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last month american diner was free for lunch on sea days and i've had it a few times. Buffet was better. so a downgrade for american diner for dinner now that it's free?

https://nypost.com/2023/12/27/news/pet-cat-smuggled-aboard-royal-caribbean-cruise-ship-was-going-to-be-euthanized-but-crew-spent-weeks-trying-to-save-it/ 'Biosecurity agents from New Zealand found Ovie in a guest’s cabin.' I've never heard of port agents looking into guest cabins. Random search of cabins and just bad luck for Ovie's owners? What other countries do guest cabin searches?

How about this? buy the unlimited specialty dining at the 35% off discount then buy each restaurant you want to eat at for everyday of the cruise. since you're buying individually you get to pick your dining time. When you get aboard, goto the restaurant desk and have all the costs of the individual restaurants refunded since you have Unlimited but keep the dining times?

i'm also on Beyond b2b in april. (10day and 5 day, i think) Update this thread after your Silly cruises?

i got this email for my 4day cruise on Silly: $158.99$246.00/ per guest (35% OFF)FLASH SALE Only 1 sea day so 4 nights + 1 lunch $159/5 = $32 each, which sounds like a great deal! or am i missing something? basically 40% of the normal $55 dinner price. (no idea what the price for lunch nor do i know WHERE lunch is??) hm.. for sushi on 5, it's only a $50 credit? It should be $55 credit to match the prices of the other restaurants. (so only 1/3 off for sushi on 5) This deal is probably better for cruises with more sea days like a transatlantic?

i was on the summit in aug 2023 to iceland. yes, it's typical now of blue chip. it used to be comp casino cruises were only balcony and above so you had to play enough to earn that cabin level. Now they have lowered it to Insides and a lot less play is needed to get a free cruise. That's great for me. I no longer feel the weight of needing around $20k coin-in each cruise, especially on M-class ships with older slots that i don't like playing. i'm ok with an Inside. I use the room for 3 things: sleep and shower

go online at https://bluechipcluboffers.com/ and see your offers including the list of free cruises. if you see your tier points, ignore it. they just copied your tier points from Royal (if any). it's a bug

I called celebrity's blue chip club because i'm getting casino offers based on the new #. i'm also getting casino offers based on the old #. bcc said there's only 1 cruise associated with that new # and it was my last sailing back in Oct 2023. But my cruise docs list my old capt club's #. She said Celebrity's loyalty dept can help merge the 2 and gave me the #: 800 760-0654. I called. It was easy. I gave her my old and new #'s and she said she moved everything (capt club points and casino points) to the old acct and de-activated the new acct. It'll take about 24hrs to go through the system. She said she has no idea how it happened. I'm more worried about my casino status ($500 freeplay, free drinks package, and free upgraded wifi every cruise) than my capt club points. Hope this merger didnt mess anything up. (new acct has no casino benefits)

yeah, why did it jump thse past 2 days like Elon Musk said he going to buy it?

i have no idea. ask a mod?

Solo male Going on ncl pride of America. Coming in a day early from DC area. Suggestions for a cheap hotel between airport and cruise terminal? Or should I (finally) try AirBnb? Thx

very nice. a 120v plug gives alot of flexibility!

My receipt. Official exchange rate is $0.745 for 1 Singapore dollar. I thought Capital one would have a better rate than the airport booths because capital one credit card doesn't charge foreign exchange fees and gives the market exchange price when I buy in a foreign currency.

The currency booths at airports are a ripoff. I thought my bank (Capital one) would have a better rate. Nope I had 200 Singapore dollars. The official exchange rate would give me $149 USD. The capital one near my house only gave me $139. I said the official exchange rate would give me $149 but she said that's what the computer says. $10/149 is 6.7% fee

Yup. By dumb luck, my 5day hotel stay before my Antarctica cruise in Jan 2023 wasn't prepaid. I paid by credit card when I checked out and the price was almost 1/2 off. Glad to see the unadvertised almost double the conversation rate is still in effect for credit cards. But I wouldn't visit Argentina right now. With this 50% devaluation, I expect anger and chaos from it's citizens

These pocket size jumpers now have a Plug for coffee or lamp? Wait.. air compressor? I think you're talking about the old big heavy jumpers that have a lead acid battery and is about a foot tall. The one in my pic has a lithium battery like in Tesla's and fits in my coat pocket.

this was pre-covid. i just checked and item is no longer sold. Looked similar to this: edit: there might be a type now that plugs into your cigarette lighter instead of directly onto your car battery.

Ahh.. forgot to mention i'm going solo and only have a carry-on.

https://lite.cnn.com/2023/12/12/economy/argentina-milei-peso-dollar/index.html When I was in Buenos Ares back in Jan 2023, Mastercard and Visa giving almost double the value of the official exchange rate. Back then $1 USD = 180 pesos so a 1800 peso steak is $10. But if i charged it, Visa was giving me $1 USD for about 350 pesos. That steak is now a little over $5! And my Visa (from Costco) had 0% foreign conversion fees. No idea if they're still doing it now.

Bought new 2015 Mazda. I bought jumper cables same week i bought the car. Put the cables in the trunk. 4 years later, battery died. Manual key in key Fob unlocked driver's door but the trunk door can only be opened via electronic button. Since battery is dead, it doesnt work. There's no key hole for the trunk. Had to pull down the back seat to get to the trunk to get to the jumper cables. I then bought a lithium battery jumper about the size of 2 deck of cards side by side for $20 on Amazon. Charged it and placed it under the driver's seat. A year later, I needed it. Power on the jumper was only 3 out of 5 bars but jumped my car on 1st try. Since then, i've replaced my battery and make it a point to charge the jumper twice a year.

Doing a b2b on 2 cruise lines. Celebrity debarks at Port Everglades (7am) and NCL embarks at Port Miami (11am) same day I was thinking Uber but is there a cheaper option?

Costco prosecco rose $8

I saw cars with driver side on the left so I assumed it was US driving rules such as drive on right side. They were driving on left side like British. :o I looked the wrong way when crossing 2 way street. I can imagine 2 cars passing each other on a narrow road to be more dangerous

Yes, that's the only reason why I opened a Schwab account. I withdraw $1000 Singapore for casino. I have$200 left. Now to see what my local bank fees are to covert that $200 to usd

Did the merge mess up anything? And did you find out how/why it happened?