flamingos

If the artist has a list, it's been fun to go through and find the most obscure song I can find. We did a transatlantic and the pub singer would smile every time we came in because he knew we would challenge him (and tip well).

They prefer requests written on the back of a $5. 🙂

I'm inspired. Thanks for the ideas!!

A friend had linked reservations with her cruising companions, and checked in her friends by accident because they popped up first on her app. 🙂 So yes, you should access to their check-in.

I don't recall ever seeing them for sale, but you can get them in your cabin through Royal Gifts.

It has no relation to economy - it was doing this for a while. It has more to do with what people will pay. 🙂 Apparently they will pay quite a lot more than I am willing to spend.

Who said they can't remember their cabin number? It's not hard - it's a fun decoration that also allows me to spot my cabin from further down the hallway.

Some countries require a vaccine within 270 days.

So we don't need a test to enter Denmark?

I just noticed that the Voyager protocol says we need a negative test to enter Denmark from within 24 hours of our flight departure time.

Thanks for the info. If you make it back to the gym, can you check on regular stationary bikes and recumbent bikes? Thanks so much.

eMed works like this: you make an account (because you have already paid for the test you do not need a credit card, this other company will want that). When you are ready to test, you make a space where your device (laptop, phone, tablet) can have a clear view of the tabletop. Place your test there and have your photo ID ready. Then you log on and click 'ready to test'. In a few moments, a live person comes on and verifies your ID and the test bar code, then walks you through the test. You then get put on pause for 15 minutes; when your timer is up you click the link and a new person comes up who reads the test. You then get an email and a text link to the results, which you can print to take with you. I recommend that just because it's easier. Make sure the printed page has your name, birthdate, today's date, and NEGATIVE all on it. I would think that the private company will be similar.

If it is like emed, you both need to establish accounts. I have not used this so I cannot answer that question.

Does it harm you in any way that people enjoy decorating their doors?

It's hard to write 'in the solarium' on the room number. 🙂

We, obviously, hang our flamingo string hanging from our magnetic hooks! We also add a magnetic message board, both to leave messages and to find our room.

Here is one of those companies. You use your test, you set up an account with them and pay them, and they proctor your test. https://rapidtestandtrace.com/product/observed-test-for-travel/?gclid=CjwKCAjwt7SWBhAnEiwAx8ZLaje_zFr5x7QRThUUcwktpWVkX1FtCcQG1jllZ-0WFvI9uHNMa8Hg0RoCPyEQAvD_BwE

Plan to test. If they drop the requirement, it's all good, but you will not be caught unprepared if they do not.

If your cruise is on Monday, you test has to be on Saturday or Sunday. Friday will not be accepted.

We found a free tour in Visby, offered at 11 a.m. every day at the tourist information office. It looks like a reasonable walk from the pier.

Does the cat have a name? 🙂

Thank you! We stayed in Copenhagen for a couple nights after we got off a transatlantice a few years ago. I cannot recall the hotel, but I remember the breakfast buffet and the breads were indeed spectacular. And I love the pumpkin seed rolls on the ship. I have never seen a table for larger than 10. I'm excited that your embarkation was so easy. When Voyager first started up last spring, there were lots of complaints about untrained staff and disorganization. It sounds like they have solved some of those issues. How is the Solarium, and is the pool temperature acceptable?

Key West is over it, and like Venice and other cities, tried to limit or eliminate them. They voted. They won. Then the governor decided that the locals did not have local control. The battle is not over. https://www.cruisehive.com/key-west-denies-rule-change-for-larger-cruise-ships-at-private-pier/69540

Late season hurricanes *tend* to be in the Gulf, but obviously there have been a few that didn't pay attention to that. 🙂 Book the trip.

We got it for $89 in September on Mariner. It was nice enough but not really worth the money. But I haven't seen it below $150 since.