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To follow up on my update about the cabin change: A whole block of the aft OV cabins with 6-foot windows on deck 3 opened up, I’m guessing a group booking canceled. Immediately called my TA and got us moved the two cabins closest to mid-ship. Even though they have huge windows and are considered “premium” by those who know about them, Celebrity actually considers them a “worse” cabin category (cat 6) than the mid-ship OV (which are cat 5), so I got a more desirable cabin while paying a little less than I was before. If anyone is feeling optimistic about August, there are lots of OV cabins still available, and there is a pretty good resident rate for NJ residents, maybe residents of other states. 2-week sailing from Aug 2 through 16, open jaw from Cape Liberty to Dublin. Stops in Canada, Greenland, and Iceland.

In Orlando we miss going to Disney parks and eating out at restaurants. My wife is able to work from home since she is an IT director. I work at a hospital in Orlando and radiology technologist that specializes in CT scan. I have been exposed to positive COVID patients whether I knew it or not but we are taking enhanced precautions with all patients so I don’t feel like I am in significant danger. My kids have transitioned to school from home and seem to be getting into the new routine. I buy more groceries at one time than I did previously to minimize my trips away from home. Orange County which Is where Orlando is located just started a two week restricted movement/ lockdown. I live in the county just North of there but work in that county. My family is healthy and we had started a master bathroom renovation just prior to all of the craziness. We have been able to declutter some of the house with the extra time at home and we are working the rest. Fortunately our cruise schedule fit around the pandemic. We had a cruise in January and February and our next one isn’t until October. The February 29 cruise earned me a self quarantine due to CDC guideline changes after I had already returned to work.