This new $30 cruise fee has people divided

Royal Caribbean Blog Podcast by Matt Hochberg

Apr 30, 202621:11Society & Culture

Royal Caribbean will charge you $30 to know your Guaranteed cabin assignment earlier, and Matt debates if it's genius or greedy. Share with me your thoughts, questions and comments via... Twitter: @therclblog Facebook: /...

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