Lovetocruise2002

I am almost positive our July 15th sailing on Adventure isn't happening. Mentally preparing for the loss already. This sailing is a tough one to swallow for me personally. Booked it almost two years ago, scored an unbeatable deal on a category VP (a room category that I have been so looking forward to trying out), great port intensive itinerary with ports I have never visited, $18 DX, great drops on all excursion, Phantom on Broadway tickets pre-cruise, and most importantly, 9 nights kid free with Hubby. Needless to say, I was not a happy camper yesterday after Carnival's announcement. That to me is pretty much the nail in the coffin. And there is not Plan B for this one in 2021. So at the earliest it will be 2022 before I can replace it. And then who knows what pricing will be like. I am so sad...

I keep wondering if they will move it to Florida...for July or August...

lol...I like to think of cruising out of Cape Liberty as easy. Short flight for us, embarkation at that Terminal is a breeze (well it was pre-covid). Lovely it is not. First time we did just went to the outlet mall and had dinner. Last year, we made plans to head into NYC. That is supposed to be the plan for this summer too but who knows now...

You are very welcome, from one cruise snob to another. Always happy to help lol.

The port area around Cape Liberty is all industrial. Zero to do in that area. ? There is an outlet mall within walking distance of Embassy Suites that’s about it.

Embassy Suites in Elizabeth, NJ is a great airport hotel if you are flying into EWR. I would say no, they are not created equally. Some hotels in that area aren't in great shape. But full disclaimer, I am a suite snob lol. Embassy has great pricing, free airport shuttle to and from the hotel, modern and clean, and most importantly, complimentary happy hour. ?

This is the 2 bedroom panoramic suite. Category VT.

That is not released yet. Oh, I see what happened...Raye meant August 2021. That is the sailing that we both got price drops on.

Thank you @Traveler! I asked because your comment earlier reminded me of a thread a few day ago by @jaullram asking if ships might move ports (in your case they did). I was just curious what compensation they offered in that case. This gives a good idea. Thanks.

Just curious, what did Royal offer when the changed it? And did they just change itinerary or port of embarkation too?

+1 on that. $3281 off on my RLS for that sailing. Same thing, second reduction in a matter of weeks.

Same. All the Odyssey cruise planner items that I re-priced on 04/20 came back today. I thought I would be waiting forever for that. Still nothing back yet though from my cancelled 03/15 sailing.

@WannaCruise I can let you know as soon as I get back my March FCC. I had used FCC (due to expire July 2020) to pay for that cancelled sailing so let's see what happens now when they re-issue me my new one. I think what I had heard is that it would be rolled into a new one.

Because I would have to fly regardless, it makes zero difference to me. I prefer flying to Florida rather than NJ anyway. If they change ports, would I go? I have already given it some thought as I think this would not be a far off possibility. The answer is maybe. Things are still too fluid right now with COVID 19. I plan to pay my final payment in a few weeks and maybe I will go, and maybe I won't. However, if I don't, I have an even better RLS waiting and with @WAAAYTOOO for company! So win-win. We'll see.

I'm going to do something I've never done and actually guess against what @Matt said earlier. I agree that it would not be so far fetched to move it. It goes back to that question in the other post, would they rather have some cancellations and sail somewhat empty or cancel everyone and not sail at all? Like everything else in this mess, who knows, but it would not surprise me if they moved Oasis.

I'm a teacher so not an option for me lol. But I fully agree! ?

Darn. No wonder. I stopped searching in August because school starts back up in September. ?

Freedom is doing a 9 night in 2021 to Canada/NE? When? I couldn't find one. All I could find was the small ships, Empress, Enchantment.

Me! Except I have nothing, not FCCs, no taxes or cruise planner refunds.

@rshov thank you so much for blogging! I love your writing style and it has been great to follow along!

You could always try to see if they can get it from Chef's Table. That is usually the dessert there.

Yes, I know the interview...but again, I have not heard anything about people actually requesting that. Personally for me, that would be sort of awkward lol.

It varies by ship but on OA, it's: Bridge, Galley, Meet the Cast of Cats (right after their matinee show), no engine room (I think this is for all ships with Star. I heard they got rid of it due to safety?). Classes include Sushi, Cupcake, and Guacamole class. I would say that this is not impossible, but I have never heard of anyone actually requesting this...

Same...I did not buy yet either...

Agree, that is great question and one that I was wondering too. Hubby just asked me about that as I moved around bunch of things for Odyssey Inaugural. I cancelled my Deluxe Beverage package and swapped it for the new price of $49. Then 30mins later, I kicked myself because in my excitement over the price drop, I forgot to check what VOOM+DX would be. As it turned out VOOM+DX was cheaper than DX+VOOM two device plan, so I had to cancel my $49DX and get VOOM+DX instead. Anyway, because I did that twice, I now have two charges on my CC and no refunds back yet. Hubby asked why there was about $1000 in new charges yesterday...oops...