When is Your Next Royal Cruise?

[Vdh730]

We are holding our breath to see if our Aug 8 sailing on Oasis actually happens.

 

[DisMommyTX]

Feeling more confident that we will actually get to sail on our July 31 Symphony cruise. I'm really hoping they start a few weeks before that to work out some of the kinks, but we are just so ready to go at this point!

 

[DizneyNutz]

Feeling more confident that we will actually get to sail on our July 31 Symphony cruise. I'm really hoping they start a few weeks before that to work out some of the kinks, but we are just so ready to go at this point!

We are so ready to resume also, which is why we booked a cruise from Bermuda in July. Hope your cruise sails and you have a wonderful trip. I see where Disney announced yesterday they cancelled all cruises through July.

 

[Robbydj13]

Feeling more confident that we will actually get to sail on our July 31 Symphony cruise. I'm really hoping they start a few weeks before that to work out some of the kinks, but we are just so ready to go at this point!

Any word on what the rules on board will be yet?

 

[Canadian Disney Mom]

We have 14 cruises booked between Aug 14 and May 13. We had 15 but one of them was Bermuda and that got cancelled yesterday. Before you think I am nuts, these were all casino comp offers so we only had to pay taxes which are fully refundable. We basically book anything they send our way for free because we have no idea where or when cruising will start from in North America and we want to have our bases covered. I am sure we will be taking significantly less than 14

 

[Robbydj13]

We have 14 cruises booked between Aug 14 and May 13. We had 15 but one of them was Bermuda and that got cancelled yesterday. Before you think I am nuts, these were all casino comp offers so we only had to pay taxes which are fully refundable. We basically book anything they send our way for free because we have no idea where or when cruising will start from in North America and we want to have our bases covered. I am sure we will be taking significantly less than 14

Hopefully you get to take most, but Im not feeling confident about my upcoming cruises myself, and my next one is not until early next year

 

[Canadian Disney Mom]

Hopefully you get to take most, but Im not feeling confident about my upcoming cruises myself, and my next one is not until early next year

At this point I am resigned to the fact that we are at the whim of this stupid virus and how soon it is before it is safe to travel. I know the govt and the cruise lines are doing their best. I was on the 3/1/20 Anthem sailing last year so was lucky that I snuck one in before they pulled the plug. I have lost count but I think I have had somewhere around 10 already cancelled since May last year.

Even if sailing restarts, I also have the issue of the US/Canadian border being closed to non-essential travel so that has to open before I can travel for the most part. I don’t think getting a fix for my cruise and Disney fetishes will count as essential

 

[mevelandry]

At this point I am resigned to the fact that we are at the whim of this stupid virus and how soon it is before it is safe to travel. I know the govt and the cruise lines are doing their best. I was on the 3/1/20 Anthem sailing last year so was lucky that I snuck one in before they pulled the plug. I have lost count but I think I have had somewhere around 10 already cancelled since May last year.

Even if sailing restarts, I also have the issue of the US/Canadian border being closed to non-essential travel so that has to open before I can travel for the most part. I don’t think getting a fix for my cruise and Disney fetishes will count as essential

Justin Trudeau has said this week that they would most likely modify the conditions (possibly waive or drastically reduce quarantine) for vaccinated people in a few weeks.

So we might have good news soon!

Could be wrong but I'm totally expecting them to reopen borders on June 22.

 

[Canadian Disney Mom]

I hope so. I won’t be double vaccinated by then (just got shot 1 last week), but it would be nice if it was open before I get shot 2

 

[mevelandry]

I hope so. I won’t be double vaccinated by the (just got shot 1 last week), but it would be nice if it was open before I get shot 2

We are hoping to see it reopen before our first trip as well. We'll be fully vaccinated by the end of August but our first trip is in September.

 

[Chrissy-Mickey]

Just booked Mid-December!
Will be our first cruise with Royal.

Online booking went a little rough though; I wanted to pay in full with a combination of FCC and credit card. I filled in both the FCC and CC sections of the page as Royal requested, yet still got an email later saying that they couldn't process the FCC since the cruise was paid in full (because they charged it all to the credit card). Called Royal, had to hang up on the first person who I got on the line (he completely useless). Called again and got someone on the line who understood what happened and who to talk to. The system still didn't allow them to fully correct it though, but it worked out alright in the end. Anyway, just a tip if you want to use FCC, call Royal to book instead of using the website!

 

[DizneyNutz]

BE AWARE!!! Everyone of us who were willing to book cruises that RCCL offered from Bermuda were just used as CASH COWS! This could happen to you also, if booking the Nassau Cruises! Like so many others, we were tired of waiting on the CDC to lift restrictions on cruising. We last got off a cruise in February 2020 when all the Covid was beginning to start. We were very excited when RCCL stepped up and said they would offer cruises from Bermuda and Nassau. On opening morning of eligible booking for the cruises I was on the phone. I booked a cruise that was to sail from Bermuda on my Birthday and got a Junior Suite on the stern of the ship! What a coup for being early to call and book we thought! It seemed very ODD that the planning was going very differently than our previous other cruises. Since the opening of booking was almost at the PIF date timeframe, people had to immediately send full payment. Not the usual deposit with months to pay it off. So we paid our Thousands of dollars to RCCL to be going on our first cruise in 17 months. We were excited to say the least! At the time of booking we were advised by the RCCL representative that we should book flights and transfers through them also as an added insurance that things would go smoothly. So yes we did that also. The strange part was even at the normal 90 day window we couldn't begin online check in? It stated we would receive an email as to when that would be available. There also were no activities listed so we could start any plans. You could however send them more money to book drink packages and also shore excursions. SO yes we checked that box also and sent more money for Beverage Pkgs and shore excursions. This remained to be true until we were around 54 days out. Still no online check in and no activities? Then 3 days prior to cancellation (by them) they even allowed us to book a dining Pkg. Then the HAMMER drops! RCCL cancelled ALL of the Bermuda cruises! WE were literally used for cash cows to keep RCCL from bleeding money to refunds from other cancelled cruises. This was not the fault of CDC or anyone other than RCCL. They decided the deadline was approaching on the first cruise that was supposed to sail from Bermuda and they had gotten about as mush cash as people were going to send, so they chose to drop them. They never intended to fulfill those cruise contracts but it was the only way they could get people to send them money given the current state of cruising from the US. Create false sailings with the sail dates so close you had to pay in full immediately. In the end we had around $8,000 invested in the cruise. Have to give it to them, it was a brilliant idea on someone's part! They gave the excuse that they had heard from the masses that they would rather sail from more convenient US PORTS! DUUUH! Who WOULDN'T? So now we get the usual " Your money will be refunded a month and a half after THEY cancel on US" I guess so that gets them more time to keep bleeding the Nassau Group? This has been a really underhanded move by RCCL that I didn't feel they would ever do to their constituents. We live and learn even RCCL will back stab you if it gets them through the hard times. So anyway wanted everyone to know that if you are booking any unusual cruises ( ie: Nassau) you may want to rethink things? Or be ready to MOOOOOve along! ;-)

 

[Wreckem]

BE AWARE!!! Everyone of us who were willing to book cruises that RCCL offered from Bermuda were just used as CASH COWS! This could happen to you also, if booking the Nassau Cruises! Like so many others, we were tired of waiting on the CDC to lift restrictions on cruising. We last got off a cruise in February 2020 when all the Covid was beginning to start. We were very excited when RCCL stepped up and said they would offer cruises from Bermuda and Nassau. On opening morning of eligible booking for the cruises I was on the phone. I booked a cruise that was to sail from Bermuda on my Birthday and got a Junior Suite on the stern of the ship! What a coup for being early to call and book we thought! It seemed very ODD that the planning was going very differently than our previous other cruises. Since the opening of booking was almost at the PIF date timeframe, people had to immediately send full payment. Not the usual deposit with months to pay it off. So we paid our Thousands of dollars to RCCL to be going on our first cruise in 17 months. We were excited to say the least! At the time of booking we were advised by the RCCL representative that we should book flights and transfers through them also as an added insurance that things would go smoothly. So yes we did that also. The strange part was even at the normal 90 day window we couldn't begin online check in? It stated we would receive an email as to when that would be available. There also were no activities listed so we could start any plans. You could however send them more money to book drink packages and also shore excursions. SO yes we checked that box also and sent more money for Beverage Pkgs and shore excursions. This remained to be true until we were around 54 days out. Still no online check in and no activities? Then 3 days prior to cancellation (by them) they even allowed us to book a dining Pkg. Then the HAMMER drops! RCCL cancelled ALL of the Bermuda cruises! WE were literally used for cash cows to keep RCCL from bleeding money to refunds from other cancelled cruises. This was not the fault of CDC or anyone other than RCCL. They decided the deadline was approaching on the first cruise that was supposed to sail from Bermuda and they had gotten about as mush cash as people were going to send, so they chose to drop them. They never intended to fulfill those cruise contracts but it was the only way they could get people to send them money given the current state of cruising from the US. Create false sailings with the sail dates so close you had to pay in full immediately. In the end we had around $8,000 invested in the cruise. Have to give it to them, it was a brilliant idea on someone's part! They gave the excuse that they had heard from the masses that they would rather sail from more convenient US PORTS! DUUUH! Who WOULDN'T? So now we get the usual " Your money will be refunded a month and a half after THEY cancel on US" I guess so that gets them more time to keep bleeding the Nassau Group? This has been a really underhanded move by RCCL that I didn't feel they would ever do to their constituents. We live and learn even RCCL will back stab you if it gets them through the hard times. So anyway wanted everyone to know that if you are booking any unusual cruises ( ie: Nassau) you may want to rethink things? Or be ready to MOOOOOve along! ;-)

The Bermuda cruises didn’t sell well even with RCL heavily subsidizing airfare.

The Nassau cruises start two weeks earlier than the Bermuda cruises were to have started. If they were going to cancel Nassau they would have done it before Bermuda.

Adventure is essentially fully staffed and said staff is fully vaccinated now after its stop in Florida.

Furthermore, they just made an announcement regarding changes to their vaccination requirements specifically for the Nassau cruises. They announced that 12 and up have to be fully vaccinated starting on August 1.

While Adventure could be canceled, I don’t think it will be at this point. I also don’t think they want to piss of their flag country that’s spending millions on the Nassau terminal to eventually make it a permanent homeport.

People booking the recently opened late July sailings out of Alaska(on any cruise line) are much more likely to be canceled.

 

[DizneyNutz]

The Bermuda cruises didn’t sell well even with RCL heavily subsidizing airfare.

The Nassau cruises start two weeks earlier than the Bermuda cruises were to have started. If they were going to cancel Nassau they would have done it before Bermuda.

Adventure is essentially fully staffed and said staff is fully vaccinated now after its stop in Florida.

Furthermore, they just made an announcement regarding changes to their vaccination requirements specifically for the Nassau cruises. They announced that 12 and up have to be fully vaccinated starting on August 1.

While Adventure could be canceled, I don’t think it will be at this point. I also don’t think they want to piss of their flag country that’s spending millions on the Nassau terminal to eventually make it a permanent homeport.

It will be interesting to see how the cruises out of ( ST. Thomas) I believe? are booking and what the end result of those will be?

 

[mevelandry]

BE AWARE!!! Everyone of us who were willing to book cruises that RCCL offered from Bermuda were just used as CASH COWS! This could happen to you also, if booking the Nassau Cruises! Like so many others, we were tired of waiting on the CDC to lift restrictions on cruising. We last got off a cruise in February 2020 when all the Covid was beginning to start. We were very excited when RCCL stepped up and said they would offer cruises from Bermuda and Nassau. On opening morning of eligible booking for the cruises I was on the phone. I booked a cruise that was to sail from Bermuda on my Birthday and got a Junior Suite on the stern of the ship! What a coup for being early to call and book we thought! It seemed very ODD that the planning was going very differently than our previous other cruises. Since the opening of booking was almost at the PIF date timeframe, people had to immediately send full payment. Not the usual deposit with months to pay it off. So we paid our Thousands of dollars to RCCL to be going on our first cruise in 17 months. We were excited to say the least! At the time of booking we were advised by the RCCL representative that we should book flights and transfers through them also as an added insurance that things would go smoothly. So yes we did that also. The strange part was even at the normal 90 day window we couldn't begin online check in? It stated we would receive an email as to when that would be available. There also were no activities listed so we could start any plans. You could however send them more money to book drink packages and also shore excursions. SO yes we checked that box also and sent more money for Beverage Pkgs and shore excursions. This remained to be true until we were around 54 days out. Still no online check in and no activities? Then 3 days prior to cancellation (by them) they even allowed us to book a dining Pkg. Then the HAMMER drops! RCCL cancelled ALL of the Bermuda cruises! WE were literally used for cash cows to keep RCCL from bleeding money to refunds from other cancelled cruises. This was not the fault of CDC or anyone other than RCCL. They decided the deadline was approaching on the first cruise that was supposed to sail from Bermuda and they had gotten about as mush cash as people were going to send, so they chose to drop them. They never intended to fulfill those cruise contracts but it was the only way they could get people to send them money given the current state of cruising from the US. Create false sailings with the sail dates so close you had to pay in full immediately. In the end we had around $8,000 invested in the cruise. Have to give it to them, it was a brilliant idea on someone's part! They gave the excuse that they had heard from the masses that they would rather sail from more convenient US PORTS! DUUUH! Who WOULDN'T? So now we get the usual " Your money will be refunded a month and a half after THEY cancel on US" I guess so that gets them more time to keep bleeding the Nassau Group? This has been a really underhanded move by RCCL that I didn't feel they would ever do to their constituents. We live and learn even RCCL will back stab you if it gets them through the hard times. So anyway wanted everyone to know that if you are booking any unusual cruises ( ie: Nassau) you may want to rethink things? Or be ready to MOOOOOve along! ;-)

Were you able to cancel or change your flights? Can you book something else with the credits?

There must be something about Bermuda as we had two Bermuda cruises canceled (departing from NYC)... (One with NCL, the other with Carnival).

Is it possible that they don’t sell very well?

 

[Denise W]

We are booked on Oasis out of Bayonne on July 9 and they haven’t cancelled us yet. This was moved from July last year. I hope they let us know soon!
Denise

 

[atricks]

If they open up the Odyssey for the Seas for July out of Florida (Which seems very likely to happen soon) we're going to jump on July 31st.

 

[Meriweather]

Just booked Alaska for August!!
from and to Seattle. So good to have a cruise coming soon!!

 

[DizneyNutz]

If they open up the Odyssey for the Seas for July out of Florida (Which seems very likely to happen soon) we're going to jump on July 31st.

We were originally scheduled to be on her Inaugural Sailing last November and the second one because we were booked B2B. We are still booked on her 14 night Apr. 22 TA.

 

[PezRuth]

We are booked on the Adventure for July 10 out of the Bahamas and honestly I am not concerned about it being canceled for all of the reasons that were stated above. The Bermuda cruises always struck me as a bit off because it is just not that easy to get to Bermuda. I will continue to keep my fingers crossed.