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Probably not. United's mainline flights at EWR use terminal C. United express flights may use terminal A. Some UA international arrivals can be at terminal B. Miami flights are mainline, so terminal C, and the Amsterdam flight will leave from C.

Just another example of RCI's outstanding IT.

I'm of two minds about this. My next cruise is from a country that doesn't require it, but it's with RCI, which still does. I think that testing makes the cruise slightly safer, but my concern is about the motivation of the people who are most eager for it to end. Do they want it to stop only because it's inconvenient -- which it is -- and not totally effective -- also true -- or because they want to be allowed to cruise while they're infected? There have been some posts, in threads about quarantine on various cruise lines, in which people wrote that if they were ill aboard a cruise and tested positive on an ordinary home test, they would keep it a secret in order not to be quarantined -- in other words, go merrily about spreading disease.

In Rome, I've stayed twice at the Hotel Gregoriana and recommend it, if you are looking for convenience, comfort, and friendly service. It's about a block down the hill from the (more expensive) hotel near the top of the Spanish Steps that people frequently recommend. From central Rome, by public transport, you'd take a train from Termini Station to Civitavecchia, then a local bus from the station there to the gate of the port, then a free shuttle that makes a circuit of the port. There are several different types of trains from Termini and I think it would be worth paying for one of the faster ones, because the regular train carries a large amount of local traffic and is crowded beyond belief for about half the outward journey. Or book a taxi, especially if you can't handle luggage on a train and bus. This sounds like quite a challenge, because Ephesus is inherently not accessible! I'd say the same about Santorini, although there are ways that it can be visited without a long walk uphill and then a cable car.

That's really unfortunate, because Curacao is considered especially good for snorkeling.

Within walking distance of the port: the Kura Hulanda museum (history of slavery), which is on the same side of the bay (Otrobanda), and the historic district (Punda) including the Mikvé Israel-Emanuel Synagogue, the oldest synagogue in the western hemisphere that is still in use, with a small museum, and the Maritime Museum, across the Queen Emma swinging footbridge. (When the bridge is open for ships, there is a ferry service, but you'll want to see the bridge operate.) The Curacao Museum, on the Otrabanda side, is a long, hot, boring walk from the port, but if you're interested the history of aviation, it has the cockpit of the Snip, the Fokker F-XVII that flew the first airmail from the Netherlands to Curacao in 1934. For lunch, try the Governeur de Rouville restaurant, very near the Kura Hulanda museum and facing the bay; there is some balcony seating. Have the banana soup if it's on the menu.

It should be possible to change to other Star Alliance airlines -- United, Lufthansa, Swiss -- although the routes would probably be inconvenient, with connections in Europe, elsewhere in the U.S., or both. Getting through to anyone who can make the change for you might be the hardest part.

I think that I may finally be caught up from 2020. I run a small film series, and in 2020 I had scheduled a screening of Miracle of Miracles, which is a documentary about the making of Fiddler on the Roof, to coincide with a road-company production at our local performing-arts center. The road show was, of course, cancelled, and we were closed anyway. The arts center brought the road show here in May, and I rescheduled the documentary for June. That night the weather forecast was dire, and I postponed it again. That night, the storms were to the north and south of us but not here, and it could have taken place, except that everyone would have been afraid to go out. On the next rescheduled date, the facility was suddenly unavailable, so this was our third try. Although I always let the credits play all the way to the end, this was the first time that everyone remained seated and watched the entirety of them.

I looked up the airports that received diverted flights that day. Halifax received the most flights, Vancouver the most passengers (because of very large planes on Pacific routes). Transport Canada attempted to keep flights from landing at Toronto Pearson, Ottawa, or Montreal Dorval because they are large, busy airports, but some were eventually routed to them. There was little choice with Pacific flights because Vancouver was the only airport that could handle some of the aircraft. Edmonton, Calgary, and Winnipeg received flights from transpolar routes. Lufthansa named an A340 Gander–Halifax in honor of the two that received Lufthansa flights. Data according to Nav Canada[17] Airport Airport Code # of Planes # of Passengers Halifax International Airport YHZ 47 7,300[21] Gander International Airport YQX 38 6,600 Vancouver International Airport YVR 34 8,500 St. John's International Airport YYT 21 Winnipeg International Airport YWG 15 Toronto Pearson International Airport YYZ 14 Calgary International Airport YYC 13 Montréal–Mirabel International Airport YMX 10 Greater Moncton International Airport YQM 10 Stephenville International Airport YJT 8 Montréal-Dorval International Airport YUL 7 Canadian Forces Base Goose Bay YYR 7 Edmonton International Airport YEG 6 Hamilton International Airport YHM 4 Whitehorse International Airport YXY 2 Yellowknife Airport YZF 1 Deer Lake Airport YDF 1

I think I'd choose the apple turnover in preference to the cookies. Stockholm:

Santorini was the only tender port.

I have one cell-phone shot of the Statue that I like, but it was taken in the rain, from the Norwegian Gem in October 2018. I might not post it if today weren't the Fourth. I usually use the phone only for photos intended for social media, or as mentioned upthread, when the purpose is to capture information. On a recent Greek islands cruise I used it more, because something was wrong with the settings of the compact superzoom camera I was using and I couldn't correct it without referring to the instruction manual. I've been happier shooting with my Olympus DSLR and will likely take it on the next.