2019. got to thinking, we are so close to D+ maybe will just stick with Royal. Maybe do a suite on a mega ship. Started looking at cruises ran thru prelim booking to see a price for refundable deposit and non refundable deposit prices. Huh? ok. so then keep going to see cabins available , look at several different options all only give me a choice of mid ship . Ya can't tell me all aft or front are sold out on 5 different dates/ different ships. seems like they are not giving me much of a choice .Looks like to me they are deterring online booking. Are non -refundable deposits transferrable? My after the holidays blood pressure will not allow me to call directly and ask Royal. So thought maybe someone knows what the deal is on site new bookings. btw-I always pick and look online then call directly and book thru Royal. Easier for me than going thru Travel agent. TIA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clarea Posted December 27, 2017 #2 Share Posted December 27, 2017 ... Are non -refundable deposits transferrable? ... Yes, with a $100pp fee. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zebra36 Posted December 27, 2017 #3 Share Posted December 27, 2017 Try looking at cabin availability on a non-RCI site. For whatever reason the RCI site shows very limited number of cabins when there are many available. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cb at sea Posted December 28, 2017 #4 Share Posted December 28, 2017 Call and book on the phone....they generally show the most desirable cabins on the website.....and "midship" is what most enjoy. Call them, with the deck plans in front of you! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twincheryl Posted December 28, 2017 #5 Share Posted December 28, 2017 Google “Royal Caribbean UK” and you can see all of the cabins available by doing a mock booking for what you want. Sent from my iPad using Forums Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dina7 Posted December 28, 2017 #6 Share Posted December 28, 2017 I also suggest looking at a non RC site to see all available cabins at one time. I like the sites that show all cabins with blinking dots as available on the deck plan. When you do a mock booking it lets you see them. I found Royal's site beyond annoying to do a mock booking. Much prefer my TA's site, which is set up as I described above. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monkeyinhat Posted December 28, 2017 Author #7 Share Posted December 28, 2017 Thank you all. There is a U.K. Website I used to look at. Sent from my iPad using Forums Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare ReneeFLL Posted December 28, 2017 #8 Share Posted December 28, 2017 I came across the site before that shows all available cabins with blinking lights, but now I can't find it. :( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
suesnake2002 Posted December 28, 2017 #9 Share Posted December 28, 2017 Hints would be sppteviared to see blinking lights Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-N920A using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fridaythe13th Posted December 28, 2017 #10 Share Posted December 28, 2017 As signature shows regular to Royal. Like to book early to get pick of cabins. We decided to go back to X for 2019. got to thinking, we are so close to D+ maybe will just stick with Royal. Maybe do a suite on a mega ship. TIA Just an FYI - Are you aware that X and RC are linked so that your status is the same on both? If you book X you will also get closer to D+ on RC. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
memassey Posted December 28, 2017 #11 Share Posted December 28, 2017 If you book X you will also get closer to D+ on RC.I don't think this is an accurate statement... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deliver42 Posted December 28, 2017 #12 Share Posted December 28, 2017 It's not accurate. They give you the equal status on the cruise, but you don't get extra points on Royal from an X cruise, or visa-versa. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XSWABBY Posted December 28, 2017 #13 Share Posted December 28, 2017 I have also found that more JS's show up when you use 3 persons then using 2 to get cabin availability on their site. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clarea Posted December 28, 2017 #14 Share Posted December 28, 2017 It's not accurate. They give you the equal status on the cruise, but you don't get extra points on Royal from an X cruise, or visa-versa. Correct, and the reciprocal status is only up to a certain level. For example, if you are Diamond or above on Royal, you only get to Eliite on Celebrity. If you are Elite or above on Celebrity, you only get to Diamond on RC. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Host Star Posted December 28, 2017 #15 Share Posted December 28, 2017 Just an FYI - Are you aware that X and RC are linked so that your status is the same on both? If you book X you will also get closer to D+ on RC. No. You need to book rc to raise status on rc. As you need to book x to raise status on x Once you are diamond on rc. You will be elite on x. That’s where it ends. If you are diamond plus on rc you will not be elite plus on x. Only elite Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare ReneeFLL Posted December 28, 2017 #16 Share Posted December 28, 2017 Correct, and the reciprocal status is only up to a certain level. For example, if you are Diamond or above on Royal, you only get to Eliite on Celebrity. If you are Elite or above on Celebrity, you only get to Diamond on RC. I didn't know it capped out at Diamond/Elite. :( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
not-enough-cruising Posted December 28, 2017 #17 Share Posted December 28, 2017 Just an FYI - Are you aware that X and RC are linked so that your status is the same on both? If you book X you will also get closer to D+ on RC. Nope, that’s not correct Sent from my iPhone using Forums Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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