Happy Sunday, and welcome back to an edition of our Royal Caribbean news round-up. We’ll summarize all the latest news from the cruise line, so just sit back, relax, and read on.Royal Caribbean has quietly updated its banned item list to include something many people bring on a cruise.The list has many items you’d expect to find on the list, such as weapons or illegal drugs, but the latest change is a headscratcher.The inclusion of multi-outlet plugs on the list means keeping devices charged in a cabin on older cruise ships will be more of a challenge going forward.Royal Caribbean NewsNew RCB Video: 5 things to avoid on Royal Caribbean (and what to do instead)Have you subscribed to the Royal Caribbean Blog YouTube Channel? We share some great videos there regularly, all about taking a Royal Caribbean cruise!This week, we are sharing our latest video—5 things to avoid on Royal Caribbean (and what to do instead)—and don’t forget to subscribe here.Influencers left kids alone in cruise ship cabin sparks controversyTwo famous social media influencers recently sparked outrage after leaving their children alone in a cruise ship cabin.While onboard Navigator of the Seas, Matt, and Abby Howard posted that they left their 1 and 2-year-old children unattended during dinner.The Internet had a lot to say regarding the matter.What cruisers are doing instead of buying a drink packageDrink packages have never been more expensive, and cruisers are starting to look for other options.Deluxe drink packages are a popular add-on, but prices are regularly rising to over $100 a day, per person. Many cruisers are moving on to other, less expensive ways of purchasing alcoholic and specialty drinks onboard.How to earn Crown & Anchor Society points fasterLooking to move up in the loyalty society levels?Royal Caribbean’s Crown & Anchor Society provides some great benefits for its loyal cruisers, and there are strategies one can use to earn more points.From staying in a suite to cruising solo, you can move up the loyalty ladder faster with a few tricks.Cruise mistakes you’ll only make onceThere’s a good chance these cruise mistakes are so bad, that if you ever made them, you’d never do it again.Among the many things you could do differently on a cruise vacation, a handful stand out as major oopsies.You can easily avoid these mistakes by knowing what to do instead.
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