riviera

We will be on celebrity Equinox. We are seasoned cruisers ( diamond plus on Royal) so I want to ask if we need to make reservations for the shows once on board?

what type of shows are in main theater ?

thanks everyone!!

We board on April 3. Do you know when Leigh is leaving? We have been looking forward to seeing him again. We really enjoyed him on RCCL.

1 hour ago, Dewaldcruiser said:

As far as I know, most cruise ships no longer stop in San Juan due to their covid testing requirements

 

We were just on anthem in February and stopped there. No restrictions except mask wearing in port area. 

I have 2 FCC certificates. I had booked the cruises through my travel agent, who has now left that company. When I rebook using my FCC , do I have to use that original company or do I own the FCC and can use it through Royal ?

On 2/24/2022 at 5:42 PM, Alakegirl said:

As we understand it, you can take a cruise from San Juan but there are no day visits or port stops at this time

We just stopped in San Juan on Feb 13 while on board Anthem of the Seas. Not much has changed as we could walk off and explore on our own or book excursions. 

On 2/24/2022 at 5:42 PM, Alakegirl said:

As we understand it, you can take a cruise from San Juan but there are no day visits or port stops at this time

We just stopped in San Juan last month while aboard Anthem of the Seas. 
Not much has changed from

previous stops. We could walk around ourselves or book excursions. 

4 hours ago, Rob-Bob said:

I don't think vaccines were out then and I don't think ships were sailing.  2021?

Sorry I meant 2021. ( typo)

UPDATE:  After 3 long phone calls, they said someone will get back with you.

Just received an email;

” Your booking is active, thanks for choosing carnival”

Happy I’m still going, but no idea what happened and no apology” 🤔

Just now, riviera said:

Here is the email I received. I did not apply for an exemption and I’ve completed everything up until check in which isn’t until March 18

53 minutes ago, Joebucks said:

 

I'm not quite sure I follow. Did you disregard the vaccination info because you have sailed before and that they would keep it on file? Also, what's the problem with FCC? Couldn't you jut rebook?

No not at all. I checked my cruise planner, had already filled out the vaccination attestation and got the GREEN check mark. 
I will try calling again today and get it straightened out. Some of these cruise lines IT departments are lacking. 

I just went into my cruise planner. There are green check marks that my vaccination survey is complete. I can still book things. 
perhaps I received the email by mistake???

wish me luck!!🤞

I don’t recall getting one yet. Apparently they think I filled out the form for an exemption?? I will try calling again tomorrow and see if they can straighten it out. I just booked it couple weeks ago directly with them and paid in full at the time. 

We sailed on carnival in October 2020, completely vaccinated. I booked a carnival cruise for April. I just got email saying my cruise is cancelled for not being totally vaccinated!!!! Do they think I got unvaccinated??? I tried calling but I got a recording saying “ due to an unusually high volume of calls, we are unable to take your call. Please call at another time”

Suggestions?? Would they refund my

money?  It’s paid in full !  I certainly don’t want FCC.  Wow! Stunned!!!

Our booking has on onboard credit of $200.

We bid on an upgrade. If we win, do we lose the onboard credit ( as if we changed our booking)?

We’re currently on anthem and have not received the usual strawberries. We’ve been on Oasis and Allure in just the past few months and got them both times. 
Another amenity gone by the wayside?

5 hours ago, Cruiser24 said:

Anyone recently on Anthem - did the water come in cans or bottles?  Last cruise on Enchantment, water was in cans with no way to close.  I'm wondering whether or not I need to bring an empty bottle to put the water in.  Thanks.

Currently on anthem. Bottles of water in our room. Haven’t seen any cans yet. 

Just reached this milestone. Any info 

from someone who has done this?

Where is it usually located, menu and how long does it take? Thanks!!

So if I have a FCC from a cancelled cruise in September 2021, I need to book AND sail before September 2022?

We sail on feb 11th(Anthem). Got notified on Jan 26th our Royal up was accepted.
From  what I’ve been reading, that was pretty early. But that was our first time bidding so no past experience. 
Good luck everyone & happy cruising!

1 hour ago, long4acruise said:

My husband and I are onboard Enchantment now (Dec 31-Jan 8).

Boarding for us was great but we had the earliest 11am appt time and boarded using the appropriate Suites/ Pinnacles line.  There was a long line forming outside when we arrived at 10:45 but in sticking with its established guidance, RC did not allow earlier boarding outside of appt time. (We'd received multiple emails the days prior requesting we adhere to our scheduled appt times!)

 

Was told 1400 originally booked, but only 1018 onboard. 500+ Crown & Anchor members but don't recall each category, except 130+ Diamond+ and 13 Pinnacles.

Very friendly and helpful crew, no crowds. Windjammer food is just ok - did light lunch there yes'day and today, closed last night (NYE) for dinner. Dinner in Main DR was good, fast service and food was hot.  NYE colorful party hats, beads & noisemakers on each table.

 

Lots of NYE activities scheduled, but no balloon drop. Plenty of music in multiple venues and also  a few "quiet" areas.

Due to low capacity it appears there's only one rep in the Next Cruise office this week.

 

The Captain is Daniel Budzelewski from Poland and the CD is Bobby Broughton from Dallas.

Wifi is great. We'll arrive in Port Canaveral tomorrow morning.

 

We booked this ship for several personal reasons: 35 minute driving distance to the port; to use multiple FCC balances and to celebrate NYE with friends we usually have a house party with. This is our 1st NYE cruise. That said, probably prefer celebrating on the Oasis & Quantum classes, even if we had to pay more for certain special activities. And definitely prefer the cruise not starting on NYE!  Was surprised RC didn't schedule this sailing for Dec 30th as some of its sailings in the past have begun on a Thursday and Carnival departs from Baltimore on Sun-Sun.

 

Hopes this info helps!

Very helpful. Thank you! Will windjammer be open for dinner from now on?  Have a great cruise 😁

Anyone currently on and can give us 

updates? How are things?

1 hour ago, Another_Critic said:

They had a CC on the 12/5 Anthem cruise.

I am still on the fence about cancelling our Jan 8 Enchantment cruise for this very reason. 

A few days ago, the app showed windjammer open for breakfast and lunch only.  

We just got off the Allure, where there are many dining options for evening, yet the dining room was table  to table,  long lines, chaos and the food has really gone downhill IMHO 

I can only  imagine the chaos and close contact on the Enchantment if the windjammer isn't available and everyone has to go to the dining room for dinner since there are no other options except Chops

I just noticed today that the app is showing Windjammer for dinner. So who knows what will be the situation after we board???

Thankful for the "cruise with confidence"  

50 minutes ago, Another_Critic said:

They had a CC on the 12/5 Anthem cruise.

they did not on the Allure 12/11 cruise.  disappointed   😞