twangster

Symphony is the newest Oasis class ship with arguably better shows on board and activities like slides. Allure is a fine ship but she didn't get amplified (refreshed) due to the pandemic.

Ask the Americans that are now banned from airlines if their civil disobedience was worth it. An airplane at 30,000' is not the place to push an agenda that involves violating the law especially while it is a hot issue. The same be said for cruises when they initially start up. When you board you agree to abide by the policies. Once they are 15 miles away from shore will not be the place to be civilly disobedient and ignore mask policies. This is exactly the behaviour that causes the CDC to pause and slow down. Protest peacefully outside your kid's school or favorite store if you want their policy changed. Don't board an airplane or a ship after agreeing to their policy and then force the issue in the middle of the trip. I hate masks. So glad my local grocery stores allow me to shop now without them. Having said that I am waiting to see what the cruise ship policies will be. If I don't like them I won't sail. I sincerely hope anyone who tries to sabotage a cruise restart by being civilly disobedient on board is promptly confined to their cabin and dropped at the first port of call to find their own way home then banned for life.

I suppose, but you have to be travelling well over the speed limit before the punishment becomes a ban from driving on roads again, so maybe not exactly the same.

Agreed. However you did admit to ignoring crew instructions and breaking federal law regarding mask use.

I imagine a number of excursion providers have been impacted by the pandemic. Some may not be around anymore. It may take some time to rebuild a complete shore excursion portfolio once cruising resumes. Be careful putting a lot of faith into a previous excursion catalog.

If it wasn't for the CSO we might never realize the extent to which the CDC is just making it up as they go along.

Looks like these guys are friends. New UV sanitation in the elevator.

As a first time cruiser on Royal this is a great place to start: https://www.royalcaribbeanblog.com/getting-started

One big cat

Elevator ride...

Aft balcony view

This crew member must have been on since before the handover. This is an older post.

Anthem as seen from Odyssey while the two ships were in port together.

Welcome to the message boards. All purchases in the cruise planner have to be paid in full when you purchase any item.

Why was the horse so happy? Because he lived in a stable environment.

That's why judges are paid the big bucks. Much bigger decisions go before judges all the time.

Thinks that's family court. ?

Maybe there's some Italian inspection they can get out of the way in Civitavecchia now so it's easier to arrive in 2022.

I imagine they'll try to collect any crew that has a current US visa along the way. Civitavecchia seems a bit out of the way but it must make sense in the bigger picture.

I really don't think there is a good or bad time or day of the cruise. Consider the port schedule and when you might be coming back from a day off the ship. If it's a special night and you want to be dressed up give yourself more time to get ready.

Your new TA has some skin in the game since they are earning a commission on cruise 4. If nothing else you've learned something about that TA. Might be time to consider another TA for the next time.

I thought the same thing. Did a double take on the URL... is this really the Herald?

I almost booked Iceland then the sale was announced. Glad to see the points will still accumulate, or so it seems.

True... but on May 9, 2021. I was booked on the April 30, 2021, 9 night Rome sailing.

Anthem crew video of Odyssey in Cyprus.