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Thank you, thank you, thank you, my friend! I've spent a lot of time looking for this kind of service. I'm am going to have to give my procrastinating son my last two BinaxNOW test kits if he doesn't get moving on ordering more for himself. Plus, I just ordered more of the government freebies, so having a proctored test service that works with them is wonderful! Coralc rocks!!

I was on the Navi from 4/27 - 5/13, and that included all the itineraries. The number of passengers fluctuated from 900 - 3,000. However, the 3,000 cruise was over Mother's Day weekend. I would NOT recommend a 3-day holiday weekend cruise, and not because of the crowds. The ship is plenty large that you don't feel crushed (except maybe on the pool deck). But, it was party central, for sure. I'm OK with that, but when you have 1-3 Alpha calls (medical emergency) per DAY, with a large portion of the passengers under the age of 40.....well, draw your own conclusions. Also, on debarkation day on 5/9, I was unfortunate enough to witness a young woman being escorted into the elevator lobby in handcuffs. With 6 security and port authority officers. So, the remainder of my cruises were fabulous. I love the Navi, the food was excellent in the Windjammer, Main Dining Room, and specialty restaurants. Crew is great, too. Ensenada is meh. Read reviews before you buy shore excursions in Ensenada. Catalina is gorgeous, and I always love Cabo San Lucas. We were told by the onboard booking staff that they will start more 7 night Mexico cruises next year, too.

I had the pleasure of meeting my new TAs on the Vision in March. Nice to be able to spend several hours with them before I started booking through them. They are in NJ and I'm in CA. If anyone is interested, add an ri to my board name, and meet me at yahoo.

I contacted them about pricing. Here's the reply below. The price is actually very close to BinaxNOW, and the proctor session is pre-booked, not on-call like Binax: Hello, Thank you for reaching us. For Observed Test for Travel - cost is $20/session, our observed tests do not come with a physical test. The product is the monitoring and documentation of the rapid test. You will need to purchase rapid tests either through our website, or you can go to your nearest pharmacy. For Travel Bundle for Two - costs $54.99, it already consists of two iHealth Antigen test delivered to your door and two observed test sessions via webcam. You will need to book for the virtual session so you can choose when is your preferred date and time. Regards, Janine

When I took my proctored BinaxNOW test in late April, they made me show them the box was sealed, and then asked me to open it.

Here's a video of cabin 8528: The note attached to cabin 8528 on cruisedeckplans.com says (if this helps any): - Two twin beds that convert to queen-size (72.5 by 82 inches)- private balcony- sitting area- private bathroom with shower- vanity area- minibar- television- safe- radio- phone- hairdryerStaterooms 7064, 7066, 7142, 7564, 7506, 8058, 8060, 8558, 8560, 8162, 8164, 8662 & 8664 have partially obstructed views. Some balcony sizes are as small as 27 square feet.

Me? I would get embarrassed if I asked and they said no. Especially if they already knew me from the previous cruise. I would hear this unspoken echo of "you idiot" inside my head. 😁

Slightly off topic: When you are through with the re-embarkation and free to go about the ship, you CAN go back to your cabin. I did this on the Navigator, Vision, and Jewel over the last 3 months. The doors are not locked, and you just tell any crew members you are b2b. I usually spent the morning in my cabin until lunch was served.

When the new cruise would open up, I would just use the user name and password I formerly used, but did this as if I was setting up a new account. But, I was in the same cabin for all 4 of my consecutive cruises. If it already recognized me, I would be prompted not to set up a new account, but to just sign in. Or, it would accept my old info as starting the new account on the new cruise.

Yes, you can, but it depends on when Customer Service closes your account from the previous cruise. I noticed on turnaround day (I was on the Navi for a 4b2b) that my wifi was good until about 10am. Then, I could sign up again. But, with drinks might work on the date, not the account closing. I advise you to talk to either Customer Service or the Loyalty Ambassador to see what the cut-off is on turnaround day.

I was on the Navi from 4/27 to 5/13, and they stopped testing for the 5/6 cruise.

Good suggestions! I also download Kindle books from my library. It's just I prefer to take my own library with me so I have choices. But, I'm a crazy lots-of-books-on-a-cruise reader: I have 365 books on my iphone. Also, joining Amazon's Kindle Unlimited is another choice. One can get 3 months free to start.

I suggest a proctored antigen test by phone before you catch the red-eye. That way you are within the 1 day requirement, plus you don't have to get results after you've flown to Europe. You have them in 15 minutes, and stay home if you are positive.

OP: does your husband have a cell phone, ipad, or laptop with him? If so, I suggest you download the Kindle app, and go to bookbub.com. It's a free subscription and catalog of ebooks in all formats. Prices are free-to-$2.99. Sign up for wifi for the rest of the cruise, and download some books to read in quarantine. I agree your husband should go with you to the quarantine hotel, since he's been exposed, but tested negative. He might have a problem with other hotels.

Thank you for validating this. I was beaten about the virtual head and shoulders a few weeks ago about posting that RCCL had stopped testing between b2b cruises, and that I was propagating false info.