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  1. smokeybandit
    Shortly after, Grandeur disappeared. Investigators soon figured out that Allure was just hungry.
  2. smokeybandit
    If you haven't gotten the email by T-minus 4 days, then you can worry.
  3. smokeybandit
    Rain in port means your ship docked in port, so the weather can't be that bad.
  4. smokeybandit
    Still way too early to be projecting models into forecasts, especially at this point in the calendar. Monitor this thread. There's been 2 posts in the last 12 hours. If there was something to this (at this point in time) there'd be a ton of discussion https://www.americanwx.com/bb/topic/56704-2022-atlantic-hurricane-season/page/2/?tab=comments#comment-6525351
  5. smokeybandit
    You could do a late seating or later My Time Dining if you wanted that.
  6. smokeybandit
    It's always been like that. Pre-covid they would pick up the kids from the MDR during the early seating at like 6:45, but that hasn't yet returned.
  7. smokeybandit
    Depends on the airline. Some will let you pick seats right away, some won't
  8. smokeybandit
    Welcome to customer service.
  9. smokeybandit
    Has anyone taken Quick Bus before to give any reviews?
  10. smokeybandit
    I've never had a good steak on a cruise ship, both MDR and specialties. It always seems like the steak had been sitting in a cooler for who knows how long.
  11. smokeybandit
    That's not true at all, especially for those traveling from different areas with different climates. You can get a sore throat from many sudden weather changes. I live at high altitude, very low humidity. I always get a sore throat when I come to sea level.
  12. smokeybandit
    I would never voluntarily get tested. We don't go voluntarily test ourselves for anything else and risk ending our trip.
  13. smokeybandit
    The same on Liberty
  14. smokeybandit
    Because the CDC had rules against it. And for most crew, that struggle is made up for by making more money than they'd ever make in their home countries. The hours are a known part of the job. But all the other restrictions put many crew over the edge in their decision not to return. Sure, several other reasons, too, but this is a big one
  15. smokeybandit
    I wouldn't think so. But with check-ins that early, both groups may still actually board the ship at the same time. An aside though, if one person on a reservation has an earlier time than the others, I'd still go at the earlier time or all in the room
  16. smokeybandit
    No shore leave, having to mask 24/7 (though that's been relaxed), having to be tested every 3 days (also since relaxed), quarantining in isolation for 10+ days even if you feel 100% fine. Most certainly some who were asked to come back said "hell no" when facing a six month contract of being treated so poorly. So yes, the CDC bears a lot of the blame.
  17. smokeybandit
    And that's why cruise ships have several different cabin options, to keep all of us happy
  18. smokeybandit
    Capacity minus all the quarantine cabins the CDC makes them set aside
  19. smokeybandit
    That's pretty much our approach, too.
  20. smokeybandit
    Crew are free to get off in their home port (at least in US-based cruises) but are only allowing a growing but limited number off in ports o call.
  21. smokeybandit
    Junior Suite is basically just a bigger room. It doesn't get the full array of suite perks
  22. smokeybandit
    Absolutely nothing
  23. smokeybandit
    If you have patches of hair, just shave your head before the cruise.
  24. smokeybandit
    People cough. It happens. Funny thing it happened before covid and no one cared. You'll be fine.
  25. smokeybandit
    All the info on testing is detailed on RC's website https://www.royalcaribbean.com/faq/questions/if-need-an-rt-pcr-test-before-i-cruise-where-should-i-go
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