Gary O

1 hour ago, AAD said:

GaryO -  I am right there with you... for this 12/31 Symphony sailing...  We have $14k invested in this cruise- insured.  I'm still debating whether it's foolish to forge ahead. We get the rapid tests tomorrow.  If one of us three is positive, then there's an easy decision.    

Check the email you surely received

Well that doesn’t help at all, no one has a crystal ball to know the future. 
it’s very helpful to know what exactly went down to know what to expect in case something alike happens

We plan to cruise on 31th December and heard a lot about symphony and puerto rico trouble.

is there someone there atm that can helps us clarify the specific things affected by people and crew testing positive? Like

1) closed restaurants areas or games ?

2) closed shows ,for example  from 3 shows of all cruise 2 got cancelled ?

3) ship just skipped San Juan and just spent another day at sea? 
4) have any idea or can ask if for next cruise will have another port instead of San Juan? 
5) whatever info you consider relevant to comment and could be useful for next cruisers

thanks in advance! 

On 12/27/2021 at 5:02 PM, beachmama said:

I’m on the symphony right now. Here’s the thing… This morning all we were told is that due to health and safety concerns the port would not let us dock. That is literally all the information we received all day. I learned the port information by checking here throughout the day. Had the captain come on board the pa and explained it was a last-minute port decision that impacts all cruising it would be a different feel on the ship. In addition I think people would be more understanding and less upset about it had more information been shared. It also would not have been nearly as bad if the entertainment staff was not also quarantining. So their ability to change programming on the fly to accommodate an extra sea day is very limited. So when you start adding up all the accommodations we are doing from the passenger perspective and not getting any accommodations offered from the cruise line, at leads for a larger batch of unhappy passengers. To be honest, this cruise has been two years coming for us and we chose not to cancel understanding the protocols and expectations would be different. And we are having a nice vacation but it is not a great first time experience from a brand perspective.

Hey there could you elaborate and what specifically was affected by people with positive test? 1 show of the night, closed areas , etc? And just skipped San Juan? Not taking to other port? Maybe heard or can ask if for next cruise there would be another port instead of San Juan? Thanks in advance! The help is much appreciated!