Psycho and Barb

On 4/24/2024 at 7:33 AM, smokeybandit said:

I thought the credit card OBC was one of the few that would get refunded if it doesn't get used.

True.  The one and only time we had some OBC left it was from the credit card and it was returned to the CC. 

1 hour ago, HeWhoWaits said:

Our recent trips into Florida have been facial recognition customs breeze through without needing the actual documents.

Yes we love that feature and no more filling out the customs form but the OP was from India and I don’t think the facial recognition works for him.

16 minutes ago, loki007 said:

agree but what they are doing is tagging the chairs for 30 minutes so i lose my chairs despite enjoying them for 3 hours then heading to the windjammer for lunch.

It’s not exactly 30 minutes.  I saw people drop off their stuff and the pool attendants didn’t come by to mark the chairs till 15 to 20 minutes later.   They also didn’t take the item’s exactly 30 minutes after they marked them.  Each pool area had a lot of chairs for just two pool attendants to monitor.  The point is the Odyssey was attempting to fix the age old  problem and I’ve got to admit…The word spread fast and there seemed to be less chair hogs on sea days three and four.

On 4/7/2024 at 5:37 PM, Theron said:

RC safe boxes are not safe, my passports, CC and wallet cash $900 got stolen at the last day. I actually got out of the ship without taking them

sadly

theron

How in the heck did you clear customs without your passports after you got off the ship?

56 minutes ago, atseau said:

What does the circled 3 mean below 8:10?

3 Chairs

We just completed an 8-day cruise on the Odyssey and we had 4 sea days.  As you can imagine, the chair hogs were out in full force but Odyssey’s staff were ready.  Each pool area had at least two attendants that worked all day long…They were tagging all unoccupied chairs and removing the items if the person didn’t return in time.  They were using little yellow stickies to mark the time they placed the tag, the number of chairs and they placed the tag on the chair in a location the person would not notice.  The staff got lots of thanks and I only witness one upset lady…She came back three hours later and was upset her stuff was removed.  Way to go Royal!!!

Wear your boots and jackets...Heavy stuff on your flight.  Allows you to get more stuff in your suitcases...Lol

We on the Odyssey 30 Mar for a 8 Night Southern Caribbean & Perfect Day.

Think it also may be attractive to new cruisers.  Let them experience a cruise at a lower price and for a shorter time...Over a weekend might even be a bigger draw.

On 2/23/2024 at 3:57 PM, Greg R said:

St Augustine is a great place to visit.

And they just held the Florida Man Games...Lol

https://www.thefloridamangames.com/

We have never taken the ships excursion but we have walked to it and took the tram up…If I remember right, It was only about 25 bucks each.  Great view, cold beer and fantastic food.

Its funny how we all panic a little bit the closer our cruise comes...Did I do that...What about that...Lol

26 minutes ago, Austin said:

Daytona or St Augustine would provide plenty of options for things to do. 

As long as its not Bikeweek or Biketoberfest

15 hours ago, CruiseAway said:

We took the local Arubus to the Palm beach and had a great time.  No added taxi fair.  The bus was $6.00 round trip. I highly recommend it.

If I remember right it’s bus 10 to eagle beach. 

2 hours ago, tonyfsu21 said:

Eagle beach is pretty epic

Excellent Picture 

We like Eagle Beach but the renting of chairs and umbrellas are expensive.  But we think its expensive at any beach you may go to.  We have learned though to bring our own collapsible soft sided ice chest and buy our drinks at the port...There is a CitGo gas station right outside the port.  We stop there and purchase our beverages and ice...Walk across the street and grab a cab to Eagle Beach.  Sorry but we haven't snorkeled there so can't be much help on that.

46 minutes ago, SpicyCherry said:

 

Hammocks are such a great idea !! What is the best ways you’ve found to attach it on the balcony??

On older ship you can usually find holes in the beams to run your straps through but not on the newer ships.  On the newer ships you need two big c-clamps to clamp to the beams.  Bringing these c-clamps in your checked luggage will cause you to take a trip to the naughty room…We’ve been called there a few times.   Just explain what they are for and the clamps are released along with the suitcase.   We have never had them confiscated…Just a pain going down to the naughty room. 

1 hour ago, Shanethegriff said:

Any link to rhe hammock you bring? And I don't mean your banana hammock!!

We got ours years ago at Sams Club but this one on Amazon is close to it.  

https://www.amazon.com/Wise-Owl-Outfitters-Hammock-Hammocks/dp/B01E3EHRVS/ref=sr_1_3?crid=2RPZGH6PVNFN8&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.oaZIubZJgNdEgCoHauN9sbhZ9JIJ3AHIcp28rAkvHS1JSMrqSlr8RHZ-Shv0rG48sHZeW-qyeTpReXW6PFTi0v0QRzXf-_Y0gVMu3zJAia6axo562KjVfczvfQyvjgAnyect3q5BXrNse6VnvrcaBEbE3k3IzfIxaIC_u_jUMHLAYp1Kn4i46HzugoxJ4_qmscsZnVZAKX0Me5HhDEznEB4dMjh9Hxe0sokj3wYTsYDNL-AF72MPKZ8-3LvEcR_SXe7ttEVSpboEFDfzKBoSY2amh5TZ_dly3Rr_M3zZL-8.Wpv22rnPe0oG4BcvKaAWFZh9ietvt0xRhbHrAPa_GWc&dib_tag=se&keywords=hammock&qid=1708385887&sprefix=hamacok%2Caps%2C352&sr=8-3-spons&sp_csd=d2lkZ2V0TmFtZT1zcF9hdGY&th=1&psc=1

1 hour ago, Last2Know said:

Yep, my favorite place to relax too.  I've often contemplated bringing a packable hammock and getting super boogie like Virgin.  

We always bring our Hammock...Even on our Alaska cruises.

If we didn't care about our room...We would jump all over that!

Not sure if we are allowed to self promote...If not we will remove but if you are into hiding ducks on your cruise, Psycho makes these cute custom duck tags  https://www.etsy.com/listing/1649287714/royal-caribbean-cruise-duck-cards

On 8/21/2018 at 12:14 PM, Jeff-n-Terri said:

Hi Everybody,

We collect a refrigerator magnet of each of the Royal Caribbean ships we sail on.  

We collect gaming chips

2 hours ago, Va4fam said:

Labadee reminds me of what Coco Cay used to be like in 2017. 

 

 

 

Reminds us also...Use to love all the chickens running all over Coco Cay.

Got to try the zipline one time...Psycho hit 45 Mph one time

50 minutes ago, jbrinkm said:

Oooo, I like that... may steal! 

I anticipate that they will be stolen, but I got some of these little magnet guys. I thought they would be fun.

The ones they used were like these.

https://www.amazon.com/ABCaptain-Educational-Preschool-Uppercase-Lowercase/dp/B091FS1JT2/ref=sr_1_5?keywords=plastic%2Bmagnetic%2Bletters&qid=1707180026&sr=8-5&th=1