Odyssey to the Greek Isles - 7 to 16 May 2022

[Gecko123]

@FionaMG, thank you for sharing your experience with us! What was the earliest check-in time for your cruise? We are going on this cruise next June and the earliest available check-in time was 12pm, but I would like to know if it can be improved 😄

 

Enjoy your cruise!

[FionaMG]

From the captain at the top tier event:

4860 passengers

1586 USA, 567 UK, 187 Canada 

 

Tier numbers 

 

3 new pinnacles 

 

Top cruisers have 4348 points.

 

 

 

 

 

 

[little britain]

4860…!! Eek 😬 That’s almost at max capacity. 
If only 2100 are USA/Uk there must be very mixed nationalities on board. 

[FionaMG]

13 minutes ago, little britain said:

4860…!! Eek 😬 That’s almost at max capacity. 
If only 2100 are USA/Uk there must be very mixed nationalities on board. 

He said 60 something nationalities.

[FionaMG]

Day 3 compass 

 

 

 

 

[FionaMG]

The pool area looks pretty busy even though there's a stiff and rather chilly breeze. I'm not stripping off just yet!

 

[FionaMG]

Our cabin: 6622 obstructed balcony. I chose this based on the preliminary prediction made by @twangster as to which would be the best/worst cabins in terms of obstruction. As you can see from the pics, it's hardly obstructed at all. The one next door, 6224, is even better but is a 3-berth cabin, so was not available to us.

 

 

 

 

 

[FionaMG]

Tender info:

 

[Jimbo]

1 hour ago, FionaMG said:

Our cabin: 6622 obstructed balcony. I chose this based on the preliminary prediction made by @twangster as to which would be the best/worst cabins in terms of obstruction. As you can see from the pics, it's hardly obstructed at all. The one next door, 6224, is even better but is a 3-berth cabin, so was not available to us.

 

 

 

 

 

Primo spot for sure, like the view. Not sure what is under your cabin, any noise issues?

Edited May 9, 2022 by Jimbo

[Biker19]

4 hours ago, little britain said:

4860…!! Eek 😬 That’s almost at max capacity. 

Somehow, 115% capacity in the COVID era doesn't sound right.

 

Biker, who wonders when/who will declare the COVID era over.

[FionaMG]

59 minutes ago, Jimbo said:

Primo spot for sure, like the view. Not sure what is under your cabin, any noise issues?

Outside, there's a promenade with some seating. And inside, it's accesses and Wonderland. So we've not been bothered by any noise, although I guess if a big noisy group gathered in the seating area we would potentially hear them.

[FionaMG]

22 minutes ago, Biker19 said:

Somehow, 115% capacity in the COVID era doesn't sound right.

 

Biker, who wonders when/who will declare the COVID era over.

I guess he could have read the numbers wrong. Our cabin steward told us approximately 4500.

[Gecko123]

Thank you for sharing your experience with us! What was the earliest check-in time for your cruise? We are going on this cruise next June and the earliest available check-in time was 12pm, but I would like to know if it can be improved 😄

 

Enjoy your cruise!

[Biker19]

13 minutes ago, Gecko123 said:

 We are going on this cruise next June and the earliest available check-in time was 12pm, but I would like to know if it can be improved. 

Welcome to CC.

 

 Sometimes earlier time slots become available after a few days - keep checking the app.

[Gecko123]

1 hour ago, Biker19 said:

Welcome to CC.

 

 Sometimes earlier time slots become available after a few days - keep checking the app.

Thank you, I really appreciate your help. We are checking the app 2 or 3 times per day, but just wanted to know if there is any chance to get an earlier slot for this cruise 🙂

[FionaMG]

2 hours ago, Gecko123 said:

 

Thank you for sharing your experience with us! What was the earliest check-in time for your cruise? We are going on this cruise next June and the earliest available check-in time was 12pm, but I would like to know if it can be improved 😄

 

Enjoy your cruise!

The earliest slot was 11.30 am. I got it as soon as the times opened up but it's definitely worth checking back, as Biker said.

[Luckynana]

Following. Thank you for sharing!   Enjoy your cruise!!!

[woodward girl]

Hey everyone, hope you can post a few things for me.  I am on this cruise in July celebrating my 50th anniversary.  My family is all going on this cruise.  My husband and I are regular cruisers but this is the first Europe vacation for my children and grandchildren.  We are planning a wedding celebration in Santorini which we have been to many times but I am worried about the cable car wait and if there are any restrictions getting off the ship.  RC has not been helpful when I have asked questions.  Could someone let me know how things were getting off on Santorini and any special requirements you may have had besides the testing to board in Civitacheccia?  Thanks  --you could email me directly

 

nancyadie@gmail.com

[Gecko123]

32 minutes ago, FionaMG said:

The earliest slot was 11.30 am. I got it as soon as the times opened up but it's definitely worth checking back, as Biker said.

Thank you FionaMG! We will keep checking the app several times a day. Have a great cruise! 

[Welly9]

Keep up the posts, well done! of course have fun, dotn worry about us! 🤣

 

We are on after you get back, 16th, been on the Ody and loved it, excellent ship.

Q - when checking in, did you hear or talked to anyone about testing requirements? My wife and I have a Letter of Recovery and our +ve PCR covid test results and understand from all I have read we dont need to test. So just curious if anyone else was in a similar situation?

 

OH and the dreaded tendering 'boat tickets' I have witnessed 'sh!t shows' during this process before, hope its not bad this time! lol

 

Thanks...

[Rogueperson]

5 hours ago, Biker19 said:

Somehow, 115% capacity in the COVID era doesn't sound right.

 

Biker, who wonders when/who will declare the COVID era over.

 

Yeah.  I think technically, 4198 is 100% if they count 2 people in every cabin are filled.  Their max capacity, every bed, is 5510.  That's insane. 

 

I heard Carnival Spirit (?) was a mess because they did not have enough quarantine cabins.  We'll see how this plays out.

[FionaMG]

1 hour ago, Welly9 said:

Keep up the posts, well done! of course have fun, dotn worry about us! 🤣

 

We are on after you get back, 16th, been on the Ody and loved it, excellent ship.

Q - when checking in, did you hear or talked to anyone about testing requirements? My wife and I have a Letter of Recovery and our +ve PCR covid test results and understand from all I have read we dont need to test. So just curious if anyone else was in a similar situation?

 

OH and the dreaded tendering 'boat tickets' I have witnessed 'sh!t shows' during this process before, hope its not bad this time! lol

 

Thanks...

For the certificate of recovery in lieu of the test, I believe it has to be dated no more than 90 days before the cruise, not the usual 180 days validity period that most European countries are currently practising, so you need to be mindful of that. But if you're within that period then you don't need a test.

[FionaMG]

Day 3 dinner menu:

 

Pumpkin soup

 

Roasted tenderloin with mushroom sauce

 

Royal chocolate cake 

 

The MDR continues to be a madhouse with the staff running about like the proverbial scalded cats, so service was quite slow.

 

I don't know if it's just the My Time Dining bit that's such chaos or if the traditional seatings are too. It's so different to our cruise last September on Harmony where we were assigned the same table every night because we had pre-booked for the same time every night.

 

 

 

[bonsai3s]

FionaMG...hope we cross paths...onboard as well.

[FionaMG]

1 hour ago, bonsai3s said:

FionaMG...hope we cross paths...onboard as well.

 

That would be great. ☺️

Am I right in thinking you came over on the transatlantic?

If you want to chip in with any information on the thread, you're more than welcome. Additional perspectives are always valuable.