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Why must you knock before opening the refrigerator door ? Because you wouldn’t want to catch the salad, dressing. ba-dump-bump

Did you know diarrhea is hereditary? It runs through your genes lol

What do you call a fish with no eyes? FSSSHHHH.

What do you call an arrogant criminal walking down stairs? A condescending con descending!

They've secured lines of credit in the billions. Based on past results those won't take long to pay off once things get back to normal. Life will get back to normal. Maybe not in 2020 but by 2025 this will all be a distant memory. RCCL will be fine. Carnival will be fine. Beyond that is anyone's guess.

What do you call a bear with no teeth? A gummy bear

What did the Fisherman say to the Magician? Pick a cod, any cod. Why couldn't the sesame seed leave the casino? He was on a roll.

Turning off the cell phone for 7 days, enjoy food, drinks , sunshine and making new cruise friends.

What do you call two guys hanging over a window. Curt n Rod.

A pirate walked into a seaside tavern and asked for a drink. The bartender, turned away from the bar when the buccaneer walked in, pours the drink, but nearly drops it when he notices the sailor has a giant ship's wheel stuck to the front of his pants. "Uh, capn'," the bartender says, "I hope you don't mind me askin', but what's with that-thar wheel?" "Arrr...this thing?" The pirate asks. "|t drives me nuts."

Something tells me the ladies above can parallel park like it's nobody's business.

Hi everyone, I know we get heated debating which dessert is the best one to order, or if a balcony room is worth it, but let's keep these basic rules in mind when chatting here. No profanity No personal insults No political discussion This includes tropes about politicians and generalizations about political parties No debating religion Keep your posts relevant and accurate to each specific thread. We can all have our little fun within each thread but please make sure the information you're putting out there is correct and current. Topics not related to Royal Caribbean may be removed. Posts or comments encouraging cruisers to break any Royal Caribbean policy is not allowed and will be removed.

How much does a pirate pay for corn? A Buccaneer.

Holding to hope that cruising resumes August 2, so I don't miss my sailing. If that happens, I'll very much be looking forward to trying beef wellington for the first time, trying out Celebrity for the first time, and having every port in the itinerary being a first-time visit.

Why did the girl bring toilet paper to the party? Because she is a party pooper! ?

Knock, Knock Who's there? On a street of 25 houses, you're the only one without a doorbell!

Why couldn’t the fish sign onto the Internet ? Because he forgot his BASSword

I know 25 letters of the alphabet and I don't know Why..

I plan to strive valiantly to improve those numbers! It's a tough job, but someone's gotta do it! ??

First steps on board, and listening to the ocean at night as mentioned above.

All of these! Plus, enjoying a bit of "me time" on my aft balcony!

This is one of my favorite things to do. Late at night, a stack of cookies, a few (okay 4+) slices of pizza and my last drink of the night. So peaceful.

To seat on balcony at night before bed and listening ocean. And same in the morning. I miss it so much.

This was inventory on March 20th. Tomorrow at lunch I'll be making a supply run. Who needs toilet paper.

What’s the best way to get in touch with a fish? drop it a line!

Did you hear about the diminutive psychic who broke out of jail? She's a short medium at large.

You have NO idea how much I need this thread today.

I don't have any jokes but we need a thread like this. ?

Current CAS policy is D+ and P can be upgraded. That was before RoyalUP but technically CAS policy hasn't changed. I've never benefited from such an upgrade, maybe now I'll have a chance, assuming RoyalUp doesn't scoop up all upgrades. Low bidding RoyalUp may be sound practice going forward.

My father in law always orders escargots when having dinner in the dining room. After he has finished I always dip bread in the garlic sauce. That’s our cruise ritual ?

I would say sail away. Like after dealing with Muster drills and all the minutiae of embarkment day

I've honestly given up arguing with people about it. I'll say my point, to a point, but a lot of those who claim how you're doomed to be in a sardine can with thousands of people and guaranteed to get norovirus either let the media fear them, or aren't big cruise fans anyway. I personally figure my chances of getting sick on a cruise ship or on land is about the same. Either I come in contact with some virus or I don't. Either my body puts up a good fight or it doesn't. I don't judge you and don't care if you judge me. :)

Hoping cruising is "normal" by September, just catching up with the Oasis of the Seas. We have not sailed her since 2012. Boy do we miss her & are excited to see all the changes.

While I agree that I don't want my tax dollars and future debt of the country inflated to bailout non-US companies, the refusal to offer medical aid to a ship is another matter. For centuries ships of many flags have sailed the seas. Merchant vessels have long sought medical assistance when passengers or crew become ill. The long standing tradition has been to offer medical assistance regardless of the flag on the vessel. It goes to show just how desperate the situation is in America when they have to refuse to offer medical assistance for ship crew or passengers. That is particular eye-opening when there are U.S. citizens involved. At the state level it was blocked to ensure limited resources were reserved for state residents then at the local level when it became apparent that Florida residents were on board, local counties interceded to ensure local resources were reserved for local county residents. Desperate times indeed. The U.S. wasn't alone in refusing medical assistance. Many countries along the ship's route did the same. Right or wrong isn't important. The fact that Florida is so ill prepared is eye opening. Not that Florida is the only state not prepared for this so that isn't important either. The important takeaway during this extreme medical situation is - do not venture far from home. I can't afford to find myself vacationing somewhere where I might be turned away from a hospital in my hour of need because I'm not a resident of that state. Sadly since this won't be over until a vaccine is available I'll have to cancel roughly a dozen Florida based cruises. I can't afford to find myself having a non-virus emergency medical need only to be told that since I am not a Floridian I will be turned away in my hour of need. I don't blame Florida for this, few states are truly prepared for this but the result is the same - don't venture from my home state to ensure access to medical resources. Here's hoping by 2022 or 2023 we can return to a place we can travel beyond state lines. Until then it's looking like staying close to home is the smart play.

When all this craziness is over, what is the one thing you look forward to most on your next cruise?

That’s an oldie but goodie.

this is my favorite joke of all time

August 28th, 2020 Mariner of the Seas

We love everything in the Main Dining Room (except the spaghetti)! My husband and I especially loved the steak. Can't go wrong with any of the desserts either!! ??

I long to go back to CocoCay! And looking forward to enjoying our first ever ocean view balcony on Indy (hopefully in August!) We've only done interior rooms, without a view, so we're excited to enjoy what everyone talks about- coffee on the balcony in the morning, and kraken and coke on the balcony in the eve.

Also keep in mind that Royal offices are closed. Employees are working from home like the rest of us. They aren't used to that and every employee is dealing with children home from school, grocery store or toilet paper challenges and likely family or friends infected with COVID-19 just like the rest of us are dealing with this.

I’m not sure if this is a new offering, but I don’t remember ever seeing this before. @Matt Sushi & Sake Menu .pdf

No indoor smoking is permitted on Empress of the Seas.

They won't sell ships. Load factors will be down. There was a time when ships didn't sail full. You could request an upgrade on board and there were upgrades to be had. We will return to those days for a while. Ships won't sail full for some time.

Got to say, I'm not remotely confident that cruise lines will "get back to normal" and return to "past results" any time soon. By 2025? Maybe. But how does RCI fill its *growing* capacity in 2020? 2021? First-time cruisers aren't going to be giving cruising a try any time soon, and even diehards can only afford so many cruises a year. I could see them selling off ships (assuming anyone would buy them).

All this talk about ships being flagged here or there is important. But there are many facets of this story. Until today there were two ships that still had passengers and crew on them, and they were in need. Thankfully, finally they have docked in Ft. Lauderdale. Here's another part of the story: I read someplace today that RCCL and Carnival have offered idle ships to US cities in this time of need. The ships have been cleaned front to back and top to bottom. In an emergency, we need to help each other. I for one, am glad both of the things mentioned above have happened. We are at our best when we give our last dollar. My life has been such, that I've been on both sides of this equation. We can sort out the need to reflag these ships and place blame after lives are saved. Off topic a bit, but not really: I am reminded of the story of Beck Weathers. He was a very rich very well connected doctor from Dallas, TX. He was high on Mt. Everest on May 10, 1996 when a storm struck. Many people died that day and many more lives hung in the balance including Beck's. He would need to evacuated by helicopter from above the ice fall, an altitude above 20,000 feet. It had never been done before and if anyone ever dared try it there is no way that pilot would temp fate a 2nd time. Word got to his wife in TX and all the right calls were made. Sure enough a pilot was found who dared to try it in his completely stripped down copter. 1 chance and 1 live would be saved of the dozen or so who needed to be saved. But, Beck was connected. Sure enough the pilot landed that copter on the makeshift helipad and just as Beck was prepared to be loaded, word came that a sherpa was sicker than him. Swelling on the brain and would be dead within the hour if he didn't get to lower altitude. Imagine a copter at full throttle but barely able to get 2 or 3 feet off the ground in the thin air and then dropping almost out of control until it finally felt the bite of denser air below. In the end, it was Beck Weathers who made the call. A man he never met would be given the helicopter that was sent for him. If there wasn't enough heroism that day, somehow the pilot, whose name I don't recall, found the courage to come up the icefall a second time to take Beck to safety. I haven't read the book in 10 years, so some of the details may be a little fuzzy. But that is a true story and a lesson for us all.

We are hopeful for our October 8th Adventure cruise up the New England coast and Canada. We are going with several friends that all live in different states so I really hope this is cleared up and we can all go! I too, love my balcony time the most I think. I love all the excitement leading up the the cruise; however, I'm afraid to get too excited just yet as it may not happen. And to top it all off - my oldest Grandson is getting married October 24th. I really hope the wedding will not have to be rescheduled! Lots to stress about right now ?

Cruise ships don't have to parallel park, do they?? Jokes people, jokes! ?

The term "floating petri dish" can kiss my big butt. I'm so tired of people judging cruising and the cruise industry. I'm pretty dang sure that 90% of these so-called health experts have never even been on a cruise, and if they did, it was probably the tugboat line.