Jaedog105

Can confirm re the ferry ride. I have never been more seasick.

Our kids, 3 and 7, really enjoyed Adventure Ocean on Oasis. The age groups are 6 months - 3 years, 3 to 6 and 7 to 12.

Which ship will you be on? Adventure Ocean is slightly different on "amped" ships versus non-amped.

Maybe I misread or misinterpreted the initial post. I read it as they would just sit at the table, drink the wine they have the beverage package for, and maybe take a bite or two of food to taste. Not that they would be ordering extra food, or sharing plates. If the latter, I agree with you.

Was the best show on the ship, without question. Not to be missed.

Nope, they didn't.

I think you would enjoy CocoCay more. There is still a long walk down the pier, but they have trams available. And the infrastructure is amazing. There's a great splash park for kids, a full waterpark for older kids and adults, a pool, multiple beaches. The food I had at CocoCay was among the best food I had all week. They were making fresh flour tortillas! Highly recommended as a private island experience.

Ask the Giovanni's manager on the ship. Be polite and don't overdo the sharing and maybe? I wouldn't count on it, though.

As far as I can tell (and based on my experience on the Oasis last week) the survey no longer exists. You'll get a 3-question "Health Status" survey and probably an email telling you to go fill out the 24-hour survey, but it isn't there. They only looked at the 3-question "Health Status" survey at the pier and asked no additional health-related questions.

Just off Oasis last week and $11.99 sounds right. Made for a really nice quick dinner with the kids before the Aquatheatre show. (Which is unbelievable, by the way.)

I received the same email last week but no additional questionnaire ever appeared. Looks like the email is a vestige of previous questionnaires and sent in error.

FWIW, this feature didn't work very well on the Oasis. Ended up just using the SeaPass.

Just off the Oasis and there were no additional health questions, in person or in the app, other than the 3 "Health Status" questions.

Just off the Oasis (8/21.) The drop off line is the same as the parking line. If you have an early check-in time, you'll be okay traffic-wise. As far as My Time Dining, reservations were limited by the time we got to them in the app on Day 1. (We wanted to reserve activities first and then dining based on the activities.) And on the formal nights, the Dining Room was extremely busy and there were long lines, even for those who had reservations. I like MTD for the flexibility, but the execution on a full Oasis was not great.

Just got off the Oasis and the CD was Bobby (is that Bobby Broughton?)

Enjoy! I'll be in the same boat next week. Literally. :)

I just noticed on the Royal eMed FAQ that you have to be 5 years old to use it. But I wonder whether that's language left over from before the recent change allowing unvaccinated minors to use a proctored antigen test. Anyone have any experience using a proctored antigen test (eMed more specifically) with a minor under 5?

Thank you! Do you know if the menus posted in the app pre-cruise are accurate?

Can anyone confirm which nights are the formal nights on Oasis' 7 night sailings out of Bayonne? None of the menus that are currently in the app appear to be formal night menus. Thanks!

The body of the email itself implies that you should ignore it if the person is vaccinated but, regardless, boarding day Antigen testing was eliminated for unvaccinated children in the new policy. I think this is a case of a long-ago written and automatically-scheduled email going out, despite the fact that it is no longer applicable. Looks like we may be on the same sailing, btw. Have a great cruise!

Yes, they still require testing, but they do not require boarding day antigen testing at the terminal like they did in the past, which is what the email is asking people to register for. I just got mine today asking me to register for boarding day antigent testing for my unvaccinated kids and, based on what I'm reading on the Healthy Sail Center, I'm just going to ignore it. (Bold and underline below is mine.) Starting with August 8, 2022 departures, we will revise our testing requirement for most U.S. sailings: • Fully vaccinated guests will only have to show a test result at boarding if the sailing is 6 nights or longer. • Unvaccinated children will still need to show a test result to board all sailings, regardless of length. However, they will not need to test again at the terminal. • Guests will now have the same test standard, regardless of vaccination status: You can show a negative test result from a supervised PCR or antigen test taken within the 3 days before your boarding day. Learn more. • This revision does not apply to guests whose itinerary visits Canada or Bermuda. They will still need to follow our current testing protocols until further notice.

Besides which, aren't the pre cruise antigen tests for unvaccinated kids no longer required as of 8/8?

Did this come to you in email? I'm sailing on 8/21 and haven't received anything directly from Royal.

As an update, I had my video appointment today and it was extremely quick and easy. The provider asked to verify the dates (they had me upload the positive PCR test to their system in advance) and whether I still had any symptoms. Once that was done, we ended the call and I had a Document of Recovery which appears to meet all of Royal's standards within 10 minutes.

Just got mine for our 8/21 cruise today--21 days out.