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We can only speculate of course, but hopeful Royal will want to stay competitive in that regard, I'd welcome not having to bother with a test before Oct 25 transatlantic.

People who would get so butt-hurt when a crew member makes a comment like that.....saying they should get remedial training or even be fired....get over yourselves. If they fired every employee who spoke the truth, you would be complaining about the understaffing.

A chair is a piece of furniture designed for people to sit on. They are provided because there is a high demand for people to sit on the pool deck and relax and enjoy the vacation they paid for. When you use a chair as a place to store your stuff for hours, you are preventing someone else from using it for it's intended purpose, and enjoy their cruise. How would you like it if you were prevented from staying in the pool for hours? No once is being mean to you, they are merely trying to help you understand pool chair etiquette.

Yep, prices (and costs of doing business) are going up. The resort where I am employed has drastically raised prices for dining and drinking, people are paying and the place is full all the time. It doesn't make sense to fill up with bottom-feeders and have to turn away customers who will spend.

Urban slang Beat It Up or Blow It Up, I've heard it in other contexts though so maybe the original poster won't mind clarifying so we can participate.

My guess is they want to be prepared. Like at home when a hurricane is near, you go ahead and fill up your car's gas tank, you don't wait till tomorrow.

I don't like to have too many people or too much activity around me. I want to feel like I am on a ship and see the ocean from wherever I am. The mega ships seem to be monstrosities to me. Glad they are an option for whomever likes them though.

Worked for tips my whole life, in my opinion there are two types of individuals,, those who like to tip and those who do so begrudgingly.

I like the "dated" menu choices I see on the MDR menus, they fit the mystique of dining on a ship. At home I can go to trendy restaurant whenever I want, and the specialty restaurants have modern options.

I'm inclined to tell you to cancel, that's a long time at sea to feel like you're not getting the entertainment you are after.

The latest YouTube video by 'retired and roaming' has some of the shows on it from a recent British Isles sailing. Shows could change of course.

12 days at $62 + grat $1755.84 for 2 ppl and we have $500 OBC, and suite perks....gonna skip it and drink like we would on any vacation, I'll report back how it ends up working out for us.

duplicate, sorry

Write in longhand, a journal of your journey on the ship will be interesting reading years from now. Write a few stories from your life. Lie down on a deck chair at night and gaze at the stars, breathing the fresh cool sea air. Lose track of time.

Having been a restaurant server in the USA since 1978, I can tell you that Germans have gotten much, MUCH better, I'd say over the past 20 years. Not the best tippers in the world, that's true. But decent. No longer do we groan when a party of Germans sits down in our section. And they are usually very nice and don't make things difficult.

Thank you for showing us this ship! I really wanted to experience Rhapsody for the vintage feel of it, but due to Covid we had to change. OMG I feel for the crew with all the special needs passengers on your sailing booked to capacity!

Agree, more likely the issues you mention and not the new management.

Let's not hijack

I'm guessing they don't leave it out and unattended as someone might trip over it and sue.

Real but mostly Asian-sourced.

Jewel Oct 25

I was just entertaining the thought, it if was possible hypothetically. Waiting 2 1/2 years to finally have my 60th birthday cruise, I've had a long time to think haha.

For this particular sailing, the solo rate was more like 1.5x. Transatlantic.

Let's say my sister and I already booked a 1 br suite that we like, but there's an inside cabin available down the hall for total black-out sleep, and it could be an extra dressing room (!) could I add that cabin at a single rate or somehow?

Money. Slip your regular server $20 and tell him or her if there's any way he can come up with Lobster Benedict for breakfast, you'll appreciate it.