Live from Allure - Oct 3, 2021 - Cruising with Covid 🤔

[island lady]

4 hours ago, bobmacliberty said:

 

Not just a you thing.  I ended up taking a bar into the shower with me.  

 

I always take a full bar of my own soap...on all cruises and land bases trips.  😉 

[SilkySal]

1 minute ago, molly361 said:

I think CVS down your way and up my way only does the PCR (not enough time for results) and not rapid.  Walgreens will do the Rapid Binax Now 

Yes, our CVS in Eustis only does PCR but the CVS in Clermont will do the rapid, as well as Walgreens.

[island lady]

10 minutes ago, molly361 said:

I think CVS down your way and up my way only does the PCR (not enough time for results) and not rapid.  Walgreens will do the Rapid Binax Now 

 

Thanks.  Walgreens it is.  Though I wonder if things will change a bit by the time you and I cruise on Harmony?  

[SilkySal]

18 minutes ago, island lady said:

 

Thanks.  Walgreens it is.  Though I wonder if things will change a bit by the time you and I cruise on Harmony?  

I just went to Walgreen's site to check on availability for testing and all stores in my area are only scheduling 2 days out. They used to schedule 2 weeks out, so maybe it has changed. That may pose a problem for my cruise in November, as I was planning to use Walgreens and/or CVS. Hmmmmm.

 

Just found this site which will find a testing clinic closest to you:

https://www.solvhealth.com/covid19#get-tested

Interesting ...

Edited October 4, 2021 by SilkySal
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[Lorey2007]

1 hour ago, John&LaLa said:

 

Probably. Tucked in my step tracker now

You are able to slip that on and off with some help from Laura?

[Knights on the Beach]

33 minutes ago, molly361 said:

I think CVS down your way and up my way only does the PCR (not enough time for results) and not rapid.  Walgreens will do the Rapid Binax Now 

We live just under a couple miles from Port Canaveral and the Merritt Island Walgreens was the closest place to us for our August cruise - we had the ID Now (NAAT) and had our results in 30 minutes.  A friend did go to CVS in Cocoa Beach for the PCR test two weeks ago and had their results in just under 24 hours.  I would have had a backup plan for that one.

[seabeew]

1 hour ago, molly361 said:

Can't we put tatoo😇s on their foreheads?

That wouldn’t work. They would  put the tattoo on vaccinated passengers. 

[John&LaLa]

1 hour ago, island lady said:

 

Thanks for posting this John.  I was  pondering where and when I needed to go for my Harmony cruise.  Wonder if CVS (closer to us) is doing the same turn around?  

 

And congrats on being so negative.  😄 

 

 

Not sure CVS is doing rapid tests anywhere near us.

[John&LaLa]

1 hour ago, Sea Dog said:

Lol now that's funny.

 

The grands don't call me Grumpy for nothing

[A&L_Ont]

Just now, John&LaLa said:

 

The grands don't call me Grumpy for nothing

That should improve the more you are at sea. 😉😁

[John&LaLa]

1 hour ago, Ocean Boy said:

Did they do a mini dive show for the group?

 

No, just balancing and trampoline 

[John&LaLa]

1 hour ago, island lady said:

 

Oh no...you got it with that sauce?   Did it improve any?  😮 

 

Sauce was ok, getting tired of the garlic chips.

 

Ok, just noticed that when I typed chips, a french fry emoji popped up 🍟 😱

Edited October 4, 2021 by John&LaLa

[John&LaLa]

1 hour ago, island lady said:

 

OK John, you need to be a good husband and take your wife out onto the dance floor...cutting that rug probably doesn't do it for her.  😄 

 

Honestly wish I could. 😪

 

We did ballroom dancing for years. Not happening now

[John&LaLa]

54 minutes ago, SilkySal said:

I just went to Walgreen's site to check on availability for testing and all stores in my area are only scheduling 2 days out. They used to schedule 2 weeks out, so maybe it has changed. That may pose a problem for my cruise in November, as I was planning to use Walgreens and/or CVS. Hmmmmm.

 

Just found this site which will find a testing clinic closest to you:

https://www.solvhealth.com/covid19#get-tested

Interesting ...

 

Yep, that's the dilemma.  CVS schedules 2 weeks and Walgreens only 2 days. 

 

FWIW, they had plenty of appointments when I logged in 2 days early

[John&LaLa]

51 minutes ago, Lorey2007 said:

You are able to slip that on and off with some help from Laura?

 

Not now, she tightened it though.

 

I think hers is loose enough to pull off

[John&LaLa]

9 minutes ago, A&L_Ont said:

That should improve the more you are at sea. 😉😁

 

A massage might help.😉

[John&LaLa]

Stopped by casino to drop off some money with Dancing Drums. Left about $650 up😁

 

Ran into the slot pull group. They were up about $50 pp. We left when they started round 3

 

Edited October 4, 2021 by John&LaLa

[John&LaLa]

Windjammer 

 

Sorry, the social distancing is a mess. This will not scale with more passengers 

 

They did have stir fry station👍

 

Final product. I found broccoli somewhere else

 

And found my new favorite dessert. Sorry apple blossom.

 

Chocolate Banana Pie 😁

 

This is to die for. Truthfully

[SilkySal]

I always had stir fry for lunch when Tom and I were there on our B2B. He even went and got my plate for me, so I could avoid seeing the dessert section! However, I came close to being reeled in when they had chocolate dessert day!! He only gained 4# and I remained even! Yay! Now, working on (not very hard) taking some #'s off before Allure in November. Probably still need that duct tape!😷

[kruzerci]

7 minutes ago, John&LaLa said:

Windjammer 

 

Sorry, the social distancing is a mess. This will not scale with more passengers. 

 

 
I agree. It is terrible and there is no logic behind it. People piled on top of each other in the lines and in the MDR but over half of the Windjammer tables are closed. It doesn’t work with a lot

of passengers like we had on Freedom Labor Day weekend. 

[molly361]

3 minutes ago, kruzerci said:

 
I agree. It is terrible and there is no logic behind it. People piled on top of each other in the lines and in the MDR but over half of the Windjammer tables are closed. It doesn’t work with a lot

of passengers like we had on Freedom Labor Day weekend. 

And in the Oasis pool on Coco Cay

[seabeew]

34 minutes ago, John&LaLa said:

 

No, just balancing and trampoline 

Now for the important question? Did they serve drinks?

[John&LaLa]

1 minute ago, seabeew said:

Now for the important question? Did they serve drinks?

 

Looked like rot gut champagne and rum punch

[John&LaLa]

Guess who booked the $99 twilight massage😉

 

Thank you Casino Royale

[John&LaLa]

5 minutes ago, molly361 said:

And in the Oasis pool on Coco Cay

 

It was empty for test cruise. 😉

 

Not sure if we will have company there