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They did that on my older bookings that they did record as well Didn't matter that a lot were in Suites... Just one point... I'm not super Mario by any means but no credit for this minor accomplishment doesn't sit well. 17 points from Diamond (My real end goal so Fiance' can do lounge)is a whole lot closer than 52 points...

I was looking at a position related to shore excursions years ago it was 6months on one off... That was then. Regular staff are often 9 month contracts but not sure if they get a break in there... Senior contracts are I think 4. Cant honestly answer as to that being 100% accurate.. I guess the bottom line is they vary. MSC recently approached me for a high ranking officer position on the bridge that I really wasn't qualified for but they insisted I was... I appreciated it but will stick with my big game fishing boat job... So I didn't probe further.

Did it within the first hour. So easy. Did so on my own outside the link as well.... Squeaky wheel syndrome... This is a good time to turn up the heat... CDC is government funded and our reps hold those purse strings... Our reps in the end work for us so lets put em to work.

This points topic really stings ... C+A lost 14-15 years worth f my points. In 2018 I expected my emerald pin on a majesty trip. I had reached that plateau in June 2015 then didn't sail the next two years (Busy and was in a friendly divorce) . Ok maybe they just missed it. 2019 on Indy it surely would be there. Nope. Got home and looked... 2003- 2018 disappeared except that Majesty trip. I was knocked back to gold and like 28 points!!!! (I should be 63 or 64!) I emailed and never heard a word. I called and didn't hear back. Called again and nasty rep told me I needed receipts... I explained I don't save records that long. She was nasty again and hung up. Very much not like the usual RCL people I deal with on the phone. I am bringing what sea passes I do have, ship board photos, casino chips from the different trips and plan to sit down with a real person at the loyalty desk when I get back aboard Symphony ... Despite all that I'm still loyal to royal...

I like it... The politicians don't have to tip toe. Real lives and regional econmies are hurt by this dragging on too far...

Thats to be expected... Thats the auto generated responses. They will see a big number on the same subject, look into it and take some action. Then expect a follow up response explaining that action.

Did it through them and direct to my senators.... My congressman sucks but Rubio, Scott and Mast are on our side... And they are good...

Or Call Senator Rubio's office at : (866) 630-7106, The CLIA page gets us to Rubio, Scott and Mast offices...Only takes a few seconds add to the list... Unless of course you don't want to sail...

I was surprised in the past to find that our voices do get heard rather easily by our elected officials. I messaged a senator on a subject years back and he directly answered me a few days after the canned automated response came back. I developed a rapport with a congressman under similar circumstances. I'm nobody special. Justa constituent. I just sent a detailed message to Marco Rubio... You can to at... https://www.rubio.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/contact

Again... I see a "report" that some unnamed said something from questionable sources that push the envelope for even being called "news".

They "announced " that last October... They are saying (I Think) No meetings have taken place so nothing has changed. AT THIS TIME

My read on what transpired>>>> Mind you I have seen the CLIA statement but not an official CDC rep for the response. Just what was reported. The statement was meant to say the Nov date is STILL in effect and no decisions regarding the recent request by Miami Dade and todays CLIA have been made YET and that the order AT THIS TIME still stands... I see CNN, CNBC and NYT involved with the reporting and if you adhere to what they sell as "press" I have an oceanfront condo in Kansas you need to buy...

I signed up for a new date offered to me and zero acknowledgement or anything from RCL. No email nothing. Just showing canceled. No offer of refund or fcc jus other dates. I did my part and they have done nothing...

Well its a week later. My planning page still shows it as "cancelled" . No email, no confirmation, no nothing about the rebooking I tried to make. I have never experienced indifference from telephone reps that I have dealt with on this. Only a few days til the time limit is up and everything defaults to dates that are no good for me... Please I need suggestions of what I can do?

I'm an outside possibility for it... Pretty pricey from what I am hearing but I get impulsive... No shots yet but turning up the heat on getting that done...

Nassau is a pretty busy port for fuel and provisions that fan out from there around the islands. It would be easy for RCL to enlist a coastal freighter to run stocks from states right to them in Nassau.

We need to take into consideration that this is the first time that CDC has really had "Power" . Quite possible there is "ego" coming into play or a "power trip" being tossed our way. Without getting political, I see it in a few elected officials to the point of megalomania or sadism. Some actually reveling in their new found power and not caring who they hurt when they arbitrarily toss a regulation "Cause they can". There is a saying in sales "Persistence will outweigh Resistance". We have an edge that we have been persistent for a year now against what seems to be unfair, biased and even draconian regulation. No, nothing is easy in swaying them, so we need to use tact and gentle pressure to prevail. We need to continue to lightly push to find exactly what it is they want at this juncture. We are not in position to make demands, but negotiation of common sense ideas using their own words as a tool needs to be in play (" Vaccinated people can gather with no masks"). First we must get their attention as it seems that we as the cruising world is largely ignored by them. With these limited launches taking place that may help facilitate that along with a limited squeaky wheel approach. As to the Mayor sending that communication to them. I don't think its futile as one might think. Both CDC and her are servants of the people. Yes fed trumps local in a lot of situations but ultimately both are responsible for the well being. Being fed does not mean immovable. If their actions are having negative impact, be it through not fully thought out regulation, or ignoring the problem, those actions need to be lifted and or reversed. This is achieved by reminding them that their obligations are first and foremost to ALL people. (See- "Squeaky wheel" for delivery) By all means, be nice, but a little venom in between syllables might be in order. Now back to the original topic of re-crewing... RCL has a few facilities scattered around that can be used for Quarantine, training, etc. I am a big game fishing tournament boat captain by trade. There are copies of my resume' floating through the wet world and now and then these employment sites see "marine industry ties" on some kind of program and I get some really unrelated job offers that I'm not qualified for. Several offers or at least applying have come from cruise lines including RCL... They have been happening since September and recently were stepped way up. They have been seeking hard at filling cruise director spots as one... Another is a manager for these land based housing/ training facilities. I believe I remember the Miami Dade one having 450 rooms. I have seen opening for the same type position in a few Caribbean ports... Again it seemed these want ads started flowing in September and have increased in frequency since. I can't say for sure but that might point out they have a head start on this...

If I could I would...

I'm on about 20 different lists in two states... CVS is slap jammed up, as is Publix , as is...... So far I did get acknowledgements that I am registered but no sign of appointment date yet. I have a place I can go next week to get first dose but then I will be in a different state soon and have to find the second somewhere there.... Palm Beach County my southern home seems to have some spat going with the governor and its hurting the citizens as they keep refusing his help????? Fiancee in Jersey , my northern home, having zero luck for herself or her kids as well.

Trying to speed up getting a Vaccination...

Making me crazy. My sailing is all the way gone. Signed up for earlier one (Official Option). Telephone staff would not change. instead had to copy and paste some link to a form only we as passengers could fill out. No receipt, no confirmations of any kind. No way to track or update or know status. No cabin assignment even though I paid a ton extra to hand pick. No verification of OBC(s)... Just a big blank that does not sit well with me... As it is, the new date means we have to leave one kid home . This booking was a lift ad shift from a much nicer ship and Itinerary to begin with. I'd cancel all together but we got such good pricing that we couldn't book anything else similar for anything close to what we did pay.

Couple calls in to them and they "can't" produce any confirmation, receipt, nothing still? When this happened (no receipts) last year on two cancelled cruises it complicated things really badly. One trip that cancelled in March I immediately requested refund. In late may They told me that I didn't request til Mid May??? BS!!!!! Without proof it was tough to set it right. They also play ugly games with a second cancellation saying no payment had been made. I had to get hard copies of bank records to back that up and our other conversations I had to screen shoot social media messages with dates. I have visions of them not receipting then saying I didn't "request" by expiration date. Posting running commentary here and elsewhere is a little cushion if they try to play games again.

Thats who I called (now 3 times) and they said they couldn't send one. I don't want them to say "you never filled in the form" and shove me on the date they planned to which is no good for me. They sent me no confirmation emails on a cancelled cruise a few months ago and it was a nightmare.

They have some nerve... They always yell at me for fishing off my balcony... ?

I hope you're right... I'm going to need to do it after this Mariner mix up... The agent on the phone today made it sound like an act of congress to get done and that for a cruise next year needed to do it this week... ??????