Jess4214

We were on Navigator for Superbowl weekend on a 3 night sailing and they were allowing 3 sessions per child for the whole sailing. We were able to do all 3 sessions plus a few more. When we picked them up I would ask if they had availability for the next session or the next day and they always had slots open. They were able to spend most of the cruise at AO. Kids are 5 and 7. I'm not sure if they were separated since AO on Navigator is one huge space but the kids among their age group were playing with each other. They just had to keep their masks on.

Navigator 2/10 sailing 3 night Ensenada out of LA

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Is MTD available for families with unvax kids? Thank you!

In addition to having a tour booked through RC you must make sure to follow any age restricted policy. Traveling with my 3 kiddos, ages 5, 6 and 9 month old and I booked an excursion on cruise planner. In the fine print, it said minimum age is 3 years old. But on the FAQ's it listed that infants that can sit on parents lap, typically do not require a seat are okay to join. Not assuming anything and being confused I emailed shorex@rccl.com to clarify the policy.

Sure enough, because of the excursion age restriction my infant couldn't join and could not get off the ship even though a RC excursion is booked. It was good to know ahead of time instead of finding out on board. So when in doubt, email RC and ask just to be sure. 

12:30pm is the earliest I've seen. 

Regarding the new policy of downlining, does this apply when you disembark on the last day with the group numbers? Can we still request a early time/group number to disembark the ship? Thanks!

7 hours ago, LoveCruising2021 said:

Where have you seen these charts? I’d like to print one out for HoS. 
thanks 

@mjpeske12Go to the Healthy Sail Center FAQ's,click on Ship Protocols. There you'll find the question:

You're welcome! Another tip that helped us, we were out of Port Miami but I assume it's the same process - When you're at the final part of check-in they handed us a paper to sign up for the debarkation test for the kids on the last day. This is only for 5+ night cruises. Sign up asap so you'll get the earliest time. Because we had Cococay on the last day we wanted to make sure it was taken care so we didn't lose out on any time at Cococay. We signed the kids up while we were waiting for their results and was able to get an appt at 7am for the debarkation covid test and off the ship right when  the gangway went down at 8am.

The kids registration email arrived 1-2 weeks prior to sailing. It comes from Royal Caribbean. The subject says, "Unvaccinated Guests, register your boarding day PCR"

The test doesn't affect your boarding time. Arrive as scheduled and and as long as you register the kids beforehand it won't take too long until you're on the ship. Our test took about 45 mins for results. We had a 12pm check in time and we were on board at 12:50pm.

I'm not sure when your sailing is so protocols might change by then. Here is my experience with AO from my cruise this week 10/31-11/5. 

Each child is allowed 3 sessions for the entire cruise on a reservation system. This particular cruise, there were alot of kids so its best you register and pick your time slots on the first day. Only one day this week they offered a lunch session. The kids would order from a menu at AO. The food was brought to The Workshop and they would eat at The Workshop and watch a movie. They did not offer the kids going to WJ on this sailing. They also did not offer a dinner session. Unless I overlooked it, they did not have AO cruise compasses either where they had scheduled different activities each day. 

I agree with the others, it is very limited. Including my kids, there were less than 7 kids in the room and socially distanced.

Here's the schedule from this week on Freedom 5 night;

Morning 9am-12pm (Day 2-4)

Afternoon 2p-5p (Day 2-5)

Evening 7p-10p (Day 2-5)

Late night 10p-1am (Day 2-5)

Lunch session 12-2pm (Day 2 only)

I'm on Freedom right now. I checked in at my scheduled time at 12pm at Miamj. There were already a long line of people that arrived early and had to wait outside. They did not allow them to go in early. 

Freedom 10/31-11/6 guest count according to Guest Services: 1,160

Windjammer is open for dinner! 

My online check opened exactly 90 days. I'm on the West Coast so at 9pm my check in time opened up, which would be 12am East coast.

@AshleyDillo Thank you so much! I appreciate the picture!

@AshleyDillo do you know if the land cabana includes its own hammock? Recently saw a video of one with a hammock. Also are there restrooms inside the beach club or do we need to venture out? Thanks in advance!

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My family had great experiences using them for our cruise pre-pandemic and they have great reviews on TripAdvisor and Yelp. Check them out!

Currently, are there any areas in Cococay that are closed due to the limited capacity? I heard South Beach was closed but cannot confirm or deny. Can anyone confirm this?

@roiemike Thank you so much!! We cant wait to sail her.  Counting down!!

We're booked in a land cabana at Coco Beach Club. First time at Coco Beach Club!! We're also traveling with our children ages 1 yr--6 and plan on dining most of the time at our cabana. Can I request from our steward a high chair? What non-alcoholic complimentary drinks do they offer? Can I make special requests like the funnel cake or the famous chicken sandwich from the Snack Shacks? Can we order multiple times from the restaurant menu or is it only once? Also any other advice for the best experience is very much welcome!! This is our first vacation post-pandemic and I'm in serious revenge travel cruising mode!! 

Thank you everyone for your feedback!! 

Hello,

I'm sailing on Freedom on Oct 31 and my stateroom is on deck 10 right below Splashaway Bay on deck 11. If you have stayed in rooms on deck 10 or  similar ship that's  below the pool deck, how bad is the noise? I'm debating on calling my TA to see if I can switch rooms. Thanks for your help

For adults who purchase The Key and have children under age 6. what is included for the children? Are they included in the Key dining/separate menu, can they participate in other Key benefits?

Hi BB1,

I've heard of Dayuse.com  - I planned but never had the opportunity to use them because of my cruise being canceled so I can't tell you much about it. I know they have some hotels that you can reserve for half day use or hourly. Wouldn't hurt to check it out!

Yes absolutely!! I'm supposed to be on Indy right now!! Definitely having the cruise blues 

Hello,

Does anyone know when Anthem of the Seas will debut the H2O Zone water park with all the bells and whistles?  I know right now it's the H20 Wave Pool.  I'm just wondering because I have a 3 and 5 year old and I know they would love that so much better! I thought maybe it would be added when Anthem went to Drydock but I'm not sure if its Drydock has been rescheduled due to closure/COVID-19 ?? Thanks!