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I love my 39” quad channel Outlaw. I have a 42” Outlaw, but don’t ride it nearly as much as the 39”. I’ve ridden other brands also. It comes down to personal preference and finding a board that will last. Flowrider Shop now has a new Outlaw model called the Shuv-it Outlaw in 38” and 40”. It blends the Shuv-it shape and combines it with the Outlaw construction. https://flowridershop.com/product/shuv-it-outlaw-wonderlust-graphic-flowboard/ Two other brands you may want to take a look at are Bushido and Aquaflow. http://bushidoflow.com/boards/ https://aquaflowshop.com/shop/ Bushido boards are made in California. My wife rides 38” Bushido Shark. Great quality and light in weight. He makes them to order. Aquaflow boards are made in Florida. I’ve ridden with the owner a few times. Cool guy and definitely supports the sport. I know a few people who ride them and they really like them. I plan on buying one of his boards in the future. He will do customized graphics. Good luck in buying a new one.

A wetsuit is not required on cold days, but it definitely can make the experience more pleasurable. I’ve seen many people survive with a supply of dry towels. Buell Surf makes great wetsuits. Look for a 3/2mm. Anything thicker is not needed. As @Biker19said, the Flowrider doesn’t operate below 50F degrees. I wish you short lines.

Very subjective. We like the following: Curacao: Lions Dive at Mambo Beach, 2nd choice: Porto Mari. Aruba: Baby Beach Eagle Beach is popular in Aruba. What are you looking for? Food and beverages, ease of access, safety, white sand, calm blue water?

How are the vaccinated being screwed? The test isn’t anything new. In fact the vaccinated now get an extra day to take their test. The unvaccinated still have to test. The unvaccinated were welcome before, albeit in limited quantities. Getting back to normal. Eventually the testing will go away.

I never said what you said wasn’t true. However, it’s now August 2022. A lot has changed since 14 months ago. A lot changed earlier this year, so what I just said is 100% accurate. No more wristbands and up to 10% unvaccinated each cruise since earlier this year. The momentum is shifting back to where everyone will be able to cruise.

Since February, RCI has been sailing in the USA with up to 10% unvaccinated passengers, which included kids (5 and up) and adults too. No wristbands either, so it was not possible to tell who was vaccinated and who was not as their very little restrictions onboard. The venue restrictions disappeared around the same time. The only restriction I can think of, at the moment, was unvaccinated were not supposed to eat with vaccinated in the MDR if they weren’t part of the same traveling party. There was no such restriction for specialty dining or the WJ.

Thanks for elaborating. I agree. There’s a big risk to the cruise lines (for lots of reasons).

What do you mean? Too big of a risk to cruise? To post about it?

Because doing so on here could be considered boasting and at risk of being attacked by the keyboard warriors too. The religious accommodation (RA) request to RCI should be sincere and genuine. Meaning, not copying and pasting boilerplate language from a website just to submit to RCI to meet their paperwork requirement. I guess it could be done that way instead of getting all personal about it. I don’t support doing like that though as it defeats the original intent of the RA request. RCI, for the most part, appears to give consideration for the 10% allowance to the unvax'd 5-11 year old kids first before getting around to approving RA requests for the the 12-17 year olds and adults. I believe another poster discussed this part much better than I am here several posts ago. Simply put. Most RA requests will be denied on sailings that are likely to have a high percentage 5-11 year old kids.

This is simply not true. Bermuda requires a travel authorization for all cruise ship passengers over two years of age. Unvaccinated cruise ship passengers 12 years and older may go on a Bermuda cruise with an approved travel authorization which contains an approved medical exemption. Unvaccinated cruise ship passengers 12 years and over must remain on the ship while in Bermuda ports. https://www.gov.bm/cruise-travel-authorisation