Keksie

Happy New Year's Eve to all. I am volunteering this afternoon and we will probably be sound asleep at midnight. Lol. Tomorrow we will walk on the beach but it may be a quick walk since it may be chilly. Then we will watch the bowl games. Roll Tide. Hook em Horns.

Maybe exploitation?

If all you have is a small personal item it will fit under the seat and you don't have to worry about overhead space.

Wow I never knew that when I was in my 20s I was living in dire and upsetting conditions. I was single, living in another state then my parents, couldn't afford a phone and went to the local pay phone once a week to call home.

I guess all your working life you have had all the benefits you thought you deserved. You could be obviously unhappy and frown at your customers and your boss was ok with that. Most of us have had crappy jobs where we thought we were unappreciated, underpaid and life/work balance was horrible. I wouldn't describe it as dire or upsetting just something that prompted me to find something else. If it wasn't for them there would be someone else wanting their job so we would still be able to enjoy our cruises.

It isn't mean to point out to someone who obviously does not understand how business works. If the crew is working in dire conditions they don't necessarily have to stay home and work but can apply to other cruise ships that have not such dire working conditions. If all the cruise ships have basically the same working conditions then it is upon the employee to decide if it the job is a good fit for them or not.

I am glad your SIL is doing well but so sorry for the sad news.

The bottom line is that the crew are employees. If they feel they are working in dire situations they are free to find employment elsewhere. Each and every benefit for an employee raises the cost to the employer, which is then passed on to the customer. Either that or the employer reduces the number of employees, which also has an impact on the customer.

I need help planning what to do for our port days on our next cruise which is in May to the Bahamas. In Nassau we just want a beach day with snorkeling. I was going to book Blue Lagoon but that is no longer available at this time. There is Pearl Island but the snorkeling is only a 30 min. guided trail. On Cocoa Cay we are just going to the Chill Island part and hopefully find chairs in the shade for the day. For Grand Bahamas I am thinking the caves and beach excursion that is offered. We have never been to the Bahamas before for so I need ideas. We like beaches with amenities and hopefully good snorkeling. We would like to avoid most of the vendors in our face as much as possible. I really appreciate any help.

I was talking about the long line of people in the aisle of the plane which backs up to first. I am willing to wait for my bags to be able to take what I want. I have never had to wait that long to get my bags that it wasn't worth it.

When flying another plus to just having a personal item is while other people are standing in the aisle waiting to try to find a space over head for their bag I am already knitting with my beverage.

Hopefully she can stay ahead of the pain and it stays around a 3 or less.

Hopefully not monopoly. Perfectly fine response. Strange how the fairy dust works though.

I love it. Super cute!

Not only not economical in the amount of words but repeated their long post. Too bad about the fairy dust. Renee made some good points that I hope were read before the poof.

Under Cruise Discussion Topics, Ask a Cruise Question, Help Looking for useful suggestions/tips/tricks Big fun!

If there is a cold snap be careful that one doesn't fall out of a tree onto your head. Lol.

A help request that went way off track. Big fun. Renee said what many were thinking and much better then my responses.

@ReneeFLLyou are my hero.

The wedding photographer loved my English Bulldog Cocoa and took several photos of her. Not really sure the in-laws appreciated it, however he took the best picture of her I have ever seen. I am going to get this one framed.

Under Ask a cruise question = Help Looking for useful suggestions/tips/tricks. Some people think that traveling their way is the only way and other people are not as smart to travel differently. Nope it just makes them different not better. I just sometimes feel the need to stick up for us not so smart people.

Yikes. So hard to not play monopoly sometimes.

You can keep repeating your "facts" all you want. It comes down to how people want to travel. Your facts support they way you travel. My desires support the way I want to travel which includes first class and free bags or driving to a port, also free bags. I use everything I bring, my room is not cluttered with my over the door organizer, I have never had lost luggage - even with a seven minute plane change, while waiting for my luggage I take a nice bathroom break, freshen up a bit, then get my luggage. We don't do self debarkation. We get the key so have a leisurely breakfast before being escorted off the ship to retrieve our luggage that took maybe 20 minutes to.pack the afternoon before.

It will but when you bring several they add up. Some of mine are thicker too. Before you argue to just bring one I don't want too. I work hard on each one and like to show them off. I meet a lot of nice knitters that way too.

Not really.