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6 tests over 3 states & 4 households all negative!! Harmony here we come

Have you gotten your test results yet? 2 out of 6 done so far, both negative!! I don’t remember having to remove shoes/belts etc at port security.

Hubby & I just got our negative test results. Waiting on the other 4 in our travel party now.

Hubby & I just got our negative results back. That’s 2 down, 4 people to go!! ok now 4 negatives with 2 left to test. 5 down 1 to go!!!!

Royal doesn’t care who sleeps where. No need to formally move people around. As Matt said, just stop at guest services and get extra keys

Pretty sure ours were available as soon as I completed each persons check in.

So the lesson here is bring anything you might remotely need. I bring a small pharmacy! It’s been some time since I’ve had the problem but I think most women have an idea when they might have need of certain products and if they should pack some.

So far the concierge has said no. Just gonna wing it on board.

No, the cup you get with the package has a chip that activates the machine.

Ok probably what I should have expected but maybe not quite what I had in mind. I’ll probably go to the first rehearsal to at least check it out.

In my case, it’s because my husband would like the scallops in CK and I want the MDR lobster tails. Both venues are complementary for us and this was previously allowed according to many here.

Departure lounges are when you DEPART the ship not embark. The give away is “continental breakfast”. They don’t serve that for boarding.

By included, they meant “the package price plus 18% equals this. now it means this the package price and this is the gratuity for a total of. You always paid gratuities. They just buried how much in a lump sum price. Now you can see it as a separate amount. Yes, prices are higher but that’s a function of rising prices not because of the change in where the gratuity is applied. As an example: my drink package under the old system showed $67pp. When I put it in my cart, it stayed $67pp. Under the new system it showed $58pp BUT when you put it in the cart it adds the gratuity and comes out to………$67pp. Just semantics.

I would not expect much. On Majesty it was a tiny conference room with cold coffee, stale pastries and no one to tell you where/when to go.

It’s a holdover from when cruises restarted. There was pretty strict social distancing and reservations helped with that. Don’t think it’s still a thing , just that the verbiage has not been updated.

I checked the first box pertaining to high transmission rates & inability to properly social distance.

Hadn’t thought about ordering room service for this. What a great idea!

Glad you tested negative. . Got my email from Elaine & Lyli on Monday. Very exciting!! Have a great rest of your cruise.

You are absolutely right. We are going to CK that night for hubby to have scallops. He has, rightly, pointed out that if I want the lobster tails, I can go to MDR later for second dinner. Perspective and first world problems. Thanks guys.

HM concierge was able to get my brother & nephew (JS) on our CK reservations and I am very grateful. Then I was told no, you cannot get the MDR lobster tails in CK?!?!! should I just keep my mouth shut & speak to the maitre’d?

And what do they sing?

FAQs say gratuities are included. It used to be included up front. Now they separate out the price of the package & its associated gratuities. Really the bottom line is just about the same.

Go to the app. Choose a current sailing on your ship. As stated before, menus don’t change much.

I see it in last weeks compass. Wondered what they performed? Bach? Mozart? Handel?