CruiserRob

Royal Caribbean has signed a two-year deal with Vancouver-based TraceSafe Inc. to produce custom wearable Tracelet wristbands for the line to aid with COVID-19 contact tracing.

https://www.cruisecritic.com/news/6510/

17 hours ago, Fouremco said:

Not my old 7+, but the 13 Pro that I've my eye on. Or maybe the 13 Pro Max, as I'm used to the bigger screen.

FYI, the 13 PRO has a larger screen than the 7+.

On 9/14/2021 at 9:03 AM, ilovetotravel1977 said:

I was watching JJ Cruise's live feed the other day and they noted how NCL is allowing the mixed MRNA vaccines.  They said they "heard" through the grapevine that Royal and Celebrity might be following suit shortly. I mean, do they want to lose all that business to NCL? I highly doubt it.  I am sure that is coming down the pipes in the coming weeks.

Celebrity and Royal are now accepting mixed mRNA vaccines.

• If a guest has already received two mRNA vaccines in mixed series at a minimum interval of 28 days, the CDC will consider that individual to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19.

1 hour ago, countess5 said:

from what I have been reading Princess does not accept the rapid test.

From Princess FAQ

Guests must be tested with a SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) viral test that could be either an antigen test or a nucleic acid amplification test (NAAT).

• Antigen tests include:
  • Rapid antigen test

1 hour ago, taylortime05 said:

Thank you!  I'll feel great when we are onboard with our 1st cocktail.  It does sound nice not to have a full ship.  I have 2 ship excursions booked for Aruba and Curaca. For Bonaire we have a cruise & snorkel with Woodwinds.   

Woodwinds is the best.  I book Bonaire cruises just to do that excursion.

47 minutes ago, upwarduk said:

Sounds like ‘Big Brother is watching you!!’

That is not new.  Big Brother has always watched you on cruise ships.

1 hour ago, funatseascott said:

Boulud chicken was tasteless

This seems to be a recurring theme.

1 hour ago, Jim_Iain said:

LOL... I guess I should have said the Mainland.     I guess USVI would have also qualified as U.S. soil.

If they wanted to fly my to Hawaii for quarantine, I wouldn't object 😁

For those who were confined, I assume that you were allowed to go on your balcony.  Is that correct?

A normal sofa.

3 hours ago, Fatty_Nicky said:

Thank you, I just went to purchase these hooks when I get the strangest message from Amazon saying they are unable to ship these hooks to my area due to warranty restrictions etc…. Weird!

That link is Amazon Canada.  Perhaps that's the issue.

16 minutes ago, Welly9 said:

And... How long has Carnival accepted the mixed Vax scenario? Recently or from onset? 

I'm note sure as I only started checking other lines when Royal/Celebrity stopped accepting them.

Oddly enough, the Carnival brands which are presumably reading the same CDC guidance as the others, accept mixed mRNA vaccines.

Princess cruises FAQ

Guests who have received two doses of a vector vaccine or two single doses of mixed mRNA vaccines will be considered fully vaccinated and will be permitted to sail, so long as the final dose is received at least 14 days prior to the beginning of the cruise.

It's not fraudulent proof at all.  That's what the documentation issued by the Province says.

39 minutes ago, Wishing on a star said:

Maybe I am confused...  But I don't think I am seeing the Prime Rib on that menu off the Cabin TV???

But, I am actually seeing King Crab Legs!

6 minutes ago, DCPIV said:

 

It can sell out.  They only sell a limited number.

Thanks, I was not aware of that.  Oh well.

Thanks.  Unlike the other packages, book now does not appear for me.

Where do I find this in the cruise planner?

1 hour ago, jagoffee said:

The best feature of the wine bar on the Solstice class ships was that hardly anyone was even in it.

That's why they're not on the E class and are being removed from the S class.

With the vaccine shortages around the world, I couldn't justify getting a 3rd dose just to travel.  If I can't cruise so be it.

YMMV

Since the US didn't order Pfizer until July of 2020 and Moderna until August of 2020 I don't believe that it can be said that Canada "did not place early orders with Moderna and Pfizer"

30 minutes ago, nocl said:

Canada and largely the EU at the start hitched their wagon to AZ (the tested technology)  and did not place early orders with Moderna and Pfizer (new technology). 

You say this, but is totally incorrect.

Canada's first orders, starting July of 2020 were for Moderna (20 million with an option for 36 million more), then Pfizer (20 million with an option of 56 million more), then J&J (10 million with an option of 20 million more). the AZ order was not placed until Sept. 2020.  In fact Canada ordered a total of 400 million doses from 7 different manufacturers because no one knew at that time which would be successful in the trials.

1 hour ago, JRG said:

I believe Canada's leaders did not have the confidence in the US and left it up to the bidding process

This is incorrect.  We purchased several vaccines from multinational companies with manufacturing capability in many parts of the world.  Companies like Pfizer and Moderna were blocked by the American Government from exporting vaccines so those companies supplied us from European plants.  AstraZenica supplied us from their plant in India.

On 7/18/2021 at 6:56 PM, hcat said:

Helpful post and thread.

I believe  I once heard that check in folks work for outsourced companies contracted to X or the port.

 

Hope they are all vaccinated and tested!

While they have been able to skirt the issue with cruisers, requiring port workers to be vaccinated would certainly run afoul of the Florida law.

58 minutes ago, nordica4 said:

I am at fault assuming the TA’s final payment date was the same as the cruise line. I assumed  a NRD meant if I cancelled before the due date I would forgo only my deposit?  That didn’t seem like the case when she explained it to me.

I assume that your TA has already charged you for the full cruise payment.  If that is the case but it is before RCI's final payment your TA will have to give you a cash refund for the cruise amount less the deposit.