LoriLoriLori Posted August 7, 2021 #1 Share Posted August 7, 2021 Booked on Odyssey for this Sunday August 8. Family of four all fully vaccinated (Pfizer). Family of four had PCR test Thursday morning. All POSITIVE. We all have Covid. I am very depressed -- was so looking forward to this cruise. We had initially booked Independence and got switched to Odyssey and upgraded to balcony rooms. We had some cool excursions planned. Spoke with Royal Caribbean last night. Had to email our positive tests. Customer service person said to call back again on August 15th for a refund. Ugh. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Biker19 Posted August 7, 2021 #2 Share Posted August 7, 2021 Just now, LoriLoriLori said: Customer service person said to call back again on August 15th for a refund. Don’t wait, call on Monday. 11 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barbeyg Posted August 7, 2021 #3 Share Posted August 7, 2021 I am so sorry this has happened to your family. I hope that all remain asymptomatic, and your refunds are prompt. 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Midwestgal Posted August 7, 2021 #4 Share Posted August 7, 2021 (edited) Are you all feeling fine? Sorry this is happening to your family. Edited August 7, 2021 by Midwestgal 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LoriLoriLori Posted August 7, 2021 Author #5 Share Posted August 7, 2021 Just now, barbeyg said: I am so sorry this has happened to your family. I hope that all remain asymptomatic, and your refunds are prompt. Thank you. I did have a few days of symptoms. Husband had minor symptoms as did our kids (18 and 21). We just never imagined all four of us positive. Thought it may be some other virus going around. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barbeyg Posted August 7, 2021 #6 Share Posted August 7, 2021 (edited) 4 minutes ago, LoriLoriLori said: Thank you. I did have a few days of symptoms. Husband had minor symptoms as did our kids (18 and 21). We just never imagined all four of us positive. Thought it may be some other virus going around. Same thing happened to my sister’s family. Thankful that you guys didn’t get sicker, and had the vaccines. My sister spent 5 days in the hospital (she was vaccinated, Pfizer), her daughter was not vaccinated, and the daughter is currently still on a vent. The others have mild symptoms. I hope your next cruise is amazing! 🙂 Edited August 7, 2021 by barbeyg 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LoriLoriLori Posted August 7, 2021 Author #7 Share Posted August 7, 2021 2 minutes ago, barbeyg said: Same thing happened to my sister’s family. Thankful that you guys didn’t get sicker, and had the vaccines. My sister spent 5 days in the hospital (she was vaccinated, Pfizer), her daughter was not vaccinated, and the daughter is currently still on a vent. The others have mild symptoms. I hope your next cruise is amazing! 🙂 Thank you. I agree that thankfully we were vaccinated as it could have been worse. 12 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare livingonthebeach Posted August 7, 2021 #8 Share Posted August 7, 2021 20 minutes ago, LoriLoriLori said: Booked on Odyssey for this Sunday August 8. Family of four all fully vaccinated (Pfizer). Family of four had PCR test Thursday morning. All POSITIVE. We all have Covid. I am very depressed -- was so looking forward to this cruise. We had initially booked Independence and got switched to Odyssey and upgraded to balcony rooms. We had some cool excursions planned. Spoke with Royal Caribbean last night. Had to email our positive tests. Customer service person said to call back again on August 15th for a refund. Ugh. Wow that totally sucks. As @Biker19 replied - don’t wait to call for a refund. Hoping you all recover soon and can take another cruise in the future. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sunshine3601 Posted August 7, 2021 #9 Share Posted August 7, 2021 22 minutes ago, barbeyg said: Same thing happened to my sister’s family. Thankful that you guys didn’t get sicker, and had the vaccines. My sister spent 5 days in the hospital (she was vaccinated, Pfizer), her daughter was not vaccinated, and the daughter is currently still on a vent. The others have mild symptoms. I hope your next cruise is amazing! 🙂 I hope for your Niece a speedy and total recovery. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
denamo Posted August 7, 2021 #10 Share Posted August 7, 2021 Cannot imagine how disappointing this is for your family. Hope you are better soon. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LoriLoriLori Posted August 7, 2021 Author #11 Share Posted August 7, 2021 Just now, Sunshine3601 said: I hope for your Niece a speedy and total recovery. barbeyg, hoping for health and healing for your niece as well. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sunshine3601 Posted August 7, 2021 #12 Share Posted August 7, 2021 33 minutes ago, LoriLoriLori said: Booked on Odyssey for this Sunday August 8. Family of four all fully vaccinated (Pfizer). Family of four had PCR test Thursday morning. All POSITIVE. We all have Covid. I am very depressed -- was so looking forward to this cruise. We had initially booked Independence and got switched to Odyssey and upgraded to balcony rooms. We had some cool excursions planned. Spoke with Royal Caribbean last night. Had to email our positive tests. Customer service person said to call back again on August 15th for a refund. Ugh. That stinks. Sorry this is happening. Hope everyone feels better soon. At least most food stores are still offering free food delivery while you recover and quarantine. Most sure everyone drinks lots of water and/or Gatorade. That's what we will were told this past winter and many others I know were told the same by their doctors. Stay well hydrated. Take care😊 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barbeyg Posted August 7, 2021 #13 Share Posted August 7, 2021 3 minutes ago, Sunshine3601 said: I hope for your Niece a speedy and total recovery. Thank you so much. ❤️ She is a fighter, and we are hoping and praying for her recovery. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sandebeach Posted August 7, 2021 #14 Share Posted August 7, 2021 33 minutes ago, LoriLoriLori said: Booked on Odyssey for this Sunday August 8. Family of four all fully vaccinated (Pfizer). Family of four had PCR test Thursday morning. All POSITIVE. We all have Covid. I am very depressed -- was so looking forward to this cruise. We had initially booked Independence and got switched to Odyssey and upgraded to balcony rooms. We had some cool excursions planned. Spoke with Royal Caribbean last night. Had to email our positive tests. Customer service person said to call back again on August 15th for a refund. Ugh. So sorry for you, that stinks. Can you ask Royal to just move this cruise to next month, or perhaps after you and the family have recovered? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poocher Posted August 7, 2021 #15 Share Posted August 7, 2021 Hope you are all better soon. Take away here, if you are exhibiting ANY Covid like symptoms, get tested! Might not have saved the cruise but you would have known sooner. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare BecciBoo Posted August 7, 2021 #16 Share Posted August 7, 2021 51 minutes ago, LoriLoriLori said: Booked on Odyssey for this Sunday August 8. Family of four all fully vaccinated (Pfizer). Family of four had PCR test Thursday morning. All POSITIVE. We all have Covid. I am very depressed -- was so looking forward to this cruise. We had initially booked Independence and got switched to Odyssey and upgraded to balcony rooms. We had some cool excursions planned. Spoke with Royal Caribbean last night. Had to email our positive tests. Customer service person said to call back again on August 15th for a refund. Ugh. Just remember, Elon Musk took 4 Rapid Antigen tests from the same facility, same tester, same day!, 2 were positive, 2 negative...don't you want to go somewhere else real quick and test again? I really don't trust any of the tests. BTW, that was early on last year. https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2020/11/13/elon-musk-covid-test-bogus/ 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mapleleafforever Posted August 7, 2021 #17 Share Posted August 7, 2021 5 minutes ago, BecciBoo said: Just remember, Elon Musk took 4 Rapid Antigen tests from the same facility, same tester, same day!, 2 were positive, 2 negative...don't you want to go somewhere else real quick and test again? I really don't trust any of the tests. BTW, that was early on last year. https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2020/11/13/elon-musk-covid-test-bogus/ OP already mentioned they all had symptoms. Minor, but symptoms nonetheless. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mapleleafforever Posted August 7, 2021 #18 Share Posted August 7, 2021 1 hour ago, LoriLoriLori said: Booked on Odyssey for this Sunday August 8. Family of four all fully vaccinated (Pfizer). Family of four had PCR test Thursday morning. All POSITIVE. We all have Covid. I am very depressed -- was so looking forward to this cruise. We had initially booked Independence and got switched to Odyssey and upgraded to balcony rooms. We had some cool excursions planned. Spoke with Royal Caribbean last night. Had to email our positive tests. Customer service person said to call back again on August 15th for a refund. Ugh. Sorry to hear but glad you're all doing well. Like Biker said I would be calling for my refund ASAP. I have a strong feeling we'll be seeing more and more of these posts. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare puppycanducruise Posted August 7, 2021 #19 Share Posted August 7, 2021 Sorry for you and your family. Hope you do not get really sick. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bajathree Posted August 7, 2021 #20 Share Posted August 7, 2021 (edited) So here is my question. Did you all test because it was now a requirement to sail? If it wasn't a requirement...would you have tested before boarding Sunday? Please don't take this in any other way than honestly just asking. Edited August 7, 2021 by bajathree Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canadianmama3 Posted August 7, 2021 #21 Share Posted August 7, 2021 1 hour ago, BecciBoo said: Just remember, Elon Musk took 4 Rapid Antigen tests from the same facility, same tester, same day!, 2 were positive, 2 negative...don't you want to go somewhere else real quick and test again? I really don't trust any of the tests. BTW, that was early on last year. https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2020/11/13/elon-musk-covid-test-bogus/ The OP said they took PCR tests. Not the rapid antigen tests, which have been known to be not as reliable. The PCR tests have not had the same problems with false positives. 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rbell Posted August 7, 2021 #22 Share Posted August 7, 2021 I would just like to say Thank you to Royal for putting the new testing and masking protocols in place,Just think what might have happened if they did not.This family would have boarded the Odyssey tomorrow.I don't think they would have taken a test if Royal did not require a test,As she said in her post " Thought it may be some other virus going around" Thank you Royal and keep up the great work.And who ever don't wanna follow the protocols well then go camping instead. TEST TEST TEST MASK MASK MASK 35 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poocher Posted August 7, 2021 #23 Share Posted August 7, 2021 Since they were all apparently exhibiting some symptoms, whether required or not, testing before the cruise was appropriate. And really, this is why they should test everyone. Even the vaccinated can be carrying the virus. 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joepeka Posted August 7, 2021 #24 Share Posted August 7, 2021 This is an incredible shame for the OP and her family. It sounds like their symptoms are mild (due to the vaccine, I imagine) so that's a bright spot in the disappointment. Hope they get a prompt refund and can rebook another cruise sometime soon. Try to stay positive! 😉 This situation is one that really adds to the stress level of preparing for and departing to a cruise vacation right now. We have two cruises booked in the 1st half of 2022 and we can only keep fingers crossed (and do the right things in the interim) that a lot of this will be behind us by then. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cruise1957 Posted August 7, 2021 #25 Share Posted August 7, 2021 I am so sorry this happened to you and your family, especially so close to the cruise, we are on the September 5th Oasis sailing, I would be heartbroken not to be able to go. I hope everyone makes a speedy recovery and can cruise together soon. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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