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Just off Symphony was Dennis something…he was terrible. And I’m not normally fussed either way. But butted in on his ADs events and was sooo awkward. Tried to crack jokes with not one laugh, truly awful 

Hey all 

On my first cruise back which is a shift and a shift again. 
Cannot believe how incredibly normal life on board is, was not what I excepted at all, literally no different to any of me pre pandemic cruises 

17 hours ago, fmack said:

Hi, we are on the same sailing the week after. Can you please post the show schedule and advise of the # of passengers? 

Hi

If you mean 30th sailing I just received the schedule from the suite concierge today saying it may be subject to some changes. 

Perfect. Thank you so much

1 minute ago, Biker19 said:

At any time two days before sailing (time zone doesn't matter).

Thanks so much for replying 👍

Thank you. Yes I’m clear on the 1 day before requirement to fly in, and that’s no hassle since it’s same time zone. It’s the “no more than 2 days before boarding day” which is causing the time zone puzzle. 

I started a new thread earlier with a similar question as I hadn’t seen this one. Mine is slightly different as we fly in 29th cruise is 30th, so we can get the tests done 28th which is within 2 days but what I wasn’t clear on was whether the 2 days is classed as 48 hours or not as with time difference it could make our invalid.
As others have said I have tested using VPN to access US testing appts and it works, otherwise Heathrow have a 90 mins result facility which we could use on the day of the flight and will use those as a last resort I guess

Hi all

Coming in from the UK for a cruise at the end of April. The FAQs state the below. Does anyone have any experience of whether this is judged to be calendar days, or is it 48 hours?

With the time difference UK to US it matters. As a 3pm Thursday test UK time would mean the 48 hours would time out at 10am US time on boarding day? 
If anyone has experience of this I’d really appreciate your input!

Thanks so much 
 

Vaccinated guests must show a negative COVID-19 test result for a PCR or antigen test taken no more than 2 days before boarding day.

1 hour ago, CaroleC said:

Where did you read this? I work for the NHS and have not had a proper break for well over 12 months (as I’m sure others haven’t either) so a free UK cruise would go down a treat! 
 

I’ve received an email this morning from RC regarding the new Anthem cruises around the UK starting in July but not one cancelling our cruise departing on 4th June 🙄
 

 

Oh fingers crossed for you.

You and all of your colleagues deserve a treat for sure!

Just read they are giving 999 places for free UK cruises available for NHS and emergency services workers as part of a ballot.

Lovely touch!

I agree with all those who say Civ. you can never experience all Rome has to offer on a day excursion. Barcelona is much more compact and everything is much closer to the port so you’d get a good feel for it in a day.

 So if you really want to explore Rome I’d spend the pre cruise days there for sure. 

I started this thread so just to report back

The latest cruise I was able to shift to was April 30 2022. I requested this online, I only requested 1 option. My TA then issued a new cruise confirmation within 24 hrs. I got the same cabin number as the original cruise and my cruises online was updated within the same period. The only change in price was the port taxes and fees. Everything else stayed the same. I had applied a FCC from an Aug 2020 already before I shifted and this was already accounted for in the shifted cruise balance 

8 minutes ago, Scoobydobe7 said:

Where on the website do you look for the Lift and Shift options>>>

Thanks

Under the cruise with confidence section scroll down to where it says 

Need to change or cancel your cruise?

Click in to the online form and you can see from there your options.

At the end just hit cancel request and it backs you out

11 minutes ago, Ourusualbeach said:

Unless there are extenuating circumstances...i.e no available itineraries they are sticklers to the 28 day rule.  I have had many denied because of that extra day.

Thanks so much for the info saves me an hour on hold!

Submitted request to April 30th cruise. Happy with that one also 🙂 

1 minute ago, firefly333 said:

Actually ourusualbeach said there are often fewer options when you call in.

 

Yes the 4 weeks is hard and fast. Not 4 weeks plus 1 day. I doubt they would make exceptions. Hey at least you have a couple of options if you dont want to go next may. I've still got my fingers crossed for april 25th 2021.

Thanks for the reply.

We are in the UK so next year looking really iffy even if they are sailing.

Good luck with yours!

Hi all

I am wanting to lift and shift a Symphony cruise from May 15th 2021 to April 16th 2022.

I’m pretty sure the April date showed a couple of weeks ago on the online drop down options however today it isn’t there, just a couple of later April ones.

Looking at the dates that’s actually 4 weeks + 1 day before the original cruise. 
Does anyone know if the 4 week rule is to the day? And is it worth me calling to ask whether there are more options that those I’m seeing online or in theory are they ‘it’

Thanks

Well UK site according to the bit I posted says inside final is applied as OBC but as per my original question it has no date terms around it..So we will see what others report..I rolled the dice and went with US TA as price drops closer to sail generally happen on US site rather than UK IME. If anyone I UK based is interested I’m happy to keep comparing and report back whether it pays off or not 

1 minute ago, Biker19 said:

I assumed the OP was asking about the price drop inside final payment feature - I have not read anyone report that yet.

No sorry to be clear I was asking about a new booking. UK booking rules normally mean original booking price is the price, tough luck, no price drops, inside or outside of final payment. Hence why I normally use US TA for US booking rules 

1 minute ago, little britain said:

My SiL called, booked with UK TA ( who operates out of FL) and quoted the info ^... price reduction applied without a bat of eyelid or any argument!  Cruise is next July. 

 

And others have it in writing from the rci uk Fb site that it is not a “ once only” reduction... can be applied multiple times if valid. 
 

bonne chance

Thanks for the info - interesting change maybe it will become permenant 🤞

Thanks for your reply. Booking US TA was $500 more right now for me like for like. As it’s vague I was deciding between using that ‘new condition’ as I had a $500 FCC which couldn’t be used on a UK booking anyway, but before I pressed go I was interested to see if anyone UK had had this clarified by an agent. 

Hi

Has anyone had confirmation of what this actually covers?  It’s under the cruise with confidence terms section, but the ‘free cancellations’ and ‘redeem future cruise credits’ wordings have more detail about dates etc, the price guarantee doesn’t (Wording below). I’ll try and call them tomorrow but wondering if anyone had already had the same question answered. 
 

Best Price Guarantee

Take advantage of a better price up to 48 hours before your sail date — just give us a call. You’ll receive the difference as a non refundable onboard credit inside final payment or rate adjustment outside final payment

1 minute ago, Biker19 said:

Yes.

 

Thankyou for taking the time to reply. I’ll try to contact my TA today to request 

I’m sure this has been answered elsewhere but I can’t find it.

Final payment due this week NRD of $500.

Can I get the deposit as a FCC? Or can it only be transferred to another sailing to avoid penalty.

And if I cancel do I lose the whole $500?

FAQ section on Royals site didn’t really clear it up either.

57 minutes ago, bobmacliberty said:

Good point, but Iberia/BA still appears to be flying from MAD to LHR.

Jet2 and Tui are the only airlines who have cancelled UK to Spain and Islands so far.

Spanish govt announcement imminent which will changes things.

US are about to announce UK is added to Europe ban

Ultimate dining package looks like a good deal to me. I have it booked for 199 on Anthem in July. Pretty sure 175 is the lowest above ever seen it for a sailing I’ve been on