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Got negative tests yesterday from Walgreen in less than an hour.  Although I was enthusiastic about getting back to cruising, I really couldn't get fully excited until our results came in.  Elated after receiving results.
Has anyone else felt that way?
 
 

Got negative tests yesterday from Walgreen in less than an hour.  Although I was enthusiastic about getting back to cruising, I really couldn't get fully excited until our results came in.  Elated after receiving results.
Has anyone else felt that way?
 
 

Got negative tests yesterday from Walgreen in less than an hour.  Although I was enthusiastic about getting back to cruising, I really couldn't get fully excited until our results came in.  Elated after receiving results.
Has anyone else felt that way?
 
 

Got negative tests yesterday from Walgreen in less than an hour.  Although I was enthusiastic about getting back to cruising, I really couldn't get fully excited until our results came in.  Elated after receiving results.
Has anyone else felt that way?
 
 

Got negative tests yesterday from Walgreen in less than an hour.  Although I was enthusiastic about getting back to cruising, I really couldn't get fully excited until our results came in.  Elated after receiving results.
Has anyone else felt that way?
 
 

Got negative tests yesterday from Walgreen in less than an hour.  Although I was enthusiastic about getting back to cruising, I really couldn't get fully excited until our results came in.  Elated after receiving results.
Has anyone else felt that way?
 
 

Got negative tests yesterday from Walgreen in less than an hour.  Although I was enthusiastic about getting back to cruising, I really couldn't get fully excited until our results came in.  Elated after receiving results.
Has anyone else felt that way?
 
 

There are two kinds of SeaPass cards used on Royal ships. The one with a magnetic stripe and bar code on older ships and another with an RFID chip on newer ships.  Both are the same size as credit cards.
For the former, I punch a hole to attach it to a key clip or a lanyard. I don't put it in a plastic sleeve because I don't like having to take it out of there to open my door.


For the RFID card, I put it in a sleeve.  I don't need to take it out to tap on the door lock, on the scanners at the bars, and on the scanners at gangways.

Got negative tests yesterday from Walgreen in less than an hour.  Although I was enthusiastic about getting back to cruising, I really couldn't get fully excited until our results came in.  Elated after receiving results.
Has anyone else felt that way?
 
 

Got negative tests yesterday from Walgreen in less than an hour.  Although I was enthusiastic about getting back to cruising, I really couldn't get fully excited until our results came in.  Elated after receiving results.
Has anyone else felt that way?
 
 

Can I use Voom's wifi to check stocks, banking, etc?  Is it secure or should I just not do so?
 
Thanks 

Typically that is the way most cellular companies work, but ultimately that is a question for your cellular company.
The cruise line is completely removed from this equation, it is entirely up to your cell phone company.

Looks like you have it right.
The most important step is to make sure your WiFi calling feature is working before you board the ship. 
Try it at home.  Go into airplane mode, connect to your home WiFi and try to make a call or send a text.  If it works at home today, then it should work using a paid Voom internet plan.  If it doesn't work at home today, it's not going to magically work on Voom.  Get it working at home and you should be all set.

Our Covid test is scheduled for Saturday, two days before we cruise.  My husband and I are in a cabin and we linked our reservation to 2 friends in another cabin so we can dine together.
If one person IN A CABIN tests positive, does that mean the other couple cannot cruise? (I think not, but want to be sure)
Also I know we can cancel in 48 hours under Cruise w/Confidence, but what happens if we take our test at 10 AM on the second day before the cruise (Sunday for Tuesday departure) and are positive.  Would that be too late to cancel?  (Technically more than 48 hours before boarding the ship.)
A definite worrier here!

12/02/2021 09:24 AM EST
  The Biden administration today said it would soon require private health insurers to cover the cost of at-home Covid-19 tests as part of an effort to tamp down infections during the winter months.
The new policy means that the more than 150 million Americans with private coverage will be able to get reimbursed for the rapid tests as long as they submit their expenses for reimbursement.
The change represents the core of a ramped-up effort to encourage more widespread testing, in a renewed bid to slow the virus' spread and better track the emerging Omicron variant. The administration today also unveiled a wide-ranging strategy aimed at making Covid-19 vaccines more widely and easily available ahead of the winter.

12/02/2021 09:24 AM EST
  The Biden administration today said it would soon require private health insurers to cover the cost of at-home Covid-19 tests as part of an effort to tamp down infections during the winter months.
The new policy means that the more than 150 million Americans with private coverage will be able to get reimbursed for the rapid tests as long as they submit their expenses for reimbursement.
The change represents the core of a ramped-up effort to encourage more widespread testing, in a renewed bid to slow the virus' spread and better track the emerging Omicron variant. The administration today also unveiled a wide-ranging strategy aimed at making Covid-19 vaccines more widely and easily available ahead of the winter.

I think this is the answer as to why I cannot book my test ahead of time.
CVS changed their policy, or so we were told. Appointments open at midnight for that day. No more two weeks in advance appointments. It goes by where you live. In my area, cvs has never been able to book rapid tests more than a day in advance. Walgreens is a week ahead of time which is what I did in October for our cruise and what I’m doing for our cruise in December.

Thanks.  We live in Tampa and I looked like I was going out to the Tundra when I walked the dog this morning....50's brrrr.  
 

Curious also

Thanks.  We live in Tampa and I looked like I was going out to the Tundra when I walked the dog this morning....50's brrrr.  
 

Thanks.  We live in Tampa and I looked like I was going out to the Tundra when I walked the dog this morning....50's brrrr.  
 

Representative asked me if we wanted a large or small table when I changed my reservation for December 2021 cruise.
 

How did you like the Tampa cruise, Quinn?  

I'm hoping this is correct. 
What time of year is sargassum? Sargassum Forecast for Seaweed Season in Mexico in 2021. In Mexico, sargassum seaweed season is generally between May and October each year. If you travel to the Caribbean coast of Mexico outside of that time period you can generally expect to avoid large mats of seaweed on the beaches.

Checked in at 5 AM and got 12 PM.