smokeybandit

You've always been able to reprice Southwest flights. And it's even better now that your travel funds don't expire

Boosters aren't a factor for North American cruises.

The amusing thing about needing testing on a 10+ night cruise is you could test negative before your cruise and test negative on the last day of the cruise....and could have tested positive somewhere in the middle.

My point was if they're actually trying to see if not wearing masks doesn't see increased cases, then why would they pilot on the crew least likely to come in contact with passengers? You'd think you'd pilot it in the dining room or room stewards.

Seems kind of a silly way to pilot it. "If you aren't going to see any passengers, you don't have to wear a mask" Then again it wouldn't surprise me if it's like that already and that's just their way of making it look like due diligence before relaxing crew mask rules.

And will they have to keep asymptomatic testing every two weeks?

Emed/Abbott right now

I can't imagine they'll want to continue blocking off rooms in the red zone for no beneficial reason.

Only for the Canada/Bermuda ones

@Mattright now prepping for his Youtube chat tonight

I'd imagine they'll ride out this cruising season and open things up for the 2023 season

Finding testing sites is really a moot point now.

"Yes, I took a test, see?"

So I wonder what counts as proof of negative test. Do you bring the test kit? Or just attest that you took a test and it's negative?

And finally The Bahamas comes around. Cruise rules will mirror inbound flight rules: unvaccinated can enter with a negative test, no testing for vaccinated. https://thenassauguardian.com/govt-to-change-covid-19-entry-requirements-for-cruise-passengers/

The biggest issue I've had with Emed is them claiming they couldn't scan the test QR code or my ID. The next proctor I got always seemed to figure it out.

Always check your invoice as soon as you book to make sure everything is correct

The chances of a western gulf hurricane in September are higher than most months, but the odds of having a cruise interrupted by a storm are always very low

Wow, Cayman dropped all restrictions before The Bahamas. Didn't see that coming.

It was immediate as soon as I got the Royal Up notification, probably 2 weeks before sail date. But that's definitely a YMMV thing as to when things happen

Legal standing for future use. Same reason the CDC appealed the airline mask ruling despite never trying to get a stay to overturn it.

Man that solarium will be popular

RC IT takes a lot of deserved flak, but I doubt they have new copy for their emails and website just sitting there waiting to be deployed.