Baked Alaska

@Andrew72681 just to be clear, I'm no longer in Public Health. That was another life. Now I own my own business and substitute teach middle and junior high math, music, and science. Rather be my own boss than having twelve (County Commissioners who knew absolutely nothing about Public Health even was), each with their on agenda.

LOVE IT!! B52s Love Shack blaring all. The. Time.

Syphilis, that was syphilis. Sorry, couldn't resist. . . being Carnival and all. . . the FUN ship!

Adventures by Disney, done it. Didn't pay my agent a dime. Commission paid by Disney.

A good travel agent should never charge you A DIME!

When I was an epidemiologist for the state of Kansas, the CDC gave us guidance in the lab, contact tracing (via Disease Intervention Specialists), and other assistance, but teeth were not one of them. When I became a Bi-County Health Department Administrator and County Health Officer, I had more teeth, as long as my Board of Health and County Administrators were willing to put their necks out. So, if you've got a political agenda guiding your Boards, you, as a Health Officer, will probably not get things done that need to be done, e.g., TB & HIV control for starters, Child Care facility licensing, restaurant inspections, even rabies control. It is VERY political, especially at the local level, be it Orange County, Florida, Miami-Dade County Florida, or BFE, Kansas.

^^^THIS! Is the whole reason I created this topic!

I am now over a month out now waiting on CP refunds at a tad over $3k. I've decided not to purchase ANYTHING on the CP until a sale hits for my excursions and other cp items. I'm not playing the cancel rebook game from here on (or at least for a couple of YEARS). I've got two of the same excursions charged on my credit card based on a cancel and rebook, but no refund to offset. Basically, I've been charged twice for the same items. They are very quick to record your purchase to your credit card, but it takes so long to get it back. We should expect the same.

I'm at 4 weeks now for CP REFUNDS. A little over $3000. I'm going to dispute the charges at 45 days so that I'm within the 90 day window.

Your reply sounds reasonable. And I agree with, definitely inconsistent classic Royal!

The question is with regards to the Quantum our of Alaska, not Singapore or China.

Sharla, at MEI, received my FCC letter, not me. YMMV

We are booked in a 2 bedroom GS on Quantum of the Seas for August 2021 Alaska out of Seattle (category GT). Then, in December 2021 we are booked in a CLS on Oasis of the Seas (category L1) . According to the cabin selection page, the Oasis class has the Royal Suite Class, namely Sea, Sky (this is where the CLS falls), and Star classes. The Quantum class has Suites (RCCL not using the words "Royal Suite Class" on the cabin class selection page). Notice that these are all Sky Class Suites below. With the 2 bedroom GS on Quantum it says: Sky Class Exclusives* (not applicable for China & Hong Kong sailings) Concierge Service All Day Access to Suites-Only Coastal Kitchen Specialty Bottled Water (upon arrival) Complimentary VOOM - The Fastest Internet at Sea Priority Boarding & Departure Priority Reservations And more Then, to confuse the issue, for the Sky Loft Suite with Balcony on Quantum (category SL) it says: Sky Class Exclusives* (not applicable for China & Hong Kong sailings) Priority Boarding Suite Lounge/Concierge Club Access VOOM Surf+Stream – High Speed Internet for 1-device per person Complimentary 24 Hour Room Service Complimentary pressing on first formal night Bridge, Galley, Backstage tours VIP Pool Deck Seating and more And, finally, just to scramble your brain, the Sky Class info for Oasis: Sky Class Exclusives* Concierge Service All Day Access to Coastal Kitchen Specialty Bottled Water (upon arrival) Complimentary VOOM - The Fastest Internet at Sea Priority Boarding and Departure And more So my questions are: 1) Does Quantum class actually have the Royal Suite Class? 2) Do the Royal Suite Classes actually have subclasses within them (like above)? 3) Or, is this a Royal lack of continuity (and there are no Royal Suite Class exclusives on the Quantum of the Seas)? In other words, go with the "And more" option? @twangster, is this confusion the reason for your question to Mr. Bayley?

I'm thinking that the FCC email will go to your TA that booked that inital cruise.

I should clarify my answer as it is in reference to Voom. Yes, AT&T cell service was always good.

Don't even click on their posts.

Do you think it is the beginning of crowd control (numbers)?

@mworkman Love this! Where are the lawyers (cruiselewdnewsdotnotsocalm) and the trolls?

This is what I am afraid of.

I have been checking out the CP everyday for our two upcoming sailings. For several weeks, a few offerings would populate, but as of the last 2 weeks, NADA. I know that there are more to be offered as the excursion catalog for both sailings still shows that there should be roughly 60% more offerings. Yes, I know we are a ways out (14 months and 18 months), but CP activity has just screeched to a halt. Has anyone else noticed this? Hopefully, shoreside excursion operators/owners haven't gone out of business. I'm particular worried about those in Alaska.

Ours was sketchy, at best, on our Radiance Alaska sailing, but I'm sure that had more to do with the ship's position than it being a non 03b ship (which I'm pretty sure it is).

I canceled our Beach Club beach cabana and just bought the BC passes. We will be there end of Dec 2021 and if it's too cold to enjoy the cabana (@$1,399), I'll still be happy to go to the BC, eat some lunch, dip my toes in the ocean and head back to ship. If it is warm enough, given social distancing and capped numbers already in place, I'm betting we will be able to find three lounge chairs. ? We love beach cabanas, have reserved them twice at Disney's Castaway Cay, so I'm kinda sad over this, but I think it will be the best move for a Bahamian winter visit.

I suspect they will limit the itineraries, number of ships, number of passengers and crew, and therefore supply & demand will dictate a higher price. We all have our limit, some much higher than others. I'm probably in the minority on this thought

+100 for Sharla

Speedy, @SpeedNoodles, they carry Vibrio. See below. We, too, avoid eating it as we didn't want to get sick. If you do eat it, make sure the conch is cooked WELL. The salad, like a ceviche, could get you sick. https://cruiseradio.net/cruisers-beware-dont-eat-the-conch-in-nassau/