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Your TA has nothing to do with a Royal Up bid. You place the bid and receive the communications. Each time we've bid it has been cabin specific and I've never seen a Suite guarantee bid (but that doesn't mean others haven't).

We've taken our 25" bags on all recent cruises both in US and abroad. Love the idea of being able to unpack as soon as we get to the cabin. Been there/done that waiting for suitcases and/or having to find them in the big group at the end of the hall.

I understand your concerns. Do you have a screenshot of your Royal Up bid or the email you got confirming the bid? If so, that may help so you can show the type of cabin you bid on. Good luck

Coffee machine was broken when we boarded on Aug 29.

We're just off the Aug 29 4nt cruise and there were 3900 guests.

Just off Navigator. Master is Captain Johan Hill from Sweden.

I am sailing on Oct 19 out of Civitavecchia. Per Healthy Sail Guidelines above: Antigen Test - would need to be done no earlier than Oct 17 PCR Test - would need to be done no earlier than Oct 16 We fly on Oct 16 and arrive in FCO airport on Oct 17. We could do a PCR test on Oct 16 but most likely would not have the results before our flight unless we paid for a Rapid Results test. We plan to do a self-test before we fly and hope for a negative result......then use EMed proctored tests from our hotel in Civitavecchia. This is based on the guidelines in place NOW but could change again at any time.

Updated Protocols: Italy Departures visiting Greece Below find our updated protocols for sailings departing from Italy and visiting Greece. Should there be any changes, we are committed to keeping you informed All Guests, All Aboard Beginning September 5th, 2022 we are welcoming all guests, regardless of vaccination status, on all European itineraries. Vaccination Recommended When eligible, we recommend that guests joining us be fully vaccinated against COVID‐19 and up-to-date. While vaccination is not required, we kindly ask you disclose your status during check-in to ensure we maintain a highly vaccinated onboard population. Up-to-date: For the purpose of our sailing, to be considered up-to-date, guests must have received all doses in their vaccine series and have received their booster if the second vaccine was administered over 270 days (9 months) ago. Testing Pre-cruise All guests ages 12 and up, regardless of vaccination status, must present a negative COVID-19 test result from either: An antigen test taken no more than 48 hours prior to sailing A PCR test taken no more than 72 hours prior to sailing. Accepted Tests For sailings departing from Italy and visiting Greece, unsupervised self-tests are not accepted. Guests can take advantage of telehealth antigen tests to satisfy their pre-cruise requirement. Proof of a negative test can be the printed or digital results. To learn more about our accepted tests, visit our FAQ. Onboard Sailings visiting Greece will require any guests ages 12 and older, who are unvaccinated or not up-to-date, to test at their own expense prior to debarking in port. Visit our dedicated Getting Ready to Cruise page to learn more. Check out our Healthy Sail Center for our full sailing protocols

in 2013 we met a South American family on Oasis. The daughter was around 10 and already Pinnacle.

When I did a search on the RCI website for "blog" it takes me to the "official" Royal Caribbean blog, not the fan one. Royal Caribbean Blog

Thank you for your concern. Fortunately my husband was never sick....he chose to quarantine with me. My symptoms were very mild and only lasted a couple of day. I did not post whether we could cruise again or not in this current environment but will say we have b2b cruises in Europe mid-Oct. 1st one if the Holy Land followed by a TA back to Florida.

Thanks.....that sounds like fun.

We will have a full day pre-cruise in Civitavecchia. We have done the local sites previously and wanted to do some food/wine tasting in town. I priced a wine tasting tour w/lunch & wine tasting and it was about 200eu per person. Ouch! Any ideas for a local experience are appreciated.

I was in quarantine, on deck 6, at the same time your wife was. Our food experience while not the same as dining in a restaurant....was OK. Yes...sometimes things were missing or food....but brought fairly quickly with a phone call, wasn't "piping hot" but our wine always stayed in the glass. LOL....under the circumstances we felt Celebrity was trying. I learned to be specific in my order and mention "don't forget" if there wasn't something that had been missed for a previous meal. One thing I would have liked was a decent table to eat from. DH and I alternated with the desk and my "make-shift" table. Did you use the # I sent you via PM to reach the Executive Office. Hope you get resolution soon.

Your #1 works if you have enough days left on the cruise to complete your quarantine and/or you're b2b on the next cruise. We were in a Sky Suite when I tested positive on the next to last day of the cruise and were due to fly home 2 days later. There were others who were in a SS and were to be b2b so they were allowed to stay in their cabin. There were enough Covid positive guests who took the offer to stay onboard to complete quarantine on the next cruise and enough empty cabins available that the ship was able to free up the aft starboard side of deck 6 for "quarantine" cabins by moving those who were booked on deck 6 to other decks.

My husband tested negative, was offered his own cabin but opted to quarantine with me in an Infinite Veranda cabin on deck 6 quarantine floor on APEX. After 10 days we both then moved to another Infinite Veranda cabin for the last 2 days of the cruise.....and FREEDOM. While definitely a challenge we were still speaking to each other after so many days of togetherness. One thing that really helped was keeping active. I know it's not easy in a small space but I turned up the music on my phone and danced. My DH walked and walked and walked. During the 10 days he walked 48 miles according to his Fitbit and, surprisingly, the carpet showed no fuzz or ill effects. LOL....

Not just luggage issues but temperature can affect the test. Putting them in your checked luggage means they're in the "cold" cargo hold. The test says to store in temps between 35F - 86F.

@busymumofthree thanks for sharing your experience. Here's a link to mine from my experience in May. From what I know the CDC was not monitoring covid rates on ships sailing from Europe. We were told the ship had reached the 3% rate but I'm convinced it was higher than that.

and free drinks in Suite/Concierge Lounge are from 4:30 - 8:00 or 5:00 - 8:30.

At least you drank what your ordered. Back in the day we observed "several" who ordered several glasses of Courvoisier throughout the time they were in the lounge and poured them into a "to go" glass for later. I also remember seeing lounge eligible cruisers at Chops hop up to go to the lounge to bring more "complimentary" glasses of wine back to their table.....and this before there were drinks loaded on your SeaPass card. Vouchers, to me, are a real benefit and I hope they never go away.

On Navigator we weren't asked for our cards but drinks were charged to our card in the lounge. One night I asked the waiter about it and he said they have the pics of eligible passengers and know who to charge. We all know how good they are with remembering your name.....which has always amazed me.

Except when ports require pre-travel testing in accordance with country regulations.

My husband was very sick with Covid in Aug '21 on a US River cruise....and I did not get it. Fast forward to May '22 and I get Covid on a TA cruise. Thankfully my case was very mild while his wasn't. If Covid wants to find you, it will.