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They had 1 L bottled Dr Pepper that they were pouring from at some of the bars. 

It’s a single stateroom, technically not allowed.  However, You will probably get away with it without issue. 
 

We pre-booked 8pm every night. Then adjusted the few days needed once onboard. 
 

Kept the same area/waiter all week. 

Spin class was $20/ session on liberty. 
 

family got to spin with one of the guest performers…. I was at the flow rider. 

10 minutes ago, FionaMG said:

PMs are disabled for everyone on CC. You will need to provide Austin with an email address here on the board. To safeguard your privacy, write it out longhand, e.g. RockHoundTX at Whatever dot com.

14 minutes ago, RockHoundTX said:

If you happen to have any of the proctored tests left, please PM me (your PMs seem to be disabled). Have a cruise next week and having some difficulty getting my daughter scheduled (will have to pull her out of school early which the school frowns on) here in Austin/Bastrop. Looking for a back-up plan as well 😉 Thanks. 

You can reach me at scoot.beeper.0c at icloud.com

i did promise the set of 3 to someone, they will let me know today if they still need it. 

36 minutes ago, Iamcruzin said:

still less than buy two packages.

Similar price to a sale deluxe package plus a sale refreshment package. 
 

True, less than 2. 

7 minutes ago, travelhound said:

I guess I should have taken that Black Friday email more seriously. Oasis on March 27 has the park at 109 and the cabana at 799. We've always booked our excursions prior to the cruise but since the last two cruises were cancelled and it takes forever to get money back, we were going to wait until boarding. Maybe I'll have to reconsider if a deal comes up on the waterpark again.

Definitely watch for deals.  And only the bottom line price. 

It’s in the online checkin web page for sure. Last page of the eDocs. 

On 12/5/2021 at 10:52 AM, leisuretraveler223 said:

 

20 years a pediatrician..... Hold my beer!

Wife’s a psychiatrist…. The list would go on and on…

11 hours ago, Iamcruzin said:

Just write the letter yourself and sign any TV doctor from the 60's or 70's name.  Nobody is going to check or follow up. If they were serious they would want an electronic copy from the office email and not a handwritten note.  I have also heard of people purchasing a drink package on board and were never asked about anyone traveling with them.

Purchasing onboard already includes the “pricing bonus” in favor of Royal. 

I've had to buy a drink after midnight - ran out of the 4 drinks.  Not sure when the reload.  At least I think it was after midnight.

They would be wise to not allow purchases before someone checks in at the muster station!

22 minutes ago, jean87510 said:

no.  it's 3 separate packages.  You'll be fine.  Im actually wondering how you were able to purchase 2 separate packages under 1 name.  I didn't realize you could to do it.

I’m not sure how the login / create account process would work?  I thought it asked for room, first, and last name. 
 

but perhaps I remember there was a next prompt to pick the package being activated?

Liberty had buffalo trace only in bars and Blantons only in duty free. 

2 hours ago, molsonschooner said:

just wondering how old your granddaughter is. We will be on Liberty next September with our 8 year old granddaughter. She would love to do the tidal wave. Do you know if there is a height/weight requirements.

Tidal wave has restrictions. There are min & max weight per person and for the pair. Also a min height. 
 

I don’t recall the numbers. My daughter drank 4 glasses of water and wire two or three soaking wet shirts (straight from the shower to the scale) to qualify on our first liberty trip many years ago. 
 

Found this through Google - not sure if still accurate. 
 

13 minutes ago, IndyCapt said:

Mariner not in port today. Independence was here today with delayed boarding due to arriving back late to port. Didn’t pull along dock until 11:00am. Boarding area this afternoon was a zoo. Expected departure was supposed to be around 8pm. Mariner is in tomorrow. 

That would explain the wait getting on mariner. 

I assume your looking for specific times?

I’d bet the system hasn’t caught up with the kids being able to be vaccinated.  You could try rcldining@rccl.com and/or the cruise planner support number. 

Anytime dining is for vaccinated guests only. 

Independence and Liberty didn't have the salad bar at lunch 😞

21 minutes ago, Ashland said:

So our under 5 can get tested on Thursday before we leave (fly on Friday) to cruise on Sunday...but age 8 and adults no earlier than Friday? I wish we could all get tested on Thursday...that would make it so much easier.

The Thursday kiddo needs to get tested again... so it's a bit different.

12 minutes ago, train said:

I'm leaning toward CVS as well. Good to know it's about 13 days prior to book. Here in Florida the CVS available testing lists "Rapid -result test".  This is the same as an antigen test, AKA a rapid antigen test, correct?  

Yes.  Same.

22 minutes ago, Ashland said:

Thanks so much for admitting it's not always easy. Some just can't understand it can be.

Of course all of it has risks and issues. My wife’s CVS test was cancelled with 30 min notice. 
 

8 minutes ago, Tom-n-Cheryl said:

Bottled water OK ?

Not sure I understand the question.  Yes, you can bring bottled water on instead of soft drinks. 

10 minutes ago, cruiselvr04 said:

 

Sailing with a fully vaccinated 12 year old.  Royal says antigen accepted but proctored tests can only be done if 18 or over right? 

My kids are 15 & 17.  I had to create the Navica account, add them as additional names (managed account), then show my ID and theirs during the session.

It says 14&u may collect their own samples.4-14 will require an adult to collect samples.

Look at the FAQ on the emed page.