Geoff P
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26 minutes ago, Ogilthorpe said:
@WAAAYTOOO while this is not the way any of us would want to start vacation, I hope this works out so that you can still proceed with your plans in Port Canaveral.
With the most recent change, Port Canaveral and Coco Cay are set at the originally planned times, Nassau has been cancelled
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6 minutes ago, WAAAYTOOO said:
Boarding has been pushed back again. Now boarding is supposed to begin at 5:00. We plan on being at the Port between 4-5:00.
Yea just saw that, hoping they stick with this itinerary now, guess we’ll see
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5 hours ago, WAAAYTOOO said:
Yes. All suspected of possibly having the virus have been preliminarily cleared. Apparently one person tested positive for influenza.
Even though the ship has been cleared, RC decided to wait until they get a positive test results back from the CDC and so we will not board until tomorrow, Feb 8. There will be some partial refunds for cruise fare and prepaid packages. Everything seems to be fine except for the late start.
With boarding at 1 tomorrow now, what time should we get to the port?
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2 hours ago, bobroo said:
Couple things; I am looking forward to hearing the stories of our Anthem bound friends and how they have addressed the weather situation on the east coast and the all-of-a-sudden cruise delay.
We got an email from Royal as we were pulling into the cruise port this morning, it was kind of a little unorganized at the port with employees not really knowing a whole lot of details, but they’ve got us in a hotel for the night, we’ll be boarding tomorrow with a little bit of OBC for some drinks :)...it’s not ideal but what can you do?
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Just now, WAAAYTOOO said:
Please tell me that is a typo in the OP. My Anthem cruise leaves on Friday, Feb 7 - I hope !!
Yea, it leaves Friday the 7th
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I can't seem to find it anywhere, but is Izumi on Anthem open for lunch? They have a dinner option available in cruise planner, but nothing for lunch like Chops and Jamie's offer.
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Would LA or West Coast in general make sense being that the ship is LNG powered with California's regulations? If they are truly re-doing the port over there to make a couple spots for cruise ships, RC could make a little splash with a new ship...although, being from the northeast US I would also (selfishly) like to see it be in NJ
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9 minutes ago, dcr50usa said:
Thank-you for the update on the disabilities act, but still that group is now being targeted by RCCL's pricing and sales gimmicks and since i started cruising i feel that this should be made aware to all cruisers young and old. I know if i don't like it, I can lv RCCL, I do not want to as we have at least 20 more yrs of cruising left, but all folks should be made aware of this so they can make their own decision as one day they may be in my shoes.
Yes, All companies can set their price for a service or goods, but the Consumer drives the price on whether or not they feel the price is reasonable for the service or goods provided and buy it or pass and find another company that is charging a more reasonable price for the same service or goods.
I completely understand why you’re upset...that said, I don’t think RCCL is targeting a specific group or discriminating against anyone with this pricing strategy. They’re simply doing what is best for their bottom line, which as a publicly traded company, they’re supposed to do. Do I like that choosing my own room is more expensive than letting Royal choose it for me? Nope. But I completely understand why it benefits RCCL to make the GTY reservations less expensive and allows them the flexibility to fill cabins as they see the need. As some people have noted on this site, it has worked out very well for them with upgrades. Again, I understand your frustration, but I don’t see an intentional discrimination here.
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Just curious how much the wow bands cost initially?
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We uploaded ours when doing the e-check in on the Royal app. We scanned our passports and at one point it prompted us to upload a picture if we wanted to, so we did figuring it could save us time later on, but as others have said, they can always just have you re-take it at the port regardless. We did our on our phones with the app, not sure if it's different on a computer or not.
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You can also check out this thread, which is currently discussing 3 ships docked at coco cay on the same day
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1 hour ago, twangster said:
Anthem off the coast of NC/MD on our way back to Bayonne.
Has this been pretty typical of the internet on Anthem? We're on her in a few weeks and just wondering what to expect with it. How is the quality in the stateroom? We would really only care for using things like FaceTime.
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50 minutes ago, AshleyDillo said:
They're a PITA to find: https://www.royalcaribbean.com/royalgifts/treats
Can you buy any of the stuff in this link pre-cruise and it will be sent to the stateroom?
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12 hours ago, Jazzcrusing said:
I also have question with regards to the 2 bottles of wine that is allowed on embarkation, should I put these in my carry-on or in the check-in luggage. I read somewhere that it should be in the carry on, just want to be sure ?
Thanks in advance.
I don't know the answer to your Kennedy Space Center question, but with regards to the wine, everything I have seen on this site has recommended putting it in your carry-on so you don't get called down to retrieve your checked luggage.
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3 minutes ago, Cam044 said:
Thanks Geoff, that’s actually really helpful. The cruise I’m looking at for Vision is an 11 day, so if that’s one of the smallest ships we really might run out of stuff to do. Enchantment is a 7 day, so that might get a little rough then too. Really wish the Explorer was leaving one day later.
I’ve never been on Vision, but it is on the smaller side, I’d wait until some of the more seasoned cruisers weigh in with their insights. Even on the smaller ships there is a lot to do, maybe just not as much as Explorer.
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We were on Enchantment in 2018 for our honeymoon, didn’t hate it but didn’t love it either. She is definitely showing her age and lacks the restaurant choices some of the other ships have as there is only Chops Grille for specialty (I believe Vision has Chops and Giovannis) and then the MDR and WJ. All of these ships are smaller than Explorer, with Vision and Enchantment being roughly the same size and are in the same class, Empress is the smallest in the fleet. We enjoyed the entertainment on Enchantment but we also didn’t go into the trip hoping for great broadway shows either. We enjoyed the pool deck and solarium. The staff we interacted with were great. I guess it really depends on what is important to you with the trip, we were only on a short 4 night cruise on Enchantment and I don’t know that I would want to do a longer 7+ night trip on her, but that’s just me.
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We did MTD for our cruise coming up in February 2020 and we were able to select whether we pre-paid the gratuities or not (I hope I'm understanding what you're asking correctly)...we chose to pre-pay just to get it paid up-front, but at least we had the option. Not sure if this is new for 2021?
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I saw on another post here that Allure is getting AMP'd prior to home-porting in Galveston if that helps. I haven't sailed on any of the Oasis class yet so can't really comment any further than that.
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36 minutes ago, Pro24 said:
Then the one day we looked forward to all year, Christmas on 7-Mile beach was cancelled! They said it was due to rough waters & gave credits on excursions. Fine with that explanation ONLY to find out afterwards it was all a lie, because, friends were suppose to meet up with other ships that DID dock at the Caymans that day. In fact many cruise lines were there! The one major reason we decided to go in the first place, and it was all a lie.
Sorry to hear you had a couple disappointing parts of your trip, hopefully you feel like you had a good vacation overall.
Just wanted to let you know it probably wasn't a lie on the skipped port. I believe when RC goes to Grand Cayman they tender to the port, so if the seas are too rough for the tenders they cannot stop at that port. Other ships/cruise lines may be able to dock and not have to use tenders, which would be the reason they could dock. Again, not 100% sure that was the case on your trip, but a possibility.
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1 hour ago, Pooch said:
Why? Is the water park different when you’re on an Oasis class?
My guess would be that they are trying to limit the amount of people who purchase the water park (and maybe other excursions) to a certain number and with Oasis class holding 6,000 (?) guests if the price were low maybe too many people would buy, and with Mariner and Navigator being smaller they don’t have that same concern? Or something along those lines. Not sure obviously but just a guess
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52 minutes ago, twangster said:
Adding that the app is now showing the band for my January sailing so at some point check the app to see what it says.
Do you just look under Music Hall on the app and once it's set what band is going to be playing it will show the band name? Or is there another place to look on the app?
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5 minutes ago, ajmp5 said:
Did they get rid of swimming with pigs at Cococay? I am not seeing it anymore on my planner.
It's still showing in our cruise planner as of this morning. I would say maybe it's sold out, but I feel like usually it still shows but just says sold out so not sure why it's not showing at all
Enchantment of the Seas - 7 night Bahamas cruise
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We did this itinerary on Enchantment for our honeymoon, but just out of Miami not Galveston, and we personally enjoyed the itinerary. Enchantment is definitely an older ship, and does show the age in some places, but we still had a great time and if Enchantment was doing an itinerary that we wanted to do I would book again.
If you’re planning on drinking more than 4-5 drinks a day the drink package is probably worth it for you, plus you can use it on Coco Cay.
We told them it was our honeymoon prior to boarding and they did little things to help us celebrate, like decorating a plate when bringing our dessert at Chops, and they did cake and champagne in the Viking Crown lounge one night, couple little things to help make it a little special.