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Does it say the same thing when you view your reservation in the Royal app? I know on my it says something like "Check-in opens on [date it opens]" I would imagine that since yours is the first sailing, it might not open until 30 days out, but I don't really have any hard evidence to support that.

I have the same issue for a 4-night Mariner sailing in April. Originally scheduled for Cozumel, but a few weeks ago got changed to Nassau and Grand Bahama Island. Cruise planner shows the Bahamas itinerary, but all of the excursions are still for Cozumel, so I have no idea what any of the sales might be, but I really don't want to spend my day on the phone with Royal.

I know! I definitely read the articles last night! So strange.......

Interestingly, I can't find those references on the Travel and Leisure site anymore. The links just bring up a list of all Black Friday deals, and no mention at all of the RC giveaway..... And a search of the site also doesn't bring up anything.

No real answers for you, but I'm on that same sailing! Fortunately, we've been to Cozumel several times as well as the Bahamas, so we were unfazed by the change- just a short getaway for me and hubs without the kids. But I can understand your frustration if you booked that sailing specifically for its original itinerary. Would you be able to cancel under CWC and switch to a different sailing? I'm not really sure all the rules of that.

I've never specifically asked about bed rails, but with my young toddlers, we just put lots of pillows around them and tucked them in tight. Never had an issue. I know you mentioned your toddler sleeping on the main bed, but if you have the convertible sofa in your room, that bed is lower to the ground, so less distance to fall if they do roll off.

We received a separate email to register our kids about 2 weeks before sailing. You don't have to chose a separate time. Just fill out the forms so they have all your info ready to go when you check in at your regular time. Happy sailing!

Looks like it was not a fire, but possibly a chemical reaction that caused smoke. Apparently it was resolved quickly and everyone is continuing on their business as usual. https://cruises-info.com/false-bravo-code-onboard-jewel-of-the-seas/

Hi Tabitha- Several of us have had a similar issue from sailings around the same time, which we discussed in the following thread: Bottom line is reach out to [email protected] with your info, and hopefully you'll get your photos soon! I was on the Odyssey 10/17-10/23, and just received my photos this morning, after several emails to Royal Focus and RC customer service.

Just want to update that I just received the photo link this morning! I was going direct with the RoyalFocus email, instead of the normal customer service. Here's hoping the rest of you receive your photos soon as well!

I got the same email last night.....not holding my breath.....

I think they were like $20ish to buy an individual photo. We purchased the 50-photo package on the last day and paid around $180, after our diamond C&A discount. So your price of $135 for 100 is a much better price than our was on the last day!

I just booked a 4-nighter for husband and I in April and didn't even think to see if we had any casino offers before booking. Well now I see that he has a $200 OFF instant rewards certificate and a $100 OFF ANY SAILING BETWEEN 1/1/22-5/31/22. We have never paid attention to casino offers before (for some reason, neither of us get emails or physical mail from Casino Royale), but I just happened to check the offers website and saw them today. So is it too late to apply these to the April cruise I just booked a few days ago??

Thanks for all the replies. I'm still so frustrated that this is taking so long. We are now 11 days post-cruise (8 business days) and still haven't received anything. I was on the phone with a C&A rep for something else and asked about this issue and she recommended I reach out directly to [email protected], which is the photo people. Sent an email as soon as I got off the phone with her, and haven't heard a peep back yet. Here's the response I got from the normal RC Customer Service after emailing them about the photos too: "I see that you have emailed our RoyalFocus inbox to discuss the missing link. I'm happy to say, this puts you a step ahead already. Please accept my apologies for the link not being sent. We did have a small glitch that is causing a slight delay. Our photo team will get the link to you right away. Thank you for your patience." A follow up email asking on a timeframe for receiving the photos was met with the standard "7-10 business days." At this point, I'm starting to get worried about never receiving my pictures. Please keep us posted if anyone starts receiving their photos soon!

No advice or answers, but just sending positive thoughts to you and your family! I hope you get some answers and negative tests over the next few weeks.

We just got off Odyssey on 10/23 and purchased a photo package with 50 digital files. When we purchased, they said 3-7 days for the delivery email, and still haven't received anything yet (tomorrow will be 7 days post-cruise). Has anyone purchased photos this way and how long until you actual got them in your email??? Sincerely, A momma of 2 littles who spent too much money on pictures because she didn't think her kids would actually let a photographer take their pictures, but then ended up with an obnoxious number of adorable kid portraits because apparently the kids loved all the attention they got from the photographers and bystanders.

We just got off Odyssey with my daughter who was one week shy of 3. We asked if she could do AO Juniors (3-5 years) with her 4.5 year old sister. They seemed like they would have let her, but asked us if the younger one could actually fully go by herself and wipe, even poop, because they are not allowed to help them at all in the restrooms. While we generally considered our younger daughter to be "fully" potty trained, we ended up not signing her up because she did have some trouble getting up on the cruise toilets and was afraid of the flushers. As Matt said above, doesn't hurt to ask!

Sailing Sunday on Odyssey from Ft Lauderdale with 2 unvaccinated kids who need pre-boarding testing. Our check in time is 12pm. Can we get there earlier to get the test started then do all the check-in stuff starting at 12? Or is the earliest we can get the test 12? From what I understand, it's about 45-60min wait for the results, so does anyone have experience with that? Thanks!

OMG 5 pina coladas in one day makes me sick just thinking about it!!!

I talked to a C&A rep on the phone two days ago and was told the drink benefit was only for adults, but I 100% believe you over what I was told on the phone! We'll be onboard in 3 days and my kids will be very happy to get their pineapple juice with their diamond drinks!

I am so sorry to hear you all had a health scare, but relieved it was just allergies. What is it with kids just getting sick for a few hours and rebounding so quickly??? Hoping you all enjoyed whatever you could of your excursion and that the rest of your journey is healthy and phlegm-free!

@chris wong Should we just keep this going? Lol any insight into passemger counts for the sailing departing 10/17? We'll be there with a group of 14 ranging in age from almost 3 all the way to 89!

Thank you! I've seen this section of the website before but never clicked in the individual activities. Shame on me! I appreciate it! But my 4.5 year old will probably be super bummed when she finds out she can't ride the bumper cars. Maybe I can convince her to do the iFly instead!

Good morning RCBlog! We are 9 days away from our long-awaited Odyssey OTS cruise! Curious if anyone knows if there are any height/weight/age minimums for kids to do bumper cars (with an adult), rock climbing, and iFly? I doubt my kids would be able to do the rock climbing anyways, but might let them get strapped in and give it a go if they meet the requirements. Thanks in advance!

Thanks! I'm kind of hoping they'll let my younger one in since we're going at an off-peak time, so I can't imagine there will be a ton of kids anyways. I'll report back my findings when we get onboard!