dizzyr

I live 10 min away from BCIT 🙂 I really hope it doesn’t get to the later stages but I also hope she lives a lot longer. It’s not easy that’s for sure.

Thanks I thought about that but they are in their 80’s and I think that may cause them more stress than anything. If my dad can get a day pass that’s probably the best option. My mom can’t walk far but if they can get it near the ship when they are in port that will work too.

Thanks - I’m really hoping everything goes well. My mom is showing signs of dementia so this may be their last cruise. 😥

That only applies if you are American which we are not. As long as they can get wifi while in port (as long as it’s very close to the ship) they will be able to use their phones to text or email.

Can you purchase wifi by the day or is it just for the entire journey? My parents leave on Sunday for 16 days and they don’t really need wifi but they would like to check in every few days. They just have the basic package no drinks etc so they would have to purchase wifi separately. The only option on the app is for the entire stay and it’s over $500 so they won’t be doing that just to check in once or twice. If they can’t do it by day does anyone know if the ports in Hawaii (Maui, Kauai, Hilo and Honolulu) have somewhere they can get wifi that’s within very easy walking distance from the ship.

I was the one who originally posted about it and we did end up doing it and it was fantastic. Our guide at Blue Hole (Diego) couldn’t have been more awesome - it was definitely the highlight of our trip. The river tubing part was fun but not as exciting. They make you wear helmets which was kind of silly because they didn’t seem necessary at all and they were super comfortable. The water wasn’t flowing very fast so people would get stuck on the banks quite a bit but the guide would come and pull you back into the centre with the group. That guide seemed a lot more cranky but it was raining and at the end of the day so maybe that’s why?!

There have been something like 30 deaths and many more injuries in Lynn Canyon from cliff jumping or from drowning in the waterfall pools in the last 20 years or so. People still flock to it every year though.

My daughter just made them and they are good but I agree they aren’t the same. Very different texture - still tasty though.

I'm happy to hear I wasn't the only one who overindulges in the cookies!

Oooh thanks for this - I will try making them although I'm not sure that's a good thing!!

My daughter and I just finished our first RCCL cruise and we loved it. We weren't sure how it would compare to Princess (our usual cruise line) but we would be happy to sail with them again. Among many other things we liked, they had super yummy coconut cookies that we enjoyed daily (sometimes more than once ok maybe even more than twice a day!) Today I said to her in a very sad news reporting somber voice "today is day 4 of no coconut cookies". Then I said "maybe we should just book another cruise right now" and her response was "that's a good plan but if they don't have the cookies on every cruise is there even any point?" Clearly we were just being silly and somewhat overdramatic about the cookies but it prompted me to ask - is there always coconut cookies in the Cafe Promenade??!!!!

I booked it online on the RC site. If it’s no problem to change it once we are on both are then I won’t worry about it. I’d rather not give them extra work though.

I don't remember if there was a spot to choose twin or queen for the bed configuration when I booked our cruise (Mariner) and I can't seem to find it anywhere under "plan my cruise" when I look online. Is there somewhere I can see what the configuration is? I want to make sure it's two twin and not a queen.

Yeah I feel the same way - I’ve never used a travel agent so I wouldn’t have a clue who to pick. I’m currently in San Francisco and will be boarding a cruise on Sunday. I’m planning on putting down a future cruise deposit so I think I’ll ask a bunch of questions then!

I’m currently booked in both rooms and I had a third booking that I just cancelled for the same cruise because I couldn’t get through to change the booking to the sale price so I just rebooked at the lower price and then canceled the original booking after. Before I canceled I was booked in three different rooms! I was surprised I was able to book the same cruise more than once - I can’t imagine that’s good for business since at least one booking is guaranteed to be canceled.