VoidoftheSeas

14 minutes ago, MrK1ttens said:

RIP my Aug 7 Symphony of the Seas cruise. The week after mine gets to go though 

In the same situation. We have a backup scheduled over Christmas, but this was disappointing news.

2 hours ago, JimnKathy said:

I won't be surprised if Symphony doesn't sail by mid-July at this point...August 1 for sure. But then again, I really don't know anything about anything.

 

I sure hope so, we have the Aug 7th sailing booked!

2 hours ago, Fairlynew said:

So far, they aren't even allowing more than 2 people to book a 2 bedroom suite.  My fabulous and patient travel agent, Sharla from MEI, has spent hours trying to do that for my group.  

That's unfortunate. Glad to know it wasn't just me.

I'm just trying to hedge my bets against my Caribbean sailing in August. May just not be able to.

It looks like you are not able to book a stateroom for more than 2 people for Alaska 2021 cruises through the website. Has anyone confirmed by phone that this is the case?

27 minutes ago, JeffB said:

I agree with this @smokeybandit. What distrubes me is that if RCG knows they can sail out of FL per @AGSLC5 then why don't they say so? Why doesn't the Governor clear this up by saying his no proof of vaccination policy does not apply to the cruise lines? I think it's pretty clear cruiselines will not be subject to the Desantis no proof of vaccination requied when sailing from FL ports.  

So, tell us that in clear an uncertain terms. Instead there's nothing in writing. Cruisers, businesses that rely on the revenue crusiers bring to town, port service providers are all asking this question. The fog of uncertainty, the tittilating slow release of critical information by RCG seems to me to be unnecessary.

I'm with you, but I think in reality, they're all trying to work together so no one comes out looking worse than they have to. DeSantis can't just back off his policy like that without re-election repercussions. The cruises need to balance looking like they're cooperating with the CDC. The CDC has to appear that it's taking the hard line, conservative approach that it wants to be know for. 

10 minutes ago, Tarheel0907 said:

The Judge just made them go to mediation by June 1st. 

This is probably a positive outcome, but going to mediation doesn't necessarily guarantee a resolution.

13 minutes ago, Loops said:

Why would the length in time of the cruise matter?  More pure nonsense from the CDC!  If it’s not required for a four day cruise it shouldn’t be required for any length cruise.  What am I missing?

The length of the cruise matters because longer cruises mean more time/opportunities for potential exposure to Covid.

Good sign I think. No partisan resistance at all.

I could be wrong, but I don't think the loosened mask restrictions apply to cruises, since they still fall under the same classification as prisons and homeless shelters which are notably excluded from this guidance.

The food! I'm really boring most of the time with the meals I eat at home. Not a lot of variety, which I'm totally okay with. But I love trying new things on cruises.

My biggest frustration is just that you can't really search by room. You have to click into every sailing individually to see if a given room is available.

I've not really had much to complain about during the sailings themselves.

Double booked for July. At least one of them will happen. Obviously, I would prefer my Oasis trip, but I get the feeling that Port Liberty may not be up and running in July even if there is traction with the CDC and the CSO. 

Currently booked for July 23rd. I'm 50/50 on whether that happens or not. Cautiously optimistic, but not confident. 

I know we're a long way out from 2024 bookings, but I'm hoping to get a jump on how I should approach this. My wife's and my 15th wedding anniversary will be in 2024 and, conveniently many transoceanic sailings occur at the perfect time of year for us to celebrate this (Mid April). I've noticed that Star Class suites seem to be snatched up rather quickly for these longer 12+ night cruises, and I'm hoping someone who has experience with this could shed some light on the best way to snag one of these rooms. We haven't really used TAs for any of our traveling, but if that's what it takes, I'd certainly be open to it. 

Booked for my 40th birthday in 2023! So excited!