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I have a feeling that it just happened to break while Matt was at sea, and he needed to get back home to fix it.
 

I have a feeling that it just happened to break while Matt was at sea, and he needed to get back home to fix it.
 

I have a feeling that it just happened to break while Matt was at sea, and he needed to get back home to fix it.
 

I have a feeling that it just happened to break while Matt was at sea, and he needed to get back home to fix it.
 

I have a feeling that it just happened to break while Matt was at sea, and he needed to get back home to fix it.
 

I was all set to reply and tell you that you were obviously wrong.  So I fired up the NYTimes to go gather some data.  First I  checked to see how my county was doing -- Bergen County NJ, 62% fully vaccinated.  Pretty good, eh?  So then I scrolled down to Miami-Dade County, FL.  Uh...  62%.  Hmm.
 

These test cruises, which are still required to sail under 95% vaccinated from US Ports not located in Florida, are part of the CDC's Conditional Sailing Order, which is set to expire on 31 October 2021.
Assuming it doesn't get extended, then Anthem won't need a test cruise for her first sailing out of Cape Liberty in November 2021.

If that is true, then how can planes fly out of Florida to countries that require vaccination?
 

If that is true, then how can planes fly out of Florida to countries that require vaccination?
 

NJ public schools are closed Thursday 11/4 and Friday 11/5, so it's a popular family travel week for NJ residents.  WDW gets busy that week too, especially towards the end of the week.
So it is possible it's not bookable due to capacity reasons, but I think it's also possible that royal is trying to figure out the transatlantic and test cruises.  Since the Conditional Sailing Order would still be in effect that week.

Looks like I'll be onboard as well for this test sailing.

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Swirl around the lower part of the nose

Can anyone provide any first had knowledge of what the "end of cruise" covid testing is like on Adventure?  I assume it's a nasal swab, but is the "poke up into the brain" or the "swirl around the lower part of the nose" test?
 

Can anyone provide any first had knowledge of what the "end of cruise" covid testing is like on Adventure?  I assume it's a nasal swab, but is the "poke up into the brain" or the "swirl around the lower part of the nose" test?
 

The other possibility was that your wife wasn't very contagious.  That doesn't mean that if you later run into a very contagious person that you won't come down with covid-19.

All is well, just busy.
I keep in touch with @WAAAYTOOO and it's all good.

Yes, I think this is Royals concern. In numbers, the 0.5-11 year old passenger bracket may be low, but grandma may cancel her 75th birthday cruise, and the 6 cabins of passengers booked for this trip could decide to fly to a resort in Mexico if her 11 year old granddaughter is banned from the ship. 

Sometimes cruise lines change.  My in-laws used to love to sail on NCL in the 90's.  They ended up at the highest "Latitudes" level that existed at the time (more have been added since).  But then NCL implemented their "Freestyle Dining" program, and they weren't pleased.  They gave it a try for a few more sailings, but they rarely sail NCL anymore.
This is one reason why chasing loyalty program level's is risky.  Better to pick the "best" cruise, and not limit yourself to a specific line.  Perhaps that means going with Princess or HAL for that one off Alaska cruise, and then going back to your preferred cruise line for your yearly Caribbean cruise, or whatever.
 
 

And they may have a point.  According to The Economist a 15 year old male who tests positive for COVID-19 has under a .01% chance of death and a .6% chance of hospitalization.  
See how age and illnesses change the risk of dying from covid-19 | The Economist
 
But I don't want to drag this into covid politics, so I won't comment further.
 
 
 

And they may have a point.  According to The Economist a 15 year old male who tests positive for COVID-19 has under a .01% chance of death and a .6% chance of hospitalization.  
See how age and illnesses change the risk of dying from covid-19 | The Economist
 
But I don't want to drag this into covid politics, so I won't comment further.
 
 
 

I believe Pfizer completed trials for 12-15 and has submitted them to the CDC for approval. 

FWIW - RCG is the only cruise family that provides reciprocal status of any sort.  The product and price/point structure is so different I'm grateful for what we do get between them. 
The Carnival family does zip between brands within the family.  

Yes, basically you can call in and they can cancel and rebook with the new price.
I've also had luck picking seats for Air2Sea flights booked on Delta and on SAS.  Not sure if it is as easy on other airlines.
If you re-price and they rebook you, you need to go pick you seats again.  I actually had to go into the "old" reservation, move my seats, and then go into the new reservation and pick those seats I wanted again.  Cancelling it on the Air2Sea system didn't seem to cancel it on Delta's system immediately.  
It is a terrible website.  Sometimes I'll just play around with the search criteria and the flights I want eventually show up. 
 

Yes, basically you can call in and they can cancel and rebook with the new price.
I've also had luck picking seats for Air2Sea flights booked on Delta and on SAS.  Not sure if it is as easy on other airlines.
If you re-price and they rebook you, you need to go pick you seats again.  I actually had to go into the "old" reservation, move my seats, and then go into the new reservation and pick those seats I wanted again.  Cancelling it on the Air2Sea system didn't seem to cancel it on Delta's system immediately.  
It is a terrible website.  Sometimes I'll just play around with the search criteria and the flights I want eventually show up.