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    MaryCS62 reacted to BigKarl in Bringing prescription meds/vitamins on cruise   
    I have 7 prescription pills I take daily.  I am a walking disaster.
    I only take the original prescription bottles for those considered "Controlled Substances" and I make sure that the bottle is dated correctly and NEVER put more medication in the bottle than is stated on the label.
    I also NEVER take them off the ship except for my epi pen and nitroglycerin for obvious reasons.
    I have severe Afib and have a defibrillator implant and an Insulin Pump.
    With all that said, I have never been stopped or questioned about any medications.
    It does help to register with TSA Precheck !
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    MaryCS62 reacted to Riley in Bringing prescription meds/vitamins on cruise   
    I take photos of each of my bottles with a sample pill in front of the label, then use multi-day dispensers to keep me on track (and tape them shut in my carry-on so I don't find a random pile of pills at the bottom of my backpack when I get to the room...)
    Also I agree with other posters that you should take several days' more than you will need just in case... we were gone for a month and I took 10 extra days' worth with me.
    (Note: if you have insurance coverage for your meds ordinarily you cannot refill a prescription early, but there is a "vacation override" option your pharmacist can enter that should allow for the early refill. Any of the big chains can handle this. 
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    MaryCS62 reacted to HeWhoWaits in Bringing prescription meds/vitamins on cruise   
    We use daily separated boxes and bring pictures of the original bottles just in case (asked about it or unexpectedly need to have something filled).
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    MaryCS62 reacted to Paid4c4 in Reminiscing about great RCCL ships of the past   
    Yes the cabins were smaller.  However Linda and I were two young kids from Kentucky just starting out and to us the rooms looked like the Astoria.  BTW, Linda won the cruise in a contest.
    Bill
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    MaryCS62 got a reaction from Paid4c4 in Reminiscing about great RCCL ships of the past   
    Ours too!!  Honeymoon cruise in 1986 - and boy, were those cabins a lot smaller than the ones they showed on "The Love Boat" 🤣
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    MaryCS62 got a reaction from KristiZ in Reminiscing about great RCCL ships of the past   
    Ours too!!  Honeymoon cruise in 1986 - and boy, were those cabins a lot smaller than the ones they showed on "The Love Boat" 🤣
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    MaryCS62 reacted to LakeAlto in Tested positive for COVID 11 days before cruise   
    He was able to board!  We are on the ship now.  They only asked if he has has symptoms in the past 24 hours and he could truthfully answer “no”.  So we’re all here!  Happy Sailing! 
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    MaryCS62 got a reaction from ScottD in Check in- does it begin at midnight EST?   
    One reason I didn't want the first available time. We went with 1030am
     
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    MaryCS62 got a reaction from FireFishII in The perfect storm - parent/child ride together?   
    Funny story about water slides -- many years ago, (maybe 30??) took 3 or 4 yo DD to Sesame Place, lots of water rides there, including an inner tube slide. You could do a single person in a donut, or 2 people in a figure 8 tube.  DD too young to go on her own, so I took her, & DH was on the single rider line. That moved faster, so he was done before us and was waiting outside the gate you have to leave by after splashing into the pool at the end of the slide.  DD and I start - I'm in back, she's in front - and she couldn't quite reach around one of my legs to grab the handle on the tube, so she just grabbed my leg.  Off we go, and we're sailing through, going up and down the sides as it curves, until one curve, the tube went up the side, and didn't go down - we got separated from it.  Tube continues down without us, and we continue down as well.  Not sure how, but DD is clinging to my leg, and I grab hold of the top of her bathing suit to keep from getting separated. DH is watching for us, and sees the empty tube come out without us.  He rushes back into the area where the pool is, and jumps in (shoes and all) as we're coming out.  We get separated as we leave the tube and land in the pool area, where she promptly goes under.  Then, one of the lifeguards comes running over to us, offering to help me up - me, who's sitting up perfectly fine (if panicking about my child) in 2 feet of water, instead of the child who went under and didn't pop up.  
    Considering the weight differential between us, it's not really surprising that this happened, so I would take seriously any restrictions they make for the ride
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    MaryCS62 got a reaction from PPPJJ-GCVAB in The perfect storm - parent/child ride together?   
    Funny story about water slides -- many years ago, (maybe 30??) took 3 or 4 yo DD to Sesame Place, lots of water rides there, including an inner tube slide. You could do a single person in a donut, or 2 people in a figure 8 tube.  DD too young to go on her own, so I took her, & DH was on the single rider line. That moved faster, so he was done before us and was waiting outside the gate you have to leave by after splashing into the pool at the end of the slide.  DD and I start - I'm in back, she's in front - and she couldn't quite reach around one of my legs to grab the handle on the tube, so she just grabbed my leg.  Off we go, and we're sailing through, going up and down the sides as it curves, until one curve, the tube went up the side, and didn't go down - we got separated from it.  Tube continues down without us, and we continue down as well.  Not sure how, but DD is clinging to my leg, and I grab hold of the top of her bathing suit to keep from getting separated. DH is watching for us, and sees the empty tube come out without us.  He rushes back into the area where the pool is, and jumps in (shoes and all) as we're coming out.  We get separated as we leave the tube and land in the pool area, where she promptly goes under.  Then, one of the lifeguards comes running over to us, offering to help me up - me, who's sitting up perfectly fine (if panicking about my child) in 2 feet of water, instead of the child who went under and didn't pop up.  
    Considering the weight differential between us, it's not really surprising that this happened, so I would take seriously any restrictions they make for the ride
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    MaryCS62 got a reaction from WAAAYTOOO in The perfect storm - parent/child ride together?   
    Funny story about water slides -- many years ago, (maybe 30??) took 3 or 4 yo DD to Sesame Place, lots of water rides there, including an inner tube slide. You could do a single person in a donut, or 2 people in a figure 8 tube.  DD too young to go on her own, so I took her, & DH was on the single rider line. That moved faster, so he was done before us and was waiting outside the gate you have to leave by after splashing into the pool at the end of the slide.  DD and I start - I'm in back, she's in front - and she couldn't quite reach around one of my legs to grab the handle on the tube, so she just grabbed my leg.  Off we go, and we're sailing through, going up and down the sides as it curves, until one curve, the tube went up the side, and didn't go down - we got separated from it.  Tube continues down without us, and we continue down as well.  Not sure how, but DD is clinging to my leg, and I grab hold of the top of her bathing suit to keep from getting separated. DH is watching for us, and sees the empty tube come out without us.  He rushes back into the area where the pool is, and jumps in (shoes and all) as we're coming out.  We get separated as we leave the tube and land in the pool area, where she promptly goes under.  Then, one of the lifeguards comes running over to us, offering to help me up - me, who's sitting up perfectly fine (if panicking about my child) in 2 feet of water, instead of the child who went under and didn't pop up.  
    Considering the weight differential between us, it's not really surprising that this happened, so I would take seriously any restrictions they make for the ride
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    MaryCS62 got a reaction from Neesa in Is it rude to heckle late comers?   
    most comedy has an element of rudeness to it - it's part of what makes it funny to some, and offensive to others. I'd watch (and probably laugh), but wouldn't heckle - I'm a big believer in karma 😆
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    MaryCS62 got a reaction from WAAAYTOOO in Is it rude to heckle late comers?   
    most comedy has an element of rudeness to it - it's part of what makes it funny to some, and offensive to others. I'd watch (and probably laugh), but wouldn't heckle - I'm a big believer in karma 😆
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    MaryCS62 got a reaction from YOLO in Bringing TPN (Total Parenteral Nutrition - liquid IV nutrition) on board?   
    For people who are on long term TPN, it is often run only 14-16 hrs a day - this is to mimic how most people eat, with a long "fasting" time. This helps because otherwise your body would keep secreting insulin. It will also help her since she won't be tied to the machine all day, every day.  I'm familiar with simple (ie, protein, dextrose, 1 electrolye) that are good for nine days, but I've never seen longer than that - for both sterility and stability purposes. (Hospital pharmacist, 36+ years experience)
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    MaryCS62 got a reaction from FireFishII in Bringing TPN (Total Parenteral Nutrition - liquid IV nutrition) on board?   
    For people who are on long term TPN, it is often run only 14-16 hrs a day - this is to mimic how most people eat, with a long "fasting" time. This helps because otherwise your body would keep secreting insulin. It will also help her since she won't be tied to the machine all day, every day.  I'm familiar with simple (ie, protein, dextrose, 1 electrolye) that are good for nine days, but I've never seen longer than that - for both sterility and stability purposes. (Hospital pharmacist, 36+ years experience)
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    MaryCS62 reacted to smokeybandit in What is wine at 5:30?   
    Whine is open 24/7
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    MaryCS62 reacted to ScottD in Things I learned after my cruise   
    Yes..our original plan was to "lump" tip at the start but we never really found a place we planned on being all week,so we brought a stack of ones with us each time we left the room and would give them to the bartender after every round or so.  I felt more obligated to do it when I'd ask for a mocktail of their choosing. 
    We brought a small bungee with us,so the hooks came in handy outside..put two across the corner of the balcony and hung the bungee cord between them and used it to dry shorts overnight.
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    MaryCS62 reacted to Xaa in Feedback Requested (not ranting) About Ordering 2 Entrees   
    When they tell you that, the response is "I know you want only ratings of 10 on your survey and I want to give them to you.  Please bring my steak out with the lobster..."
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    MaryCS62 reacted to Pattycruise in New menus/specialty dining 2023   
    Yes, a change should be easy assuming there are seats available 
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    MaryCS62 reacted to Ampurp85 in chat app   
    It will but he will have to check the app as soon as he returns.
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    MaryCS62 got a reaction from jp1 in Voom surf and stream   
    Yup, that's what we do. 1 person just means it's the same code that can be used by however many devices you purchase.  If your party is in more than one room (ie, we have sailed with DD's in connecting cabins) you can share it with other cabins as well.  As stated above, if you have 2 devices, and you have both your phone & tablet hooked up, no one else will be able to use the code (or, it will kick one of the other devices off the internet).  I have 1 person 2 devices for me & DH for March, ! person 3 devices for me, DH & DD in August - cheaper than each person having 1 device each
     
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    MaryCS62 reacted to Xaa in The Key- Bags   
    Think of your luggage as 3 categories. 
    The big stuff - This goes to the porters
    The carryon stuff - Things like your wine, clothes for first night dinner etc.  This gets dropped off
    Your valuables - Passports, meds, stacks of cash.  This stays with you in a small daypack.
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    MaryCS62 got a reaction from Neesa in Lobster tail   
    DH promised to order Lobster tail in addition to his meal if I want a 2nd one, although recently I have seen pics showing that it is large enough for me that I won't need a 2nd one, but we will see.
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    MaryCS62 reacted to Ampurp85 in UDP - A La Carte Once Per Day Use   
    We did this on Oasis. Went to Izumi, JR, and Playmakers all in one day. They have a clipboard with a list of room numbers with the UDP and they check you off.
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    MaryCS62 reacted to SePa in Kids and food questions   
    This is perfect!! I'm an no longer worried. He does really well on buffets! Late night snacks like fruit cookies etc are perfect.  Now I'm excited!
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