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18 minutes ago, DebColletti said:

I heard they were revisiting the testing protocols April 14, 2022.

What's the source?

39 minutes ago, Pooch said:

Wow we were in OS 10640 and experienced none of your issues.  The pole was never in the way.  I barely remember it being there.  The only time our doorbell rang was when room service arrived.  Never heard any noise from upstairs, next door, anywhere.  I would kill for that balcony again.  It was absolute heaven!  For me, the only negative was the size of the shower.  Although it was not the dreaded space tube, it was pretty darn small and the floor in front of it was always soaked.  The floor mat was a useless joke.  But I would stay in an OS again in a heartbeat if I could get the ridiculous deal we had again!

Same issues with shower and bath mat. Ended up using a towel as bath mat , to prevent a flood 

I vote for ships w/ multiply pool areas, so I guess I'm a Oasis ship person

2 hours ago, Pooch said:

We were instructed to bring them at both St Maarten and St Thomas but never needed them.  I think it’s a case of “if an area or establishment requires them, you’ll have it with you”.

We were told same thing at Nassau over Christmas to bring it, in case stores / restaurants wanted to see it, but that never happened. We were only in the downtown main area

We were on the same Symphony (Mar 26) sailing and everything you stated I can agree with. We normally get connecting balconies, but this CL Suite was nice and I would do it again, my wife the accountant only looks at $ signs, so we'll see. I really was impressed w/ Costal Kitchen, we had breakfast almost every morning and they had the best fluffy french toast and crisp bacon each morning. It was nice to roll out of bed and the food was only a few steps away. We did 2 lunches and dinners there as well and they were really good. Staff was excellent as well.  The suite sun deck was also great, less competition for chairs.

Ultimate garlic bread at Jamie's Italian on Symphony. My son ate 4 plates of this on our cruise last week.ultimate garlic bread.docx

I just got off Symphony April 2 and no complaints on food quality or service

Symphony of the seas  March 26 4,500+ on board. Announcement by cruise director.

7 minutes ago, Ampurp85 said:

No, concierges help guest in Sky class and in general people who frequent the suite lounge.

genies are only for star class

1 hour ago, KimL said:

Staying in a Sky Class suite, won our Royal Up! Wondering how much we should tip our Concierge and our room attendant?

Symphony of the Seas in 3 days!!

Thank you. 

Wondering about concierge as well. We're also in sky class (CL suite ) on Symphony in 3 days

5 hours ago, Dogmom said:

 

I told Hossain that we went to the windjammer and he texted back with the vomit emoji!

Someone is posting on Facebook, in a Symphony group chat they are on Symphony and they can serve themselves in the Windjammer starting today? Can you confirm?

2 hours ago, AshleyDillo said:

The floating mats should be at the cabana. If they aren't, ask your cabana attendant and they will get you one.

Thanks, that was my hope.

On 3/21/2022 at 6:22 AM, twangster said:

Yes!

However the terminal may not be accepting guests right at 10:30am but you can get in the queue and be one of the first to be let in the terminal.  The ship may not be boarding once through check in but there will be a suite waiting area for the brief wait until the ship begins boarding once CBP allows it.  

Add me to this list as well. sometimes its the only way to get on, especially if you have seen a few full elevators already.

Our dining room staff (head waiter and waiter) mentioned, I believe twice about the survey and getting high marks for future promotions and being welcomed back on future sailings after their contracts were up. This was on our Allure sailing over Christmas 2021

Though of another question, sorry about not combining them. We received a letter from the Concierge about the perks being in Sky Class. I know the concierge can help w/ questions reservations when on the ship, but can they set-up reservations for shows / dinner before we get on the ship?

Thanks, we have the same checked in time (11:30am) for Symphony this Saturday for a CL suite. Does anyone know if the suite lounge in the terminal in Miami  has refreshments or drinks (thinking water or soda) while waiting to board?

Does Symphony  have boardwalk donuts in the morning, similar to Allure?

1 hour ago, Linda R said:

They have done it for me in the past.

Yes, we asked for this as well. No issues each time

Thanks for the info, we are on Symphony  next week March 26. Looking forward to the same

As long as you have both sides printed you will be fine

We use GS Labs for our testing this past Christmas and had no issues with it being accepted in Fort Lauderdale for our Allure cruise and again we have them schedules for our upcoming cruise next week on Symphony. Our results looked exactly like yours  and no issues getting onboard . GS Labs has  appointments every 5 minutes from 7am - 5pm and lots of appointments at each time slot and have always gotten our results w/in 30 minutes each time. We used the location in Eagan, MN by the way.

We have a Oasis Lagoon Cabana for our Symphony cruise leaving on Mar 26, where do we pick-up our floating mats or are they delivered to the cabana? Who do we ask for them?

3 hours ago, Ampurp85 said:

Chops has a kid's menu I believe. I have also never seen spaghetti at Sorrento's. Check the app for menus. Best option would be to stop by and ask the Maitre'd to accommodate your request. Or get them a plate from the Windjammer before dinner. 

No spaghetti at Sorrento's that I've seen. Only pizza and some other stuff in the glass case (salads, I believe).  I'll see if the concierge in the suite lounge or Maitre'd can help. We are eating at Chops on night one, so I don't want to cause extra stress for anyone on Day 1 of this cruise. Thanks

Our 11 yrs old basically lives on spaghetti and hotdogs on our cruises. Will the wait staff at Chops be able to accomodate her request for a spaghetti dinner, while the rest of us have steak?

Looking forward to your blog. We're on Symphony on Mar 26 in our first CL suite (its only Sky Class)