DanielB

YAY so excited....glad my momma can join us.

Is this mandated by the CDC or Royal Caribbean's own guidelines?

My mother will be 71 in September and has diabetes. Under the current restrictions she would not be able to cruise with us in December. I asked my MEI agent about these restrictions and what we should do. She stated that these are CDC guidelines but I do not think that is accurate and can not find the age restriction on the CDC website. What is people above 70 doing??? Cancelling???? I can't imagine not brining her, this is a family trip that we do with my niece and her family as well. We lost my sister to cancer almost a year ago and like to vacation together. Thanks!

Well MEI was not able to get Royal to move us to another ship without the fee. I know the Allure is amazing as she is but I sold my extended family on the Amplification features otherwise we would be doing Disney. Hope they announce something soon....in all honesty I just want El Loco Fresh...my 12 year old nephew wants the slides and all.

Harmony is in Port Canaveral on December 6...I am looking to go to that cruise instead of my Allure from Miami.

I am also booked on Allure in December with family in 2 separate rooms. Without the amplification we do not wish to sail on Allure. We have reached out to our TA at MEI to help us. We are hopeful we can go on Harmony instead (same date). This would be an increase in revenue for them as the 2 rooms cost appx $500 more but we are ok with that but not willing to pay the change/transfer fee. Time will tell if having an agent with MEI helps with this.

I would love to know how many were leaving, all he says is a lot. Knowing how many were leaving would really give an idea of the future plans.

I thought the same thing....hopefully it is not a large amount of staff being sent home. Maybe the Oasis had additional staff onboard after the Amplification???? If this ends up being widespread on all ships then we will know more. Hoping for the best.

I had an ocean view Gty and was assigned Deck 6 aft. I read where this room was undesirable as it is so far aft. We LOVED the deck and location. I can't imagine any room being bad on the ship though. Enjoy

Correct, it states that in the new release I posted above. Crazy times right now.

WDW and DCL is not suspending operations. Wow this is crazy!

Good luck getting double points for a no show at the port. I just did this on Symphony (unsuccessfully) and did not get double points. Was told that this changed in January and if the other person is not cancelled at least 2 days prior to cruise then you will not get the additional points.

WOW!

Thanks Annette, I do appreciate it, but it is just one cruise and it will work out. Thanks for your support of the boards and all the valuable services MEI provides.

Sorry to hear, I also have to do the same with my MEI agent. My agent went on vacation and I worked with another who was very responsive and great to work with....night and day to be honest. So not all are bad, most here praise their agents so I think that speaks volumes of the company.

I have called twice and spoke to a supervisor as well. My friend just went through this a few weeks as well and did not get them. Apparently the change happened the first of the year from what I am told

but you no longer will receive double points. I just sailed Symphony and the other passenger was a "no show" and I did not get double points. I called in and was told that I would no receive as it was booked for 2 people and the other was not canceled off. I gave up

Here is Brian Leavitt's schedule, really enjoyed him last week on Symphony. *BIG news* For 2020 it looks like I’m trading in my current model, Liberty OTS, for these newer, bigger models. Happy to announce that I’ll be floating between the Symphony and the Harmony OTS. (Dates Below). The Liberty and the wonderful Texas guests will always have a special place in my heart.Symphony: 2/1/20 - 4/4/20, 7/11/20 - 9/5/20Harmony: 9/6/20 - 11/15/20

It was great! We had a Junior Suite Bayview on the 17th floor and it was amazing. Now in all honesty the rooms are a little aged to Hilton standards but clean and was worth the price we paid. I tried to get a room there for my cruise this weekend but with the boat show in town the room was over $400. I also plan to stay there in December with the family before our cruise. The free MetroMover is right beside the hotel and takes you many places free. Very simple to use and FREE.

Same thing here with my mushroom allergy

He still can not get a resolution to this and has called 3 times and spoken to numerous people. An email was sent 2 days ago as well and no response. I am in the same situation as I sail on the 15th with a cancellation in my room making me solo, I am hoping for double points.

On the Oasis there was a "nightlight" in the bathroom that stayed on all the time. Do the interior rooms not have that light? I asked how to turn it off and was told it was for safety.

you can also turn on wifi calling feature on your phone (I know iPhones have this). I was able to make and receive calls while onboard the Oasis a few weeks ago. However make certain the phone is in airplane mode to prevent additional charges.

@steverk please update here if you get a resolution. Thanks!