Request a
"Staff Assisted Cruise"
of your Choice
as of Jan 2023
What's New?
- ALL Requests are now listed and their status is maintained BELOW, enabling you to see which cruises have been requested and how many cabins have been requested
- Guests continue to request cabins for sailings on the list below until minimum number is met
- Cabins DO NOT need to be booked or deposited to request a cruise (Once sailing is approved, cabin deposits will be required then)
- START REQUESTING any future cruise no matter how far into the future it is
- Form a Group and get Discounts
- Choose your own cruise to be Staff Assisted using the "Request Form" below
- You choose the date on any ship, from any port on either Royal Caribbean, Disney, Carnival, Norwegian or Celebrity Cruise Lines
STEPS Staff Assisted Cruise requests are not guaranteed until all steps are completed
Step 1- Review AotS Schedule Guest reviews Scheduled Cruises (Click Here) to determine if one will work before requesting a new cruise.
Step 2 - Review Request List Guest reviews Cruises already requested (see list below) to determine if one will work before requesting a new cruise. If one will work, then complete "Request Form" below selecting the SAME cruise/date to help get to the minimum # of cabins required.
Step 3 - Check No-Cruise List Guest MUST ensure that the ship they are requesting is NOT on this list (Click Here).
Step 4 - Submit Form Guest requests a cruise/date using “Request Form” below, indicating how many cabins they will book/have booked.
Step 5 - Added to List AotS adds Guest request and are maintained on the list below.
Step 6 - Approval Process Once the minimum number of cabins required is met, AotS will initiate approval process (secure respite venue, confirm staff, etc).
Step 7 - Pay Deposit Once Cruise Approval is obtained, AotS will contact each guest to accpet Service Fee amd to process deposit payment (or Trasnfer reservation to AotS if already booked).
Step 8 - Book Cruise Once the minimum number of deposits are made, AotS will add cruise to schedule and book guests.
Number of Cabin (Deposits*) Required
CABINS DEPOSITED* BY | # OF CABIN DEPOSITS REQUIRED | |
21 months or more before the cruise | 3 cabin minimum** | |
12-20 months before the cruise: | 4 cabin minimum** | |
Between 10-11 months before the cruise: | 5 cabin minimum** | |
Between 9-10 months before the cruise: | 6 cabin minimum** | |
Between 6-8 months before the cruise: | 7 cabin minimum | |
Less than 6 months before the cruise: | 8 cabin minimum | |
** Disney, NCL & Non-U.S. departing cruises require an additional 2 cabins |
* Travel Agency Commission Program does not apply to the minimum number of cabins stated above, as all minimum number of cabins must be owned by AotS
* PENALTY: Cruises are subject to removal from Staff Assisted Schedule if any cabins that are canceled, that are part of the minimum number of cabins, prior to the Final Payment Date.
Request List or Request a Cruise not listed below. |
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Cruise Date | Ship / Itinerary | STATUS | # Cabins Requested / # Needed for Next Step |
2023 | |||
7-15-23 | RCL Harmony 7N from Miami Cococay / St Maarten / St Thomas |
Min NOT Met Yet | 2 / 8 Add MY Cabin Request to this Cruise CANCEL my Request for this Cruise |
7-24-23 | Disney Wish 4N from Pt Canaveral Nassau / Castaway Cay |
In Process | 6 / 4 Add MY Cabin Request to this Cruise CANCEL my Request for this Cruise |
7-29-23 | RCL Serenade 5N from Tampa Key West / Cococay |
In Process | 2 / 8 Add MY Cabin Request to this Cruise CANCEL my Request for this Cruise |
8-19-23 | RCL Liberty 5N from Bayonne Bermuda |
Min NOT Met Yet | 1 / 8 Add MY Cabin Request to this Cruise CANCEL my Request for this Cruise |
9-24-23 | RCL Serenade 7N from Boston Syndey, Canada / St John, Canada / Bar Harbor / Portland |
Min NOT Met Yet | 4 / 7 Add MY Cabin Request to this Cruise CANCEL my Request for this Cruise |
10-7-23 | CAR Mardi Gras 7N from Pt Canaveral Nassau / Amber Cove / Grand Turk |
Min NOT Met Yet | 1 / 7 Add MY Cabin Request to this Cruise CANCEL my Request for this Cruise |
10-13-23 | RCL Mariner 8N from Pt Canaveral Bermuda (overnight) / Nassau / Cococay |
Min NOT Met Yet | 1 / 7 Add MY Cabin Request to this Cruise CANCEL my Request for this Cruise |
10-16-23 | RCL Navigator 7N from Los Angeles Cabo San Lucas / Mazatlán / Puerto Vallarta |
Min NOT Met Yet | 5 / 7 Add MY Cabin Request to this Cruise CANCEL my Request for this Cruise |
12-23-23 | CAR Mardi Gras 7N from Pt Canaveral Nassau / Amber Cove / Grand Turk |
Min NOT Met Yet | 2 / 6 Add MY Cabin Request to this Cruise CANCEL my Request for this Cruise |
2024 | |||
1-22-24 | RCL Wonder 7N from Pt Canaveral St Thomas / St Maarten / Cococay |
Min NOT Met Yet | 3 / 4 Add MY Cabin Request to this Cruise CANCEL my Request for this Cruise |
2-18-24 | RCL Explorer 5N from Miami Puerto Plata / Labadee |
Min NOT Met Yet | 2 / 4 Add MY Cabin Request to this Cruise CANCEL my Request for this Cruise |
3-3-24 | RCL Harmony 7N from Galveston Roatan, Honduras / Cozumel / Costa Maya |
Min NOT Met Yet | 2 / 4 Add MY Cabin Request to this Cruise CANCEL my Request for this Cruise |
3-31-24 | RCL Anthem 7N from Bayonne Pt Canaveral / Nassau / Cococay |
In Process | 6 / 4 Add MY Cabin Request to this Cruise CANCEL my Request for this Cruise |
6-29-24 | CAR Mardi Gras 7N from Pt Canaveral Nassau / Amber Cove / Grand Turk |
In Process | 4 / 4 Add MY Cabin Request to this Cruise CANCEL my Request for this Cruise |
7-25-24 | CAR Breeze 4N from Galveston Cozumel |
Min NOT Met Yet | 2 / 4 Add MY Cabin Request to this Cruise CANCEL my Request for this Cruise |
8-2-24 | RCL Anthem 9N from Southhampton Vigo, Spain / Lisbon, Portugal / Seville, Spain / La Coruna, Spain / Bilbao, Spain |
Min NOT Met Yet | 3 / 4 Add MY Cabin Request to this Cruise CANCEL my Request for this Cruise |
9-14-24 | CAR Mardi Gras 7N from Pt Canaveral Cozumel / Costa Maya / Honduras |
In Process | 6 / 4 Add MY Cabin Request to this Cruise CANCEL my Request for this Cruise |
9-14-24 | RCL Icon 7N from Miami Honduras / Cozumel / Costa Maya / Cococay |
Min NOT Met Yet | 1 / 4 Add MY Cabin Request to this Cruise CANCEL my Request for this Cruise |
11-30-24 | RCL Icon 7N from Miami St Kitts / St Thomas / Cococay |
Min NOT Met Yet | 1 / 4 Add MY Cabin Request to this Cruise CANCEL my Request for this Cruise |
2-1-25 | RCL Jewel 9N from Galveston Grand Cayman / Cozumel / Costa Maya / Falmouth, Jamaica / Progresso, Mexico |
Min NOT Met Yet | 2 / 4 Add MY Cabin Request to this Cruise CANCEL my Request for this Cruise |
STATUS Legend
Min NOT Met Yet = The number of minimum cabins have not been met yet
In Process = The minimum number of cabins have been met and the sailing is being processed to determine if it can be Staffed/Added to Schedule
Added to Schedule = The sailing has been processed as a Staff Assisted Cruise and is now open for bookings on the Staff Assisted Cruise Schedule
Not Approved = Respite Venue and/or Staffing not available
Closed = Request did not attain minimum number of cabins (approx 3 months prior to cruise date or Final Payment date which ever occured first), or, all cabin requests were canceled by Guests,
- No, but once we approve a sailing you will be required to make a deposit on the cabin(s) you requested.
- Share with other special needs families
- Reach out to your friends and family (the cabins do not need to have a guest with special needs in them)
- Post your cruise choice on our Community FaceBook Page for others to join you.
- You can have as few as just one special needs guest among all of the cabins required to satisfy the minimum number of cabins required (so, for example, if you request the minimum 4 cabins, only one special needs guest needs to be in any one of the cabins). So feel free to invite extended family and friends.
- Minimum number of cabins CAN BE booked by extended family and friends, and do not need to include a guest with special needs.
- YES. Each guest/family may only have 3 cruise requests open at any given time. A 4th request will not be honored. You may cancel a request any time, see list above to cancel.
- Only 1 cruise per guest in any given 3 month period is permitted.
- Requests that do not attain the minimum number of cabins will be closed approx 3 months prior to sail date or Final Payment date of the cruise line which ever occurs first. Requests will also be closed if/when all cabin requests are canceled by Guests,
- Yes, cruises must be at least 4 nights, and a maximum of 9 nights
Request Form