reallyitsmema

5 minutes ago, A&L_Ont said:

KC also didn’t have “deflate gate”, leading to a Super Bowl Win. 

No but they were involved in deflate gate 2.0 in December. 

16 minutes ago, DaniDanielle said:

We are being hit with bad news today.  First, Charlie’s sister died after a long battle with Alzheimer’s.  Now my friend from Michigan called to let us know her husband is in the hospital with liver and esophagus problems.  They inserted a feeding tube and did biopsies.  We are praying for all.

Sorry for your loss, Marietta.  Sending prayers to all. 🙏🏻

1 minute ago, Mum2Mercury said:

Unsure what I clicked, as I didn't save it -- just the first thing that popped up.  

LOL  The "first thing that popped up" is likely a company that you have to pay to file your passport, otherwise known as click bait.  Hopefully, that isn't where you are sending your daughter for information too.

The official site states 6-8 weeks processing time.  It also has information on Special Passport Acceptance Fairs that are happening all over the country.

For the OP, here is the link that will help you apply for their passports.  Much easier to fill out the form online and print it than doing it by hand.

https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/passports.html

39 minutes ago, lumofny said:

There are some (not many) listed as 5+ capacity on their deck plans for certain ships. I had specifically book one of those cabins, then call to have the 5th added. Seems like it would have been easier to display only rooms with a capacity of 5 when making an online reservation for 5.

Royal Caribbean's website does not allow more than five on one reservation, no matter the capacity of the cabin.  It is archaic, but it is just how the system "works".  It is better to just call and book directly since you need to make sure you can book five in the cabin.  Sometimes larger capacity rooms, like the one you have booked, are limited to how many that can be booked because the lifeboat assigned to that cabin has reached capacity.   

1 hour ago, Mum2Mercury said:

I think you were lucky.  I just checked the website, and it says 8-11 weeks.  That'd be IF you had pictures in hand and the application filled out.  Then there's the appointment:  my daughter's getting an adult passport for the first time right now, and she's frustrated at the lack of appointment-spots.  

 

I'm not saying a passport isn't a good choice -- just that it's not something you can count on getting quickly.  The risk of traveling on a cruise with a birth certificate isn't zero, but it's quite low.  Consider, too, that even with a passport, the possibility of you being able to fly home is small -- you'd have to wait until you reach an island, hope they have a flight for you today or tomorrow, and pay a large price for that last-minute ticket.  

What website are you checking?  The official passport website says 6-8 weeks.  

2 hours ago, jojo412 said:

Hi all!

 

Going on Anthem in about 7 weeks for a closed loop cruise. Since it was a last minute booking I'm sort of scrambling and realizing that I'm the only one of my group that has a current passport!

 

My two minor children and husband all have certified copies of their birth certificates. Along with a driver's license for my husband, this should be enough for them to take the cruise, right?

 

Are passports needed to get on and off at port stops? Obviously won't need one for Port Canaveral.. but what about CocoCay and Nassau (also assuming no for Cococay since it's private island but just want to check)? For those without passports, do they bring their actual birth certificates off the ship and carry them around at the beach? I've seen older posts from people who say they leave their passports on the ship either way and just bring ID and ship card. We won't be venturing far in Nassau and might even stay on the ship given the recent rise in crime/violence (also just read the recent story about the 2 women from the Carnival cruise).

 

Any insight is appreciated!

Thank you!

 

 

Birth certificate and government issued picture ID is all that is needed on a closed loop cruise for those 16 years old and up.  If you kids are under 16 years old, they are fine with their birth certificates.  You will need your picture ID as well as your sea pass in Nassau as they check both.  The port area in Nassau was just rebuilt, not sure when the prior poster was there but obviously not recently.

Passports are coming back much faster than in recent years.  I saw a post today that it only took three weeks, which is amazing.  It would depend on the kids ages and whether you have more plans to travel in the near future if I were to try to get passports.  If the kids are almost 16, I would wait as once they are 16, they get a 10 year passport, not the 5 year for younger kids.

3 minutes ago, Sunshine3601 said:

Oh I didn't think of calling the police.   Not sure police would even investigate a hit and run for a mailbox on that hill during a snowstorm. 

It is notorious for people having trouble maneuvering.   

 

Not only is it a big mountain but it is a narrow winding country road.   

 

My office is at the very top of the mountain.   

It is more just a CYA just in case the homeowner is upset.  With all the Ring cameras these days, someone likely saw it happen.  

28 minutes ago, Sunshine3601 said:

Yup, my mirror does a bunch of stuff too (except it doesn't disappear as you are sliding down a big hill into a mailbox).    James Bond probably has one of them. 

I am glad you weren’t hurt but I would at least report it to the police so they aren’t investigating a hit and run. The homeowner could have contacted them since you didn’t leave a note. 

7 minutes ago, Ocean Boy said:

I'm glad it worked out for you. It is a mess here. I had to hand shovel the driveway as the wet sh!t kept clogging the snowblower.

My DH and son both worked from home today because we were supposed to get that mess too.  We figured it would be a shoveling storm and too much for me to do alone.  I usually clear enough for them to get into the driveway and they do the rest.

10 minutes ago, Ocean Boy said:

This stuff is really wet, heavy, and hard to move, too.

Storm decided to shift low and miss us almost completely.  Schools around here announced closings last night, winter parking bans in effect, some businesses didn't open and it was all for nothing.  My deck and lawn has a dusting and the street is wet and that is it!

Careful shoveling that cement, I hate that kind of snow.

2 minutes ago, DaniDanielle said:

My whole left side is sore from trying to brace myself but I am okay otherwise.

Happy to hear you didn't mess up that hip!  Hope you feel better soon. 🙂 

21 minutes ago, DaniDanielle said:

It did, thanks. Routine heart transplant checkup. Twenty one years next month😊

I am glad Charlie did well.  Are you okay after your fall?

Not impressed by any of the commercials.  Lots of religious commercials which is different for a Superbowl.  Not an exciting game.  See what happens with the halftime show......

2 minutes ago, Coralc said:

I'm an only child too. For all parents, it would be greatly appreciated if we didn't inherit a house FULL of stuff. It is going on six years, and we are still trying to clean out my mom's house. I have no idea how my mom accumulated so much stuff. 20 quilted Christmas placemats with matching napkins? At least 50 non holiday placemats and napkins? She lived pretty much alone, and her table seats 4, maybe 6 with the leaf in. And then there are the spare appliances and fixtures in the basement. And the full closets. She has a jacuzzi tub in the master bathroom, and an extra pink one in the basement. 🙄 She had an idea that she would build a live in unit in the basement. That was after we told her we didn't want a pool table down there. 

 

I pleaded with her to get rid of some of it while she was alive. She laughed, and said, "You will probably want to kill me over all the stuff, if I wasn't already dead." And she's right. I have been very annoyed sometimes in this long process. 

 

We don't have any kids and will probably leave most everything to Bill's two younger brothers. We are paring down and getting rid of a lot of stuff. We will get rid of even more, if/when we move again. We don't need so much stuff. 😊

 

My Mom and I had to clean out and sell my aunt's house and her condo when we had to move her to assisted living.  She had no kids and her husband had told my Mom, just before he died, now she is your problem. 😲  My aunt was legally blind and was overwhelmed with the whole project, so we had to do most of it once we had moved her.  We cleared all the personal items out and sold the Florida condo furnished, so that helped, but the house took us a long time.  We sold some stuff and when people came to pickup what they bought, offered other stuff for free.  That moved a lot of stuff but we threw away a lot of stuff that wasn't worth keeping and donated a lot of furniture too.

I look at all the stuff my Mom has in her condo and try not to think about the house she has down in Florida that we will have to deal with too.  Someone asked about my Mom's house in Florida because they are interested in buying it, but she wants to keep it just in case.  

At least everyone has stopped giving my Mom "stuff".  We try to give her stuff that she needs.  One of the grandkids sends ice cream.  She is the new favorite. 😄 

5 minutes ago, Momof3gurlz said:

Another only child here Dani. After what we went through clearing out my Dad’s house I vowed not to do that to our kids.  It’s easy for me because I’m an organization geek, but Andy is a pack rat.  I often have to remind him “remember when we cleared out my Dad’s house?”.  That usually does the trick to get him to throw away a few things.  It’s a work in progress. 

My son is an only child and we do not want to leave him dealing with all our stuff either.  We have been purging stuff for the last couple of years but have a long way to go.  When we moved into this house, my mother in law also moved in with us.  A lot of stuff was put in the attic to deal with later and still sits there over twenty years later.  The plan was to clear that stuff out as we were clearing out my son's stuff when he bought his house.  Well, housing prices has my son still here.  At this rate, he might end up buying this house from us when his Dad retires in five years.  Then, he might just get stuck with it all. 😄 

7 minutes ago, Ocean Boy said:

That is what I use.

I like Flightaware if I am looking for a specific flight as I am tracking someone flying.  Flightradar24 is great for what just buzzed my house right now.  

1 hour ago, Momof3gurlz said:

How awful Maryann.  It very could have been much worse though if not for the actions of the pilots.  

I have email notifications turned off so that’s not an issue.  A few days ago, I stopped getting notifications (the little bell in the upper right hand corner) for new comments on the few threads I follow.  I wish they’d correct it because now when I go to each thread I have to search for where I left off instead of clicking on the notification which would take me right there.  

I just click on the blue dot or blue star in front of the thread title and it brings me to where I last left off in a thread.  It is a blue dot if you haven't posted in the thread or a blue star if you have posted.  If there is no blue dot or star, you are all caught up on the thread. 

21 minutes ago, bobmacliberty said:

 

FlightAware works well for this.  They have an app and it works in a browser.  It's like MarineTraffic for planes.  It's amazing to see how many planes are in the sky at any point in time.

Flightradar24 is a good app to see what is over your house now.  You can click on the plane or helicopter and see what it is and its flight path.  We have a lot of med flights that go over our house on the way to a major trauma center near us.

20 minutes ago, sprout76 said:

Thank you for the information since I'm looking at 10720.  Was it a huge annoyance when you were sitting out there or just something you noticed?  I like the side cabins (720 or 320) since the balcony is a bit bigger, but I can also go to deck 8 as there is one there.  

It was an annoyance because we didn't want our clothing stained.  We could clean our glasses and our ipads easily but we didn't want black spots on our clothing.  We didn't look at 720 or 320 since we weren't sailing star class.  We picked this cabin as it was the only sky loft left when we booked.

2 hours ago, TXAnn09 said:

I am thinking about booking a room right under the concierge club on Quantum. Anyone stayed in a room directly under the club? What was your experience with noise? Was it bothersome throughout the day?

We sailed in cabin 10722 on Quantum, a Sky Loft suite directly below the Concierge Lounge.  We never heard any noise from above.  We never heard any noise from any of the cabins near us.  It was a very quiet cabin with great views for Alaska.  Our only complaint was we had a lot of soot on the balcony.  They did wipe it down every day but we could see it on our glasses or our ipads when we sat out there.  

17 minutes ago, Ocean Boy said:

The numbers may look good but the service is terrible. It is not a location issue. I have had great service in the cabin, Solarium,  Windjammer. Something is very different since yesterday and not in a good way.

I would suggest logging off the network and restarting your phone.  Reconnect and see if that helps at all.  I find that can help at times.

50 minutes ago, Luckynana said:

@reallyitsmema  It's good to hear that all is well and you are just busy,  I hope all is well with your Mom.

Mom is hanging in there, thanks for asking. 🙂  She is still living on her own and doesn't want to move because she is comfortable.  We will never get her closer until there is some crisis that forces the issue.  

I hope the weather in FL starts cooperating for you so you can get to the beach!  We are supposed to be 60 degrees up here on Saturday.  Strange winter! 

14 hours ago, dani negreanu said:

@reallyitsmema

 

I hope you're busy cruising 🌺

Thanks for thinking of me. 🙂 Things just got really busy and I haven't been reading too much on CC.  I have recently caught up on this thread but have been following the world cruise on other sites.  People are posting amazing videos and pictures.  We have a cruise coming up in May and are looking to book more if the prices cooperate.

I appreciate you reaching out with all you have happening.  You and your family are in my thoughts and prayers.  I am glad you were able to get away and see your family in Amsterdam. 🙂 

Not who I wanted to win fire making.