JLMoran 7,268 Posted March 9, 2020 Report Share Posted March 9, 2020 On 3/8/2020 at 4:20 PM, Lovetocruise2002 said: Still on the fence but the packing has begun. You all know that on top of being a “suite snob” I am also a “tea snob” right? And it’s good to be prepared in case of quarantine. I don't see any Gold Tips Imperial in there, so I guess you're not that much of a tea snob. Anyone who actually gets that reference gets one billion bonus geekery points. Big Tule 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Lovetocruise2002 11,595 Posted March 9, 2020 Author Report Share Posted March 9, 2020 3 minutes ago, JLMoran said: I don't see any Gold Tips Imperial in there, so I guess you're not that much of a tea snob. No clue what that means. By "tea snob", I mean that I will only drink organic and a particular brand. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
JLMoran 7,268 Posted March 9, 2020 Report Share Posted March 9, 2020 1 minute ago, Lovetocruise2002 said: No clue what that means. It's an anime thing, actually a very specific and very recent anime thing. Maybe your kids would know it? Lovetocruise2002 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Lovetocruise2002 11,595 Posted March 9, 2020 Author Report Share Posted March 9, 2020 4 minutes ago, JLMoran said: It's an anime thing, actually a very specific and very recent anime thing. Maybe your kids would know it? Nope lol. Not into anime at in this house lol. Baked Alaska 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
JLMoran 7,268 Posted March 9, 2020 Report Share Posted March 9, 2020 2 minutes ago, Lovetocruise2002 said: Nope lol. Not into anime at in this house lol. Lovetocruise2002, Big Tule, SpeedNoodles and 2 others 5 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Lovetocruise2002 11,595 Posted March 11, 2020 Author Report Share Posted March 11, 2020 It has been a crazy few days. Lots of back and forth between go and don’t go. Ultimately, a few things sealed the deal for us. Never were we worried about the virus on the ship. I am still of the mindset that the ship is likely one of the cleanest places at the moment. Quarantine on the ship was also an afterthought, because how bad could it be in the ATS? What really made us re-think over the last few days was the possibility of being further quarantined in Trenton (military base). That is where they are taking all the Canadians on the Princess ships. That does not sound like a great time. Yesterday, Delta also waived change fees for all travel this month, and Royal revised their “Cruise with Confidence” policy in that we would get back our FCC that we redeemed for this sailing. So really, we would lose nothing by not going. It was beginning to get harder to justify going. The ultimate deal breaker is that Plan B, was better than Plan A. This blog is officially, “To be continued...” in 166 days. We are sad, but at the same, for the hockey people out there, we feel like we just won the Stanley Cup of cruising! When one door closes, another one opens. Vangrizz, cruisestuff, Jaymac Radio and 21 others 6 2 5 11 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Rose City Cruiser 546 Posted March 11, 2020 Report Share Posted March 11, 2020 Glad you were able to take advantage of Royal and Delta's recent policies. Looking forward to your next blog. Tomorrow? Ogilthorpe, Big Tule and Lovetocruise2002 1 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Lovetocruise2002 11,595 Posted March 11, 2020 Author Report Share Posted March 11, 2020 7 hours ago, Rose City Cruiser said: Glad you were able to take advantage of Royal and Delta's recent policies. Looking forward to your next blog. Tomorrow? Next cruise is July, this blog will continue in August. It’s going to be an awesome summer! Skigoofy, ellcee, Ogilthorpe and 6 others 7 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Sweety 1,399 Posted March 11, 2020 Report Share Posted March 11, 2020 I truly understand. There are many CPS sponsor trips that have been cancelled. Lovetocruise2002 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ellcee 1,518 Posted March 11, 2020 Report Share Posted March 11, 2020 Will you and your family do anything fun to make up for this week (now, I mean)? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
WannaCruise 941 Posted March 11, 2020 Report Share Posted March 11, 2020 Sabrina, I saw your post and am really sorry for the end result. As you know, we went through the same dilemma...and came to the same conclusion. Exact same reasons as you with the worry of being quarantined back on a military base back here. That's great that Delta waived the change fees (no luck for us with porter)...and good you have one coming up that is even more exciting for you. My hope is that Royal keeps doing what they are doing, and then the longer things go smooth, the sooner things will get back to normal (or a new normal). Hope you still have a wonderful March break with whatever you end up doing. Lovetocruise2002 and Ogilthorpe 1 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Lovetocruise2002 11,595 Posted March 11, 2020 Author Report Share Posted March 11, 2020 23 minutes ago, ellcee said: Will you and your family do anything fun to make up for this week (now, I mean)? We plan to hit the local Mexican and BBQ restaurants and there is talk of finally building the LEGO Death Star. I'll be watching videos of 1740. Jax, ellcee, Ogilthorpe and 9 others 9 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
betatke1480 529 Posted March 11, 2020 Report Share Posted March 11, 2020 Now I wonder what will happen to my hidden message... Maybe you can have your Genie sneak you into 9730 and see if it's still there in August. Lovetocruise2002 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Lovetocruise2002 11,595 Posted March 11, 2020 Author Report Share Posted March 11, 2020 33 minutes ago, betatke1480 said: Now I wonder what will happen to my hidden message... Maybe you can have your Genie sneak you into 9730 and see if it's still there in August. I just said to Hubby last night that we will not know about your message now. Too funny! Maybe whoever gets the Royal Up will find it. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
melski94 809 Posted March 11, 2020 Report Share Posted March 11, 2020 So sad for you but excited to read about your summer! What a tough decision. Lovetocruise2002 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Lovetocruise2002 11,595 Posted March 11, 2020 Author Report Share Posted March 11, 2020 10 minutes ago, melski94 said: What a tough decision. For both you and I.... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
melski94 809 Posted March 11, 2020 Report Share Posted March 11, 2020 4 minutes ago, Lovetocruise2002 said: For both you and I.... We made our decision early but on Monday my husband's company stated that anyone who gets sick after a cruise ship vacation quarantined for a minimum of 30 days unpaid (or use your vacay time). That made our decision much more tolerable plus we are still going somewhere. Many companies in my area are having a mandatory 14 days self quarantine if you go on a cruise ship. It is so crazy right now! Baked Alaska 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
LeonCA 6 Posted March 11, 2020 Report Share Posted March 11, 2020 Cancelled my Mar. 29 , Harmony of the Sea on Sunday Don’t feel like lose anything but relieved. Chadster and Lovetocruise2002 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Andrew72681 1,777 Posted March 11, 2020 Report Share Posted March 11, 2020 20 hours ago, Lovetocruise2002 said: It has been a crazy few days. Lots of back and forth between go and don’t go. Ultimately, a few things sealed the deal for us. Never were we worried about the virus on the ship. I am still of the mindset that the ship is likely one of the cleanest places at the moment. Quarantine on the ship was also an afterthought, because how bad could it be in the ATS? What really made us re-think over the last few days was the possibility of being further quarantined in Trenton (military base). That is where they are taking all the Canadians on the Princess ships. That does not sound like a great time. Yesterday, Delta also waived change fees for all travel this month, and Royal revised their “Cruise with Confidence” policy in that we would get back our FCC that we redeemed for this sailing. So really, we would lose nothing by not going. It was beginning to get harder to justify going. The ultimate deal breaker is that Plan B, was better than Plan A. This blog is officially, “To be continued...” in 166 days. We are sad, but at the same, for the hockey people out there, we feel like we just won the Stanley Cup of cruising! When one door closes, another one opens. Boooooooo. Unacceptable. Too many of us were looking forward to another AquaTheatre review. Now we’ll never get the completion of the story of where @betatke1480 hid the note and what it said. This is like a network sitcom that gets cancelled after a cliff hanger PRebecca, WAAAYTOOO, RWDW1204 and 4 others 6 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Lovetocruise2002 11,595 Posted March 11, 2020 Author Report Share Posted March 11, 2020 25 minutes ago, Andrew72681 said: Now we’ll never get the completion of the story of where @betatke1480 hid the note and what it said. This is like a network sitcom that gets cancelled after a cliff hanger Trust me, I factored that into consideration! In the end, the call of Deck 17 won out. RWDW1204, Ogilthorpe, ellcee and 2 others 3 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
GregD 1,643 Posted March 12, 2020 Report Share Posted March 12, 2020 12 hours ago, Lovetocruise2002 said: Trust me, I factored that into consideration! In the end, the call of Deck 17 won out. This reminds me of the post I made way back when you were talking about booking the ATS something along the lines of agh...people...take me back to 17! Lovetocruise2002 and Ogilthorpe 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
betatke1480 529 Posted March 12, 2020 Report Share Posted March 12, 2020 22 hours ago, Andrew72681 said: Boooooooo. Unacceptable. Too many of us were looking forward to another AquaTheatre review. Now we’ll never get the completion of the story of where @betatke1480 hid the note and what it said. This is like a network sitcom that gets cancelled after a cliff hanger I wish I would have taken a picture of it. All I did was take a picture of where I hid it. Lovetocruise2002 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
SweetPea 465 Posted March 14, 2020 Report Share Posted March 14, 2020 How prescient you were to cancel! I hope they retroactively give you the 125% FCC. Lovetocruise2002 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Lovetocruise2002 11,595 Posted March 14, 2020 Author Report Share Posted March 14, 2020 12 hours ago, SweetPea said: How prescient you were to cancel! I hope they retroactively give you the 125% FCC. That would just be icing on the cake! I am grateful either way. SpeedNoodles and SweetPea 1 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Matt 12,284 Posted March 18, 2020 Report Share Posted March 18, 2020 On 2/8/2020 at 12:41 PM, Lovetocruise2002 said: Please note that this is only 5 weeks early. On 3/10/2020 at 11:19 PM, Lovetocruise2002 said: This blog is officially, “To be continued...” in 166 days. RWDW1204, Ogilthorpe, JLMoran and 3 others 6 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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