Originally Posted by pilot04

Arrived at LM yesterday. So far it's been smooth at our sunrise overwater villa and looking forward to the remainder of our stay.

1. Checking in at Emirates counter in JFK. We were asked for Covid vaccination certificate so we showed our WA state QR codes as we didn't bring our paper CDC vaccine card with us. Asked for Imuga QR but barely glanced at them. They spent more time looking at the hotel reservation. Even though Maldives doesn't require anything besides Imuga form per recent updates, we didn't complain when they asked to see proof of vaccination.
2. Arrival into MLE airport was a breeze for our afternoon Emirates flight. We didn't even have to wait at all at Immigration line and was through in a couple of minutes on our way to luggage claim. They didn't even ask to see our Imuga QR and just stamped our US passports. Had planned on using fast track lane with our business class tickets if regular line was long so surprised there was no queue.
3. Had to wait an extra hour in TMA lounge for additional passengers for our seaplane ride to island.
4. Was informed that the other side overwater villas will start up on July 1st just in time for summer tourists.
5. Water current near our overwater villa is stronger than we'd expected since it's been fairly windy today.