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I should have clarified my porthole statement. The windows are round, but larger than the traditional porthole.

An online photo shows it as a port hole. I can't post the link since it's a travel agency, but if you Google "Sirena 7006 C1 Ocean View" you should be able to find the photo.

Nevermind...you answered my question in the meantime.

I think you may have missed the clarification of the apparent discrepancy. CC has paused registration for them on its site, but Azamara is still organizing them on its site.

We registered for our cruise, many moons ago, but I couldn't find it on the CC site when I wanted to confirm our registering. But above comments, it's paused on CC and not on the Azamara site. Good to know.

The CC web site says Meet and Mingles are currently paused: Online Registration has been PAUSED for the following: You can continue to plan and chat on your roll call threads Azamara Cruises Find your Azamara Roll Call Carnival Cruise Lines Find your Carnival Roll Call MSC Cruises Find your MSC Cruises Roll Call Silversea Cruise Line Find your Silversea Cruise Line Roll Call Regent Seven Seas Cruises Find your Regent Seven Seas Roll Call Royal Caribbean Cruise Line Find your Royal Caribbean "Meet & Mingle" Roll Call Viking Ocean Find your Viking Ocean Roll Call The following cruise line(s) have cancelled Meet & Mingle parties on board all their ships: Celebrity Connections Meet & Mingle Find your Celebrity Connections Roll Call https://boards.cruisecritic.com/meet-mingle/main/

O doesn't do Cruise Critic Meet and Mingle events. My experience is that someone on the Roll Call organizes the "who" from the Roll Call participants then arranges a place and time on board. @LHT28has done this and may have advice.

You would think so, but that's not what O does. O simply unblocks access to streaming ports,but does not increase bandwidth or speed.

Upgrade has the same bandwidth as the free connection. The only difference is they open the streaming ports for access.

O is simply refunding the amount you paid for the Life excursions, not the value you got for it. Why would they refund you $200 in SBC, for example, for an excursion for which you paid $100 when you purchased OLife?

Yes. 😉

Tellus told me today that it will take several days for Viking to review the changes made by Canada and it is unlikely Viking's protocols will reflect these changes by October 1.

Here's the official announcement. It applies to cruise ships, too. https://www.canada.ca/en/public-health/news/2022/09/government-of-canada-to-remove-covid-19-border-and-travel-measures-effective-october-1.html

I usually dress as me. That's normally scary enough.👽

Certainly no bowing by the lead star to the cast behind.

3rd grade sandbox tiffs never go out of style on this thread. Time to return to the topic: "Three things you should never do when booking Oceania"

Guess you missed this thread:

Captain's welcome and a past passenger (i.e. O-club) reception. No farewell party. One bottle of wine per stateroom, and it will be O's private label of either red or white. you can exchange red for white or vice-versa. There are really no other options that I am aware of.

We have a port intensive 12 day cruise scheduled. Do I understand that the 2 Happy Hours are BOGOs? Are the times the same on all the ships? (Riviera): YES I can bring liquor onboard to be consumed in our cabin and wine corkage fee of $25 if brought to the DR. : YES Happy Sailing!!!!

Yes, if your cruise departs from a Canadian port, leaves Canada and returns to Canada. If the cruise leaves Canada and does not return to Canada or stays in Canada, the "exceptions" say the second ArriveCan is not required. From the instructions site: https://travel.gc.ca/travel-covid/travel-restrictions/cruise#boarding-excursions Boarding cruises and shore excursions Some requirements for boarding a cruise, either at the beginning of the cruise or as part of a shore excursion, may be different depending on where you are boarding and which countries your ship will visit. Mandatory requirements for all travellers, including Canadians, include pre-embarkation testing and can include ArriveCAN if your ship is coming to or returning to Canada. Choose the scenario below that best fits your cruise plans: Starting an international cruise in Canada or arriving by cruise from another country (see the details in this section...too long to quote) Cruises that are staying in Canadian waters or not returning to Canada All travellers are required to take a pre-embarkation COVID-19 test before embarking on a cruise in Canada, even if the cruise ship is not leaving Canadian waters Travellers who are staying within Canada throughout their entire journey or who are leaving Canada and not returning don’t have to complete ArriveCAN.

Also if you're boarding in Canada.

Ask your TA. O has recommended earliest flight times after disembarking.

LHT28 is correct. No discount for a double. It's twice the price of a single.

Looks like a different spin on your original posting.

I think it's called entitlement.