djandyb

Sep 2022 - Oasis
Food was great in MDR (bar Lobster Tail; can't blame them; should never be done en masse imo)
Service incredible.
Hoping for similar on Anthem in Sep this year.

Sep 2022 - Oasis
Food was great in MDR (bar Lobster Tail; can't blame them; should never be done en masse imo)
Service incredible.
Hoping for similar on Anthem in Sep this year.

It varies by ship, but you're looking at between 25.99-32.99 for a 24-hour period depending on the ship and if you want Surf or Surf & Stream.

How does it work to share?  In fact how does it work in general?  I'm not fussed by having the internet but being able to check in etc for flights would be useful.
Was just going to find a bar in the Bahamas to use their wifi but if it's not too expensive, i'll get one package.  Can't be bothered spending £250 on internet; I'm loving the idea of being fully disconnected.

I wouldn’t go back in town.  Too dangerous with only three hours or so.  
 
instead, check out the TWA hotel on site.  It’s a very unique venue and has a cocktail lounge inside an old constellation aircraft and plenty of other things to do for a few hours.

Oasis Sept 25-Oct 2? Me too. 
Hoping someone here could give you ideas of what to do. Because I live/work around here I'm the worst at telling people what they should visit. I go into Manhattan for work and go right back home and only do touristy things when someone from out of town comes in. 
I'll tell you that going back and forth from JFK is a pain in the butt so you may want to figure out how to carry your stuff or just another plan. 
 
Here's an idea though that isn't far from the airport. https://www.twahotel.com/
 

Yeah think we ended up paying nearly £1000 for a whole week of drinking for two..
We will however get our monies worth.  Having the drink package at Cococay will be a game changer I reckon; we could easily drink $200/$300 worth of Booze in those few hours alone!
Through in a few coffees/milkshakes/smoothies etc during breakfast, it works out pretty good value.  I will be drinking some top shelf old fashioneds!

This is such a relief, no more hassle about flying from the UK (and money saved!)
Very happy.

Agreed, we are flying from the UK to the US so will need to get a test there before our Cruise (Oasis end of Sep) and there's a huge lack of testing centres.  The EMED things aren't available in the UK so it's getting very difficult to get tested in the timeframe needed.  RC are very behind the times with testing being abandoned everywhere, it makes testing not very profitable anymore hence everywhere closing.  Bit of a nightmare!

Who had September 5th?! Who is the winner?!

Starting with September 5th, for U.S. cruises that don’t visit Canada or Bermuda:
Vaccinated guests won’t have to take a pre-cruise test on cruises that are shorter than 10 nights. Unvaccinated guests age 5 and up will need to test within 3 days before boarding, regardless of cruise length. Royal Caribbean will begin accepting results from self-administered home tests. 

This is such a relief, no more hassle about flying from the UK (and money saved!)
Very happy.

Who had September 5th?! Who is the winner?!

Who had September 5th?! Who is the winner?!

@Mattright now prepping for his Youtube chat tonight
 

This is such a relief, no more hassle about flying from the UK (and money saved!)
Very happy.

Starting with September 5th, for U.S. cruises that don’t visit Canada or Bermuda:
Vaccinated guests won’t have to take a pre-cruise test on cruises that are shorter than 10 nights. Unvaccinated guests age 5 and up will need to test within 3 days before boarding, regardless of cruise length. Royal Caribbean will begin accepting results from self-administered home tests. 

This is such a relief, no more hassle about flying from the UK (and money saved!)
Very happy.

Finding testing sites is really a moot point now.

In my best Maxwell Smart voice: “Missed it by that much”
We are on Liberty August 28-September 4, and our October cruise goes to Canada. 

It looks like it might because you don't have to buy the tests from them; you can use your own. I'm just not sure to what extent they would be able to validate a test purchased in Europe rather than the US.
However, I did have a look at a UK-based proctor site and it looks like that could potentially work, since they actually specify the list of accepted UK and EU tests.
So, it was definitely worth your sharing because you may well have pointed me in the right direction. 🙂

Thats a very good point; in the UK testing is quite difficult to get now.  Most places have shut down and the UK government isn't offering routine free testing anywhere.
As requirement dries up; there will start being a shortage of testing places!  Either the price will plummet or it'll get even more expensive; another thing RC need to consider pretty quickly imo!

I would take Option 1 in a heartbeat if they are offering a 100% refund AND a free cruise!!  That is an insane offer 

If I've learned one thing about cruise ship protocols over the last 2+ years it's that trying to guess when a policy may change is an exercise in futility.

That's interesting to hear... We are going in September (end of) for the first ever time on Oasis and went for the 8pm dining everyday.  Is that a better option than the MyTime dining?