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I'm a big guy too. Not 300+, but certainly in the range where I have been limited on some activities. Eg Ziplines. I've been on ziplines where the weight limit was fine and others where I could not participate because there was a 220lb limit. Could "They" design a zipline to handle a 400lb rider? Of course they could. Try visiting amusement parks and find a roller coaster than can handle a 400lb rider. Could "they" design a roller coaster than can handle a 400lb rider? Of course they could. However, when designers design items, it's very costly to account for all ranges of human sizes, so they end up designing to a specific percentile. And, it's not just plus sized people - there are height restrictions too (plus and minus) - imagine a 7'10" rider on a roller coaster with clearance concerns... . So when Royal decided to design the waterslide width to handle a 295 lb rider, but not more than 300, that's a choice they made. If this doesn't meet your needs, than you can vote with your dollar. By the way, the combined 400lb limit makes sense to me - due to the width of the slides. I suspect that a 320 lb person riding with a 60 lb kid would also be denied use because the one user exceeded the other rule (300 lb max). Again - because of the width of the slides. Just a shot in the dark opinion here.

Or London 😉 Just means that you're no fun. Live a little 😛 Or not... up to you.

Tell me you're from Toronto without telling me you're from Toronto 😉

Embark = boarding the ship = good mood Debark = getting off the ship = bad mood Assuming you mean debarkation... if you are doing self-debarkation (bringing your own luggage off), you will be the first group off the ship anyways. If you want to use the regular debarkation (leaving your luggage for the cruise line to take off the ship), yes you can tell them you have an early flight (in your pre-cruising documents), or go to customer service early in the cruise and ask to be one of the first groups.

You do get spectacular views of the NYC skyline and the Statue of Liberty from Bayonne, so it's close enough 🙂

Meh... I thought it was pretty cool... so I guess that makes one? Might be one or two more out there who also care (to know this information). 😉

Don't forget the windex. 😉

The way I would read this is embarkation day is Day 1. The rule is that the 3 seas days are consecutive (in a row). If not, then you are OK. For example, if the sea days are days 1, 3,4,6, then you are OK.

Can't wait 😉

These were 2023 prices. He did the video to update his last one which was 2019 prices

Super Mario just did another interview where he explained all of his numbers. He (generally) only books inside cabins. He sets himself up a roped off desk/table area off to the corner on the pool deck where he works away. I think a lot of us have met him on sailings out of Miami. FYI, to book inside cabins at the single supplement that he pays (being pinnacle), it adds up to $82,000 per year he spends on cruise fare, taxes and gratuities. Not including onboard spending. That is for 50 weeks per year (he takes off Christmas and New Years)

Go to any bar and ask for a cup. They will scan your seapass card and see that you bought the package. I do not think they put cups in cabins anymore. We've got the package before, and simply picked up our cups at the bar (we got ours at the windjammer bar).

Just curious, really.. As I understand it... Travel agencies will sometimes make group bookings and are able to offer lower pricing because of that. But, what happens if they don't sell all the cabins they "booked"? Are there agreements with the cruiseline to return unsold cabins back into inventory, or at least a % of the original ones booked? Or are the TAs on the hook for all of their bookings? I would imagine that there are multiple agreements based on the size of the TA. For example, when I look at one of my sailings, I see zero availability for a cabin that sleeps 4. But if I go to a website that I used to to check cabin availability, I see some. I can't post the name here because they are also a travel agency. So maybe they still have some inventory? But the sailing is only 28 days away. I know there are a lot of TAs here, and I wonder if they can shed some light?

Pillow Mints @ turndown service. 😉

oh yeah.. I might as well get this out of the way too.. comes up in every promenade room thread... Close your curtains when you change. The people across from you can see perfectly into your cabin when you have the lights on.

Those are great cabins. There is a bench seat in front of the window. The cabin itself is larger than a normal interior. There is almost no noise from the promenade, but you might hear a faint beat from some live music- but not at all obtrusive. You scored well!!

Agreed - Or, post it in the roll call thread (if applicable)

It's my experience that these "base prices" fluctuate a lot, and are independent of the ship. You might see a drop in these prices, but it's not necessarily a reflection of price drops across the fleet. The "Sales" that pop up from time to time have a little more consistency (eg Black Friday sales), but even then, it varies by ship and how far you are away from sailing date.

Not on Mariner. The lifeboats are hanging above deck 4. The only "obstructed" balconies are on the aft, but the obstruction is the ship's superstructure. Aft balconies are actually my favourite on that class of ship.

We requested a table for 14 on our upcominn cruise (Mariner), and got an email back saying that they would manage it. We'll see what that looks like when we arrive.

I liked Southbeach. It's more secluded. The Chill Island area is much windier. But, I would book either one of them if the price was acceptable 😛

rethinking this actually... on South beach, I think I remember there were ropes with loungers on the "non cabana" side that prevented ppl from dragging loungers over to the cabana side. But either way, people are free to use the beach and water in front of the cabana -it's still a fair distance to the water.

Anyone can use the beaches in front of the cabanas. We've booked cabanas in both of those areas. Having said that, your cabana comes with loungers that are in the sand in front of your cabana, so that space is "yours". But 10 ft in front of that could be people if they wanted to setup so close to you. Our experience is both of those beaches are big enough that no one will need to be anywhere near your cabana.

SSDD Same Sale, Different Day 😉

I believe they were replying to the OP It means there is always a sale. Different names, and pretty much the same thing as the last sale. There are some notable exceptions like the Thanksgiving/Black Thursday and Boxing Day sales.