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I sailed the end of March. The requirement was the same Except where destination requirements differ*, guests who are up to date with their vaccines may take their test within three days prior to sailing. Up to date means a guest has received all recommended COVID-19 vaccinations, including any booster dose, when eligible. Your children aren't eligible. So they are considered up to date.

You can test 3 days ahead for them. They are not eligible for a booster. I sailed with my 7 yo who was fully vaxxed but not eligible for a booster. We tested 3 days ahead.

Yes. For most cruises. Cruises going to Canada, Europe and certain longer cruises may have different requirements.

If you are going into Canada the requirements for testing are different, including those leaving from Seattle. But I do believe Canada may be changing that soon.

John Heald posted about trying to get on one of the ships but all rooms were sold out. Maybe not all of them but a good number are.

Maybe it's different depending on country but when I sailed from US, only breakfast was included in the Fantastica. https://www.msccruises.com/en-gl/compare-experiences.aspx

Is that what she said? From The OP. I can’t seem to quite properly on my phone. “Just a heads up this could be the case on other ships so make sure to check for hours of operation as it may interfere with any adult only amenities or meals planned (it certainly did for us)” ”We would have been better prepared if we had known ahead of time.” And she felt the information on carnival should be updated.

People are upset pizza is closed from 4 am til 7 am or something like that...

No. I do not believe that is correct. I do believe when we sailed Night Owls was only on sea days. I don't think they took the kids to lunch but I didn't leave him on port days. And it was like 2 hour intervals on sea days. Don't remember the times off the top of my head but I think they are outlined in the OP's first post.

Yes.

I believe the room service is for breakfast only. Sorry, I didn't look.

You are fine. Their website is a bit confusing but John Heald has stated many times they are only requiring the one booster to test 3 days. And regardless of when you were eligible for the first booster, it doesn't matter. You still aren't eligible for the second one yet anyway if it was required.

That's your opinion. Not everyone can leave their kid at home. Not everyone wants to. I have talked to people who do specifically take a cruise because they can both enjoy time and vacation with their child and use the childminding services to get a couple hours to themselves as well. It is kind of the entire point of the kids club. It is the exact reason people I know have chosen a cruise over the other suggestions you made. You missed my point.

I happen to be one of the lucky ones who has a super amazing, supportive family who are willing to watch my kid while my husband and I do a trip. And we can afford to do more than one trip a year. Not everyone can do that. And while I thoroughly enjoy travelling with my child and spent plenty of time doing activities with him, it was nice to have a break once in awhile on the cruise. Even for him it was nice to get away from us.

I didn't know that there was childminding at Disney World or other amusement parks.

We sailed out of Galveston the end of March. I didn't get up to check in early plus I was doing a race the morning of sailing, so I got the last check in time available. We arrived to a huge amount of traffic in the area. Our driver said she is from Galveston and hadn't seen it that bad. People trying to get into parking lots and the port. When we got dropped off there was a huge line that snaked back and forth all the way inside the terminal and outside. It did move pretty steadily though. Still took over an hour to get on board and a huge line behind us.

It's not just Carnival though. All lines have it. I understand where you are coming from. I wasn't as stressed for our March cruise but late April I booked a last minute cruise with a friend for the beginning of May. The very next day my kid came down with a cold (I tested him a bunch of times but found out later I was using the test kit wrong). I tested everyday up to the cruise with my own tests. Played the game of "allergies or covid" for a week and a half.

It was the same on the Dream when we sailed in March.

NAAT is considered more accurate than an antigen test. It is a type of molecular test. In your post under accepted tests it has a list of molecular tests and NAAT is the second one. So yes, it is an accepted molecular test.

Sydney is walkable but there isn't a ton to do around the port itself. It is a very small downtown area. There are a few good restaurants, craft beer gardens, a few shops. The port itself has a pretty decent craft fair and some shops. There is a historical walking tours. Some of the restaurants have entertainment playing while cruises are in. The best parts of Cape Breton are a drive away.

i always found it very confusing but can confirm my friend had a Miami vice on our cruise with easy plus. Mojitos, pina coladas, etc also included.

It has to do with taxation of alcohol I believe.

i had heard it changed recently but it was required when I sailed. I hadn’t seen the update on the website.

*****! How in the world did that even happen?