HeWhoWaits

The interesting thing about the final payment pushback for some cruises but not others is that the final payment is due for our July 9 cruise ten days before our May 20 cruise.

There will be some differences as Emmolo is a California wine (Napa Valley) and Caliterra is Chilean.

I would normally expect a Chilean white wine to have more acidity and the California white to be more subtle. Personal palates will determine which one an individual prefers and YMMV.

7 hours ago, Blue Waters said:

I have been told during our last boarding process, that printed version is preferred by RC so you can avoid technical issues due to poor reception inside the terminal building.

You might not be able to access your negative test on your phone.

That's what screenshots are for.

Even though I can almost always access my airline boarding passes in the airline apps, if there is a problem with cell reception (weather) and wi-fi (down) at the airport, a screenshot works just fine.

On 1/2/2022 at 2:42 PM, natalie.gonzalez said:

No worries Matt  but if anyone gets a copy before June, please post! 

Going in May - will try to remember.

If changes occur prior to boarding, you'll be informed of such. There is no way to anticipate other changes that may happen once the ship sails.

12 hours ago, WAAAYTOOO said:

Hey, Mark !  Another old friend (not referring to age !) has come out of hiding !  Great to hear from you !

With no Baltimore, he had no reason to participate in the forums. 

On 12/21/2021 at 3:53 PM, BrianAlt said:

Could have left one letter.  

First and last letters would have been perfect.

On 12/19/2021 at 12:30 PM, RWDW1204 said:

But wearing white after Labor Day?

It's never AFTER Labor Day. Right now, as I type this, it is 256 days BEFORE Labor Day.

19 hours ago, twangster said:

Perhaps well before you go ashore one of you can occupy your son on the ship while the other decorates.  

Best option here may be to have someone either skip breakfast with the rest of the group or skip out of breakfast early and decorate quickly, meeting the rest of the group at a designated location that doesn't involve going back near the stateroom. Works best if you have an earlier excursion that requires everyone be reminded to triple check that they have everything they need BEFORE going to breakfast.

On 12/20/2021 at 5:05 PM, smokeybandit said:

This kind of stuff annoys me. Do they have evidence that a leading cause of covid cases on a cruise ship are due to smokers in the casino? Or is this just a dart board measures to make it look like they're doing something.

 

Adding masking is dumb in my opinion for various reasons, but at least there's widespread precedent for it. Picking on the smokers though?

I agree that masking isn't of any benefit overall, but how is requiring a mask except when actively eating or drinking "picking on the smokers" in any way?

They can still gamble (just like everyone else). They can still remove their masks to eat something (just like everyone else). They can still remove their masks to take a drink (just like everyone else). They can't smoke in the casino (just like everyone else).

Everyone is treated the same in this scenario. Certainly doesn't sound like "picking on the smokers" to me.

On 12/20/2021 at 4:36 PM, WAAAYTOOO said:

Boy, they’re really begging people to cancel !

Or others who otherwise avoid the casino to enter and potentially stay.

16 hours ago, Ray said:

i HATED the casino! 

The smell of smoke was terrible and clung to everything ( even the little amount of hair i have).

It made my eyes sore, worse if i had in my contact lenses

If its banned for good then i fully applaud this move 

It was that bad i had to go to deck 11 for an enjoyable smoke

This statement says it all - a SMOKER hates the casino because of how smoking makes the place smell. If the odor is off-putting to someone who doesn't mind a certain level of smoke smell...

@Ray has to go somewhere else to be able to enjoy his tobacco product of choice.

25 minutes ago, AshleyDillo said:

They informally do with the 340 point mark with the 150% solo supplement threshold and also the cheers/meal with an officer/backstage tours and extra gift. There's also another bonus gift at the 525 mark.

Not to mention the glass blocks at 140 and every 70 additional points. There are a bunch of "goals" along the way to Pinnacle.

5 minutes ago, PG Cruiser said:

Maybe they'll add a "Sapphire" level between Diamond Plus and Pinnacle. 

Or Diamond Plus becomes Sapphire and they add a Sapphire Plus. Requirements don't change to reach a level but the benefits accrued all require one step higher on the ladder.

A smoking ban in the casino would normally induce me to spend more time in the casino. With the mask mandate in indoor areas, it might not, as I would try to spend as much time as possible outdoors where it isn't required.

I'm also one who would seek clarity on what qualifies as "actively drinking." Does that mean I am putting the glass, bottle, can, or cup up to my lips RIGHT NOW? Or does it mean I have a beverage that I am taking a swig (or sip) every couple of minutes? 

On 12/13/2021 at 12:27 PM, HeWhoWaits said:

We had one purchase hit the card correctly. We had two other purchases show up in the pending charges online for the account and sit there for a little over a week. They have since disappeared from the pending charges without showing up as completed transactions.

As noted by @CruisingIsLikeCrackthey're still in the CP calendar and show up as transactions in the order history. I have made screen captures of the appropriate pages to assure we get what we ordered at no worse than the expected price.

The two missing items have now returned to the pending charges section of our account (not there yesterday, listed as pending at 1:23 a.m. this morning). Looks like the stuff was only free for one month.

Edit: Update - the money really did leave the account yesterday evening.

19 hours ago, Funeegal said:

I purchased a coffee card for my Adventure sailing this past summer.  I was told by the Adventure folks that I could use the coffee card on other sailings. They only punched once per coffee no matter what I ordered.  Fast forward to Thanksgiving on the Symphony....I was told a grande specialty coffee was 2 punches AND they were doing me a favor since coffee cards were no longer transferable to different ships.

I stopped using the coffee card and had 5 punches left.  While I do not agree with in general with what I am about to tell you, I had my husband, who had a refreshment package, get me 4 more coffees on that sailing using his refreshment package.  Sorry not sorry.  I paid for a coffee card and I used the value of the coffee card.

 

Your experience is exactly why I take issue with different application of the same program from ship to ship. Either the card IS transferable ship to ship or it IS NOT transferable - it shouldn't be up to each ship whether they accept it or not. And the number of punches per purchase should be clearly defined and followed consistently.

Same concept applies to the corkage fee for wine brought on board - either there is ALWAYS a charge for a bottle opened or stored at the MDR or there is ALWAYS no charge for doing so. When we travel with others, this doesn't matter because we'll open the bottle ourselves and the entire bottle is consumed at one dinner. When we travel as just a couple, a bottle is more likely to last two meals and it's more convenient to have them store the re-corked bottle than to take it back to our stateroom (not to mention that they have the facilities to store the wine at a proper temperature).

16 hours ago, PG Cruiser said:

Here's another version:

Does the phrase "ON THE SEAS" make sense?  (English is not my native language)

"On the Sea" would be "more correct" but most people reading the shirt will be amused rather than checking your grammar. I'm a bit of a "grammar geek" and it didn't bother me on my first reading.

Personally, I prefer A but believe B expresses the thought better for most.

We had one purchase hit the card correctly. We had two other purchases show up in the pending charges online for the account and sit there for a little over a week. They have since disappeared from the pending charges without showing up as completed transactions.

As noted by @CruisingIsLikeCrackthey're still in the CP calendar and show up as transactions in the order history. I have made screen captures of the appropriate pages to assure we get what we ordered at no worse than the expected price.

Timing of this is quite variable.

We booked a JS GTY for Alaska in May 2022. We got our stateroom assignment about three weeks after booking.

Others have waited until almost departure day to learn their assignment.

The OP asks "who has the most sailing nights coming up?

Super Mario 

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We're still pretty traditional. Long pants (the only time I wear them during the cruise (including most days in Alaska) and a collared shirt for me and something comfortable but not "beachy" for my wife most evenings. We opt to dress for the evenings previously known as "formal night." 

The main thing is to not be offended if others choose attire that is less than what you and your party are wearing.

If you are getting the soda package (or refreshment package) for the under-21s anyway, room assignments won't matter for purposes of purchasing the packages.

It doesn't specify being at CocoCay - just that it departs from and "visits" the location. Could be a bunch of sea days which would be FANTASTIC.