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It’s been down for 2 days for me 🤷‍♂️

We are little older but have been a lot of cruises me 50 and Joyce around 20 but if we run into each other or u run us down . We can shoot the bull with anyone anytime anywhere. We are Steve and Joyce .

I’m loyal to my wife , as for a cruise line ,not so much . I have 20 something Carnival and 20 something Royal cruises under my belt . Soon will have 7 Celebrity . We have 3 NCL , now have 3 Princesses booked. I head where the itineraries are fun and ships look fun and not too big . Mid size range . Then I look at price . Getting too old to worry about anything else .

And yet I can afford it … family of 5 not so much , that’s my point .

Seriously, just getting ready to head out on Independence of the seas haven’t been a Royal ship in a while. Have been on probably 20 of them , but u have to be kidding me that JR went from like $6.95 to $14.99 . I just saw it on the app . Are they freaking crazy . I mean the place was always empty on every ship I was ever on . U could walk in any time and get served. We always went and loved it . But damn $30 plus tip for burger. I mean we probably still go as we like the change of pace and get free shakes. Can’t imagine it will stay open long on a lot of ships .

No older ships may give u CASH in free play vs actual free play chips is what I mean . First person May get like $500 and second person may get like $250 . We were on the Valor in New Orleans they handed us cash at the cage vs let’s say the Mardi Gras which gave us free play chips which u use . Make sense.

Also here’s a little tidbit for those of you new to booking casino deals , let’s say u book a casino deal that gives u $500 or $1000 free play for one person. We get those all of the time you go to the cage to get your free play we checked one cruise just for fun to see if if the other one of us had any and yes we did . It says just one . Normally it says like drinks for all free play for one. But all of cruises free play will whole amount for one then half that amount for the next one . Sometimes it’s free play sometimes they hand us cash . Depends on the ship . Great system.

Well I can give 18k reasons to have insurance 🤷‍♂️🤷‍♂️, had a heart event on the Apex in Europe. Saying that probably wouldn’t take Celebrity insurance ever again. Even there own people have no freaking clue what it is . I spent 2 days below in medical they said my insurance was travel only lol . They only sell one kind . Took me off the ship long story longer after all was said done 18k worth bills flights hospital, their cost hotels and took almost 4 months running in circles they sent me 3 checks paid in full. I now have Geoblue yearly insurance.

I don’t know if u call this a special touch but basically all platinum perks are gone . Unless u go track them down . I mean there are things they used to do for now you basically have to go beg for them which I find ridiculous.

Just booked this great casino deal so figured why not always looking for a reason to go to NYC for a few days here we can catch some shows then catch a cruise. By the time this rolls around will be up to 40 something cruises or thereabouts.

I am finding it sad that u have to chase down all of your “ platinum “ perks . I mean anything that’s a platinum perk now you have to basically chase it down or order it or whatever. Except for laundry . U don’t even get free water unless u beg them to bring it to your room they actually charged me for it one cruise because I used one those bottles in the room . I have been platinum for like forever. But whatever it is what it is I guess.

Yea well we like water in our room , we have to take pills morning and night and if I can afford a cruise $10 is going to break me if it is i might as well sit at home LOL .

It used it be like $5 , they doubled the price recently, but still it’s worth it to me for 12 pack of water . Easier than lugging one onboard.

I didn’t say it was , that’s just the company u get when u buy their insurance.

AON is Celebrity insurance lol and from what I’m reading hearing they are absolutely garbage. I have read maybe 50 reviews where people say they pay nothing on simple claims . I have heard nothing on my claims so far. But will wait and see.