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So we were supposed to do this cruise in 2020 which he would have been 6 years old, instead because of covid we are going in August 2022 which now makes him 9. Without going "Thrill waterpark" what is there to do for a 9 year old? Is he too big for some of the free water features? He has wanted to go on the pirate ship water feature but is he now too big for that? I'm just kinda afraid he is in between ages for things to do but I have no idea never been there before. Thanks for any insight.

Ok cool, I just had to refresh all my items in my cruise planner cart and save a bunch. 481 because 417. All booked up now.

Oh my god I'm so glad you posted this! I was like going nuts because I went over this page a million times looking for a way to select "when I want to go". There is no way to choose a date. I've had everything loaded into my cart and haven't noticed a price change. Do I have to delete everything a reload to see a diff in price or should it reflect the new prices in the cart?

Oh wow I'm also in Monmouth County. Not working on Chrome or my phone which is a Pixel 4XL.

Oh wow, I hadn't check this thread out before starting my own that is now closed, opps, sorry. Anyway yeah I'm having this issue. Blank white screen. Tracking Oasis cruise for next May. I think the price dropped significantly too.

I'm tracking a cruise for next year, actually a few but just now tried to do a "mock booking" but the screen goes blank. I find the cruises, find the date and click to continue to book but page goes blank, just a white screen. Anyone else having this issue?

Thank you guys very much and there is something duh I hadn't thought of, and it's the commentary at each stop that gives you interesting facts and history. We do love that kinda stuff. The bus is regular size and easy for a 7 month old fit in? He's a great baby, this kid doesn't cry much. Our 8 year old when he was a baby was the complete opposite, just cried a lot. This baby boy not so much. We are huge Titanic buffs so that's why the Titanic tie in with this trip. We have been to the cemetery twice and we don't see us not going when in Halifax. Thanks again for the input.

We are finally taking our first cruise out of this awful pandemic in late July. Short cruise to Halifax. Anyway we like the hop on/hop off bus. Question is we are only going to hop off on 3 stops, Maritime museum, Halifax public gardens, and Titanic cemetery. I read the Maritime museum is in walking distance as is the Halifax public gardens, but the Titanic cemetery is too far to walk. Could we just walk to the museum and Gardens and then get a ride to the cemetery? We will have a 7 month old with us too. Its also probably cheaper to book this outside of Royal Caribbean?

Thank you for the info. I would definitely try this on Oasis if the bid prices are reasonable. We are in a central park balcony.

Do all cruises offer "Royal up"? because our Oasis cruise in August is not listed yet as eligible.

It says "pending" and I see there is the ability to modify. I guess it's just a waiting game. It's a short cruise on an older ship Adventure OTS so maybe that works in my favor.

I'll have to check that part, I didn't notice that part. Thanks for the info, this is kinda exciting. Can't get hopes up too high though.

2 of mine say pending! One had another status. I would love that 2 bedroom grand suite. I mean with 2 kids that would incredible. Thanks for the info.

Same,same exact things I just saw on my 2 cruises. I found that odd as well.

What is the typical response time for winners? Is it usually quick or a drawn out process? Our sailing is July 26th so not too far off.

Oh we paid very little for this cruise, most was FCC. Also the rate was very low on begin with. Thanks for the advice though because this is brand new to me. I made 2 bids, and I guess we'll see what happens. Any other advice is appreciated as I want to learn as much as I can about this process. Kinda cheesy I think you don't get the extra points.

Wow! You won the bid on that amazing room, good for you! I'm hoping for the best. I also bid on the Owners suite now for just over the minimum. I see that there is a way to modify the bid. I really like this program. I will try for something on every cruise it's offered. I think I'm just gonna leave it as is and see.

Thanks for the replies. I didn't know what I was doing or I would have bid more. I thought it was per person so 4 people but it's only your first 2 guests. I would have bid more if I knew that. Do they offer this on every cruise? We are on Oasis in August too.

For an email out of the blue about Royal up and never have tried this before. I went through the options and there were some good ones. There was an upgrade to a 2 bedroom grand suite so I was like ok, why not try this for the first time. Bid the minimum so I don't we will get it but in the future I know the process. Does anyone win with the lowest bid? It's Adventure OTS on a short cruise to Halifax, 4 days.

Sounds like Anthem OTS is the new love boat. It is an amazing ship that is for sure.

I hope I didn't offend because I absolutely love Canada and Canadians. Canada just seems the most cautious of countries right now, at least in the northern hemisphere. I mean China is a bit crazy too which actually surprises me. Who knew they cared about anything especially their people.

https://www.nbcnews.com/health/health-news/fda-authorize-covid-shots-children-5-june-rcna25386 So again this is coming up pretty fast. I'm not worried about Royal Caribbean making this mandatory but Canada which is the most skittish and scared of the countries making it mandatory with no wiggle room. Now our son won't be 6 months till June 19th. It's just something I'm gonna have to keep my eye on. 3 doses for a 6 month to 5 year is absolutely ridiculous and unnecessary. Use a little common sense here FDA, just make it 5 years old is the earliest anyone should get vaccinated. Just a little common sense please.

Very interesting, thanks for the info. I guess we'll try and upload our cards. I assume you still have to bring your physical copy too on the cruise, to the terminal, and of course port stops?

Excellent thread because I was wondering if you can upload your vaccination status. Our check in doesn't open till June. So I suppose you have to upload and bring the physical copy?

Thanks guys, you all made sense and talked me off my depression over this. We haven't been on a cruise since 2019 as al lot of you have and the thought of having to cancel over something like this would be really disappointing. We sail Adventure OTS July to Halifax and they Oasis OTS 2 weeks later to Coco Cay.