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I was thinking more along the lines of:
Hi, so we understand you run some kind of a business called "cruising" ... we don't really know anything about that, could you take some time and explain what it is and how works ... apparently we are in complete control of your business and we are generally opposed to anything that happens outside of a laboratory in tightly controlled conditions so this is very scary to us already.

To get back on a cruise, heck ya! ?

Havent tried the suite but did try one of the regular panoramics on Mariner.
Very pleased with it, missed the balcony a bit but it was a short cruise and a short walk to the solarium so not a big deal.
Didnt notice any wind noise at all, actually very very quiet ...
I will say that i was surprised to realize that you can see in through the windows (not sure why that surprised me since they are made of a transparent material called glass but hey ...)
Standing in the window on embarkation day and realized people were waving at me from the deck below ... glad i realized that at the start of the cruise while still fully dressed, etc.
 
 

Bad mom!

This is what I already told my girls. ?Seriously, I am not waiting around for them. Bit selfish, but that is what happens when you have a cruise crazy mom who has not been cruising for a while. 
 

Unless your A Disney cruise ship. ?
How come Goofy can talk and Pluto can't?
How did Scrooge McDuck make all his money?
 

I don't think it will come to needing to ban anyone under 18 from cruising.
Soon enough it is likely that children will be approved for emergency vaccine use probably before people in the 18-65 without other conditions group is getting the vaccine in large numbers.  
At some point soon one of the vaccines will be available like the flu shot is... walk up and get one.  I suspect children will be approved before we reach that point.  

What I have done while sailing with my game obsessed 11 year old is to add funds to his SeaPass card at the start of each day.  That way he has to budget.  Otherwise he would likely use all of his arcade money on day 1, then would complain each day afterward ?

So it’s random? Lol. Typical Royal. Why  am I not surprised? 
 
I just did a quick calculation. If we can get sailing soon, with the double points next year, plus the 3 years after that before oldest daughter turns 18, she should be pretty close to D+ on her own. My younger one will definitely make D+ on her own before 18 if we can keep up this pace. She still has 5 years.  If we can sail March 2022, with quad points they will turn Diamond on their own merit with that sailing.  My children really need to thank me lol.
 

We need someone who had a kid turn 18 recently to settle this. This is important stuff! That is what my mini me just said. ? 

My brain has been so bored lately that I have way too much time to think.  I'm thinking about all sorts of things that are meaningless, sigh.  

I think an even more interesting theoretical question would be whether it is possible for someone who has NEVER cruised to receive and pass on Diamond status.
Let's say my wife and I cruise and attain Diamond status.  We sign our child up for C&A but never actually bring him on a cruise.  But he has Diamond status right?  Fast forward a few decades.  My son gets married, has a kid, and signs them up for C&A.  They become Diamond right?  Now that kid (my grandchild) grows up and at age 30 takes their very first cruise with Diamond status.
Does this matter?  As Matt points out above, sure I've created several Diamond family members but if they never cruise, they aren't taking away space or anything from the regular cruisers.
I've put too much thought into this.  When is my next cruise???

You bring up a question that I had not considered before.  If OUR children obtain a level (let's just say Diamond) as a result of our level, and then they have children, do THOSE children also get Diamond level ?

Cool for the kids, doesn't benefit me lol.  I have to keep funding them. ?

There is no unlimited arcade pass.
I believe for kids you can set a spending limit, but I haven't done that myself.

They absolutely can survive without allowing kids.

This is who...

Well. -_- The Harmony and Symphony were basically pre-amplified. You have a fair point though.

Well. -_- The Harmony and Symphony were basically pre-amplified. You have a fair point though.

Actually, Oasis is the only O class ship that HAS been amplified.

i have been on adventure and was very near the elevator on navigator (one of her twin sisters) almost exactly a year ago ?
We were assigned there by royal in a guarantee balcony fare (which I thought might happen) but we had zero issues with noise.  In fact, between having door open for ocean breeze/water sounds and the lovely, soft menu music Royal plays on the excursion and ship location/map channel i never heard a thing that one wouldn't have heard anywhere else (the occasional door slam/knocking nearby from housekeeping/etc).
Side note: does anyone know where I can find that music?  one of you lovely people should make a playlist or youtube channel of it if you haven't already

There is a theme with the artwork that makes more sense when you consider this piece in context.  However it does stand out even within that theme.  

Yes its fantastic that no positives and cruising go full steam ahead in Singapore but you cant say because of testing on embarking. Its not like they have had to turn people away.no covid in the community. Shows everything works and can happen but only in locations where there is some sort ofvirus control

Short sailings for Summer 2022 - April 2023 are out now. 

What is up with its hair ?
<shudder>
Who thought it was a good idea to put a sketchy, creepy-looking ventriloquist's dummy in the glass case anyway ?
...and what do you mean, "at least it stopped staring directly at my door" ?  Did its head move ?  ...or is this just your weirdo bot senses THINKING that it's no longer staring directly at your door ?