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El Loco Fresh is one of my favorite free RC dining spots.

Is anyone getting the Yellow Fever vaccine? We are not and the consensus on another roll call site seems to be no, also.

I like to stay in Webster or Clear lake. My go to hotel is Hilton Houston Nasa Clear Lake. Take an Uber to Galveston.

14 hours ago, 14Terry said:

Cruise docs arrived today, woohoo !

They must like you more. I didn't get my docs

I'm checked in!!!

Colon, not so excited. All the YT videos indicate that it can be questionable for tourists. I booked an expensive RC tour, hopefully it will be safe.

Of course the Panama Canal.

But I am nervous too. I am a big ship kinda guy. The smallest RC ship I have been on is Mariner OTS. The very smallest was the Celesyial Olympia (which is the old RC Song of America). There are going to be lots of sea days without an Oasis class set of entertainments. We'll see.

Is there going to be any kind of meet and greet on this cruise? We are going to be on a relatively small (compared to many of the RC ships) for quite a long time. It would be nice to get to know people.

I have been on cruises to the Caribbean and Mexico and just brought USD with me. We are going to lot of countries that I am not familiar with, Colombia, Panama, Guatemala. What do you do for spending money? Just use the credit card for everything?

It seems that some ships are having a difficult time getting slots to transit the canal. This is due to low water levels in Gatun Lake. I know that Rhapsody OTS, while it starts in Colon, no longer does even a partial transit. Does anyone out there have a crystal ball to forsee any issues with our cruise?

On 6/22/2023 at 10:49 AM, 14Terry said:

Made hotel reservation, (hotel is right next to the cruise pier). Now, looking at flights. 

We are Steven and Moselle from Austin, TX. What hotel did you pick? We are staying at the The Westin Tampa Waterside. Does anyone have any comments about this hotel?

My wife wants to know if anyone out there plays mah jongg. There are going to be be a lot of sea days and if I can't find anyone that plays I am going to have to learn. HELP!!!

Steven

28 minutes ago, CrimsonCruiser said:

Hullo! What's the word on hotels lately?

Does anyone know if hotels in Houston offer shuttles to the port?

I would recommend getting a hotel in Webster or Clear Lake (I like the Hilton Houston NASA Clear Lake) and Uber to Galveston. Galveston hotels are very pricey and when I was looking they required a 2 night stay on nights before a cruise was to leave.

A few weeks ago we were on Allure OTS. The Schooner Bar had a young guy, Louis Couch, on the piano. He was a great entertainer and a really nice guy.

15 hours ago, RoyalGreek said:

They also provide free WiFi on most domestic and some international flights as well.

I have T-Mobile and like it. I agree and can verify everything that you said. 

But I didn't know about the free wifi on flights. How do I access this?

As a followup.

My checked bag, with wine, arrived in my room and I did not need to go to the naughty room. It arrived an hour or so after my wife's, so I think it may have undergone extra scrutiny. Anyway, it got there.

How much does a Kraken Lava Flow cost as opposed to a normal Lava Flow?

24 minutes ago, JohnK6404 said:

Yes... all cooked onboard

Is it possible to get a cabin adjacent to the smoker's exhaust? Ahhhhh

Do they actually cook the BBQ onboard?

For a while I was playing the MyVegas slots on my computer to earn points for a free cruise. After a while I realized that the points required for a free cruise was growing faster than I could earn points in the game. So, now I have a lot of points, but not enough for a cruise. I have plenty for some OBC, though. Can I redeem and add this OBC to an existing cruise or must I book the cruise with the points initially?

TIA

Steven

48 minutes ago, SJay said:

I take it you're not on Spectrum of the Seas in March? I'd happily play Mahjong with your wife!

Unfortunately not on Spectrum

My wife is addicted to mahjongg, but the American version of the game. We have been on five cruises and have never seen a mahjongg set onboard. I think there are several reasons, first they are not cheap like a deck of cards and there are a lot of fairly small pieces that can be lost, rendering the set useless.

My wife has bought a travel set and brings it with her on cruises in the hope that she meets someone that wants to play. It is not possible to post something like "I am in cabin 13456, if you want to play mahjongg knock on my door" due to security concerns. That is a major problem. She has posted something in the card room like "meet here at 3pm", but no one has ever shown up.

Once she met a group that wanted to play, but she soon found out that Chinese mahjongg and American mahjongg are similar but different enough to cause major problems.

We have another cruise coming up and I am sure that she will bring her set. I hope she meets someone that wants to play.

Never mind. This was already discussed in another message

https://www.royalcaribbeanblog.com/boards/index.php?/topic/38224-windjammer-omelet-station

I heard a rumor that there are no longer made to order omelets on Allure. Surely this is incorrect. Do they still have them?

5 hours ago, smokeybandit said:

then you have the world's strongest kid

My wife cannot open the balcony door

4 hours ago, SeaSomm said:

CBD and THC are two separate substances. CBD has no psychoactive properties. I can't imagine that bringing it on board would be an issue.

Except that RC clearly states "CBD Oil / CBD Products" are prohibited.
https://www.royalcaribbean.com/faq/questions/prohibited-items-onboard-policy