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sk8erguy1978

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  1. Glad you're feeling better! Good to hear you're off pain meds quickly. That's what happens when you leave us unattended. LOL
  2. Yep I've received tools too. One little set of small sockets and various bits I use frequently to tighten whatever or put whatever together. Joking aside, I still buy things to make her life, heck our life easier, I just try to not wait until Christmas or whatever. Figure something like a Roomba is for both of us since I do actually help vacuum. Working from home through this pandemic has made that a bit easier. Don't get me wrong, I'd love tools, a grill, or anything else deemed "manly" as a gift. I'd just rather buy cleaning stuff she requests on a random April afternoon then her bday lol.
  3. Even something like a Roomba I refuse to buy as a gift, I look at it like "here go clean" LOL. My wife also doesn't find my comments about how I outsourced her vacuuming duties. Further, to her the robo vacuum is only good for "touch ups" but still need to vacuum weekly with the Dyson (she's a bit OCD / obsessed with mess). When she'll say something like "I have to vacuum" she doesn't laugh when I offer to help and press start on ROB.
  4. First seeing this thread. Glad the surgery went well and you're feeling better. Our vac is called ROB after the NES robot from the 80s. Never had one but always wanted one ... Like the power glove ... Always wanted that too! Anyway it's always getting stuck and lost. It's a Shark and replaced a Roomba. We will be going back to Roomba for sure.
  5. Have you tried "middle click" (aka mouse wheel)? Unless you have a magic mouse or MAC in general, then you'll need a third party application, or command + click.
  6. For the points @twangster and @Lovetocruise2002 have stated there is no way I'm sharing a cabin with two adults. I don't care if it's family, life long friends or a stranger at the pier - especially if I'm sailing with my wife. I'm also at the point in my life where I don't want to share a hotel room for a "guys weekend." Maybe I'll share a room for an overnight with a buddy with two beds, but that's it. I also think the points they made about the pullout sofa & privacy are excellent and should be given serious thought. There isn't going to be another room available if things aren't what they seem. Did a little suite in Vegas for a guys weekend, two queen beds and a pullout couch. The guy who ended up on the pullout didn't have to pay for the hotel room. He picked up a meal tab as a thank you. That was also the point when I realized I'm over room sharing. 3 adult men with 3 very different hotel habits (sleeping, neatness, etc) just getting too old for it.
  7. You can test positive for months after COVID-19 infection. I wonder if they'll allow something like a doctor's note saying you're fine or you're just SOL. Tests are a must, just would be nice to know about certain circumstances.
  8. Worst feeling in the world. I remember being in a virtual department meeting this past September thinking... I'm supposed to be on CoCo Cay right now. FORK ME! lol.
  9. Don't think we've ever interacted but welcome back! We are booked for September which is basically a coin flip at this point. If that's cancelled but other things are a go in Q3 or Q4 as some are predicting, might book last minute-ish, just need a little heads up for wife's job (nurse so cannot just take off last minute). Fingers crossed! We hope to travel to Clearwater or something in late March. Wife will have vaccine by then, I probably will not but worth the risk (we both survived COVID already, she got it volunteering as an EMT day after Xmas and passed it to me, minor-ish symptoms)... Wife needs a trip, she's been working through all this, whether volunteering as an EMT or her day job as an RN, scare after scare after scare after outbreak after outbreak ... You get the idea ... She needs a few days in the sun... STAT. We might do a NJ Shore or Ocean City MD over the summer. Also a trip to NY Adirondacks where wife and her family own a few small cabins... Gotta make some sorta back up plans ... And I'm grateful to have the means to do so.
  10. Royal Caribbean? Nope. I might say something like "Anthem AGAIN" but in reality I'm only sad to not try another great ship and still LOVE Anthem. (Or whatever ship I've sailed on repeatedly). NCL however, the Gem we are good to never sail that or any of their older ships. Smaller size, weird layout, ugly decor, etc. Their newer ships have our attention, but no immediate plans to book with them.
  11. I cannot speak for everyone who might shift 2021 to 2022 but the cost alone for my Sep 21 sailing vs Sep 22 is about $2200 more last time I looked. The 25% extra if they cancel doesn't cover the difference in price, I'll be L&S for sure. Back in June of 2020 I shifted my December 2020 cruise to September 2021 and cancelled my September 2020 cruise. A few days later I upgraded the shifted Jr. Suite to a Grand Suite, decent price I thought at about $4400. (That's how loose the rules were -- or my agent that good -- either way :)). Depends when in February. Price out next May's cruise and see if it's that different in price, maybe like me, a L&S would be the obvious choice. Of course if you want to go in May if it sails, you're committed to paying anyway. I have until July before payment and if things are still this vague in July, oy vey!
  12. I'm fine with most of it. Tracelets - what do they consider close contact? I'm assuming a lot more strict than what CDC considers. Could it be as strict as, was in same restaurant? Yikes! My vacation ruined for basically a non exposure. I understand why, but being quarantined to cabin is still a big fear of mine. Can only drink at the bar? That is a game changer for me. I'm big on enjoying my drink package on the pool deck or upper pool deck. I don't want to sit at the pool bar, where the seating is already limited... Imagine if that's the only place to enjoy the drink!
  13. We've only brought a bottle or two of my wife's favorite sangria a few times. I have a friend in years past put non-alcoholic drinks in a duffle bag and hand it off to the porter. This was years ago, maybe 5, no idea if it'll still work. I suppose as written above, that does go against the rules.
  14. Before the drink package days we'd bring refillable bottles, worked out great. This probably doesn't need to be said, but we used the cups provided at the water stations to transfer the water to bottle. We never filled directly to be sanitary and courteous.
  15. Glad she's doing well. You were told correctly, my wife is a Nurse and just took a course on how to administer the vaccine, she'll be doing it part-time if our local Ambulance Squad is approved to receive doses. That is the million dollar question. If a test isn't available until after you disembark ... yikes ... a 7 day vacation just turned into a 10 at least.
  16. I quoted directly. As did @RWDW1204. It's not an article but CDC FAQ. I hope your mom doesn't have any side effects from shot two, or you. Best of luck and fingers crossed.
  17. Yes. You'll still need to provide a negative test. https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/travelers/testing-international-air-travelers.html
  18. I received the email as well. I agree, it means at least September to me, but that's my pessimistic side speaking. I was very optimistic about September but not so much anymore. It's already a shifted cruise, hopefully we can shift again. The Grand Suite is just under 2k more for September 2022. 25% extra leaves me ~$700 short the difference.
  19. If it did happen yesterday, it would be nice that they update: Maybe they don't consider it an update to the CWC but it would get people to look closer and be a bit more transparent. Also, a little history of the changes would be nice.
  20. Yep. Besides being handed the form at the airport (not sure if they are still doing that) there is no way for anyone to know you're visiting or you left and came back. "Must complete the form" but it's basically on the honor system, as is quarantining... And, still allows travel to & through NY state, as you mentioned.
  21. NY has several travel restrictions and a form you're supposed to fill out. I believe (have not traveled outside of NY other than NJ) you're handed the form at the airport. Outside of that, I believe it's all voluntary with essential workers being exempt. https://forward.ny.gov/covid-19-travel-advisory
  22. Technically, the glass is always full 50% air 50% water LOL :). That was my attitude last March for last September. I kept saying it wasn't going to happen or we wouldn't want to sail early on. My pessimistic attitude allowed me to make a rational decision before locking in thousands of dollars interest free to Royal Caribbean. Now that we are cancelled until May, I was optimistic about September 2021, but I'm shifting back to my pessimistic attitude. I even started looking at what's available for 2022. Although, if they do sail in 2021, even if it's the winter, we might try and score a "last minute" deal on another sailing.
  23. Ugh! We sort of* did a L&S September 2020 to September 2021 back in June 2020. Now it's finally ~252 days away. Fingers crossed it sails. * We had two cruises booked that we wanted to "merge" to September 2021, September 2020 & December 2020. December was supposed to be a cruise with friends but no one was signing up (probably because of flying, hotels, etc). We also knew we wanted to upgrade September 2021 to a Jr. Suite (September 2020 was an OV Balcony - ended up going GS, but I digress). So, we cancelled September 2020 and received a FCC. December (since it was a Jr. Suite already) was "shifted" to September 2021. We upgraded to the GS shortly after, my poor agent :). I said all that because that's the power of a good travel agent. She worked all that magic that I probably would have had a ton of no's and bad advice from Royal's customer service.
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