GA Dave Posted July 30, 2021 #1501 Share Posted July 30, 2021 42 minutes ago, MorganClark said: What is this thing "vacation time"? 😉 Hang in there Dave, retirement comes in a "blink of an eye" and you'll be retired (and doing all the cruising you want) before you know it. That's what it felt like for me. Ocean Cay, you're probably referring to MSC? Meraviglia? Does MSC have studio cabins? Your granddaughters will be going to UO, University of Oregon? If it's Oregon, my younger son started out there but then transferred to Univ of Arizona. My oldest son goes to Washington State Univ. Thanks. My retirement is not based on a specific date, it’s based on a very complicated spreadsheet that shows when I’ll have enough money to live how I’ll want without ever worrying about running out. Yes, I was speaking of Meraviglia. My favorite cruise discount notification website showed that they were offering deep discounts for balcony cabins for solos for the 8/6 cruise. When I looked at all the cruises for August, they were all deeply discounted. My trip with the DD’s is to Universal Orlando (UO). I am so used to abbreviating that one on the theme park boards, I should spell that one out on here. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MorganClark Posted July 30, 2021 #1502 Share Posted July 30, 2021 2 hours ago, GA Dave said: Thanks. My retirement is not based on a specific date, it’s based on a very complicated spreadsheet that shows when I’ll have enough money to live how I’ll want without ever worrying about running out. Yes, I was speaking of Meraviglia. My favorite cruise discount notification website showed that they were offering deep discounts for balcony cabins for solos for the 8/6 cruise. When I looked at all the cruises for August, they were all deeply discounted. My trip with the DD’s is to Universal Orlando (UO). I am so used to abbreviating that one on the theme park boards, I should spell that one out on here. Thanks. If you need help with those spreadsheets, check with @Sailing12Away, she's the "Queen of the Spreadsheets". I booked at least 2 cruises off of one of her spreadsheets. I'll have to take a look at those MSC discounts in August. MSC is "on my radar" <-(electronic navigation pun fully intended) to try & I think they have beautiful ships. UO, lol. Since you said in Sept, I thought you were taking them off to college, lol. I'm sure they'd rather go to Universal Orlando. As a matter of fact, I've got a visit to UO planned in to one of my pre-cruises for a cruise out of Port Canaveral (have to fly into Orlando anyway). Who knows, if one of those MSC discounted cruises in August is too good to pass up, maybe you & I could jump on the same ship to form an impromptu RP cruise! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MorganClark Posted July 30, 2021 #1503 Share Posted July 30, 2021 (edited) 4 hours ago, GA Dave said: Thanks. My retirement is not based on a specific date, it’s based on a very complicated spreadsheet that shows when I’ll have enough money to live how I’ll want without ever worrying about running out. Yes, I was speaking of Meraviglia. My favorite cruise discount notification website showed that they were offering deep discounts for balcony cabins for solos for the 8/6 cruise. When I looked at all the cruises for August, they were all deeply discounted. My trip with the DD’s is to Universal Orlando (UO). I am so used to abbreviating that one on the theme park boards, I should spell that one out on here. Hey Dave, I looked at the MSC website and the August cruises on Meraviglia look very tempting. MSC has a promo for a free upgrade from an interior to a balcony stateroom. I smell a potential RP cruise! I think we could get a couple more "fury little animals" on board. Oh, also, on one of the cruises the ship overnights at Ocean Cay, MSC's private island (nice). Let's discuss some details (i.e. what dates you were looking at, etc). Please shoot me an e-mail at; martycp60@gmail.com As Tony of La Lido Loca would say; "thanks in advance". Edited July 30, 2021 by MorganClark Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare HBCcruiser Posted July 30, 2021 Author #1504 Share Posted July 30, 2021 Did you guys see this? I guess 6 passengers tested positive for COVID this week - right after our cruise. Luckily, we had zero cases on our cruise. https://www.usatoday.com/story/travel/cruises/2021/07/30/royal-caribbean-cruise-6-passengers-sent-home-after-covid-positive/5427475001/?fbclid=IwAR03-GMAoxMpKynkHVpOOVZKuDmSUa_fHyKxQPXZ0NzaXqcbuRuFt5S664A 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Biker19 Posted July 30, 2021 #1505 Share Posted July 30, 2021 17 minutes ago, HBCcruiser said: . Luckily, we had zero cases on our cruise. that you know of. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare HBCcruiser Posted July 30, 2021 Author #1506 Share Posted July 30, 2021 3 minutes ago, Biker19 said: that you know of. We actually asked some crew members we had befriended. According to them there were zero cases on our cruise. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Akina13 Posted July 30, 2021 #1507 Share Posted July 30, 2021 question for my fellow cruisers 🙂 double points - did you guys already get them? I saw they added our regular points to my C&A but not the double points. Wondering if I need to call in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MorganClark Posted July 30, 2021 #1508 Share Posted July 30, 2021 22 minutes ago, HBCcruiser said: Did you guys see this? I guess 6 passengers tested positive for COVID this week - right after our cruise. Luckily, we had zero cases on our cruise. https://www.usatoday.com/story/travel/cruises/2021/07/30/royal-caribbean-cruise-6-passengers-sent-home-after-covid-positive/5427475001/?fbclid=IwAR03-GMAoxMpKynkHVpOOVZKuDmSUa_fHyKxQPXZ0NzaXqcbuRuFt5S664A No, this is the first I've seen this news. But, it doesn't surprise me. I previously posted that the vaccine is not going to completely prevent a few cases here and there of covid-19, even in vaccinated people. It's how the cruise line responds is what matters. It looks like RCI did a great job handling the cases (contact tracing, etc) and even flew the guests home via private charter at RCI's expense. And, the rest of the cruise is proceeding uninterrupted. I'm good with these protocols & responses. Thanks for posting. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare HBCcruiser Posted July 30, 2021 Author #1509 Share Posted July 30, 2021 Just now, Akina13 said: question for my fellow cruisers 🙂 double points - did you guys already get them? I saw they added our regular points to my C&A but not the double points. Wondering if I need to call in. I did - actually we got 28 points posted yesterday! 7X4 for being in a suite - SWEET! 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MorganClark Posted July 30, 2021 #1510 Share Posted July 30, 2021 5 minutes ago, HBCcruiser said: We actually asked some crew members we had befriended. According to them there were zero cases on our cruise. Never let a chance for some good fear-mongering go to waste. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Akina13 Posted July 30, 2021 #1511 Share Posted July 30, 2021 1 minute ago, HBCcruiser said: I did - actually we got 28 points posted yesterday! 7X4 for being in a suite - SWEET! nice - I only got 14...and I believe JS should get 14x2 🙂 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Biker19 Posted July 30, 2021 #1512 Share Posted July 30, 2021 1 minute ago, Akina13 said: nice - I only got 14...and I believe JS should get 14x2 🙂 Assuming double occupancy and you didn’t Royal Up, you should get 4x the number of nights. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Akina13 Posted July 30, 2021 #1513 Share Posted July 30, 2021 2 minutes ago, Biker19 said: Assuming double occupancy and you didn’t Royal Up, you should get 4x the number of nights. ahh - I got Royal up - maybe that's the issue Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Biker19 Posted July 30, 2021 #1514 Share Posted July 30, 2021 1 minute ago, Akina13 said: ahh - I got Royal up - maybe that's the issue You get the points you would have gotten in your original cabin. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smokeybandit Posted July 30, 2021 #1515 Share Posted July 30, 2021 1 hour ago, Biker19 said: that you know of. No one would know about these positives if there wasn't a usa today reporter on board Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Akina13 Posted July 30, 2021 #1516 Share Posted July 30, 2021 3 minutes ago, Biker19 said: You get the points you would have gotten in your original cabin. Thanks! that answers that - had no idea. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dswallow Posted July 30, 2021 #1517 Share Posted July 30, 2021 15 minutes ago, smokeybandit said: No one would know about these positives if there wasn't a usa today reporter on board Until the captain makes the announcement about it onboard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare HBCcruiser Posted August 5, 2021 Author #1518 Share Posted August 5, 2021 WOW! Glad we cruised when we did. "All guests sailing on Adventure of the Seas will have to wear a mask while indoors, including fully vaccinated passengers." Read More Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ocean Boy Posted August 5, 2021 #1519 Share Posted August 5, 2021 5 hours ago, HBCcruiser said: WOW! Glad we cruised when we did. "All guests sailing on Adventure of the Seas will have to wear a mask while indoors, including fully vaccinated passengers." Read More If I had a cruise booked I'd be getting a refund. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smokeybandit Posted August 5, 2021 #1520 Share Posted August 5, 2021 (edited) On 7/30/2021 at 12:16 PM, dswallow said: Until the captain makes the announcement about it onboard. Which he wouldn't have had to do if it wasn't already in the news. The announcement merely confirmed what was in the news article. He didn't mention that the close contacts remained in quarantine due to Bahamas rules or that they had to be tested multiple times. That wasn't in the news article Edited August 5, 2021 by smokeybandit Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kearney Posted August 5, 2021 #1521 Share Posted August 5, 2021 24 minutes ago, Ocean Boy said: If I had a cruise booked I'd be getting a refund. The only reason we decided to take two flights on AA to sail out of Nassau was the prospect of no masking..otherwise...why risk getting Covid on a flight..when you can drive to Florida.... we are getting a refund... 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare umaine89 Posted August 6, 2021 #1522 Share Posted August 6, 2021 (edited) 2 hours ago, kearney said: The only reason we decided to take two flights on AA to sail out of Nassau was the prospect of no masking..otherwise...why risk getting Covid on a flight..when you can drive to Florida.... we are getting a refund... I am on Adventure right now, 7/31 sailing. I agree with this. With the mask mandate, I wouldn’t have made the trip to Nassau. This was an expensive flight. No advantage to going out of Nassau and cheaper to go out of Florida. Edited August 6, 2021 by umaine89 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dswallow Posted August 6, 2021 #1523 Share Posted August 6, 2021 1 hour ago, umaine89 said: I am on Adventure right now, 7/31 sailing. I agree with this. With the mask mandate, I wouldn’t have made the trip to Nassau. This was an expensive flight. No advantage to going out of Nassau and cheaper to go out of Florida. I definitely wouldn't go out of Florida as an alternative. There's almost no question that you need to wear a mask with that passenger mix. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MorganClark Posted August 6, 2021 #1524 Share Posted August 6, 2021 17 hours ago, HBCcruiser said: WOW! Glad we cruised when we did. "All guests sailing on Adventure of the Seas will have to wear a mask while indoors, including fully vaccinated passengers." Read More 😡 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kearney Posted August 6, 2021 #1525 Share Posted August 6, 2021 9 hours ago, dswallow said: I definitely wouldn't go out of Florida as an alternative. There's almost no question that you need to wear a mask with that passenger mix. I think his point was that..if you had to deal with wearing masks...why go to Nassau when you can go through that hassle closer to home.... Are there ships sailing out of other ports not requiring masks as of now (cause we know that could change tomorrow) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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