sk8erguy1978

Last cruise I was able to get list on app, I stopped counting at 100 bar visits.

Lots to do in Bermuda besides beaches. The Crystal Caves are fun. Hamilton is great for walking, shopping and history. St. George's has lots of history. There is also museums, lighthouse and more. If you're motorcycle friendly, and comfortable with British driving, rent a scooter and explore. If not, the bus and ferry system is great. Stop and talk to a local, friendliest people on the planet. 
Just start googling what you're into and Bermuda will have something similar. 
Bermuda is our favorite island.
Weather looks decent, in the 70s.

Lots to do in Bermuda besides beaches. The Crystal Caves are fun. Hamilton is great for walking, shopping and history. St. George's has lots of history. There is also museums, lighthouse and more. If you're motorcycle friendly, and comfortable with British driving, rent a scooter and explore. If not, the bus and ferry system is great. Stop and talk to a local, friendliest people on the planet. 
Just start googling what you're into and Bermuda will have something similar. 
Bermuda is our favorite island.
Weather looks decent, in the 70s.

@WAAAYTOOO... There is a Broadway show about people stranded waiting for their trip to continue.  They have no idea when or where they will be going next.  
3PM show tomorrow on Broadway.  (Maybe only premium sheets)
The only problem it is about being stranded in the middle of nowhere Newfoundland (Come From Away) ... my Canadian is showing.
Still a great show.
Curt from Canada

Last cruise I was able to get list on app, I stopped counting at 100 bar visits.

Changing a responding posters words into a direct quotation of "get over it" is a nice trick.
The other boards that thrive on that kink of misrepresentation are still open for business ?

Not sure I'm completely following.....in my mind a 5 night cruise is always cheaper than a 7 night cruise.
So which is going to be 'more fun' or 'less stressful'
7 days: I 'assume' easy drive to PC and board, 7 days on boat.
5 days: a day travel to port, 5 days on boat, a day traveling home....so still 7 days....but more stress...if you drive, what about the added costs of hotels and food and gas and time sitting in the car?  If flying...sure...can be faster, may shrink days involved, but added stress of flights being on time, time at airport, baggage fees when you pack too heavily. 
 

Spill your drink on the grumpy people who cannot shake the fact you're still on a cruise.
Happy sailing! 

We checked ours one night on Harmony.. We had the deluxe package.. The screen went on for about 8 pages.. Yep.. we got ship-faced lol 

I think it would be poor customer service on the part of RC to let the cruise sail, not knowing the results of the test and putting all those passengers in danger. 
 Are those kids going to be more upset by waiting a few days or not going at all? Second day on the ship, those kids will have forgotten about it while the adults are still  mad, months after the cruise is over. That's what I love about kids. Short memories.
As @Ampurp85said you would be mad if you were stuck on one of those quarantined ships for two weeks and they made you pay for it. You'd say I only paid for a 7 day cruise. I didn't want a 21 day cruise and I'm not paying for that. And you shouldn't. You should pay for what you got and a pro-rated a cruise would be just that.  
The next few months are going to be very trying for the travel industry and travelers in general. Let's hope we all get through it with some civility.

I once took a flight delayed by TWELVE hours. United screwed around from 6PM until 11PM with repeated delays, then finally pushed the flight until 6AM. At one point we boarded the plane and after sitting at the gate for about 30 minutes had to deplane (in the middle of the 6P to 11P nonsense).
In the end, after an hour on the phone I received a 100 dollar credit. The letter they wrote for me to submit to insurance put blame on themselves (United) so Chase wouldn't refund me (travel delay expenses). I spent $150 or so for a last minute hotel in Newark ... For basically 3 hours. Two Ubers to and from EWR. As well as meals.
So, the delay cost me probably $300 bucks and United gave me $100 and I couldn't claim the rest via travel insurance.
Know what.... I wasn't mad. I still fly United. They owed me one thing. A flight to Vegas which they provided.
I was happy to finally make it to Vegas for my guys weekend and obnoxiously wake up my friends.
Royal only owes these passengers an apology and a refund of a service they didn't receive (a day or so missed), expecting more is exactly what's wrong with society today.

Wow, I hate to say this but people are so entitled these days. I read my contract, RC has the right to change or cancel for multiple reason. No where does it say I am entitled to a refund or prorated anything in the event of such happening. I don't think it is about getting over it per se, more like putting things in perspective. RC is giving up to $200 for hotel and food cost and 2 days worth of refunds. I bet if you took a 7 day cruise but were stuck on a ship for 2 weeks, you would be p*ssed if they made you pay for 2 weeks... because that's basically the logic. I get what I paid for and nothing else is good enough.
Bad things can and will happen all the time. I flew Air France business class to Egypt, 2 hours before my flight they cancelled the connection, told me it would be 24hrs of delay in Paris. I cancelled my hotel and made a new reservation.  It ended up being a 11 hour delay and there wasn't even any more flights available for almost 36 hours. My flight on the other airline had no business class or even premium economy service. When we landed everything was booked up and we had to book a room for the night at a hostel...in Egypt. I didn't sleep at all because we looked like rich Americans and were constantly being hounded. We lost out on two whole days. I had to fight and all I got was $536 for my troubles. I could have been mad, let it ruin my vacation, instead I "rolled with the punches" because life happens.

No, we don’t have a car and decided to just stick around the hotel. I will say, downtown Newark is quite an experience.  At least we will be thrilled to get out of here and get on the ship finally. 
 
No new updates so it looks like 5:00 today for boarding and 10PM departure.  Yippee !

Whiskey, Zicam, DayQuil and NyQuil, knocked out a small cold in about 3 days.
As far as your kid, sounds like it's time they learn to live on their own ?

Spill your drink on the grumpy people who cannot shake the fact you're still on a cruise.
Happy sailing! 

Whiskey, Zicam, DayQuil and NyQuil, knocked out a small cold in about 3 days.
As far as your kid, sounds like it's time they learn to live on their own ?

I once took a flight delayed by TWELVE hours. United screwed around from 6PM until 11PM with repeated delays, then finally pushed the flight until 6AM. At one point we boarded the plane and after sitting at the gate for about 30 minutes had to deplane (in the middle of the 6P to 11P nonsense).
In the end, after an hour on the phone I received a 100 dollar credit. The letter they wrote for me to submit to insurance put blame on themselves (United) so Chase wouldn't refund me (travel delay expenses). I spent $150 or so for a last minute hotel in Newark ... For basically 3 hours. Two Ubers to and from EWR. As well as meals.
So, the delay cost me probably $300 bucks and United gave me $100 and I couldn't claim the rest via travel insurance.
Know what.... I wasn't mad. I still fly United. They owed me one thing. A flight to Vegas which they provided.
I was happy to finally make it to Vegas for my guys weekend and obnoxiously wake up my friends.
Royal only owes these passengers an apology and a refund of a service they didn't receive (a day or so missed), expecting more is exactly what's wrong with society today.

No more updates for now so hopefully things have stabilized.  At this point they are refunding 2 days of cruise fare, 2 days of prepaid packages and reimbursing hotel and food up to $200.  They’ve cancelled Nassau (yippee) and cut out 1 sea day.  IF things go smoothly tomorrow I think all will be well.  I have a 4:00 checkout at the hotel so if they begin boarding at 5:00 that should work out.

Have a great time!! Hopefully the ship isn't full of grumpy people. I say a shortened cruise is still better than no cruise!
 

Actually in the cruise contract, the bare minimum would be RC telling you to pound salt. The only time you are entitled to a refund of any kind is if the cruise is cancelled or terminated early due to a mechanical problem. Getting a refund and hotel costs covered up to a point is pretty fair 
 
Thankfully I wouldn't have to worry about this because this is also covered in the airlines contract of carriage. If they have a flight that is messed up, they have to get me to that destination, which has happened to me. I got put on a flight,  to funny enough to Paris, and made it to my destination.
 
It pays to read the fine print

I once took a flight delayed by TWELVE hours. United screwed around from 6PM until 11PM with repeated delays, then finally pushed the flight until 6AM. At one point we boarded the plane and after sitting at the gate for about 30 minutes had to deplane (in the middle of the 6P to 11P nonsense).
In the end, after an hour on the phone I received a 100 dollar credit. The letter they wrote for me to submit to insurance put blame on themselves (United) so Chase wouldn't refund me (travel delay expenses). I spent $150 or so for a last minute hotel in Newark ... For basically 3 hours. Two Ubers to and from EWR. As well as meals.
So, the delay cost me probably $300 bucks and United gave me $100 and I couldn't claim the rest via travel insurance.
Know what.... I wasn't mad. I still fly United. They owed me one thing. A flight to Vegas which they provided.
I was happy to finally make it to Vegas for my guys weekend and obnoxiously wake up my friends.
Royal only owes these passengers an apology and a refund of a service they didn't receive (a day or so missed), expecting more is exactly what's wrong with society today.

I once took a flight delayed by TWELVE hours. United screwed around from 6PM until 11PM with repeated delays, then finally pushed the flight until 6AM. At one point we boarded the plane and after sitting at the gate for about 30 minutes had to deplane (in the middle of the 6P to 11P nonsense).
In the end, after an hour on the phone I received a 100 dollar credit. The letter they wrote for me to submit to insurance put blame on themselves (United) so Chase wouldn't refund me (travel delay expenses). I spent $150 or so for a last minute hotel in Newark ... For basically 3 hours. Two Ubers to and from EWR. As well as meals.
So, the delay cost me probably $300 bucks and United gave me $100 and I couldn't claim the rest via travel insurance.
Know what.... I wasn't mad. I still fly United. They owed me one thing. A flight to Vegas which they provided.
I was happy to finally make it to Vegas for my guys weekend and obnoxiously wake up my friends.
Royal only owes these passengers an apology and a refund of a service they didn't receive (a day or so missed), expecting more is exactly what's wrong with society today.

How is that not equitable? If I originally paid for a 7 day cruise that got shortened to say 5 days, and RC refunded me for the 2 days, and I got a 5 day cruise that I paid for seems pretty equitable to me.

Whiskey, Zicam, DayQuil and NyQuil, knocked out a small cold in about 3 days.
As far as your kid, sounds like it's time they learn to live on their own ?

I'm sorry that you are frustrated over this, but this is all part of cruising and you need to be prepared for that. There are all sorts of things that delay sailings, weather, mechanical failures, illnesses. You need to be prepared for delays and port changes. Calling someone at a call center will not have all of the information as this is a fluid situation. As far as the call center knows, the departure date has been pushed back a day, so of course they are not going to issue a full refund for the cruise. Its in your cruise contract that RC can alter the sailing as they see fit at any time and we as passengers have no recourse.
6. CANCELLATION, DEVIATION OR SUBSTITUTION BY CARRIER: a. Carrier may for any reason at any time and without prior notice, cancel, advance, postpone or deviate from any scheduled sailing, port of call, destination, lodging or any activity on or off the Vessel, or substitute another vessel or port of call, destination, lodging or activity. Except as provided in Section 6(e) below, Carrier shall not be liable for any claim whatsoever by Passenger, including but not limited to loss, compensation or refund, by reason of such cancellation, advancement, postponement, substitution or deviation
Others that are on your sailing have reported that RC is refunding the passengers the rate for the day, and any on board things like beverage packages etc. I feel that is more than fair. I also feel that it is wise of the cruise line to push back the sailing to thoroughly sanitize the ship out of an abundance of caution. The cruise will still be enjoyable even though it was shortened by a day. The kids will forget about the delay 10 seconds after boarding the ship. Roll with the punches and have a great cruise.