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More info in today’s Royal Gazette. The work will be completed in five weeks. https://www.royalgazette.com/transport/news/article/20220817/st-georges-mps-split-with-government-over-ferry-cancellation/

I buy pros too but but most people don't. They are overkill for most people. For people who want more than the base model the iPad Air is $599.

Most iPads cost less than $800. A lot less. Only the pro models are in that range and most people don't need or buy a pro version. The pro models are pretty much for artists. You can get a pretty good iPad for $329. I bought iPad miinis about 5 years ago for $300.

What do you mean you try not to book a cruise that stops in Bermuda? It is not hard book a cruise that does not stop in Bermuda. I have done about 70 cruises and only 15 stopped at Bermuda LOL The beaches in Bermuda are way more beautiful than the beach at Bethany Beach. Been to Bethany and Rehobeth a few times. The people are nicer too in Bermuda. I would rather vacation in Bermuda than Bethany Beach.

Well I see you are in Texas. When I moved here a year ago I had to get a Texas DL within 90 days. The earliest appointment i could get was two and a half months after I moved here at about 75 days. There was no line though.That was nice. I did have to spend 15 minutes while they went through a list and asked me if i wanted to donate a dollar for this or that fund.

They can often be bought for less than Apple.com. Amazon and Best Buy put them on sale quite often. Costco usually has something off the the list. As someone mentioned there is no sales tax onboard still the sale prices at Amazon and Best Buy will probaly save more. It likely would be a saving for Europeans who have VAT taxes at home. I have bought a couple with OBC for family members when i had over $1000 in OBC but I only bought the cheapest $300 iPads.

I bought my first iPad in 2010 when it came out. Bought an Ipad 3rd generation, Then an iPad Pro 9.7 and latest an IPad Pro 11 inch 2018. Also iPad mini 2, iPad mini 3, iPad mini 4 and iPad mini 6. I repurposed the old ones to family members when I upgraded to a newer one. They are all still working except the iPad mini 3 which got lost when my BIL left it on his car hood and it fell off when he drove off with it on the hood. We did buy a couple of iPad minis onboard with OBC for family. None of them have died. Carried an iPad on every cruise since 2010 and never had one stolen.

The prices are the same as the price Apple sells them at their store or online . The odds of someone grabbing your iPad or it dying half way through are pretty low.

You can’t just look at height of the ship. Air draft has to be considered. To find that out they run simulations.

I did Celebrity Galaxy, Celebrity Mercury and Carnival Miracle out of Baltimore.

No chance at all. Bermuda is making them a lot of money. Also it a good port for the northeast market. They built a cruise port at Bayonne for that market. Also Royal has a contract with Bermuda and there is no way they can drop Bermuda mid season. In addition your cruise has to have a port it can’t be a cruise to nowhere by law.

Ever heard the expression cut off your nose to spite your face? I think that applies if you stay on the ship. No one will notice if you don't take the excursion and it won't mean anything in the grand scheme of things.

I agree with you. I have never had a waiter in Bermuda point out the service charge that was on the bill. I expect at a place like the Frog and Onion that is frequented mainly by US cruise passengers some don't notice and add a tip out of US tipping habit. They may gotten used to that. Sounds like this waiter was being proactive shady in case you noticed the service charge.

No. My flight was from the US to Rome. Of course the airline checks your passport before your flight so maybe that was good enough. When I left Rome my passport was stamped. As I understand that is important as you need the exit date stamped.

They will let you board as long as it is not expired if your cruise is to a port that allows it. A lot have done that including me. And think about the illogic that a birth certificate and DL is better than a valid passport.....It is better not to wait until the last minute but I had travel stacked so I had to plan my renewal so that I had a passport in hand for a bunch of travel.

That is not true. Only for some destinations is 6 months required. All you need for most North American destinations is a valid passport.

When I flew into Rome t showed my passport but they did nor look inside my passport book. Just waved me through. Seemed very odd.They did look at it on the way out.

You were not banned. You made a personal choice. That was your right. A majority made the opposite choice. I don't feel sorry for you at all. When you take a stand you shoud not whine about it. Accept the consequenses. Cruises are not a necessity and there were plenty of other vacation options.

Thank you. I was wondering how safe it was. I would like to walk back.

It is not a gray area loophole. It is a legal exception to having to have a passport. Cruise lines lobbied for the closed loop exception. I would not cruise without a passport but having done over 60 cruises I have never had to fly home. So the odds are pretty low.

I recall the same about the locals being rude to tourists. Martinique is a department of France and then and maybe now I don't think tourism was important. I have not been back. I think my cruise was in 1995 or 1996. The first evening all my tablemates spoke Spanish and I was really left out and did not know what to do. I did not know I could change tables. Happily my waiter noticed and asked if I wanted to change which i did.

That itinerary on Monarch of the Seas out of San Juan was my first my first cruise but it was a few years later.

That is weird. II have flagged down taxis with no problem. Also have been walking and also waiting at bus stops and taxis stopped unsolicited and asked if we wanted a ride. As far as the walk were there sidewalks the entire way from Woody's?

Not everyone drives. We don't know what state. But at 16 tI expect they should be able to get a state issued ID in any state.

That is cool. Thanks again for posting how it worked out and the video.