Fishing Off of RCI Ships

[redneck_dan]

[B]New policy. No fish cleaning service on the first night![/B] [img]http://messages.cruisecritic.com/infopop/emoticons/icon_mad.gif[/img]

The room stewards are too busy with luggage so they will no longer clean the fish you catch on the first night. I am on a cruise. I want to relax and not spend 4 hours cleaning the 30 fish I catch the first day. [img]http://messages.cruisecritic.com/infopop/emoticons/icon_mad.gif[/img] If I wanted to clean my own fish, I would cruise Carnival. I hear that they make you clean your own fish. [img]http://messages.cruisecritic.com/infopop/emoticons/icon_mad.gif[/img]

Dan

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[BigDave]

Damn, that sucks.

I was planning on bringing my whale harpoon on my next trip, and theres no way I can pack enough equipment in my luggage to clean a whale. [img]http://messages.cruisecritic.com/infopop/emoticons/icon_frown.gif[/img]

<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><font size="-1">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by redneck_dan:
_New policy. No fish cleaning service on the first night!_ [img]http://messages.cruisecritic.com/infopop/emoticons/icon_mad.gif[/img]

The room stewards are too busy with luggage so they will no longer clean the fish you catch on the first night. I am on a cruise. I want to relax and not spend 4 hours cleaning the 30 fish I catch the first day. [img]http://messages.cruisecritic.com/infopop/emoticons/icon_mad.gif[/img] If I wanted to clean my own fish, I would cruise Carnival. I hear that they make you clean your own fish. [img]http://messages.cruisecritic.com/infopop/emoticons/icon_mad.gif[/img]

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[JeffHatfield]

I've never fished off of the balcony, but I did take some (well lots) of dental floss and one of the sheets and parasail of of the balcony.

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[love2 travel]

hmmm, parasailing. I'll have to try that one next time.

I thought of using the Ranch Steaks for skeet shooting targets, but I'm afraid that they won't break.

I think I'll use some of the leftover duct tape that I brought to keep the drawers closed, along with the bungee chords to keep the balcony door closed and try out some BUNGEE JUMPING!

I might even make a few bucks from some tourists by charging admission. Hey, some people will try anything once. [img]http://messages.cruisecritic.com/infopop/emoticons/icon_wink.gif[/img]

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[sandhillwings]

<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><font size="-1">quote:</font><HR> theres no way I can pack enough equipment in my luggage to clean a whale. <HR></BLOCKQUOTE>
BigDave - what "equipment???" All you need is a bar of soap and an understanding wife...

[Divetex]

I just don't understand you people. Really. Is this supposed to be funny? Yeah, right. What's funny about it? RCCL actually DOES permit fishing from the various decks of its ships. They just don't advertise it much anymore, because the way their prices have gone, only rich lawyers are able to cruise as often as they'd like. Other cruisers stopped buying RCCL fishing packages because the sharks were scaring off all the gamefish. That's also the real reason that RCCL implemented their policy of making you pay more to take liquor purchased onboard to your room. They're trying to encourage you to pay less and leave your purchases with them until the night before disembarkation.....but what do they do with all that booze? Simple. They open each bottle and skim off a bit from each into a large kettle. Then, while the ship is in port or tendered offshore, they pour this kettle into the ocean in spite of their Save the Waves program. The booze drunks-up all the fish, which then just swim around, enebriated enough that they can't evade the dip nets used by the crew. That doesn't leave many fish in the sea for you and I, who purchase the RCCL fishing packages. To heck with them and their policies. I'm going to fish off my balcony, and just in case I don't catch any of those leftover drunk fish, I'm going to stop smuggling wine aboard and bring some freshwater fish with me. Not only will I always be able to show off my catch, but I'll also discourage those TSA folks from opening my carry-on.

Hey.....it works for me.

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[byefairwind]

I just order my fish from the gift catalog.

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[billylen]

<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><font size="-1">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by byefairwind:

Honeymoon crab Item #217 $29
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Something about the Honeymoon "crab" item that disturbs me [img]http://messages.cruisecritic.com/infopop/emoticons/icon_eek.gif[/img]

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[PhoenixCruiser]

<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><font size="-1">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by Divetex:
I just don't understand you people. Really. Is this supposed to be funny? Yeah, right. What's funny about it? RCCL actually DOES permit fishing from the various decks of its ships. <HR></BLOCKQUOTE>

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[redneck_dan]

[B]Cousin Bubba needs help![/B]

Please sign the petition to have Tom Ridge release Bubba from imprisonment. He had his dynamite in his checked luggage to go fishing with on the boat. Royal Caribbean found the dynamite and called the FBI. He tried to explain to the FBI that he wanted to use the dynamite for fishing, but they didn’t believe him. They took him Cuba and labeled him as an Enemy Combatant. We haven’t heard from him since. My sister is depressed that her husband has been incarcerated without being able to communicate to anyone. She wants to go and have one of those congenial visits with him.

Dan

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[Dockside Doc]

I've never done any of this fishing from the ship, but did have a strange experience on my first cruise. I didn't have much money, seeing as how I only do day work, but I did manage to book us an inside cabin. I figured it was a good one, as it was over the disco, alongside the casino, and under the kitchen. Looked like we'd be close to the food and the fun! Well, when we went to check in, the lady asked if I'd like an upgrade. I confered with my wife and we decided yes, we would like one of those upgrades. Now wouldn't you know it, they gave us one of those balcony cabins on deck one. I was new to this, but I did wonder about water coming onto the balcony. I took a look and I guess that ship must not draw much, because the water seemed to be quite a ways down. Just to be on the safe side, I did want to make sure that window door thing was secure and darned if I hadn't forgotten to bring bungie cords. So I took the sash off my robe and tied that around it and we went on to bed. Along about five in the morning, I awoke to such a commotion. There was my wife, standing at the window door thing, naked as a jaybird, jumping up and down and screaming. I mean, she made such a clatter, I sprang from my bed to see what was the matter. I opened the window and threw out the sash.........well, the balcony was full of fish. Some were dead, some were still flopping about, but that's not what had spooked her. There, halfway over the railing, looking me right in the face, was the biggest shark I'd ever heard of, much less seen. I'll tell you, I backed away from there quick! I grabbed the first thing I could lay my hands on, which turned out to be the TV remote. Thinking quickly, I used the remote to contact Guest Relations on the TV screen. I intended to call in for a bigger boat. I had almost got through when the door burst open and the captain, Tor Quint was his name, came rushing in brandishing a baseball bat and proceeded to bash that TV to pieces. That didn't sit too well with me and we like squared off there for a second. Just then, I heard Hooper hollering something about "coming back for his noon feeding" and I figured we were about to miss the buffet up at the Windjammer. So we rushed up there to get breakfast, leaving that cabin in a shambles. And you know, when we came back the room attendant must have been there, because the TV was fine, the balcony was cleared of all the assorted sea creatures, and he'd left a towel animal in the shape of a shark. And the sash was back on my robe. Best of all, the bed was turned down. On the first night.

Doc

[rascalious]

<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><font size="-1">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by redneck_dan:
_Cousin Bubba needs help!_

Please sign the petition to have Tom Ridge release Bubba from imprisonment. He had his dynamite in his checked luggage to go fishing with on the boat. Royal Caribbean found the dynamite and called the FBI. He tried to explain to the FBI that he wanted to use the dynamite for fishing, but they didn’t believe him. They took him Cuba and labeled him as an Enemy Combatant. We haven’t heard from him since. My sister is depressed that her husband has been incarcerated without being able to communicate to anyone. She wants to go and have one of those congenial visits with him.

Dan

Proud father of future cruiser [url="http://www.geocities.com/danlu75023/<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>"]http://www.geocities.com/danlu75023/<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>[/url]

It may be too late for Bubba, but I can tell you it is easy to smuggle aboard in your checked luggage. Empty a cigar box, fill with the aforementioned items, bubble wrap and zip-lock it. By the way, if it is "weeping", you may want to place a "FRAGILE" sticker on the luggage.

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[sandhillwings]

<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><font size="-1">quote:</font><HR> She wants to go and have one of those congenial visits with him.
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lol!!! She must have been voted Miss Conjugality in high school...

Doc - just curious. Did your wife ever get dressed?

[Gael_winds]

We are sailing on the Mariner on May 2. I was wondering if it would be possible to arange a fishing party when we are docked in St Thomas using one of the life boats?

[mammallama]

DocksideDoc---I laughed so hard the coffee came out of my nose...NOT a pleasant thing in the morning. (The sash thing got me). You are hilarious.
Redneck_Dan--Sorry about your cousin Bubba. I told him to wear his flag bandana on his head, then they'd a known he's a good guy. On the bright side, I hear the fishin is good in Cuba. [img]http://messages.cruisecritic.com/infopop/emoticons/icon_biggrin.gif[/img] Karen

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[cruiseorbust]

I have enjoyed reading this thread about fishing, but have also been wondering about the several inferences to "Ranch Steak". With my upcoming cruise on the Mariner, I decided to do alittle checking on the correlation between fish and ranch steak. I got out my trusty "Websters Dictionary" and looked up steak. Much to my surprise one of the definitions was a thick slice of a large fish cut across the body. So are they telling me that Ranch Steak is actually a fish in disquise? So I started a thread "synonym of Ranch Steak", check it out!

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[DUBIDUB2]

You can get around all the fees and gratuties easily. Here's my top 10 fishing tips for the cruise.

1. Use the Ice Bucket as a Lobster pot. Works best in port. If not in port, be careful it can slow the ship down otherwise. If more than 10 people do this, you'll get to the next port a day late (it's rarely engine problems - now you know).
2. Try not to get an inside cabin, it's more difficult to fish undetected from there.
3. Play the Discovery Channel at full volume when they are showing "whale watching" (not "shark week"). This will send many fish forwards towards the ship (and your line) as they are attracted to Whales (not wales, that's in the UK).
4. If you have a suite, the sheets tend to be a lot newer and have more cotton thread count. You can peel a lot of the cotton thread to make an extra strong fishing line. The steward won't notice and the "frayed" sheets will end up in the "inside cabins" on the next sailing.
5. The shower gel or shampoo works great. Pour it in the Ocean and the fish will be stunned and float to the surface for you to bring up in the Ice Bucket. I haven't tried this but I know it stuns my eyes big time every time I use it.
6. Don't try to fish on the night they make a "towel" monkey. The fish are not stupid and will not bite knowing there is a monkey in your room. Dolphins (without sunglasses) do attract more fish. It's a proven fact!
7. The safe is normally way too small to hold your catch. However, you could try removing your passports and jewelry and cameras and coins (why do we put coins in the safe anyway?). There might be enough room if you bend the fish in half - even if you have to snap the backbone. I promise it'll taste just as good when you cook it - even bent in the middle.
8. If people start to smell the fish, just blame one of the inside cabins down the hall. It's expected.
9. If you are more than one floor up, you are NOT allowed to count chairs, tables or bikini's (those drying on the balcony below) as a "catch" - it's not allowed in competition and it's not allowed here. That is NOT sportsmanship.
10. Bragging rights must be backed up by photographs. If there is other food in the photo then we will know you are using a picture of the fish plate from the midnight buffet. Be warned.
11. (I lied about there being only 10). On the last night, you should note that if you do not turn up, the other cruisers are NOT stupid. We know you want us to think you are just poor tippers when in fact WE ALL KNOW, you are back there, using the last night to fish some more. Don't treat us like idiots....PLLEEEAAAASE...

Cod Bless.

Happy hunting.



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[Driftwoodgal]

Gosh some of these stories sound kind of fishy [img]http://messages.cruisecritic.com/infopop/emoticons/icon_eek.gif[/img]

I think you need to compile them into a book. They sure started my day off with a smile [img]http://messages.cruisecritic.com/infopop/emoticons/icon_smile.gif[/img]

God bless you and yours.

[iroyster]

Since we have some doubting Thomas's on this post I have provided a link to prove that cruise fishing is successful and fun. This page will disappear soon (as soon as my wife learns I used her web site!)

[url="http://georgiacandle.com/toppage1.htm"]Large fish on cruise[/url]

[Cruising Fool]

I am still LMAO. Oh, iroyster - you are going to be in BBBBIIIIIGGG trouble when you wife sees that one. Glad I got to see it before she pulls it!

You guys are making my day!

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[Divetex]

Sorry, Gael_winds, but no, you won't be able to fish from a lifeboat at St. Thomas. Nope. Absolutely not. They have downgraded that service and raised the price at the same time. You can still fish, but now, regardless of how many are in your party, you'll have to fish from one of the orange life rings with reflective tape. The cost has increased to $189 per person for the 3-hour package. It does include bait, though: calamari, ranch steak and shrimp heads. Good luck, and hope you catch a lot!

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[Dockside Doc]

[/QUOTE]
Doc - just curious. Did your wife ever get dressed?[/QUOTE]

Did she ever get dressed? I don't know, I'll go ask her......

Doc

[klingoncruiser]

How on earth did I miss this one? Where is stretch when you need him?

Headed to Alaska this summer on the Serenade. A good size Halibut should feed the whole table of 10 and then some.

I tried to fish from the bow at Christmas, but the rail hogs got there before me. So I tried to fish from my balcony, but someone cut the fish off on Deck 5. Seems like he already admitted it.

A quick way to get rid of trash fish is to toss it on another balcony. That is no end of fun listening to some poor slob try to explain that he was NOT fishing to his DW.

Don't leave the fish next to the door on the last day, or the kids will switch them with other fish. Pesky kids.

International fishing licence cost $260.

I wrestled with reality for years, Doctor, and I'm happy to state, I finally won out over it. (Harvey 1950)

Next cruise- Serenade of the Sea to Alaska- July 25. Roll call started!

[erin_cruisers]

Divetex: Re:Fishing from Lifeboats. That's not entirely true! You CAN get away with it as long as you don't tell them you will be fishing. [img]http://messages.cruisecritic.com/infopop/emoticons/icon_wink.gif[/img]

The best way to get a boat is just - ask for it!! Tell them your going to take your sweetie for a spin, you know, buzz the pier, etc.
Slip 'em a 20 spot and your 'in like Flynn'! [img]http://messages.cruisecritic.com/infopop/emoticons/icon_biggrin.gif[/img]
Then as your being lowered to the water, have someone pass you your fishing stuff (inluding ranch steak bait), or skiis, etc, if your water-skiing, off any accessible deck.
DO NOT ask the captain or any senior officer as they have no sense of humour!

It's always a good idea to bring back your boat before the ship leaves port,
and remember people, bring it back FULL OF GAS! It's just plain rude to return a lifeboat half-empty!! [img]http://messages.cruisecritic.com/infopop/emoticons/icon_rolleyes.gif[/img]

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