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@barjpoe && @PPPJJ-GCVAB I found some antigen tests listed for CVS on Hope St in Providence for Friday of this week.

As of yesterday I have two pending offers to move Ceil and I from a Large Balcony JS to a Grand Suite - one with Large Balcony and one regular. I hope the Large Balcony goes through. Both are 1 Bedrooms. It is for the Anthem next Sunday, so today I am only 6 days out. I will let you all know...

Sorry, I am an Engineer and have to read it as I understand it. It says "NAAT test" which w/o qualification is a 48 hour test. Add to that it is grouped in a sentence with two other 48 hour tests (molecule and PCR). Then it goes on to say these are all "PCR" tests - which are 48 hour tests. How do you draw the conclusion that the NAAT test referenced is a rapid test? If it is a rapid test, then why not include it on the second line with the rapid antigen test? I am sorry, but I would rather know for sure that it has actually worked for someone.

I am in MA and could not find any CVS rapid tests or Walgreens rapid tests for our Anthem cruise next Sunday. I am seeing and wondering the same thing as @HoosierCruiser. So the best we could do is sign up for the CVS PCR test instead. The 48 hour window ends a few hours before the cruise departs. Not sure what are back-up plan will be or how RCCL will handle us showing up in our time slot w/o test results. Not sure how much longer tests will be required since testing is becoming more difficult to find.

NAAT tests come in two types, the 48 Hour version and the rapid version. Your RCCL link only confirms the 48 Hour "PCR" version - as RCCL calls it. Do you know of someone who has taken the Walgreens "Rapid NAAT Test" and had it accepted to board a RCCL ship? Thanks in advance.

@Eniale Did you ever get an answer to the question you asked? I see many off topic comments, but no confirmed answer. Like you, I do see that Walgreens offers 3 tests and would like to know if Royal accepts the "Rapid NAAT Test" since it is not listed on Royal's FAQ page. From Walgreens.com...

Yes, that's it !!!! Thanks for pointing me to the right place. I had not luck when I searched for it.

Any other thoughts for a Seattle pre-cruise Hotel?

Sorry, I again have lost the link to the Master Cruise List. Does anyone have it? Thanks!

IMO I think emailing one request per cruise is the way to go. Just sayin'...

Follow Up: Yesterday 3/14/22 I received email receipts for all four Shareholder OBCs as requested above. I checked all four cruise planners and found the $100 OBC had been applied to each. Yay, I am happy !!! Not bad this time - I sent my four email requests on Saturday afternoon and received email relies and credits on Monday night. Quick. VERY NICE ! Now I just wish I hadn't sent all four by mail too at noon yesterday...

So this is interesting. I sent my four emails just after 5PM yesterday (Saturday) with probably about 5 minutes between each. Addresses were: [email protected]. My subject lines were all the same "[Ship Name] Shareholder OBC Request - [Booking Number]" and the body too. It said simply "Hi Royal Caribbean, I would like to request a Shareholder On Board Credit benefit for my upcoming [Ship Name] cruise. Attached please find the completed offer request form and my latest brokerage statement. Please let me know if you have any questions. Thank You, [My Name & Address]." For two (and only two) of my four requests, (APR & JUN, but not MAY & OCT) I received an automated reply. I wonder if two did not go through because RCCL has some sort of problem with their email system? Both reply's I did receive included a unique "[THREAD ID: X-XXXXXXX]" that could be used for tracking. Makes me wonder if I should send the two without replies again. In case anyone is wondering, I sent the emails in order by date, with the closest cruise first. So my order was APR, MAY, JUN, & OCT (with 5 minutes between). Based on all of the replies to this thread, I thought it may be too early for the OCT cruise, but tried anyway. So, I did receive the two replies back in order. First the APR cruise (1st email) and then the JUN cruise (3rd email). Here is what the automated rccl reply looked like:

New strategy for my four upcoming cruises (APR, MAY, JUN, & OCT). This weekend I am sending one email for each cruise with the "Shareholder Onboard Credit Offer Request Form" and my stock account. Also, this weekend I will be mailing by USPS the same documents in four envelopes (one per cruise). I hope this works since all of previous attempts have failed. I am on a mission now...

Check-In is currently unavailable to me for my April 3rd Anthem, and May 12th Adventure, July 24th Ovation, and October 23rd Voyager. Both the April & May cruises have 30 day final payment policies, so I guess I won't be able to check-in until then.

Well, to follow up, I have not received any credit or even a reply. I emailed my docs to [email protected] - I wonder if I made an address mistake. Anyone still having success with emailing PDF SHOBC request forms?

??? Are you saying a solo can stay in a 2 person room for 75% of the cost of a two people in that room? Not sure I understand 150% discount. Wouldn't that not only be free for you, but they would owe you 50% on top?

Yeah, I guess I need to stop calling it the Cruise Planner and instead call it My Royal Cruise. Boy that seems weird and I don't like it. But I keep confusing the heck out of my friends sailing with us. They don't know what I am talking about when I say there is a Cruise Planner 55% off sale. They think I am talking about booking another cruise!

My guess is new.

I received an rccl.com email with the subject "Schedule your antigen test today!". This is in reference to our 11/14 Anthem 7N cruise. I will be traveling by car from MA, so I do not fall into the "arriving from overseas" requirement mentioned. Yet, the email is asking for me to schedule my complimentary rapid antigen test and asks me to "please register for your test". It is a Eurofins test, which is what NCL requires for everyone to get at the Manhattan Cruise Terminal. Is this correct and the best way for us to get a free test? Has anyone does this?

Yesterday I emailed in 4 "Shareholder Onboard Credit Request Forms". I guess I will see what happens. The first is in two weeks and the last is next October.

Speaking of the Cruise Planner, I have 4 cruises booked. Three of them look like what I always remember, and one of them says "My Royal Cruise". Is this one the new planner and is this what I can expect going forward?

So, is your recommendation when sending in the "Shareholder Onboard Credit Request Form" PDF to submit one for each cruise? Since the form says "Reservation number/s:" I wondered if one form would work for 4 different (not B2B or SbS) cruises...

Thanks for this info. I was a bit concerned about sending my account statement !!!

Yay !!! Finally !!! Please add: Anthem - 11/14/21 Anthem - 4/3/22 Adventure - 5/12/22 Voyager - 10/23/22