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8 hours ago, Coralc said:

I think it is over by Publix (Ross Dress for Less) in the shopping center James. I believe it is this place: https://labdoctor.org/   

Yes, that is the one in a strip center on the other side of the street from the Embassy Suites.  We used a drive through Walgreens about 3 miles away because we had a rental car but Lab Doctor seemed pretty popular -there were always several people waiting outside. 

5 hours ago, whitsmom said:

I decided to order 4 bottles of wine for our two cabins so that I don't have to fly with 4 bottles in our luggage from Kentucky to Amsterdam.  It cost more but not having the hassle makes it worth it for me. 

I found a highly rated liquor/wine store 1 block from our hotel in Amsterdam.  I'm taking a neoprene duo wine carrier with me.

We have not but have only taken 3 NE/Canada cruises - one in Summer, two in the Fall (we did see whales in our one Alaska cruise as well as in Iceland).

Thank you for taking the time on your vacation to do such an interesting and informative review.  It's good to hear testing at CPH was efficient.

We went on this tour in March when we were in Colon on Vision of the Seas.  I do not know if it was a common experience or not but I  have to say the logistics were frustrating.  1-1/2 hours from port to the ferry. Then we waited well over an hour for the Canal pilot to show up. By the time he arrived, the security gates had been closed so we then waited another 35 minutes or so for security to arrive and unlock the gate for the pilot. 
 

When we finally set off and got to the first lock, we again waited per canal rules for other ships to fill the space - in our case a container ship small enough to use the old locks. 
 

Then another 1-1/2 hour back to port. Due to all the delays we did not arrive back to port until more than 1 after announced all aboard time. We met the bus at 6:15 sm and did not arrive back until 5:40 pm. It was a very long day with lots of just sitting around. 

Lunch was just so-so.  Cold drinks (water, grape drink) were plentiful.

Although we were happy to experience the locks, enjoyed the engineering marvel and got some great photos we agreed we would not repeat this experience. 
 

it was not clear to us who was in charge of arranging the pilot (the tour co or the ferry co) but clearly some poor communication. 

On 5/8/2022 at 10:39 AM, astangenes said:

Copenhagen Medical at different locations in Copenhagen city: https://www.cphmed.com/healthcare/covid-19-english/?lang=en

Or by Falck at the airport. 

Thank you - great information.  Looks very convenient with extended hours and only a 15 minute walk from our hotel.  

18 hours ago, Sunshine3601 said:

     Not sure why some people think Royal should provide covid tests.    They are a cruise ship (like a resort) not a lab.   If you go to a hotel or a resort for vacation do they offer to test you to fly home?

 

The logistics are different and more difficult if you are cruising and heading home the same day as disembarkation opposed to staying at a hotel or resort for vacation where you have several days on land to book a test.

I don't think RCI should have to pay for a test but since it has been testing B2B passengers it would be great customer service to provide tests at cost for those who need it to fly - particularly given internet issues onboard.  

On 4/29/2022 at 12:17 PM, firefly333 said:

carnival has chosen to quit testing b2b vaccinated cruisers. The policy says they might test you, but its ship by ship. All the posts I have seen is no test for b2b if you are vaccinated.  

 

Time to live life and rcl stop so much testing for b2b. 

Getting tested onboard for a B2B is the easiest testing possible.  I would MUCH rather do that than find testing facilities to get on a plane back to the U.S.

4 hours ago, John&LaLa said:

 

Email me. Address in signature

Email sent. 

4 hours ago, firefly333 said:

If you are ever in dallas area I'd exchange a liberty. I have 2 liberty. Not worth the postage to me otherwise. 

 Thanks, but no current plans to travel to Dallas. 

I just received a spare Vision block.  I would like to exchange it for an Ovation, Anthem or Liberty. Anyone interested in an exchange?

2 hours ago, Illbcruzn4life said:

Thought this would be an easy one. With the ship docking within 10 minutes from the FLL airport I was as wondering if an 11:37 am flight was doable.

 

precovid i would have just booked it but not now until I get a little more info. If not we can go a little after 5pm

At the end of February, we had disembarkation tag #11.  We got off the ship at 8:30 and were thru security at FLL by 9:00am.  Our flight was at 11:20.  We spent just over 1-1/2 hours in the sky club before heading to the gate for boarding. This was on Vision not Allure but I would not hesitate to book an 11:30 flight 

In late February, it was:

day 3 @ 8:15

day 4 @ 7:30

day 6 @ 2:30

1 hour ago, JamesEM said:

The movie was on Sundance cable TV Sunday night, looking forward to seeing the show on the Allure next month.

The movie was also shown on our recent sailing on the Allure at the Aqua Theater 

2 hours ago, HicksRA said:

Has anyone in the US received their cancellation notice yet?  
I haven’t seen one yet but already switched so not sure if that’s why I wasn’t notified or they’re not out yet. 

Yes, I received an email yesterday at noon.  The subject line was:  Radiance of the Seas: a change to your itinerary.  I had two cruises booked but received only one email.  Perhaps they didn't even bother sending one for the 9 night GBR as there is no comparable sailing in either season.

Pretty ridiculous really - not a single good option  to replace a 9 night Great Barrier Reef cruise. I am reluctantly taking refund on my 2 Radiance cruises and canceling my Ovation cruise. 

RCI is a master of the understatement.  I received the cancellation notice a bit ago but the email subject was "Radiance of the Seas: a change to your itinerary."  If only!

This is so demoralizing.  These cancellations (and we’ve had more than 1 since cruising resumed) due to deployment decisions not travel restrictions are very frustrating.  
 

We had b2b2s booked with bucket list Great Barrier Reef as well as NZ and Tasmania.  There are no comparable sailings from Sydney that would work with our existing Ovation booking.

11 minutes ago, twangster said:

 

In Chrome today yes, so I am using Safari.

 

If you clear your cache in Chrome (or whatever browser is isn't working) it will probably start working.  

safari would not work for me regardless of search type.  I had to clear my history and now it is working. Of course, I lost all my tabs too. 

On Allure now, our cabin attendant asked if we wanted compasses. I asked for them on port days because I like to have the information re the port agent just in case anything happens and we have difficulty getting back to the ship. I do not see that info on the app. 

On Allure last cruise and the current one. CK would not allow reservations in advance. Have to call the day you want to go - we called twice during breakfast hours and were able to get in both times, including lobster night. 

The library is open. Not a single book in it, though. 

Here is the Ice Show schedule. Not shown here is a Day 7 show at 9pm for families with unvaccinated members. 
 

You wil not be able to eat dinner at your preferred time unless you go to the day 7 show of Mamma Mia. Here is the schedule from the Feb 19 , 8 night sailing which we were on. Mama Mia was much better than we expected. We are going back this week. 
 

26 minutes ago, CatLadyFemme said:

Is Chops the only specialty restaurant open for lunch on boarding day?

Giovanni’s, Sabor and Johnny Rockets also open for embarkation day lunch.