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Yeah just grab some pizza or the little sandwiches or cookies and bring with you. 

8 minutes ago, dswallow said:

 

Almost?

Well I am sure all but didn't want to give a blanket statement. 🙂 I have had pina coladas, blue Hawaiians and daiquiris without alcohol.  

30 minutes ago, kearney said:

We are on Adventure in August.... and I was really looking forward to trying some of the various beverages shown.... but and this is a big but. I just found out that I need to be on a blood thinner... and ...importantly... drinking alcohol is apparently bad..  I believe they say no more than 2 standard alcoholic beverages a day... bummer.

 

Any ideas on either low alcohol or virgin alcohol beverages on AOS... Now this just might not be the best group to ask about low alcohol...but since some are on the ship...  Any ideas... I hope I can do better and a couple of white wine spritzers.  

Almost all of the frozen drinks can be made without alcohol. 

So our Adventure cruise that sailed on 7/12 we did not get ours until about 5 days before sailing and that was the case for most of the ship. 

5 minutes ago, HBCcruiser said:

Then we headed up to the club on 14. Robert made us some special shots and taught us some new bar tricks. So fun!

 

 

Robert is the best.

15 minutes ago, oteixeira said:

@HBCcruiser or @MorganClark did either of you find out about how many are on board for this sailing?  I have heard rumors that the number has been going down each week, so I am just curious.  (Passengers, not crew)

Last week's sailing was 1,075.

9 hours ago, WVHillbilly said:

Question for those aboard.  Have you noticed people dancing at Bolero's or the Imperial Lounge?

They (me) did last week. Especially in the Imperial Lounge to the band.

Make sure you check out the Switched On band in the Imperial Lounge at night. 

Hi all,

We just recently got home from the July 12th sailing on the Adventure of the Seas out of Nassau, Bahamas. I know there are a few trip reports going on other sailings but just a few highlights from us. And if you have any questions. Bottom line it was a great trip. We had 1075 passengers on board. At times it felt like the ship was empty and other times not at all (like in the Schooner bar during Karaoke 🙂 ). We stayed at the British Colonial Hilton the night before which if you can I recommend doing. The hotel was nothing special but it made the next day very very easy. I would recommend flying in the day before if you can. There were a number of issues that happened to people that sailed down on Saturday including a bomb threat that closed the Fort Lauderdale airport for a while.

Not going to go into every detail but by and large it felt like a normal cruise. No masks were required for anyone 16 and over as you had to be vaccinated. A purple wristband on a child under 16 meant that they did not need to wear a mask (mainly because they were 12 or older and were vaccinated. There were a few couples that did wear masks while on board and everyone was just fine with that. You did have to wear a mask in Nassau and in Cozumel. The testing process at the end of the cruise was amazingly easy.  Crew do wear masks unless it is an activities host and they are a very good distance away from folks during an event. Honestly, I kinda wish they were not wearing them and it will be interesting to see how long they do. 

Food and drink were like they always are. Drink great. Food okay. 🙂 Service was great. The newness of being back on sea is starting to wear off but they are all still very happy to be back at work.
 

For activities: some people on our cruise group thought the cruise was boring. I did not at all. True there were not big events like the marriage game or quest or the promenade parties but there was always something going on. We did a lot of trivia (we are a couple in our 40s that for some reason love that stuff), the millionaire game, 60 seconds to win it, majority rules, rock the room and a bunch of other things.  One of my favorite parts though was the house band: the Switched On Band. They are just wonderful.  

We met some other couples (we were kid free on this cruise).

Bottom line. It was a great cruise and great to be back on board again. Would I go again? Yes. Would I bring my kids. Not yet. I have a 10 year old and 5 year old. I will wait until they are vaccinated. 

Hope this is helpful and let me know if you have any questions at all. 
 

17 minutes ago, karena1 said:

Sounds good.  So if we leave on Sat, I will need to have the PCR test at least by Tuesday?  Is it no more than 5 days?

So this has been a big topic of conversation. I think some folks have said (with confirmation from RCL) that testing day is day zero so Monday is fine.  We did Tuesday just to be safe. We got tested at CVS on Tuesday at 10. We got our results at around 1:30 yesterday. 

11 minutes ago, karena1 said:

Hopefully, I will get ours soon for our August 14th Adventure.  But maybe don't need it for that since everyone has to be vaccinated.  Then I have Sept 17th on Freedom so for sure should get one for that.

We are on Adventure on Saturday. We did not get this. Everyone over a certain age has to be vaccinated as you know so I don't think they had to do this. 

19 minutes ago, karena1 said:

okay so for the health form all we need is our vaccine card, but need to upload the negative Covid test when doing the health form for Royal or show it when we get there.  Got it.

 

August 14th cannot come soon enough - so ready to FINALLY cruise again!!!

 

It gets confusing. For the health visa, if everyone is vaccinated, you just need to upload your vaccine card.  I cannot speak to non vaccinated as that is not my group.  Currently for Royal you do also have to have a negative PCR test (printed) 5 days prior to your arrival in the Bahamas. So I leave tomorrow, this is what I have in my folder of documents: Passport, Vaccine Card, Print Out Bahamas Health Visa, Print out PCR test. 

45 minutes ago, karena1 said:

I have a question for you.  I have read your review and loved following you on this journey.  But can I ask 1 - did you have to pay for and fill out the Bahama Health Form before you got to Nassau?  and 2 - it was rumored that Royal was going to put the cost of the Form on your account as OBC.  Did that happen?  Thanks

Karena, I am sailing out on Saturday so can answer this for you. Yes all passengers have to do the Bahamas Health Visa. There may be exceptions for under 12. I cannot remember. For those over 12, it is $40 a person for the Visa. Royal is not giving OBC for it. It is a very easy process with a quick turn around time. 

3 minutes ago, BOAZ5 said:

Thank You!!  I actually talked to a RC agent on the way to the test.  She is the one that had me so concerned about it.  She suggested getting another one on Tuesday to be safe.  My husband was not thrilled with that suggestion, so that is when I turned to the wonderful people of Cruise Critic.  I am glad you were able to talk to someone who confirmed Monday was okay.  We assumed it would be fine. 

Monday is considered day zero. "See" you on Saturday!

Monday is fine. We are on the July 10 sailing as well. We are doing ours today in an hour. I waited till today just because I knew yesterday was a holiday and worried about backup. 

8 minutes ago, crusin'k said:

So am I correct, husband and wife have to fill out separate applications for the health visa?  Just asking because of the question re "number of persons in your party".  Thanks for the info - it will be very helpful.  We are doing b2b July 10 & 17th

Yes each person over 18 has to do their own. See you on the 10th. 🙂

You can start to enter in your personal information now but you cannot enter your specific cruise information until 14 days prior. If everyone in your party is vaccinated you can do everything at 14 days. When you start to fill out the information, you will need your passport and vaccine card ready to enter info and take pictures. When you start to fill out the trip information some keep info is that you are traveling Internationally (not domestically), the type of trip is vacation and put Vessel. For the address, you will put the name of the port and Adventure of the Seas. Once you submit the information, you will get an email saying it was submitted. Once it has been reviewed you will then receive an email asking for payment. Our turn around time was about 20 minutes. We are on the July 10th sailing.

Just now, coffeebean said:

I thank you and also thank all others who are answering my questions. As I read the thread, I realize that all of my questions have already been answered so I apologize to all who are taking the time to answer me.

There is so much information out there and it gets confusing. Especially because the Adventure sailings are very different than the ones out of Florida. I am sailing on the Adventure on July 10. Just my husband and I. Fully vaccinated as we have to be. I am confident with going. I will say though I would not bring my kids. My kids will not cruise until vaccinated. 

15 minutes ago, coffeebean said:

What are the protocols for un-vaxxed passengers on these Adventure sailings? How are the vaxxed identified from the un-vaxxed?

They are under the age of 16. Those under 16 for now do not need to be vaccinated. Starting in August 12 and up have to be.  Kids are to wear masks while indoors when not eating or drinking. 

2 hours ago, kearney said:

You are correct about it being confusing... and changing... first AOS cruise..they added another test taken by all when boarding...not that has disappeared from protocol. I do recall people mentioning providing the test results when applying for the health visa... remember everyone over 12 on early sailings are vaccinated. I hope someone who traveled then can tell us if Bahamas asked for it as part of health visa or not.... If I were the OP I would call and ask Royal... perhaps they can simply do the test before boarding..like they do for the unvaccinated children... but I would want to know before traveling.     Sorry OP if I have added to the confusion... but you raise a good point.... if Bahamas does not require it from fully vaccinated.. why does Royal.... I guess out of an abundance of caution...

I will be filling out my Visa tomorrow as it will be 14 days before my arrival so I might be able to answer some questions. 

Thank you

1 hour ago, Biker19 said:

Welcome to CC.

 

No, neither of those things area really needed to board.

Thank you Biker19, that is what I figured.

If you are fully vaccinated you do not need the test for the Health Visa and if the poster is going on the Adventure and they are an adult they are vaccinated. It is all very confusing though. 

For the Adventure sailings it is currently 5 days not 3 days for the testing. We sail July 10. The one big thing that is a bit stressful I am noticing is that for many of us on this sailing the cruise documents and luggage tags are not available. We called royal and asked them and they said there is an issue and to call back next week. Not sure if I should be worried at this point or not.