SteveinSC

So, as this thread has clearly demonstrated, the final answer to this question is

Never ever take our passports off the ship. 

@gatorskin76

Unprecedented situation that Royal had no hand in making.  Given the situation their reaction seems reasonable and understandable.  

Probably safe, and this is all erring on the side of caution. Hope y'all have a great day in Sunny, Friendly Newark, New Jersey!  Have a great cruise and enjoy that OBC! 

Update:
Typhoid Mary has been banished to another state with her mother for the cheerleading competition. She has been fever free and acting her usual self since about 3pm yesterday so hopefully the Tamiflu keeps working it’s wonders. We are optimistic that we will all be healthy and ready for a well earned and desired vacation. It’s currently snowing hard enough here in NY that I just lost power.....yay

Update.  
 
So the boarding has been pushed back AGAIN. Boarding of Anthem will now BEGIN at 1700 tomorrow afternoon; departure scheduled for 2100. As far as I know that awful schedule is still intact with a shortened Port Canaveral stay and an unsat long Nassau stay. It’s a damn good thing that I am a Titanium elite with Marriott and can basically check out of here anytime I want to tomorrow or we’d be stranded with nowhere to go until 5:00.  It’s hard for me to imagine what pushing back the embarkation time from 1300 to 1700 is going to yield. Maybe extra cleaning.  Who knows. My patience is beginning to wear thin.

Yeah....we had a rough go of it in the Charlotte area yesterday. Airport grounded all flights for a while and eclvacuated the control tower. Kids were let out of school early before it all hit, thankfully, as there were multiple tornados in the area. A lot of power outages and road closures due to flooding. 6 inches of rain in a couple hours will do that. Glad you got there, and are cruise ready! 

To me, this is further proof that RC pricing and sales is all automated, and based on how things are selling. They track how things on every cruise are selling before, and during sailings. If things are selling REALLY well...up up up go the prices (to maximize profit and/or push people to other items, like other cabanas). If things are not selling, prices drop, and/or out come the 10 Drink Cards while sailing....it really would be pretty straight forward programming and algorithms to automate. 199 is CRAZY...only explanation is they don't want people booking it. 

Nothing can drum up hysteria like the news...nevermind it's on the news because it's OUTSIDE the norm, this news worthy....people treat the news like a list of things they should expect and prepare for. I'll treat the coronavirus like I do all sickness ....wash my hands, and use hand sanitizer. 

Nothing can drum up hysteria like the news...nevermind it's on the news because it's OUTSIDE the norm, this news worthy....people treat the news like a list of things they should expect and prepare for. I'll treat the coronavirus like I do all sickness ....wash my hands, and use hand sanitizer. 

Yeah i wasn't worried about getting sick on the ship at all.  I have a doomsday prepping friend that was sending out a ton of group messages when i was sailing. Stocking up on water and food, i sent him a picture of me downing a drink to show him how worried i was. He sent me a message this morning saying he was locking himself in his house since i was on a royal ship that was near Anthem.
 
I work in a medical office. If I'm getting sick it's there. I has been a pretty crazy flu season though.
 
Most important rule, wash your hands!
 
 
 

It's flu season. People are going to be sick here and there. Frankly I'm far more worried about the airports and the plane, because I have no idea what the screening is there.  And by far more worried, I mean 5% more worried than I am about coronavirus on the ship, and that is 0%.

Train ride from Union Station to Newark Penn Station is 2.5 hours on the Acela and then short uber to airport (or port ? ).  Business class $220, first class $380 *prices vary based on actual train
Train ride from Union Station to EWR (at the airport) on Amtrak Regional Rail (more stops) is 3 hours.  Coach class $130, business class $180 *Prices vary based on actual train
The train IMO takes the same as a flight factoring in security lines at airport, time to arrive ahead of departure, etc....plus parking at the train station is cheaper in many cases and you don't have to deal with baggage issues (weight, checking, liquids)
According to my son....the pan roasted Shrimp on a bed of wild rice was the very good.  ?
 

I'm officially not following this story anymore. It's become a tabloid story approaching Jonbenet Ramsey level that is all about getting web clicks.

Dan got an email but I got nothing. Still, we knew before we got to the port.  We are staying overnight in a Newark Courtyard and will go over tomorrow assuming everything is cleared.

Looks like you did the right thing. It's always easy to cancel if you decide, down the road, to do that.  ....but waaay more painful to pick up a reservation once the prices have started to rise. I wish I listened to my own advice more often...  ?

I bought a couple passes for the Coco beach club for our Feb 15th cruise for $80/ea and was a bit unsure it was really worth that much (was hoping for some folks reviews to really seal the deal). I noticed today though that it seems they've adjusted the price just slightly...
I got a steal! ?

They were shocked by how much lobster people ate the first three days and had to recalculate. ?

Its an eerie feeling for sure. Some people have said interior rooms dont get completely dark....but ive done 4 and thats not my experience. When I wake up, I cant see my hand in front of my face, and I have no concept of time.  Its an interesting feeling!!! My wife absolutely loves it! For our upcoming cruise, were going to have our two little ones with us, so were using tea lights as night lights....

Really, really sorry to hear it.  The good news is, you likely have time for it to run its course.

Well, the child tested positive for the flu. She has been quarantined to the shed in our back yard. Food/drink will be sent via sling shot.......Just kidding.....sorta. She does have the flu, she has started Tamiflu and scripts have been sent to the pharmacy for the rest of us just in case. Currently disinfecting the entire house and stocking up on OJ etc. We have all been taking immunity boosting vitamins so hopefully the rest of us will be spared.

NO WAY !  Quarantine that little germ factory !
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Ugh, sailing on Liberty on the 16th, and just got a call from the school about my kid who has a fever.....this will be me for the next week. 

In simple terms, via Royal app,  there is no additional cost to use the texting feature in the app.  If you attempt to circumvent/change/alter/attempt to access any configs, subnets, clone MAC addresses, IP STATS, TCP, servers, etc to Royal's system, I.T. Security will be knocking on your cabin door and it's not to wish you a Merry Christmas.