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GKMCruising

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  1. Many thanks to the Facebook algorithms and whatever kind soul in my group for the September 25th sailing on Harmony that posted about a price drop today.

    Checked and sure enough, they've had a resident kicker going, so I'm down another $200 on that sailing, plus I picked up another $50 in onboard credit, so realistically a $250 drop.

    Now under $2000 total (not including gratuities) for the three of us. 😁

  2. The real crime is the private testing places that are charging such insane rates. Anywhere that takes insurance, testing is typically free, but these for-profit sites know they have a captive audience that need tests quickly, and so they've set their rates way higher than I personally feel is fair. 

     

    Also, to whoever suggested that legal fees would be less than the $840... you clearly don't use lawyers much, do you? 😂

  3. 46 minutes ago, GatorCruiser said:

    We all know the deal about cruising in the pandemic. Any complaints are unrealistic. It infuriates me reading these articles in MSM from passengers who allege the wool was pulled over their eyes etc. the cruise industry needs all our support. 

    Yup. At this point in the pandemic, you know *exactly* what you're getting yourself into, and if you don't, it's on you, not the cruise line.

  4. 2 hours ago, Matt said:

    I wouldn’t cancel based on ports and what they may or may not do, however, anyone going on a cruise during the pandemic needs to have a certain level of flexibility and understanding about last minute changes. 

    So if the prospect of a possible change would not to your liking, then maybe postponing is what you should do. 

    Things change so much that things can get better just as quickly as worse, so it’s not to say because one itinerary was altered, yours will be too. 

    This, exactly.

    Someone in one of the FB groups for the inaugural sailing on Wonder announced that they were cancelling, but they're in Star Class and don't want to spend Star money on a potentially less than Star experience. For me, we're in an inside cabin and care more about the ship than the ports, so I'm going to have a good time on my first Diamond cruise regardless of what changes might occur. Everyone's gotta pick their comfort level and decide whether or not they want to roll the dice or reschedule for a later date.

  5. On 12/15/2021 at 6:28 PM, twangster said:

    September 2022 she is still in Port Canaveral.  She doesn't leave until November 2022.

    I've frequently had Perfect Day show up in the cruise planner for Alaska.  It never was even a blink of a thought they were building Perfect Day Frozen Tundra Edition.  It was clearly an IT glitch.  

    Not gonna lie, I had a dream/nightmare the other night that we were going to "Perfect Day on Ice" as a stop on our next cruise. Port stop was listed as Minnesota. No idea how my brain created that scenario, and yet here we are.

  6. I'm going to be the oddball who says flying in the morning of the cruise isn't a problem. However, I'm in Atlanta, so I can get a direct flight to pretty much any port, and typically have backup options I could take advantage of in the event my flight was canceled.

    That said, if I lived somewhere with a tiny airport and/or multiple layovers, I'd definitely fly in the night before instead. I just like saving the money that I would have spent on a hotel room for other cruise-related expenses.

    As far as cabins go, we have no problem with an inside for a Caribbean cruise. We're just not in our room enough to justify the extra money for a balcony, typically.

  7. 15 minutes ago, Heymarco said:

    👏 Not 👏 Breaking 👏 Any 👏 Rules

    It says you mush purchase a tour though Royal if you wish to go ashore. Period. End. Have yet to see anything that says otherwise.

    Tours Required for Families With Unvaccinated Children
    Families traveling with unvaccinated kids must purchase a local tour through Royal Caribbean if they wish to go ashore in ports of call. This applies to all ports of call except Perfect Day at CocoCay, Labadee and Port Canaveral, Florida. Vaccinated parents wishing to go ashore freely can visit our youth facilities onboard to learn about drop off program hours and availability, and reserve time for their child on the day they wish to go in port

    Quit trying to act like it's "letter of the law" vs "spirit of the law."

    Go on the bubble tour and stay with the group, or stay on the ship while in port. Period. End.

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