12thman Posted July 17, 2021 Report Share Posted July 17, 2021 On 7/15/2021 at 12:05 PM, Cruising With JT said: Also a change in itinerary! Totally okay with this -- I'm not had to cancel my excursion in Juneau. You spend less time in port now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MicDay Posted July 17, 2021 Report Share Posted July 17, 2021 3 hours ago, 12thman said: I'm not had to cancel my excursion in Juneau. You spend less time in port now. @12thmanme too, I was really look forward to the one I booked but now will need to cancel and the others just did not look as appealing. Darn it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cruising With JT Posted July 18, 2021 Report Share Posted July 18, 2021 Sorry to hear about the impact to your excursions in Juneau @12thmanand @MicDay I thought Royal Caribbean would work with the Juneau tour operators to adjust the timing of their offerings so guests wouldn't be impacted? They basically just lost business. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MicDay Posted July 18, 2021 Report Share Posted July 18, 2021 1 hour ago, Cruising With JT said: Sorry to hear about the impact to your excursions in Juneau @12thmanand @MicDay I thought Royal Caribbean would work with the Juneau tour operators to adjust the timing of their offerings so guests wouldn't be impacted? They basically just lost business. Thanks John Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
12thman Posted July 18, 2021 Report Share Posted July 18, 2021 6 hours ago, Cruising With JT said: Sorry to hear about the impact to your excursions in Juneau @12thmanand @MicDay I thought Royal Caribbean would work with the Juneau tour operators to adjust the timing of their offerings so guests wouldn't be impacted? They basically just lost business. Mine was with an independent tour operator. Did notice that several of the non suite categories that were sold out are now available. Wonder if that has to do with the mask policy or the shorter times in Juneau and Skagway? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
12thman Posted July 18, 2021 Report Share Posted July 18, 2021 Are there any plans to meet? I'm not on FB or Twitter. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cruising With JT Posted July 18, 2021 Report Share Posted July 18, 2021 12 hours ago, 12thman said: Mine was with an independent tour operator. Did notice that several of the non suite categories that were sold out are now available. Wonder if that has to do with the mask policy or the shorter times in Juneau and Skagway? Great question. I am not 100% sure but I am guessing that there were some cancellations due to the mask policy. I don't believe people would cancel due to the shortened times in certain ports, as that could happen while you're ON the cruise. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cruising With JT Posted July 18, 2021 Report Share Posted July 18, 2021 12 hours ago, 12thman said: Are there any plans to meet? I'm not on FB or Twitter. No official plans communicated here, but I think many of us are planning on meeting up at the bar on the pool deck during sailaway! I will be wearing a "Cruising With JT" shirt so you can't miss me My name is John btw! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vancity Cruiser Posted July 19, 2021 Report Share Posted July 19, 2021 I’m curious about excursion options available for this sailing. I’m on Sept.24 sailing and there seems to be a very limited number of excursion options. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cruising With JT Posted July 19, 2021 Report Share Posted July 19, 2021 Woohoo! First ship is headed back to Alaska TODAY! https://www.royalcaribbeanblog.com/2021/07/19/first-royal-caribbean-cruise-ship-sail-alaska-two-years-departs-today MicDay 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MicDay Posted July 19, 2021 Report Share Posted July 19, 2021 Bummed, RC just cancelled my excursion in Juneau. I knew they would because of the time change but I was really looking forward to this one the most. For some reason this cancelled excursion is not listed on my May 5th 2022 sailing. Nothing else looks great. Anyone have any great excursion they have been on in Juneau? I great third party site that is really good? Positive, my GYT Suite has been assigned and we are in a Jr Suite two doors down from where I picked for our May 5th sailing. Very happy about that!! Is it time to pack yet......... Cruising With JT 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MicDay Posted July 19, 2021 Report Share Posted July 19, 2021 6 hours ago, Vancity Cruiser said: I’m curious about excursion options available for this sailing. I’m on Sept.24 sailing and there seems to be a very limited number of excursion options. @Vancity Cruiser I was going to give you the number of excursions for this sailing vs my May 5th 2022 but my May 5th sailing planner is down. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
12thman Posted July 19, 2021 Report Share Posted July 19, 2021 1 hour ago, MicDay said: Bummed, RC just cancelled my excursion in Juneau. I knew they would because of the time change but I was really looking forward to this one the most. For some reason this cancelled excursion is not listed on my May 5th 2022 sailing. Nothing else looks great. Anyone have any great excursion they have been on in Juneau? I great third party site that is really good? Positive, my GYT Suite has been assigned and we are in a Jr Suite two doors down from where I picked for our May 5th sailing. Very happy about that!! Is it time to pack yet......... Really? Did you just get it today? Still waiting on mine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MicDay Posted July 20, 2021 Report Share Posted July 20, 2021 2 hours ago, 12thman said: Really? Did you just get it today? Still waiting on mine. Yea, got it at 7:43 this morning Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cruising With JT Posted July 20, 2021 Report Share Posted July 20, 2021 @MicDay @12thmanSorry about the Juneau excursion, which one was it? I've been to Juneau twice, we did the Mt. Roberts Tramway (not an excursion) and it was fun, epic views of Juneau w/the ships down in port. We've also done Mendenhall Glacier twice...visitor center + short mile hike (flat surface) to Nugget Falls. Enjoyed both very much. MicDay 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fairlynew Posted July 20, 2021 Report Share Posted July 20, 2021 I saw this post on Facebook and thought y'all would find it interesting. On Seranade of the Seas, first cruise out of Seattle to Alaska. Got to port at 11:00 even though our check-in time was 12:00. Process slow but organized. Lined up under covered walkway according to check-in time in drop off area. The suite guests were pulled out of line to go to check in first. Then families with children were pulled because the children had to be tested. When we got inside building a pier worker checked our passports, took pictures of our vaccination cards, and scanned our set sail passes. Got a white bracelet, then went through Security and on to check in with Royal. Our passport was checked again and set sail set pass. Then we were able to board and set sail pass was scanned at the gangplank. I cried as we got on because a lot of the crew was clapping and welcoming us on. Our room was ready and our sea cards were at the room. There are only 600 passengers and 600 crew on board. Everyone is in a great mood! WAAAYTOOO, Cruising With JT and MicDay 1 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twangster Posted July 20, 2021 Report Share Posted July 20, 2021 10 minutes ago, Fairlynew said: Got a white bracelet, then went through Security and on to check in with Royal. I was wondering if they would implement different colors over time. MicDay 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MicDay Posted July 20, 2021 Report Share Posted July 20, 2021 @Cruising With JT it was the Tracy Arm Fjord and Glacier Explorer It was 7 hours long and now we are only in port for 7 hours so I knew they'd cancel it. Cruising With JT 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cruising With JT Posted July 20, 2021 Report Share Posted July 20, 2021 8 hours ago, Fairlynew said: I saw this post on Facebook and thought y'all would find it interesting. On Seranade of the Seas, first cruise out of Seattle to Alaska. Got to port at 11:00 even though our check-in time was 12:00. Process slow but organized. Lined up under covered walkway according to check-in time in drop off area. The suite guests were pulled out of line to go to check in first. Then families with children were pulled because the children had to be tested. When we got inside building a pier worker checked our passports, took pictures of our vaccination cards, and scanned our set sail passes. Got a white bracelet, then went through Security and on to check in with Royal. Our passport was checked again and set sail set pass. Then we were able to board and set sail pass was scanned at the gangplank. I cried as we got on because a lot of the crew was clapping and welcoming us on. Our room was ready and our sea cards were at the room. There are only 600 passengers and 600 crew on board. Everyone is in a great mood! Wow 600 passengers! I hope Ovation is less than 50% capacity. MicDay 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cruising With JT Posted July 20, 2021 Report Share Posted July 20, 2021 1 hour ago, MicDay said: @Cruising With JT it was the Tracy Arm Fjord and Glacier Explorer It was 7 hours long and now we are only in port for 7 hours so I knew they'd cancel it. Bummer! Hopefully you're able to find a good replacement. I am pretty much staying on the ship the whole cruise lol. MicDay 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vancity Cruiser Posted July 21, 2021 Report Share Posted July 21, 2021 On 7/20/2021 at 2:30 PM, Cruising With JT said: Wow 600 passengers! I hope Ovation is less than 50% capacity. My FIL owns a travel agency and he inquired of the sales rep at Royal HQ about capacity on Ovation and was told roughly 40%. MicDay, Michael Sword and Cruising With JT 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cruising With JT Posted July 21, 2021 Report Share Posted July 21, 2021 8 minutes ago, Vancity Cruiser said: My FIL owns a travel agency and he inquired of the sales rep at Royal HQ about capacity on Ovation and was told roughly 40%. That is wonderful! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vancity Cruiser Posted July 21, 2021 Report Share Posted July 21, 2021 Will definitely be a unique experience to cruise on a large ship less than half full MicDay and Cruising With JT 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fairlynew Posted July 22, 2021 Report Share Posted July 22, 2021 Is the 40% for the 8/27 cruise or the 8/13 one? My thought is that they plan to gradually increase capacity over the first few sailings. Of course, even 60% capacity would feel very empty Cruising With JT 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MicDay Posted July 24, 2021 Report Share Posted July 24, 2021 On 7/19/2021 at 5:44 PM, MicDay said: @Vancity Cruiser I was going to give you the number of excursions for this sailing vs my May 5th 2022 but my May 5th sailing planner is down. @Vancity Cruiser finally was able to get into my CP for my May 2022 Alaska cruise On that cruise there are 128 different excursions On this sailing there are 61 different excursions Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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