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Kid friendly menus, though not necessarily kid-sized portions.

I can only remember the name of one CD on any cruise I've ever been on. She totally stole the show on the 70s/80s night dancing. As if she has professional dancing training.

You have to provide a negative test. Doesn't have to be your snot that was tested!

So basically, no testing required.

It's available all day, though if you go in super early it might be offline for cleaning

That's just it. Unvaccinated under 12 don't need tested The FAQ page spells it out more explicitly https://www.royalcaribbean.com/faq/questions/will-i-have-to-take-a-test-before-i-cruise Vaccinated guests do not need to take a test for sailings of 9 nights or fewer. On sailings of 10 nights or longer, fully vaccinated guests age 12 and older will need to bring a negative test result for a COVID-19 test. Guests age 12 and up who are not vaccinated have three days to take a test before their cruise, regardless the duration of the cruise. Guests under the age of 12, do not need to take a test prior to cruising.

It was 5+, now it's 12+

I can't think of any mixed drink that would have gluten in it.

NY cruises you almost have to book for the ship.

Nexus includes global entry only at Canadian airports with USA preclearance customs

If you fly once a year, Precheck is worth it.

It has always been that way, other than the brief period to accelerate the restart

Playmakers has a couple arcade game units in it. I wouldn't really call it an arcade though

They're doing boarding and customs by facial recognition now. Might as well do precheck that way too

That recommendation is be at the airport at least two hour prior so you can deal with baggage and security lines.

I've used pre-check at tiny regional airports (where there is no dedicated lane, you just get a laminated pass that tells the agents you're pre-check) and it's still worth it there.

You ain't kidding. Over the summer I had to pick up my son who flew as an unaccompanied minor. You can't use pre-check lines to do get to the gate for that. The regular line had to be at least 300 people deep and I'm probably undercounting. Luckily the often forgotten A Bridge security line only had a few people in it.

AO hasn't had any restrictions for some time now (unless there were staffing issues).

There has been some skepticism if Disney is actually interested or rumors have been started to drum up interest

True, but if the bride had an old pre-marriage address on file and the groom put down the address to their new house when enrolling for C&A, that could cause a mismatch

RC had suite receptions prior to covid. They haven't come back yet. Depending on the captain, he may come up and schmooze a bit in the suite lounge.

There are worse ports to sail out of if you want the check-in/boarding suite perks

It really depends what you're bringing. Is it a burger or something exotic that may be banned in other countries?

I'm not sure there could possibly be any cons.

"You gave me a diamond, now I'm giving you one"