MrB

Misread the title of this post as "OBC from simply having midlife crisis".
 

1 a must fly in the day before and go exploring.
This is a big deal. If you try flying in on the day, and there is one hiccup or delay, you can miss the ship or you are going crazy in your head about possibly missing the ship. Really, fly the day before. The exploring part is up to you. Personally, I'm the "fly in, hotel  next to the dock, not gonna miss my boarding time" kind of guy.
 
2 Try to board as early as possible
That may be out of your control as boarding times are now assigned, instead of just getting on the ship anytime after 12 noon. This is a new COVID thing.
The intent is that boarding day is the first day of your cruise, with the difference being that the ship is moored. Most venues on ship are available, and there is always the WindJammer  for food. Good day to walk around and get your bearings on the ship.

Misread the title of this post as "OBC from simply having midlife crisis".
 

I had lunch at Grills yesterday.  That restaurant is right beside Royal's terminal in Port Canaveral.  
They were bringing on batches of new crew.  The crew had the appearance of new crew arriving with their suitcases in tow.  If you have ever seen crew "sign on" at start of contract this is what I saw.   They came in waves of 30 - 40 at a time, then 20 or 30 minutes later another 30 - 40 would appear.  I have no idea how many batches arrived like this, I saw 3 batches of new crew board during my lunch.  
So I am fairly confident she was in port to board new crew starting their contract.  They'll likely quarantine for two weeks and Mariner may pop into port again for another bunch of new crew in the coming weeks.

Misread the title of this post as "OBC from simply having midlife crisis".
 

Tried your link, look what I found!

I hope not to stir up any trouble here but…
I will NEVER take the daily gratuity charge off. The employees (both in front of and behind the scenes) deserve every penny of that and more!

The proper response to that is "You can bet on it".  

The proper response to that is "You can bet on it".  

The cruiselines don't want to mess this up. They want and need to show they are very very serious about this.
If, for the first cruise back, they want to enforce masks, I'm OK with that. I'm scheduled for December 2021, and going into that cruise with the expectation that masks might be required even for vaxpax. If no mask is required, it's a bonus.

The proper response to that is "You can bet on it".  

The proper response to that is "You can bet on it".  

It gets better. Named storms 16 and 17 are Peter and Rose, so I assume both will hit Cincinnati.

I live in Florida. Yes, it will. Fast. ?

I live in Florida. Yes, it will. Fast. ?

I'm glad to hear that it seems to be working out to your satisfaction.

I'm glad to hear that it seems to be working out to your satisfaction.

Yea, adding an unlimited drink package into the mix usually results in an uptick in respectful conflict resolution.

I'm so glad we moved our cruise out to 2023, hopefully this will all be over by then.

tip a crewmember!

First, get written notification from your spouse's doctor, with clear indications that this is a real-deal medical issue.
Second, this is why we need everyone else to get vaccinated - to cover those who absolutely in need of coverage. Our vaccinated response to this is "Sure. Real problem? We got you covered".

First, get written notification from your spouse's doctor, with clear indications that this is a real-deal medical issue.
Second, this is why we need everyone else to get vaccinated - to cover those who absolutely in need of coverage. Our vaccinated response to this is "Sure. Real problem? We got you covered".

First, get written notification from your spouse's doctor, with clear indications that this is a real-deal medical issue.
Second, this is why we need everyone else to get vaccinated - to cover those who absolutely in need of coverage. Our vaccinated response to this is "Sure. Real problem? We got you covered".

First, get written notification from your spouse's doctor, with clear indications that this is a real-deal medical issue.
Second, this is why we need everyone else to get vaccinated - to cover those who absolutely in need of coverage. Our vaccinated response to this is "Sure. Real problem? We got you covered".

First, get written notification from your spouse's doctor, with clear indications that this is a real-deal medical issue.
Second, this is why we need everyone else to get vaccinated - to cover those who absolutely in need of coverage. Our vaccinated response to this is "Sure. Real problem? We got you covered".