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    bossdog421 got a reaction from Jenna Delvey in Swinging on cruise ships in a post covid world   
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    bossdog421 got a reaction from DoomSlayer in Swinging on cruise ships in a post covid world   
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    bossdog421 got a reaction from RCIfan1912 in Royal website log in issue   
    Glad its not just me then. Works on my phone but I dont like using it for looking for cruises.
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    bossdog421 got a reaction from JLMoran in The Mystery of the Disappearing (and hopefully reappearing) Halloween Cruise – Anthem – 10/30 -11/7/ 2021   
    Yeah i understand why they do it in most cases but this one had tons of issues. I called customer service and emailed my rep multiple times with questions and kept getting assured there were no plans on canceling. It was worth the gamble otherwise i would have canceled but it still gets under my skin.
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    bossdog421 got a reaction from WAAAYTOOO in The Mystery of the Disappearing (and hopefully reappearing) Halloween Cruise – Anthem – 10/30 -11/7/ 2021   
    Yeah i understand why they do it in most cases but this one had tons of issues. I called customer service and emailed my rep multiple times with questions and kept getting assured there were no plans on canceling. It was worth the gamble otherwise i would have canceled but it still gets under my skin.
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    bossdog421 got a reaction from joshgates in The Mystery of the Disappearing (and hopefully reappearing) Halloween Cruise – Anthem – 10/30 -11/7/ 2021   
    And it's gone...
     
    The cruise was just officially canceled. So glad they waited 3 days after final payment was due to do it... ? This is the 3rd one canceled after final payment was due so not much of a surprise i guess.
    I have to plan my time too much to keep this stuff up. Cruising just doesn't seem like a safe enough bet for my time until all this stuff is in the rear view. So i'll probably be taking a break from the boards again. I'll be back when there is more confidence in the industry!
     
    Guess I'll focus on Land Cruising. (RVing has been my main covid vacationing) Mine is on the left.
     


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    bossdog421 got a reaction from JLMoran in The Mystery of the Disappearing (and hopefully reappearing) Halloween Cruise – Anthem – 10/30 -11/7/ 2021   
    And it's gone...
     
    The cruise was just officially canceled. So glad they waited 3 days after final payment was due to do it... ? This is the 3rd one canceled after final payment was due so not much of a surprise i guess.
    I have to plan my time too much to keep this stuff up. Cruising just doesn't seem like a safe enough bet for my time until all this stuff is in the rear view. So i'll probably be taking a break from the boards again. I'll be back when there is more confidence in the industry!
     
    Guess I'll focus on Land Cruising. (RVing has been my main covid vacationing) Mine is on the left.
     


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    bossdog421 got a reaction from WannaCruise in The Mystery of the Disappearing (and hopefully reappearing) Halloween Cruise – Anthem – 10/30 -11/7/ 2021   
    And it's gone...
     
    The cruise was just officially canceled. So glad they waited 3 days after final payment was due to do it... ? This is the 3rd one canceled after final payment was due so not much of a surprise i guess.
    I have to plan my time too much to keep this stuff up. Cruising just doesn't seem like a safe enough bet for my time until all this stuff is in the rear view. So i'll probably be taking a break from the boards again. I'll be back when there is more confidence in the industry!
     
    Guess I'll focus on Land Cruising. (RVing has been my main covid vacationing) Mine is on the left.
     


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    bossdog421 got a reaction from JLMoran in The Mystery of the Disappearing (and hopefully reappearing) Halloween Cruise – Anthem – 10/30 -11/7/ 2021   
    Once one hurdle is gone 3 more pop up unfortunately.  NJ has been on the stricter side of things through this pandemic and while the update today didn't mention cruises it did not feel like a step in the direction of cruising coming back. We've been seeing an uptick at our offices with testing again, and it seems from the data released today we aren't the only ones.
    Maybe I'm just having a bad day or just have a case of the Mondays but I'm less optimistic than i was that there is even a chance now.
     
     
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    bossdog421 got a reaction from WannaCruise in The Mystery of the Disappearing (and hopefully reappearing) Halloween Cruise – Anthem – 10/30 -11/7/ 2021   
    Once one hurdle is gone 3 more pop up unfortunately.  NJ has been on the stricter side of things through this pandemic and while the update today didn't mention cruises it did not feel like a step in the direction of cruising coming back. We've been seeing an uptick at our offices with testing again, and it seems from the data released today we aren't the only ones.
    Maybe I'm just having a bad day or just have a case of the Mondays but I'm less optimistic than i was that there is even a chance now.
     
     
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    bossdog421 got a reaction from WAAAYTOOO in The Mystery of the Disappearing (and hopefully reappearing) Halloween Cruise – Anthem – 10/30 -11/7/ 2021   
    Once one hurdle is gone 3 more pop up unfortunately.  NJ has been on the stricter side of things through this pandemic and while the update today didn't mention cruises it did not feel like a step in the direction of cruising coming back. We've been seeing an uptick at our offices with testing again, and it seems from the data released today we aren't the only ones.
    Maybe I'm just having a bad day or just have a case of the Mondays but I'm less optimistic than i was that there is even a chance now.
     
     
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    bossdog421 got a reaction from WannaCruise in The Mystery of the Disappearing (and hopefully reappearing) Halloween Cruise – Anthem – 10/30 -11/7/ 2021   
    Final payment is this week so why not start another blog? Hopefully this isn’t another live blog that ends in a cruise not happening…

     

    This 8 night Bahamas cruise on Anthem was booked during my last cruise Jan 2020. Sometime in the middle of covid the listing for the cruise was pulled from Royal's site (probably because it was 8 days) and has not reappeared yet. Is it a Halloween mystery? Will it sail? Soo spooky!

     

    Emailing back and forth with a rep from royal she claims there is no plans to cancel this sailing but the strangeness of this cruise just keeps coming.  I have been stalking the site to see if the sailing gets listed again because I wanted look at pricing to upgrade into a suite or star class. So I asked the rep I was emailing with, she says no rooms are available and sates they are probably max capacity. Well, that doesn’t make sense because the cruise hasn’t been listed, the sailing that goes out right one this one gets back has plenty of open rooms in every category. If this cruise does go out, it may be a ghost ship (gasp).

     

    The itinerary:

     

    Leaves from Cape Liberty, 2 Sea Days, Port Canaveral, CocoCay, Nassau, and then 2 more sea days.

     

    This itinerary is nothing great, but it gives us a chance to spend a day with family in Florida and it gives us plenty of time on the ship (I prefer being on the ship over most ports anyways).

     

    This would be our first “holiday” cruise, being able to get in a costume sounds like a blast. I even bought a sweet cane / wand that would go very well with a Voodoo costume.  I got Lucius Malfoys cane from Borgin and Burkes in Knocturn Alley at Universal Studios (Harry Potter stuff). It’s pretty heavy, looks a bit intimating and it wont fit in my luggage so i'd have to carry it on. I wonder if it would even be allowed on the ship. What do you guys think?


     




     
    Going to keep this short for now, don’t want to type up a crapload just to have it cancel again. This will be my first time on Anthem, so if it sails expect lots of pics and daily updates.


     

     

     
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    bossdog421 got a reaction from joshgates in The Mystery of the Disappearing (and hopefully reappearing) Halloween Cruise – Anthem – 10/30 -11/7/ 2021   
    Final payment is this week so why not start another blog? Hopefully this isn’t another live blog that ends in a cruise not happening…

     

    This 8 night Bahamas cruise on Anthem was booked during my last cruise Jan 2020. Sometime in the middle of covid the listing for the cruise was pulled from Royal's site (probably because it was 8 days) and has not reappeared yet. Is it a Halloween mystery? Will it sail? Soo spooky!

     

    Emailing back and forth with a rep from royal she claims there is no plans to cancel this sailing but the strangeness of this cruise just keeps coming.  I have been stalking the site to see if the sailing gets listed again because I wanted look at pricing to upgrade into a suite or star class. So I asked the rep I was emailing with, she says no rooms are available and sates they are probably max capacity. Well, that doesn’t make sense because the cruise hasn’t been listed, the sailing that goes out right one this one gets back has plenty of open rooms in every category. If this cruise does go out, it may be a ghost ship (gasp).

     

    The itinerary:

     

    Leaves from Cape Liberty, 2 Sea Days, Port Canaveral, CocoCay, Nassau, and then 2 more sea days.

     

    This itinerary is nothing great, but it gives us a chance to spend a day with family in Florida and it gives us plenty of time on the ship (I prefer being on the ship over most ports anyways).

     

    This would be our first “holiday” cruise, being able to get in a costume sounds like a blast. I even bought a sweet cane / wand that would go very well with a Voodoo costume.  I got Lucius Malfoys cane from Borgin and Burkes in Knocturn Alley at Universal Studios (Harry Potter stuff). It’s pretty heavy, looks a bit intimating and it wont fit in my luggage so i'd have to carry it on. I wonder if it would even be allowed on the ship. What do you guys think?


     




     
    Going to keep this short for now, don’t want to type up a crapload just to have it cancel again. This will be my first time on Anthem, so if it sails expect lots of pics and daily updates.


     

     

     
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    bossdog421 got a reaction from WAAAYTOOO in The Mystery of the Disappearing (and hopefully reappearing) Halloween Cruise – Anthem – 10/30 -11/7/ 2021   
    They probably would, but I'd rather not chance breaking or chipping it lol.
     
     
    Well seeing how this is the first sailing listed after it's back in the states from a transatlantic sailing I don't think Anthem will be getting one, at least not from the USA... unless this gets canceled and this time period is used for a test cruise.
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    bossdog421 got a reaction from cruisellama in The Mystery of the Disappearing (and hopefully reappearing) Halloween Cruise – Anthem – 10/30 -11/7/ 2021   
    They probably would, but I'd rather not chance breaking or chipping it lol.
     
     
    Well seeing how this is the first sailing listed after it's back in the states from a transatlantic sailing I don't think Anthem will be getting one, at least not from the USA... unless this gets canceled and this time period is used for a test cruise.
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    bossdog421 got a reaction from cruisellama in The Mystery of the Disappearing (and hopefully reappearing) Halloween Cruise – Anthem – 10/30 -11/7/ 2021   
    Final payment is this week so why not start another blog? Hopefully this isn’t another live blog that ends in a cruise not happening…

     

    This 8 night Bahamas cruise on Anthem was booked during my last cruise Jan 2020. Sometime in the middle of covid the listing for the cruise was pulled from Royal's site (probably because it was 8 days) and has not reappeared yet. Is it a Halloween mystery? Will it sail? Soo spooky!

     

    Emailing back and forth with a rep from royal she claims there is no plans to cancel this sailing but the strangeness of this cruise just keeps coming.  I have been stalking the site to see if the sailing gets listed again because I wanted look at pricing to upgrade into a suite or star class. So I asked the rep I was emailing with, she says no rooms are available and sates they are probably max capacity. Well, that doesn’t make sense because the cruise hasn’t been listed, the sailing that goes out right one this one gets back has plenty of open rooms in every category. If this cruise does go out, it may be a ghost ship (gasp).

     

    The itinerary:

     

    Leaves from Cape Liberty, 2 Sea Days, Port Canaveral, CocoCay, Nassau, and then 2 more sea days.

     

    This itinerary is nothing great, but it gives us a chance to spend a day with family in Florida and it gives us plenty of time on the ship (I prefer being on the ship over most ports anyways).

     

    This would be our first “holiday” cruise, being able to get in a costume sounds like a blast. I even bought a sweet cane / wand that would go very well with a Voodoo costume.  I got Lucius Malfoys cane from Borgin and Burkes in Knocturn Alley at Universal Studios (Harry Potter stuff). It’s pretty heavy, looks a bit intimating and it wont fit in my luggage so i'd have to carry it on. I wonder if it would even be allowed on the ship. What do you guys think?


     




     
    Going to keep this short for now, don’t want to type up a crapload just to have it cancel again. This will be my first time on Anthem, so if it sails expect lots of pics and daily updates.


     

     

     
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    bossdog421 reacted to WAAAYTOOO in The Mystery of the Disappearing (and hopefully reappearing) Halloween Cruise – Anthem – 10/30 -11/7/ 2021   
    On CruisingPower, the TA website, this sailing is currently listed as "Not Available"

    BUT that doesn't mean that it won't sail.  In the recent past, this status has basically just meant that they aren't accepting any new bookings...in other words, the ship is probably booked at capacity.  All room categories are showing CLS (Closed) but again that is probably just an indication of a sold-out status.

    This is just an example.  The rest of the room categories are showing the same status.
    If it makes you feel any better, my 8-21-21 Symphony cruise (also 8 nights) looked exactly like this for a LONG time until they reactivated it and Royal announced that it was going to sail.  I think the fact that your cruise has been hibernating as a result of it being >7 nights is also another reason for its status.
    So fingers are crossed for you.  I know you will feel better once they announce a test cruise for Anthem.
     
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    bossdog421 got a reaction from LewieE in Booked Star Class! Oasis Ultimate Panoramic Suite! Questions...   
    Yeah I'm excited. First time booking Star Class! For those that didn't follow along, i was just on Harmony in January for my 10 year wedding anniversary  and did a live blog here it was a blast!  That was our only other RCCL cruise and had a great time in our Sky Class Loft. Gotta say i was totally jealous watching those genies zip around for other groups. I knew i was going to book one just not this soon!  Seeing some of these prices I just couldn't pass up the deal... seriously not even taking into account that i wont need flights this time its about half the cost of my last cruise and it's STAR CLASS and we can now celebrate wifes 4.... i mean 30th birthday! ( i get to celebrate too my 40th is next week but canceled due to covid)
     
    This room looks like it's a newer addition as part of the amplification.  It looks amazing. Has anyone here had the opportunity to stay in one of these rooms? Only 2 things are concerning me. First is no balcony. Obviously  this is made up for with the insane views, just a couple floors up and we got the suite deck anyways. Second is how far it is from the suite lounge / the rest of the star class suites. From what i can tell about the deck plans EVERY other star class suite is aft. I have no issues walking across the ship to get to coastal kitchen (i plan on being more #teamCK this time but now i'll have specialty dining included so still going to be limited, no MDR at all this time!)  a couple nights but I'm slightly worried about genie access with it being so disconnected for the rest of the star suites.  Any input on either of those items would be appreciated.
     
    I am ready for a vacation! Working in healthcare int he middle of all this craziness is exhausting!  A September sailing seems like a pretty safe bet.
     
    @Lovetocruise2002 Too early to start a live blog @ 5 months out?? ? . I upgraded my phone so I plan on taking a ton of pictures again!
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    bossdog421 got a reaction from LewieE in We Still Do – Vow Renewal on Harmony - 1/26/20 – 2/2/20   
    Going to bump my old topic... why not? Not like anything new is happening...
     
    So here we are, a year later than this cruise.
     
    Right about now i would have been thinking about how great my 10 year anniversary was while wondering around an empty ship while everyone else is sleeping. (My 11th anniversary was great too but I'm not cruising ?)
     
    It's pretty crazy thinking back. I remember starting to hear about the virus and thinking it was not big deal. Even crazier  we were docked next to Anthem at San Juan... That Anthem sailing was the exact sailing that got quarantined for possible exposure to the virus. 
     
    Tomorrow i get my second dose of the Vaccine. Exactly 1 year away from having an chance exposure. I won't go into the chaos that it has been working in the medical field but it has been stressful to say the least. I do really hope that this year marks us making moves to get this virus behind us.
     
    1 cruise canceled last year for my wife's 40th birthday (star class too /cry). Hopeful for my Halloween booking on Anthem this year! It's not showing as something you can book anymore though, so i'm sure that's not a good sign.
     
    Hope everyone is staying safe and sane! Hope i see everyone cruising soon!
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    bossdog421 got a reaction from LewieE in We Still Do – Vow Renewal on Harmony - 1/26/20 – 2/2/20   
    I wish i was still on vacation.......

     
    Damn it didn't work!
     
    I am 100% having the back to reality blues.
     
    This was my first Royal Caribbean cruise but it won't be my last. I'm already planning my next cruise!
     
    While looking through pictures there were a couple things i didn't post that i wanted to mention.
     
    At port arrival a glitch in the system allowed the in-laws into the suite area even though they were not staying in a suite. We were able to have them stow away at the port and at the suite lounge until they got their physical sea passes. The app had them as sea or sky class even though they weren't.
     
    I am proud to say my 8 year old daughter ate steak EVERY night of the cruise! No matter where we were that was what she wanted. The only time she  was disappointed with the steak was at the windjammer. Her favorite was from Coastal Kitchen. I thought the beach club had the edge though.
     
    This was the first time i have ever really traveled with a group, I value family time vacations because i can be pretty busy and stressed out with work. It is really important to me to create lasting memories on trips, and i enjoy getting my wife and child to myself. Traveling with a group was a lot different and i think i made some mistakes. I thought staying in a suite would give us more time together, but juggling time with our travel mates and living the "suite life" was pretty difficult. Some of what i see as value in suite amenities was lost because no one else could use it and we were supposed to be all together.  We didn't even eat dinner at CK until night 4 and as soon as i tasted my food i wished we could have eaten there more. Little things like not sitting together at shows because i had to utilize the suite seating sections might have caused some tensions with my group. I am very used to a higher end experience when vacationing but i may have to really look at things differently if we are traveling with a group again in the future.
     
    Speaking of the higher end experience. Everything that was included with the suite perks were amazing. The concierge staff,  Mohamed and Jeremias were amazing.  They were extremely attentive and put in extra effort multiple times throughout the trip.  All of the staff knew us by name and it always felt very inviting. I really liked both of the main suite lounge bartenders as well,  Marlin was the man! I made sure to give them all extra praise in the survey.
     

     
    Even though i had a great time at the overwater cabana, I probably wouldn't get one again. There weren't a ton of offerings in the beach club for my daughter aside from swimming, and the weather wasn't the best for that. I felt she probably would have had a better time on the rest of Coco Cay. Sure we could have done some of that as well but then it would have taken time away from the cabana, which i wanted to experience. She'll be 10 by our next major cruise so maybe a waterpark cabana is in our future!
     
    Drink package and drinking: I'm torn on this one. I don't drink a lot normally, only on the weekend while socializing or special occasions. I drank a lot on the cruise, but i never over did it.  Staying in a suite on an oasis class ship i probably would have been fine without the drink package and just having beer and wine 11-11 in the suite lounge. The drink package did let me try a bunch of drinks i have never tried. Pretty sure there wasn't a single thing that i didnt like. I want to thank this board for suggesting the Kraken Lava Flow.  One of my favorite drinks on the cruise!
     
    I was also pretty happy that i could order 2 drinks i wasn't expecting to be available.  Port wine was available in the suite lounge, i did some research prior to cruising and didn't think I could get it. I tried a few other bars but came up short. The other drink was a Sake and Sake Bomb, it was not on the menu. I always order a Sake bomb and a bottle of Sake when i go to hibachi. They wouldn't let us use the chop sticks to balance the glass of sake though. Something about safety.  It was still pretty damn tasty though! Don't i look classy slamming the drink in my tie? lol...

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    The survey has been completed, the bags are unpacked, and  i'm depressed it's all over. ?
     
    Thanks for reading everyone! Doing this blog was a lot of fun! I will be doing one again on my next cruise.
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    bossdog421 got a reaction from LewieE in We Still Do – Vow Renewal on Harmony - 1/26/20 – 2/2/20   
    Even though I miss the ship already, it's good to be home.
     
    We really missed the dogs and it looks like they missed us!


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    bossdog421 got a reaction from LewieE in We Still Do – Vow Renewal on Harmony - 1/26/20 – 2/2/20   
    You guys know I like the pics of spaces with hardly anyone in it.
     
    Here are some spots around Coco Cay that were pretty much empty.











     

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    bossdog421 got a reaction from LewieE in We Still Do – Vow Renewal on Harmony - 1/26/20 – 2/2/20   
    Mini fridge had lots of goodies. Only the champagne on the top was extra.

     
    There was also a water cooler that lifted up.

    I took pics of everything lol, just haven't had time to post everything... damn voom is still slow.
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    bossdog421 got a reaction from LewieE in We Still Do – Vow Renewal on Harmony - 1/26/20 – 2/2/20   
    I spotted a couple of the divers from fine line . Really cool people. Yeah that's a chicken sammich in my hand. Felt pretty chonky next to them

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    bossdog421 got a reaction from LewieE in We Still Do – Vow Renewal on Harmony - 1/26/20 – 2/2/20   
    You do not get to pick your cabana.
     
    I was in cabana 10, it was an end unit. The view was amazing from every angle. Perfect view of the beach club and completely unobstructed view of the ocean. There were multiple cabanas that were sunk back and would have seen the back of other cabanas. Those would have shielded a lot of wind though.
     
    We lucked out, you guys saw the forecast i posted a couple days ago... we did not get any rain at all.  But we did get 20+ mph winds. The cabana definitely is floating because she was a movin when there was waves.
     
    Back on board, they may be closing upper decks due to wind
     
     
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