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We reached out to the concierge when we didn't hear from guest services and he made sure I got the documentation I needed before I was "extracted" from the ship by the US Department of Health. He also got me on the list for a transfer to my airport hotel and helped my DH off the ship with all our luggage.

You can't believe everything you are told, even if it is someone you consider "knowledgeable". Those at the pier have final say as to who boards and who doesn't.

Yay!! It is official, everyone in my house is now testing negative for covid! I was also surprised to receive an email from Royal Caribbean this morning, apologizing for my experience on my recent cruise and telling me that they have requested my refund for my isolation time on the cruise. The amount of the refund was the amount I had calculated. I had been told that I should hear something within 30 days so I was pleasantly surprised to hear already, since I disembarked on May 23. I will have to wait and see what they do about my expenses from my continued isolation in Seattle. I only submitted those this week, so it could be a few weeks.

@DaniDanielleHow is your son doing today? I hope he is doing better. 🙂

This is the wording on the cruise line website: A Certificate of Recovery will not be accepted in lieu of a vaccination record card for guests of vaccine eligible age. All Royal Caribbean guests age 12 and older must present proof of full COVID-19 vaccination with the final dose of their vaccine administered at least 14 days before sailing. https://www.royalcaribbean.com/faq/questions/if-recovered-from-covid-19-need-to-be-vaccinated-or-take-a-test-to-sail The child in questing is too young to be vaccinated, so the COR was used in lieu of a negative test, not a vaccine card.

Yes, there are cloth napkins in the Windjammer too. Why not just bring disposable bibs that you can throw away? Stuff won't leak through them like it can on a cloth napkin.

Way, way pre covid since Michaels Genuine pubs went away in 2018.

That was the menu when they were branded Michael's. They aren't anymore and the menu is not as extensive anymore.

I was referring to another poster who is saying there are "loads" of cases on all the Alaska sailings so far this season and it just is not the case. Quantum had cases on both the May 9th and May 16th sailings. I was one of the covid cases on the May 16th sailing. Many did not report on the ship and that is not helping to control the cases. I am sorry you misunderstood my post. As someone who is sailing soon, I think it is absolutely appropriate to try to find out what is going on. I know I did not see the level of cleaning that I would have expected happening on Quantum. They are fogging overnight, but I would have expected constant wiping of surfaces as I have seen on other ships in the past and that was not the case on Quantum. It is a beautiful ship and Alaska was gorgeous but I know I would be wearing a KN95 if I were to sail that ship in the near future.

Very interesting. My driver's license also had only my middle initial and my passport has my full middle name. The woman at AAA told me my license would have my full middle name from now on and accepted all the documents I had with me. I went in March of this year, maybe AAA had gotten the word out by then. I was just going to get a non compliant license if I had issues with the documents I had with me too. I had brought extras too, just incase something was rejected. My son had issues when he went for his but it was because the passport system was down and they couldn't read the barcode. He had to come home for an alternate document. Too bad he didn't listen to his mother and bring extra. 😱

You can't believe everything you read. Just because someone is saying all Alaska sailings so far have had "loads" of covid cases, doesn't make it true. There are four Royal Caribbean ships sailing in Alaska right now. Yes, there have been lots of cases of covid on Quantum so far this season, where are all the reports from the other ships?

Correct, as of now. My Mom needed to renew her license and we have decided, due to age and health, dragging her to the DMV for a REAL ID really isn't worth it. I renewed her license online over the weekend, opting for a non compliant license. She has a passport that expires in eight years, so that will be enough for her to fly, if that ever happens again.

I hope the antibiotics do their thing and he is home soon! Your family has been through a lot, sending healing prayers.

My DH got doubles in the suite lounge on Quantum a few weeks ago. In contrast, we only went in diamond lounge once and his double there cost him two vouchers.

What ship had a half hour wait for a drink in the suite lounge?

I have never seen anyone limited in the suite lounge. We usually take a glass of wine with us to dinner but have never left with four drinks.

Same with me in MA. I also went to the local AAA office and was in and out in no time. They send you a list of the exact documents that are accepted, was very simple. Real ID arrived within a few weeks.

They will treat you for free for covid, norovirus and influenza in our experience. Not sure if they always treat for free for influenza but they did on Anthem when there was an outbreak and the Captain had announced that people with symptoms could be seen for free.

According to their brochure, Quantum and Radiance class ships have automatic doors. I did a tour of an accessible loft suite on Oasis and I really thought it had an automatic door too, as well as an elevator in cabin. https://creative.rccl.com/Sales/Royal/Accessible_Seas/20074179_Accessible_Seas_Brochure_2020.pdf

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Lesson learned, do not search for something at 2am and always read the information at a .GOV site versus any other article that might pop up. The RCG staff was correct in denying your REAL ID.

Your state is not saying it has an enhanced driver's license just because a Google search is taking you to information for REAL ID when you search for enhanced driver's license. You misunderstood what an enhanced driver's license actually is and luckily, you had brought your passport with you so that you could cruise.

It does not say anything about it being valid for a cruise. It does not imply that it is an alternative to a passport either, you are reading more into it than is there.

Good luck! I didn't test negative until day 12. Still had a very faint shadow of a line prior to that. Good to hear all are still negative.

LOL Okay, you can keep your badge since it means so much to you. You can have my pins too, they're still attached to the cards they came on anyway. He did say all levels would be reset, not just pinnacle. He mentioned pinnacle pins because you very rarely see anyone were any of the pins. I can only think of one person who wore his in the suite lounge. Mentioning pinnacle does not mean you are being picked on. Look at it differently, what about the pinnacles that constantly point out they are pinnacle in their posts, what should that be considered?