JC Pats Posted November 21, 2022 Report Posted November 21, 2022 Anyone else going? Prices for this are amazing!! Steve C and Borroloola 2 Quote
Marlenee Posted November 25, 2022 Report Posted November 25, 2022 Just booked this cruise traveling with my grandson his 1st transatlantic and Europe vacation. What a way to celebrate 16, anyone else cruising? Marlenee and Rafael JC Pats, DanielPreuss, Steve C and 3 others 4 2 Quote
Steve C Posted November 26, 2022 Report Posted November 26, 2022 Just booked this morning. Price is unbeatable. 1st transatlantic for us. Flying in from UK day before. Really excited for this. Crazyfish, Borroloola, DanielPreuss and 3 others 6 Quote
Marlenee Posted November 30, 2022 Report Posted November 30, 2022 Steve Thats wonderful! Glad to have you along! cruisellama and Steve C 1 1 Quote
DanielPreuss Posted November 30, 2022 Report Posted November 30, 2022 I’ll be there. Just came back from Transatlantic on Odyssey which was my first crossing and one of the cruises I’ve ever made. This time Transatlantic crossing solo, can’t wait any longer. Borroloola, cruisellama and WAAAYTOOO 3 Quote
ComingFromOhio Posted December 7, 2022 Report Posted December 7, 2022 Husband & I, plus son & his girlfriend will be there! Borroloola 1 Quote
ComingFromOhio Posted December 7, 2022 Report Posted December 7, 2022 13 hours ago, ComingFromOhio said: Husband & I, plus son & his girlfriend will be there! This will be the 1st cruise in almost 18 yrs. for us! Last was Radiance of the Seas along western coast of Mexico. I am excited and curious what a ship of this size will be like. Borroloola, WAAAYTOOO and DanielPreuss 2 1 Quote
DanielPreuss Posted December 7, 2022 Report Posted December 7, 2022 4 hours ago, ComingFromOhio said: This will be the 1st cruise in almost 18 yrs. for us! Last was Radiance of the Seas along western coast of Mexico. I am excited and curious what a ship of this size will be like. So first time on an Oasis Class ship? Quote
rem4366 Posted December 9, 2022 Report Posted December 9, 2022 I’m in. First time transatlantic and first time RCL. Looking forward to the big city on the sea. WAAAYTOOO, Crazyfish, Borroloola and 1 other 3 1 Quote
paulcop Posted December 19, 2022 Report Posted December 19, 2022 Besides the pricing we've got really great scheduling! This transatlantic is a month ahead of the typical mid-April repositioning so we'll still escape some chilly US weather and get to Barcelona (or wherever you're headed) before the Spring tourist upsurge. Spent the last week of March 2022 in Barcelona awaiting an Azamara cruise--bargain hotels, modest tourist lines and great weather, but chilly after sunset. Highly recommend a post-cruise stay--Barcelona is great! Looking forward to upgraded internet via Starlink--will hopefully test it out in 2 weeks aboard Rhapsody. Notice Symphony is out of service for a month after our cruise--that means lots of crew will be finishing up contracts and/or moving to new RCL assignments. Don't know whether this is + or - for us as have never experienced before. Hope you all caught those great BlackFriday deals on beverages and internet. Looking forward to making new friends (hopefully neighbors from Maryland) and many sunny days viewing flying fish on our South Atlantic transit! DanielPreuss and Borroloola 2 Quote
Steve C Posted December 20, 2022 Report Posted December 20, 2022 Extra port added tonight. Extra stop in Valencia added after Malaga. Lovely city and fabulous aquarium. Borroloola 1 Quote
GLTA Posted December 21, 2022 Report Posted December 21, 2022 Bucket List item for us -- we love sea time with a balcony! Will go visit Italy for a few days after cruise is done. Finally our #30thAnniversary trip that got delayed due to COVID. Anyone know where to find info on theme nights or when formal nights are for this trip? Can't wait! Borroloola 1 Quote
paulcop Posted December 21, 2022 Report Posted December 21, 2022 Responding to GLTA's Q about theme&formal nite schedule, the Cruise Compass for Allure's (a sister Oasis ship) transatlantic March 1, 2020 cruise may give a good hint. RCL event schedules tend to be relatively cloned for identical cruises in a ship class. No other recent eastbound transatlantic Cruise Compasses for Oasis class ships are posted. I was checking it for probable weather. The Allure's temps were 70's for first six days out of Miami (high 77 on days 3&4). Winds steady out of the East 10-15K so that would mean a substantial relative wind on the open decks. Day 7 was a high of 66 and then gradually declining to 62 last few days. Winds shifted southerly 15K, then East again around Spain for last 3 days. We're cruising 8 days later than the Allure so maybe add 1 or 2 degrees for our likely temperatures. Even so, plan on bundling up for open decks in that 25-30Knot headwind! If your balcony, GLTA, is starboard side close behind one of the bump-out sections you should in the best possible location wind&sun-wise aside from the stern facing cabins. Borroloola 1 Quote
Don Goldstein Posted December 27, 2022 Report Posted December 27, 2022 We're coming along, too. We love sea days and glad they added Valencia since we've not been there. After this cruise we fly back to Tampa and in April fly back to Miami to catch Explorer bound for Civitavecchia and on to Raven. Can't wait for his spring. Borroloola and JC Pats 2 Quote
Borroloola Posted December 30, 2022 Report Posted December 30, 2022 My husband and I will be joining you for our first cruise with Royal Carribbean. We are very excited about this one because all we have seen and read about Royal Carribbean and this ship‘s class looks amazing. We are experienced cruisers but so far only on smaller ships. Everything the Oasis class has to offer looks so promising. We can’t wait. WAAAYTOOO and Steve C 1 1 Quote
DALagna Posted January 2, 2023 Report Posted January 2, 2023 My wife and I will be joining everyone. We signed up for this on our Odyssey cruise over Thanksgiving. This will be our first Oasis ship and we can't wait. Borroloola and WAAAYTOOO 2 Quote
Gary L Posted January 6, 2023 Report Posted January 6, 2023 Booked over a year ago. Just a few weeks left! WAAAYTOOO and lizjo 1 1 Quote
Borroloola Posted January 10, 2023 Report Posted January 10, 2023 We have just received new info from Royal Carribbean regarding the health requirements for our trip. Everyone from the age of 12 and upwards needs to be fully vaccinated and we need to show a negative Covid test result not older than 2 days before embarkation. WAAAYTOOO and lizjo 1 1 Quote
LuvDaCruise Posted January 12, 2023 Report Posted January 12, 2023 So I was about to book this cruise but when I saw the above post we have probably decided against it. It does say "it can be a test you administer to yourself at home without supervision." How will they even know you took it within the 2 days? https://www.royalcaribbean.com/faq/questions/will-i-have-to-take-a-test-before-i-cruise#transatlantic For Transatlantic and Transpacific Cruises All guests age 2 and older must bring a negative test result for a COVID-19 test taken no more than 2 days prior to sailing. Required testing can be completed using any type of PCR or antigen COVID-19 test. It can be professionally proctored at your doctor or drugstore, or it can be a test you administer to yourself at home without supervision. Guests under age 2 do not have any testing requirements. lizjo 1 Quote
deButler Posted January 21, 2023 Report Posted January 21, 2023 Just booked this trip while out on Radiance this last week. DW has always wanted to do a TA. I had seen the prices on this and it was similar to one way airfare. We will cruise over to Spain then fly up to Scotland for a week to do some family history site seeing. Looking forward to being back on Oasis class after sailing on the Oasis back in 2015. We will be traveling also with my Mom and her sister so a nice family getaway. Look forward to meeting folks onboard. lizjo 1 Quote
lizjo Posted January 23, 2023 Report Posted January 23, 2023 Yes we're coming. This will be our first TA. I've been to Barcelona last summer but hoping to have a new adventure. Hubby and I will stay in Barcelona for 2 days. Viator tours were set up. Then fly to Belgium and tour the country for 3 days. Then bus trip to Amsterdam for 2 days stay. Then train to Germany for 3 days stay. Then fly back to US. I'm so excited, 45 more days to go! See you all on March 9,2023. Quote
lizjo Posted January 23, 2023 Report Posted January 23, 2023 On 1/6/2023 at 2:56 PM, Gary L said: Booked over a year ago. Just a few weeks left! Just curios what was the price a year ago Quote
Loo Posted January 26, 2023 Report Posted January 26, 2023 Hi there, Nice to connect with everyone We are excited! We will be travelling with our 5 kiddos ages 1-10. We were fortunate to catch the cruise on the Spring Break (Canada) and are hoping there will some other children as well onboard. Also, two of the kiddos are Celiac... I emailed but haven't had a response. Do they typically respond or just make a request/note on the reservation? Take care. Quote
Hookedoncrusing Posted January 28, 2023 Report Posted January 28, 2023 Hello to everyone, we just booked 3 weeks ago (husband’s surprise to me). Our wedding anniversary is March 9th, so we really are excited as this is our first cruise since the COVID lockdown. Looking forward to meeting everyone, the shows and great food! Hooked on Cruising WAAAYTOOO 1 Quote
DanielPreuss Posted January 29, 2023 Report Posted January 29, 2023 On 1/26/2023 at 11:43 PM, Loo said: Hi there, Nice to connect with everyone We are excited! We will be travelling with our 5 kiddos ages 1-10. We were fortunate to catch the cruise on the Spring Break (Canada) and are hoping there will some other children as well onboard. Also, two of the kiddos are Celiac... I emailed but haven't had a response. Do they typically respond or just make a request/note on the reservation? Take care. Did you requested via https://www.royalcaribbean.com/resources/guest-special-needs ? On this website is a phone number as well in case they won't respond. Quote
Pattycruise Posted January 29, 2023 Report Posted January 29, 2023 Just booked this. I'm going solo! WAAAYTOOO and deButler 1 1 Quote
cruisetraveler Posted January 30, 2023 Report Posted January 30, 2023 We will be on this cruise as well! Looking forward to it. We are stay over in Barcelona for 3 days. Any suggestions, in particular where to stay would be much appreciated. Also thanks to Borroloola from the pre-cruise testing reminder info! WAAAYTOOO and Borroloola 2 Quote
paulcop Posted February 3, 2023 Report Posted February 3, 2023 e Entertainment reservations are open! Only one performance of Flight. Two nights of Hiro. More of Hairspray, but book quickly on the RCL app or you'll be sorry. cruisetraveler 1 Quote
paulcop Posted February 4, 2023 Report Posted February 4, 2023 More Flight, Hiro and Hairspray performances are now (Feb 4) scheduled so quick booking not so critical, but early booking will still afford best choices. Quote
CruisinAlong Posted February 8, 2023 Report Posted February 8, 2023 Valencia Tour Since most tours are booked up on the ship, we are trying to get the minimum guest requirement for spaindaytours in Valencia if you care to join us. If anyone else is interested in sharing a small-group tour from Valencia, it is only 59 Euros per person - which is an excellent price!! We need a minimum of 14 persons to guarantee the tour. Sign up at www.SpainDayTours.com Details 4 hour tour. Meeting time: 11:45 am – 11:59 am Departure from port: 12:00 pm * Personal pick-up at the start of the tour - from the Valencia port * Personal drop-off at the end of the tour - 100% in time for departure * Touring in a new, comfortable and air-conditioned van * Touring with a driver + English speaking guide * High quality and personal experience The price includes, transportation, petrol, toll roads, parking, driver and guide, and all taxes. You will have time to explore the places and take photos. On the half-day excursion we will explore Valencia - including the famous Cathedral which stands at a site of a former mosque, La Lonja which was declared a Unesco world heritage site, the Basilica of our lady, the central market (one of Europe's largest markets), and the 'Palacio Marques de Dos Aguas'. Quote
Linda D Posted February 9, 2023 Report Posted February 9, 2023 If you’re flying in the day before this cruise, there is a hotel inside the Miami airport you can book a room. It’s called Miami International Airport Hotel .. I just booked my room for 180.00 .. this is the second time I’ve used this hotel before my cruise. Good luck and see you on board !! cruisetraveler 1 Quote
cruisetraveler Posted February 13, 2023 Report Posted February 13, 2023 Im sure everyone has heard by now buy for those that have not.... It looks like you will be able to use the Wow watches/bands on board again...atleast on the Symphony. It also looks like the old watches, if you still have any, will work. You just have to get guest services to re-program It with your current cruise info. Or pay $5.99 to buy a new one...if you like those over the sea pass cards. Only a few more weeks!!! DanielPreuss 1 Quote
GoodnightWaco Posted February 24, 2023 Report Posted February 24, 2023 Our first TA! We are from waco, texas and can't wait to meet everyone ! Any tips are greatly appreciated! WAAAYTOOO and deButler 2 Quote
DanielPreuss Posted February 24, 2023 Report Posted February 24, 2023 Since this is a transatlantic cruise we are supposed to have a negative test result for Covid-19. Does anyone know for a fact, how to proof the result if we choose to do not the proctored test? Is a photo of the result enough? Quote
cruisetraveler Posted February 24, 2023 Report Posted February 24, 2023 I have the same question....from reading the information on their website and some research.....it is my understanding you can provide a photo or the actual test stick showing the results if you chose not to complete a proctorred test. But that is my understanding, hopefully someone else here will have more definitive information or prior experience. Quote
paulcop Posted February 24, 2023 Report Posted February 24, 2023 The Facebook Group for this cruise currently totals 845 members and more are joining every day. This is reportedly a possible record group size for a single cruise--apparently, we are an extremely social group. Most of the recent questions posed here are answered extensively in the Facebook postings. Check it out for fuller answers to questions about covid tests, shore excursions, shipboard events, etc. Many knowledgeable veterans of prior TA's, Symphony cruises and even crewmembers are in this group. Quote
Phillip1969 Posted February 27, 2023 Report Posted February 27, 2023 My wife and I will be on the TA cruise to Spain, booked in November, shortly after the price doubled. We are Diamond members now, finally, and for the 1st time we got the Royal Up program to kick in, went from a Grand Suite to the Star Loft,,,,,can't believe we jumped about 4 room classes. Still expensive on RoyalUp but it did save in total cost and its going to be a once in a lifetime deal, don't ever see us doing a Star Loft twice in our life. WAAAYTOOO and Archchic 1 1 Quote
Phillip1969 Posted February 27, 2023 Report Posted February 27, 2023 On 1/12/2023 at 1:35 PM, LuvDaCruise said: So I was about to book this cruise but when I saw the above post we have probably decided against it. It does say "it can be a test you administer to yourself at home without supervision." How will they even know you took it within the 2 days? https://www.royalcaribbean.com/faq/questions/will-i-have-to-take-a-test-before-i-cruise#transatlantic For Transatlantic and Transpacific Cruises All guests age 2 and older must bring a negative test result for a COVID-19 test taken no more than 2 days prior to sailing. Required testing can be completed using any type of PCR or antigen COVID-19 test. It can be professionally proctored at your doctor or drugstore, or it can be a test you administer to yourself at home without supervision. Guests under age 2 do not have any testing requirements. Its the honor system for the testing. Super easy to do the test and take a picture or just bring the plastic tray test result with you to the check in, easy breezy, not a hassle or a problem. The vast majority of cruise have zero testing, so a honor system testing will likely be 80% effective or better at catching COVID before it gets on the ship, far better than any other cruise you take through the Caribbean i think. Just my opinion. Quote
Phillip1969 Posted February 27, 2023 Report Posted February 27, 2023 This cruise appears to be fully booked and thought I read something about this being some kind of transatlantic sailing record in terms of guest. Anyone know if that is accurate? Quote
Biaggio Posted March 7, 2023 Report Posted March 7, 2023 Our annual crossing. Another crossing scheduled for November and the days of cheap airfare are gone. Didn’t get any alert regarding covid test Quote
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