Ky Bill

We completed our Emed tests today so we can board the AD of Seas this Thursday bound for Bermuda. Well worth the effort to visit Bermuda, IMHO. Bill

My drink of choice is Woodford or other bourbon over ice. We are D+ so my drinks are vouchered. I generally get my drinks from one or two bars aboard ship. I generally tip between 3 to 5 dollars per drink. I've noticed after my first couple of tips the pour seems to be improved on my drinks. I have never figured out why. Bill

Speaking of old "Farts" I'm 72 and had no problem doing our pre cruise covid proctored tests on my iPhone 11. I used a couple of books to hold the phone as needed. The proctors I had were helpful and even called me back when we got disconnected. I was using the Emed tests which I purchased through RCCL. Good luck with your tests! Bill

Thank you for a great report. Please let us know how check in went. Bill

We've received those emails twice in the past and both times the cruise canceled. This was during the covid fiasco time period. Bill

Probably my last 60 cruises has been on RCCL. I've been on many Carnival cruises including the Inaugural Cruise for the Sensation circa 1990. Both lines have a lot to offer, IMHO. There isn't much different in the food quality, quantity or food service between the two lines. Staff is about the same with most being friendly and capable. We started on RCCL and just seemed to be more of what we were looking for like sniffing corks and such! Bill

In retrospect it could have been Barbados.

In March, 2022 while we were on the ADoS we were at several port that did have a temperature machine you had to walk through to gain admittance to the island. Saint Barts and Saint Kitts were the two which come to mind. I don't know if they are still doing it. Bill

The photo/video appears to be the same video for both the Carnival ship and the RCCL ship? Bill

I guess throughout my 69 RCCL cruises I've been on almost every class of RCCL ships back to Song of Norway. My favorite RCCL cruise ship is the one I'm lucky enough to be on at the time! My worse day on a cruise ship beats my best day at the office. Bill