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Be kind to bartenders. Last cruise I was at the Sky Bar settling down for the International Belly Flop Championship. Ordered a Hurricane. Bartender was Hugh. He made the standard 2 shots of rum, one dark, one light followed by a lot of juice and ice.. Gave him a 2 dollar bill. He smiled. Next one he let the shot cups overflow a little into the glass. Gave him a dollar. Third drink he just poured in rum glug, glug, glug. Alcohol to juice now at 50/50. Another buck for Hugh. Last one (#4) he glug glugs the well rums then goes into the fridge and pulls out a bottle of Kraken and gives me a nice dose of that. Hardly any room for juice, just a splash fits in. Hugh gets another 2. I'm hammered by now and I ask Hugh to marry me before leaving. Wife has cut me off by now. 

Did I say be kind to bartenders?

I was thinking of some of my favorite old shows that should have a reunion cruise I would enjoy, but then realized that many of the cast members are dead.

Those who look at your ID see all forms and types from all over the world. They are just comparing your happy face to the one on the ID and probably don't even know where the expiration date is, or care. And If the Trooper that stops you while rushing to the port accepts your paper renewal you should have no problem there

I think a lot of us got a little roused up when we saw that in our inboxes!

On 9/24/2019 at 4:04 PM, elizbit said:

Your stateroom attendant will leave at least one gratuity envelope in your room towards the end of the cruise and you can get additional at guest services.

That would be my experience too.

Interesting options. I'm sure there will be plenty of interest. But I'll pass.

Crowded at times? Yes. Have I never found seats within 2-3 minutes of looking? No.

Not that much different than what you might find in a hotel room. I have slept well on every cruise.

On 9/10/2019 at 12:14 PM, Lori Rawlins said:

What is a Royal Genie??

A Royal Genie stands ready to tackle any of those first world problems that always seem to arise on a luxury pleasure cruise.

A table across from us had a woman who was dressed to the nines and looked fantastic. Her guy was wearing dirty jeans and an AC/DC t-shirt. There are varied opinions on what "your best" is.

3 hours ago, Momof4crazytocruise said:

Probably not the best idea, but we put ours on in the shower! We like the spray too, and that seemed like the best option to keep it contained. Only downside is it took a while to air out the scent.

Same here. And we thought we were clever

Great workup. 
P.S.: There IS a Ben & Jerry's on Adventure.

9 minutes ago, Floski said:

I am definitely NOT an early riser, but considering how precious time on an RC ship is, I make myself get up early and

just walk around.  Things are nice and slow in the morning, so you can amble about and see the artwork and soak in

the beauty of these mammoth beasts of the sea.

I never do the inside shows.  IMO, that is time that I could be using around the ship.  I don't nap, either.  I want to 

enjoy every single second, as I take the "this could be my last cruise ever" POV.

I'm thinking that all of us seek out a cruise strategy that best serves their allotted time, finances and unique personal tastes. Looks like you have found yours.

2 hours ago, TetonPost said:

I've got more pictures from the cruise on my blog if anyone is interested: https://www.oldmanjim.com/

I spent most of this morning going through your pictures. Fantastic. Well done. Great eye! Thanks.

3 minutes ago, bhageerah said:

My friend if you thought that was huge please do yourself a favor and PLEASE book one on an Oasis class ship! 

Agreed.

And now.....You're gonna need a bigger boat

Don't miss the pier runners. It's an additional show that is complimentary.

What veteran has not seen this at the bottom of some paperwork: "Previous Editions Of This Form May Be Used". Same procedure going on here. 

I'll stick with the MDR too. I used to sail with Disney and everybody was saying "Oh, you must go to Palo's!.....Palo's is well worth the price, trust me!.....Palo's must be experienced!", etc, etc. (Mainly from the Disney Suite Snobs who lowered themselves to speak with me). You would think it was going to be one of the finest meals you'd ever have. So I tried it. Mistake. It was Olive Garden with nicer napkins. Cost me $120.00 with a couple drinks for 2 of us. And that was years ago. Plus I was required to wear a tie. Not gonna fall for that kind of hype again.

 

It's all a ploy to get you to book another cruise. Don't fall for it

P.S.: Somewhat jealous.

Also, put on a happy face. No matter how much it hurts.

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305 and that's no jive.

If you check in through Cruise Planner at the end of the process you can print out all your SetSail passes and luggage tags.

Welcome new friends, looking forward to your postings.