TXcruzer

Don't put a lot of stock into that email. I hate to be the party pooper, and I hope I am wrong, but in March we had the key on Allure, and once onboard the free room service was not honored.

I am curious, have you been on a Carnival ship since the restart?

The last 6 OTW cabanas on my upcoming Harmony trip sold over the weekend at $2699

Your avatar picture being an obvious exclusion

No, the GS and above requirement has been removed

What am I missing? What is the fascination with the crew’s health protocols?

Smokers have ALWAYS been in the casino, and the triggered fuel surcharge has ALWAYS been in the cruise contract. Nothing new here.

I have never spent a dime in a casino; but I am curious and hope not to come off nosey. Ballpark, what do you think the casino spend is to achieve Prime status?

As has been said above, being diamond (or D+) is, in my opinion, more valuable now than ever. The value of your Diamond vouchers is $364 on a 7 day trip and includes selection AND flexibility that was missing under the prior "happy hour"concept.

No doubt, you are right, there will always be the human element, it must be that way, and I think that is good. The main takeaway from todays exercise was one of efficiency, one agent, effectively processing 8 lines of people; certainly a good option to stretch limited manpower.

Well I got to DFW this morning at my normal time, about 75 minutes prior to boarding. One MUST use a TSA pre check security point to use the facial recognition. I got in line and it soon split in two, one direction for facial recognition, one for traditional. We approached 8 "kiosks", very similar to the customs kiosks we are all familiar with upon debarkation. I pulled up the APP on my phone, the phone used facial ID to verify me and created a one time QR code, I waved my phone over the kiosk, looked into the kiosk screen and in less than 5 seconds got a green light and proceeded to security. It was quick, painless, and I was through the entire process and at my gate in less than 10 minutes, it was a medium heavy day at the airport. They had one TSA agent monitoring all the facial recognition kiosks. They weren't overly used, but it seemed each machine was constantly turning over for another person, and the line never backed up. As word gets out, and more people adopt it, it will be interesting to see how it goes. I fly every 2 weeks, so I will expect to see utilization increase.

In March we had 12 people test at my house in less than 30 minutes. Christmas week certainly did not do you any favors. It really is as easy as I make it sound.

I can’t speak for all, but my annual policy is ALWAYS in effect. I am covered anytime I am 150 miles or more from my home address listed on my policy. No need to notify them of anything short of a claim.

Those are wonderful and personal policies you have put in place; but have absolutely nothing to do with Covid mitigation. Sanitation however is always a good thing.

PLUS 1 on this comment right here.

47,000 people tested positive in the US this past Saturday, June 25. Just saying, being on a ship or on land makes no difference. I choose to just live my life

I have taken 7 in home proctored tests for cruising. None of these tests have consumed more than 20 minute of my time.

I would rather be onboard, fully cleared and ready to enjoy a week of cruising, regardless of the $25 fee. Question my motives if you will, but that is how I approach the process. To each his own.

I am sorry but I don't buy the cost issue from any of us that will spend thousands for a cruise, then complain about $25 for the test. As for timing, you can do the test in the parking lot prior to embarkation, if the WiFi on board isn't up to snuff. There really aren't any excuses

Similar situation. If it is just myself and the wife, we cruise suite class. If it's a larger group (July for example, our kids, their spouses, and grandchildren); we skip the suite, and we book a row of balcony cabins and open the balconies (6 rooms this trip)

I’m excited for it, I’m glad DFW is being used as a test sight. I downloaded the APP, yesterday, scanned my passport, drivers license, and entered my known traveler number (also scanned my Global Entry card, although that wasn’t a requirement). There is the option to scan your vaccine card, but I didn’t do that at this time. I will file a report Tuesday afternoon.

The “at home” proctored tests solve all of these problems.

TSA at DFW started using facial recognition this week at American Airlines gates IF you have a TSA Pre Check number and an AA Advantage membership. I will get to try it out on Tuesday

The blue customs declaration forms have been gone for 4-5 years now; and not just for cruising, but for air travel as well.

I don't think there are any requirements at all, just call yourself "Suite Snob Agency", and have a tax ID number in that name. (in CA, FL, WA, and HI there is a state fee for a Seller of Travel number, but no requirements other than the fee to be paid)