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$5.95 is way to much for a JR on a ship only a few years ago we got the free offer in the saving book. I think Royal should close JR and put "IN and OUT BURGER" in them. Now I would pay £5.95 for that.:)

I would love that too! The problem is In N Out is known for not freezing their meat. All locations are within a certain distance of their meat processing facilities. The meat is processed and then carried by refrigeration trucks to the restaurant and they are cooked within a defined amount of time. One processing plant is in central California and they just opened another one near Dallas which is why they are now expanding in Texas.

Another issue is all In N Out burgers are private owned by the family and there are no franchises so there is no way they would be on a ship.

That is why renting a trailer is better. It is a fixed price per day. I wouldn't worry about it too much at a hotel. You back it in so it is up against a pole or fence so so done can't open the door.

I feel bad for the poor person that has to drive a uhaul from Ohio to FL. I drove one from CA to TX and it was miserable.

I haven't had a chance to read the entire thread but I think you'll find that most cruiselines that target the audience that Carnival, RCCI, Disney, NCL target are going the opposite direction of what you suggest. I have cruised Disney twice and plan on cruising on RCCI in 2015 and Disney has already changed their MDR dress code to allow shorts or jeans in the main dining rooms. I expect the other cruiselines will follow if they already haven't.

I personally like it. The only reason I bring pants on my caribbean cruises is to eat in the MDR. It seems kinda silly to me if I am just as comfortable in shorts. If other people want to dress up and get pictures that is awesome. We never buy the photos on the cruise because we have a friend that is a professional photographer and we get pictures in parks, by old buildings, whatever so we don't feel the need to get our photo on the ship. I would much rather have photos on the islands that show where we went.

We considered eating in the buffet because if me wanting to wear shorts but we have 3 kids and it is nice to be served. In the buffet we really don't get much time to eat because by the time we get the kids served and go back and get our food they are done and ready to leave. In the MDR we all eat at the same time.

I live in Austin TX and we have awesome restaurants. Every one of them is casual and I really enjoy eating out at sit down restaurants. Most restaurants in Austin allow shorts and they blow away the food quality of the MDR food.

I'll respect the dress code (is there one I haven't been able to find anything besides "recommended"?) and wear what we need to but I would prefer to wear shorts.

I have stayed in London 4 times. Probably the best deal for the nicest room was when I stayed at the Hilton at Terminal 5 in Heathrow. I believe it was less than 100 pounds/night and the hotel is brand new.

I also stayed in London central:

Once was at the Hilton Paddington Station which is expensive but super convenient to the tube and the Heathrow Express train.

Once was at the Hilton Kensington which was cheaper but the room was SUPER SMALL. Plus it was easy to get on the tube but really wasn't close walking distance to anything.

Once was at a Novatel near the ibis Southwark Rose which was really close to Shakepeare's Globe and easy enough to get to the tube. This was cheap and minimalist at the time but it wasn't that nice of an area to walk around at night. http://www.novotel.com/gb/hotel-3269-novotel-london-city-south/index.shtml

As far as taking the tube from Outside of London into the city it can take quite a while and I think people often underestimate. Plus the tube can have delays which some might not expect. I think it is about a 50 minute ride on the tube from Heathrow. I prefer using Heathrow Express which is much faster but expensive. I expense those things so it doesn't matter much to me.

Heck.....on our last Disney cruise I saw more men wearing shorts in the Dining Room than I have ever seen on any other cruise I have ever been on. And trust me......taking both my granddaughters on that cruise cost me $$$$$$$, so it's not always how much you have paid for a cruise!!!!.......;)

Disney's new dress code policy allows shorts in the MDR. I was excited when they announced that. I don't personally own anything but jeans and button up shirts. All the slacks/ties/jackets I own are because I cruise and the first cruise I went on nice attire was required in Disney's adult restaurant. I just don't want to spend on clothes I will not use more than once a year.

Here is Disney's dress code:

On 3-night cruises:

One cruise casual night—No swimwear or tank tops

One pirate or tropical night (deck party)

One "optional dress-up night"—jacket for men, dress or pantsuit for women

On 4-night cruises:

First night is cruise casual—no swimwear or tank tops

One pirate or tropical night (deck party)

One optional dress-up night—jacket for men, and dress or pantsuit for women

Final night is cruise casual—no swimwear or tank tops

On 7-night cruises:

First night is cruise casual—no swimwear or tank tops

One themed night (pirate, tropical or other themed deck party)

3 additional cruise casual nights—no swimwear or tank tops

One formal and one semi-formal night—two great opportunities to dress-up and take advantage of the onboard photography services. Though optional, we recommend: Dress pants with a jacket or a suit for men, and dress or pantsuit for women

Dress code at Palo:

Men: Dress pants and dress shirt (a jacket is optional)

Women: Dress or pantsuit

No jeans, shorts, capri pants, flip-flops or tennis shoes

Dress code at Remy:

Men: Dress pants with jacket (sports or suit jacket) is required—ties are optional.

Women: A dress, cocktail dress, pantsuit or skirt/blouse is required

No jeans, shorts, capri pants, flip-flops or tennis shoes

I read this thread because I was curious on what the dress code for RCCL is. My wife are going to take a cruise without kids for our 15th anniversary and are exploring other cruise lines instead of Disney. I found it amusing that the same threads exist for Disney and other cruise lines about people who "dress down" on formal nights. We personally thought about skipping on Formal nights on our last cruise but our great servers talked us into coming in our smart casual outfits. We still had a great meal. Plus I would say on our cruise it was probably 50% of the people on formal night had ties/dresses and above. The rest were adequately dressed but not formal by any means.

Try Target for the cali king sheets.

I have but haven't seen any. I did find out recently that Bed Bath and Beyond carry two styles in Cali King.

I am cheap by nature though and usually buy sheets on sale in the off season so it is next to impossible to find that size on sale in Texas. If they would have only called it a Texas King. Then they would have sold them all over the country including California.

Actually a California King is longer than a normal King. It is 4 inches longer but is 4 inches narrower. I bought a Ca. King because I am 6'4" and didn't want my feet to feel the end of the bed which it does on a Queen and King. The downside now is I moved to Texas and you can't buy sheets for it here!