sloopsailor

Unfortunately for you, life goes on and things change. What you are complaining about is probably the same thing people who smoke complained about when smoking bans were first implemented, both on land on on sea. Best to accept that you are now the minority and adjust, just like the few smokers remaining have had to adjust to limited places they could smoke. For years those of us who would have preferred the Any Time Dining dining model had to endure being seated at the same table, at the same time, with the same people on almost all cruise lines. Somehow we survived. Now, it's your turn to endure a system you aren't in favor of. And you too will survive - if you let yourself.

No-shows don't matter. The next person in line will take the table the no-show would have gotten. Exactly the way it works in nearly every restaurant on land - a system that has worked for generations, and that you have benefitted from.

According to Chengkp75, who used to work on cruise ships, some are indeed actual salt water straight from the ocean as explained in his post last April: (https://boards.cruisecritic.com/topic/2844408-pool-water-on-celebrity/#comment-63001801) "Salt water pools: The chlorine generating systems for land salt water pools are not accepted as being precise enough for use on cruise ships. If a ship with salt water pools is going to be at sea for more than a couple of days, they will simply pump filtered sea water into the pool continuously, and the overflow flows back to sea. The problem is that when the ship is within 12 miles of shore, it must switch to "recirculation", which stops taking in sea water, and merely recirculates the pool water, just like a land pool. In this mode, the pool must maintain a residual chlorine content, and this is done during the recirculation by real time chlorine meters, and metering pumps that add chlorine and acid as required, based on the bather load. When switching from "flow through" to "recirculation", the pool must be shut down until the residual chlorine level is reached, which is why the ships don't do it unless they have a couple of days of operation in flow through, as the passengers complain when the pool is shut down, and it also uses a lot of chlorine to re-establish the required level. Fresh water pools: These are operated in "recirculation" mode, just as the salt water pools are, when the ship is within 12 miles of shore. Many sea water pools still exist, and even newer ships use them, as it saves energy from making tons of fresh water that needs to be dumped weekly. Further, it is not the salt that you smell in sea water, it is dimethyl sulphide produced by bacteria as they digest dead phytoplankton. The chlorine kills the bacteria, but the dimethyl sulphide remains."

Mark me up as someone who gets bored with the same dining room, same table, same time, same table mates, and same waiters, especially when that table is in a poor location, the table mates are not that personable, or the waiters are not that attentive. I much prefer variety, and will mix up the dining rooms, dining times and table locations. That way, every dinner is a new experience, rather than a repeat of all the ones before it.

Good. Going "commando" would hugely upset the formal night purists.

It turns out it must be a browser issue. When I tried pulling up a roll call with Microsoft Edge, everything worked. When I try with Google Chrome, my preferred browser, clicking on Find Your Roll Call pulls up the Forum Jump box with ROLL CALLS filled in. When I hit the GO button, it brings me back to the same ROLL CALLS box. I'll just switch browsers when I need to access a new roll call. Thanks to everyone who offered advice. MICROSOFT EDGE browser result: GOOGLE CHROME browser results:

Thanks, but I can log on just fine and move around from forum to forum without being logged off, so it must not be a cookie issue. It's only the Roll Call forums that are problematic. Also, I can search my Followed Content and open up a roll call I had already marked to follow. But I can't get into another roll call for the first time.

Either I am doing something wrong or the roll calls forums for Princess are broken. I can't get into them no matter what I try. Can someone explain to my confused mind what the correct steps are? Thanks.

We'll be in Hawaii on Royal Princess in a few months, visiting Maui, Kona, and overnighting in Honolulu. Each port has an Atlantis Submarine Adventure excursion. Does anyone have an opinion of which of the three is the best experience? Thank you for your advice.

On our upcoming cruise my wife and I will be celebrating a 72nd birthday and a few days later a 38th wedding anniversary. According to the Celebrations section of our Onboard Activity Reservations page there is a "complimentary gift" notation for each event. What might this be? Thanks!