Rudyard

I did mine at CVS in Deer Park (Center St location) and Pearland (518 @ Pearland Pkwy)

I cruised in October 2021 with a passport that expired in January of 2022. No problems.

I think pretty much everyone agrees with this. I think what makes people look sideways at some of these posters is when they act like they were on the cruise from hell instead of just being inconvenienced. As it gets closer to sailing I welcome constructive criticism about any ship I'm sailing on. I want to know about closures and shortages. I do however roll my eyes when those stories turn into pity parties when the info about shortages has been posted many times in other threads.

I guess what surprises me is why people that don't want a "substandard" cruise are boarding ships knowing that that's what they might get. It's no secret if you glance at these boards leading up to your cruise that it might not be all you imagine it might be these days. Do these people board the ships in the hopes that the cruise will give them something to complain about so they can come here and vent afterwards? If I'm cruising next month and read that the ship I'm going on requires me to bring a pound of bacon, my own bed sheets, the bar consistently runs out of Wild Giraffe Banana Wine by day two, and that my steward will only be cleaning every third day, I have two choices. I can cancel and book another cruise when things are back to normal, or I can suck it up and not lose my mind over things that are out of my control. I'll likely choose the latter and have a great time because I'm not expecting what the cruise line can't deliver right now.