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13 hours ago, tennislvr8 said:

Can you go to the bar at wonderland on anthem and order drinks without having to pay for a meal?

As far as I know, there’s no Wonderland bar like there is on Symphony.  Daughter and I were on Anthem in November and ate in Wonderland.  

Thank you!!

16 minutes ago, mermaidgal said:

I had the same situation recently and I won the JS, I’m sure you will too!

Thanks…I hope you’re right.  Would be nice since we’re celebrating my husband’s 65th birthday!!!

6 minutes ago, adidas5676 said:

Congrats on the JS!  If it's Allure my husband and I will be on that cruise with you 🙂

Well I’m still not sure if the bid was successful or not.  Still pending and no way to modify or cancel.  This is for Anthem’s 4/10 sailing.  Enjoy Allure…hope you get to see Mama Mia!!  My favorite!!

All my bids for our April 10 cruise have expired except for a JS bid. It is still pending, but the ability to modify or cancel is gone as of March 17th.  

4 hours ago, billslowsky said:

We are seeing this wine tasting activity on Anthem Compasses.  Does anyone know what's the theme and the cost?

 

Also odd that it shows a cost for the first day it's offered (day 2) but not the second (day 3).

My daughter and I did this back in November  and really enjoyed it.  I think it was around $25.  We had a lot of OBC, so I can’t say for sure that was the price.  Wineries were all women owned.  

Just now, seadog67 said:

 

Glad your along for the ride! I know your April 10th will be great, I am thinking as time rolls on things will move more and more towards a bit more normalcy. Have not really looked at the app yet to see what shows we want to catch this week.

 

Have a great time in April !

Thanks!!  Y’all have a blast!

We are on the April 10th sailing (my present to hubby for his 65th birthday),  so I’ll be following your posts!  My daughter and I were on Anthem last November, but this time…no masks!!  Also in November, Spectra and We Will Rock You we’re both canceled on 0ur sailing 😢. Safe travels!!

4 hours ago, Wetmib said:

thanks - I searched all my emails and our ta never passed the info onto us - so we missed the deadline to take advantage of what they were offering. We've rebooked on the last before dry dock - 1-21.. we'll see how that goes..and no I didn't use the first TA - had to scramble to find another one also..but hey, I'm talking about the troubles to book a cruise ...lol   happy friday all. and Thanks again

A shame your TA didn’t get the information to you.  We were on a b2b on Symphony when our TA got the email.  She immediately contacted us while we were sailing in case we wanted to book something totally different while onboard.  We ❤️ Our TA!!!

We had a February 2023 8 day cruise booked on Explorer.  RCCL gave us 3 alternatives to choose from or to totally cancel and book something else on your own.  Two of the options were on Odyssey and one on Oasis.  Itineraries we’re basically the same.  If you chose one of their options, you were given $200 OBC.  We chose an 8 day on Odyssey that included our 45th anniversary…the reason for the original booking.   

21 hours ago, At Sea 2 said:

When was this notice or dry dock sent out to the Travel Agents?

I'm sailing on Explorer of the Seas with a large group on February 18, 2023 and we have never received any notification from RCCL or our travel agent that the cruise has been canceled. Does anyone have any information on this cruise cancellation?

We were booked on the 2/18/2023 Explorer cruise and our TA notified us and sent the above mentioned email to us.  We selected one of the Odyssey options listed and got the additional $200 OBC.  

I’ll be following.  We are on the February 5th and February 12th sailings.  Hopefully I’ll get to see Hairspray at least once in the 2 weeks.  🤞

I’m wondering if the proctored Covid tests by Cue are acceptable.  They seem to meet all the requirements per the RCCL website.  They are used by MLB and I believe NBA.  Many school systems use Cue as well.  Highly ranked by the Mayo Clinic.  Only drawback is their cost.  You basically purchase a membership with a monthly fee.  We’re trying it for a year and have added my elderly mother in law to our plan as well.  

Has anyone used a Cue proctored Covid test for their cruise?  It meets all the requirements listed for the other proctored tests more commonly used.  

On 1/10/2022 at 11:14 AM, Mullwi said:

Symphony 2/5, I think it is happening 🙂!

 

I feel terrible for those whose cruises were canceled, but I think that makes 2/5 to be much more likely to be good to go, but that’s my opinion and hope.

We hope so, too!!  Hubby and I are on the 2/5 and the 2/12 sailings!!🤞

10 hours ago, cruisegirl1976 said:

So looking at the booking.. seems all cabins are sold out except for Suites and above, and the prices have skyrocketed for those.  Now I checked last week on wed, and there were cabins available , and then thurs it showed all sold out.   Wondering if they are limiting capacity,? (hope so I am on this cruise) Also noticed there is no sailing on Symphony from 2/12-2/19?

We are on the 2/12 sailing.  It’s still a go.  I believe it’s been taken off the website as they don’t want anyone else booking it.  

App barcode is all you need.  

Last month ours took over a week.  Two days ago, I proceeded with check in and it took less than 24 hours. 

On 11/22/2021 at 10:17 AM, rubylake said:

Hi, we are assigned 1:30pm check-in time for our upcoming cruise in 6 days. We are hoping to get on the ship before that. Does anyone have experience in getting on the ship before the assigned time? If yes, how much in advance? If no, where did you wait? Thank you in advance.

My daughter and I were on the November 8th sailing and our boarding time was 12:30. They called us in at 11:30.  

14 minutes ago, soremekun said:

What comps did they offer for the itinerary change?

We were refunded one day of cruise fare/and port fees and given $100 OBC.  The hardest part was having everything on our planner refunded and then having to rebook everything a week and a half later.  Some of our original OBC wasn’t refunded and out TA had to intervene.  Others on the sailing had a lot more issues, but I believe everything has been straightened out.  

Daughter and I will be on the November 8th sailing out of Bayonne.  Was supposed to sail on the 7th, but we were told they needed a day for inspections, so our cruise was cut short a day and Nassau was eliminated.  We’re excited!!

I don’t the answer to your second question, but I think I can help with your first.  Once you get onboard, the reservation you made will be in your cabin, however, you are totally free to change it.  Go to any of the restaurants and they can take care of that for you and also can make your other two reservations at any of the other restaurants.  

32 minutes ago, jonj said:

Thanks, found it but where do I make reservations for the specialty restaurants. I ordered the 3nt dining package but do not see how I can reserve the specialty restaurant it only allows me to add it for the first night when I reserved it. Do I need to wait until onboard?

I have the 3 night package reserved for a cruise in 2 weeks.  In the planner, you make a reservation for either night 1 or 2 and select a time.  Once you board, your reservation will be in your stateroom.  You can switch your reservation for that night to any restaurant you’d prefer and then also make the reservations for the other 2 nights.  

Our November 7th cruise on Anthem just got shortened by 1day.  Leaving on the 8th now and they’ve eliminated a stop in Nassau.  Everything booked on the planner will be refunded and then October 15 we get to rebook everything.   We got some decent deals, but I’m anticipating we won’t see them on the 15th. Also had a 12:30 check  in time.  I’m guessing we’ll have to redo all that as well.  All this with just over a month to go.  I’m just glad I don’t have to deal with airfare and hotels!!