LetsTryThisPlace

Another option, which is what I'm doing, is to get the non-alcoholic package and pay the alcohol fee (was told typically $5-$7 extra for them so a little discounted) for the drinks you want. (if getting more mixed drinks then beer) I do love my beer but will save that for a local beer at my stops. This way if only one person is getting it your not spending a fortune. This works better for my wife and I as she doesn't drink much and tries not to have too much sugar. I can pay the little extra when I want and enjoy a nice cool mocktail when I want lol.

14 minutes ago, JLMoran said:

Out of reactions already,

me too  but I will still give my <3 still lol

5 minutes ago, joost said:

im on the same freedom cruise 

We will need to meet up then. Was hoping someone from here would be onboard lol.

Just now, Sabrinaklai said:

You mean "a ship" lol?  Looking forward to yours too!

Hey now, I don't discriminate on size lol. The big ships are nice but I wouldn't say no to a small boat ride either. (although living in the Cayman Islands you would think I would be on a boat all the time)

4 minutes ago, Sabrinaklai said:

Thanks! Looking forward to it.  I'm always on the hunt for a better travel deal 

Me too. I scour the internet (really need to come up with a bot for this )

4 minutes ago, Sabrinaklai said:

I thought about that too.  That's why I'm considering doing one even though you have covered Anthem 3 times already.  I will likely be blogging from the "Mom" perspective.  Not sure if that's good or bad.   It might be quite boring.  WJ, pool, WJ, pool, ice cream, dinner lol.  And I feel that we all learn so much from one another I want to contribute back.

Well as someone who doesn't have kids yet but plan to soon it would be nice to see what they are like from a parents perspective to be honest. 

3 minutes ago, Sabrinaklai said:

Where/when are you going in March @LetsTryThisTech?

We are on the 8 day Freedom on March 3rd from Fort Lauderdale. (just over a month so freaking excited to be back on a boat)

Yes and no. A good TA will have incentives but not all. I normally shop around (and I mean shop around) for the best bang for the buck and personally, I find 90% of the time it's cheaper or get benefits elsewhere.

27 minutes ago, Sabrinaklai said:

Lol!  I'm pretty sure @twangster is on a whole other level on his own.  I was thinking of trying out a live blog for March too but I'm putting the disclaimer on right now that it's not going to compare!

I look forward to it :)

If you go to ebates and then look up the store it should have the break down (if they are given it.) I think they had a special before with double points.

3 minutes ago, Sabrinaklai said:

I love Ebates but I have never done travel through them.  It always says things like, "up to 14% off" and then I don't know what the discount is exactly so I give up and look elsewhere.  I would be interested to see how it works out for you.

It had the details on their site. I checked it and the cruise was the highest offer so wonder what an agents kickback really is. 

But ya, if you go this way be prepared to do most things yourself and you will need to call TA rather than RC.

Paid for mine for this year's cruise a couple days ago and was still old rate. Now I wish I had booked next years cruise before the change. 

I bought the non-alcoholic package and plan to pay for the alcohol only for some mixed drinks (if I want them) works out a little cheaper as my wife will by no means come close to the needed break-even point. The deluxe does not seem worth it to me anymore.

So doing 2 makes sense if you have it in dry dock might as well.

Thanks @twangster I will share with my wife and she can decide if its worth it. At least we know you can get it on board since their site stinks.

I did ebates with Travelocity for my next trip and get both money back from the cruise and all my hotels I stay at (I say hotels because we jump around. That's why I like cruises.). This is my first time using ebates but I have used other similar ones but heard better things about ebates and they have better offers so went with them. The only part is the wait after for it (i think its 6 weeks.) Even if I do not get it Travelocity was a better deal for my cruise anyways.

I am sure my wife will be doing, at a minimum the yoga classes (we have what is know as Batabano or Carnival coming in May shes preparing for) so if no one gives an update by then I'll share her experience.

ya, their whole site kept crashing on me all last week. For such a big company that needs tech for everything. They have the worst site ever.

1 hour ago, cruisinstyle said:

I don't disagree, but I don't want to put money to it until I fully understand the fine print. Called RCL yesterday about it and was on the phone for 30mins and no one could tell me anything about it.

Ya, it's not that she won't use the classes, it's more like how many and what is covered and what isn't. Plan to call myself too maybe they had time to think about it lol. From what twanster, the classes she is interested are probably the cheaper ones anyway. So might just have to wait till on board and either see if they offer it onboard with an explanation or just get the ones she actually wants.

Just now, Madelyn D said:

Thank you for all of the awesome pics and information! Nervous to do my live blog in a few weeks because it will not compare 

It's the thought that counts. I'm planning to do one on mine too on my cruise in March. I do have an older dslr camera and plan to get a GoPro clone for filming. @twangster what is your good camera? Would like to know for when I have money again (although which is more important another cruise or a new camera.  )

On 1/21/2018 at 4:22 PM, twangster said:

@Sabrinaklai - I asked the on board Voom specialist about usage.  He can look up usage by user. 

I've consumed 1.8GB down and 678MB up on this cruise so far here on day 3 but I'm a heavy user, watching periscope and such.  

Is there a limit on Voom? Also damn I'm hungry now, looking forward to our trip in 39 days :o

I used to be able to travel to Detroit direct from Cayman Islands (where I live) and they were great for the price at the time. I am using Southwest this time as they just started coming here direct from FLL now. It cost me about $200 pp including 2 suitcases each. Now with kids, it might be hard with the way they do the boarding but might be of interest. 

1 hour ago, twangster said:

Never know.  They did 2/3 last time.  Maybe the damaged propeller also wore a bearing so maybe while it's in the shop up on jacks they plan to do the bearing just so they don't have to repeat this next year.  

I agree. It is a lot less work to replace it all now then to have to do it all over again. It might cost a little now but would save a lot more.

8 hours ago, WAAAYTOOO said:

This reminds me of a joke I heard recently:

I didn't realize, when I booked my next cruise, that it was the week of my wedding !  I am looking for someone who would be willing to trade with me.

Her name is Ashley, she's 5'5", a great cook and a lot of fun....

 

Sounds like @twangster lol (from what I have read so far). @twangster still looking for the Pinnacle one?

Thanks everyone for your input.

3 hours ago, cruisinstyle said:

I am on a 7 day and it is titled "Unlimited Class Pass (4 days or less)", what does that mean? For four days on the ship we can go to unlimited classes?

Ya, I'm on an 8-Day cruise and this was there, so confusing. My wife is interested but not sure if it's even worth it.

So I take it Teamviewer is probably on the blocked list. I normally use this to control my office computer. Is there any easy option to use, or am I going to need to buy a router to configure?

My wife isn't even positive if she enjoys cruising and I'm already trying to book our next one. My next one is only number 3 but RCCL hooked me on number 1.