Live Horizon July 4th. John Heald. We are back!

[charliesdad63]

Currently on board also. Where are the designated sections for the unvaccinated passengers? I thought there were supposed to be areas where the kids and the unvaccinated folks had to sit (dining room, shows) but everyone is mingled together, all unmasked. Did I miss something?

[TNcruising02]

2 minutes ago, charliesdad63 said:

Currently on board also. Where are the designated sections for the unvaccinated passengers? I thought there were supposed to be areas where the kids and the unvaccinated folks had to sit (dining room, shows) but everyone is mingled together, all unmasked. Did I miss something?

Royal is the line that separated vaccinated and unvaccinated for meals.  Carnival chose to require exemptions for unvaccinated to keep the percentage under 5%. Royal let all unvaccinated people cruise.

Edited July 9, 2021 by TNcruising02

[charliesdad63]

1 minute ago, TNcruising02 said:

Royal is the line that separated vaccinated and unvaccinated for meals.  Carnival chose to require exemptions for unvaccinated to keep the percentage under 5%. Royal let all unvaccinated people cruise.

 

 

Ahhh. Thanks for clarifying. Glad I'm on Carnival.

[Floriduh]

On 7/7/2021 at 4:20 PM, Tom-n-Cheryl said:

And while I'm at it... what's the least expensive individual spin slot machine in the casino - if I was just passing by and wanted to score a "free" drink?  🙂

 

This question is a total opposite of "max/bonus bets" !

 

Tom

Usually, Hot Roll. Penny machine with only 3 reels. Min bet is 20 cents.

 

And that is where you will find me and my wife.

[KKB]

24 minutes ago, TNcruising02 said:

Royal is the line that separated vaccinated and unvaccinated for meals.  Carnival chose to require exemptions for unvaccinated to keep the percentage under 5%. Royal let all unvaccinated people cruise.

They did but the numbers were similar to Carnival.

[wemjam]

18 hours ago, Clemson Cruiser said:

It’s never a bad day at Half Moon Cay!

Was wondering if you have a moment can you advise, was Carnival booking any excursions for HMC, or just sitting on the beach and the bar?

 

Were cabana's being rented out?

 

Been trying to look at booking a cabana for our HMC cruise in a couple weeks, but right now no excursions show up for HMC for us at all.

 

Any feedback is greatly appreciated.

[Tom-n-Cheryl]

Did John/Carnival ever come out and say how many unvaccinated people (or %) actually ended up onboard?

 

Tom

[TNcruising02]

22 minutes ago, KKB said:

They did but the numbers were similar to Carnival.

Yes, I saw that.  Royal had a lot of restrictions and requirements for the unvaccinated, so that helped keep the numbers down for them.  It looks like it worked just fine for them.

[KmomChicago]

21 minutes ago, TNcruising02 said:

Yes, I saw that.  Royal had a lot of restrictions and requirements for the unvaccinated, so that helped keep the numbers down for them.  It looks like it worked just fine for them.

 

Royal required everyone eligible to be vaccinated including their crew. The only difference is they allowed more children under 12 onboard without the vaccines. This only changed the percentages by a few points.

[TNcruising02]

3 minutes ago, KmomChicago said:

 

Royal required everyone eligible to be vaccinated including their crew. The only difference is they allowed more children under 12 onboard without the vaccines. This only changed the percentages by a few points.

I read that Royal encouraged everyone to be vaccinated, but let everyone cruise.  I do not think Royal required exemptions.  I must have been mistaken.

Edited July 9, 2021 by TNcruising02

[KmomChicago]

4 minutes ago, TNcruising02 said:

I read that Royal encouraged everyone to be vaccinated, but let everyone cruise.  I do not think Royal required exemptions.  I must have been mistaken.

 

No, my mistake. Depends on the port of departure: 

 

Edited July 9, 2021 by KmomChicago

[sid_9169]

19 hours ago, Clemson Cruiser said:

It’s never a bad day at Half Moon Cay!

I'm trying to figure out where you got a six pack of Bud, complete with the plastic holder... 

[luvcruzing]

45 minutes ago, sid_9169 said:

I'm trying to figure out where you got a six pack of Bud, complete with the plastic holder... 

 

I was wondering the same thing, but then I thought maybe it belonged to one of the waiters. 🤷🏼‍♀️

[mcgore83]

Loving this review!  Thank you for taking the time to share!

[Clemson Cruiser]

21 hours ago, Clemson Cruiser said:

Not heard that. No idea

Yes.  B2B guests do have to get a Covid test in the morning.   Someone just posted this on our roll call

[WhaleTailFlCruiser]

5 hours ago, sid_9169 said:

I'm trying to figure out where you got a six pack of Bud, complete with the plastic holder... 

 

Magical place Sid. 

[Clemson Cruiser]

4 hours ago, luvcruzing said:

 

I was wondering the same thing, but then I thought maybe it belonged to one of the waiters. 🤷🏼‍♀️

In the carnival cooler from Half Moon Cay 😂.  

[Clemson Cruiser]

6 hours ago, Tom-n-Cheryl said:

Did John/Carnival ever come out and say how many unvaccinated people (or %) actually ended up onboard?

 

Tom

It was supposed to be 5% or less, but not sure if they gave a final number

[Clemson Cruiser]

6 hours ago, wemjam said:

Was wondering if you have a moment can you advise, was Carnival booking any excursions for HMC, or just sitting on the beach and the bar?

 

Were cabana's being rented out?

 

Been trying to look at booking a cabana for our HMC cruise in a couple weeks, but right now no excursions show up for HMC for us at all.

 

Any feedback is greatly appreciated.

Yes, cabanas were available and booked solid. All of the usual excursions were available.  

[Clemson Cruiser]

7 hours ago, Floriduh said:

Usually, Hot Roll. Penny machine with only 3 reels. Min bet is 20 cents.

 

And that is where you will find me and my wife.

We couldn’t find hot roll 😭, nor Howling Wolf

[Clemson Cruiser]

7 hours ago, charliesdad63 said:

Currently on board also. Where are the designated sections for the unvaccinated passengers? I thought there were supposed to be areas where the kids and the unvaccinated folks had to sit (dining room, shows) but everyone is mingled together, all unmasked. Did I miss something?

I have no idea.  

[wemjam]

4 minutes ago, Clemson Cruiser said:

Yes, cabanas were available and booked solid. All of the usual excursions were available.  

Hmmmm?   Frustrating.  Our August 19th cruise on the Sunrise has no excursions at all listed for HMC.  Not "sold out" just flat out nothing listed at all.

 

Thanks for info!  Hope you had a great cruise!

[Clemson Cruiser]

11 hours ago, mpdog42 said:

Guess you never been to Grenada....😁

Yes, we have been to Grenada.  Several Journey cruises throughout the Caribbean.  Half Moon Cay still is one of our favorites.  

[Clemson Cruiser]

7 hours ago, charliesdad63 said:

 

Or Castaway Cay. That place is the best I've visited.

I’ve been to the Disney Island as well.  It’s beautiful.  I love that so far, Carnival/Holland American has kept HMC rustic and mostly natural.
 

 I really have no desire to ever visit Coco Cay again 😩.  I went there in the early 90s before Royal bought the island, and a few times since.   Not visited since the major “upgrades” 

[Clemson Cruiser]

Half Moon Cay again today.  Originally we were scheduled for Bimini, but moved to two visits to HMC last week.  
 

we had our choice of seats.   Back on board was 1:45 pm so not everyone got off today.