TXcruzer

The order very clearly states that you must provide a negative test result REGARDLESS of vaccine status.

Evidently, according to the email i just received, Celebrity has not cancelled ALL of Europe.

J&J is expected to submit for EUA approval in the next couple weeks and have plans for 1 billion doses this year (and this is a single dose vaccine)

Have you checked out the French Polynesia travel restrictions?

Holy “cut and paste” Batman!!

You were given bad information. Plenty of posts out there about people not making final payment and they are screwed.

A $141 difference is not enough incentive for me to take a guaranteed room, I would call and switch

The real estate transaction was finalized, but that’s it. The property needs to be completely leveled and rebuilt and has been postponed indefinitely

You are correct

For American citizens they can take a cruise that begins and ends at the same American port (with few exceptions) carrying only a birth certificate and photo ID.

In my experience one only need to look at CBP upon return from a cruise; the line for US citizens returning with birth certificate alone is quite long. For the record the state department states 42% of Americans have a passport. I can’t find anything that breaks it down by cruise aficionados alone. Make no mistake, the government is making it impossible to cruise from the US, they could easily make it very difficult for an American citizen to do it from elsewhere. Never underestimate the vindictive nature of the a federal agency.

This really isn’t a viable option; I’m my opinion. 1. A large percentage of cruisers do not have a passport, this would preclude them flying to an international port for embarkation. 2. The CDC, under the guise of public health, could mandate quarantine measures on anyone returning from these cruises.

The Johnson and Johnson vaccine will be single shot

Perhaps they will, I would imagine there will be a fair amount of information distributed; but there will be none anytime soon. RCG doesn't even know what the new normal is yet, and until the final plans are submitted, approved, test journeys made, mitigation protocols evaluated, and certificates issued-there is no news to tell.

The CDC order being discussed in this thread applies to north American embarkations only; I have not heard anything from the reciprocal agencies in Europe about their resumption plans

Touché

Can you use a Shaq meme on a Royal Caribbean discussion?

I do not think there is any way in the world they will be ready December 1 for paying customers. They have a framework to operate under, however they must PROVE the framework works before they can have any revenue cruises.

You may want to re read the document again, because what Twangster posted above is verbatim to what the executive summary says, in order and in context.

Also, I believe (just my opinion) that the CDC could make it very difficult to get to and from these embarkation ports if they were so inclined.

Maybe??

I was semi sarcastic. The intent of my statement was so long as they are advising against sailing the no sail order will stand

I assume you are referring to cruises embarking from non-USA ports, because they can not resume from the US against CDC “advice”.

??What he said! I have always found the suite lounge beverages to be nice when convenient, but all too often it is way too inconvenient, and not much of a selection.

Don’t count on it