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Starting at the 1:00 mark entering the deck 17 suite corridor. At the 1:45 mark until end, Suite Lounge, Bar, Coastal Kitchen

6 hours ago, SPS said:

Does each ship have it's own specific/labeled casino chips? (I don't play any of the table games)

Here is the collection so far. Isn't the best picture.

So I was wrong. The older ships had a unique design. Newer ones, outside the inaugural chips, are just "ship name".

1 hour ago, Cruiser4Life said:

Per the CDC dashboard, 67 ships have now opted in... including Carnival and Disney...... Royal is not showing a decision yet....

List of lines that have a ship opted in as of 2/17 filtering the latest: Carnival (21 opt in/22 total listed), Disney (4/4), Holland America (8/8), NCL (13/14), Oceania (3/4), Princess (11/11), Regent (4/4), Seaborn (1/1), and Viking (2/2).

44 minutes ago, MSUspartan said:

Could you just "deposit" using a slot machine, cash out, then take it to the table to avoid the 5%?

 

Yes. Many times I've sat a machine and did a room charge for funds then not have a good feeling about that machine, cash out, then call it a night. Being smart, I'd usually cash out my ticket so I didn't forget about. Then suddenly the tables would be calling my name and next thing I know...

15 minutes ago, Ozwaldthedog said:

Do they charge you a service fee if you charge it to your room?

Slot machine, no. Table, if not Prime or greater, 5% fee.

6 minutes ago, SPS said:

Does each ship have it's ship own specific/labeled casino chips? (I don't play any of the table games)

Yes, each ship does have name and a unique design.

If I remember, I'll try and take a picture tonight.

17 minutes ago, Scatmanjack said:

Switched over to shot glasses and now those seem to be dwindling...

I've started now collecting casino chips. Normally ask for a $1 and $5 chip at an empty table or if playing a table remember not to cash them in.

17 minutes ago, Jolly Ogre said:

But you don't get much for it. I was in the casino every day and lost hundreds of dollars and only ended up with 156 points.

All comes down to luck.

On Indy end of January I managed to rack up 400 points and walk away up $20.

My sister on the other hand wasn't as lucky in trying to reach her point goal.

Flip side, I've been in the same situation of hundreds down with only a few points shy of the 100 point mark.

21 minutes ago, Landlocked CPA said:

I've heard it mentioned that suites have an expanded room service menu. Is that just referring to ordering from the MDR (and maybe Coastal Kitchen), or is there even more to it?

Correct, being able to order from the MDR when open is the expanded room service menu.

22 minutes ago, Landlocked CPA said:

Does the upstairs bed in the CLS separate into two beds?

On Harmony they did in the CLS I was in. Is this across the board, no clue.

24 minutes ago, Landlocked CPA said:

Our oldest lives in a different part of the country. If the absolute worst happens and one of us other 4 test positive on the home covid test (it will not happen, it will not happen) and we have to cancel, will him not physically living with us (an therefore not a close contact) cause issues with the cancellation?

Shouldn't be an issue. Cancellation of a room is an all or none type deal. Problem would be the reverse, if the lone one had to cancel. You'd end up either having to cancel all or accept only getting port taxes and fees back.

6 minutes ago, JeffB said:

I'm assuming the 17th changes now drop the booster requirement and a line can achieve the highest vaccination status by simply having guests and crew "fully vaccinated."

That is the way it is looking. However, the Cruise Ship Status Dashboard does have a catch separating "Highly Vaccinated" and "Vaccination Standard of Excellence".

Guess ship status now becomes meat grades... Choice = Highly Vaccinated, Prime = Vaccination Standard of Excellence.

15 minutes ago, JeffB said:

Clearly, the 17th changes are a result of the lines pushing back on this "up to date" includes a  booster thing. IMO, the CDC has once again made things a mess by issuing unnecessary, often confusing guidance and definitions that are driving health compliance departments at the state and private business levels nutz.  

Agree on all accounts

Think the biggest change on the 17th to the "opt-in extended CSO" is it seems fully vaccinated and "up to date" vaccinated are treated the same again.

Some changes were made in the operations manual the other day.

One standout is "up to date" vaccinated can now be tested 3 days out. Fully vaccinated remains 2 days.

Mask use policy changed. Back to fully vaccinated or "up to date" can be mask free ship wide 95% threshold. Those not meeting the 95% threshold can have designed areas fully vaccinated or "up to date" only.

Subject of line for The Key guests.

I do recall seeing a lane setup for entry to the terminal and for security for The Key guests. Recall seeing it getting on Independence end of January.

Really the only two spots in Port Canaveral that lines and crowds can be bad is at the terminal entrance and security. Once upstairs at the pre-boarding check-in area it speads out with the individual agents. Then if boarding hasn't started, the waiting area is somewhat spread out.

In a nutshell, after security social distancing is somewhat respected.

Only lines you'll experience will be those for your own ship.

These are large terminal buildings that are dedicated for each ship in port that day.

Same concept, different names.

I do think on Spectrum the teppanyaki restaurant has some different offerings.

My hunch with the naming convention has more to do when Izumi has both sushi seating and hibachi seating within the same restaurant.

45 minutes ago, PG Cruiser said:

Yes... this is what happened to me too.  I'm just keeping my fingers crossed that my bags will find their way to my cabin.

Same thing happened here. My lazy "correction", have to love the stamp feature in Acrobat.

No, Sky class only has access to beer/wine/soft drinks (11a-11p) and a happy hour in the suite lounge.

1 hour ago, Buffer91 said:

vaccinated but not boosted, would require 14 days after a booster to be considered fully vaccinated

If eligible for the booster, one is considered "up to date" the second the booster is administered. If one isn't eligible for the booster yet they are considered "up to date".

Per: https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/vaccines/stay-up-to-date

When Boosted
A person is considered “boosted” and up to date right after getting their booster dose.

10 minutes ago, PG Cruiser said:

fee at the ATM

In the past I recall getting reimbursed $6.50

21 minutes ago, smokeybandit said:

I can't see this ever being a part of RoyalUp. They don't want you to eliminate cabins, just pay more for the ones you have.

It would be beneficial to allow this. Say someone with two balconies booked next to each other. They want to submit a RoyalUp bid to a 2BR suite and if won combine everyone to the suite.

By allowing a process to combine staterooms RoyalUp would end up with two balcony staterooms if the suite bid was accepted. Plus a revenue generator could be the bid is on the basis of 4 versus 2. Only catch might be muster station capacity.

If you already have the excursion booked I wouldn't worry. It is just a weird way of saying sold out. Saying "check on board" is a helpful hook to have the guest check in the event of another guest canceling once on board.

Vue Bar, Solarium, and Solarium Bistro

Only advantage between one three device Voom package versus three one device Voom packages is not having to worry about someone kicking someone else off if changing devices.

Plus a three device package is typically cheaper.

7 minutes ago, WAAAYTOOO said:

What does all of this mean ?

I have thoughts in my head that I'm not sure are actually correct.

More or less my thoughts have to do with the future overreach of the CDC or other government agency. Keep in mind the CSO still applied everywhere else besides Florida. In Florida it was a "voluntary" program after the preliminary injunction. Similar to where NCL is the only cruise line in Florida that can ask for proof of vaccination due to a preliminary injunction.

Also not sure how the ruling on the preliminary injunction would stand up historically if referenced in future cases.

@JeffBmight have some better insight what the impact is with the case being dismissed.

Semi-related...

As of today the case has been dismissed against the CSO. Florida and Texas filed for voluntary dismissal on February 10th.

Order dismissing case: https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.flmd.388773/gov.uscourts.flmd.388773.134.0.pdf