kilik49

I just sailed 8/22-8/28 on Odyssey with 2 kids ages 2.5 and 3.5. We got their pre-sail test done at the pediatrician without an issue. We had 12pm boarding time, so when we got to the port there was no lines to start checking in or to get their at-terminal test done. The nose swab was quick and easy. At first the kids were intimidated by the tester's outfit, but we told them it was just going to be "nose tickles" and thats exactly what it was. It wasn't a deep swab at all. We got our results in about 40min and got right on the ship. Our on-ship departure test for the kids was very similar to the at-terminal one. We booked an appointment for 10:45am (iirc) on day 6. We wanted to get tested earlier since that was the day at CocoCay and fortunately they called us at round 9am saying there was no line and to just come down. Again the test was a not-deep swab for 10s and the kids had no issue. Adventure Ocean was available but we didn't use it. The SplashAway area was great with the limited capacity on the boat. On embarkation day, one of the splash pads was empty except for my kids. Throughout the week, the most kids I saw in one of the Splashaway areas at any given time was maybe 6-7. There wasn't any apparent limit set by Royal, but the limited ship capacity seemed to help keep it pretty empty. Since the kids were young, they weren't up late enough for any shows. Pretty much any time they weren't at the pool, they were either in the room or in a dining area. The kids did really well with the masks since they really only had to wear them in the hallway for a few minutes at a time. We only took them off the boat at CocoCay which was great. We were the only Ship in port so the island felt completely empty. We are from Florida, so we didn't think it was worth it to book an excursion just to go to a beach at the 2 stops in Mexico. Instead, we planned to enjoy the even emptier ship, which worked out as planned. It felt like we had private splash pads during the port days.

Im 32 days away too. Are you on the Odyssey? I can't wait to see the new ship!

Is there an age limit on the beverage coupons? If my 3yr old gets my Diamond status, does his Sea Pass card also get loaded with 4 beverage coupons?

Regarding the Odyssey fire rumor, you can see the smoke at the beginning of Chris Wong's latest video but he doesn't make any mention of it.