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    Deposits on ATV and snowmobile rentals are standard in Colorado.
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    Cruise Summary My biggest complaint is the 5 night duration. Even though I came off another ship before hand it's a lot of unpacking and you just get into cruise mode when it's over. I feel like I didn't have enough time to really experience the ship properly. I have a B2B booked in the fall so hopefully that will solve this problem. Majesty definitely feels like a bigger ship than Empress (the ship I was on before this) but it is a bigger ship so it had better feel bigger. Majesty is dated in places such as decor and the outdoor carpets on the upper decks. You can tell some new carpeting has been installed in places but in certain areas or staircases the carpet is older. Crew was fantastic and I only experienced great service. It was great to visit CocoCay again and I look forward to my next cruise when I have the water park and zipline booked. O3b Voom was great and I really wish Royal would upgrade more ships to O3b. This was a relatively inexpensive cruise and there is great value at the price point I paid. Majesty has a lot to offer and I'm looking forward to going back to spend more time on her.
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    I think it is just an observation area for guests. I imagine as ships evolved over time the ship architects were able to determine ways to increase the space and orientation. The early ones where cutting edge design back in the day but ship architects didn't have a lot of history or experience to work with adding a VCL. Just like ships themselves have grown and become more complex so have the VCLs over time.
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    A note about Voom. Majesty uses the new satellite technology that the newer ships use. Consequently it works very well. Typical results for Surf and Stream: I asked a Voom person on board and he reported that Majesty has 120Mbps down and 100Mbps up for total bandwidth. This is shared but individual Voom accounts are rate limited to what you see above so that no one guest can hog all the bandwidth. The cap also forces streaming application to work within 4Mbps of throughput otherwise a user streaming something like Netflix could go way over that consuming even more expensive usage while 4Mbps offers very reasonable streaming results.
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    Our scheduled start of self-assist was posted to be 7:30am. I joined the line around 50 people back at 6:45am. It is routed into the MDR on deck 4 to keep it orderly. At 7:12am we started moving. Through the terminal to CBP where they were making queues for the normal post cruise CBP check. Some people were already doing the thing with an CBP officer. As I was getting closer they just opened the lane in the middle and told everyone to walk out. I guess because we cleared immigration in Key West they decided to go easy on us. Out to the waiting taxis where a lady following after me just threw her luggage into trunk of my cab without asking where I was going. Hmmm. So I confirmed she was heading to FLL airport. Why not split a cab? Dropped off curbside at airport terminal at 7:28am. I had a 4:45pm flight booked because it was the cheapest flight of the day when I booked it. Being A-List on Southwest I can standby for free so my strategy is to often book a later flight then take my chances at the airport. I lucked out, seats were available on the 8:45am direct flight. Through security and at the gate by 7:40am. Soon after boarding in my window seat I looked out and saw my bag going into the belly of plane. Twenty five minutes later my luck continued when the door of the plane closed with the only empty middle seat on the whole plane being right beside me. Phew.
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    The pre-dawn arrival into Port Everglades isn't nearly as interesting as arriving into the Port of Miami. I thought I spotted another ship in the distance. It was the Celebrity Equinox arriving just before us. A final sunrise was in the making as I headed down to gather my stuff, vacate my cabin and prepare to join the self-assist line.
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    A last breakfast with the WJ opening right at 6am on the final morning. There is another forward section with additional food station that was closed on this morning. Upstairs where there is more seating, the Compass Deli and Sorrento's. Freestyle drink dispensers for those with a beverage package. For a small ship Majesty has a lot of big ship features.
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    Majesty has a computer area with printer just off the Centrum on deck 4.
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    Any word from Carnival and Princess? They are big operators from CA ports. How are they embracing the changes?
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    Schooner Bar feels bigger than other classes.
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    After I packed I headed to the Schooner Bar to use up the last of OBC. Early start tomorrow so I headed to bed at a decent hour.
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    Lazy day in Key West. When at the NAS pier there is a shuttle used to get "downtown". I stayed on the ship like a few others did today. It's my 3rd visit in a month so I decided to skip it this time. Soon enough it was the Diamond event. Service has been great, long before my drink is empty another one magically appears. Sunset from the aft section of the VCL. Maybe I've been at sea too long, I'm seeing faces in the sunsets now. Or a Jack o' Lantern... In Boleros there was live music.
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    Viking Crown Lounge when it's not hosting the nightly Diamond event. There is a bar but I've never seen it used. When waiters are present they use the area behind this as a service bar for serving drinks during the Diamond event but also I saw them serving non-Diamonds in the aft section of the VCL (paid using a SeaPass card).
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    Fitness Center There is a steam room in the change room. I'm assuming the ladies change room has one as well.
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    Adventure Ocean and the Living Room Arcade
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    Since I booked this cruise with the intent of capturing Majesty in photos here are some of the Schooner Bar. You don't get views of the sea like this on the big ships.
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    It is stealing. No matter how you attempt to console yourself, it is wrong and you are stealing.
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    Libery has much more capacity than 3,000 guests. I’m not disputing your source but these types of inquires occur all the time by all cruise lines. We never hear about them. This “leak” is cute, but in the bigger picture means nothing. Now if every port on the West coast reported every inquiry that would be interesting. This one sounds like local politics. In isolation it means little.
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    I’m on the Matt Hochberg Appreciation Cruise in 7 days on Navigator.
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    Drat. I knew this was going to happen. It's after 5pm on my last night on board and I have yet to pack. How could I let this happen?
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    I for one have stopped trying to promote the cruise industry and agree wholeheartedly with everything they said. The last thing I need is more people to book cruises (driving up the cost for me). It's terrible out there folks. The sea was 90' yesterday (away from the Promenade deck). I hear that 99% of all cruise ships got stranded (away from a boring existence) yesterday. Everyone on board is sick (of being on land). I went missing (and none of my clients know I'm on a ship). There were 75 mph winds (for anyone driving on the interstate with their hands out the window in Florida). Yep, it's not a life for the faint of heart. Avoid cruising (so I can book cheaper cruises). If they don't want to go, please don't try to correct them.
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    True, if you are a citizen of Australia. The rest pay. From your article: The new travel authorization and tourist tax affects U.S. citizens visiting New Zealand starting October 1, 2019. All international visitors—except for Australians—will be charged NZD$35 (about US$23) per person. The government hopes that this new tax will bring in an additional NZD$57-$80 million (US$39-$54 million) a year. The new tax will be collected during your eTA application and also will be valid for up to two years and multiple visits to New Zealand. Where it gets more complex is when you apply on the government of NZ's website. There is no "cruise ship" category. The cost is actually higher than $23 USD because you are required to pay the conservation fee ($70 USD) as well. Transit passengers like if you land and fly out the same day don't have to pay the conservation fee which is clearly targeted at cruise ship passengers. Note - it's a work around by not calling it a VISA, it's an eTA. U.S. Citizens are not required to have a VISA, but we sure need an eTA and we get to pay the conservation tax as well.
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    Where do you draw the line? When is stealing okay versus stealing is bad? Pay hundreds for a hotel room and steal mini-bottles from the bar or refill them will apple juice because you paid for the room? I'm sorry, stealing is never okay and hopefully you'll remember that when karma bites you really hard in the rear end. It's because of people like you that causes the rest of us to pay higher rates. It's not okay to steal, period.
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    You got it. The original Dragon's Breath remains the same. New cables were pulled and a new landing zone was created for the Fire (superman style).
  25. twangster
    Personally I bring dish soap with me in a TSA friendly 2oz shampoo style refillable travel container and use the sink. It works.
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