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  1. it will get sorted - eventually. AZ or vax versa or vax a million..... whatever the new name is now IS not going to be cut out of the US market gravy train forever. They did not make much money on the vax as the others have. They were the cheapest cost. They have a huge30K+ trial going on now for FDA approval. I'm hoping for great numbers too as i have the double AZ shot. Razor your salty language reminded me of one other way you could get out of your dilemma by way of 'taking care of it right here in Brainerd'. As they did in the that great movie version of that true story.
  2. Hi Royal Blue, Terexy has sent you a message! Hi. Looking for a partner for a vacation in the Caribbean Hi. I'm Silvia. I am looking for someone to fly to the Caribbean. Here are my photos Can you keep me company? It would be gr... ************************************************ i have a feeling her cruise partnering offer will be very expensive. Someone left a door open somewhere!
  3. To update my OP ----- didn't even bother dialing ---- i knew email would be slow but answers do eventually come, 8 weeks, NICE! They have WAYYYYYY more important dealings right now. But at least a real person typed it out. I did not think about the two levels of processing at Ports - RCCL staff and PORT staff. i expect the only true RCCL staff is behind the check in counter the rest is port staff. In anycase my bike plan probably has more hurdles with port staff , RCCL says just bring it , no advance mention needed, boxed or not. If it can fit on the x-ray bed it will go through or will get inspected at some point before coming on. I think each ship will , depending how accommodating they want to be , find a spot in some corner in the hold for a bike box otherwise it becomes a piece of furniture in the room. They must have large x-ray equipment for all the consumables that come on - that would be a big security hole if not, but maybe there are country differences at the ports security wise. RCCL policy ultimately relies on port staff.
  4. One of the more exciting discoveries in LAB, spotting a giant conch shell in the water close to shore. Immediate thought.... what a souvenir. Turn my back and it was gone, buried into the sand. I've since learned about the conch food industry, especially in the Bahamas. Had no idea. And no surprise it is tough shape due to over harvesting. Yes a much more sentimental souvenir to find vs paying $20 on the street. That is the only way to get a shell back on a ship. Best shell collecting - Baja MEX. Mountains(wheel barrow mountains) of them just waiting to be taken home, and feet don't need to even get wet!
  5. remember NO vax co. has ever claimed 100% efficacy. So the 3-5% who are vaccinated WILL get get it . But you won't (99.5%) end up in serious shape or dead. Yes the un-vaxxed have and will place a huge financial burden on the rest society and business for many years to come. Sad to say but the most efficient way to get the vax rates up to that 85+% mark is for a dramatic increase in deaths - and quick deaths at that . And major names in that anti science echo chamber. No 2 -3 weeks on a vent, cough on monday , dead on friday. You can't spin conspiracy theories when the refrigerated reefer trucks have to come back to the hospitals because the morgues are full. Come on karma !
  6. That's over months and years not 7 days or with just 3000 people. I expect Tough Love is only way past this. The worst case scenario is going to be the hard anti-vax population AND the rest of the world where they just can't get enough vax supplies will be the breeding ground for a variant that even more transmissible than Delta and we will be back to needing a whole new vaccine NOT JUST A BOOSTER shot. NO SHOT ?... no cruise, no work, no air travel, no concerts..... It's coming.
  7. well guess I was wrong. https://globalnews.ca/news/8047816/canadian-travellers-us-cruise-mixing-covid-19-vaccines/ Looks like they are following the guidelines of the departing country. For now at least. Once this is over, the pandemic playbook needs a rewrite to have one vax and one set of guidelines for the whole world. It will never happen , but it should.
  8. Gotta think the call centre employee went off script on this one. Mind you for once I get a win IF this really is true. Double AZ vax - the charlie brown of vaccines. Major countries are approving of mix and match and then WHO comes in for the buzzkill. This is going to keep dragging on until we get 85% + full vax rates. Tough to say but we need more quick deaths in the unvaxxed to really drive home the narrative to get this under control. Nothing greater in marketing than fear to get the sale done.
  9. this one tiny sliver of space gets an exemption from the normally strict smoking rules. RC must think the smokers will donate more money than the non I guess. You'd think it would be near the tipping point where the non's will out spend them if given clean air. RC doesn't have a ship on pilot project with a no smoke casino?
  10. I heard about this at the time but didn't know the extra details I see here now. Just cringe inducing all around. Grandpa just lost his grip on her and his mind made a milli second mistake. I can see the hockey game memory might have been stuck in his brain. His sentence was more just administrative, I expect no judge would want to pile on to the life sentence he has now. But ....billion $ corporation?, lawyers working on a contingency fee basis?... they will probably invest more to get a settlement offer. Usually at the point where RC's insurers have had enough of the costs to them they will make this go away. I don't think I'd want to live much more if I was grandpa.
  11. had to look that up. never heard of those. So one level up from a regular ID , state issued card? That gets you into canada too? You pay extra for these? I thought Q said the vax's all had chips to get this sorted out. i can't believe people lie on the internet, on purpose even.
  12. Not now, but I can see this being like the seasonal flu shot. The shorter vax intervals in the US vs Canada is a story still to be told I expect. All the stories i've read is the longer interval is better than shorter for max anti body levels. But then all could be back to square one if it bounces back and forth between vaxed and unvaxxed people and we get a new variant. Fall , winter will be the real test.
  13. Bonus of going to pharmacy is getting a real printed label. Put them in the passport, extras I will stick on a flat credit card plastic and then laminate. Honor system was never going to work. Next buzzword will be "booster" shots. The un vaxxed will keep this bug alive and mutating for many years.
  14. This is what prompted the question. From the RCI FAQ's What items are prohibited onboard a Royal Caribbean Cuise Ship? Exceptions can be made for the following sporting goods; however, the item must be stored in the guest’s stateroom and cannot be used onboard. Baseball Bats, Hockey Sticks, Cricket Bats, and Golf clubs Skateboards, Surfboards, and Bicycles More research required I guess.
  15. Makes it seem more real, ...... Transatlantic reposition oct/nov ---- Spain to Galveston would be near top of wish list. Hopefully its still on the sked in years to come. I would love to bike some of the camino trail - on my own bike - pre-cruise. RC does have an impressive list of prohibited items. Bikes get an exemption, at least now. I'd not want to roll on but box it. I wonder it this would require advance notification or you just show up with a big box and it goes down into storage somewhere below the waterline. Must be separate scanner stations for this I expect.
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