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Yea it pretty much is except for a very few counties that would effect a limited amount of sailings such as mentioned above.... like Bermuda and Canada.

Hello Royal Caribbean...time to end all testing!!!

Jan 18 is a Wed....midweek you have absolutely nothing to worry about as you will most likely be the only ship in port.

My daughter just flew NY to Dallas a couple days ago. She had an 8am flight......morning of she gets a text that her 8am has now been changed to 11am.....then her 11am ended up delayed to noon.....flights are a mess right now. Week before her quick DC to NY flight was cancelled....she quickly booked with another airlines going out a couple hours later....after waiting for that flight it also got cancelled....ended up taking the train back to NY.

Stayed there years ago and don't remember it being overly noisy...but it's an airport hotel. I would much more recommend the Marriott Water Street location...easy free less than 10 minute trolly ride to the port or you can even walk to the port.....and it's a much better location as well as a much nicer hotel.

I have never heard of someone testing positive on a ship that got refunded for their entire group....just the person who tested positive. As far as the person who told you on the ship your entire party would be refunded....not an excuse but reality...they probably didn't know the exact corporate policy...if you asked 5 different crew members you would have probably got 5 different answers...just the way it usually is. And yes....unless you have something in writing from tht person on the ship who told you your entire group would be refunded.....what they said isn't going to mean anything.

The ones I had were like soda cans...no reseal.

I have stayed in both. If you are more than 2 people then I would go for the 2 bed ATS for sure....there is little to no privacy in the CLS if you have children. As far as location the CLS wins out...it's a really long walk to the very aft of an Oasis class ship and you are among regular cabins verse a private suite area with the CLS. The balcony of the ATS is something to experience. As far as noise it is a bit noisier in the ATS verse the CLS but it's minimal.

I don't like the cans....cant reseal once opened.

7/11 at 1529 E Las Olas Blvd

Call....online is a waste of time for a casino booking.

Sounds like an Odyssey sailing;)

Have to agree with you....dont like the idea that you may not be notified till the evening of embarkation...I wouldn't want to have to repack and move once settled in.

Sounds to me like what they are saying is while you didn't win you're Royal Up bid.....there still may be a last minute chance for your upgrade if some cabins open up on boarding day from no shows.

Hertz is located at the Tampa Marriott Water St. If they don't have a shuttle you can take a very quick free trolley ride to the port from the Marriott....it's also in walking distance if you don't mind a 15 minute walk.

This may help you http://www.theportoftampa.com/rental-cars.htm

Yea....strange. Either the tests are always correct or something else going on.

I would look to stay in the Downtown or Channelside area for convenience to the port, restaurants and attractions. Some of these hotels are a very quick free trolley ride to the port. Marriott Water Street, JW Marriott Water Street, Westin Harbor Island, Hyatt Place Downtown, Home 2 Suite Channelside, Hampton Inn Channelside.....these are just some I would recommend.

Isn't Quantum having propulsion issues? Something sounds suspicious.

Amtrak has a train from Kissimmee to Tampa that is pretty cheap. As for hotels I would recommend staying in the Channelside or Downtown area....many hotel choices. Both are very convenient and close to both the Tampa Amtrak station and cruise port.

Yea....but has an awesome view on Odyssey!!!

Yes...agree....that is why was almost certain that she had COVID but all tests showed negative. Maybe since she had previously had COVID a year earlier the flu maybe triggered that loss of taste and smell again...no idea. But 2 home tests and a PCR test all showed negative COVID but flu positive....weird.

Unless you want to be by the beach....Clearwater or St Pete Beach I would recommend also staying in one of the same hotels. There is lots to do right near...RiverWalk...Tampa History Center....Tampa Aquarium...Modern Art Museum ....a trolley ride to Ybor City....visit Armature Works for some great food and drinks. If you go to Ybor make sure to visit Columbia Restaurant if you want some great Spanish food....historic Tampa restaurant that just received Michelin recognition.

Since it's only one night I would recommend staying in Tampa closer to the port....also more to do IMHO. I would suggest looking to stay in the Downtown/Channelside area. These are both within a very short distance from the port....depending on which hotel some you may be able to even take the free trolley from hotel to port. Some hotel recommendations would be Marriott Water St...JW Marriott Water St...Embassy Suites Tampa Convention Center...Westin Tampa Waterside...Home 2 Suites and Hampton Inn Channelside. All of these hotels I suggested are in walking distance or a free trolley ride to many restaurants and bars....also within 10 minutes or less to the port....some you can also just take the free street trolley from hotel to port. As for transport from airport to hotel...I would suggest Uber XL or Lyft. Depending on traffic you are looking anywhere from 30 minutes up to get from PIE to Downtown Tampa.

Considering the distance, time frame and unpredictable traffic I would stick with a ship excursion to get to Disney.