Psycho and Barb

Sometimes we get the military discount and sometimes we don't. Our our TA knows we are retired Military and will check each cruise we book to see if he can apply it but most of the time, he can't and we get better deals with other promotions. Psycho served 28 years and keeps a copy of his DD Form 214 in his passport.

If I remember right if was only about 8 bucks for six bottles of Crown Royal

We use to be able to sign the waviers while doing our checkin on the Royal site

We have purchased alcohol lots of times and exceeded our customs limit. We always declare it to customs but have only been charged duty one time…It was still was cheaper then buying in the US. All the other times the customs agent just looked at our paperwork and let us proceed. We were told one time by as Customs Agent that as long as we declare it and not try to hide it…It was up to the agent on if they wanted to charge a duty.

We did our Puerto Rico Travel Docs yesterday. They only wanted our flight number. But, they also wanted to know where we were staying and for how long...We entered the Pier address and listed Royal Caribbean as our host...Didn't see any other option's. Hope we did it right.

We are also trying to figure that out. We are flying in a day before our cruise and trying to nail down our requirements. Lets keep each other posted on what we find out.

Our B2B 21 Nov 2021 sailing on the Explore of the Seas registration opened up yesterday. Started in on Royals web site and uploaded pictures of our Covid cards on the app. Didn’t see anything on any restrictions.

We’ve found the best way is with the ships Voom. We can send, receive texts just by using our phones texting app…Do FaceTime and even make actual calls. We can do just about anything on the ship that we can at home on our WiFi.

We always pick our cabin...Location is a requirement for us. But to be fair, we mostly cruse with family and friends. Its nice to be able to get the balcony dividers opened.

We are going back for our second trip...First time was 2017. We will be on the Serenade of the Seas on 26 Jun 2022 for the 13 Night Mountain Resort Experience Crisetour...Post cruise. In our 2017 cruise we also did the land tour in Alaska but this time we will be doing the land tour of the Canadian Rockies!

We wore our heavy boots and jacket on the flight to save on the weight...We also put any other heavy items in our carry on since they didn't have any weight limit. They will sometimes allow you to check your carry on all the way though on your first flight...We did! We packed with clothing to dress in layers. A good luggage scale is a must to make sure you have no surprises at check-in.

You know what they say…If you don’t believe or like the answer from Royal’s Rep…Just call back to another rep because it’ll be a different response.

Its the Ozone from the SOClean machine that is causing the breakdown of the insulation material.

Royal has stopped bringing shells back onboard for a long time. Years ago, we had some shells, pieces of dead corral and a couple of rocks in our backpack going through security at labadee to get back on the ship...We wanted them for our home aquarium. The items were picked up on x-ray and confiscated. So if you really wanted to keep your find, you had to carry it back on ship in your pockets.

Psycho has stopped using his under his doctors orders. He noticed black specks in the hose and we assume its the recalled insulation material. Doc said its better to go without then breathing that stuff in his lungs overnight. He's been using the SoClean to clean it and from what we've read, can cause the problem.

Don't want to hijack this thread but was just wondering how many people on here use the Phillips Respironics CPAP machines that have been recalled. We registered our CPAP for repair or replacement but haven't heard a thing from Phillips. Did see an online article that Phillips is waiting FDA approval for the approval for new foam. Philips has tripled their production power of this new foam and is waiting for a green light from the FDA. Philips has not given a replacement schedule yet or any information on which machines will be replaced and which ones will be repaired.

You always have the latest and greatest!!!

Where did you see that info WAAAYTOOO

We are not going to do anything special. We are both vaccinated and either the vaccine works or it doesn't. However, both of our jobs require mask wearing while working but we haven't been wearing a mask anywhere else. Guess we will see.

Ohh Boyyy...Another Royal Fuzzy Math Sale!!! If anyone actually finds a sale...Can you please report it here? Would love to see how many real sales are out there.

To piggyback on this great advice. If you think it’s a good price, buy it. If you see it cheaper just cancel and rebuy at the cheaper price. We book some of our cruises a year or longer out and have canceled and rebought many times. The key is to constantly check your planner before and after you purchase.

We always tell our attendant to leave the pool towels alone and we will take care of them. We exchange them out as soon as we come back onboard.

We are glad they are keeping it. We will get our first one on the Explorer of the Seas this Nov.

Were they retested before being removed from the ship? Have been tested at home and are they COVID positive?

Well our next cruise is not till Nov 21 and hoping this requirement will be history