WAAAYTOOO

I feel sure that Anthem will serve lobster tails on the second formal night (probably night 6 or 7).

1 hour ago, RoyalLaker said:

Looks like they may redeploy spectrum

 

https://www.cruiseindustrynews.com/cruise-news/22343-spectrum-of-the-seas-reportedly-being-redeployed-to-taiwan.html

I think this is great news.  Let's pray for a quick end to this nonsense.

Sign into your account at royalcaribbean.com

Click on the applicable cruise 

Go to the small banner at the top and choose "Order History"

Under "Shore Excursions", click on "View Order Details"

Go to the bottom left corner and click on "Cancel"

Then follow the instructions to cancel all or part of the participants.  Follow remaining instructions.

If you used online OBC to purchase your excursion, it will be immediately credited back to your OBC account and will be available for use again, immediately.

If you booked using your credit card, the funds will be credited back to your CC but it may take 3 - 5 business days for that to happen.

Good luck !!

I don't remember ever hearing of anyone missing Roatan due to weather.  I'm sure there has been....I just don't remember it.  I think it must be very rare.

Please tell Yen that Dan and Raye say "hi" !  We will be back on Anthem in 10 days but we're not SC this time.  

Congratulations, Tyler !!  Great job !

Welcome to the blog, Gillian.  Sorry that you are faced with this very stressful situation.  I heard this morning that more and more airlines are cancelling flights so hopefully this will push the cruise lines into doing the same.   At this point, your entire cruise fare would be forfeit if you cancelled yourself so there is no disadvantage to just waiting to let the cruise line act first.

Best of luck !

No.  The only way to take advantage of the D or D+ internet "discount" is to purchase the internet on board.

Your balcony cabin will be assigned by Royal some time prior to boarding.  The assignment is unrelated to check-in.  Keep checking your booking online to find out which cabin you’ve been assigned.  
 

Fingers crossed for you !  Good luck. 

...and you raisin lovers wanna chew ‘em up.  Wonder how they feel about that ?

I thought the god parents of the Harmony were Royal Caribbean employees. 

12 minutes ago, panda123 said:

Eat 1 Entree, wait and hour and go back....

Funny, but I had thought about something like this back when they first announced the new "rules" of the unlimited plan.  What is to keep someone from going to Playmakers, eating their $25 (or whatever it is) worth, closing out the ticket, waiting 5 minutes and then opening a new ticket ?  Personally,  I don't think it's worth all of that hassle but I'm sure some people will try to do whatever they can to bend the rules.

OMG...this looks like one of those safety parody videos from the third world that we use to show horrendous safety no-no's (I'm a safety engineer) !  Too funny.  No OSHA on a cruise ship but honestly....they should know better than this.

UGH.  Sorry to hear about the motion issues.  Too bad....those desserts look incredible !  What is that white thing with all of the raspberries on top ?

Yes, it is.  We ate there a few times on our B2B there last Feb.  It was not open on embarkation day and it was closed the last sea day b/c they were holding the sushi making class there.  But other sea days it is open.  It is not open on port days as far as I can remember....but then neither are any of the other specialty restaurants.  Jamie's and Chops were both open on embarkation day but they also host the Key people so it can be crowded at both/either.

I will join in the 150 diss club.  I used to love 150 when they did the fixed 5 course meal.  I soooo miss the bread and salts.  On our recent Oasis cruise we ordered the prime rib for 2 and it was awful.  I think they need to think about a complete re-do on this restaurant. I plan on skipping it completely on our Dec 2020 trip.

Yikes.  That is a really STRONG earthquake !

If you decide that you want to go early, and there's a chance that the room may not be ready, just make sure that the Genie knows that the porter needs to take the luggage upstairs.  If you don't do that, trust me...it will be downstairs.  

Last year, when we were on our Anthem B2B SC cruises, I cannot remember what time we got there, but I do know that we went straight to our suite.  Looking back at my itinerary, our flight arrived at EWR at 9:13 so by the time we got our luggage and got to the terminal, it was probably 10:30 so that may have helped.

Now that's what I call going into "DRY DOCK".  Unless it really takes a BIG arc leap, it will be on land somewhere !

Welcome to the blog Ro<3.  Yes, you can definitely decorate the door(s).  No reason to believe you cannot use tape.

Welcome to the blog, Kellyfairweather !

Wow. I hate to say it, but I am glad I am not in your shoes.  I know that Royal has cancelled 2 of the cruises out of Shanghai but I don't think they have cancelled anything out of Singapore - yet.  To be honest, I don't know what I would do, were I in your situation.  If you cancel on your own, you will be looking at a 100% forfeiture of your cruise fare.  On the other hand, if you go, you could be putting your life and your family's at risk !  

To answer your question, nobody knows if Royal will cancel any additional sailings out of Asia.  This situation is so scary !  God speed and good luck.  I hope that they will cancel your cruise and give you a full refund....but honestly, nobody knows what will happen at this point.

Welcome to the blog, Doclegend33.  Oasis is a great ship.

I have never been to Hilton Rose Hall but I know that Matt speaks very highly of it. 

Welcome to the blog, SC202 !!!!

I cannot answer #1 as I have never been to Castaway Cay...or even been on a Disney cruise, for that matter. 

2.  I love sea days but I think a 2-day visit to CC might be perfect.  1 day to do the water park stuff and another day to just lounge on the beach.  We've only been to Perfect Day once but I was very impressed.  I think it is a game-changer for private island destinations.  Even though I am NOT a water park person, I loved going there.  We are trying Coco Beach in 2 weeks and cannot wait to go back !!

3.  I do not think that you would be overwhelmed by going on an Oasis class ship the first time.  I think you would be starting at the top and it might be tough going DOWN from there, but it is such an incredible ship !  I say, "go for it".

4.  There is no negative to Allure, IMO.  It's a longer cruise, so that speaks for itself.  It has more to do than you would ever be able to do and see in 6 days.  I have never sailed on Mariner so I cannot really comment on it but I have certainly sailed on that class ship many times.  I know that the amplification on Mariner has provided many enhancements.  I am an Oasis class gal, so I would vote for Allure.

3 minutes ago, Ampurp85 said:

@WAAAYTOOO Yes my first mind was to NOT send my credit info through an email. I just wanted to make sure I am not crazy for NOT wanting to do that

I also meant I made myself feel like a wussy. I am normally really gung-ho about stuff but I am booking three cruises over a two year period. So my mind is trying to trick me.

I think that booking a refundable deposit cruise is a very very smart thing to do.  I sure wish they still allowed you to book a suite with a refundable deposit.

2 minutes ago, Tammy H. said:

Can you get more than 1 entrée at the specialty dining like you can in the dining room?  Or would you have to pay extra

This is a very controversial question at the moment.  Traditionally, the answer has been "no"...that you could have as many appetizers, side dishes and desserts that you want, but only 1 entree.  Then, Royal came along with the Unlimited Dining Package and touted it as "eat as much as and as often as you want".  The ships quickly pushed back on that, however, and have made the rules for the UDP very confusing and ship/venue-specific.  I think the answer to your question is still "no" but I don't think anyone truly knows the FINAL and true answer to that question.