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  1. You can look on the current sailing in the app and you should be able to see the menu for that night.
  2. You can just go once the rush is over and get on the next available tender.
  3. As soon as you clear the formalities of the second cruise, you can go wherever till about 90 min before sailing.
  4. Such a long back up is rare and typically only for drop offs of embarking passengers during peak times for large ships like Oasis. Back ups in the morning for disembarking passengers vary by time of day and size of ship but much shorter - for Jewel there'll probably be none most of the morning.
  5. The Ubers are not in a line like taxis and they can pick up fares anywhere.
  6. No, the D+ discount only applies to on board purchases.
  7. Availability of a power plug by the bed didn't generally start till O class.
  8. " Royal Caribbean International appointed Bahamian business and land development executive Philip Simon as president of the Royal Beach Club at Paradise Island. He'll also serve as GM of Royal Caribbean International Bahamas. Simon will oversee every aspect of the proposed beach club and be the local chief executive collaborating with The Bahamas government, regulatory agencies, businesses and fellow residents to ensure Bahamian expertise and influence are cornerstones of the project. Commitment to local participation RCI's Jay Schneider, chief product innovation officer, said the company is 'committed to maximizing Bahamian participation and building a development that will set new standards in environmental design and operation in The Bahamas. Philip, a resident and native of The Bahamas, has the experience and reputation to ensure that.' Simon will lead executive staff and a team based in Nassau, overseeing everything from the responsible development of the beach club to the recruitment of local Bahamians and businesses for construction and operations. A key part of this role will be collaborating with Royal Caribbean’s equity partner to bring a new public-private partnership to life. This enables Bahamians to own up to 49% equity in the beach club. Simon will also support the development of partners, businesses and entrepreneurs to maximize the local sector’s opportunities to operate the beach experience. 20-year track record Simon has a 20-year track record of responsible development and management. He was most recently managing partner at PMR Bahamas Realty Ltd. (Torch Cay), overseeing the company’s business in The Bahamas, and president of The New Providence Development Co. Ltd. before that. His background also includes serving as a voice and key supporter of local businesses during his time as CEO of The Bahamas Chamber of Commerce from 2002-2010, where he managed daily affairs with a special emphasis on trade and business development. Boards and affiliations Simon has served on the boards of Bahamas Ferries, the Bahamas Venture Capital Fund, The Regional Management Consultancy Task Force, Civil Society Advisory Group, The Bahamas National Pride Association and The Bahamas Trade Commission. He is also the former chairman of the Self-Starter Youth Entrepreneurial Grant Program, an honorary member of the Rotary Club of Old Fort Bay and a former membership officer of YPO Bahamas. He is the current chairman of Junior Achievement Bahamas and deputy chair of The Bahamas Primary School Student of The Year Foundation. The Royal Beach Club at Paradise Island is a proposed 17-acre beach experience planned to open in 2025, pending environmental review." Royal Caribbean taps Bahamian Philip Simon to lead Royal Beach Club (seatrade-cruise.com)
  9. Other than a break for a dry dock in Asia next spring, she'll be home ported in LA for the foreseeable future.
  10. You need a visa in each country which requires it.
  11. Go to the suite line just about any time.
  12. None of those - an ATM away from the airport.
  13. Venue operating hours should be listed in the app - look at the current sailing.
  14. PMs are disabled for all users on this site. You can look at a site like cruisedeckplans at any other cabin in that category and assume they are the same (they should have a seat).
  15. On one cruise, on one ship shortly before your post, it may have been:
  16. There are deals but very unlikely better than what you can get in the planner pre-cruise.
  17. That is from Grandeur, likely many years ago while she was in Baltimore. She did have the card offered, even the beer card (for $60) way back, when few other ships were offering it. Enchantment offered the beer card as recently as about 18 months ago from Baltimore.
  18. Usually no, but you are supposed to be able to simply go to the front of the line.
  19. The person who did that (test load) and Bayley are probably at least 4 levels of management apart - maybe one or two levels above knew, the rest unlikely.
  20. Probably more like it's too much of an IT lift to make it work.
  21. " Overreliance on an electronic chart, miscommunication and an outdated navigational chart were all factors in Radiance of the Seas damaging a cruise terminal pier last year near Sitka, Alaska, the National Transportation Safety Board said Tuesday. The Royal Caribbean International ship was docking at the Sitka Sound Cruise Terminal on May 9, 2022 when it struck and damaged a mooring dolphin. The ship sustained a minor hull indentation. The mooring dolphin sustained damage to three of the four pilings supporting it. $2.1m in damages and rest of season impacted There were no reported injuries to the 1,375 passengers, 782 crew and four pilots on board. The contact resulted in $2.1m in damages to the pier and impacted cruise ship traffic to the Sitka Sound Cruise Terminal for the remainder of the 2022 season. In April 2021, the Sitka Sound Cruise Terminal pier was extended by 395 feet, including adding two mooring dolphins connected by a walkway and a 410-foot-long floating dock next to the existing dolphins. NOAA not informed of pier extension The terminal did not inform the National Ocean and Atmospheric Administration, the agency in charge of updating US coastal nautical charts, of the extension. NOAA had no record of the construction until NTSB investigators informed them of the pier’s extension after the contact. At the time of the contact, the electronic navigation chart (ENC) the cruise ship was using did not show the extended pier or added dolphins. Radiance of the Seas crew relied heavily on the vessel’s electronic chart and information system (ECDIS) to plan and execute their docking. The master and bridge team had other navigational technologies, including radars and cameras, available to assist them with the approach to the terminal. Even with these tools available, the crew relied solely on the ECDIS, which showed an inaccurate ENC. Master-bosun miscommunication While docking, the bosun and master did not confirm the type of distances that were being communicated. The bosun was relaying accurate distances to the pier’s northernmost dolphin, but the master incorrectly assumed the bosun was calling out how much clearance the ship would have as the stern passed the dolphin. The NTSB determined the probable cause of the contact was the master and bridge team’s overreliance on an electronic chart to identify the pier’s position relative to their planned rotation location, and the master’s misunderstanding of the clearance distances to the pier being called by the crew member on the stern while the vessel was rotating. Contributing was the Sitka Sound Cruise Terminal not reporting the extension of the pier into the waterway to the appropriate hydrographic authority in order to update the relevant navigational chart. Lessons learned NTSB investigators cited two lessons learned as a result of the investigation: voyage planning and reporting port or terminal modifications. 'Proper voyage planning includes developing a complete plan for every phase of the voyage, from the vessel’s starting port to its end port (berth to berth), including leaving the dock and mooring,' the report said. 'Reference points for maneuvering should be identified, measured precisely and reported clearly. Vessel bridge teams should also ensure that they have the most up-to-date data before getting underway and consult with the local pilot(s) on the accuracy of navigation charts to ensure depictions of ports and/or terminals are correct. 'Ports and terminals should immediately report significant modifications to port or terminal configurations to the appropriate hydrographic authority (for example, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration) so that charts can be updated and the changes made readily available to vessel owners, operators, and crews/bridge teams,' the report continued. The full marine investigation report is available here. " NTSB determines causes of cruise ship striking Sitka pier (seatrade-cruise.com)
  22. You should be able to as long as you can physically get to the HDMI port (in some cabins it may be very difficult) and can switch to the HDMI input (you may need a remote). I think casting is limited to Odyssey and Wonder.
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