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My last four cruises boarding times were irrelevant. That includes Seattle, Galveston, FLL and San Pedro. YMMV
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Drink package cost - 3 night Xmas sailing
Tree_skier replied to Travelbugs2.2's topic in Royal Caribbean International
My refunds have been taking about 7 days. YMMV since you are from the UK -
Quantum & Ovation Plus - 30 Day Live (hopefully)
Tree_skier replied to bobmacliberty's topic in Royal Caribbean International
Wow, I 'm so incredibly jealous of your weather. Our last two Alaska cruises had nothing like it. -
I remember when Krispy Kreme came to the Vancouver area back in early 2000. I told my wife when I first heard about it that it wasn't going to make it. They opened to much fanfare. The franchisee did a big interview on a local news talk radio station. He talked about his plan to open 17 more stores and that he expected the brand to dominate Tim Hortons eventually. I remember the radio interview like it was yesterday because, while driving alone listening, I actually laughed out loud. It was a strange location to begin the Canadian domination of Tim Hortons. It is a free standing pad in a strip mall on the North Surrey/Delta border. For those that might be familiar with the area it is heavily dominated by folks from the Sikh community. The store itself was directly across the street from the big Guru Nanak Temple and half a block away from a Tim Hortons. Upon opening I went and waited in the massive line like many others for my taste of America. My wife commented to me that it looked like I was wrong. It was so busy it was sure to be a success. I told her "wait for it". Sure enough, within two weeks the crowds were gone and within a few months it was a ghost town most of the time. There was never a second store opened in Metro Vancouver let alone the 17 that franchisee predicted. The Tim Hortons down the road never slowed down and was as busy as ever. That Krispy Kreme, surprisingly, is still there to this day. However, it is never busy and must just be barely surviving. That was just such a weird location with a demographic that simply was never going to fit market that Krispy Kreme targets.
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Canada to drop Covid Restrictions by September 30th
Tree_skier replied to loman's topic in Royal Caribbean International
You can enter the US by land without proof of vaccine. It is only if you are flying into the country that is it required. -
If I wanted to do it on my own and not use the NCL's post cruise excursion what could I do with luggage?
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Bank of America credit card points
Tree_skier replied to sander05's topic in Royal Caribbean International
Yeah I wondered to but it came precisely at 14 days from embarkation. I requested it 2 months out. -
Quantum & Ovation Plus - 30 Day Live (hopefully)
Tree_skier replied to bobmacliberty's topic in Royal Caribbean International
As someone who has spent a lot of time in and around the NW, I second this recommendation! -
Bank of America credit card points
Tree_skier replied to sander05's topic in Royal Caribbean International
Mine showed up in my cruise planner 14 days before my cruise. -
New Covid protocol. How did it go?
Tree_skier replied to Love2cruisewkids's topic in Royal Caribbean International
We just did this with our teenage unvaccinated grand kids on Monday when we boarded Navigator. When you check in online with app at 30 or 45 days (I can't remember which) you list the vax status for each person on the reservation. Upon arrival at the terminal they ask to to see the test for the unvaxxed. We showed pictures on our phone of each grand child's test. The picture was given a cursory glance and they moved on to the next step in the process. They didn't check the date of the pic and they didn't care that there was no proof that the test was actually taken by my gs or gd. I had the actual lollipop test in my electronics back just in case they wanted to see the original. It was unnecessary. It was a simple and painless process Enjoy your cruise! -
Quantum & Ovation Plus - 30 Day Live (hopefully)
Tree_skier replied to bobmacliberty's topic in Royal Caribbean International
Absolutely love this and will be following along. I'd love to do the same thing. As a former Vancouver guy (Almost 50 years) if you want any info about your few days there be sure to ask.