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I booked with Ken…. Although, I will probably skip the second cruise to Mauritius and Reunion, although I would like to go there, since I read all of the Patrick O’Brien books (aka Master and Commander), and I have met lots of nice Maurituans in restaurants and the FlowRider on RCI ships over the past decade. We will probably hang in Cape Town and fly home from there after visiting Victoria Falls and a few other spots. It is a bit disappointing that they don’t stop at some obvious good spots on the west coast of Africa, it clearly is just a decision to move the ship ASAP to Singapore. The prices on the Australian leg was impressive (ouch!) to say the least. JC

Agree with this as well 1000%. The key is only worthwhile if it is very close to the price of internet, or if you are obsessed with the FlowRider and will show up at the not good times that are the Key times. Other than that, can’t really recommend it. Don’t get me wrong it is nice to have, but not worth a lot of money. jc

Totally agree with Sea Dog here. If you have the key, they will send you to the line nobody checking at that point knows when your appointment is, and the ones after them do not care. Sailed from Galveston in May. JC

Another_Critic posted it, and I can attest it works and is easy to do. Probably the most functional thing the RCI IT team ever did! 🤣

Do you sell insurance for a living or are you a member of parliament? Because, you sound like one or the other!😂

Good lord, an 11 month resurrection! Why!!!!!?????? Seriously… why?????

Then off to Maine for some lobster!

I am thinking Andrew is not going to be that desperate. I am still waiting for word on the FlowRider installation. I am thinking we are going to head his way next year about now. 2 weeks in Ontario sounds delightful!

Options are super powerful, that is how you go broke investing a small amount of money. Or win the lottery. I am way too cautious to play. 😉

I know, how crazy to think I would come here to cruise critic to find out the latest information about what to do if you test positive for covid. Especially, since, the depth of medical information here is off the charts. I mean literally off the charts. 😉 😂 jc

You came here to find the actual guidance. Wow!😆🤣😂

I do not think so. Welcome to CC, MM! 🤣

Definitely call. I love MTD and I book it every time, but it does cause problems with the shows since they are scheduled around the regular main times. JC

Laughing with tears is even less what I want to hear from you. I really want to visit Ontario, and K has never been to Montreal, and I keep promising to take her. You are really making my life harder than it needs to be. You know you want the FlowRider, and I know I want you to have a FlowRider. Win Win!!!! My Airstream will look great parked by your pool next summer. Rodrhi is in intense dog training, and he might even be a respectful citizen by then. JC

Laughter is not what I am looking for, Andrew!😉

AC and Solar on the roof, unfortunately, not quite enough room for the FlowRider. Still waiting for Andrew’s unveiling of his personal FlowRider. Hopefully, summer/fall of 2025! jc

Got notified a few weeks ago, for the second time our mule ride and overnight at the Phantom Ranch got cancelled. I can’t seem to catch a break. I am pretty certain, RCI and Carnival are both better at providing a good vacation than the US Government!😆 jc

PS, we head off in the Airstream on 8/15 for 2-1/2 months out west and into Canada, hope the fires end. JC

Yeah, wouldn’t we all pay more to go back to the brilliant post covid moments. Now we pay more for piles of people and limited menus. Back post covid, we were just happy to be on a vacation, and the 60 % occupancy was like a sweet little chocolate on our pillow. Funny how bad some people’s memories are of that time. 🤪 No company is permanent. Nothing is ever without changing. Life goes on and it is always different than our memory. Get out there and live what you have left is my motto. jc

FF, you seem like a really knowledgeable investor to me. What do I know? I am just a dumb economist. I am too lazy to work as hard as you do with this stuff. 🤣 I have spent the last 5 days playing on my boat spending too much money on gas, food, and drink, but having a fabulous time. That is how I spend my time, or playing golf, or traveling, or just about anything that doesn’t resemble work any more! 😉 jc

Thanks, OB. I hope I never actually infer my Net Worth in this forum, if I ever do, please spank me, that is not only inappropriate it is not smart. 🤣 jc

Facts don’t matter to him. He has a hankering and he must scratch that itch. What is Carnival trading at? Which management team did/doing better? Hmm??? We purchased about $5000 of each about 20 to 25 years ago over 100 shares of each. My Shareholder credits have on their own have repaid the initial investment of the RCI a few times over. We have only taken a couple of CCG since, so very little in the way of that has been repaid. I am the unfortunate owner of the Carnival stock which is worth about 1/3 what I paid for it. Royal is trading at 4 times the purchase price. I will give GG credit. I am not a huge fan of stocks like a cruise line or airline or hotel brand or travel industry in general, because they are subject to directly to the headwinds of the economy, and it is hard to plan for events like Covid or Crowdstrike, etc. That said, trying to justify repeatedly here why Royal is a bad investment is just beyond silly/foolish. If you choose to not buy it, good for you, if you tell people who made money buying it they are wrong, that seems to me to be over the edge into crazy. JMHO and YMMV jc

Just got off the Voyager TA in May and the following two cruises. The ship is in great shape. The biggest challenge for this ship is the rather small gym. It didn’t bother me, but the wife was not impressed. The FlowRider was good, and there fore I used the balcony every day to dry my gear. 😆 On the TA we had a larger aft balcony and we used the balcony every night to watch the stars. The problem with the aft balconies on this particular ship is the oily soot that sometimes gets on the balcony, but we loved our evenings watching the skies. On the following two cruises we didn’t have a good sky view and used the balcony less. JC

I like how you turn a 110 million dollar event into a 450 million dollar event. Kind of a convenient way to make a non factual fact even more non factual. I don’t believe they have declared this dividend for the other 3/4 of a year yet. How much does one new build cost? How does that compare to a 110 million dollar event. O, I know it is a very small event comparatively. Why does someone who made great money never buying this particular stock enjoy so much talking about this stock? Thinks that make one go hmmm, and wonder what is wrong with some people. 🤪 jc

Yes, life’s self proclaimed winners is back! Woohoo, congrats, everyone else is a loser, but we have at least one winner in this life. Why do you post on this thread other than that? 😆 jc<——— thought he was a winner until this thread convinced him otherwise!🤣