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I didn't read all 8 pages of this thread, so I don't know if anyone else mentioned this, but I just learned from another thread here that the crew does not receive their tips if they don't get all 10s on the surveys passengers fill out. Seems highly illegal to me. Even though it is inconvenient, I think I will go back to handing them an envelope at the end of the cruise to make sure the people get what they deserve.
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There needs to be an official investigation into why staff is not being given the tips passengers have paid for and intended them to have. That is robbery, clear and simple. How is that allowed??? And where is that money? When I load the tip amount onto our account, I expect it to go to the people for whom it was intended. I will now hand the people cash in an envelope, which is a pain in the neck, but at least I know my hard earned money is going to hard working people and not to the cruiselines's coffers.
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There are never enough and even when you ask for more, they only bring a few. I bring some from home which is annoying. I still end up having to double and triple clothes on the hangers.
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We've been cruising quite a while now and they always mention the survey but rare that we've been asked for tens. Usually it's 'if you feel you've received excellent service then please let them know on the survey.' Even if they actually ask for a ten, I've never felt uncomfortable even if they didn't deserve it. We always have a great cruise and that 30 second speech from the person who waited on me all week is such an insignificant part of the experience. We just say, "Thanks. No problem" and then head out for more fun.
We once had a waiter actually show us a picture of his family back home when he was asking our table to give him 10s. Talk about uncomfortable! You have been lucky! I can't remember now if that was RCCL or Carnival, but makes no difference. I was very annoyed. I think I did add the comment to my survey that I was asked for a good rating, but I did not say specifically who asked me so as to not get him in trouble.
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We have been asked and have thought it was very inappropriate and caused us to feel uncomfortable. If they have to ask, they're doing something wrong. If someone asks us again, I will tell them they should not. I will still give them a good rating if they have given good service, and consider that they have been warned from asking others after my comment to them regarding this practice. Hopefully it will make them think twice before doing it again...then again maybe it won't...but it's their choice.
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??? What's the new question?
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Thank you folks for all the suggestions. I really do appreciate all the thought and time you have taken to respond. I will take all the info. into consideration. I am not a sundress girl, so that won't work for me. I think we are going to leave dressy clothing at home and thus eliminate the need for a large garment bag with a suit and formal wear inside. We have always taken those things in the past, but it seems more and more people don't do that and it's such a hassle. I understand many disagree about that issue, which I do understand. I guess we'll just eat at the buffet those nights if we don't feel comfortable in the MDR on formal nights.
Anita Latte...you're so right about the mens' clothes. My husband would never wear things more than once on a Caribbean cruise where it's so hot. I guess he could wear things he wears at night a couple times. His shoes take up so darn much room!!
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Once onboard, you can leave again, just have to go through security again on the way back. EM
No kidding? I never knew that. Is that true for all ports and cruise lines? We'll be at Baltimore on RCCL.
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Seems your next cruise will be on Grandeur OTS in March.
You might possibly find it helpful to ask on the RCCL forum about how comfortable/or not the matteresses were to those who have recentely cruised on Grandeur.
Hopefully, the old ones that badly needed to be replaced have been . (yn)
Did that already which is why I am asking the question. I'm told the mattresses are like concrete. One person who posted was using a heating pad as she typed her response having just returned from a cruise a few days ago.:eek:
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We order the blue foam egg crate mattress toppers and take them with us. We started this with three weeks on Carnival Pride (they no longer provide egg crates), traveling by train to the port. We took them last cruise on Magic from Port Canaveral (drove to port) but mattresses were good so they stayed in the closet. Next cruise is on Fascination, and last year the beds were too hard. We will take them and leave in the car until we find out how the beds are. We are seniors with arthritic joints and firm beds don't work for us. EM
Good suggestions. We are driving to the port and could take one. If you leave it in the car to see how the mattresses are, how would you go back to the car to get them after you have boarded? Maybe I misunderstood. Thanks
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I'd love to hear your suggestions for how you deal with uncomfortable, hard mattresses when you travel. I know we can request foam mattress toppers, but that doesn't always happen and some cruise lines don't provide them. How do you avoid a painful back from these mattresses? I suppose I could take another suitcase with my own topper. :rolleyes: If you take one, what kind (brand) do you take?
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That was my plan. However, I sent in a request to special needs for a mattress topper and I couldn't have been happier with my bedding. I'm planning on bringing my air mattress on all future cruises. It makes me more comfortable knowing I've got plan B if needed.
Did you send in that request before the cruise, or after you boarded? If you did it before, how did you do that? I booked through a TA and asked her to request one, but should I call RCL directly? Thanks so much!
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You can bring a rolled up air mattress, and use it if the room steward can't get you comfortable. Mine is made by Klymit Static V on Amazon. Others on CC have reported they like it...
Thanks. I looked at them online. Would you put one of these under the bottom sheet?
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Which cruse line? Many ships have passenger laundries. If not, does you cruise line offer any 'by the bag' specials?
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RCL..no laundry for passengers. They offer a bag special but only for small items like underwear and shorts.
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There are a number of threads with good discussions on packing lighter on this forum. The consensus among most who travel on longer trips is to pack for a week (at most), then wash and repeat. Whether you use self-laundry or ship laundry there is a a slight cost of time (self) or money. However, I prefer the freedom of hauling less "stuff" --- particularly as I am a woman who travels alone and most of my trips and cruises are overseas. It is priceless to be able to hop on a train or haul my (small) suitcase over cobblestones to my hotel without worries.
For days I bring pants or long capris in a lightweight sport material that washes and dries overnight. I may bring two or three colors (black, taupe, navy), and I pack tops so that each top coordinates with at least two of the three bottoms. I probably bring enough tops for 7 days. I bring two pairs of "day" shoes.
For evenings I bring two 'bottoms' -- a black skirt (long or short depending on formality of cruise/trip) and a nice pair of black silk trousers. I select lightweight tops to go with; generally 5-7 options but some can be mixed and matched or worn in different ways. One pair of black shoes for evening + one small cloth black purse that takes up no room.
Underwear, socks, etc. no more than 7 days' worth. Sometimes less when I need to pack lighter. These are easy to wash out in your room/cabin.
Thanks for these suggestions. I did travel to Italy recently and used some of these techniques. I went with my daughter, so I could just worry about my own clothes. Took 2 pairs of black slacks and everything went with those. Traveling with my husband is more difficult as far as packing is concerned. His stuff is so much bulkier (heavier and takes up more room in suitcases) and he seems to require more than I do. I wonder why that is...I thought women were supposed to be the over-packers! Packing is so overwhelming for me before a long trip for the 2 of us that it almost makes me not want to go. If I left him to pack for himself, I would be ashamed to be seen with him :p! I know a lot of men do their own packing, but he's just not ready for that. Ha!
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I dress very casually so on a recent 15 nt cruise (only 4 nuisance port days), I wore nylon/polyester wick-away shorts and shirt daily. Had 2 shorts and 3 shirts but I alternated between the 2 shirts and 2 shorts. Washed daily and they dried over night. For lunch and dinner, I wore a long sleeve and short sleeve shirt and a pair of pants, They lasted me all cruise. Washed the short sleeve once. Had more socks (one pair for day/work out and one pair for evening) as these took at least 20-24 hrs to dry. Washed the underwear (had 5 pairs, could have done with 2-3) daily.
Had much more clothing but didn't wear them. My wife has a similar amount of clothing though she dressed less casually than I did.
So you washed all this stuff every night in the bathroom sink (sounds like a lot of work) and hung it where? Did you bring laundry soap with you? I would have to buy all new clothes made from the right material (nylon/polyester). What about ironing shirts and dress slacks? Thanks for your help!
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OK...so I know some time ago there was a forum for packing. Since I can't find it, I'll ask this here. I figure for a 12 day cruise for 2 people, it would be a minimum of 96 articles of clothing, if you count a 2 piece outfit for day and one for evening. That doesn't even take into account all the underwear, swim wear, PJs, etc. What do you do? Do you take 6 days worth and then have everything cleaned halfway through? That would be expensive. Suggestions?? Thanks
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Actually they did in our stateroom and my daughters, they were brand spanking new and I slept like a log for nine nights!:D
Where was your stateroom?
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All these posts are quite distressing to me. I will have a backache for 12 days of my cruise in March. Not a way to enjoy a nice vacation :rolleyes:. My only hope is that our cabin on the 3rd deck is one of the ones that have had an upgrade. Hopefully if it is, the upgrade is not hard.
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By any chance was your friend's cabin a cabin that would hold 3 - 4 passengers?
If so, that could be the possible reason for the cabin change if a passenger needed the 3-4 cabin occupancy and your friend had it as a solo.
If that is the case, you will not get the cabin back.
The cabin your friend was switched to should be a equal or higher balcony category as the one originally booked.
Was it by any chance a handicap accessible cabin? That would be a reason...but then they should change both of your cabins to be together as planned.
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Who counts calories on a cruise? That's why we work out 4 months up to the cruise.
I will miss 24hr pizza and ice cream though coming from Carnival, should we be able to cruise next Saturday.
I didn't say I counted calories on my cruise. I don't. I just said I would get them some other way. Those ingredients sound awful to me, now that I know what they are. I suppose I shouldn't have asked.
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There seems to be a lot of interest in this frozen dessert mix recently.
Ingredients:
Water, Corn syrup, Palms kernel oil, Non fat milk solids, Buttermilk powder, Whey powder, Sugar, Mono and Diglycerides, Guar gum, Cellulose gum, Polysorbate 80, Carageenan, and Artificial flavor.
Ewww...I'll consume my calories elsewhere.
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Anyone know what the ingredients are of this frozen dessert product?
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Here's a link to MSC's website page:
https://www.msccruisesusa.com/en-us/MSC-Voyagers-Club/Loyalty-Match-Program.aspx
Lots of threads in the forum on the subject, too!
Thanks! Just thinking of cruising with MSC for the first time.
gratuities, this is how they are officially spread out
in Royal Caribbean International
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How are the dining services tips split up between the waiter and assistant waiter? Also, what is "other hotel services"?