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Sample fares for 7 night sailing: Millie Verandah GTY Simply Sail $1,239 per person plus taxes Millie Verandah GTY Always In $1,449 per person plus taxes Per person savings $210 based on two guests for a total savings of $420 before taxes and fees are applied.

It appears at this time Simply Sail applies to Guarantee cabins only and solo cruisers are ineligible.

The CDC took a page out of Steve Job's handbook - always looking forward to the next big thing.

Can you post the booking conditions?

Having executed an L&S has no bearing on the ability to use CWC but if you booked entirely through the UK system I'm hesitant to assume USA rules apply the same as they do for USA customers. I'm not saying the same CWC rules don't apply, rather I don't know with certainty.

The amount of tax paid is not relevant to filing litigation.

Good point. Better to leave it off in the first place.

Unknown. Given we don't know why she is going in the drydock it's impossible to know how long she'll be in there. However drydocks are expensive so they don't park them in there for any longer than they have to. On the surface there should be ample time to drydock and get back in July but that's a guess.

Yeah I refuse to click on links for that site.

Bad Dad Jokes with Michael Bayley Part 2

I've only been once in February and on Ovation, not Radiance. It was last year and it was on the ship crossing the Tasman Sea that I first heard of anything substantial related to COVID-19. Oh to be back in those days... You can read about my cruise here: https://www.royalcaribbeanblog.com/boards/index.php?/topic/17870-standing-ovation-from-the-land-down-under-new-zealand-11-nights-feb-2-2020/ I have sailed Radiance in Alaska and I've sailed Ovation in Alaska, Hawaii and New Zealand. I've sailed other ships in both classes so I'm pretty comfortable on both classes of ship. Both are fine ships but Ovation is much newer and has a lot more to do for families. Radiance is a good ship but now much older and from a generation when the ship mattered but not as much as the destination. I have booked Radiance in the future so I have no issues with her but it's pretty night and day different from Ovation. Ovations pool decks and solarium have much more glass and views to the sea and surroundings. Radiance does have a Schooner Bar with a lot of glass and I often hear this cited but in reality who is going to sit in a bar to watch an amazing destination like New Zealand go by? Radiance can sometimes get into smaller destinations that struggle with bigger ships. Consequently I'd look at both itineraries closely. For my tastes Quantum class have really refined the balcony cabin and the layout and bathroom are just about the best cabin of any in the fleet. There are also a lot more balconies on Ovation so often balconies on her aren't subject to the same premium they are on smaller ships. I could make an argument for either ship so follow your gut and see what your travel party thinks.

It's hard to tell. Once they announce and start selling something it's hard to undo that a few weeks later so they are kind of committed to what they already put in motion. We'll have to see.

It will be interesting to see how often it's made available.

I don't know yet. With so few ships booking past payment due date it's hard to know right now. Time will tell.

More like the pre-AI not-a-package. Not everyone books suites.

Carnival sees hope for July for three ships but cancels other ships in July. https://www.royalcaribbeanblog.com/2021/05/11/carnival-cancels-some-july-2021-cruises-hopes-restart-some-ships-us-july

Celebrity will soon introduce a cruise only fare that includes no perks or benefits. It will only be offered on select voyages after final payment due date on a cruise by cruise as-needed basis.

If you mean they've come to the realization that May 12 may be the only path to cruises this summer I think that is accurate. I don't see them sitting around the boardroom table waiting for a call from an observer in the courtroom. They are likely exploring every crazy idea under the sun. So the eggs may be parked in a basket on May 12 for the moment but that's as much to keep them safe while they toss around crazy ideas most of which will never see the light of day as it is the lines hoping a judge comes through.

Crew get their start up SWAG

Technically you are still touching it. The CDC guidance doesn't distinguish between the ear loops and the surface of the mask. You know better. The CDC does not.

Blah, Blah, blah. Accurate details don't sell newspapers. Gory headlines do. "Luxury vacation for the rich stops vaccines from reaching poor people"

Cool, especially since none of their ships are in the US for the summer. CDC ain't got nothing on them. They don't come to the US until the CSO has expired.

We could load squirt guns with hand sanitizer and if someone gets too close just squirt them to warn them off. Sort of like this baptism.

The mask thing gets better. Requirements Remind passengers and crew not to touch their masks when wearing them. How do you lower your mask to eat or drink if you can't touch your mask? "Here's your dinner but don't touch your mask to remove it. Using a fork force your food around the edge of your mask without touching your mask". I can see a lot of spilled wine trying to drink from a wine glass with a mask on because you can't touch your mask to remove it before taking a drink.