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Saw some folks checking in on our January sailing out of Galveston with this issue. They went back and forth with the embarkation "gatekeeper" and finally had to talk with a senior security agent to get approved.

The Ovation balcony rooms are very nice. I took some amazing shots of the Alaskan scenery from ours this last year. Enjoy your cruise.

Just came off Liberty of the Seas this past Sunday. The cruise was terrific and we visited each port with no issues. Due to COVID hitting the crew the main show, Saturday Night Fever, did not run but the singers got together and performed their favorite songs for us which was mind blowing. The ice skaters adapted with fewer skaters but you could not tell. Lastly all the performers put together a variety show which was again phenomenal. What this says is that you have to be flexible at this time and Royal and all the members of the ship staff are working hard to give us the vacation experience we are looking for. We are booked for another in March and are looking forward to another great time. Also, if a member of your family tests positive for COVID you will be moved as a group to quarantine.

We took this cruise in October of this past year and everything was fine. Weather was great and we walked each port with no issues.

Be careful of the link, looks like phishing to me, not proper name for the figure skater and not the correct You Tube website.

Windjammer was open on Liberty OTS for January 9 - 16. I believe they decided to open it due to requests. It was not fully open but the choices were excellent and it was not overcrowded. The cruise was definitely not 50%.

The ships listed are the only ones that are cancelled, all others are sailing.

One of our Liberty OTS cruises disappeared but we sailed on time. Figured it reached the passenger load the Royal wanted so they took it off the site. We could still Royal Up so we figured it was going to sail.

In the past the excursions and onboard items showed up far in advance in the Cruise Planner. Now they do not show up until closer to the cruise date (90 days). We have an August '22 cruise where only one port is displayed and only one excursion for that port. We have had it booked since last year but could not take advantage of Black Friday, Christmas or New Year sales. We also found out if you have an itinerary change not all shore excursions show up. We were presented with only a few excursions on a recent cruise where the stops changed and when we got onboard found out there were additional excursions available and were able to change to one we really wanted. Only suggestion is to keep watching as there does not seem to be any consistency.

A screen shot is fine. As long as the worker can see the information they are ok and no one keeps a copy. At Galveston when we checked in the "gatekeeper" checked our passport (or birth certificate), negative COVID test result, COVID card and set sail pass. After going through the metal detector we then proceeded to the actual check in where they took our photo again (they did not like our professional made photo), checked our negative test again, took a photo of our COVID card and scanned our passport barcode for reentry. After that it was straight to the ship. Time was less than 20 minutes. We are old fashion and print everything out and they seemed to like that better but others were all digital EXCEPT for the original COVID card and passport. I also have everything on my phone and on a thumb drive just in case.

December cruise on Adventure the tables were close but not on top of each other. We did not have an issue as Windjammer was open and the MDR was basically a ghost town with very few people there. Closest diners to us were three tables away.

The December 24th cruise was easy for access on and off the ship as well as the ports. Ours was a 4 day so we only stopped at Cozumel and they are super easy as long as you do not try to bring food or fruits in your backpack (clogged up the line for a while with those folks). The activities were a little limited as it was a short cruise and the Omicron bug was just starting but we did not want for things to do. Have fun and enjoy!

Typically a LNG tank.

Royal typically raises and lowers their pricing on drinks packages, shore excursions, etc. on a rotating weekly cycle, IMO. This week it may be high and next week it drops. Keep checking the pricing and as @SpeedNoodlessuggested book it at what you think is a good price and watch to see if it drops in the future. You can always cancel and rebook it without penalty. Only exceptions I have seen to price specials are Black Friday specials and several holiday pricing enticements.

Very sorry you did not get to go on your cruise and hope the family is doing well. Appreciate your upbeat attitude on the positive test. With one coming up this Friday we always are nervous until the results are in. With the virus spreading rapidly through the community we realize we might hit the negative button this time and although we would be disappointed we have others scheduled and several available to replace it if needed. We do not have as far to drive as you but are very close so understand your pain there.

Royal or Celebrity, it does not matter as long as you are on a cruise!

This past cruise (12/20) we had the monthly casino offer in our room. We had two offers listed on the Casino Royale website besides our annual offers but they were from the wife's points earned on our two previous cruises. It appeared in our list when we returned home but thought it was unusual that they gave it to us when we boarded. Still only goes out until the end of June and we have multiple cruises already booked through August. Still waiting for that Fall list to come out.

It is purchased once on board and it is for the duration of the cruise. Yes the $1.99 per day is a per device charge so if you have 4 devices you want to chat between it is $13.93 per device (4 x $13.93).

On our last two cruises part of deck 8 was closed off with the fire doors closed. One of the staff told us that was where new crew was placed for their 14 day quarantine period. We saw several crew coming and going during embarkation and disembarkation and talked to crew that we saw on other ships that we have sailed on this year who said this was common. Whether guests would be placed there also would only be conjecture.

We were 0 - 8 before we finally paid for a RoyalUp. (I won't say won because the price pushed that out of winning anything) It was probably due to the fact that the number of passengers were low and we will probably never see it again as I will not pay the new prices they are displaying now.

We have a cruise scheduled 01/09 and barring cancellation by the cruise industry we are going cruising. As of a few minutes ago the Bahamas cleared Freedom OTS to disembark on CoCo Cay so that conspiracy is now defunct. We will test as always, be careful in our events onboard and enjoy yet another cruise as we have since August. Flexibility and care is the name of the game now, onboard ship and at home. Even with additional protocols the cruises have been enjoyable and we cannot wait for the next ones.

You can bid on any of the categories above what you have booked and are shown. The rooms available for Royalup are decided by Royal and I have yet to figure out how they decide what is open and not.

Ok, I have been only on one cruise in my life and that was in 2006. I have a few questions as this experience is way different for me as an adult. I’m paying now lol. 1. need advice on whether to purchase certain beach excursions for Bimini Bahamas and Cozumel. A: If you do not have children cruising along you can chose any Royal Excursion or other 3rd party excursion. Cozumel has many beach places that you can book. Bahamas is outside of my expertise. 2. do we need to provide the laboratory info for our vaccine tests? A: You will receive a test result of your COVID test and you need to bring that with you. You can have it either digital or printed (I prefer print and it is easier to show the attendant). 3. how do we do the bid upgrade for rooms? I’ve tried using my info and it doesn’t allow me to do it. A: Royalup will open 30 days prior to sailing and you should receive an email on it. If not you can search on the Royal website for Royalup and follow the directions to get to your sailing (write down your reservation number so you can enter it on the site). 4. can we buy bottles of alcohol in ports and bring it back with us ? Or do they keep it until we get back home? A: You can buy alcohol in the port but they will collect it from you when you return to the ship and return it to you the last day before you pack your bags. im a nervous wreck too because Belize city is on my trip (jewel of the seas) and the cdc says it’s level 4 high risk for Covid A: Belize as well as almost all of the Caribbean countries are Level 4. They are still accepting tourists but only a couple are restricting cruise ships (but not airlines). i reached out to royal Caribbean and they never got back to me. I should call. Anyhow! Thank you all for your help. I need more advice.

The parking to be built adjacent to the new Royal terminal will be built and operated by the City of Galveston. From the planning overview published: Under the public-private partnership, Royal Caribbean will build the 161,300ft² terminal and then lease it from the port for the initial period of 20 years with four ten-year options. The new terminal will extend up to ten acres at Pier 10 in the easternmost region of the port on Galveston Island. As agreed, the port will build and run a 1,800-space cruise parking lot at the terminal.

The SetSail pass did not have this issue until all the protocol notices were added. Even at the beginning of sailing this year it all fit. As was suggested I change the scale and it prints on only two pages which is good.