Carnival Test Sailings Coming

[TxShipShape]

4 hours ago, RedIguana said:

Have test cruises been granted a waiver from the PVSA? Will any Foreign port other than their own island accept non-vaccinated passengers? Still a few details to work out. Vaccinated vs unvaccinated is a moot point is there are no ports accepting unvaccinated passengers. HMC has a capacity limit I am sure.

 Just thinking out loud. Would the PVSA apply to test cruises since their are no paying passengers?  That question is way above my pay grade so I will leave it to smarter people than me.

[Tom-n-Cheryl]

21 hours ago, mondello said:

Be patient, you might get lucky tomorrow.

 

That's funny - telling a casino fan they might get lucky.  😄

 

Tom

[mondello]

23 minutes ago, Tom-n-Cheryl said:

 

That's funny - telling a casino fan they might get lucky.  😄

 

Tom

Every self-respecting gambler should listen to Mary Chapin Carpenter's, "I Take My Chances."

[BlerkOne]

5 minutes ago, mondello said:

Every self-respecting gambler should listen to Mary Chapin Carpenter's, "I Take My Chances."

I always liked the lyrics *What the winner don't know the gambler understands" (Heart) 

 

[mondello]

5 minutes ago, BlerkOne said:

I always liked the lyrics *What the winner don't know the gambler understands" (Heart) 

 

I loved Heart, seen them back around '77-78.

[chengkp75]

1 hour ago, TxShipShape said:

 Just thinking out loud. Would the PVSA apply to test cruises since their are no paying passengers?  That question is way above my pay grade so I will leave it to smarter people than me.

Even though they are not paying a fare, they are considered to be "passengers" by CBP if they are not immediately involved in the operation of the vessel.  Carnival's CEO, if on a ship, is a passenger.

[Tom-n-Cheryl]

4 minutes ago, mondello said:

I loved Heart, seen them back around '77-78.

 

1982 for me (w/John Cougar opening). It was my first date with Cheryl... and she stood me up!! Ended up going with a buddy of mine.

 

Tom

[TNcruising02]

This article is interesting.  In addition, the article states that Celebrity will be requiring vaccinations for 16 and up and possibly 12 and up.  That should be good news for people who prefer vaccination only cruises.
 

"Sylvia said the current lawsuit filed by the state of Florida and supported by Alaska and Texas, would likely have no effect -- positive or negative -- on the cruise industry's return to service. The lawsuit is in a 10-day mediation but "so much progress has been made," Sylvia said, that "this will be completely sorted out."

 

Finally, both Sylvia and Ritzenthaler said that the ban on vaccine passports signed into law by Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis would likely end up not affecting cruise ships and lines.

 

"DeSantis is a proponent of cruise departures from Florida," Sylvia said. "The headline message here is that the cruise industry will not be affected by that. As it gets turned into operational protocols, solutions will be developed."

https://www.cruisecritic.com/ab/agents/variation-a/news/6129/?cache=reset&source=99360&fbclid=IwAR3gB5q8TlUmdOYmGOzuCG9qffJxXL4OtJaK_l597uEfSUa2RzumDMUOCrw

[bdever]

23 hours ago, Radiioman46 said:

Source for my info:

ID YOU GET THE INVITE? TEST CRUISES DATES AND INVITATIONS

Alanna Zingano

On you tube

I have a problem with this vlogger. She isn’t known to be the most professional and I think her vlog on this is spreading rumors. I told her as much in the comments. Just because the RC app apparently was updated to reflect “test sailings” and she heard unverified rumors about CCL letters going out to Casino players. 🤦🏻‍♀️ There is a reason she is the only person vloging this. 

[mondello]

Just now, Tom-n-Cheryl said:

 

1982 for me (w/John Cougar opening). It was my first date with Cheryl... and she stood me up!!

 

Tom

I saw him several times, the first when he was still John Cougar and the Zone. Columbus Agora, capacity 1000 or a few more. My life is like the tshirts, "I'm old but I saw all the cool bands." Over 350 concerts between '75 and '85 and quite a few after that.

[Tom-n-Cheryl]

31 minutes ago, mondello said:

I saw him several times, the first when he was still John Cougar and the Zone. Columbus Agora, capacity 1000 or a few more. My life is like the tshirts, "I'm old but I saw all the cool bands." Over 350 concerts between '75 and '85 and quite a few after that.

 

That's A LOT of concerts. Of course, back then you could get in for $10-20!

 

Tom

[stellarose]

I booked Mardi Gras April of 2020.   sailing winter 21'

booked my Def Leppard stadium tour Dec 19'-  show now summer 22' (will be show #26)

 

oy vey (thought we were sharing concert stories. 

[Tom-n-Cheryl]

2 minutes ago, stellarose said:

I booked Mardi Gras April of 2020.   sailing winter 21'

booked my Def Leppard stadium tour Dec 19'-  show now summer 22' (will be show #26)

 

oy vey (thought we were sharing concert stories. 

 

(YEP - a nostalgic OT sidestep) Saw them in Vegas just a few years back - amazingly, they've still go it! (not the case with lots of bands from that era or before)

[stellarose]

3 minutes ago, Tom-n-Cheryl said:

 

(YEP - a nostalgic OT sidestep) Saw them in Vegas just a few years back - amazingly, they've still go it! (not the case with lots of bands from that era or before)

the Vegas residency ? 2019?  I went for two shows in august 19'.  best weekend. I met Phil Collen at the pool deck.  fan girl moment. 

[hurricane0226]

53 minutes ago, Tom-n-Cheryl said:

 

1982 for me (w/John Cougar opening). It was my first date with Cheryl... and she stood me up!! Ended up going with a buddy of mine.

 

Tom

How could she do that, lol, she missed a good concert. 

[ontheweb]

49 minutes ago, Tom-n-Cheryl said:

 

That's A LOT of concerts. Of course, back then you could get in for $10-20!

 

Tom

And in 1969, my 3 day Woodstock ticket was $18, $6 a day, no discount for buying the 3 day ticket. Of course it turned out you did not need the ticket, but I still consider it the best $18 I ever spent.

 

(I wish I still had the ticket, but it probably disintegrated in all the rain.)

[Tom-n-Cheryl]

48 minutes ago, stellarose said:

the Vegas residency ? 2019?  I went for two shows in august 19'.  best weekend. I met Phil Collen at the pool deck.  fan girl moment. 

Yikes - just looked up my old emails... 2011 (Heart and Def Leppard).

 

Time does fly!

[mondello]

10 minutes ago, ontheweb said:

And in 1969, my 3 day Woodstock ticket was $18, $6 a day, no discount for buying the 3 day ticket. Of course it turned out you did not need the ticket, but I still consider it the best $18 I ever spent.

 

(I wish I still had the ticket, but it probably disintegrated in all the rain.)

I went to Woodstock '94 and dang if it didn't repeat the rain and mud. Too young for the first one.

[stellarose]

see how we can share concert stories and find happy ground. 

[mondello]

10 minutes ago, stellarose said:

see how we can share concert stories and find happy ground. 

Getting there was half the fun. I saw a lot of out of town shows starting at age 16. The glorious results of a mis-spent youth (Joan Jett).

[stellarose]

1 minute ago, mondello said:

Getting there was half the fun. I saw a lot of out of town shows starting at age 16. The glorious results of a mis-spent youth (Joan Jett).

the stadium tour is Leppard/ crue/ poison and Joan Jett.    I can't wait to sit a concert -no mask and singing my heart out.  

[mondello]

2 minutes ago, stellarose said:

the stadium tour is Leppard/ crue/ poison and Joan Jett.    I can't wait to sit a concert -no mask and singing my heart out.  

Put another dime in the jukebox baby

'cause I love rock- n- roll.

[BlerkOne]

52 minutes ago, ontheweb said:

And in 1969, my 3 day Woodstock ticket was $18, $6 a day, no discount for buying the 3 day ticket. Of course it turned out you did not need the ticket, but I still consider it the best $18 I ever spent.

 

(I wish I still had the ticket, but it probably disintegrated in all the rain.)

I didn't make Woodstock, but did save a lot of old ticket stubs - it's the only way I remember going to some of them.

[mondello]

14 minutes ago, BlerkOne said:

I didn't make Woodstock, but did save a lot of old ticket stubs - it's the only way I remember going to some of them.

Yeah, I have nearly every stub. The hard part is remembering the warmup bands, they usually didn't make it onto the printed tickets.

Edited May 19, 2021 by mondello
Correction

[BlerkOne]

6 minutes ago, mondello said:

Yeah, I have nearly every stub. The hard part is remembering the warmup bands, they usually didn't make on the printed tickets.

You might try

https://www.concertarchives.org/past-concert-search-engine