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A fourth passenger from the ill-fated Diamond Princess died while quarantined in Japan having contracted Coronavirus aboard the ship. The four who have died were all in their 80s. Approx 700 have now been identified as having the virus. https://securelytravel.com/travel/diamond-princess-4-dead-due-to-covid-19/

Sometimes Mother Nature dispenses Karma without warning ... ⛈️

WOW ... rendered speechless on how to craft a retort, so instead I will share a thank you to the one doing the lifting @Steelers0854 we don't say thank you enough for your live sharing of your cruise (your memories, your choices, your thread) and i'm old w/tired eyes and can read those patters and menus with ease. Carry on and THANK YOU!

There is a live thread being posted by @Steelers0854 from the Regal post wet-dock. Based on my read, a good time is being had aboard the Regal. Cheers, CB

@Astro Flyer is spot-on - We have pre-ordered and they had our order ready for pickup when we swung by the next day. Very accommodating and entire process took about 15 mins ... we had our cab stop between Airport and night-before-cruise hotel to pickup.

We carry our wine on in our hand-carry visible and accessible to speed the process, as who likes to wait to check your wine in when the ship is waiting for you 😉

Sent ours by snail mail right after making final payment and within ten days the credit showed up under the specific cruise's Payments and Credits tab - Enjoy your cruise.

@steelers36experience has been ours as well ... the one time the table wasn't set up after the security check, we saw $15 corkage when we took a bottle out of the cabin to the MDR or a venue. We normally bring a few of our favs, especially in FLL as the Wine box store is so convenient, and we can pre-order and have it sitting waiting for pickup.

Thanks - have updated the piece to reflect that sometime between 04 December and 11 December, RCI removed the offering of this shore excursion. CB

Thanks -- did look in "Way Back Machine" (Internet archive and did not see a prior page) if they did that it would be an affront to transparency, wouldn't it.

Update - Ovation of the Sea & White Island Volcano - Warnings had been issued. Yet private tour operators say it didn't pass their threshold for danger. It would appear from the RCI site, that the Ovation of the Seas did not offer White Island as a tour. https://securelytravel.com/travel/update-ovation-of-the-sea-white-island-volcano-warnings-had-been-issued/

Update - Ovation of the Sea & White Island Volcano - Warnings had been issued! Yet private tour operators say it didn't pass their threshold for danger. RCI - Ovation of the Seas shore excursions did not appear to include White Island. https://securelytravel.com/travel/update-ovation-of-the-sea-white-island-volcano-warnings-had-been-issued/

Update - Ovation of the Sea & White Island Volcano - Warnings had been issued, yet private tour operators say it didn't pass their threshold for danger. Appears that the tours were not part of RCI's shore excursion offerings. https://securelytravel.com/travel/update-ovation-of-the-sea-white-island-volcano-warnings-had-been-issued/

Agreed ...

The Norwegian Spirit returned to Southhampton, UK morning of 11 October. A great many passengers were telling local media they intended legal action. While as many noted that mother nature and the North Sea are to be respected, especially in October. The rub appears to be the original itinerary was largely discarded and 7 sea days instead of 4, with multiple port adjustments. https://securelytravel.com/travel/norwegian-spirit-passengers-protest-at-sea/ CB