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I'm certain alternate views is well within the realm of possibility from a technology perspective. Maybe that's something that we'll end up seeing some day.

For the rooms with a virtual balcony screen, do the screens show anything beyond a balcony view? Call me crazy, but I think I would prefer a virtual submarine view.

For the family whose 3 naked children were waving at Mariner from their balcony during the latter's sail away from Cozumel, thanks for the laughs.

In addition to the medical evacuation last night, I heard that someone was escorted off the ship at Port Canaveral in handcuffs.

See y'all tomorrow.

Room options might be a wee bit limited at this point.

What is S2S2S? My brain decided it wasn't too fond of acronyms today.

I'm so glad I live 45min from the port. The added expense and anxiety of flying in the day before, getting a hotel, transportation, etc will not be missed.

Greetings to anyone that will be going on this voyage. Will be my first cruise.

I know everything on board is keycard linked. I figured if I could keep a few dollars off my balance, then it's worth a shot.

Do the on board Starbucks accept gift cards? I found $40 worth of gift cards last night that I had completely forgotten about.

A manager is needed to deal with a Karen.

This is far more entertaining than I had expected.

Tempting, but I want to get my first cruise under my belt before I look at themed adventures.

I wonder if you can use your phone as a hotspot. Not sure if there are any preventative measures in place. Might also be security settings for browsers.

Can you make a connection at all? What I mean is, can you see a wifi hotspot to connect to? If your wifi is turned off, then the laptop isn't going to connect to anything. Have you tried different browsers?

Not without divine intervention.

That makes me feel a bit better.

Right, I get that. But my concern is that in this scenario, SHE could be unable to sail because of the protocols. Technically, I still could because I'm vaxxed so an exemption for me is irrelevant.

I'll just email their special needs email address and ask.

"full cash refunds for the unvaccinated". I'm vaccinated, so would that mean she would get the full refund and I would not should her examption not be granted? Her exemption is purely medical (and documented).

When we're ready to book, we're going to contact RCL first. My 2 big questions will be: 1) Do we need to book first? (I'm leaning towards a yes on this) 2) If the exemption is not granted, will we be able to get a full refund or are we stuck with a future cruise credit?

That almost makes me feel like we shouldn't bother trying to get an exemption.

Only thing I'm concerned about is my GF is ineligible for the vax. While I understand that they grant exemptions, isn't that only a small percentage?

I was wondering this myself. That site looks like it'll come in handy. Thanks.