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What is the latest you can get on a Royal Caribbean cruise?

Please note: All guests must be checked-in and onboard the ship no later than 90 minutes prior to the published sailing time or you will not be permitted to sail. If you choose to fly ChoiceAir, Royal Caribbean automatically displays only the airline schedules that will enable you to meet your cruise.



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No matter the scheduled time, you MUST be onboard and checked-in no later than 90 minutes prior to the departure. To expedite this process, make sure you have completed your cruise line's pre-registration and printed your boarding pass.

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On embarkation day, each guest of drinking age may bring one (1) sealed 750 ml bottle of wine or champagne. Boxed wine and other containers are prohibited.

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“Guests 17 years of age and under who are not accompanied by an adult in their traveling party, 21 years of age or older, must be clear of all public areas by 1:00 a.m. each evening unless involved in a Club 02 or Circle C teen activity,” the new policy reads.

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Cruise ships will leave passengers at ports if they're late. Any experienced cruiser knows that the cruise ship isn't required to wait for you. After all, you and your family aren't the only ones who are impacted by your lateness.

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Cruise lines have an official agent in every port that guests can go to if they are left behind who will help them arrange travel plans for what they should do next. The official agent will work with the passenger to either book transportation to the next port or transportation home. This is often extremely costly.

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Royal Caribbean Has Turned a Covid Corner Royal Caribbean , like Carnival and Norwegian, has struggled to get back to its precovid levels of business. The company has returned its entire fleet to service and has slowly built back to sailing its ships at full capacity.

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It's best practice to fly into the cruise port the day before your cruise departs, which ensures you can still get to the ship even if you experience travel delays or cancellations. It's also less stressful for everyone when you fly the day before. Nobody wants to be a ball of nerves at the start of vacation!

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If you opt not to prepay gratuities, your SeaPass account will be charged $16 or $18.50 each day of your cruise.

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(1). You have the right to refuse this automatic gratuity charge and may compensate cruise staff on your own terms. However, you will need to notify the front desk of this desire. Otherwise it will appear on your bill when your cruise ends and it will be charged to your credit card on file.

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An overnight cruise is usually a cruise to nowhere which offers all of the great features of a longer cruise without losing your well deserved vacation time. It's the perfect way to getaway for one or two nights and sample gourmet dining, luxurious spa treatments, and great entertainment.

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Go for a walk at night A quintessential cruise ship experience is spending a little time in a quiet, dark area on the open deck on a cloudless night. Once most of the passengers are busy inside, you may feel like you are the only one on the ship as you admire the water and the star-filled sky.

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Royal Caribbean only lets you order one drink at a time with your drink package. Even though you can get your fill of drinks, you can't order multiples at once.

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The Deluxe Beverage Package policy requires all guests wishing to purchase the Deluxe Beverage Package to do so for ALL guests of legal drinking age in the same stateroom. Was this content helpful? Thank you for helping us improve our website!

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Guests may also bring non-alcoholic beverages as carry-on items on boarding day. Non-alcoholic beverages may not exceed 12 standard (17 oz.) cans, bottles or cartons per stateroom. Milk and distilled water brought on for infant, medical, or dietary use are permitted.

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