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Teenagers causing damage to ship this week
BND replied to CruisingHogFan's topic in Royal Caribbean International
I would have if I'd seen it. I like how you handled it. "lightening up" parenting is what gets kids into that kind of trouble as they know there are no consequences to their actions. Our boys never would have behaved the way I've seen some behave because they knew right from wrong and what we expected of them. They're in their 30's now and we never had a problem with them. We were strict but gave them independence too. We weren't their friends until they grew up. Our job was to raise responsible human beings, not spoiled brats. I also really wish that people would quit saying but "adults do xyz". That does not justify any of the behavior, at all. -
Teenagers causing damage to ship this week
BND replied to CruisingHogFan's topic in Royal Caribbean International
What I find interesting is people report their actual experiences and what they witnessed onboard and people get offended by it. And others don't get the point and decide it's about them. -
Teenagers causing damage to ship this week
BND replied to CruisingHogFan's topic in Royal Caribbean International
Yes, but even that's changing. Parents have zero problems with taking their kids out of school anytime they feel like it. Our upcoming Apr 8 cruise on EN is a 12 night and from the roll call, there are a lot of kids that will be onboard. -
Teenagers causing damage to ship this week
BND replied to CruisingHogFan's topic in Royal Caribbean International
Yeah, it really doesn't work that way anymore for a lot of people. As I said earlier, parents will defend their kids even for doing things that are way beyond the norm of "kid" behavior. -
Teenagers causing damage to ship this week
BND replied to CruisingHogFan's topic in Royal Caribbean International
And, the some of the behavior is enough to get the family banned for life from the line, yet some of those parents will continue to defend their little snowflakes. It's one thing to defend your child against something being done to them and quite another to defend them doing something to others, but these parents just don't get that. They misunderstand the whole self-esteem idea. A child's self esteem is built by what THEY accomplish, not always telling them how wonderful and perfect they are and how no one else can tell them what to do. -
Teenagers causing damage to ship this week
BND replied to CruisingHogFan's topic in Royal Caribbean International
The subject of kids has come up about spring break on FB roll calls and when I mention our experience last year on EN with 695 kids, I have been attacked because you know "adults act worse, kids have every right to sail, etc". That's not what I mentioned. It's behavior and lack of parenting. Bobby the CD last year said kids club can only handle about 150 kids and that some (actually more than just some) parents don't parent their kids and when the cruise line does, the parents defend the kids, regardless of what they have done. We're back on EN Apr 8-20 and there seem to be a lot of kids going on our sailing on a ship that is not equipped for that many kids. As I said last year (and other spring break years) people need to research a ship before bringing their kids onboard. There are ships better equipped for lots of kids than the smaller ships out of Baltimore. Last April was the worst behavior I'd ever seen and at least one family got kicked off and other kids got caught doing things they shouldn't have been doing. -
Shouldn't my Set Sail Pass have SUITE on it?
BND replied to mafig's topic in Royal Caribbean International
Ours also showed "suite" a few weeks ago. Now, it's not on there. How exactly are we supposed to use the suite entrance without it? I swear I printed out our passes when I first checked in, but we just moved and I can't find them so I went to print new ones and noticed suite was no longer on them. -
My entire family had the flu (4 of us) two years in a row when our boys were in elementary school before we started getting shots. Aches, fever, lethargy, exhaustion, headache, cough for a full week. That was full blown flu. I've also had a "mild case" one time when vaccinated and low grade temp, and all the same symptoms, but milder but I could still tell it was the flu. With a cold, I get a runny nose, cough, no temp and no body aches at all. Very different illnesses. You may have tested positive, but Flu symptoms are more than a stuffy head.
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A four night cruise and they started feeling sick on the day they got off the ship, so technically Day five. They absolutely had enough time to catch the flu. Symptoms typically start two days after exposure but can range from one to four days so yes, they was enough time. But, that still can't be blamed on Royal.
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You chose to pay what you did. You could have not gone. Report room issues to your steward. You chose to buy a drink package. BTW, your experience is not others when it comes to getting drinks. You didn't like the entertainment (that's a subjective opinion) Excursions, also subjective as many love Blue Lagoon. Crowds, um okay, sold out ship, correct? And as for the flu, it's flu season and has absolutely nothing to do with the ship other than someone onboard probably had it (you know kind of like people at work and school pass illnesses around). I guess you might get some sympathy if you weren't 100% negative about everything. Short cruises, especially over weekends, or spring break are notorious for the partying. So, here's my answer, PLEASE do not cruise again. I don't get people who book a cruise at a specific price and then complain about the price. No one is forcing you to cruise.
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You all behave on CC today. As for me, we're about 65% unpacked. What's left is all the dining room, living room stuff and some smaller odds and ends. You know, the ones you stick somewhere and never look at again for 20 years? We also need a new bed frame/headboard. We broke ours the last night in the old house 😉
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Royal Caribbean shuttle at Port Canaveral
BND replied to kfleck76's topic in Royal Caribbean International
Search the Florida Departures board: https://boards.cruisecritic.com/forum/386-florida-departures/ -
New Wine Allotment - 1 Bottle per Adult
BND replied to twangster's topic in Royal Caribbean International
That's what I told DH. One per person over 21 is completely enforceable. 2 per cabin, not so much unless you are the only adult. We don't bother to carry on anymore as we're D+ with almost 600 points so on cruises longer than 6 days we can get 3 bottles of wine from C&A, but we never took more than two total. -
The Maitre 'D is the one that assigns times, not the headwaiters (yes there are several) who in reality manage the wait staff in their area. But, we always book the time we want (late) when we book our cruise. As for MTD, there are usually other times available once you get onboard or are willing to wait for a table at earlier times.
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New Wine Allotment - 1 Bottle per Adult
BND replied to twangster's topic in Royal Caribbean International
Not vouchers, D+ gets a discount on a bottle of wine. So, for them, a couple who are both D+ gets two separate discounts. -
New Wine Allotment - 1 Bottle per Adult
BND replied to twangster's topic in Royal Caribbean International
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We've received two offers so far on our April 8 cruise. We didn't bid, but here's the rub. It's on EN over Easter and has been sold out for a while. We have only bid one time just for the heck of it last summer. Most of our cruises now are b2b in the same cabin so no way we'll bid for those. We always pick the cabin we want also. We have been back to cruising after restart since Nov 2021 and have received RoyalUp's for every cruise since they started offering. Also, a lot of people don't seem to understand that you need to have that you want to receive emails turned on in your profile or you'll never get anything.