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Really is a nice place.  Great restaurants.

Very helpful.  We have 4 cruises  booked over the next 12 months (starting Nov if that goes).   And we do occasionally have add-on flights in between.  I had already purchased individual policies, but in reading them, it appears they can be cancelled 14 days prior to the cruise.   I did the preliminary math and appears I do come out ahead on an annual policy over the individuals.   So may make the jump if I can.  Thanks again!

Not silly at all, but a very prudent question.
In our case, once we were doing 4 or more cruises per year, we decided that it was worthwhile to get the annual policy.  We look at it a lot like we do the Deluxe Beverage Package.  It really isn't about saving money, it's about the convenience.  Our annual policy has been $623 per year for the past 3 years so I assume that is the price that it's going to be for the foreseeable future.  We have been doing between 6-9 cruises per year. The annual policy definitely saves money over buying individual trip plans but even if it didn't, we would still do the annual policy.
For one thing, the annual policy is not just for cruises.  It is any travel that we do (of course, neither of us is traveling at all right now....but that's an anomaly) and in the recent past, both Dan and I traveled a lot for work.  Are there less expensive annual policies ?  Sure.  But we have the most inclusive policy that they offer with high limits b/c we cruise in suites most of the time and the $$ value of the overall trips is fairly high.  Now that I am on Medicare, I would not have health insurance coverage outside of the US if I didn't purchase it elsewhere.  It is mainly for this reason that we have travel insurance.
Here are the coverage caps:
 


 
I came across the following, related to COVID while I was looking up the coverage caps :

 

+1

We went with Allianz also based on a recommendation from our MEI TA. We like the fact that Allianz just moved our policy from this years cruise to next years. A little different from some of the stories I've heard about other travel insurance companies out there. I hope we don't have to find out how they handle a claim!

If you travel a lot during a year.  You can purchase an annual policy with some companies.

Do not miss the bogged down elevators after a show, embarkation day, disembarkation day

Do not miss the bogged down elevators after a show, embarkation day, disembarkation day

Packing on the last night and the plane ride home, doubly so if it's an overnight transatlantic. 

I don’t miss the muster drill

FUN!
 

Feel better about being on a cruise ship than the aircraft to get me to the port.

Feel better about being on a cruise ship than the aircraft to get me to the port.

Wonder if Silverseas line is able to spin up faster (get back to sailing) with the smaller ships.  They'll have penned up demand too.
 

That's interesting.  Guess the return on investment (ROI) is better completely buying a high end line than completing amplification.

Feel better about being on a cruise ship than the aircraft to get me to the port.

I guess the best news here is that Royal Caribbean has any money to purchase anything !  A bit of reassurance, I suppose
 
https://seekingalpha.com/news/3590167-royal-caribbean-acquires-remaining-stake-in-silversea?utm_medium=email&utm_source=seeking_alpha&mail_subject=rcl-royal-caribbean-acquires-remaining-stake-in-silversea&utm_campaign=rta-stock-news&utm_content=link-3

When you go to purchase the drink package, it already includes 18% gratuities.  You can always add on top of that per drink if you wish.

What's really cool on Oasis is go to Deck 7 (cabins on that deck) and walk to the front of the ship as far as it goes.     Look toward the stern and you'll see a tiny light which is an exit leading to the Aquatheater.   Its the one interior deck you can look unobstructed from bow to stern (no obstructions or bends/turns).    You really get a feel for the size of the ship.

You can go to the CK when you board and makes dinner reservations. Depending on the ship, you may have to make them daily if you want more than 1 night.  Some ships will let you make reservations for multiple nights and some won’t. 

Posted by a former co-worker on a different platform:
Perspective on the virus:
1. Half of us are going to come out of this quarantine as amazing cooks. The other half with a drinking problem
2. I used to spin that toilet paper like I was on Wheel of Fortune, now I turn it like I'm cracking a safe
3. I need to practise social distancing with the refrigerator
4. I still haven't decided where to go for Easter - the living room or the bedroom
5. Every few days, try your jeans on just to make sure they still fit. Pajamas will have you believe all is well in the kingdom.
6. I don't think anyone expected when we changed the clocks, we'd go from Standard Time to the Twilight Zone
7. This morning, I saw my neighour talking to her cat again. It was obvious she thought her cat understood her. When I got back into the house, I told my dog and we both laughed.
8. My body has absorbed so much soap and disinfectant lately that when I pee, it cleans the toilet.
9. I'm so excited it's time to take out the garbage. What should I wear?
10. I hope the weather is good tomorrow for my trip to "Puerto Backyarda" cos I'm getting real tired of "Los Livingroom"
11. Classified ad:
Single man with toilet paper seeks woman with hand sanitizer for good clean fun
12. Better 6 feet apart than 6 feet under....!!

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Yesterday I uploaded our Harmony of the Seas Trailer for our new series from our vacation in October.
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