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PhillyFan33579

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    Florida
  • Interests
    Cruising, Tennis, NHL, NFL, Pickleball
  • Favorite Cruise Line(s)
    RCI, Celebrity
  • Favorite Cruise Destination Or Port of Call
    Curacao, Coco Cay

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  1. Another example of why I never use a TA. From my experience, I have gotten lots of price reductions (not recently though) by talking to an RCI representative and telling them the exact price i am looking at on my computer screen and telling them how I got to that screen/price. Some reps are quicker than others, but eventually they find the same price I see.
  2. I have been on a ship for March Madness multiple times in the past. Last year I was on Freedom for the first weekend of the tournament and the year before that I was on Independence for the second weekend of the tournament. They showed the majority of the games on Freedom and every game on Independence two years ago the last three days of the second weekend (I wasn’t on the ship for the games on Thursday night). The only downside for you is all these games were shown in Playmaker’s, which Allure doesn’t have. That is one rule I follow religiously in the Fall…I will not cruise on a ship during football season that doesn’t have Playmaker’s.
  3. I am on Freedom right now. Olive or Twist (Viking Lounge) is open until 2 AM. The only bar open later is the casino bar.
  4. Every city has its bad parts. Miami is beautiful in certain areas, but it definitely isn’t cheap.
  5. I am currently on Freedom on a comped cruise. I have talked to many other people at the casino bar yesterday and today. The consensus is most people are like me…they lose more often than they win but they are happy with the amount of cruise offers they get. The only time I hear about people who say they always win or who say they won a free cruise after only betting $200 are on online sites like this one. There are always the exceptions who win a big pot or have a very good cruise, but they are the exceptions. The casino program wouldn’t exist if the majority of gamblers usually won.
  6. If you like being in the water, I think it is worth it in the cooler months. I was at Coco Cay today. The Oasis Lagoon pool was freezing but the pool water in HB was perfect. However, I wouldn’t pay much more than the $21.99 PP I have paid both times I went there. Also, keep in mind I live in Florida so what I consider cold water is possibly different than someone who lives up North.
  7. Or if towel charges are a frequent issue, go on Celebrity where they don’t track towels for all passengers.
  8. I am on Freedom right now. I got to the port a little before 1 PM yesterday with my luggage in hand and went straight to my cabin when I boarded the ship and unpacked everything. More often than not I am carrying on my own luggage instead of dropping luggage off with porters. I like knowing all my luggage will be in my cabin after I board the ship. I have never understood the mindset that a lot of people have that they want to be on the ship as soon as possible. Getting on the ship a few hours later than the first passengers has never impacted my cruise.
  9. I understood what you meant, but the name of the cruise line is Royal Caribbean International (so you don’t confuse more posters lol).
  10. When we were on Symphony last week the lights in our cabin worked without anything being in the card slot. I don’t know if that was just limited to our cabin or if the card slot was not required ship wide.
  11. I am a life long Eagles fan and long time season ticket holder, although I no longer have season tickets. It got to the point as I got older (late 50s now) that I would rather watch the Birds at my house in Florida instead of flying up to Philly numerous times every Fall. I don’t always wear a lanyard, but when I do I always wear one of the dozen or so Eagles lanyards I have (I have made exceptions and worn a Phillies lanyard multiple times).
  12. You always share a cabin with a Pinnacle?
  13. Like a previous poster mentioned, everyone’s favorite ship(s) is subjective. All things being equal I prefer bigger ships like you, but I still frequently cruise on smaller ships because I like to feel like I am cruising on water. It’s very easy to forget you are on water on an Oasis class ship. Icon is an improvement in this area, but there are several things on Icon that I thought were a big step backwards compared to Oasis class ships, although not to the point that I wouldn’t cruise on Icon again.
  14. I thought Grand Turk was owned by the Carnival Corporation? Am I missing something or has something changed recently?
  15. I just saw the screenshots you posted, but unless I missed it, I didn’t see the confirmation screen confirming your purchase.
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