Starry Eyes

Yes, for Oasis class ships one gets XN -neighborhood balcony gty if you let Royal pick your balcony stateroom. You should expect a Central Park or Boardwalk stateroom. We have booked these multiple times over the years; they work out for flexible people fine who understand what they are getting.

If you decide to press for the swap (involving the resolutions and revenue, if needed), please come back and let us know the outcome. When it happened to me, I did not push very hard, stopping after a rep briefly talked to resolutions. Turned out well, as we liked the cabin; the adjacent “white space” on the deck plan was quiet.

Here is a link to the RoyalUp sign in page. Just sign in and see what it says. If you won, a bid will say something like upgrade granted while other bids are canceled. If it was a free upgrade, you will want to cancel bids so you don’t pay for something you already got for free (or worse pay for a downgrade) https://www.royalcaribbean.com/booked/cruise-room-upgrade

After reading the first post, I thought DH and I have to see this takeover of Boleros. So we specifically went to Boleros on Wonder last evening. It looked normal to me. Chairs were mostly in place (just the usual shifting here and there). No big group. 🤷‍♀️

I believe some countries have different booking rules (and perhaps booking laws/protections) than other countries. Is yours a US/Canadian booking? Or another country? If yours is a US/ Canadian booking, the other time I have had difficulty is when the category has not been released for booking for the number in my party. For example, gty for 2 is assigned a cabin that hold 3 or 4. You may have trouble swapping cabins if that category cannot be booked at that moment by a party of 2. You might try appealing to resolutions/revenue; maybe they might agree if you are lucky.

Today we got our docs and our official cabin assignment (deck 3 near forward elevators). Did Laura get her assignment?

I’ve been watching. Many days the OVs show sold out. Every and then OV’s have been available. As my cabin is not officially assigned yet, though, I could not swap.

Perhaps Laura’s assignment will be official in a few days (mine, too, for that matter). If not, I rather doubt TAs have access to the guest’s set sail pass to decode the barcode even if the TA know the barcode trick.

Do you and Laura attempt to get your solo cabins near each other? If so, knowing Laura’s future assignment would allow you to swap if a cabin in your category comes available nearby. OV’s have been available at times. Or did you.get a particularly choice assignment that should not be forfeited?

We booked an OV gty on Jewel NYE couple weeks before you. We have a number hidden in the barcode but we still do not have an assignment. Not sure why they are waiting.

An extra night in a Florida hotel is not a hardship for most people. If you find it so, you should buy cancel any reason insurance. No high horse; just being something to think about. I was impacted. I disembarked Jewel of the Seas today and would have boarded Wonder had she been in port as planned.

That’s the right choice for most. We choose to travel with medical and evacuation coverage. I hope we never need it. We chose to “self-insure” for cancellation; we’ll eat the cost of the trip without complaint if something prevents us from going.

Remember: If one of you family members has a medical emergency at sea this week, Royal Caribbean will inconvenience 12k people to take care of your loved one. Surely your beloved are worth it and you would not want it any other way. As a fellow guest I accept that. If you cannot accept it, select a different form if vacation; cruising is not for you. In fact, it did not have to be a passenger on the ship. Hypothetically had Wonder of the Seas (or any other cruise ship) been the closest ship to a distressed vessel at sea, she would have diverted to render aid to a fellow mariner, which might hypothetically inconvenience you on future cruise. If you don’t like that, don’t cruise. You are supposed to buy travel insurance if you want a refund if You have a medical emergency or airline delay. Cancel for any reason insurance is also available; it would be employed in all sorts if circumstances such as itinerary changes. Royal Caribbean encouraged people to purchase travel coverage.

So, you are on the next cruise? If so, stop the hyperbole. The poster you quoted mentioned those traveling further would have to make hotel arrangements for Sunday.

Hmm, I think things are more complicated than Jimbo. If the Gulfstream sea and wind conditions were favorable the ship might be able to make good time on the trip back; the Captain would not know exactly. Furthermore once they determined how late on Sunday the ship might arrive if the Captain pushed, surely the company would have to learn if the port would allow the late docking and if CBP would be available to allow passengers to disembark…if they would not allow this Sunday pm, there was no point in rushing.

I’m glad your experience was better. I would not care to repeat ours. Of course, sometimes people have different experiences based on fortunate vs unfortunate timing, etc.

It is going to be messy. According to the port Canaveral schedule, cruise terminal 5 was scheduled to be vacant on Monday. While not ideal, if necessary I would think terminal 5 Monday could service Indy while terminal 1 services Wonder. Of course, that would mean passengers on Indy who parked in the garage at CT1 would need a shuttle, so they will be unhappy. Also, IF (big if) it happens that way, passengers boarding Indy at terminal 5 may want to select an off site parking vendor as Indy will probably be back to docking at terminal 1 at the end of their cruise.

Thanks. We are on Jewel moving to Wonder for the next cruise. This delay will impact us. Following. The first post indicates the Captain made an announcement. Is it possible you just did not hear it, JCDCA?

Maybe, maybe not. You did not hear the calls, so you really do not know. Nor do I. We know what the OP wrote in that one post. If you did not hear both sides of those calls yourself, you do not know if the calls were made or what exactly was said. I think Royal should review the calls. Of course there are phone reps taking calls as people plan for cruises. They answer questions everyday from people who do not have reservation numbers.

There are exceptions. Specifically, I do not think that requirement applies to children under 18, so the US entry requirement was probably not the reason Royal made the change for children 5-11. They had their own reasons. “Categories of noncitizen nonimmigrants that meet the criteria for an exception under the Proclamation and CDC’s Amended Order include: Persons on diplomatic or official foreign government travel Children under 18 years of age Persons with documented medical contraindications to receiving a COVID-19 vaccine…” etc for multiple additional exceptions

Gleeful? Joy? Emotions can be difficult to discern in written words. I am not joyful or gleeful nor do I recall joy or glee in other posts. It is a long thread; I suppose I could have missed some. Or might you be misreading people’s emotions?

The OP came after a cruise and highlighted the incorrect part of the website. Even though transatlantic sailings are specifically covered on the website, the OP posted a different section. That was bound to cause some criticism as it implies either the entire section was not read or it was read but the OP posted the wrong section to blow smoke. Also those of us who have gotten emails about the requirements might wonder if the OP is also failing to acknowledge those. Had the policy had been changed 10 days prior to sailing to require vaccination, I suspect the OP would have gotten a very different response from CC, especially if they came to CC for advice soon after the policy change was announced.

My advice remains to start a new thread. I’d say that ocean crossings (long sailings with multiple sea days far from land based medical care) are perhaps among the most likely sailings to be designated for special requirements such as vaccinations and/or testing. I suspect they want to drop the requirements even for ocean crossings by spring 2023. Still I must admit I can imagine such requirements could resurface were there another spike in cases or an especially virulent variant, much as we all hope that does not happen. So, if there are people in my party who are unwilling to be vaccinated/boosted/tested or whatever is required, I might wait to book or book everything (cruise, airfare, hotels, etc) in a refundable fashion.

Are you just curious? Or are you booked/seriously considering booking with an unvaccinated child in spring 2023? If the later, you probably should start a new thread. That would likely gain better input for you and be more accessible for anybody searching the internet for such info.

I think we can agree either us possible; we should not assume the worst of either the poster or the phone reps, as we just do not know. I think we can also agree that the info was available on the website had the OP really looked for it. Also multiple people (myself included) can attest to getting emails about cruise requirements. So the OP did have other info sources. Plus unofficial info sources like this one.