vivianmarie244

Thanks everyone!  The agent had her thinking she had to have four tests: one to get on the land portion, one to get on the ship, one to get off the ship at Vancouver, and one to get on the plane.  She also told her not to buy from the link that RCCL provided and just buy them off of Amazon.  The agent seemed to be not sure of herself and had to keep looking things up and even told her she wasn't sure herself.  That through my mom into a tailspin of worry!

7 minutes ago, Biker19 said:

Yep, three tests unless the US lifts the test mandate to fly back or RCI changes the testing requirements.

So she needs a test to get on the land portion of the cruise, a test to get on the cruise, and a test to go from Vancouver to the US.  What about the cruise ship to Vancouver?  Does she have to have one to get off the ship too since she's coming from Alaska to Canada??

My parents are leaving next month for a land/sea Alaskan cruise.  She got an email from RCCL and is confused as to what they are required to do with Covid tests.  She called RCCL and the agent didn't seem to know what was required either and did nothing more than stress her out more.  From the email, I gathered that they have to be fully vaccinated, a PCR or antigen test must be taken no more than 2 days prior to their land tour, and they have to order a test to take with them to get on the ship.  Is that correct?  The agent told her they would also have to take a test to fly out of Vancouver to get back to the US.  That doesn't sound right to me.  I appreciate any help you can provide so that I can put her mind at ease.  TIA

We received a surprise complimentary specialty dining from out TA!  Yay!! Are you supposed to tip or is it included when your TA provides the dining?

1 minute ago, vivianmarie244 said:

 

Where do you look to see if your offer has expired or is pending?

Nevermind...found it.  So does pending sound like we got it?

On 2/24/2020 at 10:38 AM, S904 said:

Bid on my cruise 3/18 about two weeks ago. i check today. and the grand suite shows expired, 2 bed grand suite expired, but shows the owners suite "pending" and no way to cancel or update. Does that mean anything?

Where do you look to see if your offer has expired or is pending?

20 hours ago, niksmom630 said:

We were onboard at 10:55. If you check in via the app, and scan your passport, you will have “expedited” boarding, bypasses several lines. Obviously boarding started early because there were a sea of people on the promenade when we boarded. We actually got into the wrong line on the second level of the terminal, which probably added a good 5 minutes to the process. 
 

The additional “health screenings” consisted of the check in agents asking three questions. 
 

Easy peasy..... first pina colada in hand 🤗

Do you remember where you scan your passport on the app?  I can see where you take your picture but not where you scan your passport.  TIA

8 minutes ago, TNcruising02 said:

What a great idea!  I just ordered two.

I always bring a small backlit battery-operated clock and set it somewhere I can see from the bed.  I wake up often in the middle of the night and it's nice to see the time without fumbling for my phone.

We got two of the bottle carriers for my kids when we went to Disney World.  We would always freeze bottled water to take in the parks.  My DH and I just put ours in our travel bags while the kids used their carriers.  Their bottles stayed cold all day long and sometimes still had a little ice left in them!  We've decided we're buying some for us the next time we go.  Warning though.  You may need to leave them outside to air out for a day or two.  They really stunk at first.

I don't mind at all.  It helps the wait staff be more efficient.  And, if I need to get to a show, I'm not anxiously waiting for them to show up and take my order.  And, if I want a slower paced experience, I can linger over dinner taking my time to eat each portion of my meal.  The staff are extremely accommodating and will adapt to your speed and desires.  

I'm also one of those people who knows what I want weeks, if not months, in advance.  It's no different than when we visit Disney World and want to eat at specific restaurants because of certain menu items that we love.  If you don't get reservations months in advance, you are out of luck at a lot of venues.

Not that I don't trust Royal's customer service reps but I think I'm going to stop by the reservations desk when I get on the ship just to make sure.

I see it!  Thank you!  That's not a great enhancement in my opinion.  😕

I made my reservations for each night of our cruise for 6:30pm.  This was back in July.  When I checked the calendar then, it showed the actual time for each meal.  When I look at my calendar now, it shows "At your Leisure."  Did something change?!?!  Do I have to go make more reservations now?

1 hour ago, laurie10 said:

We did take the ferry for the trip to the secret river I would say 80 percent of the ferry was sick they did not start passing out barf bags until it was way to late the smell was something else I do get seasick but had on the patch my husband who does not get sea sick said you could never pay him enough to take that ferry ride again. It has that name for a reason. 

Where were you sitting on the ferry?  I wonder if that had anything with it.  I definitely plan on taking some Dramamine that day.

1 hour ago, ABQrobin said:

Most people do not get sick.  I have ridden it a dozen times and only twice were the seas rough, and only on one of those trips did I see someone seasick.  Wind will make the seas rough... so if its choppy the boat will rock.

 

The only way to counteract this is to sit in the middle of the boat, and to be careful what you eat prior.  Don't eat greasy foods, lots of coffee or acidic foods, OJ, etc.  Don't stare out the window, try to keep your head level and relax, talk to your friends, distraction is the best remedy.  Ginger ale is the best drink, and yes they serve beverages on the ferries.  Prices are reasonable.  

 

have fun...  it is worth the trip.

Thanks for the info!  It's good to hear someone actually had a good experience.  I've been going back and forth on whether to cancel our excursion but there's really nothing else that we want to do that we haven't already done.  And Rio Secreto sounds like it would be fun and different.

I've read so many nightmares about this that I'm getting really nervous about going but I really want to do Rio Secreto.  So any tips you have to get through the ride without losing my breakfast would be greatly appreciated!

We've enjoyed getting a scoop of ice cream at the Ben & Jerry's on the other Oasis ships but don't see one on Harmony.  Where can we get our ice cream fix other than the self serve on the pool deck?

We'll be in Roatan first week of March on the Harmony.  We plan on going through Rony's for a snorkel excursion but I'm not sure which excursion to pick.  We like to snorkel but don't care about doing it all day.  We don't care anything about sitting on the beach for hours.  Is there one you would recommend for just 3-4 hours of snorkeling?

I heard somewhere on these boards that bug spray was not allowed when snorkeling.  Is that true at Roatan?  I've heard they are bad there.

I'm thinking about buying our own snorkel set but wondered if I need to buy fins or not.  Especially with the weight and size (DH size 14!!!).  Can you just rent the fins?  Or do you even really need them?  TIA

Well, I guess it's a good thing we use a sound machine every night.  We rarely wake up due to noise.

Only rooms and the card room area above us.  The pool is two decks up.

Awesome!!  That's what I was hoping!  Thanks so much!

Can anyone tell me if the bed is by the balcony or by the bathroom in room 12680?  TIA

Thank you for the information.  I was not away that it was primarily a beach port and nothing else.  Sounds similar to CocoCay.  Maybe we'll just go out for a short walk and go back to enjoy a less crowded ship. 

We've done ruins, snorkeling, and don't care to lay out on the beach.  We don't drink so we don't care to hang out at a bar all day.  What is left to do?  I don't see much on the ship excursions.  Is this a port we should just stay on the ship?