Kimmbo1

Yes, I was on Indy Jan 10th and spoke with a couple who went to a GS from a JS. As well as hearing about people going to guest service on my current Harmony sailing and getting a better room.

In the past, this was never allowed but I have read that recently, some people have been successful in getting onboard upgrades.  Apparently you just go straight to Guest Services and ask !  From what I understand, they will allow you to upgrade 1 category, so if you are in an inside room, they will allow you to upgrade to an ocean view if there is one available.

We just landed in Miami 2 hours ago after 12 hours of travel through snowstorms from Vancouver to find our Symphony sailing tomorrow is cancelled. Literally got the notification at the second wheels touched down. Obviously disappointed but we knew things are crazy and anything was possible. First reaction was let’s see if we can get on another Royal cruise sailing in the next day or two. Unfortunately Royal has all sailings through January frozen for new booking and no one at customer service was any help.
Ever the optimist, my wife got on the phone with Norwegian and long story short, we are boarding on Norwegian Joy in 17 hours. What a wild ride!! 🤯

Most of these ships haven't been sailing yet and/or have a positive rate that is hitting double digits. I am sure they would rather move healthy crew to less ships and sail that way. Harmony, Allure, Oasis, Mariner, Indy, Freedom, Anthem, Navigator and Liberty have less positivity rates and should sail without issue. I cruise in like 2 days and think my Indy sailing will be fine as I haven't even heard of many cases.

Welcome to the message boards.
Are you flying to cruise or driving?
If driving there is little reason to make a decision this far away.
If flying that does make it a little more complicated.  If flying you may want to look into Air2Sea to see if provides more flexibility.

Welcome! Check-in time is scheduled to begin at midnight Eastern time. We're in Central time, so that would've been 11:00 pm here. I started checking the app about 10:00 and at 10:45 it was available! The app will let you choose an arrival time, upload a selfie (you can skip this and do it at the pier), enter your passport info by simply scanning the barcode, enter your vaccine card (front and back) and other basic info like emergency contact info etc. It's simple. You can enter your husband's info at the same time.

During the check-in process you'll pick the boarding times individually. Entering the information during check-in is on a per person basis.
One device can be used to check-in everyone. Just keep in mind the process is one person at a time.
Yes, using the app the check-in process is broken in to four parts. Travel Info, Arrival time, Vaccination, and Health and Safety.
The Health and Safety part can't be completed until around 24 hours from embarkation. Vaccination is optional.
This is a personally decision on brining the actual passport with you. One argument in favor brining it with you is the thought... Would you accept payment for something with a copy of a hundred dollar bill?
Me personally, I'll normally leave my passport book on-board. However, I do carry my passport card.
Seapass card is just a plastic card, think hotel key card. No issue if it happens to get wet. Leaving a bag, one again a decision based on one's comfort level. No lockers are available by the pool.
This is a hit or miss item. Use to be a glitch where iMessages would work without having active Voom service. You could activate the messaging feature in the app for $1.99 per person, per remaining day of voyage.
Sure, I think the cover charge at Johnny Rockets is $9.95, plus 18% gratuity. This would cover unlimited food and soda, exception would be milkshakes/malts.
All the Unlimited Dining Package provides is access to all the specialty restaurants at a fix priced.
Learn, learn, learn, and keep asking questions. Watch videos covering various topics. Read up or watch videos for more information about the various ports you might be stopping at.
If you haven't already, read: https://www.royalcaribbeanblog.com/getting-started
I find using the phone/app to check-in is easier. It allows you to pick an arrival time without having to entering anything.

Embarkation*: It was easy and fast! Port Canaveral is very organized!
Disembarkation*: Easy, Easy, very easy!! I was at my home at noon (Port Canaveral to Miami).
Parking: Use the Royal Caribbean parking, it worth it!
Food and Dinning:
Main Dining Room – I was there 2 nights, good food but could be better. Most of the time the food was cold… and the quality doesn’t meet my expectation (including the formal night). Lunch at Windjammer: Horrible! And when I say “horrible” it’s mean that also two tables next to us agreed that this lunch wasn’t great at all. Breakfast at Windjammer: Was ok! We did breakfast two days at Windjammer. Best dinner at the Ship: Giovanni’s table, we ended paying for this at the cruise since the Main Dining Room didn’t meet our expectation. And this dinner was amazing! Best breakfast at the Ship: Main Dining Room using The Key program breakfast on disembarkation day. Best lunch: Coco Beach Club! Some people say that doesn’t worth it (day pass) ... CocoCay – Beach Club – Land Cabana:
This was the best trip experience ever! AMAZING QUALITY FOOD! AMAZING SERVICE! 5 stars! I would say paying up to $100 for the day pass and AMAZING lunch, it worth it! And I wound't pay more than $999 for the land cabana. I was lucky, I got cabana #22 with the best view! Most of the Cabana views is the Overwater cabana... CocoCay WaterPark: We had the tickets and ended doing at "not show" this time since we feel so comfortable at the Beach Club. (Yes, royal Caribbean refunded the money for the Water Park). I'll try the water park at my next cruise this month. The Key Program:
Priority boarding is a plus for me… I was on the ship with my first drink on hand at 11:30am The Welcome Lunch – Was ok… but the Filet Mignon was great! Disembarkations Breakfast – AMAZING but would be better if the food is a bit hot… was cold… but was good! Flow Rider Private Session: It worth it, I literally had the flow rider for me only I didn’t use room service There’s NOT priority sitting at the shows (I guess it’s due COVID protocols or something) Internet work nice in the Ship and at CocoCay Lesson Learned:
I NEED to get the Unlimited Dinning Package for my next cruise, I got the three days dining package because the unlimited is sold out but I'll keep an eye, hoping to grab it! I'll always get The Key if the cost is $30.00 or less. Deluxe Drink Package: I wound't pay more than $57.00  
Ask me whatever you need, let's see if I can help you.
*I had “The Key” and it worth it. 
Sorry for any grammar issues, English is my second language.
My next Cruise is Harmony of the Seas - December 26th

I’m on the 9/26 and will post them from the ship

I thought it was rumored the MDR menu was changing during the pandemic. I have looked on the app and it looks pretty much the same to me, but I haven’t compared closely. Has anyone noticed changes on Freedom or even Adventure?

Thank you! This is great to know, I appreciate it. I can stop looking daily for any updates now haha