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Almost everyone was wearing a mask in the Solarium while walking around. Almost no one was wearing a mask while sitting in a lounge chair. I mean, if you're in the pool or hot tub, you're not wearing a mask. If you're drinking you're not wearing a mask. If you're at the Solarium bar, you're probably not wearing a mask. If you're sitting you should be wearing a mask? Didn't make a whole lot of sense. The captain did announce it during his daily report always adding, "...including in the Solarium." None of the crew was enforcing or trying to enforce. One other thing. The Solarium on Quantum class is completely enclosed. Other ships are at least partially open.

I agree with what you said here @twangster. I really enjoy Celebrity. I also really enjoy Royal. They want to be a "luxury line", but they're still mostly mainstream. Just a bit of a step up from Royal. Definitely not a giant leap. One thing you left out (or two) are the Aqua class dining room and the Suite class dining room, Blu and Luminae. Costal Kitchen on Royal is great, but to me both of these are a step above. Aqua class cabins are regular balcony cabins with a special dining room designed to be "healthier". In practice, the food is as healthy as you make it. You can still eat a plate of bacon every morning if you like. Also, on Celebrity if you're in a Sky Suite you're considered a full suite guest. The Sky Suite is like a Jr. Suite on Royal and on Royal you're treated like a semi-suite guest in a Jr. Suite. One thing missing on Celebrity are the Broadway style shows. The shows tend to be more of the revue style shows. But they also incorporate some terrific acrobatics in some.

Exactly! That's the problem! I have to spend the next year and half with virtually no one to discuss my upcoming cruises! Very depressing.

Can't wait to hear about yours as well!

Just off of Anthem of the Seas and it's depressing to think that my next Royal cruise is 484 days. But I do have two Celebrity cruises coming up! One in 90 days as of tomorrow! All is not lost. Whew.

Quite the opposite. Plus, the chance that you’ll test positive.

I don't think the cruise lines will shut down, either. But anything is possible.

I love specialty dining, but I'd have to say that I don't think it's worth it for you. These aren't small meals and they encourage you to eat more rather than less. If you want to go for it, that's fine. Just realize that you'll be over your limit in short order.

Less than 1%. 15% of my town has tested positive in the past month.

Could have left one letter.

I agree. I think it's unlikely. Just saying what is possible.

I would be very surprised to see wholesale cancelations. However, I think cancelations of particular sailings is possible for consolidation purposes if the demand dips.

Funny @WAAAYTOOO .

1900 people in my town have tested positive over the past few weeks. I live in a town of 12,000. That’s a significantly higher percent of the population than on any cruise ship since the restart. Meanwhile, where’s the article about my town? These announcements need to be taken with a grain of salt. Also, with omicron’s transmissibility I think what we will be seeing is everyone is going to get COVID eventually. It’s just a question of, is it so slight that you don’t even notice? Or is it so bad that you have to go to a hospital (or worse!). And everything in between.

I agree with this. It’s not very funny how people on this board will passive aggressively laugh at a post as a sign of disagreement. It’s annoying already.

Bait and switch? They want maskless. But even more they want safe cruising. Another event like early 2020 could lead to their bankruptcy. It’s not personal.

They will definitely extend it beyond that. Just the initial announcement.

Thanks so much. Thank you!

This is a bit dated by now, but I still like it... The Almost Complete Food Lovers Guide to the Oasis of the Seas Edit: We were on Oasis in October. Portside BBQ was very good! Worth the small upcharge.

No worries!

No, Anthem of the Seas.

I always park in the lot. It's not cheap, but also not ridiculous. The biggest factor is that the convenience is absolutely worth it. Our last names perhaps? Part of mine at least. ____________________________________________ @Ampurp85& @JLMoran - another big D&D player from back in the day.

@TBruce77 are you on the Anthem 12/24?