billf0401

All is good...did an online chat and got an explanation.....I wanted to add the Premier Package from the lower level package and that can only be done onboard so I was informed

We are booked on the Riviera on 1/4/23 in a  PH3 category.  I just tried to purchase a Beverage Package on the website and  received the following message. " Due to Beverage Package restrictions you can not shop at this time".  Seems strange and I will call tomorrow.  Has anyone an explanation or comment.  BTW we are well beyond any age of question.....Very much looking forward to the refurbished Riviera.

I hope the crew can ditch the mask also....enough.

Why have all the stress....Never fly on the day of departure....For example look at the number of cancellations just yesterday....Please stop with the indecision and change your flight.

We are sailing in 2 weeks....We are healthy but "what if" one of us were to test positive.  Do we contact Royal or our TA or ????  Anyone have experience with this situation?

We are quite pleased to see the renovations....Booked 2 times on the "New" Riviera....January and July 2023.

We just booked a PH3 Suite on the Riviera---10012 on Deck 10 which has only cabins above on Deck 11....should be quiet....

One has to think this will not be the final round of cancellations....Hope that is not the case.

https://www.parkncruiseportcanaveral.com/   The website has their info....

5 minutes ago, firefly333 said:

Cozumel still has a mask mandate in public. If your ports and the terminal require a mask what then?

We will not be going ....Masks are an absolute No Go for us....

We will not be going on our booked cruise if masks in any venue are required....

21 hours ago, baldilocks said:

We are fully vaccinated and see no need to be wearing masks and social distancing on Royal ships. So if they want to do this, we will cancel along with some friends that say the same thing. They are are not going to come all the way from NE to wear masks on a ship.

We may never cruise again after more than 25 cruises that we have enjoyed....If masks are required we will cancel our upcoming January, 22 cruise...we have already had 2 other cruises cancelled.  The extremely slow start up of the industry is quite disappointing.

I just opened my Oceania account to check my 10/31/21 cruise details from Montreal to Miami....It says I have no reservation and when I input the booking number it indicates that it has been cancelled.  I have received nothing from Oceania or my TA.  Does anyone have any information on this?

The mask policy is quite unfortunate....Vaccinated and still required to wear a mask.....this will cause us to cancel our October cruise if still in effect....what a world..

We love cruising and have been on dozens of them....however, we will not cruise again until the mask mandate is lifted.  We are making alternate holiday plans that do not require a mask.  It is sad but we are beginning to think we may never cruise again.  We have 2 booked for Oct, 21 and Jan, 22.  Quite unlikely we will be going on either of them.

 A mask requirement is a NO Go for us....we have 2 upcoming cruises in Oct, 21 and Jan 22...if a mask is required we will cancel

https://www.foxbusiness.com/politics/florida-gov-desantis-threatens-to-sue-fed-if-they-dont-lift-no-sail-ban-by-the-summer

It's about time

https://www.foxbusiness.com/politics/florida-gov-desantis-threatens-to-sue-fed-if-they-dont-lift-no-sail-ban-by-the-summer

It would seem that our Government is doing their best to punish the cruise industry.  All other businesses are open at some level except for cruising.  I go to crowded restaurants, bars and the Big Box stores with no mask, no problem....the cruise industry must not be paying Lobbyists and Politicians as well as other industries.....

Ready to go as long as no mask is required.....Will not cruise if a mask is required....

We have been on many cruises and would very much like to go on the 2 we have booked for Oct, 21 and Jan, 22.  We are very disappointed that this appears unlikely for us.  We will not board a cruise that requires a mask be worn.  That requirement would not make for an enjoyable experience.  We have been vaccinated.  Perhaps our cruising days are all in the past.

We are booked on this cruise...I fully expect it will be cancelled.  In addition the protocols likely will make cruising a "no go" for us.  We will not cruise as long as/if masks are required.  Wearing a mask would take away the joy of cruising...I will wait a bit longer before cancelling.  We have been fully vaccinated.

We are booked on the Harmony of the Seas January, 2022...we will cancel if masks are required....Have completed the Moderna vaccine.....Life needs to return to normal....enough.

20 hours ago, baldilocks said:

We will getting our second Moderna shots on March 5th....we hope. We are willing to wear our masks and keep social distancing when we are out....but not forever. We have been listening to the news and several well respected, well known doctors of virology stated that the USA will reach herd immunity around the end of April....even with the new strains. They also said that all schools should open immediately. Those doctors were verbally attacked by the news media, the teacher's union and the politicians. The 'polys' want to keep us down until Christmas 2021 or longer. I believe the doctors.

 

I cannot for the life of me see why cruising should not begin by August 2021. That should give the cruise lines enough time to get their crews on board, have them vaccinated and do a couple of test cruises and determine open destinations.. If they are held back, it is a political move...not science speaking. As a stockholder in Royal, I would expect Royal to protest to the the highest level....the news media about their situation. 

 

As for us, no masks after April. We want to get back to normal living....not being treated like animals in a zoo.

We are getting our 2nd dose of Moderna tomorrow....we are done with masks.  If required on a cruise we will not be going....

I continue to be surprised that the Canadian Maritime cruises are still being sold on the Oceania website.  Seems that there should at least be some note to potential buyers that these are at high risk of being cancelled.....We are booked on the 10/31/21 Montreal/Miami but fully expect that it will not take place.