rock the boat

We did it our self. Very easy to do.

Just redeemed for our Icon cruise, only took 2 days to post on our reservation.

2 hours ago, klfhngr said:

From what to what?

Surfside balcony to an Infinite Ocean View balcony

Our RU was granted 3 days age, 50 days out from our sailing on the ICON, for the minimum bid.

We always flew into LAX. Last Nov. we thought we would try LGB, same price as LAX, but we had a connection instead of a non-stop flight. After that trip we decided LGB was worth the extra connection. As others have said, not so much traffic, smaller airport and easy for rental cars as they are right there.

36 minutes ago, ReneeFLL said:

For the ones that are adamant about tipping 2.00 bills maybe this belongs to you. Saw it in Fort Lauderdale a while back. 🤣

 

Must be my plate. Oh, sorry live in Pa.  LOL

12 hours ago, Merion_Mom said:

 

I don't know how you gleaned that from this thread.  RC does NOT compensate them for voucher drinks.  

You are totally correct. The crew get nothing extra for your free drinks.

I've always used $2 bills. When I asked the bartenders if they minded them, I was told that they find them to be Good Luck. So on my last 4 cruises I asked all bartenders I met and said I would give them $1 bills if they had a problem with the $2 bills, no takers. Was in Bonaire last fall and I went into a local store. My total was $6 dollars and change so I paid with a 5 and 2 dollar bill. Had no problem and the owner proceeded to ask me if I had any more. I had 5 more and he was willing to give me more than face value. I gladly exchanged the 5 for a 10. Only place I ever had a problem was Aruba.

Its funny how some people received refunds and others have not. I've been waiting for the remaining refund from a Dec. 4th cruise and keep getting the run around.

We booked a cruise for March with FCC and had credit left over. Friends we met on a previous cruise booked for Feb. and invited us to come along. The problem begins with the left over credit. They don't issue the new certificate til after the March cruise which would be too late for the Feb. cruise. So when I called they put a hold on the cruise for Feb. and instructed me to call the Post Cruise Dept. 2 weeks before final payment is due to have the remaining FCC balance applied. And Ken is correct with moving your deposit for taxes and fees.

Was talking about transferring from the bottle to the rum runners for the flight home. The Cadushy bottles have a very long skinny neck.

Our upcoming cruise on the Crown will stop in Bonaire and we love the Cadushy Distillery. However the bottles have a long neck and we worry about breakage when flying. So we decided to use the rum runners in reverse to bring home some booze. What do you think?

Anyone ever done this and what did you think?

2 hours ago, jmzburns said:

Yep, that is what I was told on the third call....they kept changing the time frame....now it is down to 7 days before the cruise.  Would have liked to take advantage of some of the sales that happened a few weeks ago....oh well.....

Also waiting. Never took this long before. At least we have 3 weeks til we sail.

We were on the Allure at the beginning of the month and our luggage was located down the hall with everyone elses.

This is the first time this has happened. So don't know if this is the new policy or a trial thing.

Just off the Allure yesterday. About 40% of men wore a tux or a nice suit. I wear one to impress the wife and I don't care what anyone else thinks. She looks hot in her gowns and keeps me staring all night.:D

Its amazing how reality sets in, we were just there on Friday. A group of us also donated thru Royal when the last quake hit. They helped with the relief efforts and gave us internal contacts to help with our donations. We sailed out of Bayonne and managed to get 3 pallets of supplies together. Our thoughts and Prayers.

I understand your sentiment. I make my living by working on the Internet' date=' so I have no intention of purchasing a super-expensive yet slow Internet package. (Not unless the company I work for is paying for it.) As for leaving my smart phone in the safe? No way. I will be using my phone in airplane mode with Bluetooth enabled for the following:

 

[list']

[*]Camera.

[*]Music Player - I will have pre-downloaded some albums from my Plex server for playback during the cruise.

[*]Video Player - Pre-download some shows or movies for viewing while I'm waiting.

[*]Audio book player - Audible anyone?

[*]Maps - I've pre-downloaded maps for the areas that I'm cruising in. This was extremely handy during the Alaska cruise last year when cruising the inside passage.

[*]Know where the ship is parked - Although it was intended to help you save where your car is parked, you can also use the parking mode of Google Maps to save where the ship is parked.

Then, of course, when in port, it's handy to find local places to eat as well as check on bank balances.

The cruise is a time for the wife and I to reconnect. We have no distractions except maybe the love and marriage game.:D We plan most of our excursions with local companies and they tend to be better than the ship excursions at a cheaper rate. The locals are also a good source in finding a good place to eat and have never steered me wrong after 23 cruises. Everyone has there reasons for staying connected but mine is to stay connected with my wife.

Not me. I leave it on for texts and was glad I did. Started carrying cell phone while cruising 17yrs ago. Even back then ATT was local where I was going, San Juan/St Thomas. Have/had older Parents/Grand Parents and young kids/Grand Kids. Know can happen anytime but lost 3 family members while on cruises 2013-2016. For me was just quicker get infor and communicate ..

Sorry about your lost. While on our wedding cruise my aunt passed away while traveling in Iceland. It was a freak accident. My family knows how to contact the ship in an emergency and in that case I would get my phone out of the safe. Everyone has their own reasons but if I'm on vacation its just that. I have a camera so I don't need the phone for pictures. And when I cruised with my kids we had small walkie talkies.

I go on vacation to unplug. How many of you do the same? I lock my phone in the safe as soon as I get to my room and don't get it out til the end of the cruise.

On my last cruise, if you go to purchase something, it would show as available credit and would ask if you would like to use it. For that cruise it showed up 90 days prior to the cruise and roughly 5 weeks after I redeemed my points.

We have sailed out of PC numerous times. We always stay at the Radisson. Free parking and a shuttle to the port.

Ditto!!! We have also stayed at the Radisson and will be on our upcoming cruise in Oct. If you do self-disembarkation, they are there early so you can get on the road asap if you are driving or have an early flight.

Give it 2-3 weeks and it should show up in your cruise planner. We have $1000. for our cruise in Oct. and that's how long it took.

Booked flights from BWI to LAX for a cruise in Feb. Round trip non-stop for 2 for $500. on Southwest.

This was also happening to me. I was trying to register and would keep going to customer support page. Finally I clicked on meet and mingle at the top of the page, then clicked on royal and finally clicked register for a party and surprise, there you have it. I finally registered. It shows how many are registered but that's it. Hope this helps.