Bob Johnson

I really liked the sides on Symphony of the Seas pizza area (not sure if it is different on other ships). It was nice that they were not bread based sides as I was already getting a lot of bread with the pizza.

2 hours ago, cruisefam86 said:

Did that happen after March 21? We were on independence and when we would go pick them kids up there was always a sign saying they were at capacity. So we always made sure to go early to get in line for a spot.

Not sure but it was gone in April

23 hours ago, linlou said:

Hi, Did anyone else find that the Labadee street vendors (locals) were extremely rude, would take No for an answer? They put a lot of effort into trying to entice you from other booths in order to get you to buy from their booth.

It was a very uncomfortable experience. I have been to the Mexico border towns and the Hattians make the Mexico towns look like armatures.

It was not a fun experience.  Royal Caribbean should "dial them back a bit". That was no fun!!

We were there July 8th. 2022

Some seller were 100% like that but there were also many that were very chill. Me and my wife would only go and buy from stalls that were not rude and pushy. It seemed like the others picked up on it (but not all) and turned the hard sell way down so we would look around and buy.

I think this maybe what you are looking for.

https://www.royalcaribbean.com/faq/questions/will-i-have-to-take-a-test-before-i-cruise
"Vaccinated guests must show a negative COVID-19 test result for a PCR or antigen test taken no more than 2 days before boarding day. NOTE: Kids age 11 or younger who have been vaccinated may present proof of full vaccination and follow the testing protocols for vaccinated guests."

I am sort of the same boat as you. I made sure to get the Moderna for my daughter as it is 1 shot + 4 weeks for second shot + 2 weeks to be fully vaccinated.

Moby Dick is right that you don't have to be fully vaccinated to cruise but you have to a non-rapid test 3 days before and a second test the day of at the port. I did that for our last cruise and we had to fly to the port without having the negative result hoping they would send it in time. 30 mins before they closed boarding we got the negative result from the 3 day old test. I can tell you it was a lot of work keeping everyone in good spirits until that result came in and I do not wish that experience on anyone.

I think this is what you are looking for (https://www.royalcaribbean.com/faq/questions/who-should-i-contact-if-a-vaccine-is-contraindicated)
Long story short 90% includes kids.
If you get an exempt they will tell 2 weeks before the cruise at the latest. Which in your case would be tomorrow.

Royal has https://www.royalcaribbean.com/flights/bookFlights they will not reimburse you but should get you to the next port.

12 minutes ago, Matt said:

Ah, I misunderstood your question.

The rules says "Open Booking
program excludes certain promotions and discounted rates, including Interline,
Travel Agent and Travel Agent Friends rates, weekly sales events, net rates or
shareholder benefits and employee rates. "

https://www.royalcaribbean.com/content/dam/royal/resources/pdf/next-cruise-booking-terms-and-conditions.pdf

Thanks, The fine print always gets me.

53 minutes ago, Matt said:

Yes, NextCruise will be able to book whatever rates are available to the public.

The only rates they cant do are special group rates.

So my MEI travel agent should be able to use it then.
Do you happen to know if a website I can point them to that says royal does that so they can fix the problem?

Can Next Cruise credit and flash sales credit be used together?
My travel agent says it cant be used with flash but can be used with wow sales.
That sounds odd to me.

I booked the Columbus Cove Bungalows on my sailing. We picked the bungalow that was at the far end near the wall as it was near the water. However once we were ready to go in the water it was full of trash. I told the bungalow attendant and he said he would tell someone but no one came by. We wanted to move but by that time there were no open cabana's left. After I got back on the ship I told the shore excursion team and they said they would look into it and get back to me. They never got back to me. Anyone else run into a problem with trash at the bungalows.

FYI, I was able to send my receipt from emed to my health insurance and they end up paying for it.
I was only hoping for the $12 per test so that was nice surprise to have it fully paid.

Lowest price I have seen was 18.99 on Black Friday 2021.

Is there a way to see what nights are formal night in the app or somewhere else?
We do not really want to do formal nights and want to book specialty dining those nights so we can opt out.

I am traveling with family and my daughter needs to take naps in the afternoon. I was wondering if it would be possible to allow my mother to also be able to open our cabin to put our daughter down for naps with out giving her our seapass card?