alamode123

My son and his girlfriend have an ajoining room to mine. Do we need to buy 2 photo packages, or will one suffice?

Leave the 6 year old with the grandparents at home. P

Looking at the latest cruise planner (Jan 16th) from Harmony, it doesn't show Sabor at all. Anyone know if it will be open for our May cruise?

Just planning ahead for a very picky eater.

15 hours ago, bobroo said:

Yes, the watches and the jewelry sold onboard is a scam. Park West and their art auctions are also a scam. The whole premise of Casino Royal is a scam. IMO the most egregious scam of all onboard is Chops.

 

The choices folks make while on vacation are not always the same choices they would make at home.

I bought Disney prints from Park West, but I knew the prices beforehand. Got them framed on the ship for the unframed price at Walt Disney World.

Park West is an auction. If you know what you're bidding on you can get good deals.

I put in my bid for my room in Royal up, but my son's room isn't available yet. Is that normal, or does my bid apply to both linked rooms?

18 hours ago, leesam82 said:

 Even if there were cases of hospitalization or ventilation, I would think that those rates are lower compared to land as the vaccination rates are lower on land than on a cruise. 

 

My point was you can't scientifically know one way or the other which is safer, because you can't get similar data to compare.

Feeling safer, guessing it would be safer etc. isn't scientific.

The infection rates are measured differently on land and on a ship.

On a ship, it's generally the total population that is calculated, hence the 1%. On land, it's the percentage TESTED, not the total population.

If you're going with the scientific experiment theme, it's best to be accurate and compare apples to apples. On a percent of the entire population, ships  and on land, the popular data isn't data isn't really what it seems.

4 minutes ago, Pamp said:

Someone on my cruise group for Allure  12/23 sailing cancelled and 1 got insurance thru Manulife’s Pandemic Plan Medical Insurance 1-844-378-3887.

That's what I have through work. It only covers actual medical expenses, not quarantine hotel costs etc,.

Yesterday there was a new travel advisory by the Canadian government. Just wondering what people are doing if anything?

I'm 30 days away from my cruise and panicking.

22 minutes ago, Ampurp85 said:

No. Only solo in a suite will net you 6pt per night, which would have been 48 pts. If you Royal-up you will get the points assigned to your original booking. So as a solo you earn 4pt per night which is 32 points. So even if you win your bid, you will still get only 32pts. If you just upgrade to a jr. suite then you would get 48pts.

So the reassignment counts, just not the Royal up?

I think it's still worth the $400 bid for a Jr suite from a balcony room, extra points or not.

I originally booked a solo cabin for 8 nights on Odyssey on Jan 15th, 2022. Because of Royal's double points promotion, I should get 16 points.

Royal then moved my cabin for COVID re-assignment to a regular balcony room (not solo room). Do I now get 32 points?

If my Royal Up comes through, I'll be a solo person in a Jr suite. Will I now get 48 points?

I just put in my first ever Royal Up bid. Never heard of it before this thread. It could be dangerous to my pocketbook.

6 minutes ago, Ontariocruisers said:

You will be more than fine.Our flight from Miami to Toronto last Friday was at 1:04pm. The PCR test was done Thur morning and we had the paper copy results in our stateroom Thur evening. We didn't have the internet package so we didn't even upload our tests until we had wifi in the cruise terminal.

We had so much time and were super early for everything. All will be well for you l, just make sure you go to guest services the day you board the ship and book the free PCR test. Have a great time

So the tests are done the day before you disembark? That makes me feel better.

8 nights solo in a Jr suite on Odyssey. I can't wait.

Wondering how the whole PCR test thing works for Canadians coming home. Is a 2pm flight home in Ft Lauderdale ok, or do I need to change to a later flight?

I rebooked Coco Cay $89, soda package $6, photo package $129 and a few others for two upcoming cruises. Saved around $400 from what i already booked.

17 hours ago, Royalwithcheese said:

Yup, same. Its been like a month and i still have my same room based on my online profile

Just got my cabin moved this morning.

I got my email the same day as everyone else, but still haven't been reassigned. Strange.

18 minutes ago, UNCFanatik said:

I dont like them because they have not shown to be effective to reduce the spread of Covid. 

AND they are not doing consistent contact tracing. AND contact tracing is only effective if someone with a case of Covid can be identified. There have been passengers on cruise ships that have had unreported and unknown Covid cases. And Royal cant track all 500k passengers since the restart when they go come with Covid. 

This isn't the place to discuss protocol effectiveness. PM me if you want to know stats on various effectiveness. Looks like you'll be surprised.

14 minutes ago, UNCFanatik said:

Point taken but you cannot lump all protocols all together and proclaim each one of them is effective. And remember that is 141 REPORTED cases of people WITH symptoms. You cannot believe that out of 500k people that only 141 people had cases of Covid. That defies logic and general statistics. I can guarantee you that more than 141 people out of 500k had Covid since the restart. 

Effective Protocols:

Vaccine Requirements

Reduced Capacity 

Not Effective Protocols:

Masks. Especially staff wearing masks outside and at Coco Cay

Staff serving buffet...ice cream...drinks...etc. 

Debatable protocol:

Testing. Only gives a snapshot. People could still have covid cases and board ship and there is the whole matter of presenting a fake document that says you had a negative test. If they tested all passengers at port then that would be more effective but that is a logistical nightmare

 

Not exactly a scientific definition of effectiveness. More like protocols you like or don't like.

Contact tracing via the new bands is also very important.

I've received one of the new cabin emails. I'm in a wait and see attitude. Better than cancelling cruises.

I pick the South Beach area near Lincoln Road on Priceline. They give you a choice of 3 or 4 hotels, but so far, I've loved every one they've picked. Saves a lot of $$$.

Check to see if your local airport is listed here.

https://switchhealth.ca/en/travel/travel-clinics/

I saw two Carnival ships crash together in Cozumel.

1 hour ago, Ampurp85 said:

@alamode123 I am not wrong in what I said otherwise there wouldn't be break through cases. I meant just because you have been vax doesn't mean you cannot get it. I agree there is a lot of misinformation. That is the problem and has nothing to do with this topic and so I will say no more.

Technically you are right, but nothing in life is 100 percent. And 95 percent is pretty damn close. Breakthrough cases are those 5 percent, and as more people are vaccinated, you will see more vaccinated people become positive. But the rate is now steady.

There is no good reason not to get vaccinated, unless you are medically unable to do so. Even then, mRNA vaccines were created partially to reduce vaccine allergies. The current rate is around 2 people per million.

Bottom line, to make cruising as safe as possible,, everyone who can get vaccinated should.

1 hour ago, TXcruzer said:

Independence out of Galveston has a vaccine mandate for 12 and older, and has an extensive list of vaccinated only venues.

Aren't all cruises going to the US Virgin islands vaccine only?

People laughing at someone trying to educate? That's just sad. Especially from someone probably less educated on the topic. I'm trying to inform people of the facts. I'm not here to be ridiculed.

Again, if you have questions, ask. It's easy to make fun of things you don't understand, but it's better to ask and learn.