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Welcome to New Zealand! Enjoy your time in the Bay of Islands. It looks like you should have some nice weather today. Trip to Russell and the Duke of Marlborough for lunch today? Mick Jagger goes has been there when the Rolling Stones were on tour.

I see the media is reporting one of the passengers on Ovation died of natural causes on the way to NZ. Royal made sure it was reported that it was not related to Coronavirus. https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=12305965

Yes tomorrow is the 5th here while you are in the Bay of Islands. The commemorations go on all week and there are speeches today but the official holiday is the 6th. Everywhere should still be open in Tauranga on the 6th but It will also likely be busy as everyone will have the day off. Some food places will add a public holiday surcharge but with the nzd To usd exchange rate everything should still seem cheap to you?

These things are always changing based on political correctness but most people say it as Y-TANG-EE

I see you are in the Bay of Islands tomorrow. Thursday 6th Feb is Waitangi day here and a public holiday, each year the commemorations are held in Waitangi / Bay of Islands so you may find it a lot busier than normal on the day before as the Prime Minster and all the various dignitaries will be arriving in town

I have received an email from Royal Caribbean stating that guests and crew regardless of Nationality who have traveled through Hong Kong or China will be denied boarding for our upcoming cruise out of Australia. I assume this policy will be rolled out world wide in due course if it hasn't been already.

If Kristiz’s advice does not work I recommend taking your laptop down to the Voom team. They will sort it out for you promptly. I have always found them to be very helpful.

Apparently in the event of an Abandon Ship call it is Pinnacles then women and children first. This is why you should wear your pinnacle badge everywhere for easy identification in case the unthinkable happens.

I have done that itinerary on Radiance. You will love it. i can recommend the Early Settlers museum in Dunedin for a look at the history of the region. If you have time Speights Brewery is also worth a visit. Enjoy your time down under. The weather has been great for the last two weeks in NZ. Around 28 degrees celsius most days .

If you get really taken by one of their blue pool towels just keep it. Conveniently, they will automatically charge you $25 for each one you keep if not returned. ???

You can normally add it as part of the online check in process closer to your cruise. It does not make a difference to when you do it.

No, it was just a tragic accident.

Based on the height of the railing I would say one of the reasons it is there is prevent adults from leaning out the windows and falling out. Reason enough not to put a child up there. Also when the window is open you can see all the window runners so I suspect if you asked 10,000 adults 9,999 would be able to tell it was open.

This is a photo I found of the railing in relation to the window.

We got a free picture on Independence as part of the diamond package. After the www.ourcruisephotos.com sent a link with all the photos taken onboard for purchase. They were more expensive than ship prices. We had 30 days to purchase the ones we wanted. Looks like the secret is to get one photo while onboard.

If you do the bridge tour you can see they have a good view of all the balconies from the wings down each side of the ship. They even have binoculars if something catches their eye ? They may even send a naked naked naked call on the Internal PA

If you use Facebook Messenger you can send them a private message through that. I have always found the respond reasonably quickly through that channel. What email address did you use to contact them? I have used [email protected] and [email protected] with some success. They normally take a few days to respond but maybe worth a try also.

The statements also seem somewhat contradictory. 1) These may not be authentic videos and 2) The video angles are deceptive

The following is an except from an article on the Fox News website. Michael Winkleman, an attorney for the Wiegands, has since called Royal Caribbean’s motion to dismiss “baseless.” “It is clear that Royal Caribbean’s tactic is to blame Chloe’s grandfather rather than to accept that Royal Caribbean did not implement industry standards for toddler safety aboard its ships which ultimately led to Chloe’s tragic death,” Winkleman said, in part, in a statement shared with Fox 43. Winkleman further claimed that Royal Caribbean was supplying “two deceptive views from its CCTV cameras.” On Friday, attorneys for the family filed two further motions: one to strike the video footage, claiming the "the authenticity of the videos" had not been established; and another asking the court to make Royal Caribbean "to produce all video footage from all of the cameras," of which Winkleman had said there were 13 in total. The video footage seems pretty conclusive in my eyes. Even allowing for camera angles the grandfather was a long way outside the window. He would have banged his head on the glass if the window was closed. The court would have received the videos directly from Royal Caribbean so I don't believe you can dispute their authenticity without implying some kind of conspiracy occurring in the background. I suppose if you can exclude all the evidence that proves something to be true then anything is possible.

Sorry I forgot to mention that the ship needs to be switched over the new app before you can use the upload photo option. What ship are you sailing on?

I have added a photo, both through the app and via a computer. if using a computer/iPad you will see the add photo option after the travel documents section. It is easy and only takes a few seconds. When you do it using the app it will activate the camera and put the online of a person to assist in getting the correct face size. I think as long as the photo is clear and you are not wearing a hat there is no issue. We have been doing this for a couple of years and have not had to have our photo retaken at the dock.

The first time we sailed on Princess they upgraded us from a mini suite to a full suite so all cruise lines do it. As twangster said if they upgraded based on loyalty level it would be all the Pinnacles being upgraded so it is not something I worry to much about.

28th March 2020 - Voyager Sydney 2 night sampler cruise 8th November 2020 - Ovation 12 Night New Zealand cruise 20th November 2020 - Ovation 9 night South Pacific cruise

Can you pre-purchase the Stay Awhile program on your cruise planner? On our Independence sailing it did not appear on the cruise planner but was available to purchase on the ship for selected European Sailings. From memory it allowed you to stay aboard and use the public areas until 3pm and if you purchased a drinks package you could also use it for non-alcoholic drinks through the day. It's annoying if they only offer on the ship as this means you cannot know for certain that is an option for you.

No wonder “Doc” had so much free time on the Love Boat. Nobody could afford to see him ?