Spiel@Sea

Join us on the beautiful Anthem of the Seas in October, 2023 as we sail the Atlantic from Southampton, England to New Jersey!

We have reserved dedicated gaming space just for our group and we will be bringing back with us some or all of the new games from Essen for the BGG Library to entertain us as we navigate the beautiful scenery and ports shown on the itinerary below.

• Itinerary
• Pricing
• Registration Procedures
• Policy Review
• NEWS Updates

Itinerary

We may also be arranging some optional group travel after the SPIEL Fair and before our cruise, including time in Paris and then London. Details TBD...

Pricing

We've negotiated group pricing for a variety of cabin types. Prices below are 100% inclusive of all taxes, port fees and gratuities.

Payments for cabins will be through the Merch system on TTE All payments are fully refundable (based on the schedule below). Full payment will be due no later than August 1, 2023.

Price Comparison: Prices directly through Royal Caribbean generally don't include the following: (which are already built into our stateroom prices) - Taxes, Fees, Port Expenses: ~$250 per person - Pre-Paid Gratuities: $217.50 per person

Booking directly with Royal Caribbean or your own travel agent - To be part of the Spiel@Sea group, and have access to any or all of its benefits (including the gaming-room and library), you must book your cabin directly with us.

Registration Procedures

We are using the TableTop.Events platform (TTE) to manage all of the information required for this cruise. However, TTE is not built directly for cruises, so there will be some adjustments:

• "Badges" are how we'll capture your cruise registration information.
• "Merch" is where you'll actually pay for your cabin in our group (via an initial "deposit" now, and then a "remainder" due a couple of months before we sail). Here you'll also be able to purchase cruise-based add-ons at discounted pricing for our group (internet packages, port transfers, group shore excursions, etc.)

You must follow the process below fully. Purchasing a cabin from our inventory is required to be part of our group. Booking outside the group, either directly with RCCL or your own travel agent, is not allowed.

So, here's the step by step process:

1. Make sure at least one person in your cabin/group has a registered TTE account. (How to Create a TTE Account) - This is the individual that will log in regularly and make the purchases. Everything will be tied to that TTE account.
2. Take a look at our inventory in the Merch section - see the "Deposit" items for each category/occupancy. Pick one, but you won't be able to actually purchase it until you already have a badge purchased or at least one in your current cart (Step 3). However, cabin number is a required field for badge purchase, so you at least need to have one in mind. If that cabin is no longer available when you get to checkout, that's ok - just get another cabin that is available and then go back and edit your badge afterward to show the correct cabin number.
3. Purchase Badges (How to Buy a Badge) for everyone in your cabin - Go to Attend > Get Your Badge and follow the prompts to add badges to the cart. All information collected is required for purposes of either Royal Caribbean registration or for Event badge creation. The Booking number is an optional field that Events Staff will fill in later, so please leave it blank for now.
4. Go to Attend > Merch to select your cabin. First, view the "Deposit" product for your desired cabin type and occupancy level. There will be a choice here for each cabin in our inventory. There is also a link in the product description to the Royal Caribbean deck plans to assist you with choosing your cabin (click "Read more" in the description). Once you have added the cabin deposit to your cart, you may complete the checkout process.
5. You should receive an email receipt indicating payment has been made. And you should receive an email welcome for each badge purchased that has your email address listed on the badge.

At this point, you are registered and we will contact Royal Caribbean with your information and have the cabin you picked reserved for you. Once we get your booking confirmation number back from RCCL we will update it in the optional field in your badge information. We usually do this in "batches" so please allow a few weeks to a month or so to get a booking number to you.

Between the date of this initial purchase and August 1, 2023, you must make payment on the remainder of your cabin using the correct cabin type and occupancy. Any other items (travel protection, port transfers, internet packages) are optionally available but should also be purchased before August 1, 2023 if desired.

Policy Review

Part of the registration is acceptance of two (2) sets of Terms and Conditions. Please review these carefully with all individuals in your cabin.

• Code of Conduct
• Additional Policy Terms

NEWS Updates

In the coming months, we will send out News Updates to remind you of paying the "remainder" of the cabin payment, other Royal Caribbean Services that are available for purchase through Spiel@Sea and refund deadlines, any events that we will hold, and other items as needed. We recommend verifying that TTE can send you emails (a setting in your TTE account) to ensure you get this important updates, and you can always review them here.

Questions

If you have any questions not answered through any of the links on this site, email us directly at events@qwyxtech.com.