Bob121

If you want to see wildlife, your best move is to sit in the same place for while with binoculars. We had several people come by complaining they hadn’t seen anything, but you need to be patient. There were dozens of sea otters and puffins.

They’re using shuttles because they’ve mitigated the rockslide area, but it’s still possibly unstable and they want to make sure no one gets hurt. They’ve brought it up to highway safety standards.

They take both at the podium, but only one on the online form.

You can usually choose which one to give them in the check in form. But they only take one. If you choose green card, it doesn’t ask for passport info.

It filters by port when you click on the day on the left hand menu. At least if you’re viewing the excursions under the “Explore & Plan” tab.

How do they have you leaving the ship? Are there buses or tenders to take you down the dock?

On the encore we booked main dining room reservations through the app once we were on the ship. It was easy.

If you’re a US citizen, that’s usually all you need.

Quick note on credit cards, if you have a card with tap to pay, use that. You’ll be fine, and you won’t confuse people with not having a pin.

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Hope the lettuce is back. Is the Bliss closing the buffet after dinner, or are there still evening snack hours?

We were in Cozumel in early Feb last year and it was in the 80s and I spent the day in the water. It was great. The way across the gulf was pretty chilly, but it was nice once we got to the other side.

This thread has some info on tipping strategies. Including pre-tipping part of the total tip.

I don’t understand why people want to cruise while infected with COVID. It doesn’t seem like a fun time. Testing before hand reduces the chance of being sick on the cruise, which seems like a good thing.

A little over an hour by highway. It’s about 15 minutes from Mahone Bay, so it’s easy to make a day of the two towns.