MrMarc

No. At our school It was the Football players vs. the cheerleaders before homecoming trying to do it and not get caught. That is totally different. It was a school tradition, along with senior pranks and some other mischievous things. That's called letting kids be kids. Trying to make kids be perfect little grownups actually does not work.

Sometimes TPing yards was part of tradition. We used to b able to use common sense in enforcing rules, today all we have are bright line distinctions, if exceptions are allowed they are abused. So I do not think Carnival had a choice, they had to take some action because the problems were actually escalating. However, the kids causing the problems were already blatantly breaking Carnival rules, and nothing was done about it. Unless there is enforcement, it's just another rule to be ignored by many people.

The reason for this is very simple. A large number of people will not follow rules unless they are forced to. Just read the threads of people justifying sharing the RCCL soda cup with their children, or breaking or getting around any rule. I am willing to bet that if they did not require this, for some reason almost everyone would reach their 15 drink limit. Some cruise lines allow flexibility, others do not.

I've been on 5 Carnival cruises since the restart, and while I am a "kids will be kids" kind of person, it seemed to me that the groups of kids causing problems got worse on each cruise. And they did not wait until after 1 to cause problems. If you follow John Heald's page you would have seen more and more complaints about thee kind of problems. They are going to have to step up and actually have consequences for bad behavior, whatever time it happens, or it will continue to get worse as Carnival's reputation follows the same course. If they do not step up their interventions and actual enforcement, it's a useless gesture.

I'm not sure if I should thank you or curse at you. I had never seen this before.

That' why I think the changes will be incremental and slow in coming. We don't want to see a repeat of the end of last year. For example Princess has left the testing requirements in place, but raised the unvaccinated percentage to 10% and not requiring any explanation, just handing the exemptions out as the requests are received. I think they will also have more freedom since they do not have to worry if it hits 11% because of no-shows. To me that is a rational way to test the waters so to speak rather than dropping all requirements and waiting to see what happens..

It really is a foodie thing, and it depends on how much time and assistants the chef has. Half of each course is the presentation and ingredients, the other half is the taste. I did it recently, and while I enjoyed the food, I found the wines to me mediocre and the presentation and explanation of the wines snobbish.

I know the protocols are a pain, but they are generally working. With the current surge of the Omicron flavored COVID, I just do not think it is the right time. But then again, I could not answer the question of when would be a good time. I think phasing it in like princess (simply raising the unvaccinated percentage but not changing the testing) is a rational way to proceed. The good thing about the latest variant for cruising is that you generally show symptoms before you are contagious, so it is easier to keep off the ship. This is only my opinion, I will not get sucked into a debate this time.

You don't have to provide a reason for being unvaccinated, and the limit has been raised to 10%, and the exemptions are given out on a first-come first-served basis. So apply early if you want to cruise at 90% vaccinated.

Sad how true this is.

I'm surprised that the casino allows this. They are looking for people who gamble their own money, not other peoples'. But I see nothing unethical about it if it is stated upfront. Not making it clear and then insisting on it is inviting a disaster.

I really hope so.

First of all, are you kidding me? Second, in the closeup, the piece clearly fell into that position. If you see anything other than someone innocently laying their head in someone else's lap, that's your problem. Besides, there is no head, so to speak.

It has been a big deal for Carnival for quite a while. They almost were banned from sailing from the US pre-COVID because of violating a Federal Court order relating to environmental issues. Little regulations and Court cases can basically add insult to injury.

This is bad for people who legitimately cannot take the vaccine.

You may want to go to the bathroom first, I think it's going to be a long ride.

And this: https://investorplace.com/2022/06/cruise-stocks-news-why-are-ccl-rcl-and-nclh-sliding-lower-today/

I do not mean this in a snarkey way, but read the heading.

I was right. That's a rarity.

I thought they did, but I might be thinking of CCL. People think they are cameras.

I think all you will find is anecdotal evidence from groups from ships that stay in communication after the cruise. Even I am tired of arguing the point. The bottom line is that right now, although strongly recommended, very few people are wearing masks, thus rendering them pretty much useless (if you think they were ever useful). The CDC is reporting that the case counts are rising, and there is news of a new Omicron variant. I have read stories of 1 RCCL Capitan reinstating mask rules, but I was not there. According to the news I like to watch, It's just gone 8 o'clock and time for the penguin on top of your television set to explode.

Great job on Carnival's part. But I am not sure what they expected the airline to do. It sounds like they could not take him on another flight, not that the air line would not let them.

It will be kind of like that car where the hood does not match the doors. They should make merchandise with only 1 side of the whale tail to at least get a humor factor out of it.

Just providing information that a lot of people do not know, and some cannot believe.

The person got hurt and RCCL is being very nice, however you give up a lot of rights and time limits in the cruise contract that most people don't know about. Depending on how serious the injury is she might want to consult an attorney just to be sure she knows all of options. I had a client many years ago that they were very nice to up until literally the 366th day after the accident. Then they stopped returning her calls. She had a back injury that really was RCCL's liability, but it didn't matter. 1 year had passed.