lynncarol

In the last six months, my husband and I have been on two cruises. The first, in November, was a RCCL (Odyssey of the Seas) with our youngest daughter and young adult grandaughter. The ship had virtual trampolines, bumper cars and a sky lift that soared above the ship. We all really enjoyed it. In March we went on Celebrity Constellation with our older daughter and some friends. We all really enjoyed that one too. But when I described this latter cruise to our younger daughter, her response was "That sounds really boring". So I guess it depends on what you enjoy doing onboard.

I hate long lines so Global Entry upon returning to the USA has been a godsend. In fact, when we took two of our adult grandkids to South Africa, my husband and I insisted on buying them Global Entry too. Returning to Newark, while mobs of folks were waiting in immigration lines, the four of us breezed right through using our Global Entry. The grandkids (who had originally balked at requirements for getting the pass) were thrilled.

Crazy Horse Memorial in South Dakota. Mean employee at entrance when we tried to stop and take a picture. Charge to get in. Charged again to take their transportation from visitor center to the monument. Center's museum featured a film on creating the monument that we had already seen on a television special.

Five of us, all USA citizens, did a 10 day cruise with Celebrity out of Tampa Florida this past March. Even though we went to 5 different islands (none of the private ones) before returning, no ship employees onboard or at the Tampa port ever said one word about testing when we got off the ship back in the States. Fastest disembarkation ever! If anywhere Celebrity was offering Covid tests, we never saw it.