whitsmom

All this craziness is making is making my head explode too ?

We did the North Bound on the Radiance and 3 day inland post cruise in July 2018 and LOVED every minute. We loved the Radiance. It's not a big ship but we loved the entire ship and all the windows. We also had AT&T signal the entire time. As a matter of fact, we had better AT&T cell reception on the ship that we have at our own house!

Me too! We are still debating doing the L&S; however, I am cautiously leaning on keeping it and if RCI cancels then we get the FCC 125% for everything. It has my mind saying "Should we or Shouldn't we" over and over...Oh boy! However, the FCC is a huge headache so far for everyone that has/is going thru the process. I guess I will just have to go on my gut when the time comes to decide before our final payment on July 10th if we do the L&S or finish paying and possibly still do the L&S, or just ride it out. This stress doesn't help my "gray showing" ? either since we still don't have our hair salons opened up yet!

I figured as much! I'm still trying to hold out a little to make up our mind fully. If we L&S it will be with a different ship from the Adventure to the Freedom. I need to check out the Freedom and see what (if any) are the differences before making our final decision. Shew....I think a need a bourbon about now!

So on the L&S does our already purchased UBP & VOOM transfer too? I figured it would but from reading above, I'm not so sure now.

They may want the tests to use on the crew members not the passengers.

I know, that is why we are watching it closely. Part of me wants to go on and shift it and part of me wants to hang on. My TA is looking into it today with our group (my TA is also in our cruising group) and try to decide our best plan of action. We got a great deal on our flight also (Delta first class round trip under $430 each) so if I cancel that for credit to use next year - I am sure I won't get that price again. Please "Rona" go away!!!

Talked to my TA this weekend about the possibility of doing L&S for our October 8th New England -Canada cruise. We are doing to hold off for now and wait until just before final payment (7/10/20) to decide for sure. I really need a vacation; however, I do not want to be so restricted (wearing mask all the time) while on the cruise. Also, I am not sure if Canada will even be open for us.

I'm pretty sure that we will be moving to next year too. We are going with friends so we will be deciding this weekend. While I am happy to have the option to move and keep pricing and all the same, I REALLY need a vacation.....

We set up designated place and times for our Grandsons so that everyone was on the same page before our day got started. It worked well.

Good to know! We fly into EWR on 10/7/20 (afternoon before cruise) and will be needing somewhere to stay. I like Embassy Suites so this is welcomed news for us. I hope that our cruise is still happening (New England-Canada 10/8/20). I will be so glad when we can at least start to plan and get excited about our cruise. This limbo is stressful....

That is PERFECT! I may have to try and design us some!

I cancelled our UBP on April 21st and repurchased it saving over $212. I got my CC credit on late Monday or early Tuesday. I was pleasantly surprised to receive it that soon. I'm sure those are handled differently that the FCC stuff is why but I wasn't expecting to receive it yet. Now if we just get to go because I really will need a vacation after all this craziness!

I love all the planning that comes with a cruise; however, I have been holding back on our October 8th cruise just because everything is so up in the air. I did cancel and repurchase our UBP and saved over $212. We also got a great deal in November for our flights (1st class for $430 each round trip). I am more hopeful today as Kentucky is starting to open up stuff starting May 11th; however, time will tell...

It has been 165 days since our NCL Getaway cruise Our Adventure of the Seas is in 161 days. Hoping that we can go now that they have removed the health restrictions. Hubby is healthy and fit but has a stint and A-Fib so we were afraid they wouldn't let us get on. We are waiting until final payment to decide what we are going to do. Lots of praying and all fingers and toes crossed!

I wonder if they do that testing here as Hubby and I both had "something" (coughing for 2+ weeks and a one-day fever) back in February after we returned home for 7 days in Iceland. We both have wondered if we had a mild case of it.

Prayers for negative testing! Good luck!

Yes it is. I was getting ready for work when I heard it (listening and not watching) so I missing the part that the analyst was speculating. However, I'm sure that it will be a possibility. If not, they will have to drastically change how they do things for sure. My Grandson is getting married October 24th of this year and they planned to do a Disney World Honeymoon so this is why it catch my ear this morning in the first place.

https://www.foxnews.com/lifestyle/disney-theme-parks-may-not-reopen-until-2021-wall-street-analyst-says

Saw it on Fox News this morning and a two co-workers saw it on TV yesterday. I will see if I can find a link.

Disney World announced yesterday that they will not be reopening until next year 2021. That makes me worry about cruises this fall. Our cruise is Oct 8th (New England-Canada) and we are now looking into cancelling or waiting it out to see if RCI will cancel. Hubby had a heart condition and we have decided that it is not worth the risk. I am hopeful to reschedule with FCC for next fall. This is so stressful trying to figure out the best way to go about this.

i just cancelled my UBP today and repurchased it for a savings of over $212. I figure it will take a week or two to get my refund credited back to AMEX.

Thanks for posting. I looked yesterday and the Drink pkg was still $55/day (and purchased it at $51/day); however, this morning it is $41/day day! I saved $212.40! That is a wonderful start to my day!!! Now, I just hope my October 8th New England cruise will still be happening.... 170 Days to go!

We are hopeful for our October 8th Adventure cruise up the New England coast and Canada. We are going with several friends that all live in different states so I really hope this is cleared up and we can all go! I too, love my balcony time the most I think. I love all the excitement leading up the the cruise; however, I'm afraid to get too excited just yet as it may not happen. And to top it all off - my oldest Grandson is getting married October 24th. I really hope the wedding will not have to be rescheduled! Lots to stress about right now ?

Watching the sunrise every morning from my balcony!