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MrMarc

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  1. As long as they want to be sailing from the US. And remember, it is a small, but vocal, portion of the cruising public that is looking at these things as bad, the vast majority welcome the safety protocols.
  2. Thanks. That is a lot of information that I had no idea about. This will be my first cruise at Diamond, so I had never seen the way it used to be.
  3. I have to wonder if this is affecting their revenue since now you have to be drinking about 8 or so drinks every day to "break even". It would seem to me that offering Diamond and above a discount on the UBP might make more sense.
  4. I find it interesting that they choose a County Government as the only entity that they are currently trying to enforce this law on. People voted that County administration in which really creates a question about whose "rights" are being protected. It will also be interesting to see if such selective enforcement will become an issue, along with how this law applies to Governmental entities vs. private businesses. No question, lots of billable hours for attorneys in Florida.
  5. Except that the population of those who are "qualified" will continue to grow at some rate, and the population of "unqualified" will continue to decrease at that same rate. However, I do think the are claiming cruises are "capacity controlled" when in fact they are just not selling as many rooms as they would like. I think all of the cruise lines are claiming that they would be able to sail with all ships full if allowed to, however I just do not believe that. As for the rumors regarding rule changes, I really think we should waite until we actually know something before starting rumors. They spread online faster than any factual information.
  6. On my sailing on Adventure in December, it was less than the single device VOOM package, and since I sail solo, it was an easy choice. With the new changes, if you like room service and are not getting a dining package, it could be worth it, depending on how much it is on your particular cruise.
  7. Actually, I just checked on my Adventure of the Seas cruise out of Galveston in December, and The Key is $17.99 and 1 Voom Surf & Stream is $18.39. I don't think I want to pay more to get less. I am wondering if it going to be canceled because it says check onboard where it used to say Add to Cart.
  8. I still wish the fight over how much power a Federal agency has was being decided over a more important activity and a much less polarizing issue than the COVID vaccine. We would have a chance for a less result oriented decision.
  9. I guess I'm the only one that thinks this a better deal. The 25% off and free room service seems like it would be enough value added to the zoom package. And most of the time I think there are much better seats than they reserved for the key, so early access seems better to me. And when I was flying to a port,, I really liked being able to drop off carry on stuff. As for breakfasts, depends on what's in the bag. I guess everyone has different views on what makes the key worth it.
  10. I wonder if this is a limit set by the cruise line, or by Demand. Has any one checked on cabin availability just prior to the cruise date? Are the actually trying to sell more or does it show sold out? For example, I just checked on the October 3 sailing of the Liberty out of Galveston, and it shows all types of rooms as available. Not a conspiracy theory, but could they be hiding lack of demand as capacity limits?
  11. Just read the responses to your question. I think the requirement will be extended to any age group with a vaccine in any way approved by the FDA. Until it is treated as a health issue, not a political or economic one, I doubt the requirements will be loosened because the problem will not go away. At this point, that could be never, but who knows.
  12. They obviously have a huge supply. Carnival published them as a source of acceptable tests this morning, and they still appear to have them. I would think that between normal demand, RCCL and Carnival, they are selling a lot of tests.
  13. That's how I usually carry it during the day, but this looks better and easier to hand the card to someone or put it in a slot machine. It's not like taking the lanyard off is a big deal though.
  14. I saw these in a FB group and got them. I haven't used it yet, but it seems like it will be great. https://smile.amazon.com/gp/product/B079ZKQBMV/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1
  15. If you claim to be in the medical field and claim tests are only available for people who are symptomatic or exposed, then I am very, very glad you are not responsible for any aspect of my care, and I really think that you should not be responsible for any aspect of care for any living thing. Tests are readily available. If you were not aware they were required to board, then you have been ignoring the news, all communications from RCCL, and certainly have not been following any cruise blogs.
  16. Ok. I contacted them. It is only if you are hospitalized, but the transfer once you are hospitalized does not have to be medically necessary. In other words, even if that hospital feels they can treat you without a transfer, you can choose to be transferred to a US Hospital. Considering I have a heart condition, I think I would probably be hospitalized if I were COVID positive, even without additional symptoms. If so, then their transfer would kick in, so I may keep both to have a belt and suspenders so to speak. Besides, if I spend that much on insurance, I can be pretty sure I will never need it.
  17. Ok, they just confirmed that they will only evacuate if you are admitted to a hospital, but the evacuation does not have to be a medical necessity. In other words, if you can convince them to admit you to a hospital, they will evacuate you. Since I've had a heart attack, I'm going to trust that I can convince them to admit me even if I'm not symptomatic and keep both policies.
  18. Mine too. The office itself was closed, so they are going to have a rep call me tomorrow. I can see how they may be interpreting what I read, and I can see how I interpreted it. If I am wrong, I hope I can at least get my money back. And if I am wrong, I cannot find anything that will evacuate you if you are not symptomatic except whatever Royal was selling for their Nassau cruises, which I do not know any way for the general public to get it. But I will be trying to find out over the next few days.
  19. It was $444 for a year for me. But I just called them and was told they also would not transfer you unless you are hospitalized. So I might have wasted my money. They are having someone call me back tomorrow. I'll let you know what they say. I saw this: Hospital to Hospital Medical Transfer for member regardless of Medical Necessity, COVID-19 Info HERE" and made an assumption, it appears I could be wrong, so I do not know if it is providing anything more than my BlueGeo, which also includes medical insurance. MedJet is only transportation and security services.
  20. If I get stuck in a quarantine situation, I want to be able to get home. BlueGeo will only evacuate if "Medically necessary", and being quarantined does not require evacuation back to the US. MedJet will cover evacuation in almost any situation. This is not an ad for either, just something to think about.
  21. Yes, that is my final answer. I know how I sound, and I know how both anti-vax and let people do whatever they want sound. I also know the results. But, again, i am not going to debate it. You can think whatever you like of me and my ideas, I am beyond caring.
  22. I am not going to get in this debate, suffice it to say I disagree with you on almost every level, but let's just cruise with whatever rules they set for whatever reason they set them. Their company, their rules, their reasoning.
  23. No, it is because of inept people not getting vaccinated, wearing masks and social distancing. Masks and social distancing are not theater, they reduce the spread of the virus. The only disagreement is to what extent, and we really don't know. Assume it is 10%(to pick a very low number) on a cruise of 4000. That's 400 people. If you are saying it is not worth that, then I totally disagree.
  24. For every on that says that, you can find the exact opposite. It's really a personal decision. I think it should take 2 things into account. First, are you willing to follow whatever the rules are, whether you agree with them or not. Then determine if you feel safe or comfortable. If the answer to the first one is no, do everyone a favor and please put your cruise off, the rest of us really don't want to deal with the health issues or bad situations that this can cause.
  25. Because crew serving the buffet really is theater. Surface transfer of COVID really is not a threat. The only advantage would be speeding up the line.
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