HeWhoWaits

Have you ever tried to go through the Windjammer buffet line or use an elevator on the ship?

My father passed in February due to heart failure. Because he had tested positive for SARS-CoV-2 the previous week, his cause of death was listed as the coronavirus. As pointed out by @UNCFanatik, he died WITH Covid, not because of Covid. This is one personal example of reported Covid-19 deaths being higher than the real number that should be attributed to the disease.

People can also be asymptomatic or pre-symptomatic and spread the flu, the common cold, measles, chicken pox, etc., etc., etc. There is no required testing for any of those.

Remember that in Barcelona, the correct pronunciation is "thair-vay-thuh"

"Mas cerveza por favor" would be better - you want more beer, not necessarily a different one.

Mmmm. Bacon Sliders!

For your understanding of what they say to you, be aware of some key differences in how certain letters are enunciated. In the Spanish we learn in the US, Barcelona is pronounced as Bar-suh-lo-nuh. Locally it is pronounced Bar-thuh-lo-nuh.

The latest information about how many drinks per day are comped indicates that D+ is worth one drink per day more than being Diamond.

And the question about what will be in place 9 months from now is moot because we don't REALLY know what will REALLY be required next week.

THAT is the biggest benefit to the Diamond Lounge, IMO.

The use of the word or in the list means the vouchers are to be used in each of the possible scenarios. Break it up into two sentences - "vouchers to be used at any bar, at any time" or "vouchers to be used in the Diamond Lounge during nightly Happy Hour." Proper use of the English language says that the vouchers will be required for drinks in the lounge during Happy Hour. If true, this is a reduction in the benefit.

Sorrento's - Love it or Hate it?

Can't pick just one - different responses defined by different parameters. Nature - ocean kayaking in Sitka with my brother - we took our time and spotted two different mama grizzly with their cubs as well as many bald eagles, one of which snatched a salmon out of the water not twenty feet from us. Activity - Glacier View Bike and Brew in Juneau. Combination of active bike ride with tasting from Alaska breweries with my two sons and at-the-time-fiancee of my oldest. Wonder - Aruba Butterfly Farm with grandkids, aged 3.5 and 1.5 at the time (also included beach time and was the first time my then-3.5 year old granddaughter had gone into ocean water deeper than her knees - she held my hand tight and insisted we go out until she couldn't touch the bottom anymore and the waves were lifting her up).

Drink of the Day Embarkation day is the only day I buy the drink of the day but it's the first thing I do.

Our experience has been that if you have quiet neighbors, there is no difference between connecting and non-connecting rooms. Our experience has been that if you have noisy neighbors, there is no difference between connecting and non-connecting rooms.

Not particularly corny, but this is as good a place as any to post it.

IT - Island Time (and apparently what the computer geeks at RCL think it stands for in their jobs)

Not "on the menu" doesn't mean "not available." Ask a bartender for what she wants and you'll win lots of husband points.

YMMV

If the level of activity involved in hibernating is destroying your shirts, you're doing it wrong!

My 3-1/2 year old grandson is old enough to remember THAT.

The math geek in me doesn't like this because the finish should be less than four inches from the start. Based on the height of the people, it appears to be closer to 0.002K

I used to be addicted to soap, but I'm clean now.