Goodtime Cruizin

2 hours ago, bdever said:

Exactly, not enough time. Royal should have started the process earlier 

Actually, they started their the bookings & sail dates too early. As we can see the ship and crew is not ready. 

1 hour ago, kangforpres said:

Hi-

 

I'm assuming it takes about 1.5 to 2.0 hours to get to the Galveston Cruise terminal to IAH. If you get on you bus by 8am a 12:30 flight should be OK?

 

Thanks, 

 

Paul

Yes. If you're on a bus at 8am as you say, you'll be fine. You'll arrive around 10am. Traffic will be light if it's a Sat, and most definitely if it's a Sunday. You should not have any issues getting to IAH. Firefly is correct though in that fog is an issue. Dec-March is very unpredictable w/ the fog.  

35 minutes ago, A&L_Ont said:

I have a friend who is a long haul trucker and hauls mainly cars.  He has not stopped this entire time. Back and forth over the border at least once a week. He just came back from a 3 week western Canada trip. Sold his second rig and trailer to a guy out there after hauling cars out and then bought a Mercedes van and enclosed trailer for the drive home. He then bought classic automotive parts, signs etc on his drive home. I think you’d like his place, lots of classic Mopar and old automoblia.

Sounds like my kind of place. My rebuild project is coming together but ever so slowly. But that baby Hemi (241 Red Ram) sure looks and sounds good. Working on the chassis now. 

BTW I sold them to a guy that works for Bourassa Transport out of Quebec. He's on a special project of rebuilding a 1946 two ton truck for them and needed some fenders & grill. I recently posted them on a FB page and he spotted them. He told me that he's bringing the truck back to life and to original condition. They plan keep it on display and use for company functions, parades etc.  

Quarantine of the Seas

I'd take the lift & shift w/ a protected price for next year and just wait it out. 

Just sold a set of front fenders and grill for a 47 Dodge truck to a guy from Montreal. He works for a trucking cmpany and I guess the driver has clearance to come & go as he oicked them up today in Houston and is headed north making a bunch of stopd aong the way. 

17 minutes ago, ronrythm said:

 

Eric’s has always said the song is anti cocaine. Plus it was actually written by J J Cale.

Not to hi-jack the thread but he has a new set of tour dates for this fall. Tickets go on sale on Friday. I hope to land a couple for the Houston show.

On 6/13/2021 at 10:39 PM, sfaaa said:

Bing Bong. Mr. Eric Clapton, please go to guest service to retrieve your luggage.

Actually old Slow Hand has been pretty straight, thus his Crossroads foundation. 

On 6/13/2021 at 7:44 PM, livingonthebeach said:

I don't get how this could happen if (reported on another thread) the crew has not been allowed off any ship while in any port for many months.  Seems like the contraband was transported onto the ship by another ship -- if that's the case it would have had to involve a pretty high level officer.  Don't see any other way.  Maybe @ace2542 has a theory? 😇

Most likely brought onto the ship via supplies. Hundreds of forklift trips to load up the ship. EZ to hide some of this stuff. But 69 pounds is alot so there had to be multiple people involved at different levels of security clearance.

With regards to the CDC's 95% threshold... I find that number to be very odd. Very high too. For example, the Major League Baseball teams threshold was set at 85%. Once the team hit 85%, the mask ban was dropped for all things. Dugout, Clubhouse, Bus travel, etc. Below that 85% mark EVERYBODY had to mask up. 

3 minutes ago, Iamcruzin said:

The issue is they have to use their FCCs before they expire and if you are traveling with children you are limited to school holidays and closings.

Those kids. "They are so selfish. They just need to stay off the ships so I can enjoy my life"

8 hours ago, Dat Cruisin Couple said:

 

Well, here is one doing video from the deck and no mask.

 

 

Interesting. The image used on the cover of the youtube story shows no promotion activity. But once you click on it & start the vid, here comes the hawking of the travel agency and ph#. Having said this, it is a bit of brilliance but at the same time, his pitch is everything is rosie, book a cruise! LOL  Anyway, believe as you will.

5 hours ago, snichols23 said:

Just thinking aloud….. we’ve all heard of rowdy flyers getting large fines, booted off flights and put on no fly lists over masks when everyone’s required to wear them.

 

What happens if cruisers get rowdy? Vax v non vax? Mask v no mask? More requirements of those who don’t produce vax proof v fewer requirements for vax? Refusing to pay for tests? Different requirements in different ports of call? Different cabins? Et al.

 

Lots of difficulty in monitoring, security. I hope the brig can hold everyone. It’s a big ole crazy world.

I don't think we'll see this happen as much as we see this occur w/ airline travel. While I do think there are flyers that consume a bit too much on planes, I also think there is a little bit of aggressiveness on flight attendants too. They have the opportunity to remove a passenger(s) before the flight even leaves, so they can & do remove people. And knowing the passenger can always catch the next flight helps them make these decisions. But with cruising, it's different. Unlike airlines, you have the whole welcoming hospitality and spirit thing going on. Besides we all know it's a bigger deal to be removed from a cruise than a fligh. I just don't think we'll see that big of a problem. Alot of non vaxers are non maskers as well and from what I can tell from discussing & reading these boards, not many of them want to cruise under these circumstances. Most.... well hey'll just wait it out. I think the vaxers are worrying about not much of anything. Having said this,  I also believe that like smokers on a balcony, there will be some that will test the rules. But I don't see it as a big of a deal as some are making it. 

1 minute ago, BroadwayGirl said:

Carnival announced on Friday that their August cruises are vaccinated only as well.  It was the last piece of the graphic they posted on social media. So no, not just July. 

I missed that one. But my point is what is happening now,  today or even in August will not be a forever policy.  

2 minutes ago, jrapps said:

Very interesting. This is the advantage of sailing from outside the US, the best of both worlds.

 

If this was from FL, they would have either had to cut down the # of kids to hit 5% (on a line like Carnival) or sail with 6% kids but everyone wearing masks (Royal)

and this all due to the CDC's rules. Not the Florida's law.  They are so out of touch. 

45 minutes ago, jrapps said:

The cruise lines will do whatever THEY feel will get them back to cruising as quickly, safely, and profitably as possible. If that means ignoring the spirit of a law, then that is the choice they made. Can they be fined for violating the spirit of a law and not the letter of it? Not for me to decide, that is what lawsuits are for. I for one will find it hard to believe that the state will choose to fine or sue lines like Carnival over this. Maybe if they chose to blatantly disregard the letter of the law (like NCL is doing) but the way Carnival is doing this might be enough for the state to look the other way)

TBH, I sure wish they'd use that approach w/ the rules, not laws of the CDC. That agency is out of touch w/ the reality of what's truly happening w/ regards to coming out of this pandemic. 

58 minutes ago, jrapps said:

You are correct. However, the lines have the power to make things more restrictive on the fly, but can't make things less restrictive than CDC guidelines. People should at least be told the guidelines that the cruise lines are powerless to remove (like masks required for un-vaccinated cruises)

 

If people aren't prepared for last minute restrictions during Covid, then they may not be ready to cruise yet. Are we sure that the Millennium made everyone wear masks after those 2 were identified, or did people just choose to do so?

I'm saw it in a blog that the mood on the ship changed immensely when announced and that masks then were required. That's all I got on the subject. I think I read this on a review from the Millenium. 

14 hours ago, cscurlock said:

I think that is about a close as you can get to 95%.  Because the person has completely paid for the room and will not get reimbursed because of medical issues.  As far as the cruise line is concerned they are in the room and its paid for so they will count it.  They should do the final total of the 5% based on paid rooms at that point.   If you have not uploaded your documentation by early check in then be prepared to get a cancellation letter.  Once that is sent the cruise is over so no need to go to the port.  Some unvaccinated people might get cut that are in the 5% at the port but I don't think the cruise line is going to try and micro manage this.  That day 3 is the cut off.   

Are you speaking on behalf of Royal Caribbean or are you assuming this is how it will be done?

13 hours ago, not-enough-cruising said:

Maybe, or you will show up to a ship that isn’t allowed to leave the dock. 

I think what he's trying to say is that for every 100 passengers, no more than 5 can be non-vaccinated. So... with 2000 passengers, the ship can only have 100 passengers non vaccinated. If they have 117 passengers non-vaccinated, in an effort for the ship to cruise, at least 17 passengers will be denied. The number of passengers denied to cruise will be based on the total numbers passengers. 

Now, while a few posters on this thread have convinced themselves that 'volunteering' one's vaccination status is permissable, I think the way it's being explained goes completely against the spirit of the law.  Time will tell.  

Either way... it's way to early to cruise. I'll wait it out until there is no possible way for a mask to be required. 

18 hours ago, rtazz17 said:

These mask protocols wont last long. Give it a couple weeks. Covid cases in America are near nothing at this point on daily bases. Only going down. Masks will not be required on cruises soon.

^^^^^.This. All day long. ^^^^^ 

Carnival's policy is for their FIRST month only. July. Nothing has been stated any later. Their strategy is to 'test' cruise w/ paying customers. As cases continue to drop across the states, the CDC will be forced to drop some of these very tough, restrictive living arrangements. Soon enough, all sghips will be sailing under the same format. What amazes me are the folks claiming they are canceling their Dec or Jan cruises based on policy of the first cruises. I simply do not get it. 

19 hours ago, jrapps said:

The problem with this strategy is whether cruisers desire vaccinated sailings or not, and whether Fain changes his mind a dozen times or not, The one constant is people's desires for cruising experience to be a normal as possible. i.e. no masks.

 

Once they do a test cruise and get a ship certified for mixed vaccination, masks apply. Sure they could change their mind after that but they'd have to reapply for certification and then they would have wasted all the money they spent doing a test cruise.

The Millenium cruisenwas fully vaccinated and when they found the 2 peeps that trested positive, then everybody had to wear masks. My point is, no matter what policy is stated, things change. 

20 hours ago, jrapps said:

I honestly don't even think they have figured that out yet.

I think the situation is so fluid that it's probably best they manage this just the way they are. I mean they have already at the last moment told the cruisers on the Adventure they must test prior to boarding. Things can and do change very quickly.

It's an extremely busy day in our household but so thankful to finally relax and read a review. 

Most deifnitely following. ...

4 hours ago, koolZip said:

Sure sounds like you're wrong.

Well RCG required no testing to board Adventure until the 2 Positive Tests on Millennium . So yes ... I’m right. 

7 hours ago, jerseygirl3 said:

Well,  this is distressing. If 2 cases turned up on a fully vaccinated cruise, imagine how many more will on a Royal ship that now will no longer mandate vaccines for anybody?

 

https://www.cruiselawnews.com/

I believe your post is incorrect.