CGTLH Posted September 9, 2021 Report Share Posted September 9, 2021 6 minutes ago, Drewtastic86 said: This is odd to me. I mean no distancing between machines I kind of understand (the casinos here do not put distance between machines and tables any longer either) but I think that smoking in the casino should not be happening. Im not anti smoking per se, but I think this would be another form of Covid 19 protocol. It is like freely blowing airborne particles in the air. Maybe I am wrong but I am surprised to hear this. Over here on Allure it is the same thing in the casino. No chairs removed from the table games and no slots blocked off/partitions. Subject of smoke, normally on the non-smoking side you'd catch waft of it every now and then. This time I really never picked up on it. Only time it was noticeable was when transiting the smoking area. Don't know if this had to do with the lack of players or the new protocols for the HVAC system. For me it was the first time being able to slow play (ante and play only) three card poker and not feel guilty occupying a seat. Tiffeven, WAAAYTOOO, Drewtastic86 and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Traveler Posted September 9, 2021 Author Report Share Posted September 9, 2021 3 hours ago, Drewtastic86 said: This is odd to me. I mean no distancing between machines I kind of understand (the casinos here do not put distance between machines and tables any longer either) but I think that smoking in the casino should not be happening. Im not anti smoking per se, but I think this would be another form of Covid 19 protocol. It is like freely blowing airborne particles in the air. Maybe I am wrong but I am surprised to hear this. I am not an health expert but to eliminate from people to blow C19 to the air you need or to force them to use mask (maybe one of the reasons for no mask is smoking ...) Or to ask stop breathing. I think the main issue with Casino smoking (beside of course all the issue with smoking itself) it's the fact that it bring many non players that want to smoke. Drewtastic86 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Traveler Posted September 9, 2021 Author Report Share Posted September 9, 2021 Good news , we made a contact , the genie is out of the lamp. WAAAYTOOO, Tiffeven, AshleyDillo and 4 others 3 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiffeven Posted September 9, 2021 Report Share Posted September 9, 2021 3 hours ago, Traveler said: Good news , we made a contact , the genie is out of the lamp. Stop being selfish with information haha. I'm living vicariously through you until we board Saturday. Who's your genie? WAAAYTOOO, Traveler and ellcee 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Traveler Posted September 9, 2021 Author Report Share Posted September 9, 2021 1 hour ago, Tiffeven said: Stop being selfish with information haha. I'm living vicariously through you until we board Saturday. Who's your genie? You might know him .... Sunil , he already sent a draft for our restaurant and we need to meet him to discuss. But don't worry we are low maintenance and will not do any genie hogging (as long as you promise not to throw anything on is from that balcony. I think we need one more RCB member to take the 10th floor so we will have full house . Two more days to go. have happy and safe journey. Tiffeven, ellcee and WAAAYTOOO 1 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Traveler Posted September 9, 2021 Author Report Share Posted September 9, 2021 Currently in CK for Lobster night fighting what is better CK ot MDR . The food is better here (not that much but better) the ambiance is better in the MDR , more personal service. I vote today for the CK ,hope they will do good job otherwise I will hear too many "I told you so" WAAAYTOOO and Tiffeven 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Traveler Posted September 10, 2021 Author Report Share Posted September 10, 2021 So we just had a meeting with Sunil , he is very nice , we went over the dinner reservations and some other activities. I asked about luggage valet and he told me they never did it for port Miami due to the port terminal requirements. @Tiffeven he sends you warm regards and will try to call again tomorrow. Tiffeven, WAAAYTOOO and Lovetocruise2002 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Traveler Posted September 10, 2021 Author Report Share Posted September 10, 2021 Interesting for shows in the Studio B (have not checked the royal theater) which are designated for vaccinated guest mask are optional. Two first lines are blocked bit not other social distancing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiffeven Posted September 10, 2021 Report Share Posted September 10, 2021 2 hours ago, Traveler said: So we just had a meeting with Sunil , he is very nice , we went over the dinner reservations and some other activities. I asked about luggage valet and he told me they never did it for port Miami due to the port terminal requirements. @Tiffeven he sends you warm regards and will try to call again tomorrow. This is actually getting real! Up until now, I've been so apprehensive about this cruise after so many cancellations. Thank you for letting us live vicariously through you on your current cruise. We look forward to meeting you! Traveler, ellcee, WAAAYTOOO and 1 other 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Traveler Posted September 10, 2021 Author Report Share Posted September 10, 2021 Quick quize ,What is the scariest activity on the ship ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ampurp85 Posted September 10, 2021 Report Share Posted September 10, 2021 Getting your onboard account bill at the end of the cruise sammy79, starbrat, ellcee and 7 others 1 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barbeyg Posted September 10, 2021 Report Share Posted September 10, 2021 2 hours ago, Traveler said: Quick quize ,What is the scariest activity on the ship ? Testing between cruises? Packing haphazardly between cabins? Traveler 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Traveler Posted September 10, 2021 Author Report Share Posted September 10, 2021 1 hour ago, barbeyg said: Testing between cruises? Packing haphazardly between cabins? We have a winner , yes the testing between cruise more about this thrilled activity to come. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KLA Posted September 10, 2021 Report Share Posted September 10, 2021 2 minutes ago, Traveler said: We have a winner , yes the testing between cruise more about this thrilled activity to come. I hope you studied. I'll show myself out. SpeedNoodles, Booscruize, KristiZ and 2 others 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barbeyg Posted September 10, 2021 Report Share Posted September 10, 2021 2 hours ago, Traveler said: We have a winner , yes the testing between cruise more about this thrilled activity to come. That was my first choice for stressful, if I was doing a back to back. Hoping your testing goes smoothly, and your negative results come quickly! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Traveler Posted September 10, 2021 Author Report Share Posted September 10, 2021 Has for B2B people RCL wants you to have a PCR test between cruises and organize it to be on the last day, that's make much logic however they do not want to let you to CocoCay until you get the results. In other words only if you are tested you are at risk , not sure I understand the logic behind it . Maybe they gave someone from the IT department to come up with that policy. Anyway we secheduled the testing to be at 7:40 am so we will have enough time before they let people go to the Island ( they promised 1 hour results) testing was quick without any queues or any expedition trying to find treasures in our brains. We went back to the room and catch some WJ breakfast. Back to the room waiting for the results (8:40) no results , 9 am nothing 9:30 nothing I can already start to hear Something g CoCay song . Decided to go down there and ask , they checked and told me it's ready , it's negative and we are ok/ clear to go) 9:45 went down to the gangway and when scanning the card they told us we need to wait for the results. Now I could continue and argue and meet at the end the only officer that speaks my original language but thought better to skip it. Went again to the testing location , they checked again and told me all OK and sent one of the officer to escort us out . That time it worked. First time for us on Coco Cay WAAAYTOOO 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barbeyg Posted September 10, 2021 Report Share Posted September 10, 2021 Glad your results were negative, and you were able to get off the ship and enjoy Cococay. Have a great day! WAAAYTOOO and Traveler 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marlena Posted September 10, 2021 Report Share Posted September 10, 2021 What night were formal night? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PRebecca Posted September 10, 2021 Report Share Posted September 10, 2021 Loving the updates, thank you! I hope it was a Perfect Day! Traveler 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Traveler Posted September 11, 2021 Author Report Share Posted September 11, 2021 2 hours ago, Marlena said: What night were formal night? Night 2 and 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Traveler Posted September 11, 2021 Author Report Share Posted September 11, 2021 19 hours ago, PRebecca said: Loving the updates, thank you! I hope it was a Perfect Day! It was excellent but too warm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Traveler Posted September 11, 2021 Author Report Share Posted September 11, 2021 Day 6 and maybe 7 I am getting lazy so I will combine two days in one post. By the way about lazy , what about lazy river in CocoCay , maybe something that will start from the peer and will side by side with the route ? Day 6 was another sea day , lots of ship activities to choose from but we mainly were busy catching some sun (my spouse) and resting in the shade update the blog (guess who). Breakfast was at CK , I took the Mediterranean plate (including the so call Humos which is not really a morning thing , but I am sure it's the right time somewhere in the world Added to that some french toast, we asked for some vegetables but beside tomato they did not had anything. We took advantage of the suite deck again , this time it was very busy as another couple was using it. We were also the only ones who used the bar service. Again we went to enjoy some music , contributing to RCI revenue stream (or in other words playing in the casino and mainly were busy avoiding the stokers (aka Park West) who called me every few hours to remind me I have free money to use). Lunch was in the WJ (no reservations are needeed although they recommend to do). Surprise Surprise the had lobster tails WAAAYTOOO, ellcee, Skigoofy and 2 others 4 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Traveler Posted September 11, 2021 Author Report Share Posted September 11, 2021 Day 7 a perfect day. We had to get up early to take our B2B test, how it went I already wrote yesterday so let's just say that I am still waiting until now to get the email with the results. It was our first visit to perfect day , strange but none of the cruises before brought us to this Island so we were excited to check it out. The first thing we done was the Jet Ski experience ,it was so much fun as the tour takes you near some Islands and most of it was done in high speed. We got to see many starfishs , both of us enjoyed it so much so we consider to take it also next week. After the tour we went to eat some taco's , nothing special but did the work. As it was very warm and humid day we decided to go to the Oasis lagoon which was quite full but still enough space . We took some drinks from the wet bar , dancing to the music (at least one of us) and swim around. The other parts of the Island was not so as crowd and the water park was almost empty. By the way Coco Cay is also the only place the crew can get off and if they do not have assignment on the ship or in the Island they can enjoy it. Around 2 PM we headed back to the ship , you can see here how hot it was and how one crew member repurpose the servicetray to fight it. See you next time DDaley, PRebecca, KristiZ and 6 others 8 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wannabecruiseexpert Posted September 11, 2021 Report Share Posted September 11, 2021 Gorgeous! So what ended up being your favorite part of CocoCay? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Traveler Posted September 11, 2021 Author Report Share Posted September 11, 2021 1 hour ago, wannabecruiseexpert said: Gorgeous! So what ended up being your favorite part of CocoCay? I think the Oasis Lagoon although we did not tour all the Island , next week we check more parts Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Traveler Posted September 11, 2021 Author Report Share Posted September 11, 2021 Some numbers , Last cruise 1770 people on board , 88 are back2 back starbrat and WAAAYTOOO 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DanielB Posted September 11, 2021 Report Share Posted September 11, 2021 I've been looking at the Jet Ski tour and have been on the fence. Glad to see your positive review, can you tell me how long the tour lasted? Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lovetocruise2002 Posted September 11, 2021 Report Share Posted September 11, 2021 It's time! Finally, a Star Class @Traveler blog! Happy cruise day, again! barbeyg, Big Tule, WAAAYTOOO and 1 other 1 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Traveler Posted September 11, 2021 Author Report Share Posted September 11, 2021 1 hour ago, Lovetocruise2002 said: It's time! Finally, a Star Class @Traveler blog! Happy cruise day, again! Already re boarded , in Jamie , waiting for a sign from the genie for when our cabin ready. WAAAYTOOO, Lovetocruise2002 and Luv2Travel 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Traveler Posted September 11, 2021 Author Report Share Posted September 11, 2021 1 hour ago, DanielB said: I've been looking at the Jet Ski tour and have been on the fence. Glad to see your positive review, can you tell me how long the tour lasted? Thanks Total 1.5 hours , half hour orientation and almost full hours on the Jet Ski with some stops. I guess it's already depends on the group as you go in one line DanielB 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lovetocruise2002 Posted September 11, 2021 Report Share Posted September 11, 2021 14 minutes ago, Traveler said: Already re boarded , in Jamie , waiting for a sign from the genie for when our cabin ready. I am so happy for you that you got Sunil! You are in for a treat! Traveler and WAAAYTOOO 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rags1 Posted September 11, 2021 Report Share Posted September 11, 2021 Have a wonderful time! Can’t wait to read more Traveler 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luv2Travel Posted September 11, 2021 Report Share Posted September 11, 2021 Enjoying your pictures and blog so much! Can't wait to hear about the Eastern Caribbean cruise and your Star Class experience. Thank you for taking us along!! Traveler and barbeyg 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luv2Travel Posted September 11, 2021 Report Share Posted September 11, 2021 Oh and a question for you, please: if you happen to go into Playmakers today, could you tell me if they're showing any college football games? I'm wondering what channels they're able to televise in Playmakers? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Traveler Posted September 11, 2021 Author Report Share Posted September 11, 2021 September 11, Luv2Travel, WAAAYTOOO, Srp431 and 9 others 3 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Traveler Posted September 11, 2021 Author Report Share Posted September 11, 2021 The schedule for this week Big Tule and Luv2Travel 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Traveler Posted September 11, 2021 Author Report Share Posted September 11, 2021 Went to the amazing cabin , but not allowed to touch the food until someone will charge her phone and take a video WAAAYTOOO, ellcee, Luv2Travel and 5 others 2 5 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DanielB Posted September 11, 2021 Report Share Posted September 11, 2021 2 hours ago, Traveler said: Total 1.5 hours , half hour orientation and almost full hours on the Jet Ski with some stops. I guess it's already depends on the group as you go in one line thank you Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Traveler Posted September 11, 2021 Author Report Share Posted September 11, 2021 5 hours ago, Luv2Travel said: Oh and a question for you, please: if you happen to go into Playmakers today, could you tell me if they're showing any college football games? I'm wondering what channels they're able to televise in Playmakers? Here are the channels is playmaker ESPN, ESPN2, ESPN, U and ESPN sec. Per what they said they have college football. Luv2Travel and WAAAYTOOO 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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