RoamingRetirees

47 minutes ago, Beachammo said:

Guess my Rhapsody February 2022 cruise out of Tampa is cancelled...😳😵

I thought it doesn't sail out of Barbados until November 2022????

1 minute ago, voyager70 said:

I've recently added a bandana to my Covid KN-95 mask.  Total badass.

 

What, no face shield?

8 minutes ago, Blizzard54 said:

If I am understanding the information I have seen from various sources. 

Both Royal and NCL plan on requiring vaccinations to board cruise ships. 

Gov DeSantis has signed an executive order saying that no companies doing business in Florida may require proof of vaccination to use their services.

 

Wound that mean that if vaccines are required, cruises can not sail from Florida? 

I don't think Royal has said they will require vaccines for all future sailings. It was for those starting up from outside the US. Perhaps that was part of the agreement with those countries. Doesn't mean they won't require it in the future, but they did leave the door open.

7 minutes ago, Projunior said:

And whose general consensus might that be? That of the people speculating and theorizing on CC on the basis on no known facts?

 

What might be the reaction of airline passengers to Aruba's easing restrictions only on cruise ship passengers but enforcing more stringent requirements on people flying in? Forcing airline passengers to have a rt-PCR test within 72 hours of arrival and to upload test results and to obtain an ED card and to pay the COVID insurance, but allowing cruise ship passengers to slide. Hard to imagine airline visitors happy about that. So unless the islands change their policies, universally, between now and the start of sailing, I will remain skeptical. 

 

I am booked for July 17. As long as I can cancel, I don't have a problem. But my sanguinity is will be placed on hold until I hear something from Celebrity. 

I can't disagree with what you said. On the other hand, as a cruise passenger I'm not happy that people can fly from the US to all these places and we can't cruise there from the US. No one seems to care about that.

Just heard from our TA. Celebrity will not allow b2b this summer. They are giving us a full refund for cruises and air since we booked before they changed the rules. I'm good with that. I was afraid they would only give FCC. We had paid in full for two cruises plus air, and I wasn't going to let them keep all that money.  Now I don't have to worry about finding a test--always something positive!

Just now, Ken the cruiser said:

If you would, please let us know how it turns out. Luckily, our B2B2B was nixed before we even put a deposit down.

I will!

2 minutes ago, Ken the cruiser said:

OK, just to further follow up on this B2B issue. I just called Celebrity and got the official word that NO B2Bs will be allowed on ANY of the new summer itineraries being posted, to include those on the Millennium out of St Maarten, the Apex out of Athens and the Silhouette out of Southampton. When I mentioned the original B2B guidance that went out to the TAs in some form or fashion I was reading about on CC, he said the TAs were sent an email yesterday clarifying this NO B2B issue. So anyone booked on a B2B on any of these new sailings, beware. 

Our TA is trying to get clarification on this. I want to know what our recourse is since they took our full payment for b2b and booked our flights accordingly. It isn't worth it to us to fly to St. Maarten for only a one-week cruise. I guess we wait a little longer to cruise.

On 3/27/2021 at 8:26 AM, ATXBecky said:

What about transportation to and from the airport when you have Celeb air? Do we need arrange that or does Celeb include it?

My TA asked Celebrity about airport transfers. She was told Celebrity will not have transportation available but there should be taxis available.

Just now, Ashland said:

Catalina Island...is a quick, cheap express boat over for the day for us. Easy to see from my DD's house on a clear day from her back yard.

I certainly won't fly halfway across the country for 3-4 days cruises like that. 

1 minute ago, Ashland said:

How sad are these.....I don't consider these Mexico cruises at all !!

I consider the 3-night to Ensenada a cruise to nowhere!

2 minutes ago, travelgoddess1 said:

It's still 19 months out, and I'm not getting any younger, lol!  I hope things can return to some semblance of normal by September, 2022, and that I'm not too old to go. I've been reading up on altitude sickness.  I've never had it and understand it can be debilitating, so I'm hoping for the best.

 

We didn't let it stop us. We just followed our body and took it slowly. Our guide was excellent and made sure we were ok. There were times we rested and didn't climb as high as others did. We actually went to Lake Titicacca after MP, which is even higher altitude. We enjoyed it all. You will be amazed at MP.  It is rather precarious, so take a walking stick. It came in very handy.

9 minutes ago, travelgoddess1 said:

 

I am all vaccinated and immunity is built up.  Now I'm sitting at home, just like before being vaccinated, waiting for cruising to start up again.  Hope you and Mary are well.

 

 

I'm doing my bucket list trip during this time period -- Galapagos and MP, canceled last September. Fingers crossed.

Fabulous trip! You will love it. We did a land tour of Peru in 2019, including MP. Unfortunately, we suffered altitude sickness the entire time, despite taking the pills. We are still so happy we went. 

3 minutes ago, Roger88 said:

You were very and very lucky my friend. Unfortunately, there were not that many people who had a chance to end their vacation this way. Many had to go through tiring refund process and lose a nerve waiting for their money which was so crucial during those first 2-3 months of quarantine  

I agree. We were never so glad to get home safely. However, we had five more cruises booked this year, including 4 cabins we paid for our family cruise to Alaska. So, we did go through the tiring refund process--over $20,000 worth. Since the Alaska cruise was one of the first ones cancelled, we waited a very long time to get it all back in little bits and pieces.

1 minute ago, MindyJohn said:

You've been getting hit left and right, that's for sure.  The variety of Australia 2022 itineraries looks weak compared to years past when there was at least one circumnavigation.  I can imagine how frustrated you are.

i'm so glad we did the circumnavigation this year, disembarking on March 14, when everything shut down. 

2 minutes ago, suzyluvs2cruise said:

Today our Radiance TP for Sept '21 was cancelled. It had been transferred once and then did a L&S when this year's 2020 Radiance TP was cancelled. The offer from RCI is a full refund of $$ paid or you can transfer it at PREVAILING rates to Ovation or Serenade with $50/balcony or $100/suite OBC. No price protection and prevailing rates are quite a bit more than what we paid with limited cabin availability. No very happy with RCI right now. 

You have a right to be angry. If it was just a Caribbean cruise, it would be different, but those are highly anticipated cruises.

3 minutes ago, immy619 said:

Talk about a punch to the gut. My 2020 TP cancelled (understand that), shifted to Quantum TP 2021 now that's cancelled. $100 OBC to rebook my suite on some other sailing is a slap in the face. If they're moving the ship but still doing a TP then at least move my booking, price protect my room, allow me to later decide if I want to cancel or not. Guessing we're about to see a massive price hike on the new October 2021 TP  😞

It really is a no-win situation. If they had left all the cabins booked on Ovation and cancelled the Radiance passengers, then they would have had the same complaint. Someone was going to lose. I agree they really didn't offer you anything in the way of compensation. 

2 minutes ago, Sea Dog said:

The other thing I am worried about our Freedom to Explorer change is this language.

 

"Their current cruise fare paid will be price protected or reduced to the prevailing cruise fare rate (whichever is lower). This excludes taxes, fees, gratuities, and other non-cruise fare items."

 

In our case we have made no payments except our initial deposit. Does this mean they can reprice the cruise higher and we would have to pay that new amount?

It says you will be price protected. If the current price is lower, you will be refunded the difference. I don't see any place it says your price can go up.

49 minutes ago, internetwhiz said:

I’m wondering if they are converting back to other tastes. There are two TP segments without passengers, in April 2021 Eastbound, and in late September 2021 Westbound to Honolulu. Fifteen days without pax Eastbound, and 10 days without pax’s Westbound. You can see the gaps in the photos below. I hope that means for our 2022 cruises, they will have completed that. What else can the gaps be?
 

 

 

I was wondering too if they would convert it back. They made pretty major changes when it went to Shanghai.

5 minutes ago, Chiliburn said:

It won’t be spectrum,it’s to Asianised for you folk. Leave it in Singapore.

 

 I remember when Ovation first went to Alaska,  what no Johnny Rocket ?

They converted Quantum to Asian tastes too, but it's in Alaska now.

18 minutes ago, Kokomo91165 said:

Based on St. Marteen cruise schedule, looks like some ships for Summer 2022 include:

 

Freedom OTS

Liberty OTS

Symphony OTS

Harmony OTS

Jewel OTS

 

Winter 2022/Spring 2023 Include:

 

Enchantment OTS

Grandeur OTS

Freedom OTS

Anthem OTS

Symphony OTS

 

We're going to St. Maarten on Vision and Jewel in January/February 2022.

Never mind. I see you're talking 2022/2023.

41 minutes ago, Biker19 said:

Fall 2021 repos may have a chance.

I really hope so. We lost two this fall and got an incredible deal on next year.

6 minutes ago, little britain said:

I was on Quantum maiden to NY.  Loved DD too! 

We were so sad when they eliminated it.

8 minutes ago, little britain said:

I booked Anthem for May and Odyssey for June to get my Quantum class fix in (just so I can see how dull they really are....!), in addition to the OY TA.

We loved Q class. Took Quantum from Bayonne to Shanghai in 2015. 53 days and never tired of it. Although, they had Dynamic Dining then, which we really liked because of the variety. I think I'd get tired of the same meals recycled.

6 minutes ago, drsel said:

Anyone could get it while travelling to the port by public bus or metro.

at the port, the covid test will show negative, because they have just been infected and it will not show immediately in the test

In this case, they knew those people were exposed to someone who definitely tested positive twice. It was the reasonable thing to do. Yes, anyone could bring it on the ship. However, if that is the criteria, there will be no cruising.

2 minutes ago, KennyFla said:

 

That could be said of anybody getting on the ship.

Of course, but they knew these people were exposed.