Psycho and Barb

We always go to Playmakers at least once a cruise...Especially love the size and layout of Playmakers on the Quantum Class Ships.   Great place to enjoy a few cold beers and some wings on a sea day.

16 hours ago, KevinK said:

Hi all,

I will be sailing as diamond first time in Sept cruise.  

 

Congratulations on making Diamond.  

This is what we bought from Amazon...Holds them securely and easy to carry on.  

And if you are doing the inside passage, you might be able to use land-based towers sometimes.  Just be careful when switching off airplane mode and if you see cellar at sea...Go back to airplane mode ASAP.

Take a taxi to the downtown shopping area...Lots of vendors with hats.  Psycho was looking for a Cowboy hat last time but didn't find any that he liked.  We did find lots of hats though.  

We will be cruising with you...This cruise will be the second week of our B2B.  

Are there ever enough electrical outlets?

it means she's gambling more then you...Lol

2 hours ago, Keanoknick said:

But I think the level of audience participation, or lack thereof, will play a big roll in how fun it is.

 

That and who the Cruise Director is...They make or break the show.  However, we have never been to a bad show.

21 hours ago, smokeybandit said:

If there's Eagle Rare on Adventure next month, well there won't be any left after I leave.

Let’s us know Smoky, the Adventure is our next cruise 

7 hours ago, TXcruzer said:

Man, I wish we could find some Buffalo Trace around here; seeing a bottle at a liquor store is like spotting a unicorn. 

The ships store had the big bottles of Buffalo Trace on our last cruise on the Wonder…We brought four of them but they are all gone now

At least it wasn't Oscar, Oscar, Oscar 

We have never had a problem and have had the best Jerked Chicken we've ever had from a roadside stand in Jamica.  

We like the Explorer of the Seas and have sailed her a few times.  We did a B2B on her in Nov 21 out of San Juan just for the itinerary...First cruise was a different port every day.  As @Smokeybandit said...She may not have all the bells and whistles...But we would sail her again in a heartbeat.

15 minutes ago, smokeybandit said:

I've never seen Eagle Rare on a cruise ship bar.

We also had never seen Eagle Rare on any ships before but the Wonder's Mason Jar on deck 15 was the only bar that had Eagle Rare but almost all the other bars had Buffalow Trace.  It was nice to get a double of Eagle Rare after dinner and walk outside and enjoy it with a good cigar.

We were pleasantly surprised to see it again on the Wonder last March.  Didn't drink much of it because of the great Burbon they had onboard the Wonder.  Eagle Rare and Buffalow Trace were Psycho's favorite. 

We currently have three booked and just checked...No sales.  We did see a large price increase for the UDP...Sticker Shock!

We are only loyal to God, our family and country.  We like royal and enjoy sailing with them...We have sailed only with Royal for the last 21 cruises and fortunately haven't had a bad experience.  We have sailed Carnival and did have a few bad experiences...So no more Carnival.  We have talked about trying other cruise lines but haven't pulled the trigger yet...Keep going back to what we know will be a fantastic time and that's Royal.

12 hours ago, USFFrank said:

Someone's gotta bring it up. The lowest price (that I've ever seen) for a cruise planner item was of course the infamous $18.00 a day deluxe drink package offer back in what I believe was July of 2019 for cruises sailing in 2020. Please correct me if I'm wrong with those dates. To make a long story short Royal acknowledged their mistake and let anyone who had bought that package keep it. I was supposed to use it for a December sailing in 2020, but we all know what happened in March of that year.

Yep...We got that $18 DDP but we also never got to use it.

17 hours ago, Montemy2419 said:

Where do you get your tags printed at ?  I think I may become a duck hider  but want to include a tag so parents don't think it's a lost toy and won't keep it.

We like to print our own and then seal them...That way we can personalize them and add a picture if the ship.

21 hours ago, Luly said:

You just need to use one of their cups to refill your water bottle, you can’t put it directly under the spigot. 

Since Covid, we have been able to directly fill our large metallic bottles as long as it doesn't contact the dispense head its good...We have asked if its ok many times.  We usually get ice and water from one of the cafes.  Same with our insulated coffee cups.

1 hour ago, KevinJ said:

Black Friday sale last year was the best I've seen. I booked all our internet and beverage packages, plus some dinning for 5 cruises through early Nov this year. Cost quite a bit all at once, but saved quite a bit. I keep checking CP on a regular basis but haven't seen any real deals. I did notice that our TA this fall the DBP dropped to $56, but since I've become Diamond I don't get it any longer. Will be Diamond+ by then and since my wife doesn't drink I could get 10 a day. On my recent cruise 8 a day was more than enough, although I'd grab a couple cans to use up the vouchers and enjoy on the balcony later. I'll be looking at this years Black Friday sale to purchase for the 4 cruises we have in 2024.

We are Diamond+ and unless it's a fantastic sale, we don't buy the package anymore.  Even if we buy a few drinks on top of our five...It's still cheaper than purchasing the booze package.  We do miss the slamming hour in the Diamond lounge though...Lol

19 hours ago, Zacharius said:

Just one thing to keep in mind - if you're looking to buy "Cuban" cigars in Nassau, keep in mind that most in any area you likely go to will be fake, or at least much lower quality than you are looking for. They know there's a market for Americans, and they're happy to bamboozle them. So you may want to do a bit of research on where to buy legit ones. 

If anyone is looking to buy cigars...Learn how to spot the fakes...They are everywhere in the Caribbean and Mexico.   There are many great YouTube videos on how to spot fake Cubans.  We have only found a few real Cubans over the years...It's fun to point out they are selling fakes...Also, it's funny how the price drops after they realize we know how to spot a real Cuban.  Last year in Mexico, we saw some that had almost had perfect Cohiba bands...Which is the easiest way to spot a fake.

Just got to keep checking your cruise planner and hope you get lucky...There is no rhyme or reason to Royals so called sales.

15 hours ago, RPC said:

I have a US passport but it expires in 5 months after the cruise returns thus not meeting the 6 month requirement.

I doubt they will even mention this.  Cruised with our grandson in March and his passport was expiring in 4 months and nobody said a thing even after they scanned his passport.  He had his birth certificate and driver's license just incase but didn't need it.