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Yes, renting a car and driving home is one of the options. They currently will reimburse $100/day for the car, I think, I will look for my letter. Currently, CDC says you need to isolate for 5 day and then if you are symptom free, wear a mask for 5 days. Royal Caribbean will reimburse you $250/day for hotel and $100/day for food if you have to isolate after you disembark the ship. They will arrange transportation from the ship to the hotel you have to book on your own. If this happens, make sure you call the hotel directly to confirm they have started room service again. I had to isolate in Seattle and not all hotels are doing room service yet. They will also issue a refund for the period of your quarantine on the ship. All of this is the current process. Not sure what will happen for a September sailing.

Update: I received a call today about the receipts that I submitted. The rep handling my claim noticed the different credit cards that were used and wanted to verify how I wanted my reimbursement processed as they typically charge to the credit card on file. I verified that would be perfect and she told me I will receive reimbursement for all receipts submitted within 5 to 7 days. She said to expect multiple credits as each will be handled separately.

Samba is Brazilian, not tex mex.

Did the cruisetour get canceled or did you just do the cruise part and not continue on the land portion? I am surprised there isn't a number in the cruise documents to call in the event of a cancellation. I know with the cruise insurance, for them to pay, you have to cancel before the ship sails, you can't just no show and then make a claim. I hope that is not the case with the cruisetour. Keep us posted. Good luck.

When my Dad died in Florida in 2000, we had a memorial service down there. After the service, a man approached my Mom and introduced himself. He said that almost 50 years prior, my Dad had saved him from drowning in the pond that is in my parents home town up in Massachusetts. He had seen my Dad's obituary in the local paper in Florida and had to come and pay his respects as he wouldn't be there if it hadn't been for my Dad. It is a small world.... 🙂

They are in racks that are self service at guest relations so crowd will not effect your ability to take one out of the rack.

My DH asked if it was Yawgoog? He is an Eagle Scout, was a leader for more years than I can remember. I saw that awful fire. Thankfully, they got everyone out safely at that early hour.

There were two Krispy Kreme locations just outside Boston about ten years ago. Both closed because they couldn't compete with all the Dunkin Donuts around here. Closest Krispy Kreme to me is at Mohegan Sun.😱

No, it was in MA, way out towards NY border.

My Dad taught my son to float on his back before he was 3 years old. He had him float like a marshmallow and look at the clouds float by. The two of them could float forever in the condo pool. He also taught him to swim too though and he went on to be a lifeguard at the local YMCA all through high school and worked as a lifeguard at a boy scout camp during the summer. Now as an adult when he goes out with his buddies wake boarding, he is still the designated lifeguard.

You're welcome. 🙂 Booking another cruise to get the benefits isn't a bad idea when moving up to diamond, especially if you can find a cheap cruise. There are definitely some decent prices out there right now. We are looking but haven't booked anything yet.

There are a few decent benefits that add up. You will each get a free 24 hour period of Voom, 1 free picture of your choosing each, buy one get one on drink to name a few.

You can talk to the Loyalty Ambassador on the first cruise about reaching Diamond after that cruise and they can update your card for the second cruise so you get diamond benefits. If you decide to do a 4 night in a JS, yes, you would get 8 points.

We really like the newer ships and the newer design of the cabins. Voyager has been amped but they do not do updates to the cabins, other than carpet, during the amp. I am also not sure we would like the design of the balconies, we like the full glass front balconies on the second generation Voyager class ships. We like the different food options on the larger ships too and Voyager doesn't have a lot of the newer options, like Playmakers. We were thrilled when we read a different class of ship was coming to Boston as we have sailed all the Radiance class multiple times and were hoping for something newer. We live just outside of Boston so were excited for something different that we could get to easily. We will likely drive to Cape Liberty instead and sail Oasis before it leaves for the winter or jump on Anthem again when it comes back to the states. We are also looking at trying Celebrity too for a change of pace.

We have sailed that week a few times since the prices are usually really low, so have missed the free buses every time. We have booked Ollies Trolley ourselves since it is usually about half the cost of the excursion through the ship. Haven't decided on this year yet though, not sure how I feel about Voyager.

The free Island Explorer buses in Bar Harbor will not be running that late in the season, so consider that when you are looking at excursions. The weekend you get back to Boston is also the Head of the Charles Regatta weekend if that is something that interests you.

We did a road trip to Portland last year and visited a bunch of lighthouses. I had tried to see if any were going to be open and found they weren't. I do agree one day is not enough, but it is probably a staffing thing.

Only open one day a year. https://lighthousefoundation.org/maine-open-lighthouse-day/

Freeport. 🙂

Never said it didn't have any food.

I have sailed Jewel a few times but not for a few years. Cafe Lattetudes only had espresso based specialty coffees when we sailed. Jewel also does not have a Park Cafe in the Solarium like the other Radiance class ships. There is a coffee station outside the Windjammer that is open off hours.

What ship were you on?

I haven't called at all. I received a letter on the ship and sent my receipts to the email address provided.

I received my prorated cruise fare back. I am waiting on my hotel and food costs.

I have submitted my receipts and also received the automated email but have not received any reimbursement yet. The letter said it is taking around 30 days and I will be 30 days tomorrow. My cruise was out of Seattle and I quarantined on the ship and in Seattle. They are supposed to reimburse $250/day for hotel and $100/day for food. Some letters also say up to $400 for flight change fees.