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6 hours ago, MidCitiesMan said:

Honestly I think they want to discourage you from getting tested, to keep their official numbers low. As far as I can tell, you have to both ask for it and pay the $149 for them to test you. 

I totally agree. I don't think you will find an official answer to the original question, but as a practical matter I would highly doubt they will ask or force you to be tested. On our recent 14 day TA on the Getaway, after the first few sea days there were passengers coughing constantly all over the ship. In the dinning rooms, the theater, and on the shore excursions there were tons of people coughing and sneezing and going about their normal routines.

I think NCL (and probably all the cruise lines) want to pretend there is not COVID on their ships and prefer that you continue to buy drinks and gamble in the casino.

After being in the small minority of passengers wearing a mask and avoiding crowded spaces, I tested positive for COVID the day after we got back. I feel lucky I lasted the entire cruise given how many people were sick all around us.

12 hours ago, michelle028 said:

Hi everyone, 

 Few quick questions. Sailing on the Legend soon. Haven't been cruising in a few years.

 

1) do they still have those Caribbean bands that play live music by the pool?

 

2)  Do they have a taste bar? I remember going on a carnival cruise years ago and they used to have that where they had small samples of food.

 

3) Is Blue Iguana and Guy Fieri burgers open on Embarkation day?

 

4) do they still have cooking demos during Sea days?

 

Thx for you replies!

We were on the Legend in February, here's my attempt at answers:

1) There wasn't a band but they did have a steel drum musician

2) If they did, I did not see a taste bar

3) Yes both were open

4) Also didn't see any cooking demos on sea days, it was mostly trivia

I hope that helps!

We were on the Legend last week. There were 1600 on board, nothing seemed crowded at all. It was great!