FRANK MICOMONACO Posted July 19, 2021 Report Share Posted July 19, 2021 RCL Odyssey is having its test sailing this evening 5pm est out of port everglades florida so it looks like the 7/31/21 inaugural sailing is a go and i am on it CruiseDiva, cruisellama and barbeyg 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SmoothJ24 Posted July 19, 2021 Report Share Posted July 19, 2021 16 minutes ago, FRANK MICOMONACO said: RCL Odyssey is having its test sailing this evening 5pm est out of port everglades florida so it looks like the 7/31/21 inaugural sailing is a go and i am on it I saw this before as well, and while I am happy about it - I will wait for the verdict after this test sailing. cruisellama 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Posted July 19, 2021 Report Share Posted July 19, 2021 18 minutes ago, SmoothJ24 said: I saw this before as well, and while I am happy about it - I will wait for the verdict after this test sailing. I hope we get some kind of confirmation from Royal Caribbean or CDC. Serenade never got one announced, just poof....cruise is a go! cruisellama and CrimsonCruiser 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SmoothJ24 Posted July 19, 2021 Report Share Posted July 19, 2021 11 minutes ago, Matt said: I hope we get some kind of confirmation from Royal Caribbean or CDC. Serenade never got one announced, just poof....cruise is a go! Would be nice... cruisellama 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jill Posted July 19, 2021 Report Share Posted July 19, 2021 I'm dying to find out if my friend is onboard. He's back to Royal after a 2 year break and he can't tell me what ship he's on yet. (He's an officer) I'm guessing Odyssey. He was with Royal for 20 years and did a little stint with American Queen. Now he's back and my gut says Odyssey. Guess I'll find out soon if it is her. I hope so, would love to sail with him when we do our Holy Land October '22. Good luck Odyssey. Let's have a great sailing! CruiseDiva 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smokeybandit Posted July 19, 2021 Report Share Posted July 19, 2021 If Michael Bayley shares it, it's probably a safe bet it's confirmation CruiseDiva, cruisellama, Matt and 1 other 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twangster Posted July 19, 2021 Report Share Posted July 19, 2021 5pm ET TikTok crew member Roxy93188 plans to go live SpeedNoodles 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpeedNoodles Posted July 19, 2021 Report Share Posted July 19, 2021 1 hour ago, twangster said: 5pm ET TikTok crew member Roxy93188 plans to go live Oh, man, now I have to learn how to use TikTok, too? Instagram already confuses me enough! Vancity Cruiser, Rene Desmarais, Jill and 2 others 1 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twangster Posted July 19, 2021 Report Share Posted July 19, 2021 About 700 "guests" on board, no kids. Richard Fain is on board and sailing. Thought is it that Michael Bayley was on board earlier today but is not sailing. cruisellama 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barjpoe Posted July 19, 2021 Report Share Posted July 19, 2021 Cruise tracker web site show that she has left the pier and is heading out to see cruisellama and Jill 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danv3 Posted July 19, 2021 Report Share Posted July 19, 2021 34 minutes ago, twangster said: About 700 "guests" on board, no kids. Richard Fain is on board and sailing. Thought is it that Michael Bayley was on board earlier today but is not sailing. Watched it depart on the Port Everglades webcam. Looked like no more than 50 people on the pool deck for sailaway. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twangster Posted July 19, 2021 Report Share Posted July 19, 2021 12 minutes ago, danv3 said: Watched it depart on the Port Everglades webcam. Looked like no more than 50 people on the pool deck for sailaway. I was watching those webcams too. Roxy was on the bow live on TikTok. Great time to cruise with so few guests on board. danv3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PG Cruiser Posted July 20, 2021 Report Share Posted July 20, 2021 Does this mean I wasn’t randomly picked for this test cruise? When were they going to tell me? I need to tell my intercessors they can stop praying. WAAAYTOOO, ScottishRobbie, MrMarc and 2 others 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Posted July 20, 2021 Report Share Posted July 20, 2021 12 hours ago, PG Cruiser said: Does this mean I wasn’t randomly picked for this test cruise? When were they going to tell me? I need to tell my intercessors they can stop praying. It just means you weren't picked for Odyssey. Plenty more test cruises coming up, and I would wager Royal has not filled out all of those spots yet in August. Or at least, that's what I tell myself to make me sleep at night so I still have hope! SpeedNoodles, JLMoran, Ampurp85 and 2 others 4 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smokeybandit Posted July 20, 2021 Report Share Posted July 20, 2021 12 hours ago, PG Cruiser said: Does this mean I wasn’t randomly picked for this test cruise? When were they going to tell me? I need to tell my intercessors they can stop praying. You were picked. Apparently you didn't check your spam folder. Your loss! WAAAYTOOO 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twangster Posted July 20, 2021 Report Share Posted July 20, 2021 I suspect that South Florida test cruises will have a long list of volunteer HQ employees willing to be testers. For other ports such as Oasis in Bayonne, Galveston, Seattle, Baltimore, San Juan potentially, etc. they may rely more on non-employee volunteers. For anyone who volunteered in the latest recruitment offer I'm betting you'll have better odds if you don't have a FL zip code but are close to another port, even if they aren't ready to schedule test cruises there yet. cruisellama 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JLMoran Posted July 20, 2021 Report Share Posted July 20, 2021 28 minutes ago, Matt said: that's what I tell myself to make me sleep at night so I still have hope! To quote Ted Lasso... "It's the hope that kills you." cruisellama 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PG Cruiser Posted July 20, 2021 Report Share Posted July 20, 2021 35 minutes ago, smokeybandit said: You were picked. Apparently you didn't check your spam folder. Your loss! What’s a spam folder? cruisellama 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smokeybandit Posted July 20, 2021 Report Share Posted July 20, 2021 9 minutes ago, PG Cruiser said: What’s a spam folder? BeachGal, cruisellama and Baked Alaska 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisK2793 Posted July 25, 2021 Report Share Posted July 25, 2021 I guess that was technically the Odyssey’s “INNAUGURAL” cruise so many people wanted to be on? Poolside and cruisellama 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twangster Posted July 26, 2021 Report Share Posted July 26, 2021 16 minutes ago, ChrisK2793 said: I guess that was technically the Odyssey’s “INNAUGURAL” cruise so many people wanted to be on? I think generally the first revenue cruise with paying passengers is typically considered the inaugural. That should be July 31st. barbeyg 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cruisellama Posted July 26, 2021 Report Share Posted July 26, 2021 If the CSO is in a "recommendation state" as opposed to a mandate, does the test really carry the sail/no sail weight it previously did? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Posted July 26, 2021 Report Share Posted July 26, 2021 46 minutes ago, cruisellama said: If the CSO is in a "recommendation state" as opposed to a mandate, does the test really carry the sail/no sail weight it previously did? Thus far, it seems the cruise lines are still playing ball with the CDC and doing test cruises and following CSO regardless. That could change, but I haven't heard/read any deviations announced by any line yet from CSO. WAAAYTOOO and Pattie A. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smokeybandit Posted July 28, 2021 Report Share Posted July 28, 2021 We passed odyssey on our way to cozumel. Gorgeous ship Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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