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This is from tipping thread on another board.. "That is great to hear. We (the wife actually) got to know our main dining attendant on a Disney Panama Canal trip a few years back. The wife can end up knowing a persons life story crossing Time Square, just who she is. The attendant was telling DW Disney keeps very close watch on who gets what and pressures the crew to divy up what they get over and above what Disney dings passengers. Of that mandatory tip, Disney took a hefty slice off the top for "handling fee's". I NEVER use the provided enveopes. Always hand to hand along with a personal thank you. I have gotten in the habit of bringing a tube of American Silver Eagles with me on trips. For truly exceptional service I will hand deliver one or a few for service above and beyond. The joy in some of the eye's of receipients is priceless. They get it." Do the Disney fans on this board know it? DON
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We took our 1st Viking Ocean recently and we are going back. Our cabin attendant was one of the best we have ever had. We tipped her. DON
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Better yet magnets with pictures of your kids or maybe even your dog. The crew will love that. DON
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Trip Report - Royal Clipper Windward Islands
donaldsc replied to TheTwinsMom's topic in Star Clippers
We did 2 weeks in the Greek Islands in October on the Star Flyer. Does that count as the Med. We sailed most of the time heeled at 10 - 15 degrees. We had a wind gust one time that blew out one of the main sails but that gave us the opportunity of seeing the sail master or whatever they call him to spend a week mending the sail. We missed 2 ports because of the wind and had to switch to other ports. We had one night where there was a big crash in the kitchen. We did almost all of our travel under sail. We loved it but we definitely had wind. DON -
How are the showers on a cruise ship
donaldsc replied to Tim Tiekstra's topic in First Time Cruisers
Not always. Some ships have curtains and some don't. Some ship showers are small, some are very small. Some are large. Some are big enough that the 2 of you could shower at the same time. DON -
If you ship has an excursion to the museum grab it. We were on our own. We were nearing the end of a 3 month driving trip in AK and Prince Rupert was where we got off the Alaska Marine Highway ferry and started heading back to Vegas. It did take us maybe 2 or 3 weeks to get back to Vegas w the planned and unplanned stops we made on the way home. We spent 3 days in Prince Rupert even though it was raining a lot. Hope that you have better weather than we had but you will enjoy yourself there regardless of the weather. DON
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Check out the weatherspark.com site. It is a wonderful climate site. DON
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If you don't have Apple products why take an Apple cable. If they forget their cable that is their problem and not yours. DON
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Here we go again. A person with the $2 bills and maybe also some Sacagawea $1 coins also. DON
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Once you sit down there are 2 empty spaces left at the 6 person table. If you see anyone wandering around looking for a table invite the 2 newcomers to sit down w you. If you see 2 people at the buffet not eating but playing cards or something like that use the same "the more the merrier" approach. DON
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Really?? Buying cigarettes as gifts?? DON
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My response was to someone who was talking about walking around Talkeetna in shirtsleeves. If you take a cruisetour you will probably visit Talkeetna since one of the hotels that Princess uses is sort of close to Talkeetna. DON
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Check out Weatherspark on the WEB. Best climate (not weather but climate) site I have found. DON
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We are going next year. How was the weather? Did you see aurora? DON
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What is pickle ball - never heard of it. DON
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Your question of what the odds are is not answerable or at least unanswerable in terms of the way that you state the question. You have to provide a lot of information about your population group and also what accuracy you want your prediction to be before you can calculation the probability of an event occurring. I don't want to appear facetious but people take years of college courses to try to accurately answer the question that you are posing. DO
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Based just on taste alone what would most of us prefer to eat - a salad or a bag of chips. I know my answer and remember I said taste alone. DON
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I doubt that. Tell them to find some/ They are just being lazy. Good cooks use ground whole peppercorns and not that pre ground flavorless crap. It is in the kitchen somewhere. DON
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If you really want to work w your photos as opposed to just looking at them on your phone a USB stick is easier. Yes I know that you can transfer them to your computer but for the price they charge you and also considering that USB stick cost almost nothing they should give them to you on a USB stick.
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We did a recent trip on the Clipper Cruise Lines Star Flyer. The Star Flyer is a full rigged sailboat. Sailboats heel which is a lot of fun and the greater the wind the more they heel. Occasionally you get a good puff of wind. On this day we had a steady good wind so we were cruising along at about a 10 to 15 degree heel and the kitchen was handling it w/o problems. You all know where this is heading to. We got a really good puff and based on what 15 degrees felt like we must have gone to 20 to 25 degrees followed by a big crash and a lot of yelling in the kitchen. It was a hoot. BTW - l of the sails blew out at that time and the sail master or whatever they call him spent almost a week patching it. One of the things that he used was the biggest sewing machine I have ever seen. DON
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Everything goes better w bacon. One of the things I like about cruising is that some of the lines make extra crispy bacon and I eat a lot of it. DON
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You have my condolences. Chips are a very significant part of one of the of the major food groups - much superior to fruits, vegetables and stuff like that. DON