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22 minutes ago, clover18 said:
I don’t know about others but I post updates when the captain or CD makes official announcements. Opinions about crowds and dining are my own based on my current onboard experience.
And we all look forward to your updatea!
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@Kitkatgrrlwhat is the atmosphere on the ship light? Is there a lot of concern and fear about spread? Have there been any service issues related to staff being quarantined?
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24 minutes ago, clover18 said:
We will update when tangible info becomes available. I prefer to give real time info that is passed directly from ship board leaders like capt and/or cruise director. I won’t post speculation or rumors. The whole trip is a real disappointment to our family and probably to many others.
What is your recommendation to others booked for next week?
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2 hours ago, clover18 said:
Hello friends, we were just announced that we were denied entry to Aruba tomorrow. The captain is heading back to Fort Lauderdale and we are expected to arrive there on Sunday as originally scheduled. They are refunding everyone two days worth of cruise fare as onboard credit. and in addition they are giving everyone 50% future cruise credit.
The two days onboard credit really is useless to most people, who are certainly not going to use it in the casino or the shops selling watches, so that’s a sunk cost for most folks. The future cruise credit is nice but It’s a win for RCI because most people won’t use it.
it’s pretty disappointing all in all. Really thinking about canceling our second week of a back to back but let’s see how tonight goes in terms of the enjoyment factor of being on board odyssey of the seas!
It’s very disappointing. It really sucks. My family is on the fence about going next week. A really important data point is understanding how many more crewmembers are found positive since this morning‘s announcement. I’m not sure if that’s going to go public however. If you hear anything about crew or passenger numbers could you report them here?
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Now that there are over 50 crew members infected (made public by Royal) and at least 60 reported by other CruiseCritic members on the forum, does Royal go ahead and cancel the December 26th NYE sailing proactively? The crew infections are only likely to get worse.
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2 minutes ago, AtSea2021 said:
On the Odyssey. It’s time to go home. We already had 2 days at sea, plus today, and 2 more home. No reason to pretend any longer, and no reason to keep us on a giant incubator. Cases are only going to increase, not decrease. Crew have been wonderful and doing the best they can. It’s the passengers refusing to comply with the mask mandates and thinking they are too special to follow the rules.
What's the general mood like on the ship now that more are finding out? Are people stressed out? Concerned? Annoyed?
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1 minute ago, AtSea2021 said:
On the Odyssey. It’s time to go home. We already had 2 days at sea, plus today, and 2 more home. No reason to pretend any longer, and no reason to keep us on a giant incubator. Cases are only going to increase, not decrease. Crew have been wonderful and doing the best they can. It’s the passengers refusing to comply with the mask mandates and thinking they are too special to follow the rules.
Question for all: What, if anything, changes for the next sailing? Still the same crew. Still the same risk for additional crew outbreaks.
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Would think the issue impacts surfers more than boogie boarding, but regardless, still a bummer for those who like to stand up.
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Where the shows canceled because the crew members in the show were sick?
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Could you please report what the capacity is for your sailing? Specifically the total number of passengers. Thanks!
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15 hours ago, denas said:
So my husband had a headache yesterday and a sore throat. We are supposed to do a family cruise with our three kids on Anthem leaving Christmas Eve. I used one of our bionax tests. It was positive. He is getting a PCR done today but I am so disappointed since it’s not likely to be a “false” positive. Plus now I have to pivot and get everything together for Christmas at home.
After five cancelled cruises you would think I would be used to the disappointment and stop trying. Now to figure out how lto get money back or decide to try again. Unfortunately this was one of the last options for my college-aged son since Spring Breaks and summer internships don’t line up with my high schooler.
Sorry to hear it. I fear this over the next few days before my cruise on Sunday.
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I agree with some of the thoughts right above this. I would’ve thought that royal would really put some limits in place on rooms for the next week or two but it doesn’t seem like that.
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4 hours ago, Airbear232 said:
We're still deciding given everything now happening. Still hoping to go.
What would make you change your mind at this point? What additional information do you need?
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4 minutes ago, Sunshine3601 said:
Yes, a lot of ships have been sold at 90 to 100% capacity for holiday sailings.
My Jan 9th sailing was sold at 93% capacity prior to omicron and new mask mandate. Lots of cabins in all categories have been opening up.
How did you find out that it was 93%?
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22 minutes ago, taglovestocruise said:
I saw a post yesterday from a Royal Blogger who is on Odyssey this week. He said the ship was at 96% capacity and would sail at 105% Christmas week and slightly more for the New Years eve cruise. He said the ship is overrun with kids. His biggest complaints were that the elevators were packed every night and MDR was wall to wall people.
I don’t believe that percentage based on the amount of rooms open.
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52 minutes ago, clover18 said:
We are on Odyssey right now and will be back to back next week as well. It is MAXED out with passengers. Totally! Guest services not allowing any onboard upgrades.
What does that mean - maxed out? Qualify that. There is no way you are at 100% of regular capacity.
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I’m on the NYE Odyssey sailing. Every few days I’ve been checking room inventory for multiple categories. In the past day there have been several more cabins open in all categories. I’m guessing that we’re starting to see the cancellations due to on the omicron concerns.
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Until the other day, I had no concerns about going on my New Year’s Eve cruise. Now I’m incredibly anxious about making sure I don’t get Covid before my cruise considering the transmission rate today. I am also concerned about having force isolation in an inside cabin. Not a big deal to me to wear masks in inside spaces.
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8 minutes ago, peasprout said:
You can do the video supervised home test kit: https://www.royalcaribbean.com/the-healthy-sail-center/pre-cruise-testing
(or is this the Emed test you were talking about? If so, I think this should be sufficient)
Yep. That's the one I'm talking about. I just need to get comfortable with it being sufficient, like you said. I feel like I need a backup process, when I likely don't.
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I'm one of those people who show up at the port at 10 AM to be one of the first on with my Diamond status. I know that won't be possible with current protocols. For my upcoming NYE cruise I have a 1 PM check-in time.
With current protocols, if I have all of documents together:
- How long should I expect to get through check-in with a 1 PM check-in time?
- What is the realistic timeframe range for boarding?
- It is worth trying to come early or am I just wasting my time?
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Would like to run this by everyone here. I have a sailing on 12/26. That means I have to test on 12/24 through 12/26. I am traveling the morning and mid-day on the 24th. I am planning on completing my testing via the RCL approved Emed test and I plan on having extra just in case there's an issue with one of them. However, I feel like I need a backup plan and I'm concerned about finding somewhere that will have testing on the afternoon of Christmas Eve and on Christmas. Most locations have yet to posted availability that far ahead. Am I just being a worrier? Should I feel confident knowing I have a backup Emed proctored test? I have to imagine that others leaving the day after Christmas are going through the same process.
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I'm created a separate thread for this for people who have this question. I have seen conflicting information on this question. I have a 16 and 19 year old. They are both Diamond. Will they receive the four drink vouchers for non-alcoholic drinks?
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You guys crack me up. All I'm saying is, I asked the RCL rep what the occupancy capacity is on the ship and they said this sailing was capped at 70% and they are no longer taking new reservations. Read it how you want. Do the math how you want.
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Anyone on board Odyssey?
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ALL shows canceled??