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These are all hilarious.  I too miss Bob's expertise. Hope he enjoys retirement. 

Unrelated note, we were on Oasis in Feb & had the opportunity to meet Super Mario & see him working in his office.  He was

very nice & allowed me to take a picture.  Saw him at the top tier also.

Everyone enjoy your day and your cruise if you are lucky to be on one.

Our b2b on Oasis Feb 9 - Feb 23rd we're at max or close to max capacity.  We enjoyed every minute. No illnesses that

we were aware of.  Did have an evacuation on the first week, but do not know why.  Apparently something other than

flu, etc.  

Not working on my desktop mac.  Works on my surface. Does work on my Android (Samsung)

19 hours ago, not-enough-cruising said:

No second aqua or ice show on Oasis 2 weeks ago either 

We were on the Oasis Feb 16 & Feb 23 & there were some nights of 2 skating and 2 aqua shows. 

We are currently on the Oasis in our second week of b2b.  No major issues at all.  If the ship has not been

to an Asian port or going to one, IMO is no problem.  I agree there is just as much chance at the grocery store,

restaurants, any public place.  They are completely vigilant on board and you just have to be responsible to

wash your hands, don't touch your face, etc.  Hope you enjoy your cruise, because we sure are.

We are on Oasis currently on deck 8.  Not slow elevator service IMO.  Elevators busiest right after muster drill

and shows in the theatre.  My husband has mobility issues so uses the elevators most of the time.  I prefer to use

the stairs, especially if only going a deck or two.

2 hours ago, IrieBajan54 said:

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What will you do when a dinner mate passes her phone to you to look at her cute grands? Phones aren't any cleaner than door knobs, TV remotes and salt/pepper shakers.

My husband my only table mate so problem solved.  While we engage in conversation with others, never to the depth of viewing their grandchildren.  I guess if they insist I will let them hold the phone while I look at their pictures.  

And yes phones are germ factories so clean mine routinely and don't hand it to strangers.

Hope for an uneventful cruise in regard to viruses, but an enjoyable one otherwise.

We board the Oasis Sunday.  Have no intention of cancelling.  We're vigilant about handwashing & just hope others

are too.  We will wipe down our airline seat area & the hotel remote - the dirtiest thing in the room, wash after touching

door handles, menus, etc.  We will sanitize our room & utilize good hand technique throughout cruise . I'm a retired nurse

and am extremely vigilant with washing hands, the first line of defense.  It is so simple, but people just disregard sometimes.

I feel you can contact any germ anywhere, so it's up to me to ensure my safety and watch where others put their germy hands.

I am disgusted with women who go to the bathroom and walk out without washing their hands.  It makes me gag to think

they are going to eat with those germy hands.  Ugh.  I could go on forever, but this is our plan.

9 hours ago, Casino Comp Chick said:

Sorry, I should have been clearer, is there a door from the living room to the master bedroom? Thanks again!

No there is not a door.  Don't remember for sure but there may be a curtain to separate it  from  the rest of the suite.

50 minutes ago, Casino Comp Chick said:

Good to know, thank you! 
 

Quick question, I can’t really tell from the you tube videos, does the master bedroom have a door or is is open/shower curtain type thing?

Thanks in advance.

Master bathroom has a glass enclosed walk in shower & a jacuzzi tub. Master bathroom has double sinks, very spacious, lots of storage, drawers, etc.

The whole suite has so many drawers, etc. 1 large closet in main room & 2 closets either side of bed. As you enter the stateroom there is another smaller bathroom. My husband basically claimed that, except to shower, & I had the master bathroom to my self. 🙂 it was a truly lovely suite. Nice large deck which we couldn't use as much as we were in Canada/NE so a little chilly. 

Would really be nice in Caribbean. Enjoy your suite. 

5 hours ago, Casino Comp Chick said:

Sailing on Anthem March 29 and bid from a junior suite with large balcony to an Owners suite. Bid was accepted yesterday. 
Kind of cool because with all my NCL cruises I never once bid so this was my first time and it was accepted pretty early.

 

We were in the Owners suite on Anthem in Oct/Nov.  Beautiful, spacious room.  Loved it.

Received email today from RC to Royal Up  on our 2/16 sailing.  Will not be bidding.  LIke the GS we're in on the

8th deck midship .  Our b2b starting on the 9th is in 4 days.  Can't wait to board.  Maybe they'll give it to us really,

really cheap once on board.  LOL !!

Hope everyone who wants to get their bids.

Enjoy whenever you cruise.  Can't wait to get out of this winter temps for a couple weeks.  

We received two Royal Up emails for feb 9 & now today a Royal Up bid for the 16th.  Have no intention to bid on either 

one.  In a GS on the 8th deck midship right where we want to be.  Will let someone else have it.

Can't wait to board in 4 days.  

1 hour ago, Merion_Mom said:

You are quite welcome!  Bookmark it - it's a useful (and frequently updated) doc.  🙂 

I will do that.  

Heard from the concierges so all is well .  Chomping at the bit to get on board. !!

Thanks @ Merion-Mom.  Appreciate the assistance.  Email sent and will await response.

For some reason have not had an email from the Oasis concierge.  We sail Sunday 2/9.  Anyone have the current email address please ?  Thanks

16 hours ago, Ukigirl said:

I’m amused by some of the dumb things people have said to me when they found out I’m taking a solo cruise. I’m happily married, hubby and I have gone on at least a dozen cruises so I’m very comfortable with RCL ships. Because of his work schedule he has limited vacation days , most of those will be used for a back to back in November but my office will be closed for a couple weeks in March.  I brought up the idea of my bucket list which includes a solo cruise and he has no problem with me going.  I’m an introvert, love alone time so looking forward to being a big girl by flying to Fort Lauderdale, staying overnight and getting on that ship all by myself (been married for 32 years). Just want to chill by the pool with my books, eat when I want to and basically do whatever I want and this a big deal for me.  If I want to talk to other people I will, if I don’t then that’s just fine too. Well, told some members of my family and friends and got so many comments, everything from “aren’t you scared for your safety “, “what are people on the ship going to think when they see you by yourself “, “you will be eating alone?” and my absolute favorite “is everything ok with your marriage??”  I’ve read a lot of threads on Solo cruises, I’m a smart woman who can take care of myself and yet I still can’t believe those comments. Yeah should have kept my mouth shut. Sorry for the long rant 🙄

Sounds awesome to me.  I would do this in a heartbeat..Coming up on 48 years of marriage & I would cruise solo and

do as exactly as you plan to.  Have a great time.

We leave Sunday on the Oasis.  Today received our second email to bid for a royal up.  Do not plan to bid as already in a grand suite and are doing a b2b staying in the same suite.

Do not want the hassle of moving, etc & a GS is good enough for us.

So my opinion, theory is either more people want a GS than are available ?  Or people are cancelling because RC sent an email denying boarding to those who had travelled to/from

China 15 days before sailing ?  Or am I not even close to the real reason and they need their expensive suites booked ?  Anyone else getting these also ?

1 minute ago, stevea36 said:

I read somewhere that it was Chic-Fil-A...   It's a short charter (somewhere less than 5 days).

 

Wow, interesting.  

Anyone know who the charter group is ?  We also are on Oasis Feb 9th.

18 hours ago, ssb said:

I agree with you It is a very useful perk . As I said earlier We like it . 

I find it useful too, especially on a b2b.  We will be using it on the Oasis Fe9 & Feb 16. 

4 minutes ago, stevea36 said:

special_needs@rccl.com or you can call them at 866-592-7225

Thank you very much.  Appreciate the help.

I thought I had the correct email address for special needs, but came back as undeliverable.  Would anyone have

the correct one please ?

Thanks

I only do the cancellable hotel fares.  Don't pre pay even if several dollars cheaper.  This was a refundable price, not a

pre pay.

Just on a whim decided to check our hotel price at Hampton Inn Miami Brickell.  Surprisingly shocked to see the price had actually dropped $40.

Called them & rebooked at the lower rate.  Not cheap by any means, but liked the reviews so that's why we chose this one.  I am not a fan of "not nice" motels.

Hope the reviews are correct.  Just in case anyone else has this motel and could save some money.