smokeybandit

Some of those new rules are no less ridiculous than the ones from the original CSO. Cruise lines cannot get back to full ships if they opt into the new CSO. If you're a close contact on a ship how long you quarantine isn't dictated by science, but by whether or not there are 95%+ boosted on that cruise. I'd doubt you'll see too many 95% boosted cruises. If any. Specifically, if you're a close contact and there are less than 95% boosted on your cruise (even if you are) you have to quarantine 10 days (if the cruise lasts that long). If there are 95% boosted, you only have to quarantine 5 days. That's just downright stupid and doesn't make any medical sense with the current state of vaccines. If you are symptomatic and seek out testing, only if the ship is 95% boosted can the cruise line give you a antigen test. Otherwise it has to be a PCR test.

More... If you are symptomatic and seek out testing, only if the ship is 95% boosted can the cruise line give you a antigen test. Otherwise it has to be a PCR test.

I hope not. CLIA loses all the leverage they have in saying how disappointed they are with the CDC when cruise lines voluntarily opt into continued extortion by the CDC. Some of those new rules are no less ridiculous than the ones from the original CSO. Cruise lines cannot get back to full ships if they opt into the new CSO. If you're a close contact on a ship how long you quarantine isn't dictated by science, but by whether or not there are 95%+ boosted on that cruise. I'd doubt you'll see too many 95% boosted cruises. If any. Specifically, if you're a close contact and there are less than 95% boosted on your cruise (even if you are) you have to quarantine 10 days (if the cruise lasts that long). If there are 95% boosted, you only have to quarantine 5 days. That's just downright stupid and doesn't make any medical sense with the current state of vaccines.

The heat isn't the issue. Our summer high last year was 95. But that was with 20% humidity. Not that 70/80% stuff you Floridians swim through

With multiple launch windows, is a captain expected to honor the exclusion zone for every launch window, even after the rocket launches? Or, worded another way, whose responsibility is it to reaffirm the exclusion zones on a subsequent launch day after an aborted attempt?

That kind of food is great until about an hour after you eat it. Be sure to bring extra Tums with you.

Per the CDC, "fully vaccinated" means when you finished your initial series and merely "up to date" is if you're current on boosters.

Hmm, I wonder if you get free upgrades if you work there. https://plusgrade.bamboohr.com/jobs/view.php?id=94&source=bamboohr

Is there a precedence order when submitting multiple bids? If you bid on 2 upgrades, and theoretically win both, which one "wins?"

I'm on Liberty right after you so maybe my bid will be soon to be decided. Of course there's no availability for the room I bid up on anyway, so I'm not holding out hope

The same way they stop healthy asymptomatic cruisers with any seasonal virus (such as the flu, various coronaviruses, RSV, HMPV, adenoviruses, or Rhinovirus). They don't.

For subject line clarity, there's still masks. Just back to "no masks required in vax areas" rules.

Such a big ship though (capacity-wise) with max occupancy nearly 10k. But they could probably get it for cheap

Masks would be my first protocol to get rid of, but testing healthy people is just bad practice.

Correct. It's just a room change program.

Double points and some fortunate accounting at home during 2021 is going to get us to D+ in July, about 5 years ahead of schedule

Or maybe not https://www.cruisehive.com/prospects-of-fourth-cruise-dock-in-cozumel-mexico-turns-sour/65476?fbclid=IwAR3-uPvSRpx-2aWA0gCStazJX-CTSOEJfcK8XGWT760fuhO9QYSeli8pOEU

Remember, NCL did not have a mask mandate to begin with until mid-December.

I could never live in Florida. Hurricanes and heat and humidity. No thanks. But man that sure would make cruising more convenient. Maybe when I'm of retirement age I'll change my tune.

Then the Barbies started boxing and all hell broke loose, ruining it for everyone

That's pretty protected info. But I would have thought the number of pinnacles may have dropped during the shutdown.

I would fully expect Cayman to be the last one to open (they probably already are the last one to open) and the last one to have above and beyond restrictions for a ship to stop there.

Royal Caribbean's FAQs are actually quite good. https://www.royalcaribbean.com/faq

NCL is just going back to its pre-omicron mask rules though. I think them finally allowing non-vaccinated people (granted, just those under 5) is a bigger move for them.

Not much positive here other than there's conversations about reopening Cayman https://www.cruisehive.com/cruise-lines-in-talks-to-restart-ship-visits-to-grand-cayman/65463?fbclid=IwAR2PgLXiWhXSlbvFCDcJlByDpaNpLb-HYlRjv5rK8D9izCxA0rsq9OKZjN0