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  1. Anthem Solarium mask question

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    22 minutes ago, karl_nj said:

    Didn't seem like anyone paid attention to that request though.

    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

  4. REALLY ANNOYED …. Would have cancelled if they told us this YESTERDAY when we had 48 hours to go!

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    57 minutes ago, TonyYOW said:

    Not sure why people are so mad with this. Very little is being changed in comparison with what they already had. 

     

    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.

  5. REALLY ANNOYED …. Would have cancelled if they told us this YESTERDAY when we had 48 hours to go!

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    5 minutes ago, jeffmw said:

    This really doesn't have much of anything to do with the CDC. These executives have one focus: their revenue and their stock price. They are going to do whatever they have to do to maintain the viability of RCI. If they felt that this new rule would cause more cancellations than it would help them continue to cruise safely, they wouldn't do it. They're doing it because they feel it's their best course of action right now to ensure safe cruising and the long-term viability of the company. 

    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.

  6. REALLY ANNOYED …. Would have cancelled if they told us this YESTERDAY when we had 48 hours to go!

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    4 minutes ago, jeffmw said:

    Just remember: This isn't about you or your vacation. This industry cannot stomach a huge outbreak right now. It could kill them if they can't continue to prove that cruising is safe. We should understand that they know more about this than we do (these cruise execs have spent their lives focused on this for the past 22 months), and if they think it'll help they're probably right. At least more so than we can claim to know. Honestly, it doesn't seem like that drastic of a change. 

    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

  8. REALLY ANNOYED …. Would have cancelled if they told us this YESTERDAY when we had 48 hours to go!

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    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.

  24. Crown and Anchor questions about blocks and kids benefits

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    2 hours ago, WAAAYTOOO said:

    The only time we both got a block was when we were B2B SC on Anthem. Our Genie showed up with 2 blocks. We told her that we really only rated getting 1 block but she said to just keep them both, so we did. I later traded one of those Anthem blocks for one I did not have (can’t remember which ship it was).

    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 😉

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