andixgee2

We are in the same boat! My toddler just tested positive last week and we sail the 20th. Carnival and Disney are accepting documentation of recovery for unvaccinated children but Royal keeps insisting they will not. They said to test him ten days out and if he is still positive we can refund the cruise, which is awful because this is a rebooking from winter break cruise when my older vaccinated teenager came down with Covid. I've been on with Royal for hours about this and then on top of it they reassigned our adjoining rooms to rooms not adjoining or near each other. Another mess I have to clean up not even sure my toddler will be able to board. Makes no sense! Royal claims they are following CDC guidelines to take place in their program but the program clearly states the documentation letter will be accepted AND children under two will also be tested. Two parts Royal is not honoring. 

We are in the same situation! Covid + 1/18/22. Booked to cruise 3/27. 2 unvaxed kids. Did at home rapids on us all again to attempt to ease my anxiety (of course all neg) and anxiety still high because the PCR is what im so anxious about for the kids! I am a nurse and was talking with the infectious disease doc at work last week and she said it is possible for the PCR to come back positive but it probably wont. Lol probably wont does not help my anxiety about it! For unvaxed kids they should be allowing 90 day recovery letter with a rapid test. A rapid test is more accurate as to whether or not someone is currently shedding the virus and infecting others when they were previously infected! 

Thats what I am wondering! Like do I just lose now? Lol so confusing.

Thats what I am wondering! Like do I just lose now? Lol so confusing.

i think we need to keep punishing the children (who have the best immune systems of us all) the most. this whole thing is their fault and they can get all these precious developmental phases back, right?

All right! Day 1 was a success and we are halfway through day 2, already!
Some highlights of boarding day:
We arrived at Port Everglades about an hour early, but no one so much as asked about our scheduled boarding time. Just smooth straight through everything. Our kids are fully vaxxed, so no tests needed at the port.
I will say that everything was much more efficient with vaxx and test verification this time around. It seems clear that they've made some improvements over the last year.
That said, we did feel a bit of the hangover from our previous cruise being Star Class. There were a few times when it wasn't clear what we should do next, which obviously doesn't happen as SC when you literally have someone walking you from one part of the check-in process to the next.
We were onboard a bit before the staterooms were open, so there was a little time to explore the ship and grab a quick bite at Sorrento's for lunch.
The Odyssey is gorgeous and you can just feel the newness in every corner. It's so elegant and I love it!
We registered the kids for Adventure Ocean, which took a little longer than expected. It was much easier when we did it onboard the Allure this past summer, but Odyssey really only has 2 AO areas, and there is a lot more of folks having to pick the hours they are going to be there. Each child is allocated 8 hours to start with, although, if previous experience plays out, it shouldn't be super difficult to find a spot if the girls decide they want to spend more time there.
After AO, it was time to make Coastal Kitchen reservations for the week. We're only doing one specialty restaurant this trip (Wonderland!), so it's just CK for the rest of the trip. 
After making sure we were set up for the week, it was pool time, and time for some fruity drinks! 
Dinner at CK was filet (me) and roasted duck (Ashley). Always a delight.
Post dinner was AO for the kids and just relaxing in Schooner bar with some piano music and a couple of Old Fashioneds. 
Overall, the first day was a bit more relaxing and less hectic than our previous cruises, which is nice, since that is the tone we wanted to have for this trip!