smokeybandit

I mean if you have Newsies, can't you have crewsies?

"crews" would be the combined crew from multiple ships.

I've heard of occasions that people have been able to show a screenshot of the vax card and have it be accepted, but I'm sure that's a YMMV situation.

If you don't want to tip additional, then you're free not to, and you're no better or worse of a person for it compared to those who have a different opinion of additional tipping.

Happy Crews:

The current Quantum itinerary wasn't even scheduled for Dawes Glacier. Unless you meant Tracy Arm Fjord, which look like it was skipped, but seeing as she's sailing at 20 kn, I don't think her engines are of concern.

For the purposes of getting a pre-cruise test for an unvaccinated person, yes.

We only use tip envelopes when we may not personally be able to give the money. Sometimes the wait staff in the MDR are busy when we're ready to leave so we would use the envelope there. And rarely do we see our room steward on the last morning so that's another use for the envelope.

I never got asked to show my ArriveCAN. But since it's tied to your passport, they know who has submitted it when you enter the country.

Your husband would be on the single ArriveCAN profile that you submit.

I thought arriveCAN was annoying and unnecessary, but not a pain.

If you're getting it out of the freestyle machines, then yes I could see why it wouldn't taste good

Very good points. A happy crew definitely helps make for a happy passenger.

The true value of a TA isn't what booking perks you can get, but having someone to deal with the cruise line for any issues, questions or problems that come up along the way

Were you verbally asked for extra tips or were the envelopes just left in your room? I've always been given envelopes near the end of the cruise

My first cruise longer than 7 nights.

Don't worry about it. If it uploaded, you'll eventually get validated.

Actually pre-booking parking is becoming an increasingly popular thing in general.

I've become an expert in blowing through my $6 credit in record time.

Now if people start bragging about getting to Emerald...

My son drinks Powerade on board, so those vouchers go right to that.

And P&O doesn't operate out of the US anyway. They just went away with testing following the European trend.

Yes. and with a 1 day window for the test.

Yes to both.

I'm surprised the big 3 (4?) haven't said anything yet unless they're timing it with a late Friday news dump