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I am starting to think that if you are destined to get it on board you will no matter what you do.  Many masked up the whole time and got it anyway and many didn't and did not get it. Not afraid of getting it but just getting it on board. Well here goes nothing.  Fingers crossed.  Thanks!

Although it is helpful to read reviews of the unfortunate people who have tested positive for Covid and forced to quarantine there must be people out there who made it through these cruises without getting Covid.

Leaving  Monday and all of these posts are making me want to cancel. Trying to stay positive but it is difficult. If there are thousands of people the majority must make it through without Covid.

Not afraid of getting Covid but it seems no matter what you do, wear a mask or dont, vaccinated and boosted,  some are just going to get it. No rhyme or reason. 

Would love to hear from people who enjoyed their cruise and were fortunate not to be infected.

On 5/27/2022 at 7:34 PM, Steelers0854 said:

I didn’t pay enough attention exactly when, our Anchorage hotel appeared first, just before the 30 day mark, the Fairbanks hotel was in there about 21 or so days I believe?

 

Also, ours is not the Riverside hotel.

We are actually at Westmore ? Or something like that in Fairbanks.  We received an email detailing all of our hotels. Curious, are you starting land on June 6th.

Spent 5 hours on the phone with EZ Air yesterday. Not so easy. Delta changed my flight so many times and Princess did not make one of the changes for my flight on Monday. Finally got it resolved I hope.  It will be a miracle if all ten of us test negative before we leave and then arrive after multiple flights from different airports. Make sure your Princess flights agree with the airlines.

I am really not worried aboit getting home. No pets no jobs. We get back when we get back. I just want to get there. 

Does it specifically say this test not approved. I have done it for 2 other cruises but on Royal.  I am calling them. 

Our flights for Alaska land and sea have changed at least 10 times since we booked last September.  Now leaving on June 6th and Princess flights are different then Deltas. Betwen all of the testing , now 3 tests for this cruise, and the flights I almost want to cancel.  Vacations should be fun. This is filled with anxiety. 

I wonder if tne Walgreens Rapid NAAT is accepted.  Its not clear here but I believe it was in the past

Thank you. I did find the luggage tags. I assume we put these on after our many flights to Fairbanks. As far as documents we usually have our boarding pass but I dont see that anywhere.  Am I missing it. We are on the Majestic boarding on the 11th. Have Medallion downloaded witn as much as we can do at this point. I guess we do health questions whole we are on land portion. I have ArrivalCan downloaded. Just really worried about getting there. So it sounds like transfer pick up will have documents at airport. We dont arrive till after midnight.  Lots of anxiety. 

Doing an Alaska land and sea tour on June 6th. Land first. We booked EZ Air. Can anyone tell me when we get cruise documents and luggage tags since we are on land 5 days prior to cruise. We obviously can't check i  to cruise as we will be on land. A little confused.  Also does our cruise suitcase disappear while we are on land or is it delivered with our land luggage. Thanks.

If Norweigan can do it at the port than why can't Royal. It would nice to have the option and would take away this unneeded additional stress.

If Norweigan can do it at the port than why can't Royal. It would nice to have the option and would take away this unneeded additional stress.

If Norweigan can do it at the port than why can't Royal. It would nice to have the option and would take away this unneeded additional stress.

If Norweigan can do it at the port than why can't Royal. It would nice to have the option and would take away this unneeded additional stress.

Looking to book land and cruise in Alaska and am deciding between RCL and Princess. We have multiple cruises on each but are getting close to Diamond on RCL. Always heard Princess is the best for Alaska but I don't see any differences and those days toward Diamond would really help. Does anyone know the differences or have any info on each. Thanks.

I really wish I could recommend Odyssey Tours in Limon Costs Rica but I am hesitant. We had a private tour booked with Alvaro about 1 year in advance for 11. I had 3 people cancel which I told him months in advance but the tour group was totally unaware the day of the tour. They had no idea what the tour consisted of. I had to show them my email with the description. They were lost on several occassions. Had to keep turning around. Totally skipped the cocoa planatation and the visit to the banana plantation consisted of pulling off to the side od the road with a small talk. While Alvarro was very good responding to my emails that level of service did not translate the day of the tour. The 3 guides we had, a driver, a navigator and guide were very nice guys and knowledgeable I think thery were unprepared. It was an okay day but I was disappointed. I think they may specialize more in the Puntarenas area but they were totally out of their element in Limon. When I booked initially there was confusion about what port we were at but he assured me he could still do the tour in Limon. He may have been trying to accommodate me but he missed the mark.

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Just returned from a cruise that stopped in Cartagena and was fortunate to have spent the day with Dora. We had a private tour for 8 in an air conditioned clean van with an experienced and careful driver. Dora was our guide and she is very professional, knowledgeable and friendly. I highly recommed Dora and her team.

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Highly recommend Dora. Just recently did a private tour for 8 and wss fortunate that Dora was our guide. She is knowledgeable and professional. Very friendly and personable

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Panama Canal April 2018

Hawaii. May 2019

I was on this cruise as well and agree with most. However, there are not enough chairs around the outdoor pools. They did enforce the 30 minute rule in the early hours. I personally witnessed many personal items and towels removed. Lots of drama created. Arguing among passengers. It was ugly.

Can anyone recommend a more upscale resort in Nassau where we could get a day pass? Preferably not too far from the port. I have read about a bunch of different resorts on this site but am a little confused as to which may be the best option for us. I would prefer somewhere that would be a little more of an adult crowd and not families. Not worried about snorkeling. Just a nice beach with a chair, umbrella and facilities. Food and drinks would be nice. BTW we are 4 adults in our late 50's.

Thanks for all suggestions.

After reading so many negative reviews on the Quantum I felt compelled to write my own.

First a little background, I am 59 years old and was sailing with two other couples all who have cruised multiple times and four of us on just about every line. This was our third RCCL cruise. I will not include the ports in this review but if anyone has any questions, please ask.

Embarkation was a breeze. We had a check-in time of 12:15, arrived at 11:15 and walked on the ship. Never even sat down. We had lunch in Two70 while we waited for our rooms to be ready at 1:00. Our rooms were ready promptly at 1:00 and we went straight to the cabin to check it out. We were in balcony cabin 11294 and found it to be spacious with tons of storage. We had so much room that I even used an empty drawer as a hamper. Bathroom shower seemed bigger than normal and I loved the foot bar. Things I did not see on here that I would have liked to have known is that the bathroom has a built-in nightlight. No need to bring one. They DO give you all of the toiletries you need and I did not have to ask. My only complaint with this room is that we could hear toilets flushing in the evenings and mornings. Not enough to want to change cabins but it was annoying. Our room steward was amazing. Could not have asked for more.

We had reservations for dinner most nights but had no trouble changing them if needed even same day. We also had no trouble getting in to dinner without reservations and we had a party of 6. Service was excellent in all dining rooms with Chic being the worst in our experience. We ate in all complimentary restaurants at least twice and enjoyed each one. Chops was excellent as well as Jamies. The longest we were ever at dinner was 2 hours but most nights we were out in 1 1/2 hours. Dynamic Dining is a little inconvenient with having to make reservations but honestly we had no problems when we did not have them. I have to say in my opinion the food was excellent in all restaurants. No complaints.

Entertainment hands down was the best on any ship we have been on. From Starwater and Sonic Odyssey to Mamma Mia. Comedian was excellent, Quest was a blast and so on. Savannah Jack was an awesome band. There is always something to do on this ship. If you are bored it is your own fault. Dru is a great cruise director. Very visible, personable and involved. All entertainment staff was great. Loved the trivia and there was lots of it. Dru even did his own sports trivia. We did the bumper cars, Northstar, IFly, climbed the wall, played ping pong, etc.

I honestly would have to look for something bad to say about this cruise. It was a fabulous 13 days. The crew was among the friendliest I have ever sailed with. And I did see drink waiters at the pool quite often. Not as much as in the past but they were there. The deck patrol were also monitoring towels left on the lounges but not consistently. I did see them remove towels on more than one occasion. And in fact they warned us in the morning when we dropped our towels off and went to get coffee to bring back that we had to be back in 30 minutes. We were back in 15 and they were leaving notes on lounges with towels.

All in all I have no complaints except the sound of the toilets flushing and it did not affect our cruise one bit. We all thought it was a great trip and probably our best cruise to date.

I just had it done 3 weeks ago and am cruising in April. I am concerned about what I can eat. Por t ions are already small so not worried about that.. Going to be challenging.

I have emailed that address 3 times over the last 8 days and no response.

I thought I read somewhere that it would not be permitted to operate in any ports. Could be wrong but I think I did see that somewhere.