CruiseBride926

I just want to say this thread inspired me to switch our midship jr suite to one all the way aft 😂

1 minute ago, Choozin Croozin said:

Thank you. She is pretty active so I think she'll do ok, but it just seems like so much walking, that's why I wondered. I appreciate your help. DId your kids not take naps then, did you go back to the ship or what did you do? We don't get there until 10 am, so with nap time around 1p, that sure doesn't give much time. Maybe by then she won't be taking naps or 2 hr ones, but hard to know. Her father took naps in kindergarten still. 😂 It doesn't sound like the daybed thing is going to work. 

My youngest was on his way out of naps. We got a cabana one of the times thinking it would be good for a nap but he refused. He then promptly fell asleep 3 seconds into the tram ride 😂

We’ve gone twice while my son was a toddler and I’d say skip the stroller. It’s a pain to drag around especially in sandy areas and it’s annoying and a nuisance to put on the tram. The walking really isn’t too bad if you’re utilizing the tram.

We already have March 2024 booked 😅. If it goes down we’ll price adjust but so far it’s only gone up.

We had a balcony gty on the Anthem in April. We ended up with an obstructed balcony on deck 6 midship. When we book gty we just assume we’ll end up with an obstructed so we were just happy that we got a location we liked.

7 hours ago, Johnny60 said:

Thanks.   Are there only 2?   Both of these are already booked on my sailing.   Would they still be offering them to me?   I am unable to see these at all on website.   What class is this under as I only see a junior suite.  No others.  Thank you 

We had bid on the panoramic suite on Oasis. Both were booked but they must have upgraded also because we ended up getting it. It’s worth a shot.

I love the Windjammer for breakfast. I don’t like eggs so I’m not usually a breakfast eater but on a cruise I could stock up on all of the yummy breakfast carbs that’s I don’t eat at home. I could live off of those hash browns 🤤

Our last cruise was in April but aside from them having to wear masks it was pretty normal. We went the week before spring break in our area but there was still a decent amount of kids on board and we never once were turned away in either of my kid’s age group.

We’ve only ever sailed Oasis and Anthem of the two I prefer Anthem. I feel like that will probably change as my kids get a little older but for now we find the Anthem to be a better fit. 

6 hours ago, the_dylaness said:

Thank you all for your insights! I see that a cabana can be up to $1800 per day when I log into the cruise planner.  That is a bit steep on top of the not-inexpensive Aqua Theater suite...  Is this the usual price?

 

Does the drink package include having beverages delivered to your room or do you have to go get them (perish the thought, LOL) like on Celebrity?

 

Can we dine in specialty dining every night or is there a limit? What about the Chef's Table? Room service from specialty dining?

That seems to be a pretty standard price currently. When we booked it for our Sept 2021 cruise we only paid either 800 or 900. We also split it with my parents so for us it was a deal and worked out to be cheaper than buying regular beach club passes. We also did the regular cabana and not the over water one.

We sailed Oasis in a star class suite and had a wonderful experience. There were no added perks at Coco Cay aside from things like the drink package working on the island as it would for anyone with the package. We had booked a beach club cabana and our genie escorted us there and assured we didn’t have to wait for a tram to get there. Overall I couldn’t recommend star class enough and our genie truly made the experience special not only for us but our kids. They still talk about him and to me that made it more than worth it.

Just now, CruiseBride926 said:

We were in 6196 last month and this is a picture I took of the sunrise but you can kind of see how high the boat goes up. Overall aside from looking down to see the ocean I still felt like we had a decent ocean view.

Also I’m short so my husband’s view was even better 😂

On 4/18/2022 at 11:47 AM, artvlay said:

Thank you for the advice. I selected cabin 6198. its away from the davits.

We were in 6196 last month and this is a picture I took of the sunrise but you can kind of see how high the boat goes up. Overall aside from looking down to see the ocean I still felt like we had a decent ocean view.

We just did a guarantee on the Anthem and we’re happy with our assignment. We ended up in an obstructed which we figured would happen but location was perfect. For the price difference we paid I think it exceeded our expectations.

On the anthem now and looks like they had something called Get Up & Dance Fit this morning in Two70 but doesn’t look like it was an everyday thing. Plenty of live music.

Currently on board with my vaccinated 6yo who did an antigen test 2 days before. My unvaccinated 3yo was able to do a rapid NAAT test from Walgreens which counts as a PCR.

1 minute ago, packedandready said:

This really scares me. We'll book tomorrow for next friday. Walgreens is the only place within 70+ miles from home that tests (other than urgent cares $$$). Our plan was to book 3 different Walgreens locations in route to Galveston. If Walgreens (as a whole company) cancels everything we're going to be in a bind.

 

Took my son to Walgreens for his test today so it’s not company wide. I think some locations are just scaling back. If you have another location by you I’d recommend making a backup appointment just in case.

We haven’t cruised since September but it was fairly seamless. Pre-cruise it was just set up as the last stop before boarding. We received in email about a week in advance to register. The one on the ship we received a letter in our room the night before. We went down to the conference room where they were doing them and were in and out in 5 minutes.

We are sailing next week and I’m setting up testing. 3/4 of us are vaccinated but my youngest is still too young. I booked him for a PCR test for 3 days out but noticed that Walgreens has rapid NAAT tests that they say counts as PCR. I would assume that would mean yes but just want to see if anyone has any actual experience with it. 

Has anyone used this test on an unvaccinated child? It says on Royals site they consider it a PCR but just want to double check and see if anyone has any experience.

This is really the only picture I have that shows the room but it was beautiful.

We stayed there on our September cruise and loved it. Privacy isn’t an issue as long as you keep the side shades down. 

Sorry if this has been posted already. We set sail in on the Anthem in just under a month and just received the new protocols. The two changes that stuck out to me were unvaccinated passengers no longer need to take a ship sponsored excursion unless regulated by the port and they will now accept a certificate of recovery from Covid with a positive pcr test taken between 11-90 days prior to sailing.

9 hours ago, matj2000 said:

Best Tip:

 

Wait until the kid turns 3 years.

 

That is my professional opinion.

Vacationing with an infant is SO much easier. They’re quieter, less mobile, and just happy to be there

We’ve sailed out of Bayonne 3 times and only had rough seas once due to a hurricane. We’ve only ever sailed out of Northeast ports (NY and Baltimore) and rarely have an issue.