dodgestang

As I always enjoy saying for people who are concerned and ask these things on FB and forums....there is the rule and there is the ship by ship, person by person enforcement of that rule. The rule is/was to wear a mask. Sometimes a crew member would point this out, most times they didn't. But the rule was to wear it so for an expectation setting point of view, one should expect to wear it ahead of their sailing at this point. If you leave expecting to not wear it and end up surrounded by people heavily enforcing the stated rule you are setting yourself up for disappointment

Was on Anthem for Christmas....they wanted you to wear a mask in solarium.

Thanks for the trim!

Think about this. We like to cruise. The whole family. We took the Nassau cruise this summer that was supposed to be mask free.....that change to not mask free 4 days before the sailing. Our 10 yr old is a huge fan of rock trivia games and singing.....both things she couldn't do over the summer because she wasn't vaccinated. So we made the choice and got her jabbed so she would be vaccinated for this cruise. A vaccine that has a HIGHER % chance of a negative side effect than the virus has % chance of causing her harm....just because we wanted her to be able to participate fully in the vacation and be able to enjoy parts of the ship mask free since she is vaccinated. So for her.......EVERYTHING has changed.

Ohh I agree its all about the stock price but other than that my opinion differs from yours. They did it NOW because it is essentially too late for anyone with holiday plans to make alternative arrangements. If they had done it 5-7 days ago.....there is a larger viability for transferring to tropical land based destinations with less stringent masking rules but stricter testing rules for entry. Now.....not so much.

WE (and I use that term collectively) are keeping the industry alive by continuing to cruise and book cruises. I am one bad discussion away (and I suspect many others are as well) from walking away from the industry completely. Yes they have to walk a fine line.....but they are off the line right now (AGAIN). I can drop 5 digits a trip ANYWHERE but I choose to do it here multiple times per year......but not much longer

Well.....the only ones they are really hurting are themselves. I have no reason to spend any time in the casino now. I will sit outside and drink all day. Then sit inside and drink all night.

They keep doing this bait and switch crap....first it was the mask free cruises over the summer that turned into masked up alot....now its masked up alot turned into masked up alot more. I'm just going to do the only thing that makes sense......always have a drink in my hand....even if I'm not drinking it.....once it gets warm and nasty....I'll get another.

Considering I couldn't apply my free prime cruise from 2021 or 2020 carry over to my April 13th 2022 cruise because it was after March 31, 2022....it's a pretty hard and fast rule.

We always hear from the Genie 4 week prior to sailing.

Not sure how to answer ;). We have 17 between now and end of March.......but......they are in suites....and in double points....so are being recorded as 68 nights!

What's still going on with Flowers and Royal? I had ordered roses for my wife for the stateroom when we were on Adventure out of Nassau this summer and they were cancelled last minute. I just went to order roses for our sailing on Anthem over Christmas....and Anthem is not listed as an option when selecting a ship

Thank you.

I think it's 6 based on this handy vlog I just watched https://youtu.be/Pi-bVQN36D0?t=175

It's like either 13 or 6? It's been almost 2 years since we've been there and I can't remember

The MJ of sailing you say.....

Sounds like fun though

Maybe you put a bid in for a royalup and they are changing?

Well......perhaps if you fall forward in a drunked stupoooor while there is a nasal swab occurring you could suffer some minor injury

It's always hit or miss. Suite on Grandeur twice - never a pool towel in suite *pre-covid Star level suite on Anthem twice - towels everyday one trip and no towels the other trip *pre-covid Suite on Adventure - towels every day *post-covid

That aint working.....that's the way you do it.....get your money for nothing and your royalups for free..... Now back to your normally scheduled post

Virtual work has been proven......pay for the wifi and take your laptop Deduct the cost of the cruise as a business expense for office space.

Ship phot-ogs told us to take our masks off on Adventure every time they took our photo.

This is interesting since all four of us, My, Wife, Kid 1 and Kid 2 will all pass 140 on our spring break cruise in April..... as much fun as it would be....I don't really want to get 4 glass blocks for the same vessel on a trip where I am flying to sail

Only go with money you can afford to lose ;). I get a lot of free cruises.....but the free cruise perks haven't completely offset the 'down side' of gambling because they tweak the odds a little so big hits pay less. I still have lotsa fun though