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I've come to realize I'd make a bad TA. Everytime a client asked for a cruise booking I'd be like... "That's a nice cruise. I better book that one too!". Then I'd be on cruises all the time and never available to service my clients.

If Americans are willing to drink something like Bud Light and call it beer then a few temporary symptoms from a vaccine are nothing.

Not to be outdone, the busiest cruise port in the world has entered the crew vaccine effort. There were four ships in port Saturday, two today.

New vlog. This is my take on the CDC's letter to potentially start cruising this summer.

I just make stuff up.

Now, if only the $18 deluxe beverage package would make a comeback!

Hey all! Clearly the Roll Call sub-forum is something that had a lot of pent-up demand! In the interests of making it easy to search for a particular roll call and add new ones into the forum with a consistent format, please be sure to follow these guidelines: First, always search for your sailing to see if a Roll Call was already created Easiest way to search is use the first word in the ship's name, the word AND, and the date enclosed in quotes (e.g., Vision AND "Aug 14, 2021"); this should properly limit the search and not give a lot of false matches on just the ship or date Don't worry about searching on the full ship name since every ship ends with "of the Seas" If you don't find it through search, try sorting the forum by title (see later posts in this thread for screen shots); it's possible your sailing is there but the entry was created with a different style subject line. If you don't find your sailing in the search results or after sorting, go ahead and create a new topic. Please try to use the following format so it's easily found through search: Ship Name a hyphen Departure date using the format month name (3-letter), followed by the day, then the year; this should help avoid confusion for members from countries where an all-digit date usually puts the day before the month. Examples: Aug 14, 2021 Jun 12, 2021 Jul 22, 2022 An optional itinerary name / description in parentheses This should let anyone easily find any sailing here, without having to guess what date format got used or which ship it's on. Examples: Adventure of the Seas - Jun 12, 2021 Vision of the Seas - Aug 14, 2021 (Bermuda and Perfect Day) Radiance of the Seas - Jul 22, 2022 (Alaska Southbound) Forum moderators / @Matt, if possible can you update the existing topics that include "ROLL CALL" or use a different date format so they're consistent? I figure better to ask this now while we still have a relatively limited number of sailings posted. ?

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I have thought about it forever...

Everyone needs ample quantities of water on a daily basis.

Hi @jupiter03. I *think* the idea of suggesting the above is that AFTER you get your cruise released back to you, you can then transfer it to a reputable agency. I agree; @Sharla or the other agents at MEI will not let you down. I hope this helps.

Astra Zeneca was not too bad, provided you survive the blood clotting.

Hubby and I should have second doses by end of July but as a fellow Canadian, my concern is actually more with being able to get in/out of Canada without quarantine. It is the border issue that concerns me more these day. I will be so thankful if I can cruise Allure in December without issue.

So I finally get to dream of a new cruise. My baby is going to college next year and my husband, my daughter and I will all have different spring breaks. I have roped my sister in law into going on a cruise with me... First one for me since our 2019 Europe cruise on vision. Since our last 2 cruises were on small ships, I'm ready for a bigger one. Looks like March out of Florida (decided not to look at liberty out of Galveston for the moment) my best bets are symphony or odyssey. I've never been on a quantum ship and since it's only a 6 day cruise I'm leaving towards symphony. Then the other twist is that I could try celebrity for the first time... Either either on reflection (the last solstice ship), Edge or Apex (the newest ship). I'm leaning against edge... Just so expensive. Also I'm still only emerald class so wouldn't get any good transfer perks and symphony would add 7 more nights to my C and A. I know cruise choice is all subjective but I'm curious on people's comparisons celebrity vs Royal, and quantum vs Oasis class. Jane

I'm thinking 8/1/2021.

Have Liberty in July. Hoping they can work out the logistics so we can go on the 4th. Watching the live feed from one of the YouTube Vlogs showing the two Carnival ships coming in now. Even though they are not RCCL it is a great day to see cruise ship arriving for the first time in over a year in port!

I agree with this but think it will be earlier. Two reasons: (1) The need for the cruise lines to start generating income is a significant drive of corporate plans and policy making on the mechanics of restarting. Getting crews back to ships is a routine evolution for them. The scale of the operation is just larger but the mechanics are tested and in place. (2) The actual numbers of ships that are going to pass through CDC's gates and start sailing in July, all things considered probably won't exceed 20% of all fleet capacity. That reduces the problems of (1) above and, I would think make the restarting, operation each line will be facing a lot simpler. On the increase in infections within countries the lines rely on for labor, I've not dug into this as thoroughly as I might but it's been my experience from the start of the pandemic that reporting of it's impact has been exaggerated and can frequently be misleading. I think this is probably the case in both India and the Philippines. My thinking here rests on the belief that RCL, for example, would not have stopped crew members of Indian origin from returning to work without a careful analysis of labor needs given restart plans. They've matched labor needs with availability carefully, I think. They can get to what they need from Eastern Europe and Asia. I also think that there is a tendency to take national COVID data and apply it as if every region in the country is experiencing the same level of new cases. That is never the case. Regionality is the hallmark of SARS2. I suspect that is true in the Phillipines and probably in India although India is a different beast. Some of that behavior is explainable, a lot of it isn't. The bottom line is that the cruise lines, having measured labor needs v. availability will get what they need to restart at some lelel that they calculate will be profitable. At first, the margins will be small so that proof of concept is obtained. As we move forward into late summer and fall, I can see 20% capacity moving to 50% and then 75%.

She is due for a technical drydock to get routine mandatory marine maintenance performed. I'm guessing shipyard availability has been impacted by the virus with some work taking longer and schedules for a number of ships being impacted. The changing availability of space in shipyards is likely causing new plans to be considered for all ships, i.e. cargo, container, tanker and cruise ships. The dust may not be settled on a Liberty shipyard visit in July so they may be waiting for greater confidence in the plan before committing to a change.

Can I nominate this for Post of the Day? ?

Had my 2nd Moderna poke yesterday. Woke up feeling like New Years morning, x 2. Fever, whole body aches, headache.....But, this grass isnt going to cut itself, and my wife won't quit calling me a baby....so time to pop some Advil and get moving...

I don't think so... I fact-check you! ha ha

When I grow up, I want to be just like @twangster. I want to know things!?

I'm going with August 1st purely because I'm hoping to be on Symphony on 8/14. ? I do think they will be working like crazy to save some of the summer sailings. This is the first time I am allowing myself to be even mildly optimistic.

Just as long as your infant is 48 inches and 75 pounds! ? God Bless your wife!

I, too, have been working with Kathy and highly recommend her. She worked very hard yesterday to get my Odyssey OTS cruise set up.

I used to be addicted to the hokey pokey. Then I turned myself around.

I'm so sorry you are having that experience. I had mine at 2pm one day and had to work a 12-hour shift from 6pm-6am that night, so I was crossing my fingers that I wouldn't get run over since I'm the supervisor on duty and had nobody to relieve me if I got sick - my plan was to hope the crew could run itself and just lay down of the floor of my office all night. Luckily, I was spared and never had any reaction from the 2nd. Here's hoping you feel better very soon.

I think it applies to both. We booked excursions in CocoCay, St. Thomas, and San Juan, and my 4-year old daughter was free for all of them today. She was charged a few months ago.

Disney will do whatever it wants and DeSantis will have to find a way to embrace it. He doesn't have any relevant control over cruise lines despite what some of his staffers have suggested. In fact it's not clear how private business would make out in a court of law if any large business tested the limits of governor EO powers or even a hastily thrown together bill that piggybacks on another bill to get it done quickly.

It seems so random. First shot left with me a sore arm like I worked out too much that day. My 2nd dose of Pfizer yielded nothing. Every twitch I thought "is that a symptom?" but then I realized I'm just getting old. I was like... did they give me a placebo? Trials are over, right? I was disappointed... no time off work.

Celebrity has introduced "Always Included" so pricing now includes basic wifi and a classic beverage package (basic beer/wine/liquor but not top shelf beer/wine/liquor). That accounts for some of the higher pricing you may be seeing now. Celebrity is an upscale cruise line so expect similar food maybe just a wee bit better than Royal but more importantly expect an upscale customer base. While not kidless, expect fewer families with kids. It's a little more of a refined product if that makes sense. Odyssey being the newest ship is subject to new ship pricing. Symphony and Harmony both still feel new. Different production shows but if you haven't been on either ship all are good on both ships. Other than that there are minor differences between the two sister ships. You can't go wrong with any of these ships.

I've seen suggestions that if the first shot hits you more than the second, then it's possible you had covid at one point and never knew it.

The bottom line is that she needs to be responsive to you and she has not been. Don't overthink this. She obviously has something that is preventing her from giving you her full attention.

I paid a fish to come over to re-key my guitar, piano and drums. He was a professional tuna.

I know!!!!!! I went to the beverage package page to make sure LOL

Sorry to hear you're having a rough time with shot #2. But take comfort that at least it's not this... ? https://m.tiktok.com/v/6955324892459928837.html?u_code=di5idi3bfja18b&preview_pb=0&language=en&_d=di5jf3k5gceh76&share_item_id=6955324892459928837&source=h5_m

Did anyone notice that Royal Caribbean cruise planner isn't charging the "Child" fee for excursions? I just booked 2 things at CocoCay and St Thomas and it didn't charge me for my kid but they are booked. Fine by me. Maybe Royal IT at work again, or another glitch that I am okay with ?

2 ships are docking in their home port today in TX. Good sign things are about to ramp up hopefully

Don't I know it!

Thank you all for the info You guys 'rock'. I have cruised a lot, but am just finding this website.

Same here. The direct link works though https://www.royalcaribbean.com/make-a-payment/

I thought thats the side they put celebrities on.

Even better! I've had holiday cruises where they didn't offer the UDP so I have no experience trying to use the UDP on such. Let us know how it goes.

The infinite Verandah cabins have been panned pretty heavily. Apparently it’s just not the same as a true Verandah, even when the adjustable window is lowered as far as it’s able to go. I’m guessing it’s because even then the balcony section is still fully enclosed on the sides, so you don’t get the same wide views and ocean breeze. It sounds like it’s closer in design to the enclosed balconies I’ve seen photos of on some of Royal’s older ships. (Adventure? Radiance class?)

I had my second Moderna shot on Friday at the VA. I am an avid cyclist so I thought the best prescription for care would be to wake up Saturday morning and ride in which I did for 43 miles with a friend. I got home and showered and then got cold chills, headache and extreme body aches. I guess I got it mad by me taking it out for a spin. I took some ibuprofen and hung out the rest of the day and did nothing. The chills were very real and I felt like it was mid-winter but it was 70° outside. I’m hoping today will be better but we shall see. Oh well it’s done now so I’ve had my second shot so I did civic duty.

https://www.cbsa-asfc.gc.ca/travel-voyage/td-dv-eng.html The Canada website doesn't say explicitly if there is a validity beyond travel dates required for US citizens. Passports are "recommended". One concern I'd have is with the airline if the Alaska cruise departs from Canada. Often we see airlines establish their own policy that is tougher than the actual requirement. An airline could for example declare you need 6 months of validity beyond travel dates not because that is actually required, it's just safer for them to train their staff on one policy rather than get into the minutia of .. if the passenger is from this country visiting that country and there is a full moon on Tuesday then... So maybe call you airline and ask them. However if your Alaska cruise departs from Seattle you may be okay but is it really worth testing the limits of what you can get away with? You have time now, the easiest approach is to just renew them since you have to anyways.

I'm sorry this is happening to you! If you have booked cruises, you can contact Royal Caribbean and ask for the cruises to be released back to you. If they say no, escalate it. You have the right to take them back. If you have FCCs (not applied) you can book new with another travel agency or direct. FCCs belong to you, not to the travel agency. Good luck!

Bring on the vaccine tourists! Come on Canada, get your beavers down here!

Wow! Hubby received an offer for a comped cruise with Carnival, so we booked a 5-nighter on the Breeze for late October, going out of Galveston. I hope that this is a sign of good things coming for all the cruise lines sailing out of the U. S .

No trash in the sea...