# This new $30 cruise fee has people divided

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Podcast: [Royal Caribbean Blog Podcast](https://stenobird.com/podcast/royal-caribbean-blog-podcast-215195)
Published: 2026-04-30T00:14:10+00:00
Episode link: https://www.royalcaribbeanblog.com/episodes/Episode0606-04-29-26.mp3
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## Resource

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:  /royalcaribbeanblog YouTube: royalcaribbeanblog Email:  matt@royalcaribbeanblog.com Leave a voicemail: (408) 6ROYAL6 You can subscribe to the Royal Caribbean Blog Podcast via iTunes , Google Play , Stitcher  or RSS .

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