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5 minutes ago, firefly333 said:

Well carnival did give them free phone calls, free internet, free in cabin movies and paid for transporting them to a hotel in Houston a hour approx away from Galveston. They did isolate them in a cove balcony not a inside. 

 

I'm not unhappy with carnival. 

That's not too bad, and makes me feel better about our upcoming cruise. We live about 20 miles from the port and plan on ubering to the cruise ship.

I'm thinking about getting a spider man mask for the cruise. 

1 hour ago, AnitaVacation said:

 So, from what I've read, normal cancellation policies are still in place.  We are 37 days out, which puts us in a 50% refund pool.  

 

Also, your last sentence...completely not necessary.  This is the sort of comment that start conflicts among posters here on CC.  

From everything I've read, Carnival is refunding if you call and ask for it. 

I'm sure they understand that most CC companies have protections against this. The cruise received will not be the cruise paid for. So even if they fight you on it, the CC company will have your back. 

I think we're going to keep our 30th cruise and cross fingers that it sails though. We already got such a good rate and with the onboard credit included, I feel like that's enough payment for the hassle of strapping some cloth to my face. The only thing I'm really concerned with is being able to get a test within 3 days. Even if it looks fine to schedule one now, whose to say in 3 weeks we wont have a shortage of antigen tests and toilet paper again? 

2 minutes ago, tytanbri said:

This is what is now posted on Carnival's site:

 

Fully Vaccinated Guests

Vaccinated cruises are available for guests who have received their final dose of an approved COVID-19 vaccine at least 14 days prior to embarkation day and have proof of vaccination. Additionally, effective August 14, 2021, fully vaccinated guests must present the negative results of a COVID-19 test (PCR or antigen) taken within three days prior to embarkation.
 

Ugh, that bites. 

We're on the Breeze on the 30th.

Fully vaccinated guest have to provide proof of a negative test before cruising now? 

28 minutes ago, Elaine5715 said:

Last Thanksgiving, I was in Las Vegas and all of the casinos on the strip were non-smoking under COVID rules, it was glorious! 

Pretty sure I saw where a second, smoke free casino is being opened on a few of the Carnival ships. 

16 minutes ago, SNJCruisers said:

No question about it.  I have had the two shots from Moderna and feel a bit safer and looking forward to 8 nights in Punta Cana at Excellence El Carmen in June. 

It sucks how the restaurant industry has been devastated over the past 13 months.  1/3 of the restaurants in NJ have gone under. 

So, we've been looking at doing a similar trip. Are they still expecting you to have a negative covid test on the way back in if you've gotten both shots? 

51 minutes ago, dallasdan said:

I thought you had to go the passport office and apply in person?

You can get all the documents you need to fill out online. You can take a picture at walgreens to bring with you. You just go to the post office with your documents and payment, which a lot of them you can schedule an appointment online for. 

 https://tools.usps.com/rcas.htm

I got one about a year ago in Houston, I got there at 11:25 for my 11:30 appointment and was out by 11:35.