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Well actually, the PRIMARY reason to perform a Williamson Turn (or Boutakov manoeuvre) is actually to get the screw(s) or pods as far away from the man overboard, and should be done asap, while indeed reducing the speed. Secondary, the manoeuvre will ,at completion , put the vessel on a virtually reciprocal track and theoretically close to the position of the “man overboard “. Mind you, it is extremely difficult to find someone back, especially at night. This is something that I absolutely insist on during the training of this manoeuvre. In a real-life event, The initial turn must be immediate and without delay . Screw the glasses, sorry.

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Correct.

Don’t you hate it when “computer says no” things happen! It literally makes my head go grey and bald 😉

Just a little heads-up to avoid any issues and to keep things simple: both the cruise lines AND ANY Airline do NOT require any Middle name. Just your FIRST and FAMILY name ( Surname) is needed for a valid ticket. However, the names that you give the cruiseline/ airline must be identical to the names in the Passport. so recap: Middle names are optional and not necessary.

With respect, this is not correct. An Embassy closes when the Embassy is no longer functioning and there is no more official representation to the country it is situated in. An embassy is not a Wallmart. Haiti itself, especially Port au Prince, is very very dangerous at the moment indeed, but Labadee is as Safe as Disneyland.

None of these 2 dishes have anything to do with Ravioli...the Princess one drowned in Pesto and oil look like Mezzalune? The HAL “creation” just looks like an insult to Italy.

Yes, I was thinking the same. Asian queuing habits vary vastly between countries though. From Survival of the Fittest in India to the extreme politeness in Japan and anything in between 🙃

I am glad that you see my point...😎 In any case, I do not at all advocate creating tensions and even agression amongst fellow guests... best regards Captain Tino.

The lining up idiocy is partly to blame for the stacking-up of loads of food, never consumed. If you have to waste 10 minutes every time you want to take something, you will just take all at once. we go first for a starter or salad item, then we return to the buffet for a soup, then we take a small portion of a main course, then maybe a different item for seconds, but with clean plates so that we do not mix some items which are simply not good together, and then dessert. that is the proper way of a buffet! Most people just simply don’t understand that it is not a high school cafetaria unfortunately.

Exactly! This whole lining up at the start of a buffet is simply ridiculous. You take what you need and get out of the area.

My wife and I used to be found very often on HAL vessels for our vacations ( obviously 😉), but since we are a small kids family, we prioritise the happiness of our small children and choose different more family-friendly lines within the Carnival corp. (Aida is by far the most friendly line afloat).

Plage Orient on St Maarten is indeed a must do at least once in your life. Leave the prudeness at home and go skinny dip in the Caribbean Sea, you will forever change your mind about Naturism.

Unfortunately, she omitted to you that the vast majority of her salary comes from the gratuities, and her average salary during these 8 months will indeed be around 2500 USD per month, which is still not that much considering the hard work and long days.

With respect, although there was sometimes confusion by some crew, until the Pandemic, the official procedure was that 15 drinks was 15 alcoholic beverages. There are loads of threads about this by the way, and official letters. Emails etc. And also our and many other guests.

That US phones are not compatible with the Costa app,is actually not Costa’s fault but due to restrictions imposed by the US Telecom companies who think that the USA is the only Country in the World.

Being employed onboard a Carnival ship, or indeed any cruise ship except Pride of America currently, has nothing to do with any US tax or labour laws. The vessels are flagged in Italy, Bermuda, Panama, The Netherlands, etc. But not in the USA.

One irritating thing is the complete confusion regarding the Signature Drink Package and its 15 drinks limit. it has always heem 15 ALCOHOLIC drinks and unlimited non-alcoholic, but it seems that recently, Corporate has decided that it is 15 drinks total, which is completely ridiculous. ESPECIALLY knowing that Parent Carnival has the same package, Cheers!, onboard their Carnival ships, where for around the same price, you have a limit of indeed 15 alcoholic drinks but UNLIMITED non-alcoholic, just as originally designed.

I can even claim with certainty that Tasting Table got most of their text directly from the cruise lines’ Media Office. It is great entertainment and paid advertising , but nothing more than that. Sorry to burst a bubble.

Hahaha, OF COURSE Tasting Table gets paid in one way or another by their mentioned lines! Please do not be so naïve. Just like Skytrax selects yearly “ the best Airlines in the World”... it is all advertisement and really a big scam. ( yes, I am an Insider in the Industry, I know what I am talking about)

The site should say: the best restaurants on US/UK marketed cruise lines. Trust me, there are more sublime restaurants than Canaletto on the High Seas . 😉 Just one example: Rossini, onboard all Aida ships. Every 2 days a completely new 7 course menu, with market sourced ingredients and dishes that are locally inspired. They are often Michelin Star quality. Also, any food served on Le Ponant or Paul Gaugin is vastly superiour to anything found on HAL or other US marketed lines.

Waiters earn on average around 2600 USD per month. That of course is including the service charges/tips. Bear in mind that this is for working very long days, 7 days a week for months on end, and the time at home is unpaid. Hotel Management positions earn mucho more, up to 12.000 USD per month, which near the values of the ship’s Master...😉.

That is exactly what people should NOT do but do not understand. Even if it is one big buffet line, you just need to gather at the place of your interest and grab what you need! Nobody should be in any line at all really if you perform the “grab and go “ concept. People are conditioned to wait in line though, which is understandable.

Just stand at the section where you need to be! There is NO reason to stand in line at the beginning if you want something at the end! Treat the damn thing like any other buffet with stations/

You need to consider each section as a station. People act like sheep though and just blindly join the end of “the line” instead of treating each section ( soup/ salad/ main course/ dessert,...) as seperate stations, eventhough they are lined -up in a row.