twangster

Wow. Seems I heard NCL already re-opened bookings. Poor Royal. Always last.

https://www.royalcaribbeanblog.com/2021/05/20/carnival-corporation-announces-it-will-sail-alaska-2021 Let's hope Royal isn't the last to make an announcement like they sometimes are.

What? Thankfully Amazon takes returns.

Some users said they should move ships to various islands in the Caribbean and the masses will stil cruise. What we are seeing with Vision proves that isn't the case. "If you build it, they will come". Not in this case. The Grandeur and Rhapsody itineraries look stellar. Massive appeal that work well because you start deep in the Southern Caribbean to begin with. They couldn't engineer the same itinerary from Florida. Truly unique and very appealing that can stand on their own even after the pandemic is over.

According to the cruise history in my account I've already sailed the Inaugural Odyssey cruise. I didn't get any points, but as far as I am concerned... Been there! Done that! Odyssey Inaugural -

Only if we get extra protocols imposed on us that we, the vaccinated, don't need. Protocols like masks designed to keep unvaccinated safe make for a cruise experience I am not interested in. Here on land masks are only for unvaccinated. I am good with that. I can grocery shop, go to a bar, eat dinner out, all unmasked. If all those establishments said I had to wear a mask just to keep the unvaccinated safe, I would not be good with that. How about if an outbreak occurs and 30 unvaccinated get infected? Does my cruise come to an end? If so, I am not good with that. I would rather see the unvaccinated kept off the ship so my cruise experience isn't potentially ruined by them. If the unvaccinated are putting my vacation investment at risk that is not okay. On the other hand if the infected get put off the ship somewhere and the party continues, I'm okay with that. See ya!

Yeah. Watching the screen slowly fill very simple graphics takes me back to the internet experience I had when I used to sail Carnival.

Not sure I follow. The question was asked how to bypass the vaccine passport when they can't require proof of vaccination. One solution is impose two sets of rules, one likable for vaccinated, one that few would sign up for if unvaccinated. No politics involved in that statement. Simply a way around the law as implemented by the state.

You don't have to take any vaccine even if that means you don't end up sailing. I don't have to accept protocols I don't like even if that means I don't end up sailing. Their ship, their rules. We are both free to make choices.

For everyone who participated, it can seem like a waste of time but it does make a difference. The House and Senate both passed a bill to bypass the PVSA! That would have been unthinkable months ago. https://www.royalcaribbeanblog.com/2021/05/20/us-house-of-representatives-passes-bill-allow-cruise-ships-sail-alaska-without-stopping Our voices make a difference. It might not be why this ball passed but I have to believe it helped.

When Explorer was in port a few months ago I dropped by the port. My phone connected to the ship wifi automatically. It brought a grin to my face...

Many people take that approach with kids. Deal with them on board, just book for adults.

All of mine are accounted for. Probably a glitch. Like Caribbean weather. When it rains wait 15 minutes and it'll probably be sunny.

They can stay in port longer at the last port of call. Love all that extra daylight in Alaska for the summer.

I got it from RoyalCaribbeanBlog.com

I wonder what they'll do with the extra time they gain for skipping Victoria from Seattle?

https://www.royalcaribbeanblog.com/2021/05/20/us-house-of-representatives-passes-bill-allow-cruise-ships-sail-alaska-without-stopping It's only official once @Matt posts it...

"Hello Judge Merryday? This is Congress calling. Forget mediation, grant the damn injunction against the CSO!"

Grandeur has sold well. So well they put Rhapsody there the following year. Zero comparison to the Vison itinerary from Bermuda that went only to PDCC. Night and day different.

It's happening folks! Cruising is about to restart!

Congress seems to get it. Now if only they can give the CDC a kick in the rear so that Alaska cruises can actually sail.

Nassau cruises don't require any CDC approvals or test cruises. Adventure is heading to Port Canaveral to vaccinate the crew.

The premise of the post was a scenario where they want to exclude unvaccinated and how to get around the vaccine passport ban. Royal has not indicated they plan to go in that direction, NCL has. NCL wasn't afraid to ban kids, flat out, period. Fair? NCL thought it was.

I understand cruise lines have to try since the CSO is the ONLY path to cruising that is available to them right now. They can't assume Florida's lawsuit will bear any fruit. They are in the early parts of step or phase 2 with 3 1/2 phases to go. It's equally likely the public health emergency will declared over before any cruise line makes it to phase 4 but they have to try.