VACruiser

NOTHING is worse than being catfished by food.

@Ampurp85 I'm still waiting for pictures of the two busty Latina's. I jest, I jest...OK maybe not, but I always enjoy your cruises and blogs. You are always entertaining with a tell-all writing style. My first thoughts when I see your blog starting is what will she get into this cruise and what will she see and write.
May be you should you should start writing a book on all your funny anecdotes of cruising. Call it Single and Cruising with a Nice Face.

@Ampurp85 I'm still waiting for pictures of the two busty Latina's. I jest, I jest...OK maybe not, but I always enjoy your cruises and blogs. You are always entertaining with a tell-all writing style. My first thoughts when I see your blog starting is what will she get into this cruise and what will she see and write.
May be you should you should start writing a book on all your funny anecdotes of cruising. Call it Single and Cruising with a Nice Face.

could be but I'm still intrigued by the whole situation as a Poly couple. Maybe I'm too old to understand all of this activity...I go bed too early on cruises. 

@Ampurp85 "Oooooh scandal already. This couple booked a cruise, and the husband invited the other "poly" part and the wife didn't know. She sat in the casino chain smoking worrying about her looks. I tried to tell her good things but to be honest I saw the other two women and.......I would have felt uncomfortable and unattractive."
Wait wait wait - I can't get past this that quickly.  I was reading along with your blog and having a fun time and then what, wait, what did she say - are you telling me that a married guy, or just an adventurous soul, brought two other women on a cruise with him and his wife?  I can't imagine how that would turn out?  And, we need pictures of all three of them...haha...not really but...what in the world. 
Hey honey, I'm taking you on a wonderful vacation and I'm bringing two other women with us  - all I'd hear is a smack from whatever is in her hands at the moment. 
I bet I can go on 5 cruises a year and never get this level of dirt. 
 

could be but I'm still intrigued by the whole situation as a Poly couple. Maybe I'm too old to understand all of this activity...I go bed too early on cruises. 

@Ampurp85 "Oooooh scandal already. This couple booked a cruise, and the husband invited the other "poly" part and the wife didn't know. She sat in the casino chain smoking worrying about her looks. I tried to tell her good things but to be honest I saw the other two women and.......I would have felt uncomfortable and unattractive."
Wait wait wait - I can't get past this that quickly.  I was reading along with your blog and having a fun time and then what, wait, what did she say - are you telling me that a married guy, or just an adventurous soul, brought two other women on a cruise with him and his wife?  I can't imagine how that would turn out?  And, we need pictures of all three of them...haha...not really but...what in the world. 
Hey honey, I'm taking you on a wonderful vacation and I'm bringing two other women with us  - all I'd hear is a smack from whatever is in her hands at the moment. 
I bet I can go on 5 cruises a year and never get this level of dirt. 
 

@Ampurp85 "Oooooh scandal already. This couple booked a cruise, and the husband invited the other "poly" part and the wife didn't know. She sat in the casino chain smoking worrying about her looks. I tried to tell her good things but to be honest I saw the other two women and.......I would have felt uncomfortable and unattractive."
Wait wait wait - I can't get past this that quickly.  I was reading along with your blog and having a fun time and then what, wait, what did she say - are you telling me that a married guy, or just an adventurous soul, brought two other women on a cruise with him and his wife?  I can't imagine how that would turn out?  And, we need pictures of all three of them...haha...not really but...what in the world. 
Hey honey, I'm taking you on a wonderful vacation and I'm bringing two other women with us  - all I'd hear is a smack from whatever is in her hands at the moment. 
I bet I can go on 5 cruises a year and never get this level of dirt. 
 

Day 2 PDCC
To answer about the poly couple. The dirt is they have a poly relationship that includes another couple but they are allowed to "entertain" others. Well he invites the new girls. Two stacked Latin beauties. This was their first meeting. Yes it was a lot.
I left my room at 8:45 and went to the casino. I knew ELF was in my future so no breakfast. My favorite machine was open and I actually had great luck. I wish I would have taken a photo of my big wins. I ended last night with 680 points. By 1pm I had 2,012 and my total was only $1200 spent but that netted me a 4night Allure sailing in which interiors are double the price.
My room hasn't been touched and I am heading to guest services after lunch. It is two rooms occupied in my little corner so maybe the steward is forgetting we are there.

@Ampurp85 "Oooooh scandal already. This couple booked a cruise, and the husband invited the other "poly" part and the wife didn't know. She sat in the casino chain smoking worrying about her looks. I tried to tell her good things but to be honest I saw the other two women and.......I would have felt uncomfortable and unattractive."
Wait wait wait - I can't get past this that quickly.  I was reading along with your blog and having a fun time and then what, wait, what did she say - are you telling me that a married guy, or just an adventurous soul, brought two other women on a cruise with him and his wife?  I can't imagine how that would turn out?  And, we need pictures of all three of them...haha...not really but...what in the world. 
Hey honey, I'm taking you on a wonderful vacation and I'm bringing two other women with us  - all I'd hear is a smack from whatever is in her hands at the moment. 
I bet I can go on 5 cruises a year and never get this level of dirt. 
 

I bought bottles water on the ship but every morning I went to get coffee I brought my 40oz water container and filled it up with ice and tap water. I never had an issue and didn't use all my bottled water in my room - lesson learned.

There have been a number of blog posts here and elsewhere over the past several months warning that price increases are coming or have arrived.  The writing has been on the wall for over a year.  
However the same can be said for other forms of travel.  Recently the CEO of the Hilton brand stated the days of cheap hotel stays are gone.   Airfare has trended upward as well since demand increased. 
I'm not sure where everyone is going.  I used to enjoy Delta Skyclubs pre-pandemic.  They would be busy at times and often near capacity but since the restart there have been waiting queues outside the clubs to get in.  I never saw that pre-pandemic.  Recently it took over an hour to find airport parking and I had to park at the wrong terminal and take a train to my terminal.  Where are all the people going?  Just a lot more travel going on now.  
I had shifted some of my cruising to MSC until they recently increased the cruise fare of a confirmed booking months after I made it and when I complained they adjusted my final payment due date to try to have me miss final payment leading to cancelation.  Fortunately I noticed the day before and cancelled just in time to get my deposit back.  So while there are cheap cruises on other lines they can be down right shady companies.  
It's shaping up so I may not have any Royal cruises in 2023 and I only have a 2024 Royal cruise booked because it's Icon.  That one cruise is sucking up a massive amount of my annual cruise budget for the year.
So it seems Royal while is finding people to sail their ships, it's just not me, I can't afford it.

I love Key West and did the hop on/hop off trolley while there.  Definitely a nice way to get around.  Best part of Key West…the frozen chocolate covered key lime pie on a stick!  
Hope you have a great day.

I saw that interview too. He never answered the burning question that every one wants to know - how did you "fall off" the ship. From the uninitiated they would never question that interview; but for people who have been on cruise ships, they know how hard it would be to go into the water without purposely jumping. I'd have to think that he jumped and doesn't want to admit that to his family.
I also wonder how the ships cameras didn't catch his going overboard.

I saw that interview too. He never answered the burning question that every one wants to know - how did you "fall off" the ship. From the uninitiated they would never question that interview; but for people who have been on cruise ships, they know how hard it would be to go into the water without purposely jumping. I'd have to think that he jumped and doesn't want to admit that to his family.
I also wonder how the ships cameras didn't catch his going overboard.

This is one of the few things that just makes me nuts about RC.  They hold your money forever (not really forever, but 2-3 weeks).  I once needed to make a change that was net $4,000 back to me, but I needed to pay $4000 and get an $8000 refund.  They charged me card the $4000 the day of the change, but I did not get the $8,000 back for 3 weeks.  So to avoid credit card fees, I needed to pay the entire 12k.  Not much makes me mad, but this did.

The reason I like @Ampurp85 writing style is you always tell the good, the bad, and the very ugly. You bring a good balance to the cruising. And, you're entertaining too. 

i would happily cruise with @Ampurp85 because her commentary runs parallel to my inner monologue, especially when people watching 🤣 i always appreciate when someone can take stock of situation and keep it fresh.

@Adriana you have a very high tolerance meter that I'm sure I don't have. You definitely set the bar high for the grace under pressure. Hats off to you. With all that had gone on the Diamond Manager would have been the straw that broke the camels back for me. He would have taken a full brunt of righteous anger; controlled but angry. I can't even imagine how much you have spent to become a Diamond... 😠

@AdrianaI was super shocked they were broadcasting the not showering.
@GregD 150CP is a long dinner. I can see the Boss not being impressed but the bread makes it worth it.
@VACruiser yeah given it was above 90 in our port stops and humid throughout I don't know how they are surviving. FYI  it was 4 people in an interior cabin.  It was no wonder there has been a bad smell on deck 3.

@Adriana come on Adriana, you know you 're coming here to get the drama..we all are. We should call this the Tales of Royal Caribbean.  @Ampurp85could be collecting details for a tell all book that she is secretly writing - I can't wait for it to come out 😆 It could be a mystery novel, murder mystery, or just a plain ole what the heck goes on RCI cruises with pictures of inappropriate clothing choices.
BTW, showering on cruises is a must with all the humidity - gross if you are not!
 

The reason I like @Ampurp85 writing style is you always tell the good, the bad, and the very ugly. You bring a good balance to the cruising. And, you're entertaining too. 

The reason I like @Ampurp85 writing style is you always tell the good, the bad, and the very ugly. You bring a good balance to the cruising. And, you're entertaining too. 

@asquared17 I tell them they have dreams of caviar but can only afford tuna. 

^^^ I wonder if I can get away with that in a Crown Loft Suite 😀 Maybe I'll go on the Spectrum of the Seas where it is reversed and say I only speak English I don't understand.