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There are some future Liberty itineraries that are more than 7 days. Include a canal pass-by and Columbia.

Guessing that will apply to Celebrity also. We have a B2B on Celebrity Infinity next year, but haven't heard any announcement of the port move. Nor seen itinerary change on the website.

If Celebrity starts sailing 4th quarter, I'm guessing Apex and Edge will be 2 of the ships they'll put back to service. Apex is supposed to start with the Med before coming to the Carribean. Now that the EU has clamped down on tourism from the states, will be interesting to see if Apex stays with the med itinerary, or is redeployed to Carribean early. Bunch of what-ifs - we're all guessing right now. But as no one can cruise, what other diversions are there?

Good eyes and information.

We're on Edge over Thanksgiving break. I'm not confident we'll be sailing by then. We won't cancel, will make final payment and hope for the best. Seems they've been working hard to make things right with the FCC.

I saw Genting cruise line, parent of Dream cruises out of Taiwan, will begin sailing 26 July. They announced their health protocols. Virgin cruises also published a top level protocols and plan to commence in Oct. Would think we should be seeing some similar publication from RCL. Options are floated like buffet adjustments, restricted ship occupancy, but have not seen a back to business plan published from RCL yet.

UV kills the bad stuff in moments, so anything in the direct sunlight will be sun sanitized.

Think the ink is dry on the vote. US is excluded at this time.

Yes - works very well if there are flight issue with rebooking etc. I also discovered the delayed payment for the airfare. Not sure if that's recent, but using it on my next cruise.

Oasis class most likely Nov 2022. Allure was supposed to arrive in Nov 2021, but port upgrade is a year behind due to plague. Really wish Celebrity would sail from Galveston, even if it were seasonal like Disney. Would really provide a nice option.

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Guess I would believe the North American ports w/Carribean before any of the European routes. I think they'll still be arguing about who gets let in for tourism through 2020. I'm wondering if we see Apex pulled from Europe and deployed in Carribean this year.

Hypothetically, If given a 1 Oct clearance to sail, are crews in place to start up, or does it take a couple of weeks to get the crew back and ready to sail? Or are crews being kept ready to go in the ship flotillas out there?

Maybe a small bowling alley?

Sincere applause! Whether you like, dislike, approve or not with the plan - it is a plan, and Virgin has rolled it out to the public.. Leading the fleet! Any line should be doing similar things and showing forward motion. I've felt RCL has been very passive from at least a communications perspective. Publicly traded companies like RCL and other cruise lines need to make periodic announcements show shareholders and guests know they're working the problem.

Familiar with that issue. When we sailed Symphony a while back, the CK doors were open earlier in the embarkation day, so you could get in to set some reservations with the mater d . During cruise, the doors were locked and you would need to tail gate or knock since JS does not provide access to CK. Thought it odd since access can be programed for limited access time windows too. (especially if tied to the reservation system). Avoiding that issue with upgrading to next level on future cruises.

Icon would be great. If alternate fuel, Port of Galveston would be prime location.

So a year delay in port modification - possible Oasis class in November 2022? Or still wishful thinking?

The best Galveston run down I've seen so far.

Excellent - once bitten you'll have that bug forever . The only cure is to go to the next level.

Anyone taken the balloon? How long is the excursion?

Edge - Nov 2020 (Fingers crossed) Reflection - Mar 2021 Infinity B2B - June 2021 Oasis - Nov 2021 Allure - Mar 2022

Coastal Kitchen gives you more intimate service. Feels more "old school" cruising. Food is also a little nicer as they're serving a smaller number of people. Jr. Suite will get you in for dinner. Higher suites get breakfast/lunch. We made reservations at the door (for the week) on embarkation day.

Nice run down. We're visiting Nov '21. Just 2 of us, so don't need the Cabana, so were going to get the Club Pass. Are chairs kept available, or is like what happens on the sun deck? Are there also umbrellas available/

Going to be more contraction. Would expect a shedding of the ships with higher operating/maintenance costs. Even when we start up again, its not going to be a full fleet. The loyalists will return, but those who've never sailed are going to stay away a couple of years.