Pooch Posted March 11, 2022 Report Share Posted March 11, 2022 6 tests over 3 states & 4 households all negative!! Harmony here we come JasonOasis, Funeegal, FoxboroCruiser and 43 others 29 17 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YellowBrickRoad Posted March 11, 2022 Report Share Posted March 11, 2022 3 tests just taken! All Negative! See you soon Anthem! Landlocked CPA, MamaG, Vancity Cruiser and 14 others 11 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LCWind Posted March 11, 2022 Report Share Posted March 11, 2022 Enjoy! Have a great time. RCIfan1912 and Pooch 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fa-li Posted March 11, 2022 Report Share Posted March 11, 2022 Yay! Go have all the fun! Pooch and RCIfan1912 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GatorCruiser Posted March 11, 2022 Report Share Posted March 11, 2022 Enjoy RCIfan1912 and Pooch 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PG Cruiser Posted March 11, 2022 Report Share Posted March 11, 2022 49 minutes ago, Pooch said: 6 tests over 3 states & 4 households all negative!! Harmony here we come I'm so happy for you. I've seen how much effort and preparation you've put into this, it has paid off. Hope you enjoy the main event - your Harmony cruise. Pooch, RCIfan1912 and Okgladgal 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pooch Posted March 12, 2022 Author Report Share Posted March 12, 2022 It has been a very long haul. Hope the next cruise in October isn’t this hard!!! fireclan, Kathleen, MamaG and 3 others 5 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wordell1 Posted March 12, 2022 Report Share Posted March 12, 2022 1 hour ago, Pooch said: 6 tests over 3 states & 4 households all negative!! Harmony here we come It's a great feeling! My family all passed today as well and we will be on Liberty Sunday. Have a great cruise! melmar02, KristiZ, MamaG and 4 others 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ampurp85 Posted March 12, 2022 Report Share Posted March 12, 2022 Congrats! Have a great cruise. I will be you in November on Odyssey. 6 people across 4 households. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pooch Posted March 12, 2022 Author Report Share Posted March 12, 2022 Maybe testing will end by then. Kathleen, Neesa, MamaG and 1 other 2 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WAAAYTOOO Posted March 12, 2022 Report Share Posted March 12, 2022 Yippee !!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jagnew Posted March 12, 2022 Report Share Posted March 12, 2022 4 negatives here as well. After losing one in January I wasn't even allowing excitement until after 12PM today. Deck 17 rookies are inbound! WAAAYTOOO, MamaG, HeWhoWaits and 1 other 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pooch Posted March 12, 2022 Author Report Share Posted March 12, 2022 Well glitch number one the storm on the east coast. Our 12:25 flight is now 4pm. MamaG, starbrat, WAAAYTOOO and 1 other 1 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeWhoWaits Posted March 12, 2022 Report Share Posted March 12, 2022 39 minutes ago, Pooch said: Well glitch number one the storm on the east coast. Our 12:25 flight is now 4pm. Which is exactly why you are flying in a day early. A departure delay of 3.5 hours makes for a longer day but doesn't make you "late." USCG Teacher, JasonOasis, Pooch and 3 others 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JasonOasis Posted March 12, 2022 Report Share Posted March 12, 2022 I hope you and all those sailing with you have a wonderful and relaxing vacation. Let the anxiety of the dreaded test fade into a distant memory. MamaG and WAAAYTOOO 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pooch Posted March 12, 2022 Author Report Share Posted March 12, 2022 To be replaced by weather issues. Maybe I thanked the Lord too soon??? Will we have jumped through all the hoops only to be stuck in CT? Stay tuned for the next episode of As The Stomach Turns. Pattycruise and KristiZ 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JasonOasis Posted March 12, 2022 Report Share Posted March 12, 2022 1 hour ago, Pooch said: Well glitch number one the storm on the east coast. Our 12:25 flight is now 4pm. I'm happy to see that you are flying out the day before Harmony leaves, I work in the airline industry so please trust me and have a back up plan. I don't know what state or city you are flying out of today but if there are multiple flights on whichever airline you are flying on look and see if there are other delayed flights to Orlando if so you can try to do same day standby most airlines nowadays no longer charge for same day standby as long as your departure and destination remains the same. Or if things get worst not better (fingers crossed that doesn't happen) you might have to drive. During storms like the one hammering the East Coast right now there are a lot of things working against you. First you need an airplane, secondly you need pilots and flight attendants there are other things but those are the major factors. And it may sound simple enough but sometimes you can have an airplane and the pilots have timed out other times you have pilots and no aircraft (it was diverted). The worst is when you have an aircraft and pilots but the pilots time out before the wheel leave the pavement. The FAA has (and most pilot contract have) nonnegotiable crew duty limits and once the pilots time out they are done for the day the airline have to find other pilots with enough time remaining in their duty day to fly the trip. If your pilots started their day on the West Coast then flew to the East Coast that is around a 5.5 - 6 hour flight, on a normal day they could still fly from the Northeast to Florida and be within duty time throw a storm into the mix and a 2 hour delay(for example) now those pilots are illegal to continue and fly from the Northeast to Florida. The same goes for flight attendants they also have crew duty limits it varies widely by airline and it is not as stringent as pilots, but the flight attendants can also run out of duty time. If this becomes what the industry calls a rolling delay where 4pm becomes 5pm, becomes 6pm, becomes 8pm you may want to start thinking about activating your alternate plan. As you get later and later into the evening and night time period that is when airlines begin making hard decisions on which flights to cancel and which flights they have to operate and they start with the flight they have to operate and find aircraft, flight crews and flight attendants for those flights first and proceed from there. And a lot of those decisions are based on where do the airlines need both their crews and their aircraft to try and recover the operation on the next day or have as little impact on the next days operation as possible. Airlines know the cruise lines schedules they know when the huge turn around days are and where they are so hopefully your flight is good because they will need that aircraft and crew in Orlando tomorrow to fly out customers out of Orlando tomorrow. But I would still have a backup plan if I were you simply because the storm impacting the Northeast is so massive with high wind warning moderate to severe turbulence reports extending all the way down to Norfolk VA. Moderate turbulence you can fly through severe turbulence should be avoided at all times because of the damage it can cause some conditions you simply fly through. At a certain point at night airlines will simply call (cancel) the operation from a certain city or even a hub and just let Mother Nature win and try again the next day when the weather is better but that is a last resort because calling the operation especially from hub means no there is no way to recover the next days operation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pooch Posted March 12, 2022 Author Report Share Posted March 12, 2022 Well we are now departing at 2:30 but my brothers flight has been cancelled. He is on the phone with Southwest right now. Do what happens with the cruise if he is unable to get down there by tomorrow? FCCs? Cruiser4Life, MamaG, KristiZ and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WAAAYTOOO Posted March 12, 2022 Report Share Posted March 12, 2022 Start driving ? RWDW1204 and teddy 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fa-li Posted March 12, 2022 Report Share Posted March 12, 2022 @JasonOasis thanks for all the details on how it happens. I only know I get more and more anxious about flying as time goes by - so many things can mess up best laid plans! @Pooch, praying that all of you get to Harmony safely and timely! Seriously, with everything going on, maybe your brother could consider driving. If not all the way to FL, then maybe to NC? Raleigh has a ton of SW flights direct to MCO, and by the time he got here, he'd be south of the storm. WAAAYTOOO and MamaG 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MamaG Posted March 12, 2022 Report Share Posted March 12, 2022 15 hours ago, Pooch said: 6 tests over 3 states & 4 households all negative!! Harmony here we come Yay!! We all tested negative last night. So relieved!!! Just read about your delay.. I will thinking about you today and sending positive vibes to your airplane!! Hopefully your brother gets things sorted as well. Sorry your anxiety is not over yet. WAAAYTOOO 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TXcruzer Posted March 12, 2022 Report Share Posted March 12, 2022 2 hours ago, Pooch said: Well we are now departing at 2:30 but my brothers flight has been cancelled. He is on the phone with Southwest right now. Do what happens with the cruise if he is unable to get down there by tomorrow? FCCs? We missed embarkation last month due to an ice storm in Dallas. We didn’t receive any compensation from Royal; I had to file a claim with my travel insurance. WAAAYTOOO 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pooch Posted March 12, 2022 Author Report Share Posted March 12, 2022 Looks like a no go for them All the prodding & coaxing for nothing. TA is sending him the insurance claims paperwork. fireclan, WAAAYTOOO, MamaG and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WAAAYTOOO Posted March 12, 2022 Report Share Posted March 12, 2022 7 minutes ago, Pooch said: Looks like a no go for them All the prodding & coaxing for nothing. TA is sending him the insurance claims paperwork. Really ? What a disappointment. Pooch 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fa-li Posted March 12, 2022 Report Share Posted March 12, 2022 Oh I’m so sorry! All the time and effort you put in! My heart breaks for you. Pooch and WAAAYTOOO 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pooch Posted March 12, 2022 Author Report Share Posted March 12, 2022 I feel so guilty that we are still able to go. They are taking it in stride. Sucks though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fireclan Posted March 12, 2022 Report Share Posted March 12, 2022 I'm sorry your much anticipated family trip is not going to happen as you had meticulously planned...please try to have a good time anyway - you've definitely earned it. WAAAYTOOO and Pooch 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pooch Posted March 12, 2022 Author Report Share Posted March 12, 2022 So what happens to their cruise planner purchase (drink package)? They’ll be no shows yes? Does the package get refunded? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TXcruzer Posted March 12, 2022 Report Share Posted March 12, 2022 2 hours ago, Pooch said: So what happens to their cruise planner purchase (drink package)? They’ll be no shows yes? Does the package get refunded? All cruise planner purchases will be automatically refunded to the original payment CC when they no show at the pier. (As well as taxes and port fees) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GatorCruiser Posted March 12, 2022 Report Share Posted March 12, 2022 Man thats just awful that weather has done this. I’m so sorry to hear. I always say I don’t breathe a sigh Of relief until I’m aboard. So many moving parts just to get to the port . WAAAYTOOO 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pooch Posted March 13, 2022 Author Report Share Posted March 13, 2022 Thought they were gonna make it. My nephew managed to grab 2 seats on a late flight out of Manchester New Hampshire. Jumped in the car & drove 2 1/2 hours only to have that flight cancelled too. I feel like crap. Afraid this cruise is not gonna be much fun. WAAAYTOOO and Kathleen 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sarah43 Posted March 13, 2022 Report Share Posted March 13, 2022 At least you can go! Me and my partner have both had and recovered from COVID and therefore have the same protection (if not better) than being vaccinated. Yet we had to cancel due to being unvaccinated. These rules are rediculous! jbrinkm and Pooch 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fa-li Posted March 13, 2022 Report Share Posted March 13, 2022 10 hours ago, Pooch said: Thought they were gonna make it. My nephew managed to grab 2 seats on a late flight out of Manchester New Hampshire. Jumped in the car & drove 2 1/2 hours only to have that flight cancelled too. I feel like crap. Afraid this cruise is not gonna be much fun. I hope you are at least able to use the cruise to rest and unwind. It has been a stressful build up! I’m so sorry it won’t be the family time you were planning though WAAAYTOOO 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WAAAYTOOO Posted March 13, 2022 Report Share Posted March 13, 2022 So, where are you, @Pooch? Did you make it to FL ? I may have missed some posts.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twangster Posted March 14, 2022 Report Share Posted March 14, 2022 @Pooch did you make it on board? WAAAYTOOO 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pooch Posted March 15, 2022 Author Report Share Posted March 15, 2022 Sorry all, yes my husband, kids & I are here but Tom & Greg did not make it and I feel terrible about it. Afraid I spent the afternoon in the room sleeping off Dramamine. The rocking & rolling was just too much for me. Who says big ships don’t move?!?! Better now and out and about again. Planning on the suite deck tomorrow. Twangster, thought I may have seen you Sunday. I passed a man with a camera & very large lens on the pool deck. I am still planning Sabor for tomorrow around 4 if you’d like to join me for a drink! twangster 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twangster Posted March 15, 2022 Report Share Posted March 15, 2022 23 minutes ago, Pooch said: Sorry all, yes my husband, kids & I are here but Tom & Greg did not make it and I feel terrible about it. Afraid I spent the afternoon in the room sleeping off Dramamine. The rocking & rolling was just too much for me. Who says big ships don’t move?!?! Better now and out and about again. Planning on the suite deck tomorrow. Twangster, thought I may have seen you Sunday. I passed a man with a camera & very large lens on the pool deck. I am still planning Sabor for tomorrow around 4 if you’d like to join me for a drink! I don’t think I’ve taken my big camera on deck yet. My 360 camera is tiny and most people don’t even notice it. whitsmom, EmptyNestTravels, Kathleen and 1 other 2 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SPS Posted March 15, 2022 Report Share Posted March 15, 2022 8 hours ago, twangster said: I don’t think I’ve taken my big camera on deck yet. My 360 camera is tiny and most people don’t even notice it. WOW! How did you take this photo?!?! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smokeybandit Posted March 15, 2022 Report Share Posted March 15, 2022 10 minutes ago, SPS said: WOW! How did you take this photo?!?! RWDW1204, Matt, Pattycruise and 7 others 1 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1978bucketlist Posted March 15, 2022 Report Share Posted March 15, 2022 On 3/12/2022 at 11:39 PM, Pooch said: Thought they were gonna make it. My nephew managed to grab 2 seats on a late flight out of Manchester New Hampshire. Jumped in the car & drove 2 1/2 hours only to have that flight cancelled too. I feel like crap. Afraid this cruise is not gonna be much fun. I’m so sorry they didn’t make it to cruise. It’s so disappointing after all of the planning. I hope the seas calm down and you have beautiful weather the rest of your cruise. It will be a long time before I’m willing to fly again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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