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1 hour ago, masteradept said:

Well, this should wrap up the report! Not many photos of the disembarkation I’m afraid, had my hands full and also photography is restricted in some parts of the terminal. 
 

Looking down at the aft elevator area 

 

Hash browns at Coastal Kitchen

 

A last look at our room

 

As far as arrivals go, the process was smooth. Departures were called out by tag number, though it didn’t seem to be strictly enforced (on World Dream last week staff would knock on the door at the appointed time and escort us off deck by deck). 
 

At the exit of the ship on deck 5, there’s a bin to drop off the Tracelet wristband. 

 

After disembarking, we went through passport control, followed by the post-cruise swab test. Unlike the one before the cruise (but similar to the one before World Dream), this was not a PCR test but an antigen rapid test. We didn’t have to wait for the results though, but would be contacted for further testing by phone if the results were positive. The last step was customs checks before heading out of the terminal. 
 

Well that’s about it for this report! Thanks so much for following along, and I hope you had as much fun reading it as I did bringing it to you. I also hope that you got a glimpse as to some of the new procedures, and some things that have stayed the same. I’ll be sailing on Quantum a couple more times the next few months, including one in Star class. Although I don’t think I’ll be blogging on those (at least not in so much detail), if anyone is interested l, I’ll be more than happy to post some reports, especially on the Star class experience. 
 

Lastly, we arrived back home to the news that aside from Quantum and Spectrum, cruises up till March were cancelled. I can only imagine how disappointing this must be to all of you out there who can’t wait to board a ship again (certainly my plans to sail an Oasis class are looking further and further into the future as we go on). I’ve also seen many posts by people worrying that the experience will never be the same again, or that the restrictions will take away what they love about cruising. To all of you out there, I just want to say - don’t give up hope that things will get better. I hope that, as they’ve done here, Royal will be able to work with governments and stakeholders in the rest of the world to come up with a system that works, and by using their experience with these cruises they can resume cruising in a safe and enjoyable manner elsewhere. I also think that despite the new regulations and procedures, I didn’t feel that anything was lacking or vastly reduced compared to before, so don’t worry that it’s impossible to have a fun cruise with them in place. Most importantly, the crew are still as friendly, enthusiastic and passionate as ever and I really appreciate the hard work everyone out in to take care of us guests. I hope that for them and all the staff out there still waiting to resume work, this can be the start of the recovery for them. 
 

Once again, thank you for joining me and see you all next time! 
 

thank you so much for all the information...looking forward to my trip on 10th dec....

stay safe

9 minutes ago, Biker19 said:

From where?

it is new Air Filter system, drawing fresh air externally , every hour.

hi, may i ask , hows the room aircon? is it as cold as pre-covid time?

understand that they had made some air filtration , was wondering if that would affect the room temperature...

need to know what to bring for our 10th dec trip...

thanks in advance 

35 minutes ago, Biker19 said:

If you have a min, once out of cell range, connect to wifi but don't sign into your plan and try to send a text to see what happens (this assumes an iPhone-iPhone text). Thanks.

2018 , i went on board with Ovation of the seas , 14 nites, from Australia to NZ, we booked a grand suite too which was a sky class too. Wifi worked well during cruising days....no issue at all.

thanks for sharing.

i will be sailing Quantum of the seas on 10th Dec - 14t Dec 2020 , 4 nites cruising.. Booking the Grand loft this round 🙂 havent been in loft before, since the pricing was affordable ...we went for it.

We are really excited about the upcoming trip...

have a great time 

subscribed..

thanks for the live report...happy holiday ahead

mariner of seas to asia : itenary is out...

may 21st 2013 set sail from Dubai to SG ; ETA 1st June 2013

Thereafter, 3 nites & 4 nites , out form SG to neighboruing countriessuch as Msia.

Thereafter : 10 nights from SG ..Vietnam, HK, Japan Okinawa , Korea Jeju isalnd, finally Shanghai....

cant wait for that 10 nites in 2013