kam-ky Posted July 31, 2021 #76 Share Posted July 31, 2021 1 hour ago, NavArch64 said: Why is the ship still CDC Orange? from last week's live report : Copper10-8 said on 7/28 "A heads up - two pax were tested yesterday onboard Nieuw A because they displayed "Covid-like" symptoms (one had developed a cough and the other had "Montezuma's Alaskan cousin's revenge" is prob the best way to put it). Both were Covid-19 tested onboard by Nieuw A's dedicated medical staff with negative results for the disease. As a result. there are, as of today, zero confirmed Covid cases onboard Nieuw A and let's keep it that way!" -- I don't know why it's still orange, but data for that was from 7/29, so maybe just not updated yet. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tridentnyc Posted July 31, 2021 #77 Share Posted July 31, 2021 Hi Brett, Thanks for creating this thread and my condolences on the loss of your wife. My wife and I will be sailing on the NA in two weeks on 08/14. Given that yesterday the CDC essentially said that vaccinated people transmit the virus as effectively as non vaccinated people, I can’t understand why HAL has not made pre-embarkation testing mandatory at this point as RC has already. Also, I could see a mask mandate in onboard public spaces coming down from the CDC soon as well. I’d be in favor of both of these if it kept us all sailing. Brett, would you mind updating as to any level of mask wearing onboard? I think it might now be of great interest to those of us on sailings in the next few weeks. Thank you! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brentt_M Posted July 31, 2021 Author #78 Share Posted July 31, 2021 I will provide some insights on what I experience onboard, but I am going to respectfully request that it does not turn into a mask vs no mask, political, or any other covid debate. 26 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Destiny0315 Posted July 31, 2021 #79 Share Posted July 31, 2021 (edited) Carnival's Mardi Gras will be sailing on its maiden voyage today out of Port Canaveral with over 4,200 guests, and is still under orange. I suspect that a lot of attention to that sailing will happen this week. Edited July 31, 2021 by Destiny0315 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brentt_M Posted July 31, 2021 Author #80 Share Posted July 31, 2021 On our shuttle now... should be there in 20 mins or so! 13 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tridentnyc Posted July 31, 2021 #81 Share Posted July 31, 2021 (edited) 35 minutes ago, Brentt_M said: I will provide some insights on what I experience onboard, but I am going to respectfully request that it does not turn into a mask vs no mask, political, or any other covid debate. Brentt, Totally agree, there is way too much of that already, just trying to get a sense on how things look onboard. Thanks again! Edited July 31, 2021 by Tridentnyc 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare rafinmd Posted July 31, 2021 #82 Share Posted July 31, 2021 15 hours ago, 3XX1XY said: We are hopefully going to be on there too. We are currently on a train crossing the country to get to Seattle. Hopefully the train arrives on time (fingers crossed) or close to it and at will see you on board! I assume you were on the Empire Builder and were about 2 hours late. I assume also you had a bit more of a rush to make the ship but should have enough time. Bon Voyage! Roy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Himself Posted July 31, 2021 #83 Share Posted July 31, 2021 Brett, I hope you and your daughter and son have a great cruise. I love the New York Flavor of the Nieuw Amsterdam. When the ship first came out and the previous version called the main Dining Room The Manhattan Dining room, See if you or the children can find the BIG APPLE near the Mid Ship Elevators. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brentt_M Posted July 31, 2021 Author #84 Share Posted July 31, 2021 Getting closer... 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Himself Posted July 31, 2021 #85 Share Posted July 31, 2021 18 minutes ago, Brentt_M said: Getting closer... I hope you are able to get your children to the Space Needle. The views are spectacular. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brentt_M Posted July 31, 2021 Author #86 Share Posted July 31, 2021 14 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mxschwartz Posted July 31, 2021 #87 Share Posted July 31, 2021 14 minutes ago, Brentt_M said: Right on! I need to finish packing. 🙂 "Michel Schwartz" is me if you want to send me a chat and talk to an adult. Bon voyage! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brentt_M Posted July 31, 2021 Author #88 Share Posted July 31, 2021 So the new boarding process went so well. Big improvement over pre-pause. They had us go to a little scanner and it used the facial recognition to pull up our info and then we held our passports up and it scanned the barcode on them and we were done with check in and walking to the ship just like that. Also, I brought 1 bottle of wine and a 12-pack of soda on and it was not an issue at all. No one even blinked and eye. 26 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare puppycanducruise Posted July 31, 2021 #89 Share Posted July 31, 2021 You're off to a good start.🙂 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brentt_M Posted July 31, 2021 Author #90 Share Posted July 31, 2021 So we had lunch in the dinning room. They did confirm it is the same lunch menu every day, even for embarkation. I had the chicken and waffles, my son had the catch of the day (cod) and my daughter had the beechers mac n cheese. We all thought it was very good. I had the double chocolate tart and my son had the cheesecake for dessert. While delicious the tart was too rich for me to get through more than half. 15 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brentt_M Posted July 31, 2021 Author #91 Share Posted July 31, 2021 We checked in to club hal next and they are combining the 12 yr olds with the teens so it is just 1 group. They told us there are 80 kids onboard and that the previous cruise had 62. 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rkacruiser Posted July 31, 2021 #92 Share Posted July 31, 2021 1 hour ago, Brentt_M said: So the new boarding process went so well. Big improvement over pre-pause. They had us go to a little scanner and it used the facial recognition to pull up our info and then we held our passports up and it scanned the barcode on them and we were done with check in and walking to the ship just like that. Also, I brought 1 bottle of wine and a 12-pack of soda on and it was not an issue at all. No one even blinked and eye. I would call your experience a WOW! experience. I am surprised at how easy this was for you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brentt_M Posted July 31, 2021 Author #93 Share Posted July 31, 2021 1 minute ago, rkacruiser said: I would call your experience a WOW! experience. I am surprised at how easy this was for you. It was so easy. I absolutley loved it and both my kids said it was so much better than before. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
liam1965 Posted July 31, 2021 #94 Share Posted July 31, 2021 1 minute ago, rkacruiser said: I would call your experience a WOW! experience. I am surprised at how easy this was for you. I was amazed at the luggage. We walked on to the ship shortly after 1230, by 110 we had our bags. It’s 130 and we’re already unpacked. 10 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brentt_M Posted July 31, 2021 Author #95 Share Posted July 31, 2021 33 minutes ago, liam1965 said: I was amazed at the luggage. We walked on to the ship shortly after 1230, by 110 we had our bags. It’s 130 and we’re already unpacked. We just finished unpacking ourselves 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brentt_M Posted July 31, 2021 Author #96 Share Posted July 31, 2021 (edited) View from our balcony. Edited July 31, 2021 by Brentt_M Hmm not sure why it is putting the panoramic upside down... sorry about that 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
curtdesilets Posted July 31, 2021 #97 Share Posted July 31, 2021 3 hours ago, Brentt_M said: On our shuttle now... should be there in 20 mins or so! Let us know how embarkation goes. Are they requiring COVID testing? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
curtdesilets Posted July 31, 2021 #98 Share Posted July 31, 2021 4 minutes ago, Brentt_M said: View from our balcony. You are upside down. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lido deck main Posted July 31, 2021 #99 Share Posted July 31, 2021 Nice to start the cruise off with a sit down meal in MDR. That’s nice so many other children onboard. The picture from the balcony got cut off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
curtdesilets Posted July 31, 2021 #100 Share Posted July 31, 2021 Just now, Lido deck main said: Nice to start the cruise off with a sit down meal in MDR. That’s nice so many other children onboard. The picture from the balcony got cut off. So a smooth embarkation? We are following you next week BTW. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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