Agreed, Liverpool is great.
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The cruise Iâm looking at would be the third one in the itinerary. Is that enough time for them to have worked out the kinks?
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DO IT! DO IT! DO IT!
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I would say so. Probably one cruise to shake off the general rust of not having any in a long time, and maybe two to get the hang of the new embark/disembark locations specifically.
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How close is the one you booked to your Florida trip?
The Liverpool one is a month before it. The Newcastle one is a week after it.
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Oh. Yeah. I would switch to Liverpool.
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I hadnât realised how close the Newcastle one was until @Figment20 asked the question.
I have two reservations about Liverpool. First, thatâs itâs early in the season and the crew might not be operating like a well-oiled machine. Second, the later the cruise, the more likely they will relax some of the COVID stuff. Maybe.
I have two plusses about Liverpool. First, the timing is better from a number of perspectives. Second, I can do a side trip to Liverpool itself. Third (of two), sooner is better, isnât it? Sooner is always better.
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Iâm all about experiences so Liverpool would be my vote.
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I donât really think that a few weeks is going to make that much difference to the COVID protocols, so I wouldnât let that sway the decision. The timing is the thing that really makes Liverpool seem best. But ⌠for the sake of argument, if you end up not being able to go to WDW, will it feel better to have that cruise so close to the same time?
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Thatâs the main thing. The Newcastle cruise ends at 7.30am on my first day back at work, which starts at 4pm that same day. Thatâs not ideal. I was not super happy about that timing. But when I was treating it as a WDW back-up trip, that was all there was.
But once Iâd booked it, I suddenly got really excited about going. And couldnât imagine cancelling. At which point I thought, well, why not go earlier. The July timing is so much better for all sorts of reasons.
Iâm pretty committed to Liverpool. Itâs really just the fear that the crew wonât have settled in to an effective routine by then. But someone on Facebook said theyâre actually already training right now.
Of course, I do have to ask myself how Iâm going to pay for this . . . Anyone need a kidney? I have two.
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I read that some crew are flying into the U.K. this week. But theyâll have to quarantine first, of course.
Still not sure how theyâre going to get all their crew from other countries over and vaccinated though. But thatâs Disneyâs problem.
Donât give me more things to worry about. One of my IRL friends has totally killed my buzz by questioning how Disney is going to confirm peopleâs vaccination status and how theyâre going to effectively carry out the tests.
Thatâs been confirmed for you at least.
The NHS app has your vaccination status and thatâs what Disney has said theyâll accept (only applies to England though).
The tests are the lateral flow tests that are used by high school kids, teachers, health care staff etc. Results in 30 minutes.
Well, allegedly will have.
Iâve had a look and canât see anything on mine.
I imagine they will be really careful⌠are they the first cruise to happen or are there others? But I would also watch to see how it unfolds⌠see whatâs being reported.
There have been a lot of the crew members posting on the Ear for Each Other Facebook page that they have received their call backs and are flying out.
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No I said I couldnât see it, then you pointed out I have the wrong app 
I havenât downloaded the right one yet.
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