wayne_trisha Posted July 21, 2021 #1 Share Posted July 21, 2021 Been over a week and cannot find anywhere, anyone who was selected. Last week RCCL said they were choosing volunteers. I think they lie! 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Biker19 Posted July 21, 2021 #2 Share Posted July 21, 2021 Just now, wayne_trisha said: Last week RCCL said they were choosing volunteers. I think they lie! I don't think they ever said what kind of volunteers they'll use. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wayne_trisha Posted July 21, 2021 Author #3 Share Posted July 21, 2021 Just now, Biker19 said: I don't think they ever said what kind of volunteers they'll use. Great point! Get your base relied up and then pick..... Seems rather strange over a week has passed and I can't find nowhere any one was selects. Safe travels Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Biker19 Posted July 21, 2021 #4 Share Posted July 21, 2021 4 minutes ago, wayne_trisha said: Seems rather strange over a week has passed and I can't find nowhere any one was selects. I don't think anyone on CC mentioned being on a test cruise on Freedom, Serenade, Odyssey or any other ship, so not so strange. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HicksRA Posted July 21, 2021 #5 Share Posted July 21, 2021 Maybe condition is not to say anything. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare exm Posted July 21, 2021 #6 Share Posted July 21, 2021 Just got a message in from my TA. They're doing the test sailings with TAs only. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wayne_trisha Posted July 21, 2021 Author #7 Share Posted July 21, 2021 7 hours ago, exm said: Just got a message in from my TA. They're doing the test sailings with TAs only. I wonder why they created a Facebook group, a website where they collected 350,000 people volunteering to cruise, then not select anyone. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
molly361 Posted July 21, 2021 #8 Share Posted July 21, 2021 3 minutes ago, wayne_trisha said: I wonder why they created a Facebook group, a website where they collected 350,000 people volunteering to cruise, then not select anyone. And if you try to ask that question on that page the mods won't post it. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
later Posted July 21, 2021 #9 Share Posted July 21, 2021 (edited) 2 hours ago, wayne_trisha said: I wonder why they created a Facebook group, a website where they collected 350,000 people volunteering to cruise, then not select anyone. Mainly to stop all the unneeded phone calls. Edited July 21, 2021 by later Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kearney Posted July 21, 2021 #10 Share Posted July 21, 2021 Perhaps they selected passengers who they felt wouldn't be upset to play Covid positive and have to spend the day in their cabin. I believe the idea of the test cruises is to test out their procedures... so likely some passengers would have to play sick... not sure they would even have entertainment or have all the venues available. So perhaps they reconsidered having potential future customers from experiencing something that might not be as fun as anticipated. I have no first hand knowledge.. but I understand from another test cruise that there was someone from the CDC onboard. Likely they wanted to observe how they handle covid cases...testing etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare RCCL Fan Posted July 21, 2021 #11 Share Posted July 21, 2021 13 hours ago, wayne_trisha said: Been over a week and cannot find anywhere, anyone who was selected. Last week RCCL said they were choosing volunteers. I think they lie! what do you mean find them? where? Perhaps they're not on cruise critic or facebook groups. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeMSD Posted July 21, 2021 #12 Share Posted July 21, 2021 I know of one person who is a TA who was selected for Allure's test sailing. They posted in another group asking for advice on parking and if the port parking was open yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wolfganghowell Posted July 21, 2021 #13 Share Posted July 21, 2021 Independence out of Galveston is doing a test cruise August 1st and ......crickets. People do need a bit of time to plan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ticketsunlimited Posted July 21, 2021 #14 Share Posted July 21, 2021 I was told that employees and relatives of employees are a large part of the "volunteer" base. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kearney Posted July 21, 2021 #15 Share Posted July 21, 2021 There is a story about this on the blog that shall not be named..but includes the name of the cruise line of this forum... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RFerrington Posted July 21, 2021 #16 Share Posted July 21, 2021 A friend of mine just got an invitation to do a test cruise. Super cool !! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare twangster Posted July 21, 2021 #17 Share Posted July 21, 2021 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BSocial Posted July 21, 2021 #18 Share Posted July 21, 2021 18 minutes ago, RFerrington said: A friend of mine just got an invitation to do a test cruise. Super cool !! Is your friend a Travel Agent ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cruisegirl1 Posted July 21, 2021 #19 Share Posted July 21, 2021 We got an invite for Allure and Ovation. Sadly - we can't do either. M Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RFerrington Posted July 21, 2021 #20 Share Posted July 21, 2021 10 minutes ago, cruisegirl1 said: We got an invite for Allure and Ovation. Sadly - we can't do either. M UGH ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RFerrington Posted July 21, 2021 #21 Share Posted July 21, 2021 13 minutes ago, BSocial said: Is your friend a Travel Agent ? Sorry, it's not my place to answer that question. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
molly361 Posted July 21, 2021 #22 Share Posted July 21, 2021 Sounds like it got sent to all P's and the fastest ones to reserve win😇 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare twangster Posted July 21, 2021 #23 Share Posted July 21, 2021 10 minutes ago, molly361 said: Sounds like it got sent to all P's and the fastest ones to reserve win😇 So basically a President's cruise minus the President. 🤪 1 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Rare twangster Posted July 21, 2021 #25 Share Posted July 21, 2021 Complimentary waterpark. Love it! 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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