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My experiences have found i'm frequently better off with booking myself (also solo traveler) Sometimes not only will i get my choice of flights but I'm in control of my reservation. As a solo with seating assigned just a few weeks before cruise you are likely to get a middle seat, and 3 connections causing extremely long travel time

If you are on a back to back do you have to find a covid testing site in the departing port for the second leg?

I agree. I've always gone home with a empty feeling. Not just the gambling but the drinking, party-til-you-drop phony nature of the place. Its glitz without substance.

May 5th, 1130 entry, non-suite line indoors maybe 15 minutes to get through...nothing extraordinary, better than many cruises. Really only challenge is entry on deck 5 via winding through rising ramps from ground level.

I have kidney failure and a strict 1000mg. Most low sodium diets allow 2000mg. I need my food cooked without salt. Basically i need whole foods. No sauces, no salad dressing except vinegar and oil, unsalted butter. A slice of bread or a roll may have 100-300mg of sodium! Baked potato rather than mashed potato (1/2 cup of mashed potato is about 350 mg).Unless your specific requirements are defined you can easily exceed your sodium limit. Once you know your own requirements its a matter of getting the matre'd or food manager on your side. Its your life - be vigilant! The good news, so far Viking, NCL, Celebrity and Royal Caribbean have all step up and helped me meet my requirements.

I frequently travel with my friend. If we each have stock can each of us get shareholder benefit obc when sharing a room?

I remember the first time i saw Botticelli's Birth of Venus I thought it was pretty mediocre and Malevich's White on White in MOMA leaves me blank. Musee de L'orangerie in Paris was a bust for me because I thought most of Monet's Water Lilies exhibit was boring I've decided art experts are like wine connoisseurs. I'll never understand it so i stick to what I like

So much depends on your personal lifestyle, time of year, weather. I'm basically a low maintenance kind of person and I don't mind washing lightweight items. There are abundant resources online for what to pack, how to pack, and how to minimize your packing if you want to do this. I spent 7 weeks in Europe last fall with a carryon and personal item. And a recent 10 days cruise to Bermuda and Bahamas with an underseat carrier and personal item that included my mask and snorkel. So to answer your question: yes its possible if you want to, and if this choice doesn't make you feel like you are depriving yourself of what are essentials to you.

actually i was just using the description of the sail-away location from the cruise several years ago - funny that the only thing i thought was worth seeing was sailing away from Venice - which was my point. Venice was disappointing and the only part that lived up to the bucket list hype was sailing away!

I thought Venice was greatly overrated. Hot, muggy, stinky, super crowded, expensive. Rooms smelled moldy. Cruising out of the Grand Canal was the only part I actually felt lived up to the hype but you cant do that anymore.

I returned home from a Royal Caribbean cruise friday. Ports of call were Bermuda and Bahamas. I was travelling with two friends who had slight cough problem on last day. Because of this we self-isolated the last day and used medical grade n95 masks when disembarking and drove straight home. Within minutes of arriving at our homes we all tested - both my friends are positive. We all are vaxed and boosted X2. Two days in a row I am so far negative. While staff wore masks, onboard very few people wore them. In ports, entering the ports masks were required, but once in town masks were rarely worn. We all have conscious decisions to make every day with regards to our health. Personally I am very cautious with mask wearing behaviors. I have both age and medical risk factors but I see no reason to cancel cruising or postponing life. I see every reason to assume personal responsibility.

I returned home from a Royal Caribbean cruise friday. Ports of call were Bermuda and Bahamas. I was travelling with two friends who had slight cough problem on last day. Because of this we self-isolated the last day and used medical grade n95 masks when disembarking and drove straight home. Within minutes of arriving at our homes we all tested - both my friends are positive. We all are vaxed and boosted X2. Two days in a row I am so far negative. I also found most of the same thing as dcipir in previous post. However I found the mask wearing behaviors much more lax during our cruise. While staff wore masks, onboard very few people wore them. In ports, entering the ports masks were required, but once in town masks were rarely worn. I saw three ambulance removals of passengers but have no idea the medical causes. We all have conscious decisions to make every day with regards to our health. Personally I would strongly recommend being very cautious with your behaviors. I see no reason to cancel cruising or postponing life. I see every reason to assume personal responsibility.