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1 hour ago, Larry Muster said:

Hey, we are booked on the 12/26 sailing as well.  Our family is pretty vacation starved right now and our position is if the ship sails we will be on it - regardless of the restrictions.  Making that decision has helped put some of our anxiety at bay.  Our policy is to make the most of whatever we can get.  Assuming it was booked to 100% capacity I wonder what actual capacity will be when she sails.

What is the mood of your crew RFSDVM?  Are you also committed to going if she sails?
 

 

wife & I discussed it and have decided to call and cancel...

...funny considering just got email that our Royalup bid for JS was accepted

thinking of doing a driving trip

hoping to be able to get an actual refund instead of FCC, but don't know how realistic that is.

Thanks everyone for updates....we will be with you in spirit

very much appreciate the status updates...keep em coming.

scheduled for 12/26 sailing...see that my JS royalup is pending and others expired, but

worried that more crew cases will lead to more cancellations....guess I have another

24 hrs to still cancel.

not sure if anyone in PR at Royal Monitors social media, but you'd think someone in HQ would have 

an immediate zoom meeting with all captains to get the point across (and maybe make Cap of 

Symphony Stay after class with their positive #'s)

4 hours ago, ChrisK2793 said:

ANYWAY, we’re on Mariner now ……. At least on this ship, that email they sent Friday was greatly exaggerated ……. Maybe to appease the CDC ……… nobody has masks on once sitting in bars, restaurants, or clubs and haven’t seen anybody asking them to put them back on.  Have also seen quite a few people have walking around the promenade with no masks on as well and haven’t seen anybody say anything to them.

We were told there are 2,700 passengers on the ship of which right at 700 are kids.

 

did they include in your upgrade  a concierge to lower and raise your mask between bites?

how does this apply to:

1: smokers...are they allowed to take masks off...specifically in the casino...to smoke?

2:  fitness area...masks required while on treadmills, etc

just curious.

5 hours ago, twangster said:

  

It's a matter of expectations and what different people are accustomed to.   

definitely don't expect speed like home...just enough for functionality.

I do have a hotspot strength app on my phone, so plan to do a little walkabout to

find the best locations to use.  Not sure if the ships still have the little computer 

shop that actually had some hardwired computers (which likely wouldn't run what

I need to run)...I suppose they might know of good spots.

In Glacier Nat Park last year the access point was in the main lodge on the ceiling,

so if we sat on the top floor near the railings we could actually get a signal =:-).

Being fully vaccinated/boostered, I feel fairly safe onboard and in open air excursions, 

but my wife/I had intended to do the certified scuba excursions at CocoCay and St Thomas,

but now find ourselves wondering about the sanitization of the provided BCD/regulator/etc.

anyone done scuba since the restart?   Did you feel equipment was adequately sanitized?

Thanks!

3 hours ago, joberry57 said:

I had great service on Odyssey except when we went thru a small storm where I lost connectivity during the football game 

Rose Bowl (go Bucks!) on Jan 1st....they better be avoiding any storms!

thanks everyone (esp Twangster for the tech-splanation)

need to remote into my work computer...sounds promising that

it should work.

Thanks....will be at sea the day I need to get on...hopefully VOOM doesn't go BOOM that day.

have read in a couple of reviews that wifi was "spotty" on Odyssey.

I had intended to be able to do a couple of end-of-year computer

tasks while onboard....curious to get more details on how unpredictable

it actually is (or does spotty just mean certain areas of the ship)?

Thanks!

amazing photos

thanks for sharing....cant wait to see it (12/26 sailing)

Thanks for the info....will definitely plan to do the self assist...have an 11am flight, 

sounds like it should be do'able.

Sailing on odyssey on dec 26…wondering under current protocols how early you can disembark.   Previously on celebrity we were able just keep our luggage and carry it off pretty early.  Any recent cruisers care to comment?

Thanks