Clover18

Skipping Aruba tomorrow confirmed. We are getting compensation which is welcome. I know it involves OBC and a FCC. @Clover18 can you add to this? Please? We were eating dinner and it was loud, I could not hear specifics, intoxicated people loudly laughing and banging on the table, I'm just astonished at the offer. Sailing and eating for the rest of the trip, bring a wheel barrel to disembarkation I'm gonna need it. 

The ship is definitely too crowded!!!

Frankly we have made contingency flight reservations for Sunday out of FLL. we have not canceled the second leg of our B2B yet but if things go downhill regarding the ships ability to visit ports we will probably cancel. We are not impressed with the ship overall and it’s really too crowded to even enjoy the solarium pool and hot tubs, even if there were NO port stops allowed next week. 
 
a few hours ago we were cool with staying on for the second week but now seriously considering our options. 

Yup. You nailed it. Completely let down. 

Yes we are on board Odyssey right now. We have been denied entry into Curacao because of 54 positive cases on board. Captain announcement came up 20 minutes ago. They will keep us informed when they hear from RCI headquarters what’s going to happen next. In the meantime we are docked at Curacao and awaiting further instruction. We will not be going ashore

@Baked Alaska I would have canceled. There are too many people on this ship. As the day goes on people are getting ruder and grumpier. Visiting no ports. The most expensive boat ride ever.

Yes we are on board Odyssey right now. We have been denied entry into Curacao because of 54 positive cases on board. Captain announcement came up 20 minutes ago. They will keep us informed when they hear from RCI headquarters what’s going to happen next. In the meantime we are docked at Curacao and awaiting further instruction. We will not be going ashore

Chucky that is Jennifer I believe. She was the best. She was always super polite to my wife and I. We always went there for our coffees. 270 cafe is the hidden gem I think on Odyssey. Great food there. 
 

Do you think RC will refund a portion of your money due to all these changes? not just the port fees, which should be done regardless, but the whole experience has been lessened.
I think RC needs to rethink the capacities again. I don't know why they rushed into increasing capacities in the middle of winter. This is when people get sick. And then you have all the holidays where people get together.  keep it at a lower capacity and wait until end of January to start increasing things. 

North Star was great, only one person in our group of 10 "lost it" because he had to go into the ball with the 9 of us, 10 in total. Grown man lost control, spewing verbal tirade because he wanted the ball for himself. 
We were made to sanitize hands and properly wear masks, felt fine. Really a beautiful vision of the Island.
Captain announced he is going out into international water to open the casino and shops. Aruba not looking good. Anyone say Coco cay?

The ship is definitely too crowded!!!

Nessa and Clover18 thank you for the update.  Odyssey of the Seas is a beautiful cruise.  When I was on board last week, 270 was a great quite place to hangout.  We got to know workers at the 270 café.  This is the last cruise for the Philippine Barista, and she is going back home to enjoy the holiday.  I hope she is doing fine.  Stay healthy and positive on the ship. 

Yes we are on board Odyssey right now. We have been denied entry into Curacao because of 54 positive cases on board. Captain announcement came up 20 minutes ago. They will keep us informed when they hear from RCI headquarters what’s going to happen next. In the meantime we are docked at Curacao and awaiting further instruction. We will not be going ashore

We are currently being denied disembarkation, awaiting the Prime Minister‘s “press conference“ before they let us off. The captain said we need to wait about an hour until we hear more from the health authorities. It sounds like a great opportunity to pass the buck to the government of Curaçao rather than make the decision not to let us go ashore from the RCI team.
If they do let us ashore, it will probably be vaccinated passengers only. As much as the merchants in the city of Willemstad would like to see the increase of 5000 people buying their products, I’m sure the government doesn’t want to take the risk.
Fingers crossed that they will let us go ashore. The busses are out here waiting…
 

The ship is definitely too crowded!!!

Hey. My auto finish said “will” But I agree we will not be able to disembark in Aruba tomorrow. Just thinking that is sad situation and next weeks back to back we will probably cancel because there’s no point in coming on if we’re not gonna be able to get off and explore the ports 

Yes we are on board Odyssey right now. We have been denied entry into Curacao because of 54 positive cases on board. Captain announcement came up 20 minutes ago. They will keep us informed when they hear from RCI headquarters what’s going to happen next. In the meantime we are docked at Curacao and awaiting further instruction. We will not be going ashore

Do the colors on the dogs tail represent “vaccinated” and Star class? 
I would think the standard wristbands would be chewed off if put on the dogs leg.

I don't see Aruba allowing us to disembark tomorrow. I wish they would just turn around and take us home, by way of Coco Cay that is! But seriously, most people are in good spirits it appears. One or two grumbles but if you booked this you kind of knew it would be "different" I still believe in my heart whether they saw Omicron coming or not they relaxed to soon and put $$$ over all. 100% capacity and how crowded this ship is should not have happened at this juncture.  They could have waited just until 2022 to start ramping up. Just because one can doesn't mean they should. 

I was on the Odyssey of the Seas last week, enjoy your time.  Captain must be stress out because he just come back for his 10 weeks assignment.  

I’ve been reading quite a bit about what’s going on with Odyssey right now too. Sounds like a mess. 
 
Quite a few upset people on Odyssey right now. 
 
 

We are currently being denied disembarkation, awaiting the Prime Minister‘s “press conference“ before they let us off. The captain said we need to wait about an hour until we hear more from the health authorities. It sounds like a great opportunity to pass the buck to the government of Curaçao rather than make the decision not to let us go ashore from the RCI team.
If they do let us ashore, it will probably be vaccinated passengers only. As much as the merchants in the city of Willemstad would like to see the increase of 5000 people buying their products, I’m sure the government doesn’t want to take the risk.
Fingers crossed that they will let us go ashore. The busses are out here waiting…
 

Yes we are on board Odyssey right now. We have been denied entry into Curacao because of 54 positive cases on board. Captain announcement came up 20 minutes ago. They will keep us informed when they hear from RCI headquarters what’s going to happen next. In the meantime we are docked at Curacao and awaiting further instruction. We will not be going ashore

Onboard Odyssey right now and we are being delayed in disembarkation until after the prime ministers press conference. It remains to be seen if they will let us go ashore. 

@Neesa we feel the same way. Disappointing but not surprising given the circumstances. I agree that we probably will be allowed to go into Aruba tomorrow. Someone I was talking with mentioned that maybe they will cut bait and head back to CocoCay for one final stop before we head back to Fort Lauderdale. But it’s hard to say at this point. Can’t Decide whether we want to stay aboard for the back to back next week. Keeping it positive!