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The acceptable tests for the cruises are NOT sold in stores. You can only order them online.

Fleetwide! If they have them, you can use the vouchers. The vouchers can be used for mocktails, fancypants coffees, soda, etc. It does not have to be alcohol.

Likely cheaper and easier logistically for Royal to arrange a private jet home from St. Thomas.

Apparently Equinox was originally supposed to be in Antigua today and St. Thomas was a medical diversion. Hoping the best.

Apparently you don't know me or my family

Celebrity Equinox is blocking our view of the port. Rude.

Today is another port day where we likely will not get off the ship. Welcome to St. Thomas.

It's different everywhere. The Walgreens stores in my area only open scheduling 2-3 days prior. If you go and look online as if you are going to need to test soon you will be able to get an idea of the window where appointments open up. CVS near me will schedule the PCR 2 weeks out but the antigen looks like it's not available to schedule or already booked up 2 weeks out, but if you look at closer-in dates there are appointments for antigen.

Free to anyone. They bill insurance if you have it.

You can click on my name and should be able to message me!

The Genies reserved seating in the comedy club. You can be the unlucky folks front and center to get picked on or opt to sneak in a back of the room seat like us.

Another dinner, another tableside chat sesh with Alan. He was able to reserve us a meeting tomorrow morning in the Suite Lounge with a NextCruise representative, cuz YOLO Book It! We are going to schedule breakfast delivery to wake us up in time for this. We got our requested table at our requested time with our requested waitress at Giovannis this time and I breathed a sigh of relief. There was no meltdown when my mother's filet came out too rare twice when she ordered it medium rare. She was finally satisfied when it came back medium. But ordering it as medium would mean it might come out overdone . My filet was a perfect medium rare (still too rare for her as I did originally offer to trade). The filet is as good as Coastal Kitchen's. I still have to try the one at Chops and the one at Coco Beach Club to complete Le Tour de Boeuf for this cruise. Later on this evening is some late night comedy for my brother and I and I'm guessing people watching or sleeping on the room balcony for my mother.

Same! We do our in room dining on an aquatheater show night to watch while we eat.

Another barrier to keep the positives from getting to embarkation point I suppose.

My guess as well. Plus unvaccinated tested again on boarding day anyways.

Good timing to be on a cruise! Home is about where that first S in the path is.

Catch ya later, St. Maarten!

Not yet. She is still next to us. We should be sailing away soon. They already did all aboard.

Rusty..I mean Rhapsody of the Seas is pulling in next to us..assuming for supplies.

The show cast is working out in the aquatheater. My mother insists she is enjoying the view of St. Maarten. Her view:

2pm is afternoon snack delivery time. It was the same chicken wings, tenders and fries. At least this time we were in the room when it was delivered..might as well enjoy them while they're hot. Coastal Kitchen lunch was so 30 minutes ago. They still don't have buffalo sauce down. They use a sticky, sweet heat version on the wings rather than a spicy, vinegar based sauce. I don't believe I have managed to come across a ship that has been able to nail that flavor profile.

I don't know for sure since the policy won't kick in until the next cruise. I would assume the bar would remain open to serve Coastal Kitchen. The drinks that used to be complimentary during the day for suite guests may no longer be complimentary outside of happy hour.

The tip pool for the drink packages is not a set percentage per drink. It's more of a tally system so they can figure out the overall tip pool percentage allocated to each server which would be based on number of drinks they rang in relative to the total number of drinks rang in. The per day room gratuities that are inckuded in Star Class don't directly have anything to do with the drink and dining packages.

We are up at Coastal Kitchen for a lunch with a view. Vision is anchored somewhere out there.

Alan stopped by for a visit and chatted with us for a good 20 minutes. He will be on this ship until December 12 and he did say he would be coming back to Allure to take her to Texas. Alan has never been to Texas and has no idea what to expect.