Awesome cruise but wouldn’t go to Bermuda

Cruises: 7+ cruises

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Review summary

The only thing negative about this cruise was the pre cruise paperwork. You have to apply to Bermuda for a travel approval that cost $40 a person, must show proof of vaccination and negative covid test which is the exact same thing you must do to board the ship. You can’t get on the ship without a passport, vaccination card and negative covid test 2 days prior to sail date AND you must apply and be approved by Bermuda to also board the ship. The Bermuda approval never arrived, we called Royal Caribbean and they told us you can’t get on the ship without Bermuda approval and told us to call the Bermuda embassy and gave us a phone number, they gave us another number to call it was a toll free number and was always busy or it would disconnect you. Called Royal Caribbean again and they advised to go the the Bermuda travel website. Same toll free number but there was another phone number that we got through on and we were number 92 in waiting, after 4 hours we finally got to talk with someone and got approval. The big issue was a sizable phone bill we have to pay. I would NOT recommend going to Bermuda until they stop this Travel Approval and $40 fine to go to Bermuda, this is the only country that makes you pay a fine to visit them. Waiting for approval for 2 days, not receiving approval until we finally talked to someone less than 12 hours before boarding was a very stressful start to a vacation. DON’T GO TO BERMUDA!

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Cape Liberty (Bayonne), New Jersey

Royal Naval Dockyard, West End, Bermuda

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