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Bermuda making change to vaccine and testing
smokeybandit replied to BND's topic in Royal Caribbean International
Not much of a surprise Bermuda would change their rules after cruise season ends. -
Guess the Royal Caribbean Ship!
smokeybandit replied to Host Jacquelyn's topic in Royal Caribbean International
Looks like a Radiance class ship -
This is a good thing as it limits the number of people booking in advance that never show up
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Cruise check in questions
smokeybandit replied to RCCLNYMETS41's topic in Royal Caribbean International
Semantics, but if you're checking in on the app, you're checking in online. But yes, you can check in on the website. -
You get points for the cabin you stay in, not for the cabins you book.
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Big outdoor screen on Liberty?
smokeybandit replied to st1100y2k's topic in Royal Caribbean International
It won't be fixed until drydock -
Only one ship is sailing out of Tampa right now, a Carnival ship. She's due back in Thursday, though I'd be shocked if those folks don't get a bonus day at sea.
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https://www.tsa.gov/travel/security-screening/whatcanibring/items/nebulizers-cpaps-bipaps-and-apaps
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I don't do MTD and have the same table and waiter every night. Works great.
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Earning Higher Award "Status"
smokeybandit replied to Ret MP's topic in Royal Caribbean International
I see nothing on the Carnival perks list that makes me shout "wow I wish RC had that" -
I don't mean bigger as in intensity, but a bigger storm by area. You'll have wider swaths of persistent heavy rain than Charley had
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Could be worse than Charley. Bigger and slower.
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Flying to Miami for cruise Saturday
smokeybandit replied to fpcruiser's topic in Royal Caribbean International
They fly over hurricanes. I wouldn't at all be concerned with a Saturday flight to Miami -
Since tomorrow is a sea day anyway, they can take a cautious approach to see where Ian actually goes. If it goes as forecast then Liberty could probably go with its original itinerary.
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Sandy passed about 90 miles north of where I lived at the time, but the cold front coming in mitigated any real bad effects. My worst experience was Tropical Storm Lee which dumped 7" of rain and flooded a window well into my basement.
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It's not really a matter if they can take off as much as it is them not wanting planes (and maybe more importantly crew) getting stranded there for multiple days. With a big storm coming in airlines often pre-cancel flights and move their planes elsewhere. That said MIami should be OK.
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Why would you want to blow it up? What did Mariner do to you?
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The issue isn't covid itself, but still the overly strict protocols crew have to follow if they test positive. Some probably fear some retribution if they get covid without a mask, regardless of what the individual crew member actually thinks of mask effectiveness. That said I would imagine most crew have gotten covid at one point or another anyway.
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It had been every two weeks.
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Port Canaveral check in times-strict?
smokeybandit replied to zanydoc's topic in Royal Caribbean International
There's no way to give a true boarding time since there's no way to know when the ship will be cleared for boarding or what kind of lines there will be once you enter the terminal -
Any itinerary that traverses the eastern GOM/western Caribbean the first half of the week will probably be altered.
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I've got at least 8 years before that'd even be a actionable discussion, so I've got time.
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My wife and I sometimes ponder a move to Florida after retirement to make cruising easier. But man I'd be way overstressed in hurricane season.
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Still way early to know where Ian is going to make landfall. It may not even hit the FL peninsula.
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If it's your national vaccination proof, you'll be fine. As for the test, just go buy a cheap at home test at a local pharmacy once you get in the states. That's all you need now.
