meghan74

During our August cruise on Adventure of the Seas, my massage therapist specifically requested sunscreen because they were having trouble getting it. I told her I had brought many travel size spray sunscreens and would drop off whatever I didn't use, which I did on the last night and the receptionist at the spa confirmed everyone was having trouble getting sunscreen. So, things may have changed, but they were happy to get my "leftovers", probably because they were spray bottles that couldn't be tampered with.

3 hours ago, Jimbo said:

what a PITA for people  if you wanted to do 3 or 4 day pre cruise land tour  yourselves

 

I’m fine with masks if that’s what it takes to get me on my Oct 10 cruise, but I am worried about figuring out all the testing stuff since we’ll be in Paris before the cruise and Venice afterwards. And we transit through the UK on our way home. We’re hoping the U.S. drops the test requirement to renter the country because I’m worried about finding a test in Venice. 

We’re doing Walgreens. Free with results in 24-48 hours. 

Are you on the MTD waiting list? We aren’t cruising until August, but after a few weeks on the waiting list, we were moved from 8:00 to MTD. They didn’t tell us we were moved. I just noticed it in the app. 

We’re also on the Aug 7th cruise and flying in the day of, but we arrive a couple of hours after you. Whenever I get nervous about it I remember that I once, as a very inexperienced cruiser who didn’t know any better, flew from the U.S. to Barcelona (with a connection in Frankfurt!) the day of a Med cruise and it was fine. We’re also booked through air2sea and I’m hoping if something prevented us from arriving on time, they could get us to Freeport the next day. 

1 hour ago, FionaMG said:

I guess itinerary changes are a possibility but the three Italian ports have been operating since August of last year so hopefully there is a good chance that there will be no change to those. I haven't been able to track down any information about either Palma de Mallorca or Marseille, though.

I would be okay with missing Palma de Mallorca or Marseille because I prefer the Italian ports. I didn't know the Italian ports have been open - that's good news!

I've been somewhat optimistic about our cruise in October, but I find it quite strange that there has been almost no news about the August 15 restart, especially when you consider that a lot of passengers could be coming from outside the EU. 

We've booked a hotel in Rome that we can cancel without penalty in case the cruise is canceled, but we can still get to Europe. I'm growing more concerned that the itinerary will be significantly changed if Harmony really does restart in August.

Hi everyone, I'm wondering if anyone has heard anything about the protocols for Harmony out of Barcelona. Maybe the folks on the August cruises? I hope they've received some information because I imagine people traveling from the U.S. need to have flights booked.

I'm not scheduled to sail until October 10 and I know things will likely change 100 times before then, but I'm trying to make some guesses about what to expect. We're supposed to fly direct from the U.S. to Paris and spend a few days there before flying to Barcelona and after the cruise we're supposed to fly to Venice and stay there a few days before flying back to the U.S. I'm concerned that trying to bounce around three countries will cause problems. Fortunately, all the flights were booked with miles and can be cancelled. 

5 minutes ago, cruzcactus said:

Will Royal's travel insurance cover the non-refundable air flights that were not booked thru Royal? Will we get refunded the airline tickets we purchase on our own if they cancel???

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We can easily get a free test for travel at Walgreens, and possibly other pharmacies, in our area. Is this unique to our area in the Midwest? I understand it isn’t super convenient to get a test within the right period of time, but I don’t get why are people concerned about the cost. 

4 hours ago, spammie said:

I am currently booked in a JS on Adventure - August 28th.  When do they generally offer the Royal Up?  Thank you.  

I'm on the August 7th cruise, currently in an balcony guarantee, and I got the email today. Options for upgrades range from spacious balcony to grand suite.

2 minutes ago, HUNKY said:

I think it is great to have Coco Cay all to ourselves!  August Adventure sailor here.

Me, too! Especially if we're sailing at reduced capacity in August. It's going to feel practically empty!

11 minutes ago, mauraoel said:

Four Major Cruise lines, I can't even count the number of ships and they think this is going to work when all the ships are back in service? 

 

I gave up trying to understand the CDC months ago, but my uninformed guess is this will only apply to private islands controlled by a cruise line and that rule will go away at some point. I'm sure they want to de-densify as much as possible in the places where it can be done. I'm fully expecting a port full of ships in Cozumel.

2 minutes ago, dswallow said:

June 19th sailing is a little different...

 

No apparent changes to June 12 or June 26 though.

 

If I remember correctly, the June Freedom cruises didn't conflict with Adventure. Or, they are starting in July? 

I love this itinerary. I would be happy to bookend the cruise with CocoCay. 

Just now, dswallow said:

 

The CDC matters to Freedom of the Seas, not to Adventure of the Seas.

Ah, that explains it.

Hi, thought some of you would be interested in this since there have been concerns about Freedom and Adventure at CocoCay on the same day. Not sure why the CDC gets to have an opinion on a cruise that isn't going to the U.S., but that's the reason they're giving. I'm on the August 7th sailing.

The CDC has recently established guidelines that allow only one ship in port at a time. As a result, we’ve adjusted our itinerary and swapped the order we’ll visit Perfect Day at CocoCay, Cozumel, and Grand Bahama Island. The good news is, we’re still visiting the same extraordinary destinations on our itinerary - just in a different order! Below, please find our revised itinerary. 

I've also repriced several times in the past. It seems like what usually happens is I will call and say I see a better price and the agent will not see the same thing I'm seeing. If that happens to you, ask them to cancel your original reservation (they will actually put it on hold in case you can't get the lower price you are seeing) and stay on the phone with you while you book the new price yourself online. The reason you have to do it this way is because once you've made an air2sea reservation, you can't make another one.  It's worked for me every time.

18 hours ago, taglovestocruise said:

We have done this several times using Air2Sea.  Two oneway international flights have always been the best price.  Air2Sea prices are great for international, they are overpriced for domestic. 

I haven't ever used them for a domestic flight, but I think I would this time if we were departing from a U.S. port just because you never know what might happen while COVID is still a thing and, technically, August is still hurricane weather. I'll feel better knowing we have a bit more flexibility if the ship is delayed returning to NAS, etc.

Just now, smokeybandit said:

That's very odd to have two one-way cheaper than the round trip. Maybe the one way was showing basic economy and the round trip showing main cabin?

I thought it was odd as well, but they're both main cabin. It looks like Air2Sea is discounting some flights because even the more expensive roundtrip fare is quite a bit less than what I can book on my own. I wonder if you get one discount per ticket and by booking two tickets, you get the discount twice, rather than just once on a roundtrip ticket.

Thanks everyone! I'll see what they can do for me over the phone.

I've booked one-way before without any problems, but I've never tried to break up a roundtrip ticket into two one-way tickets. 

16 hours ago, Booking It said:

 One test in the Chicago area is about $150, so not having to get the test for the visa will save us about $300 and a lot of hassle. 

Down here in central Illinois, we can get tested for free at Walgreens. I'm not sure how far south you would need to go, but it might be working looking into it.

Hi everyone,

I'm looking at tickets to get to Nassau and if I book through Air2Sea as separate one-way tickets, it appears I'll save $100 per ticket. What I mean is, it's more expensive to book IND-NAS roundtrip than to book IND-NAS one-way and then NAS-IND one-way. Anyone know if they'll let me do that? Do I have to call, or can I make two reservations online? I haven't had great experiences in the past when I've called and I'm hoping one of you already knows the answers to my questions. 🙂 

This worked, but you have a small typo in the link. It's https://cancellation.royalcaribbean.com.

Thank you so much for the help!

Hi everyone, I've tried searching the forum for the link to the lift and shift request form, but the links I found here do not work. I've also tried clicking on the "cancel cruise" link on the RCI website and that gives me an error. Do any of you have the correct direct link to the lift and shift request form? I'm trying to avoid time on the phone...