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Any thoughts on Baha Bay in January? Just like Thrill Waterpark, I'm concerned about the temperature in the winter and whether it's still worth the money. Any insight would be appreciated!

Thanks for the update, Matt. Now it will be interesting to see if Royal reinstates their excursions.

Thanks for that info. Looks like 4 ships in port that day. We're staying in Disney on DVC points so no need for a hotel either night.

I check Costco daily and it compares Alamo, Avis, Budget, and Enterprise. It hasn't dropped below $300 for the two days, compared to $125 if I pick up and return at MCO.

Thanks. If you mean renting at MCO and dropping off at the port, I did mention that but it’s almost $100 more total that way. They’re really upcharging the dropping off at a different location from where you pick up, it’s almost $200 more.

Thanks. We got 10:30 and plan to be there nice and early. I’m just hearing about long waits for parking with a huge ship like Allure doing a short cruise, plus Wonder going out of there too adding even more cars. Since both cost about the same, I’m just looking for convenience getting to and from the ship.

Hi everyone, debating on what to do here. We’re flying into Orlando two days before a weekend cruise on Allure. Here are our options for transportation that would cost about the same for a family of four. 1. Rent a car from MCO ($125) and return it there before taking Go Port shuttle roundtrip ($240). 2. Rent a car for the entire trip ($300) and park it at Port Canaveral ($68). The only other option is renting a car at MCO and returning it near the port, but that ends up costing well over $400. I thought I was settled on option 2 since we would have the most control (no shuttles) but now I’m hearing nightmare stories about the parking situation at Terminal 1, particularly for Allure since it’s attracting more locals. What would you do? Thanks in advance!

Was Allure in Nassau on Tuesday? I thought Indy was Royal’s only ship in port that day.

I’m willing to bet they’re taking a wait-and-see approach. How long the Bahamas holds their ferries from operating will determine when they can restart excursions. Then Royal can decide whether or not to continue to offer them. For now I’m sure they’re content holding on to everyone’s money until everything settles. Just my guess.

In Nassau??? Please share, lol. We really struggle with Nassau and were considering Blue Lagoon this time. It will be interesting to see if this is simply a knee jerk reaction by Royal to temporarily pull these excursions or if it becomes permanent. Such a terrible situation for everyone involved.

All Blue Lagoon excursions (there were 9) have now been completely removed from Cruise Planner for my January cruise on Allure.

Noticed this morning that all nine of the Blue Lagoon excursions on Cruise Planner for our January Allure sailing are now “sold out” (none were just the other day).

We had someone in our Facebook group run into this issue but it was easily fixed. Her initial report said the day before but they immediately changed it. Our proctor asked us the time where we were so I would just make sure that happens. It’s doubtful they’re even in Texas or California anyway, they work from home. Someone mentioned theirs was from the Philippines!

As posted above it is possible to print out a second form with their CLIA number on it. With both I plus Royal’s response I feel confident that it will be fine. I’ll report back when I can.

From Royal Customer Service: Hey there, we prefer a CLIA number or certification number, but not all medical facilities have those numbers so if your test doesn't include one don't worry about it. - Cheyenne

No it doesn’t. Does Royal state anywhere that CLIA # is required?

OnPoint was awesome this morning. Got 4 tests done in about 15 minutes and had the results emailed in about 30 minutes. Highly recommend for the $15/person if you already have your own tests.

@kjones123 Thanks for sharing! We’ll be in the same “boat” next Saturday for testing, I think we’ll try OnPoint. Are you on Quantum?

Hey @Matt, have you ever heard of OnPoint or if they’re accepted by Royal? The cost savings over eMed since we have existing tests would be significant, I just fear a disaster if I’m told at check-in that it’s no good.

I have the same question now that Walgreens is no longer an easy, free option. The eMed tests are a bit expensive and it’s annoying that you need extras in case something goes wrong. With OnPoint, you provide the test which is nice considering I have a bunch on hand already. Has anyone successfully used them to board a Royal cruise? https://onpoint-testing.com/product/certified-teleservice-covid-testing/?gclid=CjwKCAjw7vuUBhBUEiwAEdu2pD8xTcr9bSC4yULHQ70vMiN_0RH6cLc_OyBV_h0BpSfjiR_s2O18thoCuF8QAvD_BwE&fbclid=IwAR0Bl_rH3_AqXNZ2WEHhBtsFEKld4coIN84iCPMyT41ClVvvZglLsrhmyDg&fs=e&s=cl

I ordered yesterday but never received an email confirmation. How long did it take?

I see that too, but once you click one, it changes to 11/20/2007 for me and then I can't correct it to anything past 2017. I tried on my phone and my computer, so it seems consistent. Please let me know if you see otherwise. Thanks!

We were going to grab that too. This is the issue I’m encountering with the date: I can choose my date initially but then it switches to 11/20/2007 and when I go back to the calendar to fix it, 2017 is the latest year. I just fear buying it if this is a site they’re no longer updating and then we don’t get our stuff!

We’re looking to buy them too for our Quantum cruise next month. While our sail date and ship are on the first page, the checkout page only goes up to dates in 2017. Did you experience this too?

My daughters experience on Adventure in July (she was 12) and Symphony in December (she was 13) was that the entire (12-17) group stayed together in the club for activities, even when the group was quite large (50+ teens on Symphony jammed into the club). As others have said, the club is really only a starting point for most teens and they go from there. I also agree with those who believe 11 is far too young for this group. In addition to the issues with appropriateness, there were some activities such as ice skating where parents of 12 year olds had to be present. It was weird that they were included in the teen club yet treated differently. Personally I think 13-17 would be better.