A review of Royal Caribbean's Freedom of the Seas. Four-night cruise from Port Miami to Nassau, Bahamas, and Royal Caribbean's private island Perfect Day at CocoCay.    Richard has cruise news on: 

• Cruise ship halts a rocket launch 
• Carnival pulls a ship from Australia 
• Disney changes its COVID policies for testing 
• Queen Mary could reopen to the public this year 
• Royal Caribbean returns to Labadee 
• A couple gets caught with over 500 prohibited items 

  Listener Q: What are some first-time cruise tips for picking a sailing during a pandemic? --

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