Oasis Tropical Vacations

07/30/2023

Cedartown family,
We’ve had such an outpouring of support for this special movie, The Sound of Freedom. However, due to this movie leaving our theater this week and selling out this evening we are going to have a special showing tomorrow evening at 7:00pm. We apologize that we’re down a projector and we’ve had to turn so many people away. We will get it fixed and be up and running as soon as possible. We love our community and we hope everyone has a fantastic start to the new school year. -The West Family

01/09/2023

Do you need to apply for your U.S. passport? Keep in mind it takes 6-9 weeks for routine processing, and 3-5 weeks for expedited processing ($60 extra fee). Plan ahead to avoid last minute stress! http://ow.ly/tSMP50MlEPj

10/13/2022

Recent group cruise of 50 to Alaska. Absolutely beautiful! Pictures do not do it justice.

09/15/2022

08/10/2022

Plan ahead and apply early for your U.S. passport. It takes 8-11 weeks for a routine service and 5-7 for expedited service. http://ow.ly/mnWI50KhbE4

07/20/2022

If you are traveling internationally soon and need to renew your passport, you may need to choose expedited processing ($60 extra fee). Expedited processing takes 5-7 weeks from the day we receive the application. http://ow.ly/8FHj50K0iwj

07/17/2022

Plan ahead and apply early for your U.S. passport. It takes 8-11 weeks for a routine service and 5-7 for expedited service. http://ow.ly/eTXK50JV4lT

04/19/2022

NEWS

Masks now optional for employees, customers following White House announcement

Following the ruling of a U.S. district court judge on Monday, the Biden administration announced that the Transportation Security Administration will no longer enforce the federal mandate requiring masks in all U.S. airports and on board aircraft. Effective immediately, masks are optional for all airport employees, crew members and customers inside U.S. airports and on board all aircraft domestically, as well as on most international flights.

Delta and Delta Vacations employees and customers may continue wearing masks if they so choose. Wearing a well-fitting mask - such as a KN95 – protects the wearer, even if others around them are not wearing masks, according to our Chief Health Officer Dr. Henry Ting.

Given the unexpected nature of this announcement, please be aware that customers, airline employees and federal agency employees, such as TSA, may be receiving this information at different times. You may experience inconsistent enforcement during the next 24 hours as this news is more broadly communicated – remember to show understanding and patience with others who may not be aware enforcement is no longer required. Communications to customers and in-airport signage and announcements will be updated to share that masking is now optional – this may take a short period of time.

Local mask mandates in other countries may still be in effect. Additional updates will be provided as new information becomes available.

We are relieved to see the U.S. mask mandate lift to facilitate global travel as COVID-19 transitions to a more manageable respiratory virus – with better treatments, vaccines and other scientific measures to prevent serious illness. Thank you for your support in complying with the federal mask mandate and keeping each other safe during the pandemic.

04/01/2022

https://youtu.be/Ah6DrqKa8y8
This is going to be an awesome cruise. Added 3 extra spots. Let me know if you're interested. Counting down our days!😊🛳🛫

The best way to experience Alaska is with Norwegian Cruise Line. When you cruise with Norwegian, the awe of Alaska stays with you throughout your cruise. Fro...

02/15/2022

So true!

01/04/2022

CLIA Calls CDC’s Decision to Elevate Cruise Warning ‘Particularly Perplexing’
by Daniel McCarthy / January 02, 2022
CLIA Calls CDC’s Decision to Elevate Cruise Warning ‘Particularly Perplexing’



On Thursday, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), issued a new advisory for cruise ship travel, telling all travelers, regardless of their vaccination status, to avoid cruise ship travel in light of the new rise in COVID-19 cases.

“The virus that causes COVID-19 spreads easily between people in close quarters on board ships, and the chance of getting COVID-19 on cruise ships is very high, even if you are fully vaccinated and have received a COVID-19 vaccine booster dose,” the CDC’s new Level 4 warning, the highest level of advisory, reads.

While the CDC hasn’t provided a total list of cruise ship infections, it does categorize ships by infection rate, with an investigation taking place if a ship reports cases in .10% of its passengers. The levels range from Green (no reports during the last seven days), to Orange (reports of infections but below the threshold of CDC investigation), to Yellow (infections meeting the threshold for investigation), and Red (sustained transmission of COVID-19).

According to the CDC’s list, just three ships meet the criteria for the Orange list, while the rest remain at either Yellow or Green.

The Cruise Lines International Association (CLIA) responded late last week, writing in a statement that “the decision by the CDC to raise the travel level for cruise is particularly perplexing considering the cases identified on cruise ships consistently make up a slim minority of the total population onboard.”

CLIA added that the majority of cases onboard or either asymptomatic or “mild in nature, posing little to no burden on medical resources onboard or onshore.”

CLIA, along with the American Society of Travel Advisors (ASTA) and the Association of Canadian Travel Agencies (ACTA), have long pushed against CDC restrictions on cruise ships, as infection rates in the industry have been lower than overall infection rates in the U.S.

“Cruise ships offer a highly controlled environment with science-backed measures, known testing and vaccinated levels far above other venues or modes and transportation and travel, and significantly lower incidence rates than land,” CLIA’s statement continued.

While there isn't a full set of data from the CDC, Royal Caribbean Group has released its findings when it comes to infections. According to Royal, since cruising restarted in June 2021, the company has carried 1.1 million guests with 1,745 people testing positive (a rate of .162%).

12/21/2021

For my clients that have up coming trips!

https://www.usatoday.com/story/travel/news/2021/12/20/passport-book-fees-state-department/8971947002/?fbclid=IwAR3NfAJR9bRPmoG4ko5xkCUjSUwOlj4hznbu5CfAsROU6UrFhu1Z0m9U2yI

The State Department announced Monday that it would increase fees for passport books by $20 for all customers.

10/24/2021

https://www.travelandleisure.com/travel-news/airlines-banning-fabric-face-mask-coverings

Not every airline allows every kind of mask.

10/24/2021

https://www.cntraveler.com/gallery/7-national-parks-alternatives-to-yellowstone-zion-and-more

With 63 national parks to choose from, it's easy to find space of your own. You just need to know where to look.

09/15/2021

Miami International Becomes First U.S. Airport to Use COVID Sniffing Dogs
by Daniel McCarthy / September 15, 2021
Miami International Becomes First U.S. Airport to Use COVID Sniffing Dogs
Photo: Miami Airport


More than 16 months into the COVID-19 pandemic, the travel industry continues to get creative with the way it is dealing with the virus.

Miami International Airport (MIA) this week announced that is collaborating with the Global Forensic and Justice Center (GFJC) at Florida International University (FIU) and American Airlines to install a trial program of COVID-19 detecting dogs at the airport.

The airport will host the two dogs—Cobra, a Belgian Malinois, and One Betta, a Dutch Shepherd—for a 30-day pilot program.

The dogs are potentially able to immediately detect and alert to the virus in public spaces. The virus, according to FIU, causes metabolic changes in a person that produces compounds excreted by a person’s breath and sweat, which allows the dogs to alert to the virus.

The two will be stationed at airport security, the same place that the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) has traditionally deployed canines. If the dogs are able to detect a person who may be carrying the virus, security will pull the person aside to get a rapid COVID test.

According to Miami International, the dogs were able to detect COVID during their training sessions at a rate from 96% to 99%. According to Miami’s Mayor, should the program prove successful in actual practice, it could expand beyond the airport.

“The pandemic has pushed us to innovate to stop the spread,” Miami-Dade Mayor Daniella Levine Cava said in a statement announcing the program. “We’re proud to do everything we can to protect our residents. I look forward to seeing how the airport tests their skills and expanding the pilot program to other County facilities.”

While Miami will become the first U.S. airport to use the dogs, others internationally have been using them for some time, including Dubai’s main airport.

09/10/2021

TSA to double minimum fines for travelers who refuse to wear masks to $500
PUBLISHED THU, SEP 9 20213:44 PM EDTUPDATED THU, SEP 9 20217:29 PM EDT
Leslie Josephs

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The TSA previously fined travelers who refuse to wear masks $250 and up to $3,000 for repeat offenders.
The Biden administration last month extended the mask mandate for air travel and other forms of transportation through Jan. 18.
A TSA agent checks travelers through security at John Wayne Airport in Santa Ana, CA on Tuesday, January 26, 2021. Passenger traffic at JWA was down more than 60% in 2020 due to the pandemic.
A TSA agent checks travelers through security at John Wayne Airport in Santa Ana, CA on Tuesday, January 26, 2021.
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Travelers who refuse to wear masks could soon face fines of up to $3,000.

The Transportation Security Administration on Thursday said it is doubling fines for travelers who won’t follow a federal mask mandate for air, bus and other forms of transportation. Minimum fines will double, starting at $500, and go up to $3,000 for repeat offenders.

The Biden administration last month extended the federal mask mandate for air, bus and train travel through Jan. 18 in an effort to slow the spread of Covid-19 as infections surged around the country. It had been set to expire in mid-September.

Airline crews have been tasked with enforcing the federal mask policy on planes and have repeatedly complained about a surge in unruly passenger behavior, many of those cases tied to violations of the mandate.

Disputes over following the federal mask rules on planes were cited in nearly 75% of the close to 4,200 cases of unruly passengers the Federal Aviation Administration received this year.

“If you break the rules, be prepared to pay,” President Joe Biden said Thursday, unveiling sweeping measures aimed at stamping out Covid, including plans for vaccine mandates that would apply to millions of U.S. workers.

“And by the way, show some respect,” Biden said, following a surge of cases of unruly and sometimes violent behavior toward flight attendants. “It’s wrong. It’s ugly.”