BIG CHANGE COMING TO ROYAL CARIBBEAN - CRUISE NEWS
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The creator discusses two significant updates within the cruise industry, focusing on weather challenges for Princess Cruises and upcoming policy changes for Royal Caribbean. The first segment covers the Sky Princess, which is currently sailing a fourteen day itinerary through Norway and Iceland. Due to unpredictable weather and a medical emergency, the ship has missed several ports. The creator notes that the captain made the correct decision to avoid storms to ensure passenger safety, despite the disappointment for those on board. The second segment details a major change to Royal Caribbean's suite category policies effective June 1st. The cruise line is transitioning to a non-refundable deposit model for suites, set at ten percent of the total cost or a higher flat fee, whichever is greater. This change aims to prevent passengers from holding expensive suites with low refundable deposits only to cancel shortly before final payment. The creator warns that this policy may also impact Celebrity Cruises and advises travelers that upgrading from a standard cabin to a suite will require immediate payment of the new deposit amount to avoid losing the reservation.
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the luck of the draw shall we say when you travel abroad or anywhere you're kind of stuck with the weather that you get
Royal Caribbean is making some changes to their sweet category so what they're doing is they're making all they're basically raising the cost of putting a deposit on a suite
the captain's making the right decision there it's just very very disappointing
if you are asking your agent to upgrade you to a cabin make sure you have that money ready for the deposit immediately
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