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1 minute ago, golfguyhhi said:

Marina was converted in the middle of our trans-Atlantic cruise in April, and the results were very, very satisfying.

Maybe it will be done on insignia for our trans Atlantic then. I don’t think it’s a huge project to swap them over. 

7 minutes ago, pinotlover said:

We were on the Riveria last month and it had been Starlink. The system worked fine, except of course in S.Korea where it was blocked.

Riviera is the only one I’ve seen mentioned as updated. Particularly interested to hear if insignia has been updated. 
 

I understand the user experience has been somewhat mixed with starlink. I’m less concerned about that  and more curious if we’ll potentially have starlink for our cruise in August. 

Anyone know which, if any? Alive seen is they expect to be done by the end of 24 

well, this is what MY agency has to say about it. I wouldn't ask nor accept, but that's just me. Someone else can be made an example of, I'd like to keep my job thanks.

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Gifts from

Outside

Sources

Title 5 C.F.R. Section 2635.201

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Overview.

This subpar

t contains standards that prohibit an employee from

soliciting or accepting any gift from a prohibited source or given because of the employee's official position

unless the item is excluded from the definition of a gift or falls within one of the excepti

ons set forth in this

subpart.

A gift is defined as

any gratuity, favor, discount, entertainment, hospitality, loan, forbearance, or other item

having monetary value. It includes services as well as gifts of training, transportation, local travel, lodgin

gs, and

meals, whether provided in

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kind, by purchase of a ticket, payment in advance, or reimbursement after the expense

has been incurred.

Prohibited source is defined as

any person who: 1) is seeking official action by the employee's agency; 2) does

bus

iness or seeks to do business with the employee's agency; 3) conducts activities regulated by the employee's

agency; 4) has interests that may be substantially affected by performance or nonperformance of the employee's

official duties; or 5) is an organiz

ation a majority of whose members are described in 1 through 4.

Note:

It is frequently prudent for an employee to decline an otherwise permissible gift offered by a prohibited

source or because of the employee's official position.

IMPORTANT:

Unsolicite

d offers of no

-

charge transportation from state or local government agencies may

be approved and accepted as specified in FAA Order 3750.6A (1/13/98) by FAA employees for official travel

required to carry out the agency’s statutory or regulatory duties.

Go to:

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, then click on Order [snip].

How do I know when I may not accept a gift?

With some exceptions mentioned

later, you may not ask for or accept a gift from anyone who is giving the gift to

you because of your Government job. Ask yourself if the gift would have been offered if you were not working

for the Government. If the answer is no, then the gift is being o

ffered because of your Government position and

you cannot accept it.

Also, you may not ask for or accept a gift from people or organizations that do business with, or seek to do

business with your agency, who seek some official action by your agency, or

who have activities regulated by

your agency. Gifts from these people or groups are prohibited whether or not you deal with them when doing

your job. You must also turn down a gift from someone who has interests that may be significantly affected by

you wh

en you are doing your job

thanks for the pics, brings back fond memories of our cruise.

We also take a handheld scale with a hook on one end to weigh our luggage after packing to go home. We usually come in at 49.6 - 49.9 lbs.

good call. I wished I had one when we packed on the ship

That's the one thing I make sure to forget...laptop=work...no freakin' way :)

I carry an ultrabook and a 1TB external drive full of movies.

HDMI cable so you can hook your laptop up to the tv if you wish.