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Thanks for sharing and stating that it was an oversight. Many people would miss it unless they have it happen to them (like yourself) or read about it by CC members sharing their experiences. The Royal Up program has had many threads discussing the "Thrill of Victory or the Agony of Defeat" (ABC Wide World of Sports Introduction, 1978). On the positive side, you did get a better room that some people paid more by reserving it under your original booking. 😁

The lifeboats are on deck 6. They are covered by a flat projection of steel that is level with the bottom of Deck 7 balconies. The deck projects about twelve feet from the base of the balconies. They list them as obstructed because you cannot look directly down at the side of the ship. Most cruisers sitting or standing on those balconies might only miss looking at people on the pier near the boat. The sea view towards the ocean, in my opinion is not obstructed for all effective purposes.

I am proposing a more severe and sadistic punishment than being thrown overboard for these youngins: Make them sit in the D Lounge during the afternoon/evening hours and listen to boring old cruisers for hours. They will be begging for forgiveness and tell others about the punishment of terror they endured. 😧😰😭😱🥺 That will be the end of that!

Oh, the naughty little tadpoles should be caught, judged at sea at the officers' table, and be summarily punished. 😯 As Mr. Potato Head said in Toy Story, "Throw him overboard!" 🤣😉

They have a captive audience of flying cruisers who could not bring wine on the plane, and they know it. 🤑

If a passenger is in reasonable health and can walk a few extra steps, I find the Oasis class forward elevators to be available almost immediately during my cruises. My wife and I also use the extra steps as a bit of walking exercise. If it is more than two levels up, we use the elevator to the level we want and walk from there. Going back down is easy because we will use the stairs and gravity makes it doable even when we are tired. Just a thought......

I try to treat everyone as a "gem" and in most cases, they "brilliantly" show their inner selves. 😉

Are you sure, Pins can use the Diamond lounge too. 😏🤣😉

"The guy and his horse" then hand it to the pilot of the Biplane who hopes to gain enough altitude to climb over the Rockies. 😁

The 100%+ occupancy IS the problem for passengers who feel that either service, food, accommodations, bars, etc., etc. are reduced or eliminated. The exact opposite will happen. RCI will chip away at expenses and raise the prices until occupancy drops. This might show as delayed future bookings, a reduced number of passengers using Next Cruise onboard (which would be an immediate real-time indicator), or less traffic to their main website looking at cruises. I have three bookings this year at half of what RCI is advertising currently. For the prices that I paid for these bookings, I can hold my noise and look the other way at the cutbacks. I will enjoy the cruises. The proof will be my cruise this April. If I do not think the future prices are worth the current level of service and amenities, I will wait. I will do that with every cruise this year. I have already stated in multiple posts elsewhere, RCI will not flinch about losing me. The only flinch will be if they start lowering prices to fill cabins. They are in survival mode. I would like them to succeed in staying afloat. RCI is not forcing me to cruise. They might be forcing me to make decisions about how my vacation dollars are spent for the next few years. The pendulum always swings from extreme positions.

You should read your cruise contract one more time before threatening to "lawyer-up". I would also talk to a "maritime" lawyer and ensure you know the rules of the country where your ship is registered. The rules and laws onboard a ship are completely different than on land. I give you little or no chance of successfully suing them since you were aware of the policies before you boarded. In my opinion, you should send "all of the prescriptions" and expert medical opinions to RCI before booking your cruise in writing via certified mail and tell them that you plan to "vape" in your stateroom. If you believe so strongly that you are right, why not? If RCI gives you permission, you are good to go. I give you no odds of winning any court case or obtaining "bad publicity" without previous approval of your intended actions.

Or the average cruiser was gaining too much weight from the great meals! The springs could not handle the truth. Solution, cut back on MDR items available and install heavy duty stiff mattresses. 🤣

I hope the refit exceeds expectations. Please post any observations when you get a chance.

Thank you. Eyewitness statements are few and far between because this is a new menu with what "seems" to be service changes.

The transatlantic prices look great until you add the airfare to return. 🙁

Mom retort. "And guess if all the other kids start jumping off a bridge that makes it ok?" Little Jimmy, "How do you know what we are going to do next Saturday night?" 😁

I wish to not be behind a vapor or a smoker.

I said physical hypocrisy, not ethical hypocrisy.

I am just wondering about it using the numbers provided by the manufacturer on its webpage.. 17 Tonnes Empty in stowed position. 45 Tonnes Fully loaded with 370 passengers and crew. 45 Tonnes fully loaded minus 17 Tonnes empty equals 28 Tonnes. 1 Tonne is equal to 2,204 lbs. Designed capacity is 28 Tonnes times 2,204 lbs which is 61,712 lbs. 61,721 lbs divided by 370 passengers (not including crew) is 167 lbs per person. So, the lifeboat is designed to hold 370 passengers whose average weight is 217 lbs, placing a 53 Tonne Load on the Davits that are tested at 55 Tonnes which is 110% of the 50 Tonne rating?

It was locked because there was no supporting evidence and things were getting VERY personal. 🤐

Right, in this case, there would be more food waste.

As more current cruisers report back on their MDR experiences, we should soon have clarification.

@Biker19, you, most of all, KNOW that the mere mentioning of the "M" word is going to keep this post going on for at least two more days. 🍺 and 🍿 and 🍕 on me. 🤣

Speaking of outrunning bears onboard (I know the intent), I am more concerned about getting loaded into a lifeboat that meets the United States Coast Guard (USCG) weight limits for capacity without sinking. The USCG up until 2011, used 150 lbs as the average weight of a vessel passenger for flotation capacity design requirements. They raised the weight limit that year to 185 lbs quoting health studies stating that was the statistical number as people have been much heavier than the past. It has not been updated since and passengers are only getting heavier according to recent obesity studies. I wonder what the average weight of an RCI passenger is? Total weight of all passengers divided by amount of passengers is that number. I think it would be a significant amount above 185 lbs. The following 370 person lifeboats are used on the Oasis. It bases a passenger average weight to be 185 lbs for passenger loading. I want everyone to be weighed and the average better be equal to or less than 185 lbs per person so my lifeboat does not exceed weight capacity. 🤣🤣🤣 https://www.rina.org.uk/mega-lifeboat.html

Interesting. Does one now go to the Windjammer when it opens for dinner (say 6pm), have their preferred vegetables and make a custom salad, eat it there, and then go to MDR at second seating (8pm) if they like the main dishes and disregard any sides served (not eat them and waste them)? THAT would create even higher waste and food costs for RCI. This would create a higher demand for Windjammer at dinner which so many have observed to be more wasteful than MDR? I do not have the answers but RCI will over the next few months.