Dat Cruisin Couple

On 1/20/2022 at 6:58 PM, PrincessPatti said:

My sister and I booked our very first Junior Suite on the Allure!  Very excited.  I know we get some of the suite perks, which I am okay with not getting all of them.  Does anyone know if we get access to the Suite Lounge and Suite Sun Deck?  

 

Thanks in advance for any answers anyone can provide.

Junior Suites are Balcony+ cabins. not full suites.

Just like a regular cruise, but cherry flavor is added!

One of the health questions has you been in contact with someone who tested positive in the pst 14 days. If you were traveling with them, you couldn't honestly answer no, could you? Wouldn't be the first to gloss over information, but...

If you all travelled separately them no harm.

The Suite dining room is the Coastal Kitchen on that class of ship and is on deck 17.

18 hours ago, BND said:

Boleros was a hot spot.  We spent time in the Schooner Bar just a couple of weeks ago.  Dazzles also was a good evening spot if you could find a seat.  

I called it Drizzles, it was more interesting to sit there and watch people jockeying for a better seat.

20 hours ago, Another_Critic said:

Congrats on 65 years!

 

Don't miss the water slides, Ultimate Abyss, rock climbing wall, or the Flowrider.  😉  😄

For someone celebrating their 65th wedding anniversary those are some extreme activities. Might be best to watch others do them first. and decide then.

If it is a proctored test(someone [professional] watches you take the test) then you should be good. If it is self test(like a home pregnancy test) then it will not be accepted.

Jackie and Lyli were the absolute best. You simply can't tip them enough. Jackie is onboard for a few few weeks until she gets to go home her Hernaldo. Their wedding video...

Well, you're all wrong. The crew crave ink pens above all else, or so I'm told.

1 minute ago, Auntiemomo said:

We spent 3 weeks on Harmony last month.  They rotate bartenders to a different bar after every cruise, so he's most likely moved to a different bar other than Schooner.   

Well, then I will have to check every bar. It's tough, but I'm ready for the challenge.

We are heading out to Harmony tomorrow and will check. Take one for the team. 🙂

So you are expecting the people at the gate making a little over minimum to be able to tell what is acceptable and what is not?

One of two things will happen:

1) They really don't care, send you through without a problem.

2) It doesn't look exactly like the thing they have been "trained" to recognize and they reject it

Question is are feeling lucky?

Lots of reason:

1. Quick and easy to make a show

2. Kid friendly

3. Theme nights

4. Don't have to get as dressed up

5. Options in MDR not appealing

6. After several cruises need a break from the same menus night and night, cruise after cruise

7. Nice view(one time had a school of dolphins swimming alongside the ship on a cruise to Bermuda)

8. Less crowded

It is showing as open for dinner on the current sailing.

I suspect they will update the app once final number of passengers is set. However it looks promising. We are going for two weeks in Dec and the app is showing closed, but there are few cabins left to fill.

Yellow Ship Criteria

• Ship is at or above CDC’s investigation threshold:
  • Restricted Voyages:
    • Cases reported in 0.10% or more of passengers (e.g., if 6500* passengers on board, CDC’s investigation threshold is met if there are 7 or more cases among passengers occurring during the previous 7 days), or
      • This percentage includes passenger cases occurring within 5 days of disembarkation that CDC was notified of by state or local health departments.
    • One or more cases reported in crew.
  • Simulated Voyages:
    • Cases reported in 1.5% or more of passengers, or
    • Cases reported in 1.0% or more of crew.
  • Ships with Crew Only (i.e., not yet submitted requests for simulated voyages or applications for restricted voyages, pending CDC approval, or sailing at a later date).
    • Cases reported in 1.0% or more of crew.
    •  

On 11/16/2021 at 2:21 PM, ncovert said:

Sorry about the music transitions, I am still experts with new editing software.  It does put a claim on the video, but since I am not trying to earn money on the videos YT put a strike against my account. 

No problem. Looks like you had a good time and captured the memories. That's what counts.

Just now, LEMJMcC said:

In person at their offices.  ETSU Health

ETSU Health Covid-19 Testing

Then you almost certainly will be fine. The big thing is proctored so they know the test is done the right way and certified.

I doubt that the person checking your paperwork at the port will be a trained epidemiologist with the nuanced skill set to determine the details of your test. 

Is the test administered by a medical professional either in person or via telemedicine?

21 minutes ago, Biker19 said:

One could say that they are going on an international trip (which is true) which requires a test, kinda like Canadians going home.

 True!

8 hours ago, Phych said:

I'm going to be on Symphony until Feb 12 and I'll be boarding NCL Encore Feb 13.  I just received the notice that 2 day testing will be required for both, so I'm wondering if any of you know if NCL accepted testing will be available on board the Symphony. If so, will I be able to get results back in time for the NCL cruise?

 

Thanks!

They will give you a test free if you are doing a B2B or S2S on the same cruiseline or within the same company. The won't give you one if the following cruise is with another company. You will have to lie why you want it.

RCCL > RCCL = Good

RCCL > Celebrity = Good

RCCL > NCL = Lie 

https://www.teepublic.com/mask/25360028-cruising-the-caribbean

I guess you can ask the staff. I would assume it would be a trade-off of prime location vs. grouped together, but who knows.

22 hours ago, ncovert said:

https://youtu.be/UI9f_9qV2EM

 

I Wanted to post since I had started here to find out people’s impressions of the GoPro Hero10.  Just got back off the Carnival Miracle and made this video using my Hero10.

very nice! I did find the music transitions a little jarring, but nothing to dwell on. Also won't the UTube give the video copyright strikes?

9 minutes ago, goldengirl said:

On the private is

and so they ha e lots of storage units.

? Can you walk easily from the ship to island? So we need to bring more I’d then our ship card?

Once it is docked, it is very easy to walk. Before it is docked, you must walk VERY, VERY fast.

Which ship? I know the Ovation has an all ages indoors pool. Maybe the other Quantum does as well. And at the captain's discretion, the solarium can be opened to the "yuuts". 

Sorry, just read that you mentioned Serenade, no covered pool for all ages.