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On 8/13/2022 at 7:04 AM, USCG Teacher said:

I'm hearing this more and more.  As a point of contrast, since I was traveling with kids we had to show our cards twice before boarding at Cape Liberty; once for my kids to get their vaccinated stickers before even entering the terminal, then again at the registration terminal.  Seems that, as per usual, YMMV!

Definitely YMMV, because we were traveling with a child too! And were still never asked. 

I'm not recommending you plan for this to be the case for you, but found it interesting that we were not even asked to show our physical vaccine cards at boarding.  

9 hours ago, Bakerette said:

Starbucks on cruise ships charges the same prices as onland. If you have a Starbucks card you can even use it at the Starbucks kiosk on cruise ships & if your part of the Starbucks rewards program you can even earn stars for the Starbucks purchases on cruise ships but you can redeem stars on cruise ships.

I found this to be true as well on the Navigator ship this past week.

Navigator had insulated this past week.

2 hours ago, Pooch said:

Hit WJ at the most popular breakfast time?

 

This will be my first time cruising, and I've been following the boards for a while, ,but never saw reference to there being long lines at WJ. How long should I expect to wait at popular times? And what are considered the popular time frames?

19 minutes ago, WAAAYTOOO said:

The third bullet is confusing.  It seems to say that unvaxxed follow the same testing rules as vaxxed but I’m fairly sure that they would make me test prior to a 5 night cruise.

I agree that the wording on the Healthy Sail page is a little ambiguous, but agree that their intention was to let people know that there is no longer a 2 day period for unvaxed and 3 day for vaxed, but 3 days for all.

I just received this email from RC that has more clear wording, IMO.

1 hour ago, CruizIan said:

Everyone is spot on. About a week before we sailed people in our party got excited and where looking at the planner and then I pointed out that it was showing things for Fathers day which had already passed. I am not sure the rhyme or reason when it starts to show you the things in the calendar but they are usually not correct and very hit or miss. The day we boarded everything showed up in full detail.

That is so random. I feel like I am learning more and more that RC doesn’t exactly have their act together. lol 

47 minutes ago, Ampurp85 said:

Even as the cruise progresses things may continue to change. 

Wow! That’s good to know!

Thank you all for the replies. It’s very helpful. 

First time cruiser here. Wondering when I can expect the Daily Planner to be finalized in the app? 
We’re less than a week out from sailing. Up until a few days ago, the planner showed two nights offering the iSkate show. And two nights with only game show type options (no large productions or comedy). Now even the iSkate performances have disappeared from the schedule. So it appears there are only game shows available in the evenings. 
Is this typical? Should we be expecting further changes this close to sailing? Or is it possible that iSkate has been canceled, and we’ll only have game shows for the whole cruise?

No one else in my family has it, on either side, besides me. And like your son, they couldn’t find any related allergies.
It didn’t start for me until my mid-20s. And at first was only controlled by taking steroids every day (that certainly didn’t do my figure any favors lol). But luckily, it has been controlled for years now with daily antihistamines instead. 
I hope you find your answer with the kids club! And  that you all enjoy your cruise, worry free!

I can’t speak to the cruise staff question, but I do suffer from angioedema myself (stress is my trigger). So I wanted to mention that if you are truly concerned about it spreading to his airway (anaphylaxis), you should get him an Epinephrine Pen. As his steroid pills won’t be enough. His doctor can write him a prescription for one, so you have the proper dosage. 

My pillow.

After years of sucking it up on vacation and using provided pillows, that never gave me a good nights sleep, I gave in and decided to bring my own.

Now, I bring it on every trip. And sleep like a baby. 

Even if my husband rolls his eyes every time I put it in the bag  
 

Interesting. I got that same email for my fully vaccinated 10 year old. 
I thought it was odd, as her vaccination card had already been uploaded and “validated” by RC. 
I reached out to my travel agent at MEI and she advised I should ignore the email. Saying RC sends them for all kids. So it’s interesting that you got a response from a RC rep saying he would need to be tested. Do you think that is just because he is in that 2-5 age range? 

Mine were validated within a day. I was surprised having seen reports of much longer.

40 minutes ago, loki007 said:

No reservations available for anything. Theater shows were no problem. Always seats available.

Do you mean they weren't an option/required for any shows or activities? Or that they were, but all booked before you could grab a spot?

50 minutes ago, Ampurp85 said:

Navigator, even before the restart, didn't allow you to pre-reserve any activities that aren't paid. I.e if they have escape rooms and such, which cost and can be booked and scheduled.

So only activities that have an additional cost require reserving? I swore I had read that rock climbing and ice skating also required it. Did I misunderstand that?

Hi All! First time cruiser here, going on a 4 night cruise on The Navigator of the Seas ship next month! Was wondering if you could help me with a few questions I wasn't able to find the answers for here on the forums:

- Which activities on the ship require advance reservations?

- Which evening entertainment options require advance reservations?

- Do we need to arrive early to any of the evening entertainment options, if reservations aren't available (aka, will they "sell-out"/reach capacity)?