smokeybandit

With omicron so mild now to begin with, any new booster should focus on preventing it outright. Otherwise in 6 months you have the same issue we have now with vaccines.

Right, this is a bucket list cruise. I'd book this even if it was the SS Minnow

Staff losing gluten free orders was why we've never gone back to CK for dinner.

I'm not sure you'll get RC to clear the dining room for you to eat alone. Oh wait you mean a table for two.

I'm not sure we'd ever do MTD for that reason. Guaranteeing having the same waiter at the same time makes dietary accommodations much easier.

One caveat to that wish. The next booster will be outdated before it even hits the market: The U.S. Food and Drug Administration will not require companies to submit clinical trial data on COVID-19 vaccines modified to protect against the BA.4 and BA.5 versions of Omicron in order to authorize those shots, a top FDA official said on Thursday. https://www.reuters.com/legal/government/fda-will-not-require-clinical-trial-data-authorize-redesigned-covid-boosters-2022-06-30/

Definitely check in as if you're not on a B2B in case something happens with the first leg. Seeing as early slots tend to open up late anyway, I wouldn't be overly concerned with taking a slot from someone else

If you have the internet package you can use WhatsApp or iMessage or any 3rd party messaging app.

Does Celebrity default to basic economy fares and RC to economy fares?

RC's beverage prices are pretty on par with what you'd pay on land, too. Never thought the beds were hard. Never had an issue with the safe. Of course room service gets expensive if you get a lot of room service. And of course shops are expensive. They aren't meant to be cheap. I'm an early riser and sometimes up and about before 5am. Never had a crew member say get back in your room.

That didn't work. Clicking on the "you pick my room" takes me right to the passenger info page. But "Pick my own room" takes me to a room selection page, but they're all guarantees and clicking one them takes me right to the passenger info page

Go to South Friar's Bay and walk down the beach to the local dive beach bars

Just came across this situation when just playing around with some dates: Despite "pick your room" the only rooms available are GTY rooms. Seems odd, but I'm sure there's a reason for it.

Rumor has it this fight started when they found out only 1 bottle of Kraken was left on the whole ship

There are some cruise ship engine room tour videos out there.

There are no reservations necessary.

Poor guy doesn't know if he should be scared of the sea lion or impressed by it.

Is Slingbox still a thing? edit: Yes, but only until November.

It was reported elsewhere that this was a family infighting

You can ask for a sharps bin. Some ships have them in public bathrooms too

For the $2-3 you'd save with that plan, you're better off just buying your alcoholic drink outright and enjoying it

RC sent out an updated email about Quantum. One engine is out of service and they're having a hard time getting the parts. Another engine needs to go out of service for scheduled maintenance. I guess that explains why right now she's going at normal speeds. They're also increasing OBC for the hassle and now allowing cancellations.

Oh I have no doubt people will pay for them.

In March on Liberty I swear half the passengers were from Arkansas. And that was the week Arkansas made a run in the NCAA basketball tournament. The game was only on a TV in the promenade cafe. A few hundred people crowded around it