Jerseygirl1416 Posted August 10, 2021 #51 Share Posted August 10, 2021 56 minutes ago, DJLDRUMS said: That's awesome news...for us about a 5 + hour drive from Mass. If the Oasis does more than a 2 night test cruise and Covid shows up it wouldn't surprise me if the September 5th sailing gets in jeopardy. I'm curious as to how many people will be allowed to cruise on the first few sailings? Certainly can't be 100% capacity. Let’s not even put that out into the universe 😂 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJLDRUMS Posted August 10, 2021 Author #52 Share Posted August 10, 2021 36 minutes ago, ticketsunlimited said: Its a 6 day test cruise no more no less. CDC will issue certificate on the 30th of August. September 5th will happen barring a catastrophe. Ship will sail with 35 to 50% and no more until October Sounds good ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJLDRUMS Posted August 10, 2021 Author #53 Share Posted August 10, 2021 37 minutes ago, Jerseygirl1416 said: That’s what I’m thinking too if not less. I'll go with that too ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
badaple92 Posted August 10, 2021 #54 Share Posted August 10, 2021 38 minutes ago, Jerseygirl1416 said: Let’s not even put that out into the universe 😂 We were able to get a 12:30 too. Usually there at 10:30. Will be getting on parkway at 100. Cant wait. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeKl Posted August 10, 2021 #55 Share Posted August 10, 2021 Just checked in for our 10/24 Oasis Cruise with a 12PM check in time. It appears that 11:30 is the earliest I have seen anyone post about. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJLDRUMS Posted August 10, 2021 Author #56 Share Posted August 10, 2021 1 hour ago, ticketsunlimited said: Its a 6 day test cruise no more no less. CDC will issue certificate on the 30th of August. September 5th will happen barring a catastrophe. Ship will sail with 35 to 50% and no more until October What's strange is that for the 9/12 sailing the ship had inside, outside and balconies available. Very few balcony cabins were left. If that's the case, they're saying that there aren't many cabins left for the first couple of sailing, while I can understand that by October it should have expanded to more than 50%. This is something that Royal won't tell you with just how booked the ship will be. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sixbirches Posted August 10, 2021 #57 Share Posted August 10, 2021 We were able to check in today for our Oct 3 cruise on Oasis out of Bayonne. 👏👏👏 I check daily — don’t wait to get an email from RC. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Oceansaway17 Posted August 10, 2021 #58 Share Posted August 10, 2021 5 hours ago, rbschultz said: Ours popped up for 10/17 as well... Its just on the website yes me too and on my birthday yea me. I got my arrival and they do not require a photo upload. I will use the app though. I will get to test the darn app in Seattle on Ovation in mid Sept. Oh and even my Nov Symphony is ready for check in. Folks do not wait for email. Remember they do not email confirmation of cancels so they are not always up to date on check ins. So you keep checking the RCI web site. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lauren0309 Posted August 10, 2021 #59 Share Posted August 10, 2021 Checked in for 9/12 sailing. 12:30 boarding time on Oasis Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nelblu Posted August 10, 2021 #60 Share Posted August 10, 2021 2 hours ago, badaple92 said: We were able to get a 12:30 too. Usually there at 10:30. Will be getting on parkway at 100. Cant wait. Need extra time for cleaning and sanitizing cabins and the rest of the ship. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nelblu Posted August 10, 2021 #61 Share Posted August 10, 2021 43 minutes ago, Oceansaway17 said: yes me too and on my birthday yea me. I got my arrival and they do not require a photo upload. I will use the app though. I will get to test the darn app in Seattle on Ovation in mid Sept. Oh and even my Nov Symphony is ready for check in. Folks do not wait for email. Remember they do not email confirmation of cancels so they are not always up to date on check ins. So you keep checking the RCI web site. I did not get an e-mail informing that check-in was available, but got one a few minutes ago confirming that I checked-in.😀 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2Long2NxtCrz Posted August 10, 2021 #62 Share Posted August 10, 2021 On our rollcall for the November 7th sailing on the Anthem out of Bayonne, check-in was already open and people received the 3-3:30pm time slot, which is concerning as currently the ship says it's leaving at 3pm! I tried it just now and got through the entire check-in process, except there were no "available slots" to choose from to complete the check-in. I suspect it was an error to open up our check-in this early (not all that early in normal times, but these are anything but normal times). But at least I've done most of the check-in. I hope. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nelblu Posted August 10, 2021 #63 Share Posted August 10, 2021 8 minutes ago, 2Long2NxtCrz said: On our rollcall for the November 7th sailing on the Anthem out of Bayonne, check-in was already open and people received the 3-3:30pm time slot, which is concerning as currently the ship says it's leaving at 3pm! I tried it just now and got through the entire check-in process, except there were no "available slots" to choose from to complete the check-in. I suspect it was an error to open up our check-in this early (not all that early in normal times, but these are anything but normal times). But at least I've done most of the check-in. I hope. IT problem possibly. The Sept. 5th sail has been pushed back to 6 PM and the last slot to check-in is 3:30-4:00 PM. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2Long2NxtCrz Posted August 10, 2021 #64 Share Posted August 10, 2021 1 minute ago, nelblu said: IT problem possibly. The Sept. 5th sail has been pushed back to 6 PM and the last slot to check-in is 3:30-4:00 PM. I had done all the check-in on my laptop so thought I'd try the app after I posted this and it explicitly said that it was "too soon" to pick a slot, so it's a discrepancy between the app and the website. I'm glad I didn't tell the others in my party to do the check-in yet. We have so many newbies, I'd hate to confuse them with things like this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gizbywife Posted August 10, 2021 #65 Share Posted August 10, 2021 9 hours ago, Tromler said: I was able to check in this morning for our Oasis date of 9/19 Dang! You should buy a lottery ticket! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gizbywife Posted August 11, 2021 #66 Share Posted August 11, 2021 34 minutes ago, gizbywife said: Dang! You should buy a lottery ticket! Spoke too soon... looks like check in is available online for 9/12 Bayonne Oasis sailing! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJLDRUMS Posted August 11, 2021 Author #67 Share Posted August 11, 2021 3 hours ago, gizbywife said: Spoke too soon... looks like check in is available online for 9/12 Bayonne Oasis sailing! Hummm, so everyone, what do you think the capacity, of the ship will be for the 9/12 sailing? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cruise2 Posted August 11, 2021 #68 Share Posted August 11, 2021 We are on Sept. 5th sailing and my time slot was 11-11:30, our friends are 11:30-12. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gizbywife Posted August 11, 2021 #69 Share Posted August 11, 2021 6 hours ago, DJLDRUMS said: Hummm, so everyone, what do you think the capacity, of the ship will be for the 9/12 sailing? Good question. I read somewhere that Sept is normally a slow month, but nothing is normal anymore, so there's that. I'm hoping <50%. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Biker19 Posted August 11, 2021 #70 Share Posted August 11, 2021 2 hours ago, gizbywife said: I read somewhere that Sept is normally a slow month, but nothing is normal anymore, so there's that. Slow month in the pre COVID era meant lower prices (which was true for Sept), not necessarily much lower capacity. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daghis Posted August 11, 2021 #71 Share Posted August 11, 2021 (edited) 9 hours ago, DJLDRUMS said: Hummm, so everyone, what do you think the capacity, of the ship will be for the 9/12 sailing? The feeling I'm getting from YouTubers is that they're running about a third-full. So, for Oasis of the Seas, that'll be 1,500-2,000 people. Given how well Oasis-class ships distribute people across so many neighborhoods, I'm really excited to see what it's like being on Oasis of the Seas with her being over half-empty (for two weeks!!). Edited August 11, 2021 by Daghis 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lovelife Posted August 11, 2021 #72 Share Posted August 11, 2021 On the Indy test cruise last week we sailed with 9% of capacity. Now that was a dream! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJLDRUMS Posted August 11, 2021 Author #73 Share Posted August 11, 2021 4 hours ago, lovelife said: On the Indy test cruise last week we sailed with 9% of capacity. Now that was a dream! WOooooooo!!! I'll say....so you had your own cruise ship...BUT entertainment like the quest and other people participation events aren't happening. Anyone that's JUST cruised be able to add a little more ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJLDRUMS Posted August 11, 2021 Author #74 Share Posted August 11, 2021 Here's a fly in the ointment for some fellow cruisers out there, while it doesn't currently pertain to the Oasis Bayonne sailings for September and October. The government of St. Thomas announced that it is now prohibiting any cruise ships that don't have 100% vaccinated passengers from docking on that island. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Floater4life Posted August 11, 2021 #75 Share Posted August 11, 2021 Checked in for 9/12 on the Oasis yesterday. 1:00pm was the earliest available. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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