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Two ships have banned smoking in casino so far
smokeybandit replied to Matt's topic in Royal Caribbean News and Rumors
Oh I'm all for banning smoking in casinos for plenty of non-covid reasons. -
Two ships have banned smoking in casino so far
smokeybandit replied to Matt's topic in Royal Caribbean News and Rumors
With that in mind they aren't really banning smoking outright. They're banning smoking because of the mask rule, so it doesn't seem as arbitrary to me as it did before. -
Two ships have banned smoking in casino so far
smokeybandit replied to Matt's topic in Royal Caribbean News and Rumors
This kind of stuff annoys me. Do they have evidence that a leading cause of covid cases on a cruise ship are due to smokers in the casino? Or is this just a dart board measures to make it look like they're doing something. Adding masking is dumb in my opinion for various reasons, but at least there's widespread precedent for it. Picking on the smokers though? -
Most of the time a "system glitch" is code for "a human screwed up"
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Updated Omicron Mask Policy (Dec 17th - Jan 5)
smokeybandit replied to Atricks's topic in Royal Caribbean News and Rumors
I would assume that's because more and more foreigners are taking cruises now and it's too much to handle. But it looks like they'll still contract out to have someone offer tests at the terminal. I guess we'll be taking Binax Now tests on our June Vancouver cruise -
Covid surge … Do you think RC will cancel upcoming cruises?
smokeybandit replied to AAD's topic in Royal Caribbean Discussion
Those are the same people that would complain that they didn't know they needed a pre-cruise test or vaccination to board. -
Covid surge … Do you think RC will cancel upcoming cruises?
smokeybandit replied to AAD's topic in Royal Caribbean Discussion
But people come from all over the country for a cruise. We don't know the state of residence (or country) for patient zero. -
Covid surge … Do you think RC will cancel upcoming cruises?
smokeybandit replied to AAD's topic in Royal Caribbean Discussion
Protocols once again worked to allow over 99% of those on board to continue their cruise. End of news story. -
Test Positive during your trip??
smokeybandit replied to Walt Golas's topic in Royal Caribbean Discussion
That's a lot of rubbing elbows to come in close contact (enough to qualify as a covid close contact) with several hundred passengers on a cruise. -
Test Positive during your trip??
smokeybandit replied to Walt Golas's topic in Royal Caribbean Discussion
The article says contact tracing for 1 person (that seems really high). They don't say how many were tested. "Everyone who tested positive is asymptomatic" -
Cozumel adding another pier and terminal
smokeybandit replied to smokeybandit's topic in Royal Caribbean News and Rumors
Cozumel only has six gates. 500k passengers per year. That would rank it about 125th in the USA -
USA Today article on Covid cases on Odyssey
smokeybandit replied to GatorCruiser's topic in Royal Caribbean News and Rumors
"cases" should have been thrown out the window months ago and jut focused on keeping people out of the hospital -
Odyssey of the Seas - What you like and don't like?
smokeybandit replied to ChuckyBost's topic in Royal Caribbean Discussion
I asked. Didn't get a response. Just got a robotic stare -
Odyssey of the Seas - What you like and don't like?
smokeybandit replied to ChuckyBost's topic in Royal Caribbean Discussion
The problem with the robotic bartender is he doesn't remember you next time even if you give a good tip. Not a chance at getting a generous pour -
Test Positive during your trip??
smokeybandit replied to Walt Golas's topic in Royal Caribbean Discussion
It's a natural worry, but the odds are so low it's not worth the fretting. As of the end of October, only 0.2% of cruise passengers tested positive. And a solid chunk of those were cruises out of the Bahamas that required post-cruise testing. No American-based homeport requires post-cruise testing. https://www.royalcaribbeanblog.com/2021/08/07/royal-caribbean-flying-passengers-home-private-jet-if-they-have-covid-19 -
So they changed things again?
smokeybandit replied to tonyfsu21's topic in Royal Caribbean Discussion
No doubt. -
USA Today article on Covid cases on Odyssey
smokeybandit replied to GatorCruiser's topic in Royal Caribbean News and Rumors
The majority of on board cases were likely from exposure prior to boarding the ship. -
So they changed things again?
smokeybandit replied to tonyfsu21's topic in Royal Caribbean Discussion
The CDC dictates the type of testing for unvaccinated (one of the two tests must be PCR). This seems just outdated text. -
Dumb Question about Ships & GRT
smokeybandit replied to jeffmw's topic in Royal Caribbean Discussion
GRT and GT are different. GRT only measures the permanently enclosed areas for its calculation, but I assume you mean GT. GT has a modifier ratio multiplied by total volume. That modifier gets smaller the higher the volume is -
USA Today article on Covid cases on Odyssey
smokeybandit replied to GatorCruiser's topic in Royal Caribbean News and Rumors
The article read as if they were more than happy to see their names in print -
USA Today article on Covid cases on Odyssey
smokeybandit replied to GatorCruiser's topic in Royal Caribbean News and Rumors
That's a really long article for something that shouldn't even be newsworthy -
Updated Omicron Mask Policy (Dec 17th - Jan 5)
smokeybandit replied to Atricks's topic in Royal Caribbean News and Rumors
Ugh, all for show. But at least they already put an end date to it.