Garyjames220

Are caribbean cruise for all off 2025 due out this week?

43 minutes ago, Aulanis said:

That is rather why I asked which dock you were leaving from.

See here

https://www.cruisemapper.com/ports/southampton-port-115

scroll down to the map

this will give you an idea of the problem - there are 4 cruise terminals.

Some can take more than one ship

if you click on "Schedule"  it has the dates in Aug 2023 when Disney ships are in

but they may not have allocated a berth yet.   Aug 19  4 Ships showing  so busy 

Aug 26 3ships.

Berths can change  anyway and you may depart from one and return to another.

Maybe open  a googlemap of the area and see where the hotels are.

We have stayed at the Moxy   @John Bull mentioned and it was good and

we walked to the  QE11 terminal from there.  ( It is a Marriott Hotel and I am not sure

if their points interchange with Hiltons) 

 

Looked good but the moxy is 17 square meter rooms and they’re saying it won’t fit two cots. The issue I am having everywhere apart from anges Hilton 

Is there a hotel I can walk to the Disney cruise port from 

So we arrive by taxi at about 8pm. Not to fussed about leaving the hotel

it was more about what’s easiest the following morning to get to the cruise port 

14 minutes ago, Aulanis said:

Which dock are you sailing from?    on cruise days southampton can be

chaotic  last twice we have been  we walked to the ship  2 of the 3 docks are quite a hike

One you can get a  bus near to but its still some way.  Taxis are queueing for ages.

not to sure, we are sailing with Disney 

what hotel would you suggest booking between the two

im guessing I could book a transfer in advance 

Hi

am I better booking the Hilton anges Hilton or the double tree in Southampton, was going to use my points for one them

whats better and closer or they much the same 

Is the icon meant to be a brand new class of ship

When will cruises from June 2024 - December 2024 come out

when has it been previously 

6 minutes ago, icsys said:

Supervised test still required. See:

 For All Sailings Departing on or after September 5, 2022 from Italy that visit Greece

Wonder if there is any chance of it changing by 28th sept 

6 hours ago, little britain said:

Why not book Lloyds where you can cancel anytime and don’t pay till after the test ? 

Yeah I could do

im guessing there is no word of it changing in time for this cruise yet 

I was just about to book our testing for our cruise on 28th sept going out of Rome and going around greece

just checking firstly that this test is still required and a video appointment would be accepted as proof

Does anyone think I should wait a bit longer to see it the rules change before the cruise in three weeks time?

Goodness this is all so confusing 

does anyone know what I need to do for a Rome cruise of 9 nights that goes to Greece 

21 minutes ago, mickeychicky said:

Check out their updated testing protocols, they don't need to be supervised any longer if I am reading it correctly.

https://www.royalcaribbean.com/the-healthy-sail-center?icid=hlthys_wrnssn_hlt_nbrdxp_pghdr_3467

 

We will begin accepting results from self-administered home tests. See full testing details

https://www.royalcaribbean.com/faq/questions/what-tests-are-accepted-where-to-submit-the-results

 

 

Yes your right but it sounds like that’s only if there are no stops in Greece 

Accepted Tests for Europe Cruises Departing on or After September 5, 2022; with no stops in Greece 

• The test you take can be professionally administered by a health professional, such as a doctor or pharmacist, or you can use a home test kit. Home test kits for these sailings are not required to be administered under live video supervision. 

11 minutes ago, DaKahuna said:

To be accepted  by Royal Caribbean the test must be proctored/monitored by a qualified medical technician.  

I was going to use docHQ so I’ll need to pick the option for them to watch it via webcam 

Does the test need to be done with someone watching you on the video cam or can I do it myself and submit the result to them. There seems to be two options to buy online 

Hi

we are doing a 9 night cruise from Rome at the end of sept 

am I as well just booking the testing now, as going to arrange a video call or is there talk of things changing and we may not need testing 

12 minutes ago, Cheshire Blue said:

If you are comfortable with the driving (which is what I would do) I'd suggest you aim to stop over twice - perhaps Yorkshire area and then Cotswolds / Oxford area. Then proceed to Southampton on the day of the cruise in time for early check in.  Probably aim to just stop once on the way back - perhaps Derbyshire area (North of Birmingham anyway)  

 

If not comfortable driving - best seems to be direct train to London (perhaps stay over in London) and then train to Southampton 

 

Enjoy the cruise whatever

 

We took our three children on the Disney Magic many years ago - they loved it (as did I ) 

 

Aged 2 or 3 is however very young - whilst they will no doubt love it, I suspect they will not remember too much of it and you may have to go back and do it again when they are a bit older as well ! 

 

Special times - enjoy while they are young 

 

 

Yeah that’s a idea and makes it a bit longer the trip too 

well there very good travelers there were in Florida in May at 13 months old for 17 nights and they loved it, had two flights to Orlando and never cried on the flight for more than 10 minutes all in, we’re great around the parks too

we are doing a royal Caribbean cruise next month too around Greece so they will be well traveled already before there Disney cruise 

2 hours ago, brillohead said:

That's because they are all different things.

The "babies and tots programs" are like going to "story time" at your library -- it's like a "mommy and me" class or a playdate where the parent stays and participates in the program. 

The "babysitting" refers to IN YOUR STATEROOM childcare -- it used to be a service that was provided in the past.  Two employees from various departments (food service, laundry, whatever) would come to your room and babysit your children in your room while you went out and about in the evening.  I believe they dropped the program due to liability concerns (no cameras in staterooms, but they have them in the nursery).

The "nursery" is a drop-off program for children under 3yo that is on newer ships.  See how it says  -- Nursery drop off not available on: Empress, Majesty, Jewel, Adventure, Explorer or Voyager of the Seas -- that's because those ships didn't have a nursery area built into them.  The nursery accepts kids in diapers, whereas the regular children's program requires kids to be potty-trained.


I hope that clarification helps.
 

Thanks for confirming, no need to panic after all 😂

defo want some time in the solarium with the wife 🍹  

1 hour ago, norahs-lot said:

Trainline currently have a discount on Railcards, 33% off; so £20 for 1yr or £47 for a 3yr card... travel 1st class to London! 🤩

as much as I would love to do that, I would probably Ned to leave it as I would want our two year old twins annoying any first class travelers 

10 hours ago, SteveH2508 said:

Could stopover for a night in London then catch the train from Waterloo to Southampton (or National Express coach from Victoria coach station).

yeah that’s a idea 

2 hours ago, Thejuggler said:

Drive.  No need to stay overnight in Southampton there are plenty of places  within 2 hours of the port, Cotswolds, Oxford etc.

 

Finish the journey the morning of the cruise.

not to sure if I fancy 15 hours of driving in under 1 week 

3 hours ago, Miami Momma said:

We were last on Odyssey in March and rules had just changed again for Adventure Ocean/Nursery from a month prior when we went on Symphony. So you may find more up to date info than this. However, my suggestion is once you are onboard, IMMEDIATELY make your way to the nursery to register! They do not take as many small kids as they do in the other groups. Plus, you have 2 kids! Up front I believe they were allowing 10 hours per child for initial bookings (choose your days and times). Other than that, you could stop in and if there was an opening, you could leave your child. I will say, every time we passed by the nursery, there were only a couple kids and it was spring break! They do not charge gratuity to your seapass card. However, at the end of the cruise, we always tipped (cash!) the crew members who took care of our kids. 🙂 Have so much fun!

thanks, that’s very helpful

when would you suggest going back if you wanted more hours than the first initial lot they give you?

do you remember when it closed, I’m guessing they have cribs if it’s during nap time 

15 minutes ago, ChickonRules said:

Yes, there is. 

Aww that’s great and nice pic btw. Very cute ☺️ 

17 minutes ago, gerif said:

The amount of time you will get in the nursery will depend heavily upon how many hours others might want to book. I think they allow you to book 10 hours to start, after which you would need to check availability. Some have reported that they were able to book all they wanted. 

That’s good, one person on here said it stated u can’t leave them at the nursery and u need to be there but that doesn’t sound right 

Does anyone know how tipping works at the nursery, do they just add 18% to the bill like they do with spa etc 

Does anyone know if there are any splash areas on the odyssey for one  year olds. Everything I look at says they need to be out of nappies