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On 3/10/2023 at 11:26 AM, terrydtx said:

We had about $50 left in the account that we gave to our room steward as an extra tip.

How were you able to transfer that to your steward? This sounds like a great idea.

Hal2008, thank you for your response and I agree with all your points. Not sure I'll even bother with the MDR but I'll play it by ear!

On 7/2/2022 at 12:46 PM, DntlGal said:

We were on the May 15th cruise and the ship was almost at full capacity. They were basically treating the cruise like it was before Covid...no social distancing, not wearing masks, not limiting people in elevators, and self-serve in the buffet. One of the things I noticed was the server in the dining room was wearing gloves while he went from table to table picking up people's glasses, filling them, and putting them back down. He then went from table to table doing the same without changing gloves (can't see that happening). So basically, he's transferring everyone's germs from glass to glass. I actually said something to the head waiter and he said they do that so the ice doesn't fall into the glass and splash everyone. I would rather they don't pick my glass up after touching everyone's and take the risk of getting splashed rather than take the risk of getting Covid or Norovirus. They also are constantly moving your silverware around (again after touching everyone's with their contaminated hands from picking up everyone's used dishes and silverware, etc) which then you are putting in your mouth. This many not bother many people, but it is a way Covid and Norovirus can be spread. I know there were people on our cruise who got it. They had to cancel the Grease show as the cast got Covid. I heard people talking in the halls that they weren't feeling well and others said to them NOT to go to the infirmary as they would be quarantined. They just went around infecting others. This was our 45th cruise, 3rd since 2022 and we have 3 other's booked this year. It won't stop us from cruising but we also take precautions most people don't. I'm a healthcare worker so we are trained to pay more attention to disinfecting than others. 

I’m sailing on the Harmony on 7/24. Any recommendations regarding safer options to grab some food (I.e. avoiding self-serve buffets where passengers are all touching the serving utensils and possibly the food itself)? Is the MDR the best option in your opinion?

PhDiva, thank you for the trip report. I'll be on a Viking river cruise from Budapest to Bucharest in October, and one of our ports is Osijek, Croatia. Do you remember how the dock is from the town center? I was considering exploring the area on my own and then realized it may be one of the stops that is far from town.