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On 3/16/2020 at 6:42 PM, rtazz17 said:
Not a chance,the virus is here to stay. Having said that there should be a big decline in the next couple weeks. If the cdc recommendations extended months out our entire economy would collapse. 401k retirements would disolve. It would be a disaster. It seems bad right now but these cdc recommendations in place now will turn this around quickly. Dont fall into the internet forum,media hype. The sky is not falling. Things will improve shortly.
I agree with you totally! We all just need to listen to the CDC guidelines and this will pass!
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10 hours ago, hazence said:
Can we please...STOP!
Stop the Blame game. Stop the political snark. Let’s put our energy into pulling together and getting through this crisis by doing whatever WE can, wherever we can....and we all can do SOMETHING even hunkered down in our homes.What was it President Kennedy said...”Ask not what your country can do for YOU...ask what YOU can do for your country!” Time to dust that attitude off again. Get over ourselves...
Totally agree with you! It's ridiculous! If Trump cured the Covid virus tomorrow, he would be criticized for not curing it earlier.
Please listen to all the government's suggestions right now and this will end sooner rather than later....and then we will all be cruising again:)
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I know this got off topic...so back on topic...LOVE your review John and I hope Laura feels better soon. I hope they didn't quarantine her!
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27 minutes ago, ATG said:
Thanks for the explanation of the male blood donor request. Years ago we were on a cruise and they asked for certified donors, male only. Not having any medical training, I wondered why male. I even tried googling it and didn’t find an answer. Now, after all those years, I understand. Thanks!
We were also on a cruise when they requested a male blood donor at midnight. I thought it was for religious or cultural reasons. It all makes sense now. Although I did wonder how many people have their blood type card with them. My DH and I are both A negative, so hopefully they would let us give each other blood if needed.
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21 hours ago, b_cruise said:
What $ will I Lose? My TA doesn’t seem to respond to my emails. Ugh. I realize must of it but what about
port fees?
tax?
gratuities?
Did you see this new information from RC? https://presscenter.rclcorporate.com/press-release/72/royal-caribbean-group-adopts-ldquocruise-with-confidencerdquo-policy-allowing-cancellations-up-to-48-hours-before-sailing/?fbclid=IwAR18e0d5BqH2T2Rmi4zR3J2X1ns0VpxShp47ud-RCiW0MkpQ3owYxmKZsAs
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We did not receive expedited boarding, but were able to choose the time of arrival. Can we, as in the past, show up as early as we want (10:30-11:00a.m.), or do we have to arrive at the designated time?
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On 2/13/2020 at 6:14 AM, hannibal54 said:
We use SAS, the web site uses ridesas. It is $15.00 per person.
We've used SAS several times. When you reserve with them through their website, if you walk off with your luggage before 7:30, when you clear customs, call SAS and they will be there to pick you up by 8:00. We've made 10:50a.m. flights out of FLL.
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1 hour ago, Zach1213 said:
Not to pick nits, but Puerto Ricans are Americans 😉
Yes and even speak English:)
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2 hours ago, Bradison said:
We did this cruise in December of '18. The two things I would change is to stay in or near Old San Juan as we really enjoy that part of the city. Secondly, I would brush up on my Spanish.
If you are an American then you probably are used to having the world cater to your preferred language of English. You will be greatly outnumbered on board by the native cruisers from PR so the ship will rightly balance out the messaging for both languages. Some in our party seemed to be very put off by this as well as the very extroverted behavior of the PR folks (generalizing, I know). I found myself in that camp at first and realized that I am just a spoiled American. Maybe this is why the world calls us arrogant.
OMG...another lib apologizing for being an American!!!!:(:(:( FYI: The world right now respects us more than ever:)
I have found the people from Puerto Rico and many other countries as very kind and very entertaining. I've been on many cruises out of PR and have not found any language problem.
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One more thing...if we won't be allowed to take our unfinished drink out of the DL, there will be a lot of wasted drinks. We aren't ones to hang around the DL because it's just too crowded.
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I may have missed this, but can you get a frozen drink with alcohol with your diamond coupons or in the DL OR do they HAVE to be virgin? Can they make a virign mudslide?
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11 hours ago, Merion_Mom said:
Oh, not that part. The other part.
Bob, like me, now prefers to spend more time with the grandchildren, and not babysitting the children on this website. 😉
(my words, not his 😄 )
Totally understand....I guess I was never able to understand how anyone could post over 150,000 times!! Hopefully he'll enjoy his grandchildren and his future cruises:)
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11 minutes ago, Merion_Mom said:
I am speechless.
Why are you speechless?
Also, I was wondering why Clarea" was no longer a host
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On 2/1/2020 at 12:10 PM, katiel53 said:
I know I am in the minority, but we did not enjoy Wonderland. Part of our dislike may have been that we told our waiter we didn't want any seafood.
We had the smoked eggs. I felt they tasted like burned grass would taste with deviled eggs on top. It took a long time to get the smoked taste out of my mouth. It wasn't a pleasant smoked taste like that of smoked meat.
The tomato water with the bread foam was good. The veggies served in avocado smash was ok to me, but not to my sister who doesn't like avocado at all.
The chicken with an "egg" that we were told was pureed cauliflower was beautiful looking, but dry as a bone. The cauliflower was like paste that had hardened.
The world dessert was the best part of the meal. For us, it was a one and done and I think we would have been upset had we paid full price, but we had the UDP, so it wasn't expensive, but I'm not sure it was worth what we did pay.
Totally agree with your review of Wonderland. We were grateful (and would have been mad if we had paid full price) that we hadn't paid full price as it was part of a dining package. As you said...one and done:)!
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On 2/1/2020 at 11:15 AM, luv2sailAgain said:
I am not an "out of the box" kind of person. I am definitely "in the box." I like tried and true favorites when it comes to food. Any restaurant I visit, I order my favorite. That's just me. DD is more adventurous. She likes surprises. I want to get my money's worth when making any kind of purchase.
The MDR is fine with me. I've paid my cruise fare. So instead of spending money on specialty restaurants at sea, I'll just save my money for a special meal when I am at home. The cruise is special. Just the way I roll. . .
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On our Symphony cruise in May, we have a stop in San Juan. We are going on the Rainforest excursion (late return) and will miss our early seating time. So, I am wondering if we should try a specialty restaurant.
DD will probably enjoy Wonderland's food and fun. I would enjoy the fun, but the food does not seem to be what I would like AT ALL (with the exception of dessert).
Chops seems more of the kind of place I would enjoy. DD would like it, but she would probably enjoy Wonderland more. HOWEVER, after looking at the menu, it seems that the only thing more "up scale" is the meat. Everything else seems to be available in the MDR.
$53 for a filet or $55 for an dining experience where I may not eat much??
Are there any "squares" like me that feel you got your money's worth at Wonderland??
TIA
You asked for an opinion.....Wonderland is NOT worth it. The food is awful, except the chocolate dessert. The ambiance is very nice...but the food and presentation were just not good. WE ended up going to the Windjammer (which we rarely go to for dinner) when we left Wonderland. Everyone has different tastes so you may like it...we did NOT!
Happy cruising!
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Clarea, are you no longer a "host" of CC?
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Whenever I see or read anything about this case, all I can think of is: the grandfather has been punished enough...or how can you punish him more? He has lost is precious granddaughter and has to live with this every second of every day! One would think that through his constant grief and shock, he may not be thinking straight. One would also wonder if the family is regretting their legal action. Perhaps it's just being human to want to blame someone or something else. It was a TERRIBLE accident and my heart goes out to their family.
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On 1/1/2020 at 12:49 PM, retired dude said:
so sad to see so many negative reviews of this ship, we sail on her in three weeks and although we make the best of everything and love cruising i know that with this many bad reviews on many aspects of the cruise that there is a serious problem with this ship..We are diamond members and usually have good experiences on the rccl fleet, but if i could i would be tempted to cancel this cruise and switch back to celebrity after our two upcoming rccl cruises this spring on the brilliance....I dont expect gourmet food for every meal, but it sounds like the product is lacking....One thing i do know from past sailings that if you complain nothing is done and corporate could care less as long as the ships stay full...Wish i could have run my business that way....Oh well, we will enjoy the cruise no matter what..Far better than working every day....Happy new years to all.
We sailed on her 11/29----12/8 and were very disappointed in the condition of the ship. Also most of the employees were new and the activities were poorly planned and timed. Terrible idea that you were assigned a time to go to the ice show:( However, we made the most of our vacation and were determined to have a good time. We love the ABC islands, but have learned a lesson to only go on the most recently refurbed and/or newer ships in the future.
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3 hours ago, kruzerci said:
No just suggested
Keep in mind the ones with the correct muster station were allowed in studio B first, the others had to wait until 10 min. before the show to choose their seats. Like I said, in all the cruises we've been on, this is a new set up. IMHO...not a good idea.
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2 hours ago, sisocialworker said:
Yes there is music every night... we liked the acoustic guitar and piano player in schooner bar.... not into loud crowded dance music, but it is available
The piano player was really good. One night he played Christmas songs and passed out song books for everyone to join. AND, best of all, most of the songs were the religious ones! And it was standing room only:)
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14 hours ago, kruzerci said:
We are on the sailing and having a great time. I think the activities and schedule has been fine with the exception of the ice shows all being during the day. There’s plenty of sunshine and sun loungers for the daytime hours! Shows could be better but I expected such on an older ship.
I will say the food is absolutely horrific. The MDR is mediocre at best and the Windjammer is by far the worst I have seen. It is essentially like a combination of frozen meals and kids food (soggy pizza, pasta, little burgers, hotdogs, sorry salad bars, and the grilled poor cuts of chicken or beef). I’m really embarrassed that this is our friends first Royal Caribbean cruise. It’s worse than the food at a mediocre all inclusive or casual chain restaurant.
That said, the drinks are flowing, we have great ports and weather, and we have had excellent dinners at Chops and Giovannis multiple nights.
We've never been on a ship where you were assigned a time to attend the ice show based on your muster drill. We were fortunate that ours was scheduled for the evening, but what about those cruisers who were assigned the daytime hours? NOT good.
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18 hours ago, Biker19 said:
@Thorben-Hendrik would agree with you.
Yes, when I read Thorben's negative post about Explorer before we went I was hoping he was just exaggerating. Unfortunately he wasn't....I'm not one to look for problem areas, but Explorer needs refurbed sooner than later.
We didn't let the negatives ruin our cruise. We took it in stride and had a great cruise in spite of it all!
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On 12/14/2019 at 6:51 AM, suesnake2002 said:
All I gotta say about that window is ewww
We just got off Explorer on Dec. 8 and there were many windows like that. More disappointing was the entertainment and lack of things to do. Whoever is in charge of the schedule needs to learn how to spread things out, not cramp most activities in the last two days. Most of the crew appeared new and were trying to do their best. We'll stick with the newer, larger ships in the future.
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6 hours ago, Mrclean3 said:
We are sailing on Explorer Feb 7 and return to Miami Feb 16. The airlines just changed our flight from Fort Lauderdale to 9:05. Can we walk off and get to FLL on time for flight.
philWe were cleared @ 7:15 this past Sunday, so I would suggest that you get in the self disembark line between 6:30 and 7:00a.m. Not sure how you are getting to FLL, but it was only a 35-40 min. drive back on Sunday a.m. We used SAS, but had to wait until the driver filled the van with passengers from various ships, so I wouldn't recommend them. Our flight was at 10:45 and we were fine.
One more thing...the checking luggage and security lines were crazy busy! My DH has A preferred status on Southwest and we both have TSA, so our lines weren't long, but if you don't have those, I'm not sure how long it would take you to arrive at your gate.
Good luck!
Will it be extended for 2 months?
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I am so very sorry to hear about the loss of your brother. Your family must be devastated. Please accept my deepest sympathy.