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13 minutes ago, toad455 said:

Is there a web cam available to watch her sail in?

https://www.portnywebcam.com/

 I believe Oasis will be going under the  Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge at around 7-7:30 tomorrow

55 minutes ago, Lady Hudson said:

And for families to get to Disney for a day trip!  

I say useless, because Anthem 7nter gets there at 12pm By the time you get off the ship and travel to Disney, you'll probably get 5hr at a park. A Lot of $ to spent, for the amount of time.  8 nter  different story. Could do a day trip there. So if the O.P. is looking to do  a Disney outing, you  need to do the 8nter in my opinion.

By 4  pm on day 2 you will probably  be in 70 degree weather. Next morning you will be off the coast of Florida. I've done this cruise alot, and the biggest problem with it is the florida stop. Its absolutely  useless. As others have said Anthem is built for cold weather. Lots of great indoor venues. 

3 hours ago, RFerrington said:

Yes.  I have been able to transfer my booking to my TA past 60 days.  It usually takes them an extra step to get it moved over but she has always been successful.  I would guess that I have done this 5 times over the years.

 

Agree that after final payment it cannot be transferred.

Thank you for the info. It's still way before final payment, but after the 60 day mark.

Has anyone had any luck transferring a booking from RCI to a T.A. after the 60 day mark.  Thanks for any info.

2 minutes ago, Goodtime Cruizin said:

 

Then get over your fear or cancel. 

LOL. Maybe unvaxxed individuals  shouldn't  be on cruises . I don't know about you ,but I don't want anyone F-ing up my vacation time. Maybe if your retired and have all the time in the world, then  who cares. But unvaxxed individuals will be screwing up my freedoms on a cruise ship. Not cool.

9 minutes ago, Goodtime Cruizin said:

A lot stupid is in this thread which I think is created from the all of fear that has been instilled in people this past year. 

The fear is of unvaxed passenger ruining my vacation if they get sick.. That's it.  I could care less what you, or anyone else does. I had covid and got vaxxed.  The fear is not about my health.

6 minutes ago, Demongear said:

Have you seen this in a release anywhere? I have not been able to find a definitive stance stating this by RCCL. I have 2 ports within driving distance and would feel much better about cruising if this is the case 

As soon as school starts in the northeast, RCI will start sailing again from the northeast ports(Less kids onboard).  I think RCI is hoping for the  vaccine to be available to kids 5 and up soon. And will then require vaccines  for all the  ports except FL and Texas.

4 minutes ago, Heymarco said:

Several people were saying those who don’t want a vaccine don’t have to cruise and can wait. It’s funny seeing the sides now reversed. Sadly, still no empathy. Wish would could just respect each other’s decisions, understand life always carries some risk, and move on.

 

-Vaxed but believe it should remain an unrestricted choice.

I totally agree. You don't want to get vaxed, that's on you. I could care less. The problem comes about if unvaxed passenger get sick, that ship is turning back around. 

2 minutes ago, Russ Lomas said:

All depends where you live.  School does not start until after Labour Day in September here, so cruises will be sailing for all of August, and in some cases all of July as well prior to our kids returning to school.

If you look at the cancelation, they coincide, in the northeast, cruises are canceled till Sept. In Florida  most ships canceled till mid Aug. Don't know for sure, but I thought that's when school started back up for kids in the southern U.S. states.

Do you think these cancelled cruises coincide  with kids school schedule. RCI canceled up to the end of the summer recess. That way eliminating  unvaccinated kids ,and  the possibility of a outbreak . This kind of gets RCI out of a sticky situation by  getting rid of unvaccinated passengers without having to come out and say " we don't want your unvaxxed kid onboard". 

So is RCI doing test cruises in Florida, and Texas,  and 95/98 vaccinated cruises everywhere else. Kind of seems like the plan.

12 minutes ago, Stick93 said:

When I see a ship there in August I will believe it.

I have the July 30th cruise which if the shorten to 7 days would be 8/1 - But I won't hold my breath. 

I'm hoping for the same thing.  I thought it might be an option once the CDC said nothing over 7 days and RCI didn't flat out cancel. I would be fine with just a stop at coco cay.

2 hours ago, livingonthebeach said:

 

Looks like the masks for ever / masks for life pipe dream has entered the bygone era. 

From reading the CDC document, It seems that Vaccinated passenger can forgo the mask, outside and at meals.

Fully Vaccinated Travelers

• Cruise ship operators, at their discretion, may advise passengers and crew that—if they are fully vaccinated—they may gather or conduct activities outdoors, including engaging in extended meal service or beverage consumption, without wearing a mask except in crowded settings.

3 minutes ago, atgood said:

You previously made a blanket statement which is basically your opinion which you are totally entitled to.  
 

I’d surmise the majority of those vaccinated would prefer 100% vaccination requirement.  I’d also surmise though that the majority not vaccinated do not want a 100% vaccine requirement. 

I agree with you that a COVID outbreak needs to be avoided. 

Yes totally correct, just my opinion. But  If you look at the link  that smokeybandit posted. To me it looks like 98% and 95% rule.

3 minutes ago, atgood said:

Thanks for asking.  I was wondering the same thing.

 

 

Why wouldn't you. You have nothing to lose. The Cruise lines have nothing to lose by requiring it. An outbreak on a ship will be catastrophic for the cruise lines. 

The majority of the passengers want mandatory  vaccination requirements. I don't know what the big deal is, just do it and get sailing again. The cruise would be fool not to require it.. This seems like a pissing match between Desantis and the CDC.

4 hours ago, Stallion said:

Desantis executive order with regard to the cruise industry is a political stunt. He has no jurisdiction over the requirements for international or interstate travel. ZERO

I actually think Desantis is doing more harm then good to the cruise industry. The cdc wants a vaccine mandate, the cruise lines need to give it to them. 

No one knows for sure. But I would say nothing is sailing from NJ this year. So if I were you , I'd make other plans.

I think I got most of mine for a 3/28 cruise, but the way RCI breaks up the refund is insane. I need to hand over my credit card statement to my accountant to figure this one out. lol . Think I'm about $250 short though.

Will RCI give me a fcc for a cruise paid with an fcc? Will it be all on 1 fcc ?  And last, will they give you 125% on the fcc?  Thanks for any info.

 Take 1388 any day. Stripper pole didn't bother me one bit.

1 hour ago, bonniew88 said:

 I'm thinking of getting a cabana in the water park.... the older children will have a ball but what about the little ones aged 3-5?

The younger kids play area is outside the waterpark entrance.

My wife and kids have iphones, I hate them so I have an Android phone. The best thing for messaging between the 2 is facebook messenger.  IMO

This has probably been answered  before, but can you use multiple FCC's on one cruise. These cancellation  are starting to kill me, and starting to worry if I'll ever be able to use them.