CALFROM

On Anthem early this year we went to NextCruise but the itineraries we wanted weren’t available yet.  They offered a voucher ( or certificate, forget what is was exactly called) that I believe honored the $100 deposit per cabin that you can get while booking onboard and it also guaranteed the same OBC. Pretty sure we had 60 days to use it.
I wish I was more confident in the specifics but the important part to me was that you could still get some of the benefits of NextCruise even after you disembarked.

You have to convert it to a specific sailing within one year of purchase. If you don't do so within that time you lose it your money.
The 60 days you're remembering is to qualify for the OBC. You lose the OBC if you go beyond the 60 days before choosing a specific sailing.
The vouchers are assigned to the travel agent you used to book the cruise you were on when you purchased it and you need to contact that agent to convert it to your chosen sailing, so if you don't want to use the same TA you need to tell the Next Cruise agent at the time of purchase. 

Not sure if it's been extended past August 31, 2022 but here's the blog post:
https://www.royalcaribbeanblog.com/2022/07/07/royal-caribbean-offering-onboard-booking-bonus-after-your-cruise-ends-limited-time

No, I do not intend to that.  I was more specifically referring to if we were continuing to test positive up to 72 hours prior, even if we were past the CDC quarantine period and are asymptomatic .  I should have made that clearer as I see my post didn’t reflect my intentions, that is my fault completely as I see how it read.    I would have welcomed a response for clarification rather than the one you gave.  Glad I have the opportunity to specify now.
Policy is arbitrary at this point , based upon the discretion of the specific policy maker ..…we don’t have to test for cruises under 6 nights, etc.  it is a moving target which causes stress, which was the original intention of my post.
One of my kids continued to get positive test several months ago, even after 3weeks of first positive test and was never symptomatic.  There is no guarantee of a time sensitive negative .

Hello everyone!
We booked our cruise, on allure of the seas, which departs on August 28 back in early November 2021. As the cruise has gotten closer I found that my unease about whether or not we will all test negative has increased. It will be my husband and I and my two adult children, neither who live with us.
 I spent so much time thinking of every scenario, getting them tested 11 days before so we can get a certificate of recovery, or what if they or us get Covid before the cruise and will there be enough recovery time to get a negative before the cruise. It has caused more tension and then I was aware of?
For whatever reason, and maybe I’m the only numbskull who did not have this occur to her before now, but it came to me today, if anyone of us in the family test positive  and therefore can’t board the cruise, we will still have our vacation! We already have our flights to Fort Lauderdale, from different parts of the country, and I have decided I will start searching for a back up plan. The most important thing was us going together as a family , on a vacation, and not really the cruise itself. Though the cruise would be unbelievable!
So, for those of us who are sweating it out, if you haven’t  been already done so, consider keeping your vacation time as well as the vacation participants in tact and do something different!!!

I would continue my journey. Just as i would with a common cold or any other treatable, low level not very dangerous annoyance. Now, put a smoker beside me in the casino and I would have a problem. Not from the cancer, but the smell.

Hello everyone!
We booked our cruise, on allure of the seas, which departs on August 28 back in early November 2021. As the cruise has gotten closer I found that my unease about whether or not we will all test negative has increased. It will be my husband and I and my two adult children, neither who live with us.
 I spent so much time thinking of every scenario, getting them tested 11 days before so we can get a certificate of recovery, or what if they or us get Covid before the cruise and will there be enough recovery time to get a negative before the cruise. It has caused more tension and then I was aware of?
For whatever reason, and maybe I’m the only numbskull who did not have this occur to her before now, but it came to me today, if anyone of us in the family test positive  and therefore can’t board the cruise, we will still have our vacation! We already have our flights to Fort Lauderdale, from different parts of the country, and I have decided I will start searching for a back up plan. The most important thing was us going together as a family , on a vacation, and not really the cruise itself. Though the cruise would be unbelievable!
So, for those of us who are sweating it out, if you haven’t  been already done so, consider keeping your vacation time as well as the vacation participants in tact and do something different!!!

No, I do not intend to that.  I was more specifically referring to if we were continuing to test positive up to 72 hours prior, even if we were past the CDC quarantine period and are asymptomatic .  I should have made that clearer as I see my post didn’t reflect my intentions, that is my fault completely as I see how it read.    I would have welcomed a response for clarification rather than the one you gave.  Glad I have the opportunity to specify now.
Policy is arbitrary at this point , based upon the discretion of the specific policy maker ..…we don’t have to test for cruises under 6 nights, etc.  it is a moving target which causes stress, which was the original intention of my post.
One of my kids continued to get positive test several months ago, even after 3weeks of first positive test and was never symptomatic.  There is no guarantee of a time sensitive negative .

Hello everyone!
We booked our cruise, on allure of the seas, which departs on August 28 back in early November 2021. As the cruise has gotten closer I found that my unease about whether or not we will all test negative has increased. It will be my husband and I and my two adult children, neither who live with us.
 I spent so much time thinking of every scenario, getting them tested 11 days before so we can get a certificate of recovery, or what if they or us get Covid before the cruise and will there be enough recovery time to get a negative before the cruise. It has caused more tension and then I was aware of?
For whatever reason, and maybe I’m the only numbskull who did not have this occur to her before now, but it came to me today, if anyone of us in the family test positive  and therefore can’t board the cruise, we will still have our vacation! We already have our flights to Fort Lauderdale, from different parts of the country, and I have decided I will start searching for a back up plan. The most important thing was us going together as a family , on a vacation, and not really the cruise itself. Though the cruise would be unbelievable!
So, for those of us who are sweating it out, if you haven’t  been already done so, consider keeping your vacation time as well as the vacation participants in tact and do something different!!!

There are actually a lot, I dare so most, airlines won't let you check bags if there are 3/4 or more hours before your flight leaves. AA, Spirit, Air Canada/France, United......the list goes on and on.

Royal does offer excursions at the return port and from what I understand they will make sure your luggage is taken care of and that you get a ride to our airport if you elect to do one.

If you want to stay longer, try hiding under the bed! Semi-comfortable there 🤣

@CALFROMsince you are in a CLS I would decide weather your comfortable carrying your own luggage off or not.  Either way I would leave my room at 8 and head to the suite lounge, if your carrying off your luggage it can sit there.  Have a relaxing breakfast in CK and then if you want sit around the lounge for a bit.  Let the Suite Concierge know what your plans are.  If you like I'm sure the Concierge will escort you off the ship when you or the ship is ready for you to go.

We usually opt for assisted departure to not have to deal with our bags in the morning. 
We leave our cabin with all our carry ons with a few mins to spare to get to the main dining room right before it closes (usually 8:00 if I remember correctly).  Then we eat a leisurely breakfast taking our time with no rush.  We're usually one of if not the very last ones out of the dining room (we make sure to tell the waiter our plans so they aren't prevented from doing their turnaround day duties).  Then when we're finished we just stroll off the ship as usually our group number has already been called. 
We're usually off the ship around 9:30 which is about as late as you can reasonably get.  Also customs and baggage pickup are usually not too crowded at this time.  I find "waiting" in the dining room way more relaxing than any other common areas of the ship as it's significantly less crowded.  It's also amazing to me just how few people eat breakfast there on debarkation day.

Well, we were completely off of the ship in June around 9:15ish and our flight was for 5:30.  We didn't fly home until 2 and a half days later.  Moral of the story, don't think those 2 to 3 hours are plentiful.  They may not be.  
Also, when we finally got a flight home, we left the hotel at 11 am.  The train ride to the airport was supposed to by 25 minutes (we did it 4 times and knew it well).  Our flight was for 3pm.  We got to the gate at 2:30 because there was a baseball game AND a soccer game going on and the trains were full and/or breaking down from extra use.  Certainly not relaxing.

Yes to all of the above in terms of relaxing !  Maybe I will have to look into a quick something for us to do in FLL before getting to the airport , rather than wait at the airport for hours.

THIS.
No matter how much I kick, scream, or tie myself to a stool at the Schooner Bar, they make sure I'm gone by about 9:30-10:00am.

Disembarkation is easy peasy.  
I don't know what your definition of "relaxing" is, but for us, it meant being prepared.  So with that in mind, we woke up early (by 6am), got breakfast, took our final showers and packed PJ's in our backpacks, left the room by 7:30, got our final lattes, and then sat for about 45 minutes in the Royal Theater until we were called get get the hell off of the ship. 🤪  I will say this, we were off of the ship as part of the second to the last group to disembark, but by the time our shuttle to the airport arrived, the ship was pretty much empty and the doors closed by 10:00.

Even in a suite you will need to be out of your room by 8:30am. You might be able to linger in common areas until close to 10 but most Oasis class ships want to get suite pax and such on after 10:30am. 

They'll want everyone off by 9:30-10 . Whether that happens is a different question 

Unfortunately there is no lingering around the ship these days, they want everyone off as soon as possible to deep clean for the next cruise. You will probably feel rushed.

On the Harmony in a crown loft right now. There was a roll away being inserted into another crown loft 2 doors down on embarkation day.

The beds in a Crown Loft can be split into two beds.  

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Dear Veteran, thank you so much for serving I feel heartfelt appreciation for our vets ❤️
We are a fan site with much cruising experience some here are BETTER than RC customer service. 
I know I book specific cabins for my personal needs and I as well don't sail if my cabin isn't what I need for my sailing. That being said what are your criteria without getting to personal. Does it have to be in a certain area of the ship, mid ship, aft or forward for instance? On a certain deck due to the perceived confinement of some cabins? Do you prefer an accessible due to certain abilities? 
Please minimally we need to know what would make this work for you. Also, what ship or ship class do you prefer? What itinerary? What ports? How many days? Sailings are not sold out until 2024 albeit the original ship may be booked at capacity; so just give us something more to work with and we will help you get there. 
We will help you, it's just your original post had so much frustration, I get it. If you give us more we will do our best to help you experience a most comfortable sailing. Standing by, sir please come back and provide more details. 
I'm sure the cabin booked was wrong due to a perception error, I'm confident enough a Royal rep wouldn't book you in something you didn't want. Let's do this together.

Booking a cruise onboard the ship is the same price as if you were home, but there are two advantages you get:
Extra onboard credit Reduced deposit My advice is don't wait to book a cruise until you get onboard. Waiting could end up with a higher price, thus offsetting the extra OBC you get.
The ideal situation for booking onboard is while on your cruise you are compelled to book another sailing at the moment. Then yes, it's a good idea to book onboard rather than waiting until you get home.