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This happens to me frequently. I have found that uninstalling the Royal Caribbean app and then reinstalling it will fix the issue for me.
 

This happens to me frequently. I have found that uninstalling the Royal Caribbean app and then reinstalling it will fix the issue for me.
 

On Enchantment, you will definitely feel the ship moving. Usually it's minimal. Sometimes, it's a lot. It is rarely nothing.
Enjoy whatever cruise you go on.
 

We loved the 12 night Southern Caribbean itinerary. The ports are great. Southern Caribbean is fabulous for weather. For the 5 ports, we island hop. We travel at night while we sleep and are in a new port every day. 
No thermal suite on Enchantment.
If you can enjoy 6 sea days (3 down, 3 back) with limited activities, you will love the ports.

I've sailed the Enchantment twice this year (12 night Southern Caribbean and 9 night Bermuda/Bahamas). I'm sailing again in October. 
@Tmsmith is right on. If you want activities to do, you will be very disappointed sailing the Enchantment. I actually cruise to do nothing and rest. I read, play games and do puzzles. I love hanging out on the outdoor pool deck and by the indoor Solarium pool. I don't eat Specialty restaurants. So... the Enchantment is perfect for my wife and I, plus usually cheaper.
 
Cruising is all about expectations and what you personally want to experience.

Another question would be did the emergency response crew have to show proof of vaccine and a negative test result before being able to board  🤣

We were standing in line in San Juan and a lady fumbled her phone, dropped it and shattered her screen! Accidents happen. 

I'm often amazed at what annoys people.

Yeah but they didn't like the results and had to paint over it.  

When you board the ship for the first time, it is local time.  After that always go by ship time.  The captain has the choice of changing time and when to change it.  On my last trans-Atlantic cruise, we changed an hour each day, but the captain did it at noon.  That really messed us up.  You would get out of bed and know your time then at noon we would lose an hour and be late for everything.

I've sailed the Enchantment twice this year (12 night Southern Caribbean and 9 night Bermuda/Bahamas). I'm sailing again in October. 
@Tmsmith is right on. If you want activities to do, you will be very disappointed sailing the Enchantment. I actually cruise to do nothing and rest. I read, play games and do puzzles. I love hanging out on the outdoor pool deck and by the indoor Solarium pool. I don't eat Specialty restaurants. So... the Enchantment is perfect for my wife and I, plus usually cheaper.
 
Cruising is all about expectations and what you personally want to experience.

I would say to that rep...

The CDC exited the game.  No more blaming the CDC.  

We did Enchantment earlier this year and I would switch ships in a heartbeat!  The boat is in need of refurbishing. There where two days when we had no hot water to shower before dinner.
The Grand suite is nothing spectacular and the ship has literally nothing to do other than karaoke and games that are played at children's birthday parties.  It was our 3rd time on Enchantment and my husband was emphatic that we are done with that boat.

A couple of days ago I ask for information about when to expect our Bermuda Travel Authorization.  This morning at 11:30 AM both of our authorizations arrived by email.  I applied three weeks ago and we are scheduled to sail on AD of the Seas on August 18th, 2022 from Cape Liberty bound for Bermuda.  I'm posting so others who are wondering will have some idea of when others are receiving their authorizations.
Bill

I think you’re fibbing a bit on the “cheapskate” moniker.  True cheapskates don’t cruise in balconies or purchase the DBP…but I won’t mess with your self-image too badly…😇😂
Have a great time and looking forward to the live blog.

My husband takes photos of the bottle labels with a pill exemplar in the photo. The one time he was asked the agent was perfectly happy with that solution.

Guess what?  I received the email late last night!  Woo hoo…now I don’t have to make a call!  I just had to initial and click complete.  I printed and put with my papers for this Saturday!

I just love that you’re calling it Vroom. It’s making me smile.😃

Why would anyone post their entire question in the title of their post??  See, everybody’s different!!😁

Is it a surprise to anyone posting here that the lack of clarity on testing and vaccination requirements is missing?
If you're hoping a federal agency (i.e., HHS or the CDC) is going to clear all this up for US ports, forget it. Some important facts bearing on the questions posed here:
In the US and the European Common Market (goes beyond EU Member states) guidance on COVID mitigation measures has always deferred to state and local health authorities to make the rules. That has produced a patch-work of vaccine and spread of COVID mitigation measure requirements for public and private settings. It's a mess, has been for over 28 months and still is.
Lacking consistent guidance from appropriate authority, I don't blame the cruise lines for their disparate approaches to requiring vaccination or COVID testing to board a cruise ship..... the current environment allows each to his own and IMO, is being driven by liability and cost issues. Go with the flow. Outside the US........
Travel within the European Common Market has required keeping close tabs on each countries COVID related entry requirements. It wasn't easy as travel in Europe started opening up and I've traveled their 3x since cruising restarted in June of '21. Each time it has gotten easier as, consistent with the EUCDC guidance, most country health authorities have now dropped or local officials and businesses don't enforce straggler mandates (clearing passport control usually requires proof of vaccination - your CDC card works for that; it didn't in the past due to forgeries).
Just completed 27d of travel in Europe including a Rhine River cruise that transited the Netherlands,, Germany, France and Switzerland. Switzerland (not an EU member state) has abandoned all previous COVID related mandates. Our river cruise on MS Grace, among river boats in Tauck's line, carried 90 passengers, all Americans by design. To board you had to have proof of being "fully vaccinated" and your last vaccination could not be more than 270d old. Boosters are generally not required but the 270d thing almost guarantees you will need a 3rd or even a 4th shot.  No pre-cruise testing was required and I believe that is the standard for major EU member states and ECM states. Masks per local regulations but while we carried masks ashore (not required on board), no one in any of our ports of call were enforcing wearing them outside or notably inside including public transportation. 
If you are cruising from European ports in the next 90d or so, don't expect the situation to clarify wrt vaccination and testing requirements. That's because the EUCDC recommends but does not mandate anything so mandates vary by country. What I did find in Tauck's case is that what I was required to do on the ship and wherever we ported, including fly in and fly out airports was crystal clear. RCL would benefit from simply stating requirements that they are comfortable with placing safety above convenience for their European cruises, like Tauck did, and stick with them regardless of what the EUCDC is doing.
I get that it is frustrating for guests already booked on a cruise from European ports. Here's my take: Generally, you will not be required to test to fly into and enter EU or ECM countries. This is going to put pressure on Cruise lines that are still requiring testing to board to drop those requirements. Keep close track of this at your cruise line web site. If you end up needing to test, locate the testing sites at your departure and arrival airports and plan accordingly using the 2/3d pre-test time frame. I've used these on our first trip. It was accessible, simple and reasonably priced.
Generally, to enter Europe, you will be required to be vaccinated and your last shot cannot be more than 270 days old. Air travel in Europe is chaotic but manageable. Get your head straight that everything involving air travel is going to take longer and plan your connections accordingly. Connections under 2h isn't recommended. Within Europe, take the trains if you can to avoid the airport chaos.
On return to the states, I spent 4.5h in Schipol Airport in Amsterdam  checking in, dropping luggage and clearing security. There were thousands of travelers doing what I was doing and staff, already short of them, are just overwhelmed. If you can buy priority boarding as part of your Economy class ticket, do it... or fly Business where it's included. It will get you through throngs in line for security faster. On arrival, you'll have to clear passport control. Major European airports have this down. We went through Lisbon and Amsterdam. Note that when traveling within the Schengen region (e.g., like we did between Lisbon and Amsterdam, you do not need to pass through passport control. It was super quick from debarkation to exit. Expect baggage delays but they aren't awful.
On the first leg of your travel from the US to and EU country, book a seat close to the exit used for debarkation and get off the plain and head to passport control ASAP to avoid ques. They will be there, because your flight won't be the only early am arrival that requires passengers to clear passport control, but they seem to move fast. Boarding is a different story.  Be prepared for flight cancellations and use your airline's phone app to see what's available when your flight is cancelled and book it ASAP. Get the best travel insurance you can afford to buy. Happy European travel.  

Wife and I took our tests this morning and it could not have gone more smoothly. Before scheduling, I asked via live chat if we could both get monitored at the same time by one proctor even though you have to schedule two separate appointments. I was told absolutely, just let the proctor know. We did and it went just as I was told.
Prior to the appointment, they sent numerous reminders via e-mail and text with a link to the Microsoft Teams meeting. You don't have to download Teams if you don't want to though, simply click on "open in browser" after clicking the provided link.
We used free iHealth rapid antigen tests provided by the government (from our stockpile) but they will let you use any FDA approved test.
Our proctor (a registered nurse) was very friendly and professional. She double checked all our information and made sure to ask if we had any questions throughout the process. She also stayed online while she sent the PDF results via e-mail and had us go over the info to ensure it was all correct before ending the session.
Cost was $20 per person.
Just wanted to share my experience. I'm not trying to convince anyone to use this service. Everyone should use whatever testing method they feel comfortable with.
If you are interested, here's a link... https://rapidtestandtrace.com/product/observed-test-for-travel/

Man…we reached C&A “Platinum status,” and we got this when we entered our cabin. 
We have to wait until our next cruise to get our pins?!
(My wife: “What are you going to do with that pin anyway?”
Me: “I dunno.  But it’s MINE!”)

I can not officially verify this, but my brother just called after booking on Liberty of the Seas out of Galveston in October 2022 (his 3rd this year)..... they told him NO vaccination or testing. He asked 3 times. Maybe that will be announced tomorrow?