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Generally speaking, you're not going to Haiti. You're going to the isolated, protected, walled off snippet of land called Labadee, which merely happens to geographically be in Haiti.

Got off Liberty of the Seas in Galveston on this past Sunday.  My family of 4 is vaccinated, the family of 4 traveling with us had 2 unvaccinated children.  Not a single one of us was asked to show our vaccine cards or the pictures of the negative tests for our friend’s kids.  When we were checking in I even asked the gentleman taking our pictures about the vaccine cards.  He said, “nope we don’t need to see them anymore, in fact we don’t even ask”.  I was shocked, but hey it got us on board 20 seconds quicker.  Maybe it’s a Galveston thing?
 
It felt like pre-Covid days.  On the second day of our cruise they dropped the crew mask mandate.  A few were still wearing them, but as the week went on I’d say the majority of them threw them away for good.  

If you cruised after the requirements changed (and you're on board right now!) how was the check in process? What did you show for your test? A picture, the actual test, something else? How smooth was it?

Cant comment on the unvaxxed experience but it definitely felt like the policy was "dont ask/dont tell" on the last couple of cruises.

And which pet cat did you swab for your test?

Not all cruises qualify for kids sail free 

Wouldn't it be great when we can all finally log into Cruise Planner, the infamous Royal IT did the perfect surprise of another $18 drink package or something similar.... 
 

This is what I live for !

So you're saying the one lone hamster that turns the wheel needed a food and bathroom break? 

That is exactly what I was thinking we would do! Though, the teens aren't really keen on getting their pictures taken with any of us 🙂 

Dont have to take pictures, just a convenient place to wait.  Although I’ve learned thats the one picture i like to get.  Shows what ship, when & who went. 

Just remind them who paid for their cruise !  😉

That is exactly what I was thinking we would do! Though, the teens aren't really keen on getting their pictures taken with any of us 🙂 

If they are Diamond, they will board  pretty early in the process even if not exactly with you.  And you can all just wait where the photographers are taking pictures for them so you all “board” together.  OR you can just wait with them and all board together.  I dont think you are looking at a huge time difference either way.

We just did this with a Galveston trip, not with Liberty but with Grandeur. Same port folks. We had a suite but our friends did not. We were shown to the suite departure group but our friends were shown the regular staging area. You might be lucky if all of you go as a big group and they do not check every set sail pass but lately they have been checking everyone. Good luck

Found this tonight on the Grand Cayman visitcaymanislands.com:
 
Effective August 24, 2022, all travelers—vaccinated and unvaccinated—are permitted to enter the Cayman Islands without the need of any additional documents or health-related steps due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Travelers are NOT required to:
Apply for a Travel Declaration or Travel Request via Travel Cayman Present a negative COVID-19 test Show proof of vaccination Wear masks If you are traveling to the Cayman Islands before August 24th, please visit www.exploregov.ky/travel for exisiting protocols. 
 
Guess we will be booking excursions on our October Galveston cruise! 🎉🎉🎉

Great news!  Hope this trend continues with the few hold out countries in the Caribbean.  

Found this tonight on the Grand Cayman visitcaymanislands.com:
 
Effective August 24, 2022, all travelers—vaccinated and unvaccinated—are permitted to enter the Cayman Islands without the need of any additional documents or health-related steps due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Travelers are NOT required to:
Apply for a Travel Declaration or Travel Request via Travel Cayman Present a negative COVID-19 test Show proof of vaccination Wear masks If you are traveling to the Cayman Islands before August 24th, please visit www.exploregov.ky/travel for exisiting protocols. 
 
Guess we will be booking excursions on our October Galveston cruise! 🎉🎉🎉

Found this tonight on the Grand Cayman visitcaymanislands.com:
 
Effective August 24, 2022, all travelers—vaccinated and unvaccinated—are permitted to enter the Cayman Islands without the need of any additional documents or health-related steps due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Travelers are NOT required to:
Apply for a Travel Declaration or Travel Request via Travel Cayman Present a negative COVID-19 test Show proof of vaccination Wear masks If you are traveling to the Cayman Islands before August 24th, please visit www.exploregov.ky/travel for exisiting protocols. 
 
Guess we will be booking excursions on our October Galveston cruise! 🎉🎉🎉

Found this tonight on the Grand Cayman visitcaymanislands.com:
 
Effective August 24, 2022, all travelers—vaccinated and unvaccinated—are permitted to enter the Cayman Islands without the need of any additional documents or health-related steps due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Travelers are NOT required to:
Apply for a Travel Declaration or Travel Request via Travel Cayman Present a negative COVID-19 test Show proof of vaccination Wear masks If you are traveling to the Cayman Islands before August 24th, please visit www.exploregov.ky/travel for exisiting protocols. 
 
Guess we will be booking excursions on our October Galveston cruise! 🎉🎉🎉

Found this tonight on the Grand Cayman visitcaymanislands.com:
 
Effective August 24, 2022, all travelers—vaccinated and unvaccinated—are permitted to enter the Cayman Islands without the need of any additional documents or health-related steps due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Travelers are NOT required to:
Apply for a Travel Declaration or Travel Request via Travel Cayman Present a negative COVID-19 test Show proof of vaccination Wear masks If you are traveling to the Cayman Islands before August 24th, please visit www.exploregov.ky/travel for exisiting protocols. 
 
Guess we will be booking excursions on our October Galveston cruise! 🎉🎉🎉

Found this tonight on the Grand Cayman visitcaymanislands.com:
 
Effective August 24, 2022, all travelers—vaccinated and unvaccinated—are permitted to enter the Cayman Islands without the need of any additional documents or health-related steps due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Travelers are NOT required to:
Apply for a Travel Declaration or Travel Request via Travel Cayman Present a negative COVID-19 test Show proof of vaccination Wear masks If you are traveling to the Cayman Islands before August 24th, please visit www.exploregov.ky/travel for exisiting protocols. 
 
Guess we will be booking excursions on our October Galveston cruise! 🎉🎉🎉

Found this tonight on the Grand Cayman visitcaymanislands.com:
 
Effective August 24, 2022, all travelers—vaccinated and unvaccinated—are permitted to enter the Cayman Islands without the need of any additional documents or health-related steps due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Travelers are NOT required to:
Apply for a Travel Declaration or Travel Request via Travel Cayman Present a negative COVID-19 test Show proof of vaccination Wear masks If you are traveling to the Cayman Islands before August 24th, please visit www.exploregov.ky/travel for exisiting protocols. 
 
Guess we will be booking excursions on our October Galveston cruise! 🎉🎉🎉

Found this tonight on the Grand Cayman visitcaymanislands.com:
 
Effective August 24, 2022, all travelers—vaccinated and unvaccinated—are permitted to enter the Cayman Islands without the need of any additional documents or health-related steps due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Travelers are NOT required to:
Apply for a Travel Declaration or Travel Request via Travel Cayman Present a negative COVID-19 test Show proof of vaccination Wear masks If you are traveling to the Cayman Islands before August 24th, please visit www.exploregov.ky/travel for exisiting protocols. 
 
Guess we will be booking excursions on our October Galveston cruise! 🎉🎉🎉

The ultra spacious interior/oceanview/balcony room has two bunks and a pretty large stateroom that holds "upto 6" with the couch that sleeps more, which is great for families. They are pricier than the regular stateroom, but they aren't suite expensive. We have that category room booked for two upcoming cruises with our three "littles" on the allure and the wonder.