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  1. US cruises could restart soon with 'passenger voyages by mid-July,' CDC says

    in Royal Caribbean News and Rumors

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    11 hours ago, CGTLH said:

     

    • CDC will update its testing and quarantine requirements for passengers and crew on sailings with paying passengers to align with the CDC's guidance for fully vaccinated people. So, for example, instead of taking a PCR lab test ahead of boarding vaccinated passengers can take a rapid antigen test upon embarkation.

    I understand that the testing and quarantine requirements will better align with CDC's guidance for fully vaccinated people, but I am interested to see the mask mandates onboard. This week the CDC announced that fully vaccinated people do not have to wear a mask outdoors, unless in a large crowd. For instance, will the cruise lines allow people to sit by the pool without a mask on? Definitely a lot of things to figure out.

  2. Will Oct 30/31 crusies sail?

    in Royal Caribbean Discussion

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    As of now, Adventure of the Seas sailings from Nassau go through mid-September and Vision through August. I think Royal is waiting to see when cruises will restart from US. If they do not restart until the earliest November (hopefully it is sooner!), I think they will extend Adventure and Vision through the fall even if it is hurricane season. This also depends on how successful these summer sailing are.

    I am not booking any cruises from the US this year until it is definite that they are restarting.

  4. What is the most frustrating thing about Royal Caribbean cruises?

    in Royal Caribbean Discussion

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    Waiting for tenders to disembark the ship at a port. This was especially problematic at CocoCay before Perfect Day at CocoCay. I haven't been to a port with tenders in several years, but the waiting period was the worst. One time we just missed the cut off for the tender and we were told to start boarding the next one. They had us waiting 30 minutes before it was completely full to leave. Our other party made the previous tender and had to wait for us.

    A few years ago on Grandeur, the line for the tender went down the entire hallway on Deck 2 and wrapped around to the other side of the ship.

  5. Odyssey Canceled? I have not received Notice

    in Royal Caribbean Discussion

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    18 hours ago, Fred567 said:

    I just checked again and they do have 1 cruise available a year from this Sept.. wow thats a long time to wait.. but maybe..

    Thanks for the info or I wouldnt have rechecked and found that..

     

    I moved my 9 night sailing in October to an 8 night sailing in September 2022. Very similar itinerary, but no overnight in Athens. However, the taxes are tripled in 2022. I was paying ~$60 pp and it jumped to ~$180+ pp.

  10. What would you want to see on a new MDR menu?

    in Royal Caribbean Dining

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    On 8/18/2020 at 12:54 PM, WAAAYTOOO said:

    I really wish they would go back to rotating the bread options nightly.  You used to get a whole new option of warm (I won’t say they were hot...they rarely were) breads to select from every night.  Then they went to the same few standards every night and then finally, you were stuck with whatever selection of bread they put on your table every night.  That was about the time we stopped eating in the MDR - ever.

    When I first started cruising on Royal Caribbean, I remember they didn't have bread baskets on the table. The assistant waiter would come around and give you a single piece, and you could always ask for more. I know more recently there are now bread baskets on every table. Although I love my bread basket (and usually finish it), I notice how much bread is wasted when it is on every single table. I understand it is less work for the assistant waiters since they are already so busy,  but I believe they should go back to the old method and only provide the baskets on request. I feel bad with all of the wasted food and it hurts me to see all the uneaten bread.

  11. Stupid Chair Hogs

    in Royal Caribbean Discussion

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    1 hour ago, ehw51 said:

    We had dinner in the Solarium last Dec, a couple came in and ordered 4 entrees, one was a special order.  Nice looking young couple. The meals came, and they complained about each of them. Then they went to get desert, didn´t like any of them either. We talked to the waiter when they left, one bite out of each of the dinners and the deserts just left the rest. Classless

    A few years ago I sailed on Grandeur with my mother. The maitre'd came around to each table on the first night asking how everything was. The couple next to us said it wasn't good. The maitre'd asked what was wrong and how can they make things better, etc. They just shrugged and said it wasn't good food. My mother chimed in and said, "Well I thought everything was absolutely delicious!"

    That couple never returned to the dining room for the rest of the cruise, which was nice because we didn't want to be around negativity.

  20. Royal Caribbean Vlogs: Harmony of the Seas

    in People Connect

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    1 hour ago, JLMoran said:

    That was a heck of a lightning bolt you caught! And your SO was standing in water during that?? ? ?

    And he's funny when he's had a few! ?

    When we were in the Diamond Lounge, they made an announcement that guests are not allowed outside due to the storm. That was maybe 15 minutes after we got those shots. 
     

    And yes, he definitely took advantage of his first cruise as a Diamond member. ? ? 

  23. Same Excursion, Two Prices

    in Shore Excursions

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    I was supposed to go on a cruise to the Baltics in June. We planned on doing a 2-day tour of St. Petersburg with a Russian tour company. Usually I like to stick to the cruise ship excursions, however, the price for a full day tour is so expensive with Royal just to be on a tour bus with ~50 people.

    I definitely suggest looking into other tour companies that go to the exact same places and more over 2 days with less than 20 people. Most of these companies will take care of the visa for you.

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