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3 hours ago, WAAAYTOOO said:

Make that 2 of us !!

Make that 3 of us.  We’re going to Labadee in January on Harmony.   DH usually loves cabanas but not for that price.  Current plan is to have the genie arrange a nice lunch in our room 2br aquatheater.

No savings for me but thank you for the heads up!

Cruised 4 times since the restart (23 nights) and never caught COVID.  We spent 5 nights in Disneyworld last week and 3 of the 4 of us came home with COVID (the 4th had COVID in January).  We tested because we felt like crap with bad coughs.  

I’ve helped my teens and my husband has helped his parents.  No problem at all. 
 

5 hours ago, ToddandKelly said:

I’ve heard that some of the ships with a newer Flowrider have a seam that creates a bump in the middle of the mat. We were going to book a transatlantic on the Odyssey but heard it’s Flowrider had a bump. Does anybody know which should have bumps in their Flowrider? We’ve been on all the Oasis class, with the exception of the Wonder, and they do not have the bumps. We don’t know which of the newer ships have this issue. Thank you!

There’s a Facebook page called Royal Caribbean flowrider society.  They will have the answer. 
 

10 minutes ago, AdventureKenandCar said:

You'd consider not taking a transatlantic cruise because the Flowrider has a bump in the middle?  This is your make-or-break?

There is nothing wrong with choosing a ship based on flowrider. Some people choose based on restaurants or rooms available, some based on amenities. I would never book Wonder again bc it only has 1 flowrider causing long lines and my teens to be unhappy. Everyone has their own priorities. 

Huge waiting times at the end of Adventure boarding at Cape Liberty on May 26th. Rumor is port computer system went down for an hour or so so everything came to a standstill.  No problem boarding at 11 but ship ended up leaving a couple hours late.  

I think this has changed in the new version.  Originally, unvaccinated children had to be on a RC tour to get off the ship in port, then it changed.  If I’m reading this correctly, looks like unvaccinated must be on a RC tour again.  

1 hour ago, shof515 said:

on my app it does not have that. i only see the usually things about what to pack, using the app, make reservations, etc, etc

Definitely hidden

16 minutes ago, shof515 said:

Is this Arrivecan only needed for Alaska cruises on the west coast? Is this needed for the Canada/New England out of Cape Liberty? I am thinking it is required for the Canada/new cruises because it is a Canada government requirement

 

Sailing on the Adventure next week and so far Royal has not sent any emails about this and when i checked their requirements for sailings out of Cape Liberty there is nothing about this. For my cruise the first canada port is Halifax

I’m on this sailing. Nothing from RC by email yet, but it’s now (hidden) as a requirement in the app.  When you open the app, there’s a blue banner that says “welcome aboard!”  Click on that and it says that all guests must complete the mandatory travel information prior to your entry into Canada via the arrivecan website regardless of whether or not they choose to go ashore. 

1 hour ago, Chuck586 said:

Can any Star Class cruisers that have arrived by car point to (or describe) the location of the Star Class entrance and porters on the picture above?

It’s located in the “V” where the 2 white buildings come together right in front of the terminal doors.  It’s either the last or one of the last stops.  You can’t miss it 

31 minutes ago, OutToSea said:

how do they id kids?

 

They had me show my ID. No ID’s needed for my 14 and 15 year olds.  

Best way to price it is to go through as if you’re making a new booking and see what the total comes to

We prop the phone up against the island counter backsplash. Island Counter is perfect height with a light over it.  

Adventure 5/26 sailing opened 45 days out at about 12:03AM

I see refreshment package at $23 per day per person all the time on my sailings.  I, personally, think it’s high but I though Deluxe beverage package was high at $68 and it’s gone higher.  

Your cruise is almost 3 weeks away.  How sick is the other couple?  If they have minor sneezing and coughing and aren’t showing serious symptoms, then I think you’re worrying over nothing. By the time of your cruise, they will be beyond their quarantine period and an antigen test should be negative (my son tested negative 7 days after his positive). Alternately, they can do a PCR test now and use a certificate of recovery to sail.  The real key is going to be if they get “sick” and need medical care. 

Oasis June 10th ports of call are Port Canaveral, Nassau, and Perfect Day.  If there was ever a itinerary where I would feel comfortable with just a birth certificate, that would be it.  My husband, kids, and I have passports, but my mother in law did this itinerary on Oasis in September 2021 and Anthem in March 2022 both out of NJ with just her birth certificate and license and had no problem.

5 hours ago, MamaG said:

The teen program (at least on Harmony last month) is like the wild west. There's no rules and no real supervision unless it's a planned event like basketball or something. At night they're running around like crazy and doing whatever they want totally unsupervised. If you don't want your young teen hanging out with unruly, ill mannered other teens, then I suggest you keep them with you in the evenings.

What do you really expect for supervision for high school kids old enough to babysit?  My teens (14 and 15) have done many cruises on both Royal and Disney where they have been in the teen clubs.  Other than Disney crew members saying “Mickey language please” vs Royal crew members telling to “watch your language please”, there is no difference in the amount of supervision in the teen clubs.  Heck, on Disney, 1 kid took a swing at another IN the club, and they didn’t even ban him from coming back (My kid was not involved but was present when it happened and freaked out).  On Royal, my teens have seen none of that and I have never witnessed any teen on our sailings acting unruly.

Mushroom soup on Wonder last week

24 minutes ago, smokeybandit said:

I still don't see any Colon to Panama City. The only one ways I see are Panama City to Colon and Colon to Miami for the repositiioning

10 minutes ago, smokeybandit said:

There is no Colon to Panama City listed. Unless they're just not there yet.

They’re up now. 

44 minutes ago, smokeybandit said:

 

Odd gaps between cruises. Is she just running empty for a week between cruises?

Is that the return going from Colon to Panama City?

1 hour ago, Chris Fish said:

So someone had recommended Cruise control transportation to get from Orlando Airport to Port Canaveral. They leave at two specific times from the Airport. 9:25 am is the first run. It takes 45 to 60 minutes to get to the port I believe and our check in time is 11:30. Do you think they will let us in early.

Don't want to be hanging around especially in the hot sun. As much as my wife loves the beach and sun she needs to be careful about getting to much sun. Anybody have any experience in this situation? I know I do also have an option for a private shuttle for an added cost.

We’ve used their private shuttle service and were very happy.  Don't know about their shared service. 

34 minutes ago, robert52hale said:

We have only sailed twice, both on Disney Cruise.  What costs extra on RCL?  The price point is quite different for the comparable cruises (over $2000).  

Thanks for all your help in advance.

After 7 cruises Disney and 3 on RCL - The biggest extra cost is the soda package at about $10.60 per person per day.  Not necessary if you only drink water.  RC also has beverage packages that include alcohol, which Disney does not.  Standard Balcony rooms are also slightly smaller on RC, but for the price difference, we’ve moved to suites on RC.  On RC, standard dining is in the Main Dining room, no rotation.  RC does have more choices for specialty dining (up charge) than DCL.