twangster

I've come to realize I'd make a bad TA. Everytime a client asked for a cruise booking I'd be like... "That's a nice cruise. I better book that one too!". Then I'd be on cruises all the time and never available to service my clients.

I thought thats the side they put celebrities on.

Even better! I've had holiday cruises where they didn't offer the UDP so I have no experience trying to use the UDP on such. Let us know how it goes.

Given that you can cancel it for a refund that is a safe approach but my gut tells me it won't sell out before boarding. However if you desire a specific night and time that is a solid approach if you don't mind tying up your money for a year+.

We talking most of the fleet or the first ship? I'd like to see a ship in July even if it's just one ship on the last day of the month.

Everyone needs ample quantities of water on a daily basis.

If Americans are willing to drink something like Bud Light and call it beer then a few temporary symptoms from a vaccine are nothing.

I just make stuff up.

I also suspect it's easier for them when away from land to stay clear of other vessels. It's harder to stay clear and maneuver around other ships when a coastline is close by. Neither ship can turn towards land to avoid the other. There are often more small vessels closer to shore including pleasure boats. Given the ports are relatively close to each other, getting away from land gives them some room to work should another ship cross paths. A slow speed of 6 knots makes for a stable ship with little perceived motion on board. Away from land they can perform slow, wide turns in the open sea at night.

All Oasis class do. They call it Izumi Hibachi. The close name to Izumi has been a source of confusion. They use the same space, regular Izumi to left, Hibachi to the right. When on the ship if you call for a reservation the first question is always "Hibachi or sushi?". Freedom, Indy and Mariner also have Teppanyaki ... I mean Izumi Hibachi. Spectrum and Odyssey are the first to use the name Teppanyaki.

I have some opinions on the infinite verandah but have kept an open mind thinking maybe there is some aspect I'm missing.

I've seen this only once before. The app has always been in a sort of "nearly there" status. I take everything in the app with a large side of salt (water).

Not to be outdone, the busiest cruise port in the world has entered the crew vaccine effort. There were four ships in port Saturday, two today.

I used to be addicted to the hokey pokey. Then I turned myself around.

I've been following along. Such a shame. Puts the city in a pickle doesn't it?

No, just be aware of this trend on Celebrity. It's not something a Royal guest has encountered short of the suite lounge or suite sun deck on Oasis class.

In most cases they still go at least 15 miles out so they can open stores and the casino plus make water and cycle the storage tanks.

Does this apply to 3rd party excursions or just those owned and operated by Royal like many at CocoCay?

Disney will do whatever it wants and DeSantis will have to find a way to embrace it. He doesn't have any relevant control over cruise lines despite what some of his staffers have suggested. In fact it's not clear how private business would make out in a court of law if any large business tested the limits of governor EO powers or even a hastily thrown together bill that piggybacks on another bill to get it done quickly.

The ruins on Cozumel are more like seeing the foundations of what once were buildings. Other than a arch in one area there isn't much structure to see like there is on the mainland.

It always makes a difference if you are in a suite but with Edge that distinction is taken up a few notches with the Suite only Retreat on this class. The Retreat is found across the fleet but there is more to it on Edge class. While Reflection does have suite only areas you get less of a feeling like you are in steerage when you are not in a suite on the older ships. That's kind of the direction that Celebrity is going, creating a suite only resort within a resort to match some other lines that are taking this approach. So far that concept really hasn't been present on Royal ships.

It seems so random. First shot left with me a sore arm like I worked out too much that day. My 2nd dose of Pfizer yielded nothing. Every twitch I thought "is that a symptom?" but then I realized I'm just getting old. I was like... did they give me a placebo? Trials are over, right? I was disappointed... no time off work.

Celebrity has introduced "Always Included" so pricing now includes basic wifi and a classic beverage package (basic beer/wine/liquor but not top shelf beer/wine/liquor). That accounts for some of the higher pricing you may be seeing now. Celebrity is an upscale cruise line so expect similar food maybe just a wee bit better than Royal but more importantly expect an upscale customer base. While not kidless, expect fewer families with kids. It's a little more of a refined product if that makes sense. Odyssey being the newest ship is subject to new ship pricing. Symphony and Harmony both still feel new. Different production shows but if you haven't been on either ship all are good on both ships. Other than that there are minor differences between the two sister ships. You can't go wrong with any of these ships.

https://www.cbsa-asfc.gc.ca/travel-voyage/td-dv-eng.html The Canada website doesn't say explicitly if there is a validity beyond travel dates required for US citizens. Passports are "recommended". One concern I'd have is with the airline if the Alaska cruise departs from Canada. Often we see airlines establish their own policy that is tougher than the actual requirement. An airline could for example declare you need 6 months of validity beyond travel dates not because that is actually required, it's just safer for them to train their staff on one policy rather than get into the minutia of .. if the passenger is from this country visiting that country and there is a full moon on Tuesday then... So maybe call you airline and ask them. However if your Alaska cruise departs from Seattle you may be okay but is it really worth testing the limits of what you can get away with? You have time now, the easiest approach is to just renew them since you have to anyways.

I think the issue of crew not being vaccinated will be completely cast aside by July 1. Even if they get a two shot vaccine with 4 weeks between and two weeks after second dose to reach maximum effectiveness there is a easy path to get there by mid-July.