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Administrative change to drink voucher redemption
danv3 replied to smokeybandit's topic in Royal Caribbean News and Rumors
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Hmm…Pretty wonky to look at from the front with the dome.
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Viking cruise line is stopping pre cruise Covid tests
danv3 replied to TheRick's topic in Royal Caribbean News and Rumors
No, that ended as well. They went from most restrictive testing regime to least restrictive overnight. -
I saw that Viking dropped all pre-cruise testing yesterday (except where required like US and Canada). If they can do it, RCI and other lines can too (at least overseas). As others have said, pre-cruise testing really sucks a lot of the joy out of the pre-cruise period since you have no idea if you’re going on the trip until two days before.
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Every day that goes by makes it less likely. Delta and other airlines made removal of the requirement seem imminent in April. Now it's June.
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From his lips to God's ears.
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Protocols for cruises from Italy just posted
danv3 replied to FionaMG's topic in Royal Caribbean News and Rumors
Celebrity briefly changed its Italy pre-cruise test requirement to two days before for up to date pax. Unfortunately it switched back to one day before today. Very difficult for those traveling from the US, especially if your cruise departs on a Monday. (Not sure if Royal pulled a similar switcheroo, but figured I'd pass it along.) -
YES! Covid restrictions lifted in Italy/Greece!
danv3 replied to Jill's topic in Royal Caribbean News and Rumors
Needs to happen immediately. What a pointless waste of time and resources at this point. -
Similar experience at Port Canaveral two weeks ago (Harmony). No enforcement whatsoever of boarding times. Maybe other ports enforce it, and maybe my cruise was an outlier, but you could have arrived at any time after ~10:30, gotten in line, and boarded the ship. No one was checking.
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Do you tip on top of the pre-paid gratuities?
danv3 replied to SLJ's topic in Royal Caribbean Discussion
I have never tipped anything beyond the mandatory gratuities. -
Muster Drill ?!?! Check in Time?!?!
danv3 replied to BesaidCruiser's topic in Royal Caribbean News and Rumors
This may vary from port to port, but I can tell you that at Port Canaveral few weeks ago, no one was enforcing the check in time in any way. Late, early, no one would ever know, because no one was asking or checking. YMMV. -
Protocols for cruises from Italy just posted
danv3 replied to FionaMG's topic in Royal Caribbean News and Rumors
One day before boarding is what X is doing for Italy too. Pretty challenging for people traveling from the US. Guess they really want to sell you those proctored tests! -
In other protocol news, the Windjammer is fully self service on Harmony. I was under the impression crew was still serving guests, but that’s apparently no longer the case.
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UK to ban low wages for ships crews.
danv3 replied to Ray's topic in Royal Caribbean News and Rumors
If this applies to cruise lines, cruising from the UK will simply cease to exist. -
Cruises to Cuba were illegal?
danv3 replied to ultimate_ed's topic in Royal Caribbean News and Rumors
I think it's safe to say the docks in Havana looked like something confiscated in 1960 (and not touched since). -
Royal Caribbean opts into CDC highly vax program
danv3 replied to HBCcruiser's topic in Royal Caribbean News and Rumors
Leave it to the government to need two separate sets of rules! (And even the second one is unclear...first it says cruise lines must screen pax (not test), then it goes on to describe testing requirements.) Oh well. -
Royal Caribbean opts into CDC highly vax program
danv3 replied to HBCcruiser's topic in Royal Caribbean News and Rumors
Does the CDC actually require pre-cruise testing of all passengers? Admittedly, their program is about as clear as you'd expect from a government agency, but as far as I can tell, the new CDC voluntary program only requires embarkation tests for crew, with pax only required to test in the case of close contact or when experiencing symptoms. https://www.cdc.gov/quarantine/cruise/management/technical-instructions-for-cruise-ships.html -
Royal Caribbean opts into CDC highly vax program
danv3 replied to HBCcruiser's topic in Royal Caribbean News and Rumors
So when are they getting rid of the pre-cruise testing? That's a much bigger issue to me than masking, tbh. Not knowing if you're actually going on the cruise until two days before you leave greatly increases anxiety and doesn't let you enjoy the countdown the way you could before. -
Will cruising be put on pause again?
danv3 replied to PG Cruiser's topic in Royal Caribbean News and Rumors
If more ports turn away ships they may have no choice but to shut down again. -
RC releases protocols through March 2022
danv3 replied to smokeybandit's topic in Royal Caribbean News and Rumors
Sure, but for how long will they continue testing? If forever, why not also test for flu and noro? I generally think we're testing too much to begin with. There's really little need to be testing non-symptomatic vaccinated people in a fully-vaccinated setting. -
RC releases protocols through March 2022
danv3 replied to smokeybandit's topic in Royal Caribbean News and Rumors
Honestly I prefer them issuing the rules month to month. Gives them more flexibility to dial back restrictions as things get better. Though I suppose they can always change these rules. Would really like to see testing (and to some extent masks) go away before too much longer.