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When you buy the deluxe package it does state that Starbucks is not included 

"*All Beverage Packages exclude any beverages served inside licensed Starbucks® stores."

Hope this helps

On 12/9/2020 at 10:11 AM, JimmyVWine said:

There is no modeling that suggests such an aggressive timeline for vaccinations.  Only the richest, most aggressive countries could achieve a critical mass of vaccination by the summer.  Few of the countries that serve as ports of call for cruises meet this definition.  And when we are talking about the Caribbean, "few" becomes "none". 

 

The great unknown is how counties that usually welcome cruise ships will handle a return to cruising.  Requiring vaccination of people before they board a ship is fine, (and anticipated).  But remember that the vaccine does not kill the virus. It only prevents it from embedding in your system and taking hold of you.  Even after you are vaccinated, you are still a potential carrier, and thus a potential threat to others who are not vaccinated.  Vaccinated people can still carry the virus in their nasal passages and spread it to unvaccinated people while roaming around a port of call.  What we don't know is whether counties with limited vaccination programs will allow vaccinated cruise passengers to get off the ship.  It is a risk to the port country, but perhaps one they are willing to take.  Or not.  Either way, robust vaccination of passengers from wealthy and aggressive countries (which may or may not be completed by the end of 2021) is only the first step.  Vaccinating the residents of the countries where ships will port is the second step.  No way that is completed by summer.

 

And finally, there is the economics of getting this wrong that has to be considered. What just happened to RCL is a huge setback.  Sure, they will downplay it, and the cruise industry will downplay it.  But it is a huge setback.  The ramifications of getting this wrong are bad for most businesses, but fatal to the cruise industry.  Shutting down a cruise, quarantining all of the passengers in their cabins, forcing them to stay on board for extra days, refunding their fares, offering them 125% future credits, rearranging thousands of flights home, etc. are all costs that no other industry is facing.  Not to mention the loss of consumer confidence.  If cruise lines cannot deliver an almost perfect experience, then the entire industry as we know if will collapse. No other industry is going to depend on "almost perfection" the way the cruise industry will.  This is literally a "bet the company" issue for cruise lines and what just happened to RCL is sure to delay the return to normal for some yet-to-be-determined length of time.

Well said! People think that once you get the vaccine everything goew back to normal as you said its only the start of a long road.

Thanks All for your input

 I agree Hank as you get a bit older the fun of carrying luggage etc gets a bit much so I will leave that for the younger and more adventurous and take a car from Rome. Do you have any suggestions for a hotel in Rome as it is our first time and are going to spend a few days sightseeing, we are happy to walk  to get to things but there seems such a number of hotels its hard to know where to stay so any input is appreciated.

Thanks

Used to wear Tuxedo (as you can see 🙂 ) 

 but we  have now moved to Shirt and Tie and dress pants as packing tux takes up room in luggage 

Hi

Everyone has such great information we are flying in a few days prior to the cruise and wondering is it ok to wait till day of departure to go from Rome or should we head to the port the day before

Thanks

Hi

We also got the email but it states:

" Once we've completed our update, your cruise fare amount will either be protected at your original rate or reduced to the current rate (whichever is lower). Please know, your stateroom location, dimensions, and number will all remain the same. so you should not get charged any more than your original booking fare". 

So if they do what they are saying the only real loss is the perk that came with the cabin (which I don't think $50 really compensates)

We were traveling on Empress 18th April and have cancelled the uncertainty of what is going on in the US with the virus and the risk of having to go into quarantine  for 2 weeks is not one we want to take at this time, will reschedule for another cruise once this has all settled down.

Caribbean islands refusing cruise ship entry.

https://nypost.com/2020/02/26/cruise-ship-turned-away-from-caribbean-ports-amid-coronavirus-fears/

When we were on Ovation in May Pixel is the only show you need to book 

Hi

I have been trying to get onto the site to up date our cruise documents for our up coming cruise and I either get the Royal logo just spinning or it goes to a blank page This has been on going for the last 2 weeks.

I have emailed RCCL twice and am still waiting for a response (guess I will have to call).

I have searched this site with no success for any information  and I am wondering Is anyone else having the same issue or can someone suggest any other way to access these documents.

Thanks so much 

Thanks so much :)

HI

I dont usually get Internet while on board but just wondered with this package for 2 devices does that mean that you can use 2 IPAds at the same time (Ultimately 2 people using the package ) or its it  for 1 person to use their pad and phone?

Thanks 

Hi 

we are on ovation of the seas next May into Vancouver and we are due to dock at 6am and wonder what is the earliest flight we should book out of the airport for internal Canadian flight.

we were thinking 11am flight does anyone have any advice as we don1t know Vancouver 

thanks 

Thanks All for your advice I think we are going to opt for the 1pm flight as I don't want to be stressed trying to make the earlier flight.:)

Hi

We are traveling on Jewel in April 2015 and wanted to know what people advise re earliest flight times. We are flying back to Canada on Sat 18th April and can get a flight at 10:25am after that the flights are all 1 or 2 pm just wondering if we would make that 10:25 flight.

Thanks

Thanks, I think we will keep this cabin (as everyone seems to say the hump cabins are the best), so looking forward to finding out.

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Hi

I have just booked JS 9618 (on the Hump) on AOS and am wondering if there is any problem with noise as it is so near the elevators and centrum. Would appreciate any information.

Thanks

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